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Obituaries
Murfressboro & Shelbyville, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Murfreesboro, Shelbyville along with Rutherford and Bedford County in TN.
Vincent Roderick “Burt” Johnson
September 14, 1962 – October 19, 2023
Services
Friday, October 27, 2023
Public Viewing: 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Held at
Nelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro
448 East Burton Street
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Saturday, October 28, 2023
Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.
Funeral Service: 12:00 Noon
Held at
Nelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro
448 East Burton Street
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Interment
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Daniel Allen “Dukake” Akins, Jr.
March 6, 1983 – September 30, 2023
Services
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Public Viewing: 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Held at
Nelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro
448 East Burton Street
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Sunday, October 8, 2023
Family Visitation: 12:00 Noon
Funeral Service: 1:00 P.M.
Held at
Silver Springs M.B. Church
129 Mill Lane
Smyrna, Tennessee
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Interment
Johnson Road...
Sara Jane Marable
January 8, 1962 – October 1, 2023
Service
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Family Visitation: 10:00 A.M.
Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M.
Held at
Nelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro
448 East Burton Street
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Interment
Lovvorn Cemetery
987 River Barfield Road
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Sara Jane Marable was born on January 8, 1962, to the...
Baby Juanita Juarez Cortez
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Graveside
Friday, October 6, 2023
9:00 A.M.
Held at
Mt. Ararat Cemetery
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Freddie Lee Sutton
August 22, 1934 – September 23, 2023
Service
Saturday, September 30, 2023
Family Visitation: 10:00 A.M.
Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M.
Held at
Believers Faith Fellowship
2011 South Canon Blvd
Shelbyville, Tennessee
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Interment
New Hope Baptist Cemetery
Fairfield, Tennessee
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Freddie Lee Sutton’s Slideshow
Freddie Lee Sutton was born on August 22, 1934, and departed...
James Mckinley Darden, Jr.
September 23, 1941 – September 15, 2023
Service
Friday, September 22, 2023
Masonic Ceremony: 10:00 A.M.
Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.
Funeral Service: 12:00 Noon
Held at
Believers Faith Fellowship
2011 South Canon Blvd
Shelbyville, Tennessee
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Interment
Fairfield Cemetery
Shelbyville, Tennessee
James McKinley (Squirt) Darden Jr. was born in Clarksville, TN on September 23, 1941, to the late James McKinley...
George Edward Albert, Sr.
July 27, 1944 – September 13, 2023
Service
Monday, September 18, 2023
Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.
Funeral Service: 12:00 Noon
Held at
Nelson & Sons Memorial Chapel
824 Lipscomb Street
Shelbyville, Tennessee
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George Edward Albert, Sr.’s Slideshow
George Edward “Boot” Albert, Sr., was born on July 27, 1944, in Henry County, Georgia, to the...
Carey Thomas Ray, Sr.
December 20, 1940 – September 9, 2023
Service
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Lie In State: 9:00 A.M.
Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.
Funeral Service: 12:00 Noon
Held at
Fairlane Church of Christ
101 Dow Street
Shelbyville, Tennessee
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Interment
Willow Mount Cemetery
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Carey Thomas Ray Sr.’s journey started on December 20, 1940, to the parents of Alderman Eugene Ray,...
Linda K. Akins
December 16, 1969 – September 8, 2023
Service
Friday, September 15, 2023
Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.
Funeral Service: 12:00 Noon
Held at
Sand Hill Church of Christ
315 Fergus Road
LaVergne, Tennessee
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Linda K. Akins’ Slideshow
Linda K. Akins was born on December 16, 1969, to the late Christine Delores Akins Short and Nelson...
Marvin Ellis North
May 1, 1961 – August 29, 2023
Services
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Public Viewing: 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Held at
Nelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro
448 East Burton Street
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Thursday, September 7, 2023
Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.
Funeral Service: 12:00 Noon
Held at
Nelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro
448 East Burton Street
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Interment
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Nora Sue Duke
May 3, 1935 – August 25, 2023
Services
Friday, September 1, 2023
Lie In State: 12:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Visitation: 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Held at
Nelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro
448 East Burton Street
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Saturday, September 2, 2023
Family Visitation: 10:00 A.M.
Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M.
Held at
Carmack Blvd Church of Christ
2111...
Baby Celeste Nova Copeland
August 19, 2023 – August 20, 2023
Services
Thursday, August 24, 2023
3:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Held at
Nelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro
448 East Burton Street
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Graveside Service
Friday, August 25, 2023
10:00 A.M.
Woodlawn Cemetery
660 Thompson Lane
Nashville, Tennessee
Baby Celeste Nova Copeland was born on Saturday, August 19, 2023, and passed away...
James R. Newton
April 7, 1940 – August 8, 2023
Graveside Service
Monday, August 14, 2023
10:00 A.M.
Held at
Lovvorn Cemetery
987 River Barfield Road
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Rodney Fitzgerald Mckinnon
July 20, 1980 – August 7, 2023
Service
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Family Visitation: 12:00 Noon
Funeral Service: 1:00 P.M.
Held at
Destiny Center
1510 Memorial Blvd.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Freeland Julius Lillard
February 28, 1970 – August 3, 2023
Service
Friday, August 11, 2021
Family Visitation: 12:00 Noon
Funeral Service: 1:00 P.M.
Held at
Nelson and Sons Chapel Murfreesboro
448 East Burton Street
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Interment
Lovvorn Cemetery
987 River Barfield Road
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Freeland Julius Lillard was born February 28, 1970, in Murfreesboro, TN and passed away at the age...
Molly Blanche Smotherman
February 6, 1959 – July 12, 2023
Memorial Service
Friday, August 4, 2023
2:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Held at
Nelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro
448 East Burton Street
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Molly was born on February 6, 1959, and passed away at the age of 64 on July 12, 2023.
Molly leaves to cherish her memories, four children, Josh Smotherman,...
Syntra Nicole Morrow
October 5, 1989 – July 22, 2023
Service
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Family Visitation: 2:00 P.M.
Funeral Service: 3:00 P.M.
Held at
Galilee P.B. Church
917 Sevier Street
Shelbyville, Tennessee
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Interment
Mt. Ararat Cemetery
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Ms. Syntra Nicole Morrow was born October 5, 1989, in Winchester TN, to Teresa A. Morrow and Clarence J. Smith. She departed this...
Dorka Peguero De La Cruz
April 12, 1964 – July 22, 2023
Service
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Held at
Nelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro
448 East Burton Street
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Interment
Lovvorn Cemetery
987 Barfield Road
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dorka Peguero de la cruz is survived by her children, Yennely Mariana Peguero, Nilza A. Garcia Peguero, Lizbeth Cabrera Peguero and...
Lawrence Lanier
May 26, 1952 – July 20, 2023
**Arrangements will be announced at a later date**
William Louis Browder
October 21, 1950 – July 13, 2023
Service
Monday, July 24, 2023
Family Visitation: 10:00 A.M.
Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M
Held at
Nelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro
448 East Burton Street
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Interment
2:00 P.M.
Middle TN State Veteran’s Cemetery
7931 McCrory Lane
Nashville, Tennessee
William Louis Browder, born on October 21, 1950, to Mrs....
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