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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Mary Jane Dillon Adams

Mary Jane Dillon Adams

April 8, 2009

MARY JANE DILLON ADAMS age 43 of Halls Hill died Thursday April 9, 2009 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral service will be 10:30 Tuesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Bud Mitchell will officiate and burial will be in Coleman Cemetery. Mrs. Adams husband was Kevin Wade Adams before his death. She is survived by her son Jesse James Adams of...

Mary Ann Hudec

Mary Ann Hudec

April 6, 2009

MARY ANN HUDEC age 86 of Murfreesboro died Monday April 6, 2009. A native of North Braddock, PA she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Anna Sopko. She is survived by her husband of 67 years Cyril, daughters Rebecca husband John Cahill, Patricia husband Bill Merchak both of CA., son Larry Hudec and girlfriend Marilyn Nelson of Murfreesboro,...

Dorris Hill

Dorris Hill

April 6, 2009

DORRIS HILL, age 95 of Woodbury and formerly of Memphis died April 6, 2009. The smile that touched so many lives radiates in the heavens. A native of Brinkley, Arkansas, Dorris moved to Memphis in 1933 and lived there until 2002 then moved to Murfreesboro and onto Woodbury in 2005. Mrs. Hill was the daughter of the late William Dorsey...

Pauline "Polly" Stone Coe

Pauline "Polly" Stone Coe

April 5, 2009

PAULINE (POLLY) STONE COE, age 90, of Murfreesboro, Tn. died Sunday, April 5, 2009 at National Health Care Center. She was born in Clay County, Tn. and was the daughter of the late Oliver Bennett & Wealthy Cherry Stone. She is survived by her sons; Ralph Coe and his wife, Joyce of Auburntown, Jim Coe and his wife, Patti of...

Reba Dean Cook Kirby

Reba Dean Cook Kirby

April 4, 2009

REBA DEAN COOK KIRBY, age 72 of Murfreesboro died Saturday April 4, 2009. She was a native of Pall Mall Tennessee, and was the daughter of the late Bradley and Beatrice Upchurch Cook. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church and a graduate of York Institute and a graduate of Draughons Junior College. She was retired office manger with...

Anne T. Sloan

Anne T. Sloan

April 4, 2009

Lily Anne Twinning Sloan, age 59, of Murfreesboro passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center after a lengthy struggle with Cancer. She was born in Lebanon and grew up in Murfreesboro and was the daughter of the late Eugene Holloway Sloan, Sr. and Lillian White Sloan. She is survived by her husband, Steve Saunders; daughter...

Tiffany Shay Cawthorn

Tiffany Shay Cawthorn

April 3, 2009

TIFFANY SHAY CAWTHORN age 29 of Murfreesboro, TN went home to be with Jesus on Friday April 3, 2009. A native of Murfreesboro, she was the daughter of Steven Louie and Jo Ann McClaran Cawthorn. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Sunday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Revs. Don Herron, and Dwight Bennison officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Survived...

Nicholas Louis Sikalis

Nicholas Louis Sikalis

April 1, 2009

NICHOLAS LOUIS SIKALIS, age 89, of Lavergne, Tn. died Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at home. He was born in Baltimore, MD. and was the son of the late John & Pethika Semara Sikalis. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Sikalis; daughters, Carolyn Palmer of Minn., Chris Smith of Texas, Wanda Lehman of N. C. , Anna Allen of La....

Donald "Chick" Wilbur Ries

Donald "Chick" Wilbur Ries

March 31, 2009

DONALD (CHICK) WILBUR RIES, age 77, of Smyrna, Tn. died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at Select Specialty Hospital. He was born in St. Louis, Michigan and was the son of the late Wilbur C. and Martha Peacock Ries. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Billie Jean Raikes Ries; children, Donna Bucher and her husband David of...

Diana Marie Allen

Diana Marie Allen

March 30, 2009

DIANA MARIE ALLEN age 26 of Murfreesboro died Monday March 30, 2009. A native of Georgia, she is survived by her husband Timothy Allen, daughters Kaitlynn Batson, Cassidy Allen both of Murfreesboro, Eve Kemp of IN, mother Janice Adcock of Lavergne, father Del Billingsley of GA, brother Chuck Billingsley of GA, sister Andrea Billingsley of Murfreesboro, Grandparents Dorothy Billingsley, Charles...

