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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Patsy Ann Tate

Patsy Ann Tate

September 6, 2008

PATSY ANN TATE, age 64, of Lavergne, Tn. died September 6, 2008 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tn. She was born in Nashville and was the daughter of the late Haskell & Agnes Marie Garrett. She is survived by sons, Joseph (Teresa) Tate, Tommy (Gail) Tate, and; daughter, Amanda Tate; sisters, Evelyn Smith, Brenda Garrett, Faye Beale, and Peggy Aldonna;...

Karen Rita Wilkins

Karen Rita Wilkins

September 6, 2008

KAREN RITA WILKINS, age 65 of LaVergne died Saturday September 6, 2008. She was a native of Erie, PA and was preceded in death by her parents, Anthony John Wilkins, Sr. and Helen Patricia Kavka, also by a brother, Anthony Wilkins, Jr. Ms. Wilkins was a retired retail price coordinator of Fleming Co. Funeral service will be 10AM Wednesday at...

Paul S. Morgan

Paul S. Morgan

September 5, 2008

PAUL SANDERS MORGAN, age 74 of Smyrna, Tennessee died Friday, September 5, 2008 at his home. He was born in Fort Meade, Florida and was the son of the late Judson & Mildred Lunn Morgan. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Annette Bostick Morgan; son, Phillip Morgan and his wife, Tammy of Smyrna; brothers, Kent Morgan...

Jackie L. Barnes

Jackie L. Barnes

September 4, 2008

JACKIE L. BARNES, age 74, of Woodbury died under the care of Alive Hospice, Thursday, September 4, 2008. He was a native of McMinn County, TN and the son of the late Lee and Mildred Dockery Barnes. He was also preceded in death by a daughter: Jackie Lynn McClanahan, and grandparents: Mike and Cora Witt Barnes and Elijah and Mabel...

Dana Cecille Bishop

Dana Cecille Bishop

September 1, 2008

DANA CECILLE BISHOP age 27 of Smyrna, TN died Monday Sept. 1, 2008. Born in Nashville, TN she was the daughter of David Richard and Johanna Ruth Leonard Bishop of Murfreesboro, TN. Survived by parents, David and Johanna Bishop of Murfreesboro, TN, brother, Matthew Bishop of Murfreesboro, TN, and grandparents, Joe and Katherine Leonard of Nashville, TN. Dana is also...

Terese P. Ritchie

Terese P. Ritchie

August 31, 2008

TERESE P. RITCHIE, age 80 of Murfreesboro died Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Alive Hospice at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. She was born in Chattanooga, Tn. and was the daughter of the late Joseph Michael & Florence Cahill Peirce. She is survived by her husband, Ralph Ritchie; two daughters, Sharon Troutner, Murfreesboro and Jean Taylor Eddy and her husband,...

Peggy Fields

Peggy Fields

August 31, 2008

PEGGY KOPP FIELDS, age 81 of Woodbury died Sunday, August 31, 2008 at home. She was born in Pa. She is survived by her daughters, Peggy Karen Fields of Woodbury, Jean Taylor of Henderson, Nevada, Barbara Schade, Littleton, Colorado, and Joan Barnett of Murfreesboro; son, Jonathan Fields, Tooele, Utah; brother, Gene Clouser, Eliyra, Ohio; four grandchildren and five great grandchildren....

Mary Maxwell

Mary Maxwell

August 29, 2008

MARY L. MAXWELL, age 68 of Murfreesboro died August 29, 2008. She was a native of Missouri. She was preceded in death by her father Flynn Maxwell. She was a legal secretary but first and for most a loving, generous and unselfish mother, daughter and grandmother. All will miss her deeply. A memorial service will be 3:00PM Friday at Woodfin...

Hilda Ann Harvey

Hilda Ann Harvey

August 28, 2008

HILDA ANN HARVEY, age 70, of Smyrna, formerly of West Terre Haute, IN died Thursday, August 28, 2008 in Nashville after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Shepardsville, IN to the late Harvey and Lucille Haltom Brockmeier. Memorial services and Celebration of her life will be 5:30pm Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Bro. Kevin Dye will officiate....

Marvin King

Marvin King

August 27, 2008

MARVIN KING, age 65 of LaVergne died Wednesday August 27, 2008. He was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by his father, Robert King and two sisters, Mary Ann Moore, and Dorothy King. He was retired from State Farm, and an avid University of Kentucky Basketball Fan. Funeral service will be 11:00AM Saturday at Woodfin Chapel,...

