Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Roy Lee West, Jr
June 22, 2009
ROY LEE WEST, JR. age 45, of Lavergne, Tn. died June 22, 2009 at StoneCrest Medical Center. He was born in Savannah, Tn. and was the son of the late Roy Lee West, Sr. and Betty Sandlin West. He is survived by his wife, Pam West; two sons, Roy Lee West, III and Jackson Daniel West of Lavergne; two daughters,...
Marvin Edwin James
June 19, 2009
Marvin Edwin James, age 83, was born to eternal life on June 19, 2009. He passed away at home surrounded by his family, and wonderful caregivers following a difficult struggle with Parkinsons disease. Mr. James is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Mary Jo Roberts James, of Murfreesboro TN; his son Gregory James and his wife, Patti, of...
Edna Carlene Smartt
June 19, 2009
EDNA CARLENE SMARTT, age 79 of Smyrna died Friday June 19, 2009. She was a native of Grundy County and the daughter of the late, Charles and Carrie Parsons Nunley. She was a member of Kedron United Methodist Church and a devoted wife and mother. Graveside service will be 2:00PM Monday at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Rev. Gayle Watson officiating. She...
Mary Jo Mccrory Engle
June 18, 2009
MARY JO McCRORY ENGLE, age 86, of Murfreesboro died Thursday, June 18, 2009. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late Elwood and Mecca Dillon Short. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Carl Eugene McCrory in 1977, second husband, John Russell Engle in 1997, and a brother, Marvin G. Short. Funeral services...
Thomas "Tommy" Frederick Wright
June 17, 2009
TOMMY WRIGHT, age 71, of Smyrna, Tn. died Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at home. He was born in Kensington, Georgia and was the son of the late Hertbert & Jamie Mauer Wright. He is survived by his son, Thomas (Gayle) Frederick Wright, Jr. of Smyrna; Life Time Companion, Marie Shaffer of Lavergne, Tn.; nineteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Visitation...
Lola Tarter Meadows
June 17, 2009
LOLA TARTER MEADOWS, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, her beloved husband, Leon and son Weyman Lee on Wednesday morning, June 17, 2009. Mrs. Meadows was 89 years old. She was a native of Ozark, Ala. and daughter of the late Ewell and Winnie Gaultney Tarter. Mrs. Meadows was a member of the Kingwood Heights Church...
William Rucker Mankin, Jr
June 16, 2009
RUCKER MANKIN, JR. age 84 of Shelbyville, Tn. died Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at Middle Tn. Medical Center. He was a native of Rutherford County and was the son of the late William Rucker Mankin, Sr. and Rena May Elrod Mankin. He is survived by his wife, Odell Messick Mankin; daughter, Patsy (Ray) Jean Morris, Smyrna; sister, Carolyn Stephenson, Murfreesboro;...
Mary Ruth Morton
June 15, 2009
MARY RUTH MORTON, age 70, passed away at her home, Monday, June 15, 2009. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late Johnny Robert and Willie Brown Williamson Dunn. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Wayne Dunn. Funeral service will be 10:00 am Thursday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. David Humphrey will...
Sue Ann Noble
June 14, 2009
SUE ANN NOBLE, age 65, of Murfreesboro died Sunday, June 14, 2009. She was a native of Huntsville, AL and the daughter of the late Rufus and Virginia Phillips Smith. Memorial service will be 12 noon Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. David Humphrey will officiate. She is survived by her husband, Larry Noble, daughter, Teri (Ed) Egnot of Spaulding, IL,...
Mary Ross Hixson
June 14, 2009
MARY ROSS HIXSON, age 87, of Murfreesboro, died Sunday, June 14, 2009. She was a native of Dunlap, TN and the daughter of the late Sam and Elizabeth Jackson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George Buddy Hixson in 2004. Funeral service will be 10:00am Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel, Murfreesboro, TN. Bro. Frank Blair will officiate....
