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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Kay Buttram Penny

Kay Buttram Penny

May 25, 2023

Wales Kay Buttram Penny, age 93, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2023. She was born in Piedmont, Alabama on November 20, 1929, to Horace and Dessa Buttram. Kay graduated from Piedmont High School in 1946 and graduated from Alabama College for Women (Montevallo) in 1950. She married Guy D. Penny in 1950. She taught school for four years and...

Tina Tenpenny

Tina Tenpenny

May 24, 2023

Tina Tenpenny of LaVergne, TN age 60 passed on May 24th. She is survived by her son Austin Lewis, daughter Kelly Lewis, 5 grandchildren; Lathan Hall, Kalynn and Lucy Graham, Isadora Hayes, and Anna Lewis.

She is preceded by her mother Dorothy Hawkins, her father Ed Tenpenny, and her brother Michael Tenpenny. Tina loved to spend time...

Tina Grimes-Denton

Tina Grimes-Denton

May 24, 2023

Mrs. Tina Louise Grimes-Denton, age 57, of Ft. Myers, FL passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2023. She was born in Nashville, TN to Clifford B. Crowder, Jr. and Betty Dean Graham. Tina loved the beach so much she packed up her life and moved from Tennessee to Ft. Myers. She loved God and became an ordained minister. Tina had...

Rodney Dale White, Sr.

Rodney Dale White, Sr.

May 24, 2023

Rodney Dale White, Sr., age 74 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2023. A native of Matoaka, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Ralph Glenn and Rosa Lee Sudar White. Rodney was also preceded in death by a sister, Betty McDaniels.

Rodney is survived by his wife of 18 years, Sandra Petersen...

Ruth Hickey

Ruth Hickey

May 23, 2023

Ruth T. Hickey of Murfreesboro, passed peacefully at NHC in Murfreesboro, TN, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at the age of 97. Born and raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn and the Bronx, NY, Ruth and Walter, her husband of 48 years, settled in Uniondale, Long Island, where they put down deep roots and raised a family of four (plus one...

Loretta Frantz

Loretta Frantz

May 23, 2023

Miss Loretta Blake Frantz, infant, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023. She was born in Murfreesboro, TN and is the daughter of Ray and Emma Frantz. Her family attends New Vision Baptist Church.

Miss Loretta is survived by her parents, Ray and Emma Frantz; brother, Jaxson Frantz; grandparents, Matt and Joy Frantz, Shannon Cawthon, and Jeff Arms;...

Shirley Aspley

Shirley Aspley

May 23, 2023

Shirley Aspley, age 83 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on May 23, 2023. She was born in Rutherford County to the late Clarence and Flossie Prater. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her daughter, Joyce Elaine Barnes; and siblings, Ruth McGill, Wade Prater, Frank Prater, Ruby Crosslin, Howard Prater, James Prater, and Gary Prater....

Keven Mccord

Keven Mccord

May 22, 2023

Keven McCord, age 57 of Lascassas, TN passed away on May 22, 2023. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 26, 2023 at 4:00 PM at Northside Baptist Church.

Larry Earl Morgan

Larry Earl Morgan

May 19, 2023

Larry Earl Morgan passed away May 19 at the age of 85. He is preceded in death by his wife, Betty Morgan, and son, Roger Morgan. He is survived by his daughters, Heidi Morgan and Cindy Twiss; brother and sister-in-law, Don and Laura Morgan; and friends, Mary and John Leinard. Mr. Morgan was an Air Force veteran and a...

Bobby Hall Todd

Bobby Hall Todd

May 19, 2023

Bobby Hall Todd, age 85, passed away on Friday, May 19th, 2023, under the care of his grandaughter Sierra Alcorn and Family with Alive Hospice Home Healthcare Team. He was born on March 16th, 1938, to parents Paul and Floye Todd in Murfreesboro, TN.

Bobby worked as a welder for General Electric for more than 30 years....