Norma Irene Levault

Norma Irene Levault

August 27, 2008

NORMA IRENE LeVAULT, age 81 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. She was born in Hollywood, Florida and was the daughter of the late Ashley & Georgia Davis Whitlatch Middleton. She was married to the late Melvin LeVault who died in 1991. She is survived by her daughter, Audrey LeVault Jacobs of Murfreesboro;...

Lorene Evelyn Blanks

Lorene Evelyn Blanks

August 22, 2008

LORENE EVELYN BLANKS, age 75 of Smyrna died August 22, 2008 at her home. She was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by her parents, Pete and Thelma Williams Christopher, and her late husband, William Blanks. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Monday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna with Bro. Terry Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in...

William Jackson Kelton

William Jackson Kelton

August 21, 2008

DR. WILLIAM JACKSON KELTON, age 76 of Franklin died Thursday. A native of Christiana, he was the son of the late William and Minnie Jackson Kelton. Graveside services will be at 3:30 pm Sunday at Evergreen Cemetery with Lance C. Westbrooks officiating. Dr. Kelton who was a retired Baptist Minister had been an English instructor at Cumberland University, M. T....

Will Henry Martin, Jr

Will Henry Martin, Jr

August 21, 2008

WILL HENRY MARTIN, JR. age 58 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Thursday August 21, 2008. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of Mattie Nipper Martin of Murfreesboro, TN and the late Will Henry Martin, Sr. Funeral service will be 2:00PM Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Chaplain John Upchurch officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Survived...

Ramsey O. Walker, M.D.

Ramsey O. Walker, M.D.

August 19, 2008

RAMSEY O. WALKER, M.D. son of Charlie & Mary E. Walker, Jr. and Jacqueline Ramsey passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at the age of 48 at Vanderbilt Hospital. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida and was a veteran of the United States Army, a Physician having graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. and received his Medical Degree...

Meredith Rochelle Lloyd

Meredith Rochelle Lloyd

August 19, 2008

MEREDITH ROCHELLE (SHELLY) LLOYD age 37 of Smyrna died Tuesday in Nashville. Funeral services will be 11:00am Thursday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna with Phillip Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Mapleview Cemetery. She is survived by her father: Jerry (Jean) Smith of Nashville, mother: Barbara (Chris) Benzenhafer of Antioch, daughter: Heather Lloyd of Smyrna, sister: Amy Walker of Murfreesboro, special...

Edward Smith

Edward Smith

August 18, 2008

EDWARD SMITH, age 76 of LaVergne died Monday August 18, 2008. He was a native of Nashville and was preceded in the death by his parents Charlie Lee and Jessie Burgess Smith, a twin brother, Edwin; brothers, Robert W. Kenneth E. and a sister Gertie Brooks A celebration of his life will be 1PM Friday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna with...

Francis Xavier Jones

Francis Xavier Jones

August 17, 2008

FRANCIS XAVIER FRANK JONES age 83 of Rockvale died Sunday August 17, 2008. He was a native of Boston, Massachusetts he was the son of the late George T. Jones and Ellen Power Jones. Memorial Service will be 3:00PM Thursday at St. Rose Catholic Church with Rev. James Kallarackan, OFM. Burial will follow at a later date in Florida. He...

Frederic Robert Buckbee

Frederic Robert Buckbee

August 17, 2008

Fredrick Robert Buckbee, 69, of Chattanooga, TN, died Sunday, August 17 at Vanderbilt Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents Clifford Jeremiah and Ruth Stranahan Buckbee and his sister Marilyn Buckbee Spanagel. He is survived by his daughters Beth Murphy (Ryan) and Becky Cullum (Greg), his grandchildren Ryan, Cole and Becca Murphy and Corbin and Emily Cullum. He...

Richard Clyde Gillispie

Richard Clyde Gillispie

August 17, 2008

RICHARD CLYDE GILLISPIE, age 57, of Murfreesboro died Sunday, August 17, 2008. He was a native of Missouri and the son of the late Clyde Baxter and Rachel Emma Rhoades Gillispie. Memorial services will be 1:00 pm Thursday at Advent Lutheran Church with the Rev. Andrew Abraham and Rev. Edward W. Myers officiating. He is survived by his wife: Nancy...

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