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Louise Allen Blair

Louise Allen Blair

May 30, 2009

LOUISE BRACKEEN ALLEN BLAIR, age 79, died Saturday, May 30, 2009. Visitation will be 4:00 " 8:00 pm Tuesday at Smyrna Church of Christ and the funeral service will be 10:00 am Wednesday also at Smyrna Church of Christ. Tim Lavender will officiate. Burial will be in Mapleview Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Aaron and Mary...

Michael Anthony Akin

Michael Anthony Akin

May 28, 2009

MICHAEL ANTHONY AKIN, age 60, of Lavergne, Tn. died May 28, 2009 at Alvin C. York Veterans Administration Center. He was born in Davidson County and was the son of the late William E. & Mary Ruth Ferrell Akin. Graveside services 10 am Saturday at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with Earlis Johnson officiating. Burial in Roselawn. He is survived by his...

Robert T. Tracey

Robert T. Tracey

May 28, 2009

ROBERT T. TRACEY, age 62, of Murfreesboro died Thursday, May 28, 2009 at his home. He was born in Pittsburg, Pa. He was the son of Mary Tracey of Pittsburgh, Pa. and the late Hoke Tracey. He is survived by his loving wife, Jennifer Tracey; daughter, Kris Mangus and her husband Darren of Philadelphia, Pa. ; sons Tim Tracey and...

Kathryn Lee Griewahn

Kathryn Lee Griewahn

May 26, 2009

KATHRYN LEE BABCOCK GRIEWAHN, age 59, of Smyrna, Tn. died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at StoneCrest Medical Center. She was born in Binghamton, New York and was the daughter of the late George Philip & Avie Viola Styron Babcock. She is survived by her husband, Pepper Griewahn; daughters, Donna Detwiler and her husband Richard of Murfreesboro, Julie Perkins and her...

James Howard Jones

James Howard Jones

May 26, 2009

JAMES HOWARD JONES, age 92, of Murfreesboro, Tn. died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at his home. He was born in Rutherford County and was the son of the late John Aubrey & Nina Youree Jones. He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Margaret Murray Jones; daughters, Margaret Carolyn Jones, Sara Ann Gannon and her husband, James, Nina...

Dorris Laverne Keach

Dorris Laverne Keach

May 25, 2009

Dorris L. Keach, 83 went to meet his Savior, on May 25, 2009, at Venice Regional Medical Center in Venice, Florida after a period of illness. He was born on October 30, 1925 in Henderson, KY the son of the late Bryan and Lillian Robards Keach. He formed Keach Construction Company in the early 1950s and then TDK Construction in...

Dewanda Sarah Jones

Dewanda Sarah Jones

May 25, 2009

DEWANDA SARAH JONES, of Murfreesboro, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009. The loving daughter born in Senath, MO to the late John Travis and Dorothy Mae Nunnery. She is survived by her husband of more than 40 years, Robert C. Jones, as well as her son, Robert C. Jones, Jr of Jackson, TN, and her daughter, Suzi Haight of Middleburg,...

Dewanda Sarah Jones

Dewanda Sarah Jones

May 25, 2009

DEWANDA SARAH JONES, age 59, of Murfreesboro, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009. She was a native of Senath, MO and the daughter of the late John Travis and Dorothy Mae Welker Nunnery. Memorial service will be 1:00pm Saturday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Pastor Jim Avaritt will officiate. She is survived by her husband, Robert C. Jones, son, Robert C....

Jesse Raymond Jackson

Jesse Raymond Jackson

May 24, 2009

JESSE RAYMOND JACKSON, age 58, of Smyrna died Sunday, May 24, 2009 at Centennial Medical Center. He was born in Woodlawn, Tennessee. He is survived by his son, Mike Jackson, of Smyrna; daughter, Rhonda Jackson of Nashville; mother, Louise Jackson of Woodlawn, Tennessee; sister, Linda Mullins of Clarksville; three grandchildren, Tyler Jackson, Chelsea Jackson and Brittney Jackson. Funeral services 11...

Aubrey Allen Johnson

Aubrey Allen Johnson

May 24, 2009

AUBREY ALLEN JOHNSON, age 70, of Wartrace passed away, Sunday, May 24, 2009. He was a native of Rutherford County. He was preceded in death by his father, H. Johnson and brother, Carl Johnson. Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Thursday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel, Murfreesboro, with Bro. Glen Grissom officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens, Tullahoma,...

