Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Roy Henderson
May 4, 2024
Roy Dale Henderson, age 77, of Leesburg, Florida passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2024.
Born in Springfield, TN on January 13, 1947. He was married to Julie Geary Henderson on May 14, 2007, and retired from Ingram Content after 15+ yrs.
He "LOVED" Fishing, dabbled in some golf, enjoyed watching a wide array of...
Thomas Henry Tucker, Jr.
May 3, 2024
Thomas Henry Tucker, Jr., age 81 of Smyrna died Friday May 3, 2024, at his home. He was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Henry Tucker, Sr., and Sara Fly Tucker; son, Doris Wade Tucker; sister, Sadie Baskin. Mr. Tucker attended LifePoint Church in Smyrna and retired from the City of...
Patricia Clayton Garner
May 2, 2024
Patricia Clayton Garner, age 76 of Murfreesboro died Thursday May 2, 2024. She was a native of Birmingham, AL and preceded by Lloyd Clayton and Helen Marsh Clayton and her fiancé Russell William Lee.
Pat Garner was a Christian and a devoted mother and had worked as a medical technologist. She is loved and respected by many. Â ...
Lillie "Bunny" Wall
May 1, 2024
Lillie "Bunny" Morton Wall, age 81, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Edgar and Beatrice Moody Morton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Eunice Wall; brothers, Edgar "Hopper" Morton, Nelson Morton, Spain Morton, Gene "Bud" Morton, and Readie Morton; sisters, Virginia Morton Hill, Sara Morton, and Mary Ann...
Debra Ann Lamberth
May 1, 2024
Debra Ann Lamberth, age 69 of Smyrna died Wednesday May 1, 2024. She was a born in Nashville, TN and was preceded in death by her parents, Harry Russell Campbell, Sr, and Gladys Jenkins Campbell, and a brother, Ronald Campbell, and husband Buck Lamberth.
Mrs. Lamberth was a member of Unity Freewill Baptist Church. She was the...
Irene Cutler
May 1, 2024
Mrs. Irene Baynok Cutler, age 94, formerly of St. Joseph, MI passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in her sleep in Murfreesboro, TN. She was born on January 14, 1930 in Clairton, PA to the late Joseph and Maria Hustak Baynok, immigrants from Slovakia. Mrs. Cutler met the love of her life, Dr. Warren Gale Cutler, following his service...
Gary Howard Canter
May 1, 2024
Gary Howard Canter, age 67, of Murfreesboro TN, was found in his home May 1st, 2024, having passed away from natural causes. Mr. Canter was the son of Nancy Joyce Carr Canter and the late William "Bill" Lee Canter. He is survived by daughter, Leslie Renee Canter Trussell (Benjamin) of Murfreesboro, TN; brother, William H. Canter (Beth) of Brandon,...
Sean Derrick Perkins
April 30, 2024
Sean passed from us April 30, at 57 years old. Leaving behind to forever mourn his loss are his Mother, Chris Perkins, Beverly Gardner and his beloved pal, Zack. No words can express the loss we feel. Sean was a Magna cum laude graduate of MTSU, the founder and owner of True Clean Office Cleaning. He was a black...
Wendy Howell
April 30, 2024
Wendy Darlene Howell, 54, passed away at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro on April 30, 2024 after an extended illness.
Ms. Howell earned degrees from Motlow, Tennessee Tech, and MTSU and was a devoted teacher at Bel-Aire Elementary school in Tullahoma since 2008. In 2013, she was named Bel-Aire Teacher of the Year, Tullahoma City Schools District Teacher...
Joyce Robinson Ward
April 29, 2024
Joyce Robinson Ward, age 73, passed away Monday, April 29, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Dave and Lucy Young Robinson. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, J.D. Robinson and Durward Robinson.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Darrell Ward; daughter, Kristin Carter and husband Dustin; grandchildren, Mason, Lucy,...
Leslie Kostick Harrah
April 29, 2024
Leslie Kostick Harrah, 66, of Washington, PA, and La Vergne, TN, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2024, in her home in Tennessee after a courageous two-plus-year battle with cancer. She was born on June 15, 1957, in Washington, the daughter of the late Francis and Dolores Kostick. Leslie graduated from Trinity High School and from Salem College in...
Karen Harris
April 27, 2024
Karen Harris, age 70, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Harris; mother, Bobbie Richards; and cousin, Jimmy Ray.
She is survived by her children, Brian Harris, Tommi Vowell (Clinton), and Shanon Holt (April); grandchildren, Kody Vowell, Kasey Vowell (Josh), and Javon Wright (Ashley); great grandchildren, Trevor, Faith, Paisley,...
Douglas Doyle Golightly
April 27, 2024
Douglas Doyle Golightly, age 81 of Murfreesboro died Saturday April 27, 2024. He was a native of Greenville South Carolina and was preceded in death by his wife Lula Mai Wrather Golightly, and parents, Home Golightly and  Myrtle Whilden Barbrey.
Mr. Golightly was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was retired from vendor sales....
Iris Lugo Ruberte
April 27, 2024
Iris Maria Lugo Ruberte, age 72 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024. A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Aurelio Lugo and Rosa Julia Ruberte Rivera.
Iris is survived by her husband, Jose Antonio Canela; daughters, Rosaidalia Feliciano and her husband Roberto of LaVergne, TN, Ivelisse Lugo of...
Rebecca Ready
April 26, 2024
Rebecca Jeannine Ready, age 84, 0f Murfreesboro, TN passed away Thursday,  April 25, 2024. She was born in Seguin, TX to the late Auburn  and Mary Cleveland Sells. Mrs. Ready was a 1957 graduate of Seguin High  School.  She worked briefly at the Air Force base where her husband was stationed, but most of her time was spent as...
Gary Allen Carlton
April 26, 2024
Mr. Gary Allen Carlton, age 71, of Eagleville, TN passed away peacefully on Friday, April 26, 2024 surrounded by family.
Gary was born in San Antonio, TX to Marvin and Helen Keng Carlton on January 23, 1953, grew up in Texas and North Mississippi, then graduated from Southwestern Assemblies of God University in 1976. He loved music...
Harriett Griggs
April 24, 2024
Mrs. Harriett Elaine Griggs, age 77, of Nashville, TN passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024. She was born in Nashville to the late George and Eleanor Little Perkins. Mrs. Griggs was a graduate of Antioch High School. She retired from Martha C. Child Law Office as a legal secretary. Mrs. Griggs grew up going to McKendree United Methodist Church...
Tony Lee Travis
April 24, 2024
Tony Lee Travis, age 86 of Smyrna, Tennessee passed away peacefully at Alive Hospice, Murfreesboro with his family by his side. He was a native of Antioch, Tennessee and was a son of the late Wilmer Travis and Mary Shipp Travis. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Cheryl Travis; and brothers,...
Marie Gannon
April 24, 2024
Mrs. Marie Lovvorn Gannon, age 87, formerly of Murfreesboro, TN passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at her home in Crossville, TN with her family by her side. She was born in the Christiana community of Rutherford County, TN to the late Coston Clay and Geneva Mai Rowland Lovvorn. Mrs. Gannon worked as a secretary in several different...
Donna Ruth Webster Officer Childress
April 24, 2024
Donna Ruth Webster Officer Childress, age 79 of La Vergne, TN died Wednesday April 24, 2024. She was a native of Sparta TN and was preceded in death John Childress, and parents, Herbert Webster and Gladys Green Webster, a brother, Charles Thomas Webster
Mrs. Childress was a 1962 graduate of White County High School and had worked...
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