Tina Gail Walkup
September 20, 2010
TINA GAIL WALKUP, age 47, of Beech Grove died Monday, September 20, 2010. She was a native of Rutherford County and a member of Christiana Baptist Church. Funeral service will be 2:00pm Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Bro. Stephen Brooks will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. She is survived by her parents, William W. and Patricia Morgan...
Richard John Mcgowan
September 20, 2010
RICHARD JOHN McGOWAN, of Murfreesboro died September 20, 2010. He was a native of Akron, Ohio, and son of the late Stephen and Emma Lewis McGowan. Funeral Mass will be Thursday at 11:00 AM at St. Rose Catholic Church with Rev. Mark Sappenfield officiating. Graveside services will be 10:00 AM Saturday at Holy Cross Cemetery in Akron, Ohio. Mr. McGowan...
Donald Bain Teague
September 20, 2010
DONALD BAIN TEAGUE, age 90 of Murfreesboro passed away Monday, September 20, 2010. He was a native of Sevierville, TN and the son of the late Donald Harrison and Verna Burnett Teague. He was also preceded in death by his son, James H. Teague. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Carolyn M. Teague, son, Donald B. Teague,...
Bryant Evans Towery, Sr
September 20, 2010
BRYANT EVANS TOWERY, SR., age 82 of Murfreesboro, died Monday, September 20, 2010. He was a native of Fayetteville, TN and the son of the late James Farrell and Thelma Burton Towery. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Nell Parsley Towery, and brothers, James McKeller Towery, Orin Forest Towery, and Lee Wouldrich Towery. Funeral service will...
Lera Speir Smith
September 19, 2010
LERA SPEIR SMITH, age 76 of Murfreesboro died September 19, 2010 at Adams Place. Mrs. Smith was a native of Savannah Georgia and was the daughter of the late, David S. and Eudell Saturday Speir. Funeral service will be 11:00AM Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Rev. Mike Lee officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. She is survived by...
Paulette Elani Emslie
September 19, 2010
PAULETTE ELANI EMSLIE, age 64, of Murfreesboro died Sunday, September 19, 2010. She was a native of Nashville and the daughter of the late Elliott and Lena Blanton Davis. Funeral service will be 7:00pm Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. She is survived by her husband, John Emslie, daughter, Melanie (Michael) Sharp of Murfreesboro, sons, Rick (Chris) Emslie of Murfreesboro, Heath...
Dwight D. Grissom
September 19, 2010
Dwight D. Grissom, age 63, of Smyrna, TN. formerly of Martin, TN. died Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Vanderbilt Hospital. A native of Fulton, KY., he was the son of the late Samuel Dewey and Corene Jones Grissom. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Travice Grissom and grandson, John Faulk. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at...
Thomas C. "Jack" Woodruff
September 18, 2010
Thomas C. Jack Woodruff, age 87, of Crescent Community died Saturday, September 18, 2010 at Community Care of Rutherford County. He was a native of Rutherford County and son of the late John Thomas and Ona Elizabeth Carter Woodruff. He was also preceded in death by his wife; Jane Harris Woodruff, a son; Joey Woodruff, and two sisters; Ona Gilmore...
Barbara Wensil
September 18, 2010
BARBARA WENSIL, age 52 of Murfreesboro died Saturday September 18, 2010. She was a native of Georgia and was the daughter of the late, Morris Lee Wensil and Marchie Lee Duke. Ms. Wensil was a RN for the Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro. She is survived by her children, Ed Winters and wife Yao Yao of Japan, Adam...
Edgar Lee Huffstetler
September 18, 2010
EDGAR LEE HUFFSTETLER, age 87, of Murfreesboro, TN. passed away Saturday, September 18, 2010. A native of Maryville, TN. he was the son of the late Royce and Grace Giffin Huffstetler. He was also preceded in death by his first wife Jama Anderson Huffstetler in 1982, and his second wife, Kathryn Watson Huffstetler in 2010. He is survived by his...
