Dr. O. Tom Johns, Jr., an orthopedic surgeon whose admiration for athletes was shown through the great care and attention he gave as team doctor for Middle Tennessee State University and Rutherford County Schools, died Sunday after an extended illness. He was 72. A native of Murfreesboro, Dr. Johns was a fixture on the sidelines…
William Russell “Rusty” Lewis, dedicated husband and father, left this earth March 30, 2019 to meet his Savior and loved ones who had gone before him. Funeral services will be 11:00am Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Bro. Charlie Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 3:00 until 7:00pm…
Elizabeth Jean “Betty” Johnston, age 80 of Murfreesboro died Friday March 29, 2019. She was a native of Louisville, KY. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Earl Johnston, and by her parents, Willis Burton Egerton, and Sarah Gertrude Johnson Egerton. Mrs. Johnston was a member of Methodist Church and a retired Legal…
Alberta Baltimore Gannon, age 94 of Smyrna died March 30, 2019. She was a native of Rutherford Co. and was preceded in death by her husband Bill Gannon; parents, James P. Baltimore and Ethel Brandon Baltimore; son-in-law, Dave Rader, and was last surviving of 16 children. Mrs. Gannon was a member of Highland Heights Church…
Willie D. “Bill” Reed, age 78 of LaVergne, TN died Friday March 29, 2019. He was born August 25, 1940 in Hardin County, TN and was preceded in death by his parents, R.D. Reed and Verlie Humphrey Reed, two wives, Linda Kay Warrington Reed and Luella Jane Lowe Reed, brother James Anthony Reed. Mr. Reed…
Rae Brittain Mitchell, age 85 of Smyrna, TN passed away on Friday, March 29th, 2019. She was born in Hickory, NC to the late Arthur and Luevadei Lail Brittain. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Joe Mitchell, and siblings, Elmer, Carl, James, Dale, Fannie, and Barbara….
Betty Ruth Light Walker, age 88 of Mt. Juliet, TN, passed away Wednesday March 27, 2019. A native of Gracey, KY, she was the daughter of the late Forest Lee and Ollie Jane Wyatt Light. Mrs. Walker was also preceded in death by her husband, Owen Clark Walker, and sons, David Clark Walker, Sr., and…
Dr. Jack E. Forrest, age 81, of Murfreesboro, died Monday, March 25, 2019 from injuries received in a house fire. He was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, a son of the late Euel Floyd Forrest and Mildred Rebecca Valentine Forrest. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Phil Forrest,…
Doris Dunaway Walton, age 85, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Mack and Audrey Yost Dunaway. Mrs. Walton was also preceded in death by her husband, Edward Frank Walton who died in 1998, brothers, Buford, Bill, and Jesse Dunaway, sisters,…
Mr. Frankie Lynn Smotherman, Sr., age 57, of Smyrna, TN passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019. He was born in Nashville, TN to Vernon Lee and Nancy Hendrix Smotherman. Mr. Smotherman was a 1980 graduate of Smyrna High School and was a self-employed handyman. He was gruff, rough, and had a heart full of fluff….