Obituaries
Murfressboro & Shelbyville, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for Murfreesboro, Shelbyville along with Rutherford and Bedford County in TN.
Collier Freeman
Oct 19, 2026
Service
Friday, November 6, 2026Family Visitation: 10:00 A.M.Memorial Service: 12:00 Noon Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro 448 East Burton Street Murfreesboro, Tennessee IntermentJohnson Road Cemetery Christiana, Tennessee
Michael D. Pinkerton
Oct 14, 2026
Service
Monday, November 2, 2026Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.Funeral Service: 12:00 NoonHeld atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro 448 East Burton Street Murfreesboro, Tennessee Interment Pinkerton Family Cemetery Christiana, Tennessee
Peggy Ann Farr
Oct 10, 2026
Services
Friday, October 16, 2026Public Viewing: 4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeSaturday, October 17, 2026Family Visitation: 10:00 A.M.Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M.Held atTemple of Grace1293 Church StreetChristiana, TennesseeIntermentLovvorn Cemetery987 River Barfield RoadMurfreesboro, TennesseeMother Peggy Ann Farr was born March 04, 1941, to Pelton Farr II and Mary Julia Farr in Gary, Indiana. She went...
Cheryl Marie Noble
Oct 4, 2026
Memorial Service
Friday, October 9, 2026Family Visitation: 10:00 A.M.Memorial Service: 12:00 NoonHeld atNelson & Sons Chapal Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeClick link to view Live Stream at 12:00 NoonMrs. Noble's Memorial Service LiveCheryl Noble, Pasbrig-Cocroft, was born on February 23, 1941, in her family home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She peacefully passed away on October 4, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of...
Ola B. Jordan Rucker
Sep 18, 2026
Memorial Service
Friday, October 2, 2026Family Visitation: 10:00 A.M.Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M.Held atPatterson Memorial U.M. Church316 Whitsett RoadNashville, TennesseeIntermentGreenwood West Cemetery820 Elm Hill PikeNashville, TennesseeOla B. Jordan Rucker was born May 30, 1928. She was the daughter of Sam Wyatt Jordan Sr. and Jennie Williamson Jordan.Ola attended Quinn's Chapel and Cole Elementary in Rutherford County. She graduated from Holloway High school...
Ricki Odessa Rippy
Sep 12, 2026
Services
Thursday, September 17, 2026Public Viewing: 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Memorial Chapel824 Lipscomb StreetShelbyville, TennesseeFriday, September 18, 2026Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.Funeral Service: 12:00 NoonHeld atWoodfork Chapel AME Church1011 Lipscomb StreetShelbyville, TennesseeIntermentMt. Ararat CemeteryShelbyville, TennesseeRicki Odessa Rippy was born in Shelbyville, TN on December 6, 1946, to the late Alton “Baby Ray” Smith and Mary “Babe” Smith. She...
Clarence Jacobs
Aug 28, 2026
Clarence Jacobs was born on October 31, 1941, to Clara Bandy Jacobs and Riley Jacobs. He was the eldest of two children. His younger brother, Lionell Jacobs, preceded him in death at a very young age. Clarence was raised on the South Side of Chicago, where he attended Forestville Elementary School and Dunbar High School. At Dunbar, he was a...
Kenneth Jeffery Lawrence
Aug 9, 2026
Service
Friday, August 21, 2026Lie In State: 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeSaturday, August 22, 2026Family Visitation: 11:00 A.MFuneral Service: 12:00 NoonHeld atSmithfork District Association2701 Halls Hill PikeMurfreesboro, TennesseeIntermentEvergreen CemeteryMurfreesboro, TennesseeKenneth "Buddy" Jeffrey Lawrence, 67, was born on August 27, 1958, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to Esther Lawrence and Acie Lawrence. Buddy took his...
John Wesley Anderson
Aug 4, 2026
Services
Monday, August 10, 2026Public Viewing: 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P M..Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, Tennessee
Tuesday, August 11, 2026Lie In State: 10:00 A.M.Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.Funeral Service: 12:00 NoonHeld atFirst Baptist Church738 East Castle StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeIntermentLovvorn CemeteryMurfreesboro, Tennessee**Click Link to View Live Stream**Dea. John W. Anderson
Dea. John Wesley Anderson, age 39, of Columbia, Tennessee, departed this...