Marie Mcdonald
September 17, 2010
MARIE MCDONALD, age 91 a resident of Adams Place in Murfreesboro died Friday September 17, 2010. She was a native of Detroit Michigan and was preceded in death by her husband, George Harold McDonald and parents John and Anna Pujol Gerard. Mrs. McDonald was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Murfreesboro and was retired from Suffolk...
Charles D. Benson
September 16, 2010
CHARLES D. BENSON, age 75 of Murfreesboro died Thursday September 16, 2010. He was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late Vance and Allie Mae McAllister Benson. Mr. Benson was retired from Alvin C. York Veterans Medical Center and was Church of Christ. He is survived by daughters, Lisa Benson of Murfreesboro, and Denise Wall and...
Homsaph Luanglath
September 16, 2010
HOMSAPH LUANGLATH age 81 died Thursday September 16, 2010. A native of Vientiane, Laos, she was the daughter of the late Theun and Thieng Phengsay. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Ms. Luanglath is survived by her eight children Noy Luanglath, Savanh Luanglath, Phaivanh Mekaloun, Alyssa Luanglath Correia, Amy Luanglath, Soukky Luanglath, Sythongsay Luanglath and...
Debra "Taz" Jones
September 15, 2010
DEBRA TAZ JONES, age 57 of Murfreesboro died Wednesday September 15, 2010. She was a native of Georgia and has several family members in the Gainesville Georgia area. She is survived locally by long time friend Roger Dale Vaughn of Murfreesboro. Visitation will be 4:00PM to 8:00PM Friday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel 893-5151 www.woodfinchapel.com
Lucille Miller Hill
September 14, 2010
LUCILLE MILLER HILL, age 89, of Murfreesboro died September 14, 2010. She was a native of the Christiana Community, and daughter of the late Allen Clarence and Claudia Marlin Miller. Graveside services will be Friday at 3:00 PM at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with Rev. Bob Bush officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 until 2:30 PM Friday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel....
John A. Leach
September 14, 2010
JOHN ALLEN LEACH age 78 of Auburntown, TN, died Tuesday September 14, 2010. A native of Auburntown, TN, he was the son of the late John Delta and Ruby Allen Tedder Leach. Mr. Leach is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joyce Cooper Leach; daughter and son-in-law, Becky and Ronnie Gandy of Murfreesboro, TN; son and daughter in- law,...
Carrie Holmes
September 11, 2010
CARRIE HOLMES, age 22 of Antioch died September 11, 2010. She was a native of LaVergne and was a 2006 graduate of LaVergne High School. Carrie is survived by her father Darrell Holmes of LaVergne; mother and step-father, Katherine and Danny Bruce of Smyrna; sisters, Stacey Holmes of Antioch and Jennifer Holmes of LaVergne; grandparents, JoAn and Johnnie Tinsley of...
John Benton Mankin
September 11, 2010
JOHN BENTON MANKIN, age 81, former Rutherford County Executive, died Saturday at his home. Mr. Mankin was a native of Rutherford County, and son of the late Weck Hodge and Georgia Brandon Mankin. Funeral services will be at 2:30 P.M. Tuesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Dr. Mike Smith and Teb Batey will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr....
Norene Ingram Brock
September 11, 2010
NORENE INGRAM BROCK age 90 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Saturday Sept. 11, 2010. A native of Montgomery County, AL, she was the daughter of the late Van Buren and Bessie Furlong Ingram, Sr. Mrs. Brock is survived by her husband of 54 years, Clifford Brock; son and daughter in- law, Blake and Kathy Brock of Franklin, TN; daughter and son...
Larry Wayne Morris
September 10, 2010
DR. LARRY WAYNE MORRIS, age 71, Middle Tennessee State University psychology professor emeritus, died September 10, 2010 at his home. Born in 1939 in Amarillo, Texas, and raised in Guymon, Oklahoma, he graduated from the University of Texas in Arlington in 1966 and earned a PhD in psychology from Vanderbilt University in 1970. He joined the MTSU Psychology Department faculty...
