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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Chris Houk
February 14, 2024
Christopher "Chris" Houk, age 56, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2024. He was preceded in death by his mother, Joyce Houk and brother, Steve Houk.
He is survived by his wife, Laura Houk; children, Austin Houk (Selena), Emily Houk (Marquel Moore), Michaela Woody (Andrew), Samantha Gambill (Dylan), Tori Johnson, and Ethan Shaffer; grandchildren, Stryder Gambill, MaddaLynn Houk,...
James Edward Manson James, Jr.
February 13, 2024
James Edward Manson James, Jr., age 70 of Bell Buckle, Tennessee died Tuesday, February 13, 2024. He was a native of Rutherford County, Tennessee and a son of the late James Edward Manson James, Sr. and Marcy Rider James.
Survivors include his siblings, Bill James and wife Donna of Bartlett, TN, Lucy Ellis of Bartlett, TN, and...
Eddie Clark
February 13, 2024
Mr. Edward "Eddie" Reed Clark, age 81, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2024. He was a lifelong resident of Murfreesboro and a son of the late Robert and Arnetta Gunter Clark. Mr. Clark was a 1960 graduate of Central High School and attended Middle Tennessee State University. He proudly served his country in the United States...
Maude Martin
February 12, 2024
Maude Lee Martin, age 80 of LaVergne, Tennessee died Monday, February 12, 2024, at StoneCrest Medical Center. She was a native of Exmore, Virginia and was a daughter of the late Paul R. Spady and Mary Frances Davis. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, Kevin Martin and a great granddaughter, Desire....
Raymond Lee "Ray" Taber
February 11, 2024
Raymond Lee "Ray" Taber, age 89 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024. A native of Omaha, NE, he was the son of the late Carl and Josephine Coolidge Taber. Mr. Taber was also preceded in death by a son, Michael Joseph Taber, siblings, Donna Wassom, Carole Smith, Kathy Lyon, Josephine Smith, and Don Morgan.
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Tim Johnson
February 10, 2024
Mr. James Timothy "Tim" Johnson, Jr., age 53, of Smyrna, TN passed away Saturday, February 10, 2024. He was born in Shelby County, TN to James Timothy Johnson, Sr. and Rikki Vannucci Johnson. Tim was a 1988 graduate of LaVergne High School. He owned Southwest Properties and worked in partnership with M&T Development.
Tim is survived by...
Judy Elaine Wittwer Medders
February 10, 2024
Judy Elaine Wittwer Medders, age 80 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2024. A native of Falls City, NE, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Opal Ball Wittwer. Mrs. Medders was also preceded in death by her husband, Willie Edsel "Ed" Medders; a son, David Eugene Medders; a daughter, Vicki Brasher; brothers, Don, Joseph,...
Larry Eugene Ward
February 10, 2024
Larry Eugene Ward, age 83 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away peacefully
on February 10, 2024. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Annette Surline Ward. He was the devoted father of Irene Ward Yates (Eric, deceased), Diane Ward (Mathew Adams) and Kelly Ann Lacey (Ronald), amazing grandfather of Gunnar Ward Lacey (Jessica), Christopher Eric Yates,...
Florence Patricia Hicks Swanson
February 8, 2024
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Florence Patricia (Hicks) Swanson, 84, passed peacefully at home, to her new home with her heavenly Father, relatives, and friends on February 8, 2024, while surrounded by family. Flo was born in St. Petersburg, Florida to Stanley and Elizabeth Hicks, on October 9, 1939, and was the second child: Barbara, Florence,...
Randall Glen Smith
February 7, 2024
Randall Glen Smith, age 68 of Mulberry, TN, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2024. A native of Moore County, TN, he was the son of the late Claudie Glen and Roberta Faye McCoy Smith.
Randall is survived by his daughter, Rachel Kemp and her husband Dusty of Chattanooga, TN; sons, Tyler Smith, and his wife Katie of...
Lynda Mccullough
February 7, 2024
Lynda Gray Maughan McCullough, age 83 of Kenner, Louisiana, formerly of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Thursday, February 7, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Dr. Frank Bradshaw Maughan and Olyne Elizabeth Gray Maughan. Mrs. McCullough was also preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Martin Allen McCullough, Sr.
She is survived by a son, Martin McCullough,...
Audrey Ann Snyder
February 6, 2024
Audrey Ann Snyder, age 70 of Lascassas died Tuesday Febuary 6, 2024. She was a native of Wilson County and was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Henry C. Snyder, Jr.; her father, Aubrey Davenport;  mother, Mammie McPeack Davenport Bowman; stepfather, Bob Bowman; brothers, Bobby Davenport, and  Perry Davenport;  sister, Linda Sue Davenport Heath; great-grandchild,  Everly...
Teddy "Ted" Sadler
February 4, 2024
Teddy Lynn "Ted" Sadler, age 67 of Murfreesboro died Sunday February 4, 2024. He was a native of Cannon County and was preceded in death by his father, William Doyle Sadler.
Mr. Sadler was the owner and operator of Sadler Brothers Plumbing Inc. and attended World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro.
Ted graduated from Smyrna High...
Patricia "Patsy" Dianne Morton
February 3, 2024
Mrs. Patricia "Patsy" Dianne Morton, age 80, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed away peacefully in her home from an extended illness on Saturday, February 3, 2024.
Patsy is preceded in death by her parents, Woodrow and Berma Best. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Jack Morton; daughters, Molly (Mike) Patrykus and Beth (John) Christian; and...
Dylan Patrick Wilson
February 3, 2024
Dylan Patrick Wilson, age 25 of Smyrna died Saturday February 3, 2024. He was a lifelong resident of Rutherford Co. Â Dylan was a graduate of Smyrna High School and was working for Smyrna Ready Mix.
He is survived by his mother, Christina "Cricket" Ezell and step father, Spencer, father, ;Joey Wilson and step mother, Â Wendy Pendleton Wilson;...
Helene Colvin
February 3, 2024
Helene Poulan Colvin passed away February 3, 2024. She was born in Shreveport, LA, the daughter of the late Capt. Rush & Retta Dugas Poulan. Helene graduated from Fair Park High School in Shreveport, earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Louisiana Tech in Ruston, LA and attended graduate school at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA.
...Mike Warner
February 1, 2024
Mike Warner, age 72 of Smyrna, Tennessee died Thursday, February 1, 2024, at StoneCrest Medical Center. He was a native of Nashville and a son of the late Ronald Coleman Warner and Sara Jean Boyd Warner. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Gloria Wilson and a brother, Dexter Warner.
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Cheryl Houston
February 1, 2024
Mrs. Cheryl Ann Peterson Houston, age 70, formerly of Naperville, IL passed away Thursday, February 1, 2024. She was born in Duluth, MN to the late Robert L. Peterson, Sr. and Becky Turley Peterson. Mrs. Houston worked in logistics for several companies including John Deere and BP/Amoco before retiring from Ecolab. She attended The Bridge Church in Spring Hill,...
Patricia Dean Armstrong
January 31, 2024
Patricia Dean Howland Armstrong of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at Adams Place. Dean was a lifelong Rutherford County resident and was a daughter of the late Howard Clinton Howland and Mattie Belle Bivins Howland. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Lee Edmond Armstrong; siblings, Kenneth...
Harry Hendricks
January 31, 2024
Mr. Harry Fred Hendricks, age 83, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. He was born in Wyandotte, MI to the late Harry C. and Mildred Foster Hendricks. Mr. Hendricks proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He then earned his associate degree from Detroit Institute of Technology....
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