Rosaline J. Lannom

Rosaline J. Lannom

May 23, 2009

ROSALINE J. LANNOM age 85 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Saturday May 23, 2009. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late B. Paul and Anna Jo Rucker Johns. Mrs. Lannom is survived by her sisters, Sara Thomson, Norma Jacobs, and Freida Eades all of Murfreesboro, TN and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be 2:00PM...

Harvey Mastin

Harvey Mastin

May 23, 2009

HARVEY MASTIN, age 75 of Smyrna died Saturday May 23, 2009. He was a native of Mobile, Alabama. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Roberts Mastin, children, John, Deborah and Harvey Mastin, Jr.and his parents, John Gabriel and Janie Elizabeth Avinger Mastin. Mr. Mastin was retired from the United States Air Force, and a Professional Bass Fisherman....

Marilyn J. Leach

Marilyn J. Leach

May 22, 2009

MARILYN J. LEACH, age 74 of Murfreesboro died Friday May 22, 2009. She was a native of Marshfield, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late George and Dora Lourance Talbert. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, John Leach of Murfreesboro; children, Lorna (Noel) Crosswhite of Texas, Gregory (Lora) Leach of Hawaii, Jennifer (Billy) Davis of Smyrna;...

Ada M. Eaton

Ada M. Eaton

May 19, 2009

ADA M. EATON age 82 of Smyrna, TN passed away May 19, 2009. She was born in Westmoreland, TN on May 24, 1926. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joel W. Eaton, in 1983. Mrs. Eaton is survived by her daughter, Barbara Jent and her husband Larry of Fairland, IN, her son Joe B. Cox and his wife...

Norma Jeanne Craig

Norma Jeanne Craig

May 19, 2009

NORMA JEANNE CRAIG, age 71 of Smyrna died Tuesday May 19, 2009. She was a native of Portageville, MO and the daughter of the late Howard and Elva Edith Todd Craig, Sr. Ms. Craig was a retired Bookkeeper. She is survived by her children, Vivian Jochim, Lisa Hall, Karen Misner, Brian C. (Candace) Spurlock, and Robert Spurlock; sister, Pat (Dick)...

Anthony Pellini

Anthony Pellini

May 19, 2009

ANTHONY PELLINI, age 54 of Smyrna died May 19, 2009. He was a native of Chicago Illinois, and the son of the late Marino and Pellini. He was a member of Fellowship United Methodist Church and worked for First Heritage Credit. He was a member of the order Sons of Italy. He proudly served in the United States Air Force...

Charles Franklin Travis, Jr

Charles Franklin Travis, Jr

May 18, 2009

CHARLES FRANKLIN TRAVIS, JR. Frank age 65 of Murfreesboro died Monday May 18, 2009. He was a native of Nashville and a retired High School English Teacher and Baskeball Coach. He taught at Cumberland, Pearl, Hume-Fogg and Hillwood High Schools; In 2008 Frank was inducted into the Region 6 AAA Coaches Association. He is survived by his wife of 46...

Rosa Leahew Helton

Rosa Leahew Helton

May 17, 2009

ROSA LEE LEAHEW HELTON age 89 died at the home of her sister Dorothy Taylor of Lavergne Sunday May 17, 2009. She was the daughter of late Sam and Ada Nipper Leahew. She is survived by two sisters Susie Kay Eads of Mona, Dorothy Taylor of Lavergne, several nieces, nephews, and devoted friends Robert and Joyce Huddleston. She was preceded...

Grady Edward Dillon

Grady Edward Dillon

May 17, 2009

GRADY EDWARD DILLON age 79 went to be with the Lord Sunday May 17, 2009. Mr. Dillon was a native of Walter Hill and the son of the late James E. and Ester West Dillon. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Arms Dillon who died in 2006. Also preceding him in death were two brothers, Thomas...

Hallie Merle Wier Kimbrough

Hallie Merle Wier Kimbrough

May 17, 2009

HALLIE MERLE WIER KIMBROUGH age 82 of Murfreesboro, died Sunday May 17, 2009 in Murfreesboro, TN. A native of Beaumont, TX she was the daughter of the late Jack and Myrtie Merrill Kimbrough. She is survived by daughter Dianne (Charles) Cooper of Murfreesboro, TN, son Billy Ray (Beth) Kimbrough of Alvin, TX, four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She was...

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