Michael Joseph Gardner
July 12, 2010
MICHAEL JOSEPH GARDNER, age 65, of Murfreesboro, my best friend, awesome husband, great father, grandpa (papa), and brother, died July 12, 2010 at home. Mr. Gardner was a native of Detroit, MI. His parents were the late Henry Emilus Gardner and Samuel and Ruth Vivian Morris. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Brian...
Keith Porter
July 11, 2010
KEITH PORTER, age 56, of Smyrna, died July 11, 2010. Mr. Porter was a native of Huntsville, AL, and son of the late Bryce and Peggy McCluskey Porter. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10:00 AM at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Burial will be 11:00 AM Thursday at Old Union Cemetery in Fayette Co., AL. Mr. Porter is survived by...
Sam Nipper
July 8, 2010
SAM NIPPER age 86 of Murfreesboro, died Thursday at his home. Mr. Nipper was a native of Rutherford County and was the son of the late Will D. and Willie Compton Nipper. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Sunday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Rev. Derrick Hartley will officiate. Burial will be in the Coleman Cemetery. Mr. Nipper is survived by...
John Powell Taliaferro
July 7, 2010
JOHN POWELL TALIAFERRO, age 70 of Smyrna, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010. He was a native of Eagleville and the son of the late Powell D. and Blanche Taylor Taliaferro. Funeral service will be 3:00pm Saturday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Kenneth Victory and Rev. Peter Ferguson will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. He is survived by his...
Lillian Edna Hall Toombs
July 7, 2010
LILLIAN EDNA HALL TOOMBS age 84 of Lavergne, TN, died Wednesday July 7, 2010. A native of Lebanon, TN, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Alice McIntyre Hall. Mrs. Toombs is survived by sons, Emmett W. Toombs, Jr. of Murfreesboro, TN; Mel Toombs of Lavergne, TN; daughter, Angele Gacht of Lincoln Park, MI; grandchildren, Dwayne and Daniel...
Malvin Donald "Don" Johnson
July 6, 2010
MALVIN DONALD DON JOHNSON, of Murfreesboro, died July 6, 2010. He was a native of Mt. Pleasant, TN, and son of the late John Matt and Maude Trice Johnson. Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. Mr. Johnson was a graduate of Hay Long High School in Mt. Pleasant and MTSU. He was a veteran...
Ina Louise Young
July 5, 2010
INA LOUISE YOUNG, age 86, of Murfreesboro, died July 5, 2010 in Austin, TX. Mrs. Young was a native of Beckley, WVA, and daughter of the late Okey and Cora Goins McClanahan. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Rev. Marshall Gupton officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Young is survived by...
Frank Weldy
July 4, 2010
FRANK WELDY, age 86, of Smyrna, TN. died July, 4 2010. A native of Nappanee, IN., he was the son of the late Timothy and Ella Brenneman Weldy. He is also preceded in death by his son, Leonard Morris and two brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 P.M. at Grace Lutheran Church in Murfreesboro...
Joseph Richard Cook
July 4, 2010
JOSEPH JOE RICHARD COOK age 96 of Murfreesboro, died Sunday July 4, 2010. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Cass and Mary Vaughn Cook. Mr. Cook is survived by his niece Clara Anne Coleman of Murfreesboro, nephew Buddy (Kathy) Cook of Antioch, great niece Cindy Rittenbury of Madison, and great nephew Steve (Joyce) Coleman...
Elizabeth Janet Stewart
July 2, 2010
ELIZABETH JANET STEWART age 75 of Smyrna, died Friday July 2, 2010. A native of Kirkoswald, Scotland she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Muir Shannon. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Woodfin Chapel Smyrna with Brother Walter Merritt officiating. Burial will be in Mapleview Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Stewart...
Glenda Jane Webb
July 2, 2010
DR. REV. GLENDA STANTON WEBB age 61 of Murfreesboro, died Friday July 2, 2010, due to complications from pneumonia. Born in Washington, DC on December 9th, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Glenn and Clara Partin Sitz. She considered herself a native of Nashville, TN having grown-up here and eventually raising her family here. A graduate of Hillsboro...
Kelley Renea Stotler
July 1, 2010
KELLEY RENEA EDGE STOTLER, age 45 of Murfreesboro, died July 1, 2010. She was born on August 17, 1964 in Oklahoma City, OK. Funeral service will be 2:00pm Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Ronald Powe will officiate. She is survived by her husband, Tom Stotler, children, Keith and Katie Stotler, all of Murfreesboro, father, Chester Edge of Stringtown, OK, mother,...
"Sonny" Ernest Mack Spence, Jr
July 1, 2010
SONNY ERNEST MACK SPENCE, JR, age 63, of Christiana died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on July 1, 2010. He was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late Ernest Mack and Ophelia Powell Spence, Sr. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Terry H. and David Spence. Memorial services will be 3:00...
Daniel M. Grissom
June 30, 2010
DANIEL M. DANNY GRISSOM, age 58 of Smyrna died Wednesday June 30, 2010. He was a native of Kentucky and was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Jane Morris Grissom, and his first wife of 36 years, Peggy Grissom. Mr. Grissom was a member of New Harmony Baptist Church and owner of D.G. Transportation. He is survived by...
Wayne E. Demumbreum
June 28, 2010
WAYNE E. DEMUMBREUM, age 56, of Murfreesboro, died Monday June 28, 2010 after a brief fight with cancer. He was preceded in death by his brother, Howard Louis Demumbreum in 1949. Funeral service will be 10:00 am Thursday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Rick Duggin will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. He is survived by his wife of...
Effie Odell Stovall
June 26, 2010
EFFIE ODELL STOVALL, age 84, of Smyrna died Saturday, June 26, 2010. She was a native of Bunkie, LA and the daughter of the late Huey Lee and Verdice Effie Brown Marler. Memorial service will be 2:00 pm Saturday at Stones River Baptist Church with visitation following the service. She is survived by her daughters, Patsy Ruth Heileman of Smyrna,...
John Comer
June 25, 2010
JOHN COMER age 85, died Friday June 25, 2010 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Edgar and Cassie Reynolds Comer. Funeral Services will be 3:00 PM Monday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Brother Kevin Dye, David Miller, and John Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Mr....
James "Buddy" Lane
June 24, 2010
JAMES M. Buddy LANE age 68 of Murfreesboro, died Thursday June 24, 2010 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. Mr. Lane was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late Marcus A. and Minnie Kate Ring Lane. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel, Brother Mike Weeks will officiate. Interment will be at Roselawn...
Vernie Eugene Sullivan
June 23, 2010
VERNIE EUGENE GENE SULLIVAN, age 59 of Smyrna died Wednesday June 23, 2010. He was a native of Cheatham County and was preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd and Mamie Varden. Mr. Sullivan was a Christian and had worked for Nashville Bridge Company and retired from Metro Nashville Public Schools Maintenance Department. He is survived by his children, Darrell...
Alexander Mandrell Shaw
June 23, 2010
ALEXANDER MANDRELL SHAW, infant son of Wendi Mandrell Shaw and Charles Thomas Shaw died Wednesday June 23, 2010. Alexander is also survived by his grandparents, Wendell and Linda Mandrell of Murfreesboro, Thomas M. Shaw III of New Mexico, and Margaret C. Ramsey of Nashville; Uncles, Gregory Shaw of Florida, and Thomas Shaw of Nashville; Aunt, Kathryn Stade of Minnesota and...
