Billy Gene Raymond, age 83 of LaVergne, TN, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023. A native of Pulaski, TN, he was the son of the late Doyce Robert and Violet Lavada Blade Raymond. Mr. Raymond was also preceded in death by his brothers, Leo, and Barney Raymond, and a sister, Frances Raymond. Mr. Raymond is…

Melvin Ray “Mel” Adams, Sr., age 83 of Readyville, TN, passed away June 15, 2023. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late George Washington Adams and Bessie Greer Akin Adams. Mel was also preceded in death by his wife Ladonna Woods Adams and a son, Melvin Ray Adams, Jr. Mel…

Roger Lawson, age 81 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2023. A native of Mariba, KY, he was the son of the late Reid and Irene Adkins Lawson. Roger is survived by his son, Wayne Lawson of Murfreesboro, TN; daughter, Laura Lawson Webb and her husband David of Baltimore, MD; sister, Juanita Patton,…

Mrs. Marjorie “Margie” Ann Travis, age 93, formerly of Smyrna, TN went to be with the Lord Wednesday, June 14, 2023. She was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County, TN and daughter of the late James Earl and Rebecca Coleman Hayes. Mrs. Travis was a 1948 graduate of Smyrna High School and 23-year employee of…

Mr. Kenneth “Kenny” Allan Stafford, age 70, of Smyrna, TN passed away peacefully Thursday, June 8, 2023 with his family by his side. He was born in Memphis, TN to the late William B. and Edna Mae Holland Stafford. Mr. Stafford was a retired salesman for Waste-Quip. He enjoyed playing golf when he could. Mr….

Charles Jackson “Jack” Statham, age 94 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2023. A native of Porterdale, GA, he was the son of the late Gilbert and Ruby Moss Statham. Mr. Statham was also preceded in death by his wife, Sallie Gray Harlow Statham who died February 9, 2023, this year. Mr. Statham…

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….

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…

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,…

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…