Jeffery Lynn Shaffer
June 14, 2009
JEFFERY LYNN SHAFFER, age 57 of Murfreesboro died Sunday June, 14, 2009. A native of Elkhart, Indiana, he is the son of Robert E. and Audrey (Rose Metcalf) Shaffer. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday at Walley-Mills-Zimmerman Funeral Home in Elkhart, Indiana, with Pastor Barry Mershon officiating. Burial will follow in Olive Cemetery in Elkhart, Indiana, where the Elkhart...
Hazel Evans Underwood
June 14, 2009
HAZEL EVANS UNDERWOOD age 75 of Murfreesboro, TN died Sunday June 14, 2009. A native of Rockvale, TN, she was the daughter of the late Silas Roy and Hazel Farris Evans. Mrs. Underwood is survived by sons, William C. Underwood of Rockvale, Robert L. Underwood of Murfreesboro, James A. Underwood of Woodbury, and Thomas W. Underwood of Christiana, daughters Betty...
Aubrey D. Beane Sr.
June 13, 2009
AUBREY D. BEANE SR. age 76 of Smyrna died Saturday June 13, 2009. A native of Sheffield, Alabama he was the son of the late Bynum and Nellie Knight Beane. Funeral services will 1:00 P.M. Monday at Woodfin Chapel Smyrna with Shelby Smith officiating, Burial to follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. He is survived by his wife of 57 years...
Winston Joyce Dove
June 12, 2009
WINSTON JOYCE DOVE, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 12, 2009. She was born in Spring City, TN. She raised her family and lived most of her life in the Chattanooga, TN area and recently resided in Murfreesboro, TN. She was loved and is survived by daughters: Kathy Dove Campbell (Jeff) of...
Nancy Kirtley Kerr
June 12, 2009
NANCY KIRTLEY KERR longtime residence of Murfreesboro, died Friday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Dr. James Addison and Maude Duval Kirtley and was preceded in death by her husband Fred F. Kerr Sr. who died in 1968, and a son Jimmy Kerr, brother Dr. James A. Kirtley Jr., and sister Betty Van Whittington....
Theron C. Stokes
June 10, 2009
THERON C. STOKES, age 78 of LaVergne died Wednesday June 10, 2009. He was a native of South Carolina and was the son of the late, Fred and Mary Dill Stokes Sr. He was a member of Woodbine Baptist Church and was a graduate 1961 of Clemson University. He was retired manger for Oxford Building Services, and a veteran of...
Ferrell Holloway
June 10, 2009
FERRELL HOLLOWAY, age 79, of Murfreesboro, Tn. died Wednesday at Alvin C. York Veterans Administration Center. He was born in Summertown, Tennessee and was the son of the late Hughie Thomas Holloway, Sr. and Eura Culua Zarbowuth Holloway. He is survived by his brother, Leo Holloway of Michigan; sister, Jeweldean Cheatam of Lawrenceburg, Tn.; special friend, Esther Carter of Murfreesboro,...
Garlin Ray Wilson
June 9, 2009
GARLIN RAY WILSON, age 70 of Smyrna died Tuesday, June 9, 2009. He was a native of Maury County and the son of the late Stanley and Irene Wakefield Wilson. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Rae Ann Graham, and a sister, Linda Baxter. Mr. Wilson was a member of Smyrna First Methodist Church and a graduate...
Elizabeth Mildred Kriner
June 6, 2009
ELIZABETH MILDRED KRINER, age 88, of Smyrna died Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Middle Tn. Medical Center. She was born in Elmira New York. She is survived by her sons, William (Constance) E. Kriner, Jr. of Smyrna, Robert Charles Kriner of Conway, S. C.; daughter, Faith Virginia Kriner of Land of Lakes, Fla.; sister in law, Dorothy Crain Johnson of...
Frenchie Jones Pruitt
June 6, 2009
FRENCHIE JONES PRUITT, age 86, of Murfreesboro, Tn. died Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Tennessee State Veterans Home. She was born in Weston, Georgia and was the daughter of the late David Ross Jones, Sr. and George Wyatt Sims Jones. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emory L. Pruitt who died in 1999, and son, Emory E. Pruitt,...
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