Freeman Johnson
Jul 16, 2026
ServiceFriday, July 24, 2026Family Visitation: 12:00 NoonFuneral Service: 1:00 P.M.Held atNelson and Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeIntermentMt. Ararat CemeteryShelbyville, TennesseeFreeman H. Johnson was born into the union of Willis Bruce Johnson and Mattie Jane Adams Johnson on February 2, 1930, in Union City, TN.His family moved to Middle TN. when he was at a young age. They settled...
Willie Mae Beasley
Jul 1, 2026
ServicesMonday, July 6, 2026Public Viewing: 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeTuesday, July 7, 2026Family Visitation: 12:00 NoonFuneral Service: 1:00 P.M.Held atBradyville Road Church of Christ1265 Bradyville PikeMurfreesboro, TennesseeIntermentWednesday, July 8, 20261:00 P.M.Middle TN State Veterans Cemetery7931 McCrory LaneNashville, TennesseeWillie Mae Beasley was born on July 14, 1939, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, to...
Jaela Mintz Harris
Jun 25, 2026
ServiceSunday, July 12, 2026Family Visitation: 1:00 P.M.Funeral Service: 2:00 P.M.Held atLiving Truth Christian Center102 Ridley StreetSmyrna, TennesseeA beautiful light was shockingly and tragically dimmed with the passing of Jaela Mintz on June 25, 2026. Jaela was born to Joseph Mintz and Tracy Mintz in Louisville, Kentucky on September 27, 1993. Jaela was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother–Frances Gordon...
Donald Earl Jackson
Jun 23, 2026
Mr. Donald Earl Jackson, age 61, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2026.He is preceded in death by his father, Robert Jackson.Mr. Jackson leaves behind his wife, Darcel Jackson; daughters, Nicole Jackson of St. Louis Park, Minnesota and Daejah Jackson of Antioch, TN; sons, Derrick Jackson and Donald Jackson, Jr., both of Gary, Indiana; also survived by his mother, Clara D....
Jackie Howard Lytle
Jun 21, 2026
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Thursday, June 25, 2026Family Visitation: 5:00 P.M.Funeral Service: 6:00 P.M.Held atCedar Grove Church528 East Main StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeOn October 27, 1950, Jackie Howard Lytle, affectionately known to some as Dr. Blue, Black Jack, or Pops, was born to the late Hattie Lillian Vaughn and Jack Lytle in Murfreesboro, TN. He was educated in the Murfreesboro school system and was a proud...
Dejuan Koshief Roberts
Jun 18, 2026
Service
Friday, July 3, 2026Family Visitation: 1:00 P.M.Funeral Service: 2:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, Tennessee
Ell T. Biggers
Jun 11, 2026
Services
Thursday, June 18, 2026Public Viewing: 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Memorial Chapel824 Lipscomb StreetShelbyville, TennesseeFriday, June 19, 2026Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.Funeral Service: 12:00 NoonHeld atBird Street Church of Christ428 Bird StreetShelbyville, TennesseeIntermentHillcrest CemeteryShelbyville, TennesseeBro. Ell Taylor “Scoot” Biggers was born in Holtland, Tennessee on April 7, 1929, to the late Ollie & Willie Mae Taylor Biggers. He...
Donald Eugene Gipson
Jun 9, 2026
Service
Thursday, June 18, 2026Service: 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeDonald Eugene Gipson passed June 9th, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family, leaving behind a lifetime of cherished memories and a legacy built on faith, family, hard work, and the outdoors.Donald was born to Katheryn Gipson and the late James Morgan...
Virginia Diane Springer-Alexander
Jun 1, 2026
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Thursday, June 4, 2026Family Visitation: 6:00 P.M.Funeral Service: 7:00 P.M.Held atSand Hill Church of Christ315 Fergus RoadLaVergne, TennesseeClick link below to view the Live Stream serviceVirginia Diane Alexander-Springer's Service
Mrs. Virginia Diane Springer-Alexander, affectionately known to all as “Punkin”, peacefully departed this life at the age of 77 on Monday, June 1, 2026, at The Waters of Smyrna in Smyrna, Tennessee.
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Stanford Murry, Sr.
May 28, 2026
ServicesFriday, June 5, 2026Public Viewing: 4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeSaturday, June 6, 2026Family Visitation: 10:00 A.M.Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M.Held atFirst Baptist Church738 East Castle StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeIntermentLovvorn CemeteryMurfreesboro, TennesseeStanford Murry Sr. was born on April 25, 1939, in Tchula, Mississippi, to the union of Lynn Webster and Mamie Murry. He was the...
