Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Marla Shelly
April 22, 2023
Mrs. Marla Jayne Shelly, age 65, of Smyrna, TN passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023. She was a native of Yorktown, IN and daughter to Paul and Betty Roberts Curry. Mrs. Shelly worked as an ICU nurse for 37 years before her retirement. A graduate of Harding University, nursing was all she ever wanted to do. She was...
James "Freddie" Todd
April 22, 2023
James "Freddie" Todd, age 83 of Murfreesboro died Saturday April 22, 2023. He was native of Rutherford County in the Porterfield Community. Mr. Todd was preceded in death by his wife Betty Ann Adams Todd; son, Michael Todd; parents, Leo Todd, and Katherine Elrod Todd; brother, Billy Howard Todd; twin sisters, Earline and Nadine Todd.
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Jerry Hampton Alexander
April 22, 2023
Jerry Hampton Alexander, age 75 of Murfreesboro died Saturday April 22, 2023. He was a native of Anderson SC and was preceded in death by his parents, Wade Alexander, Sudie Crocker Alexander, and special friend, Linda Fisher.
Mr. Alexander was a Christian and a veteran of the United States Army. He was a retired Truckdriver....
Braxton Lee Harrell
April 21, 2023
Braxton Lee Harrell, age 18 of Murfreesboro went to be with our Lord on Friday April 21, 2023. Braxton has courageously fought a battle of cancer for many years. He was preceded in death by his mother Jerri Anne McGuire Harrell who died in September of 2021, grandfather, Charles Levon Harrell.
Braxton is survived by...
Keith Wayne Bogle
April 21, 2023
Keith Wayne Bogle, age 59 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on April 21, 2023. A native of Rutherford County, he is preceded in death by his father, Logan Bogle, Jr.
Mr. Bogle is survived by his mother, Geneva Bogle; brother, Kevin Bogle and wife Kathy; nephews and niece, Joshua Bogle and wife Callie, Jason Bogle,...
Thomas Lemuel Ralls
April 21, 2023
Thomas Lemuel Ralls passed away too soon on April 21, 2023 at his home in Smyrna, TN. He was 35 years old, and was born on June 23, 1987. He is survived by his mother and father Tammy and Rusty Ralls, his sister Candace (Chad) Gandy, and his brother William (Nicole) Ralls. He is remembered by his Aunt Delana and...
Shirley Carter-Solamillo
April 20, 2023
Shirley Carter-Solamillo. Age 94, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023. A native of St. Petersburg, FL, she was the daughter of the late Pryor William and Sadie Meador Carter. Mrs. Carter-Solamillo was also preceded in death by her husband Stanley Solamillo, her sons, Stanley, Stephen, and Michael Craddock, brothers, James Carter, Paul Arnette Carter,...
Anita Beth Boling
April 20, 2023
Anita "Beth" Boling, age 72, passed away on April 20, 2023. A Nashville native, she lived her life with love in her heart and a kind word for everyone; the type to never have met a stranger. She began her career self-employed as a cosmetologist before transitioning into the financial sector, and after retirement working as a caregiver...
Glenna Slaton
April 20, 2023
Glenna "Sissy Faye" Slaton, age 79 of Smyrna died Thursday April 20, 2023. She was born in Nashville and lived all of her life in Smyrna. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Kelton Sellars, Sr., Roy Jackson, and Stella V. Carter Sellars; sister Lois Warrick and brother Melvin Sellars.
Mrs. Slaton was...
Dorothy Brooks
April 17, 2023
Dorothy J. Brooks, age 85 of Antioch died Monday April 17, 2023, at her home. She was a native of Ohio and lived most of her life in Ohio. Mrs. Brooks moved to Tennessee in 1998, was a member of Church Of The Holy Rosary in Nashville. She had worked many jobs and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother,...
Peggy King Barrett
April 17, 2023
Peggy King Barrett, age 84 of Smyrna died Monday April 17, 2023. She was native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by her husband Fletcher Barrett and parents, Roy King, Sr and Marie Ileene Ayers King; sister, Charlynne Garner.
She was a 1956 graduate of Smyrna High School. Mrs. Barrett was member of St. Luke...
Dwight Roberson
April 16, 2023
Colonel Roy "Dwight" Roberson, age 78, of Milton, TN passed away Sunday, April 16, 2023 at his home surrounded by loving family. Dwight retired from RJR and was an agent/auctioneer for Durham Realty & Auction. He devoted years of civic service to the Murfreesboro Jaycees; was a Tennessee Jaycees Colonel and Jaycees International (JCI) Senator; and charter member of...
Jerald Dewayne Deitz
April 16, 2023
Jerald DeWayne Deitz, age 86 passed away on April 16, 2023, at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Jerald was born on January 23, 1937, in Muskegon MI. Jerald was a businessman operating 895-Sign Company in Murfreesboro, TN for many years until his health caused him to retire.
Jerald was preceded in death by parents Walter & Catherine Deitz;...
William Poague
April 15, 2023
William O. "Billy" Poague, age 82 of Manchester died Saturday April 15, 2023. He was born in Manassas VA and was preceded in death by his parents, James W. Poague, and Mattie Geneva McInnish Poague; a brother, John Poague.
He was a Christian and a retired Auto Mechanic.
Mr. Poague is survived...
Mary Jane Tyree
April 15, 2023
Mary Jane Tyree, age 88 of Murfreesboro died Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Waters of Smyrna. She was a native of Rutherford County, Tennessee and a daughter of the late Jimmy Warrick and Bessie Bell Goins Warrick. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James W. Tyree; a son, James Tyree; a granddaughter, Tonya Wilkinson; and...
Christie Elaine Bush
April 15, 2023
Christie Elaine Bush, age 48, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away on Saturday, April 15th, 2023, at the inpatient unit of Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN. Christie was born on Thursday, February 20th, 1975, to parents Clarence and Patricia Bush in Jackson, TN.
Christie is survived by her mother, Patricia Bush; daughter, Kaylin Bush; sisters, Rhonda Gillihan and...
Robert "Bob" Nevar
April 15, 2023
Robert "Bob" Dale Nevar of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with Jesus on April 15th, 2023 at the age of 64. Bob was born on November 6, 1958 in Euclid, OH. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Susan Lilley Nevar, and his 3 children, Brent (Ashley) Nevar, Katie (Brian) Medrano, and Tyler Nevar. Bob is also...
James M. Ross, Jr.
April 14, 2023
James Matthew Ross, Jr. (Jim), age 95, of Columbus, OH passed peacefully to be with Jesus on Friday, April 14, 2023 at Riverside Methodist Hospital after a brief illness. A devout Christian of the Church of God denomination, Jim lived his life according to his faith. He was a gentle and kind-hearted man, always ready with a cheerful word...
Alan Bartlett "A. B." Adams
April 14, 2023
A dancer, mountain climber and avid skier, Alan Bartlett (A.B.) Adams, age 74, died on April 14, 2023, at AdamsPlace in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. A Middle-Tennessean turned Northwestern mountain man, A.B. was happiest outside, be it an alpine meadow or double black diamond ski slope, ideally with his children.
He was born in Murfreesboro to the late Dr....
Jon Gregory Houglum
April 13, 2023
Jon Gregory Houglum, age 69 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023. A native of Moorhead, MN, he was the son of the late Joe and Gladys Stende Houglum. Mr. Houglum was also preceded in death by his wife, Melany F . Houglum and a son, Jon Anthony Houglum.
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