Ronald “Tattoo” E. Amans, age 56 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed peacefully on July 22, 2021. A native of Pembroke, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Louis N. and Margaret E. Amans. He was preceded in death by his brother Bert Amans. Visitation for friends and family will be Monday, July 26, 2021, from…

Mr. Ned Claiborne Arbuckle, age 88, died Monday, July 19, 2021, in Murfreesboro. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ethel and Jasper Arbuckle; sisters Winona and Frances Arbuckle; and brothers Jasper Jr., William, Haskell, Forrest, Murry and Donald Arbuckle. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ann Jeanette Arbuckle, who he…

Sheila Kathleen Porterfield van Zelm, age 86 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away of congestive heart failure on July 19, 2021. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, to the late Gerald Norman Porterfield and Anna Boyd Porterfield. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Hugh van Zelm,…

LuAnn Reid, age 61, of Murfreesboro, TN, formerly of Quincy, IL passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2021, following a long illness. She was born in Mattoon, Illinois to Gene and Carol Reid. She graduated from Urbana High School in 1977. Lu was a health care provider for over forty years. She studied mortuary science…

Dr. Norris Lynn Newton, Sr., age 90 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on July 13, 2021. He was born in Ada, OK to the late William “Dick” Newton and Laura Cozort Newton. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Rosa Mae Ihle Newton; and son, Norris Lynn Newton, Jr.,…

Mrs. Joyce McCracken Denson Eisenmann, age 92, of Murfreesboro, TN died Friday, July 16, 2021 in Spring Hill, TN. A native of Giles County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Luther Harris and Bernadine Thesing McCracken. Mrs. Eisenmann was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and retired from Middle Tennessee…

Mrs. Mildred Martin Hazlewood, age 93, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with the Lord Monday, July 12, 2021. She was born in Nashville, TN to the late Charles T. and Nelle Dowell Martin. Mrs. Hazlewood was a 1946 graduate of East High School in Nashville and attended the University of Tennessee. She was an…

Jane Faye Johnson Hill, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the Woodrow Jasper Johnson and Mary Estelle Adcock Johnson Delbridge. Mrs. Hill was also preceded in death by a son, Kimmy Lynn Carpenter and a grandson, Michael Shane Carpenter. Mrs. Hill is…

Gary Ray Hutson, age 71 of Nashville, TN passed away on June 28, 2021. He was born in Huntsville, TN to the late Alex and Geneva Duncan Hutson. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sisters, Mary Hutson, Flora Cooper, and Netty Garrett; and a nephew, Brian Garrett. He is…

John Franklin Brown of Murfreesboro, TN passed away July 3, 2021, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was 71 years old. “Papa JB,” as he was known to many, was a loving and devoted husband, father, brother, and friend. Born November 3, 1949, in Independence, MO, John graduated from Truman High School in 1968…