Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Grady Hall Messick
January 2, 2009
GRADY HALL MESSICK, age 83, of Murfreesboro died Friday, January 2, 2008 at Community Care. He was born in Rutherford County and was the son of the late Sidney Richard & Jane Winfrey Messick. He is survived by his sister, Mary Katherine Simpson Adams of Murfreesboro and her husband, Sidney; brother Cleve Messick and his wife Ruth of Murfreesboro. Funeral...
Scott Morrison Butler
January 1, 2009
SCOTT MORRISON BUTLER, age 78 of Murfreesboro died January 1, 2009. He was a native of Petersburg, TN, and the son of the late, Rufus and Annie Marie Scott Butler. Visitation will be Friday 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Funeral service will be 1:00PM Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Rev. John Hinkle, Jr. officiating. Burial...
Fred Gordon Key
December 31, 2008
Fred Gordon Key was born February 19th, 1915 on a farm in Monoville, Smith County, Tennessee and died on December 31, 2008. He was 12th of 13 children born to Thomas Orion Key and Martha Woodson Garrett Key. He was a direct descendant of the earliest settlers of Tennessee, who came from North Carolina and Virginia on land grants for...
Wayne Mathis
December 30, 2008
WAYNE MATHIS, age 50, of Lavergne, Tn. died Tuesday at home. He was born in Nashville, Tn. He is survived by his wife, Lisa Mathis; daughters, Jacquelyn Mathis and Marcia Mathis of Lavergne; parents, James Hollis & Sarah Frances Thompson Mathis of Hermitage; brothers, Timmy Mathis and Kenny Mathis of Hermitage; sisters, Susie Craddock of Chapel Hill and Brenda Hutchison...
Ruth Earp Lowe
December 30, 2008
RUTH EARP LOWE, age 85, of Christiana, Tn. died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008. She was born in Rutherford County and was the daughter of the late Ridley & Dollie Cobb Earp. She is survived by her husband, Rayburn Lowe; nephew, Mike Earp and his wife, Barbara of Murfreesboro; sisters in law, Frances Earp of Murfreesboro and Elsie Earp of Christiana....
Samuel Wayne Bailey
December 28, 2008
SAMUEL WAYNE BAILEY, age 74, of Murfreesboro died Sunday, December 28, 2008. He was born in Chicago, IL on July 19, 1934 to the late Samuel White and Nina Doehler Bailey. He was also preceded in death by five sisters. Funeral Mass will be 1:00 pm Friday at St Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Father James Kallarackan, OFM, will officiate....
James Thomas Allen, Md
December 28, 2008
JAMES THOMAS ALLEN, MD, age 92, of Murfreesboro died Sunday December 28, 2008. He was born in Boise City, OK to the late John Lindsay and Odalee Allison Allen. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Olivia Ann Rook Allen in November, 1989. Funeral services will be 2:30 pm Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Dr. Mike Smith and...
Wyatt James Herman
December 28, 2008
CHRISTOPHER JAMES AND WYATT JAMES HERMAN infant sons of John and Brandy Herman of Murfreesboro, died Sunday at Baptist Hospital. He is survived by a brother Michael Kobe Lowe, Grandparents: Robert and Julie Ardry, Donny Lowe all of Murfreesboro, Ed and Tammy Davis of Smyrna, Great Grandparents Boyce and Carolyn Ardry of Lavergne, Ramsey Lowe of Christiana, Betty Jean Parker...
Christopher James Herman
December 28, 2008
CHRISTOPHER JAMES AND WYATT JAMES HERMAN infant sons of John and Brandy Herman of Murfreesboro, died Sunday at Baptist Hospital. He is survived by a brother Michael Kobe Lowe, Grandparents: Robert and Julie Ardry, Donny Lowe all of Murfreesboro, Ed and Tammy Davis of Smyrna, Great Grandparents Boyce and Carolyn Ardry of Lavergne, Ramsey Lowe of Christiana, Betty Jean Parker...
Penny Rowlett
December 25, 2008
PENNY ROWLETT, age 61, of Smyrna, Tn. died Dec. 25, 2008. She was born in Montgomery, Ala. and was the daughter of the late Charles & Mary Louise Crovo Miller. She is survived by her husband, Elroy Rowlett; daughter, Lisa Bain, Smyrna; sons, Phillip Rowlett, Smyrna, Danny Miller, Lavergne, Glenn Rowlett, Hendersonville, Curtis Rowlett, Lebanon and Grant Rowlett, Smyrna; half...
