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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Bonnie Maxine Hodson

Bonnie Maxine Hodson

November 4, 2011

Bonnie Maxine Hodson, age 75 died November 4, 2011 at Rutherford County Community Care. Mrs. Hodson was a native of Fort Smith, AR and is the daughter of the late Hamilton Lafayette and Mamie Benoit Higgins. Mrs. Hodson is preceded in death by her husband Vernon Lee Hodson who died in 1999. Mrs. Hodson is survived by her daughter Letha...

Sara Louise Johns Thomson

Sara Louise Johns Thomson

November 3, 2011

Sara Louise Johns Thomson, age 91, went to be with her Lord on November 3, 2011 after a brief illness. A native of Rutherford County, she attended Walter Hill School and was a member of Holly Grove Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Ed Thomson, they were owners of Eds Antiques in Murfreesboro until his...

Alvin Lynn Slayton

Alvin Lynn Slayton

November 3, 2011

Alvin Lynn Slayton, age 65, of Lascassas, Tennessee, formerly of Columbus, Mississippi, passed away November 3, 2011, at Alive Hospice, Nashville. He was born in Moulton, Alabama, on November 22, 1945, and moved to Columbus at an early age. He graduated S.D. Lee High School in 1964 and received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Mississippi State University in Electrical...

Pauline Barber Lennon

Pauline Barber Lennon

November 3, 2011

Pauline Barber Lennon age 98 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Thursday November 3, 2011. A native of Harnett County, NC, she was the daughter of the late William and Bernice McMillan Barber, and was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Earle Lennon who died in 1998. Mrs. Lennon is survived by her son, Joe Lennon and his wife Cindy...

David Glen Robinson

David Glen Robinson

November 2, 2011

David Glen Robinson, age 57 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Wednesday November 2, 2011. Mr. Robinson was the Systems Department Head of the Walker Library at Middle Tennessee State University. His wife, Cindy Thames Robinson, and daughter, Laura Corinne Robinson will be receiving family and friends on Thursday November 3, 2011, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel....

Marlin Dill

Marlin Dill

November 2, 2011

Marlin Dill, age 85, was born in the Halls Hill Community of Rutherford County May 25, 1926. The son of Kyle M. and Annie Simpson Dill both preceded him in death. A brother Joe Lawton Dill died in 1991. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Essia Bowman Dill; daughter, Nancy Dill, an RN in the MTMC emergency...

James Edward Geyer, Sr.

James Edward Geyer, Sr.

November 2, 2011

James Edward Geyer, Sr. age 73, of La Vergne, TN, formerly of Chicago Heights, IL, died Wednesday, November 2, 2011. He is the son of the late Frank and Marion Geyer. Mr. Geyer is survived by his wife Dorothy; children Loretta Grist, Ronald Simmons, Richard Simmons, Donna (Robert) Green, Nadene (Andrew) Patellaro, Howard Geyer, Connie (Gerald) Turner and James Geyer,...

Joann Mitchell Holmes

Joann Mitchell Holmes

November 1, 2011

HOLMES, JOANN MITCHELL " age 80 of Murfreesboro TN passed away Monday, November 1st, 2011 at Shannondale Health Care Center in Knoxville. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Commander James Mann and Erma Louise Mitchell and her husband J. S. Holmes Jr. She is survived by her son John S. Holmes, III of Knoxville and her...

Patricia Ann O'Saile

Patricia Ann O'Saile

October 31, 2011

Patricia Ann Lemay OSaile, age 64, passed away Monday, October 31, 2011. A native of Waynesboro, TN she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Edith Staggs Lemay. She is also preceded in death by her two brothers, Gene and Ricky Lemay. A graveside service will be held Thursday at 2:00PM at Mapleview Cemetery. Rev. James Tucker will officiate....

James Earl Mcpheron

James Earl Mcpheron

October 31, 2011

JAMES EARL McPheron, age 72 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Monday October 31, 2011. He was a native of Tullahoma, TN and was preceded in death by his father, Carl McPeron, Sr. and by a daughter Donna Rene McPheron and a brother, Don McPheron. Mr. McPheron is survived by his wife of 51 years, Shirley Ann Gilliam McPheron; mother, Mary Frances...