Christopher Shawn Boone

Christopher Shawn Boone

March 29, 2009

Christopher Shawn Boone, 35, of Smyrna, Tennessee died March 29, 2009 in Nashville. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday April 2 at the Woodfin Funeral Chapel, Smyrna with the Rev. James Nichols officiating followed by a burial service at 2:00 PM in the Slayden Cemetery in the Woods Valley Community of Dickson County, Tennessee. Christopher was...

John Wesley Floyd

John Wesley Floyd

March 29, 2009

JOHN WESLEY FLOYD age 77 of Murfreesboro died Sunday March 29, 2009. A native of Westport, Tennessee he was the son of the late James Leslie and Ruby Matlock Floyd. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Paul Norwood officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. He is survived...

Frankye Oleavia Adams

Frankye Oleavia Adams

March 28, 2009

FRANKYE OLEAVIA POLK ADAMS, age 93, of Smyrna passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 28, 2009. She was born December 3, 1915 in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. Ms. Adams was preceded in death by her daughter, Carolyn Adams Vogler, her son-in-law, Captain James Kenneth Vogler, Sr., her sister, Flossy Belle Polk Fiener, her brothers, Owens Banks Polk, Carly...

Rita Christine Cloonan

Rita Christine Cloonan

March 27, 2009

RITA CHRISTINE MULKEEN CLOONAN, age 72, of Murfreesboro, died Friday, March 27, 2009. She was a native of Fitchburg, MA and the daughter of the late Francis and Frances Pendergast Mulkeen. Funeral Mass will be 11:00am Tuesday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Joseph Cloonan, daughter, Patty...

Novella (Sally) Mcclanahan

Novella (Sally) Mcclanahan

March 27, 2009

Mrs. Novella B. (Sally) McClanahan, age 88, of Murfreesboro died Friday at Community Care of Rutherford County. She was the daughter of the late Casto & Vergie Anderson Norris. She was originally from Peel Chestnut, Tn. She is survived by her sons, Thomas McClanahan and his wife, Linda of Murfreesboro, William McClanahan and his wife, Shirley of Winchester, Tn.; brother,...

John Wiley Copeland

John Wiley Copeland

March 26, 2009

JOHN W. COPELAND, age 52, of Smyrna died Thursday, March 26, 2009 at Centennial Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his father, Matt Copeland. He is survived by his wife, Bobbye Griggs Copeland; sons, Evan and Colin Copeland of Smyrna; mother, Joan Copeland of Cornersville, Tn.; sister, Melanie Behels of Pulaski; nephew, Cody Behels; brother in law, Johnny...

Dana Elizabeth Kappel

Dana Elizabeth Kappel

March 26, 2009

DANA ELIZABETH KAPPEL, age 21, of Murfreesboro, Tn. died Thursday, March 26, 2009 at home. She was born in Rocky Mountain, N. C. She is survived by her parents, Bruce and Donna Bice Kappel of Murfreesboro; brothers, Colin Kappel and Austin Kappel of Murfreesboro; grandparents; Archie and Dorothy Bice of Murfreesboro and Vivian Kappel of Sarasota, Florida. Memorial services 3...

Wilma Jo Duke

Wilma Jo Duke

March 25, 2009

WILMA JO DUKE, age 83, of Murfreesboro died Wednesday, March 25, 2009. She was born in Woodbury, TN to the late Albert and Mary Bogle Elrod. She was also preceded in death by a son, Ronnie Duke, and sisters, Louise Setliff, Evelyn Oliver, and Polly Edwards. Funeral service will be 2:00pm Saturday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. John Risse will officiate....

Lenora Lee Morris

Lenora Lee Morris

March 25, 2009

LENORA LEE MORRIS, age 71 of Smyrna died March 25, 2009. She was a native of Macon County and the daughter of James and Christine Simmons Wright. She was Baptist and retired Electric Inspector for Aladdin. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Loyd Morris; children, Maxine Poteete of Adams TN, Loyd Morris, Jr. of LaVergne, Ronda Leedy...

Joseph Carl Pennington

Joseph Carl Pennington

March 24, 2009

JOSEPH CARL PENNINGTON, SR., age 69, of Murfreesboro, Tn. died Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at home. He was born in Whitesburg, Ky. and was the son of the late Joseph Patrick & Sabrina Pennington. He is survived by his wife, Joan Gilbert Pennington; daughter, Lisa Davis and her husband, James of Murfreesboro; son, Joseph Pennington, Jr. and his wife, Tonya...

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