Max Lamar Thomas, Sr
December 25, 2008
MAX LAMAR THOMAS, SR. age 71 of Murfreesboro, TN, went home to be with the Lord Thursday Dec. 25, 2008. A native of Chattanooga, TN, he was the son of the late Davis Lee Thomas, Jr. and Ruth Cooper Thomas Carringan. Survived by wife, Doris Jones Thomas, sons and daughters in-law, Max Lamar Thomas, Jr. and his wife, Renee, of...
Larry Reynolds Sells, Sr
December 24, 2008
Larry Reynolds Sells, Sr., age 69, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, went to be with Our Lord on Wednesday, December 24 after a battle with cancer. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on September 10, 1939 to parents Benjamin Franklin Sells and Virginia Powers Sells. He is survived by brother, Benjamin Sells and wife, Virginia, of Meridian, Mississippi; sister, Evelyn Sells OLeary...
Frances E. Steele
December 24, 2008
FRANCES E. STEELE age 73 of Murfreesboro, died Wednesday at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. A native of Jasper, Alabama she was the daughter of the late Aussie and Donna Dooley Posten. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Giles Creek Baptist Church, with Brother Terry Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Mapleview Cemetery. Grandsons will be pallbearers. She is...
Delores Bowyer Holden
December 23, 2008
DELORES (DEO) BOWYER HOLDEN age 73 of Murfreesboro died Tuesday December 23, 2008 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. She was a native of Princeton, West Virginia, and was the daughter of the late James L. and Nannie Sluss Bowyer. Private graveside services will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday at Evergreen Cemetery. Reverend Michael OBannon will officiate. There will be a...
Mahin P. Milany Farzaneh
December 22, 2008
MAHIN P. MILANY FARZANEH, age 72 of Murfreesboro died Monday December 22, 2008. She was a native of Tabriz, Iran and was preceded in death by her parents Mahmound P. and Fatimah Neyier Milany, and a brother, Jamshid Milany . Visitation will be 4:00PM to 8:00PM Thursday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Funeral service will be 10:00AM Friday at Woodfin Memorial...
Getty Joe Williams, Sr
December 21, 2008
GETTY JOE WILLIAMS SR. age 65 of Smyrna, died Sunday December 21, 2008 at Alive Hospice Saint Thomas Hospital. A native of Smiths Grove, Kentucky he was the son of the late Woodrow and Lucy Majors Williams. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Woodfin Chapel Smyrna with Bill Dillon officiating. Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in...
Dr. C. Wymer Wiser
December 21, 2008
DR. C. WYMER WISER, age 85, of Murfreesboro died Sunday, December 21, 2008. He was a native of the Fairfield Community of Bedford County, TN and the son of the late E. E. and Sarah Wiser. Visitation will be 4:00PM to 8:00PM Tuesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Funeral Services will be 10:30AM Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Bro. Ron Harper,...
James Nelson Nicholson
December 21, 2008
JAMES NICHOLSON, age 37, of Milton, TN. died December 21, 2008 at University Medical Center, Lebanon, Tennessee. He is survived by his wife, Stacy Cavallaro Nicholson; daughters, Brandee Luttman, Chelsea Nicholson; son, Caleb Nicholson; mother, Melissa White; brother, Steve Nicholson of; sister, Annette Bodily; two half sisters, Jennifer McKinney and Stacie Truitt. Funeral services will be at 1 pm Wednesday...
Ona Bell Heath Nickens
December 21, 2008
ONA BELL HEATH NICKENS, age 98, of Murfreesboro died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008 at National Health Care Center. She was born in Rutherford County and was the daughter of the late Joe Wilson & Sophronia Williams Heath. Funeral services 3 pm Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Nickey Nichols officiating. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. She is survived by several...
Pauline Underwood Hollis
December 19, 2008
Pauline Underwood Hollis, 92, of Nicholasville, Ky.,formerly of Murfeesboro, TN., died Friday, Dec. 19, at the Northpointe Health Care Center in Lexington after an extended illness. A native of Tennessee, she was born April 19, 1916, to the late John William and Virginia V. McClaran Underwood. She is the widow of John Hollis who died in 1996 and a member...
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