Michael Eugene Ellis
June 7, 2023
Michael Eugene Ellis, age 68, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Michael was born on February 22nd, 1955, in Memphis, TN, to parents, Robert and Joyce Ellis.
Michael (Pops) was a musician for 1st Baptist Church Clarksville, he was an avid bass player and golfer, and he...
Brenda Kay Sawyer
June 7, 2023
Brenda Kay Sawyer, age 70, of Nashville, died Wednesday, June 7, 2023. She was a native of Dickson, TN, and was preceded in death by her parents, John Sawyer and Sue Pate, and niece Stacie Puckett.
Ms. Sawyer was a talented artist who loved to fish, cook and spend time with her many friends at Villa Maria....
Carol Hunter
June 5, 2023
Mrs. Carol Allegra Hunter, age 80, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Monday, June 5, 2023. She was born in Prairie du Chien, WI to the late Harry and Gertrude Miller Vanderdrink. Mrs. Hunter was a 1961 graduate of Judah High School. She enjoyed fishing with her father in Wisconsin and later on Percy Priest Lake. Mrs. Hunter was of...
Berry Ann Youree
June 4, 2023
Berry Ann Youree, age 83, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Laughlin Youree; parents, Edward and Eliza Moore; and sister, Brenda Jane Johnson.
She is survived by her daughters, Cynthia Gill and her husband James, Charlotte Peay and her husband Joey, Cheryl Yager and her husband Edward, Carla...
William Cunliffe
June 4, 2023
Mr. William "Bill" James Cunliffe, age 80, of Smyrna, TN passed away Sunday, June 4, 2023. He was born in Holyoke, MA to the late Ernest J. and Bertha Idell Deyo Cunliffe. Mr. Cunliffe proudly served his country in the United States Army for two years followed by four years in the Army Reserves. He then worked in for...
D. Madison “Matt” Riley
June 1, 2023
D. Madison "Matt" Riley, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 1, 2023. He was a native of Strawberry Plains, TN and attended Bethel Community Church in Murfreesboro.
Matt spent 30 years working at his alma mater, Middle Tennessee State University. He returned to Murfreesboro in 1993 to serve as a strength...
Charles Edward Millard
May 31, 2023
Charles Edward Millard, age 68, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas B. Millard, Sr and Dorothy Oliver Millard; son, Bryan Blair; and brother, Richard Wayne Millard.
He is survived by his wife, Brenda Millard; children, Jeff Fox and his wife Tina, Shawn Fox and his wife Shannon; five...
Don Owen Bedwell, Sr.
May 30, 2023
Don "Donnie" Owen Bedwell, Sr., age 70, of LaVergne, TN, passed away at his home in his sleep on Tuesday, May 30th, 2023. He was born on September 1st, 1952 in Springfield, TN, to his parents, Buford "Buck" and Alice Hyde-Bedwell.
Donnie retired from his 35-year career at Bellsouth. He was a jack of all trades and...
Scott Barrett
May 30, 2023
Scott Barrett, age 54, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away on Tuesday, May 30th, 2023. He was born on January 23rd, 1969, to parents Glendon and Wanda Barrett.
Scott was a member of Kingdom Ministry. He worked as a carpenter as his primary occupation. He loved fishing and football, two of his favorite teams were Alabama and the...
Porsha Collier
May 29, 2023
Porsha Collier, age 26, passed away Monday, May 29, 2023. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Ronald Collier; great grandparents, Arthur "Pop" and Mary "Big Mama" Swader, and Minnie Bell Brewer.
She is survived by her parents, Tae and Kathy Collier; sister, Latoya Tiller; grandparents, Steve and Penny Wallace, and Deloris Swader; uncles, Jeffrey Zettlemoyer...
Bette Ray Callow
May 29, 2023
Bette Ray Callow, 96, of Memphis, died Monday at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro. She was the daughter of the late Lemuel Ransom Ray and Mary Shacklett Ray, and the widow of Capt. William Cutting Callow. She is survived by sons John Callow of Murfreesboro, George Callow (Marsha) of Memphis; three grandchildren, Jessica Ramsey of North Charleston, SC, Laurel Mastin...
Priscilla Gayle Walker-Brewer
May 28, 2023
Priscilla Gayle Walker-Brewer, age 42 of Antioch died Sunday May 28, 2023. She was a native of Nashville and was a devoted mother.
Priscilla is survived by her children, Brandon Walker-Brewer, Mason Lane Brewer, Logan Carter Brewer, Presley Adelyn Walker-Brewer, William Dallas Brewer; parents, Danny and Patricia Gayle Walker; brothers, James Keith Walker and wife Robin Walker,...
Anna Mae Creasy
May 27, 2023
Anna Mae Creasy, age 74, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away at her home on May 27th, 2023, under the care of Amedisys Hospice. She was born in Dancyville, TN on October 6th, 1948, to parents David and Nancy Simpson, who precede her in death.
Anna was a faithful member of Miracle Baptist Church in LaVergne, TN. She...
Christine Goodman Mercer
May 27, 2023
Christine Goodman Mercer
Born April 7, 1935, in Hartford, KY.
Died May 27, 2023, in Murfreesboro, TN.
She is survived by her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, sisters, and many more family and friends. Her daughter Linda Bengtson, grandson Paul, great-grandchildren Hailey and Colin, and great-great grandchildren Theo, Kai, and Mason. Her son Gary...
Riyah Lane Watkins
May 26, 2023
Riyah Lane Watkins passed away peacefully at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville Friday, May 26, 2023. Baby Riyah "Bean" touched many lives and was loved by all who met her.
She is survived by her mother and father, Hannah Potts and Blake Watkins; her brother and sisters Lavonn and La'Veah Vines, Ophelia Vaughn; her grandparents, Amanda Potts,...
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
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
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.
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
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...