Rose Mary Holt Piety Gibbs

Rose Mary Holt Piety Gibbs

October 30, 2011

ROSE MARY HOLT PIETY GIBBS age 87, of Murfreesboro, passed away Sunday October 30, 2011. A native of Cleveland, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Albert and Marie Kekelis Holt. Mrs. Gibbs is survived by her children, daughters Joy Puckett of Murfreesboro, Sharon Piety-Nowell (Sidney) of FL., her sons, Kenneth (Linda) Piety Jr., Richard (Marcy) Piety, both of...

Franklin D. Ratcliff, Sr

Franklin D. Ratcliff, Sr

October 29, 2011

Franklin D. Ratcliff age 70 died October 29, 2011 at his home in Smyrna. Mr. Ratcliff was the son of the late Oliver Andrew and Blanche Madeline Lucas Ratcliff. Funeral service will be Tuesday 2:00 PM at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Pastor John Heardman will officiate. Burial will follow at Mapleview Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Mr. Ratcliff...

Roger Dale Meador

Roger Dale Meador

October 29, 2011

ROGER DALE MEADOR age 67, died Saturday October 29, 2011. A native of Lafayette, he was the son of the late Forrest and Pauline Parker Meador. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Steve Adams will officiate. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Mr. Meador is survived by his...

Tim Lowery

Tim Lowery

October 28, 2011

TIM LOWERY, age 46, of LaVergne, died October 29, 2011 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 11:30 AM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 AM until service time at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Tim is survived by his wife, Kathrin McClain Lowery; mother, Carolyn Lowery, Katy, TX; sister,...

Leona Simpson Barrett

Leona Simpson Barrett

October 27, 2011

Leona Lee Barrett, age 82 of Murfreesboro, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 27, 2011. Lee was born in Louisville KY and moved to Murfreesboro at the age of 8 months, her parents were Estelle and Eldridge Simpson of Murfreesboro. She attended Murfreesboro Central High and Business College of Murfreesboro; she was always taking classes to...

Mildred Lucille Loh

Mildred Lucille Loh

October 25, 2011

Mildred Lucille Loh of Covington, formerly of Smyrna, TN, passed away October 25, 2011, at the age of 91. Mrs. Loh was a former employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and was a member of Highland Heights Church of Christ, in Smyrna, TN, for more than 40 years. She moved to Covington, in 2009, to be with her daughter...

Roberta Amelia Shearer

Roberta Amelia Shearer

October 23, 2011

Roberta Amelia Earles Shearer, age 89, of Murfreesboro, died Sunday, October 23, 2011 after an extended illness. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late Larcan W. and Mary Lizzie Burks Earles. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Daniel Shearer, daughters, Betty Kendrick, Brenda Baxter, and brother, Ewin Earles. Funeral service...

Somchanh "John" Mouthouta

Somchanh "John" Mouthouta

October 23, 2011

SOMCHANH JOHN MOUTHOUTA age 82 of Lavergne, died Sunday October 23, 2011. He is survived by his children Saly Mouthouta, Phosy Mouthouta, Bounthavy Mouthouta, Syviegkhone Mouthouta, Phonesavanh Mouthouta, Laddavaanh Mouthouta, Laddavong Mouthouta, Laddavone Mouthouta, Kesone Mouthouta, Phonethip May Vongphakdy, and Lisa Mouthouta. Visitation will be 3:00 until 5:00 p.m. Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m....

Joyce Ann Armstrong

Joyce Ann Armstrong

October 22, 2011

Joyce Ann Warrick Armstrong age 70 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Saturday October 22, 2011. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late James Thomas Warrick, Sr. and Bessie Bell Warrick. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Tony E. Armstrong who died in 2002, and a sister Marcia Lee Boyd and brothers, J.T. and...

Robert Jackie Simms Sr.

Robert Jackie Simms Sr.

October 22, 2011

ROBERT JACKIE SIMMS SR. age 67 of Lavergne, died Saturday October 22, 2011. Mr. Simms is survived by his wife of 10 years Lois Doyle Simms, daughter Michele Feren, sons Robert Simms Jr. both of FL., Steven (Stacy) Simms of TX., his step sons, Dwight Perrine of Brentwood, Daniel Perrine, and Dennis Perrine both of Lavergne, one granddaughter Brianna Simms,...

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