Charles Lynwood Mann, Jr

Charles Lynwood Mann, Jr

May 19, 2023

Charles Lynwood Mann, Jr., age 82, passed away Friday, May 19, 2023. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Mann; parents, Lurlyne and Charles Mann, Sr.; sister, Nancy Banks Mann Bridges.

He is survived by his son, Charles Mann, III and his wife Karissa; granddaughter, Mary Mann; niece, Nancy Banks Yoak; nephew, Claude Cameron Dinkins,...

Joshua Mitchell

Joshua Mitchell

May 19, 2023

Mr. Richard Joshua Mitchell, age 35, of Clarksville, TN passed away Friday, May 19, 2023. He was born in Nashville, TN to Jay and Lisa Miller Mitchell. Joshua was an excellent pool installer. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and working on cars and motorcycles.

Joshua is survived by his father, Jay Mitchell and his wife Tina; son,...

Jacob Erin Marsh

Jacob Erin Marsh

May 17, 2023

Jacob Erin Marsh, age 16, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Stephen Marsh.

He is survived by his parents, Joanne and Steve Marsh; brother, Lane Marsh; grandparents, Nona and Erin Poole, Bunny Marsh; aunt, Leanne "Peanut" Poole; uncles, Mike Sealy, Billy Marsh, Shawn Marsh, and Chris Nightingale; cousins; several...

Austin Ray Kearns

Austin Ray Kearns

May 16, 2023

Austin Kearns, age 30, of Smyrna, TN, passed away on May 16 th , 2023. He was born in Snellville, Georgia and was raised in Ellijay, GA. He moved to Nashville where he worked various jobs leading him into the welding and heavy machinery industry. Austin worked with Project 615 ministry. He was a lead man...

Teresa Caudill

Teresa Caudill

May 16, 2023

Teresa Willhite Caudill, age 64 of LaVergne, TN passed away on May 16, 2023. A native of Greenville, MS, she is preceded in death by her husband, Kennith H. Caudill; father, Alfred D. Willhite; grandparents, Floyd and Margaret Pearson; and nephew, Christopher Dohoney.

She is survived by her children, Samantha Lynn Caudill and Kennith Alex...

Georgia Ann Buckner

Georgia Ann Buckner

May 15, 2023

Georgia Ann Buckner entered Heaven on May 15, 2023, at her home. To us, she was without question the toughest, most generous, considerate, and beautiful woman, wife, and mother to ever walk the earth.

She was preceded in death by her husband Carl Buckner, parents Frank and...

Jerriah John Steidinger

Jerriah John Steidinger

May 14, 2023

Jerriah John Steidinger, age 33 of Murfreesboro died Sunday May 14, 2023. He was born in Ford Co. IL and was a graduate of Smyrna High School. He had attended Tennessee Tech and was Parts Manager for Ford of Murfreesboro.

Jerriah is survived by his wife, Stephanie Steidinger; parents, John and Pamela Steidinger; brother, Justin...

Becky Harrell

Becky Harrell

May 14, 2023

Becky Harrell, age 83 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Sunday, May 14, 2023, at her home with her family at her side. She was a native of Rutherford County, Tennessee and a daughter of the late Avery "Buck" Bell and Ruth Taylor Bell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Claiborne "Buddy" Harrell, and...

Martha Ellen Egli

Martha Ellen Egli

May 14, 2023

Martha Ellen Egli, age 75 of Smyrna died Sunday May 14, 2023. She was a native of Mississippi and was preceded in death by her son, Donnie Jackson; great-grandchild, Kylie Rush; parents, Otis Alton Jackson and Willie Lou Mason Jackson; brothers, Lonnie and Joe Jackson.

Mrs. Egli retired from Professional One Construction Company.

Levoynne Foxworthy

Levoynne Foxworthy

May 13, 2023

Mrs. Levoynne Avo Foxworthy, age 72, of Smyrna, TN passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023. She was born in Hoopeston, IL. Mrs. Foxworthy worked as an R.N. and was of the Baptist Faith. She loved to travel having been on cruises to most places in the Caribbean and Alaska. She also enjoyed going to Las Vegas to play...

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