Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Edith Mummel
April 10, 2023
Edith Mummel, age 85 of LaVergne, TN died Monday, April 10, 2023, at her home with her family at her side. She was a native of Murfreesboro and she was a daughter of the late Ernest Edward Yearwood and Nellie Ruth Wilson Yearwood. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond E. Mummel and siblings, Virginia Webb, Ernest...
Patricia Atkins
April 9, 2023
Patricia "Pat" Young Atkins, age 72 residing in Murfreesboro, TN passed away on April 9, 2023. Born in Martinsville, VA to the late Conrad Simmons Young and Edith Elizabeth Seay Young. Ms. Atkins is survived by her beloved daughter, Penny Coates and her husband Steve; her sisters and brother-in law's Judy & Dudley Hauser, and Cindy & Lane Hall;...
Roselyn Sorto Alfaro
April 8, 2023
Roselyn Esmeralda Sorto Alfaro, age 17 of Smyrna, died as a result of injuries from an automobile accident. She was born in Nashville and was a senior at Stewart's Creek High School and would have graduated with her classmates in May.
Survivors include her parents, Juan and Celina Sorto of Smyrna; brothers, Juan Carlos Sorto, Jr. and...
Paul Brescia
April 8, 2023
Paul D. Brescia, age 65 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on April 8, 2023. He was born in Heidelberg, Germany to the late Jack and Virginia Brescia. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Mike Brescia and his wife, Keena.
Mr. Brescia is survived by his wife, Patti Brescia; daughter, Amber...
Bounkham Sivilay
April 8, 2023
Bounkham Sivilay, age 80 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Saturday, April 8, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Sivilay was born August 9, 1942, in Champasak, Laos and was preceded in death by his parents, Saly and Phangphanh Sivilay.
He is survived by his wife of over 60 years, Somnuk Sivilay; their children, Bounsavath Sivilay,...
Matthew Scott Anderson
April 7, 2023
Matthew "Scott" Anderson, Age 43, of Smyrna, TN passed away at his home on April 7th, 2023, surrounded by his family. Scott was born on April 12th, 1979, in Nashville, TN, to parents Kenneth "Wayne" and Randee Anderson.
Scott was a member of Eagles Scouts. He attended and was a deacon at Smyrna Church of Christ. He...
Susan Kay Edmunds Lewis
April 7, 2023
Susan Kay Edmunds Lewis, age 73, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on Friday, April 7th, 2023, at The Rutherford Memory Care, under the care of Alive Hospice. Susan was born on August 21st, 1949 in Appleton, Wisconsin. She spent her young years in Sylacauga, AL with her parents, Owen and Eunice Edmunds. After graduating from Birmingham Southern College, she became...
Thomas Allen Jones
April 7, 2023
Thomas Allen Jones, age 72 of Smyrna died Friday April 7, 2023. He was a native of Nashville and was preceded in death by his parents, Buster Jones and Mary Elizabeth Tawater Jones; brother, Michael Edwin Jones Kenneth Wayne Jones Sr.
Mr. Jones was retired Truckdriver and enjoyed life.
He is survived by his niece;...
Dawn Farrar
April 6, 2023
Dawn Lee Farrar, age 54 of Murfreesboro, formerly of Hatley, MS, died Thursday, April 6, 2023. She was a native of Amory, MS, and was preceded in death by her father Dayton Lynn Farrar; grandparents, Dayton and Christine Farrar, Clyde and Claude Pearson.
Dawn attended Mississippi State University with a major in English. She was working for...
Thomas Butera
April 6, 2023
On April 6th, 2023, Tom was welcomed into heaven by Jesus. There is no doubt he was escorted home by his brothers Aaron Carter and Johnny Butera who have watched faithfully over him. Also there to welcome him and hug away his pain was Grandma and Grandpa Nancy and Bill Weese and Grandpa Tom Jones.
Tom was...
Nina Lowe Dabney
April 6, 2023
Nina Lowe Dabney, age 72, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Neri "Tad" Lowe and Sara Steagall Lowe.
She is survived by her daughters, Sally Swoape, Jeniver Boyer and her husband Michel; five grandchildren; brother, Dana Lowe; and many other family and friends.
Nina obtained an associate degree...
Rheta Glenn Lester Engle
April 5, 2023
Rheta Glenn Lester Engle, age 74 of Mt. Juliet, TN passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023. A native of Booneville, MS, she was the daughter of the late Hubert Glenn and Gertie Faye Martin Lester. Mrs. Engle was also preceded in death by her husband James Robert Engle, Sr.
Mrs. Engle is survived by...
Juanita Tucker
April 4, 2023
Juanita "Nita" Audrey Price Tucker, 87, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, transitioned into Heaven April 4, 2023, at NHC Murfreesboro.
A native of Nashville, she was the daughter of the late Nellie and Hugh O. Price Sr. She is preceded in death by her husband, Gurney E. Tucker. Mrs. Tucker is survived by her devoted daughter, Nancy Kelley Tucker...
Billy Raymond Goodwin
April 3, 2023
Billy Raymond Goodwin , Born July 14, 1935, in Charlotte NC, was adopted by Elmer and Louise Goodwin. Died on April 3, 2023, at Harmony at Victory Station at the age of 87.
Billy was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Louise Goodwin, his loving wife of 50 years, Keiko Goodwin, and his...
Dr. Fenton Payne Hardison
April 3, 2023
Fenton Payne Hardison, 86 of Murfreesboro, passed away on April 3, 2023, from a brief illness. Â He was predeceased by his wife, Evelyn Jones Hardison; father, William David Hardison Sr; mother, Fannie Allen Liggett Hardison; older brothers, William David Hardison, and Richard Allen Hardison. Â He leaves behind a daughter, Mary Katherine Hardison Trapnell (Drew) of Nashville, and a son,...
Royce Dale Johnson
April 3, 2023
Royce Dale Johnson, age 76 of Murfreesboro died Monday April 3, 2023. He was a native of Sparta, TN and was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Bessie Johnson.
Mr. Johnson was a member of North Boulevard Church of Christ and was retired from State Farm in Murfreesboro. He was a veteran of the United...
Randall Scott Kaufman
April 2, 2023
Randall Scott Kaufman, age 73, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, William "Bill" and Helen Jeannette Kaufman; and grandson, Tyler Shears.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Jane Kaufman; children, Wayne Shears of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Scott Kaufman and his wife Casey, Mark Kaufman, David Kaufman;...
Judy Cross
April 1, 2023
Judy Cross, age 76 of Antioch, Tennessee passed from this life Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro. She was a native of Nashville and a daughter of the late Samuel Paul Gannon and Alma Barfield Gannon. She was preceded in death by a son, Jeremy Cross; and two brothers, Douglas Jones, and Billy Gannon.
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Dulan Gail Willis
April 1, 2023
Dulan Gail Willis, age 78 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed away on April 1, 2023. He was born on the family farm in Willisville, Tennessee on August 8, 1944, to the late Robert "Mutt" Willis and Edith O'Guin Willis. He was the baby of the family, and upon the early death of his father, his siblings pulled together to help...
Bess Allen Paschal Finley
April 1, 2023
Bessie Allen "Bess" Paschal Finley, age 92 of Readyville, TN, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023. A native of Milton, TN, she was the daughter of the late Vance and Maggie Lela McKnight Paschal. Mrs. Finley was also preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth M. "Mack" Finley, an infant daughter and a son, Sam Paschal Finley, and...
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