Obituaries

Murfressboro & Shelbyville, TN Obituaries

Local obituaries for Murfreesboro, Shelbyville along with Rutherford and Bedford County in TN.

Steven Anthony Watts, Sr.

Steven Anthony Watts, Sr.

May 2, 2025

**Arrangements will be announced at a later date**

Orrin Craig Murray

Orrin Craig Murray

May 1, 2025

Service

Saturday, May 17, 2025Family Visitation: 10:00 A.M.Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, Tennessee

IntermentSand Hill CemeteryLavergne, Tennessee

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**In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to support the identification and preservation of unmarked graves of the Murray family. Donations can be made to the funeral home to...

Wylson McLier, Jr.

Wylson McLier, Jr.

Apr 30, 2025

Memorial Service

Friday, May 16, 202510:00 A.MHeld atNelson & Sons Memorial Chapel824 Lipscomb StreetShelbyville, Tennessee

Wylson McLier, Jr. was born on April 3, 1952, and left this earthly life on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

He leaves to cherish his wife, Vicki Thomison McLier; daughter, Saphana (Terrence) Graves; grandchildren, Cadence, Collin and Chloe Graves; three sisters, Peggy Roan, Ella Jones, Barbara Bell; one brother,...

Jimmy Ralph Steele

Jimmy Ralph Steele

Apr 22, 2025

There will be no services for Mr. Jimmy Steele

Tony LeNeal Brown

Tony LeNeal Brown

Apr 20, 2025

Services

Friday, May 2, 2025Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeSaturday, May 3, 2025Family Visitation: 1:00 P.M.Funeral Service: 2:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro

EntombmentDetroit Memorial ParkDetroit, MichiganTony LeNeal Brown was born, October 12, 1973 in Butler, Alabama, to the parents of Precilla Brown & Roosevelt Sims.

Although Tony was born in Alabama,...

Trenton Bernard Young

Trenton Bernard Young

Apr 18, 2025

Memorial Service 

Sunday,  April 27, 20252:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro 448 East Burton Street Murfreesboro,  Tennessee

George William Lytle

George William Lytle

Apr 18, 2025

Services

Friday, May 2, 2025Public Viewing: 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeSaturday, May 3, 2025Family Visitation: 10:00 A.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel MurfreesboroGraveside Service: 11:00 A.M.Held atEvergreen CemeteryMurfreesboro, TennesseeGeorge Thomas William Lytle was born to Percy William Lytle and Mattie Leatha McLain-Howse in Murfreesboro, TN, where he earned the nickname "Slick." Raised by...

Michael Keith Mann

Michael Keith Mann

Apr 18, 2025

Service

Thursday, April 24, 2025Family Visitation: 2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeMichael Keith Mann was born on November 10, 1959, and left this earthly life on April 18, 2025.

He leaves to cherish his wife, Veronica Mann; two children, Michael Mann, Jr. and Tyler (Joy Lyn) Mann; sisters, his twin Natalie Miller, Denise (Herbert)...

Harriet Henryne Davidson White

Harriet Henryne Davidson White

Apr 9, 2025

Services

Saturday, April 19, 2025Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Ivy Beyond the Wall Ceremony: 12:00 Noon - 12:20 P.M.United Women in Faith: 12:20 P.M. - 12:30 P.M.Funeral Service: 1:00 P.M.Held atMt. Pisgah UMC6245 Mt. Pisgah RoadNashville, TennesseeIntermentWhite Family Cemetery

Mattie Octavia Dunston

Mattie Octavia Dunston

Mar 20, 2025

Services

Thursday, March 27, 2025Public Viewing: 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, Tennessee 37130Friday, March 28, 2025Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.Funeral Service: 12:00 NoonHeld atOaklands Park Seventh Day Adventist Church711 North Maney AvenueMurfreesboro, Tennessee 37130IntermentEvergreen CemeteryMurfreesboro, TennesseeMattie Octavia Murray Woods Dunston was born May 31, 1925, the first child of the late James Edgar Earl...

Candace Marie Pettus

Candace Marie Pettus

Mar 16, 2025

Funeral Service

Friday, March 21, 2025Family Visitation: 10:00 A.M.Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeCandace Marie Pettus, born on January 19, 1957, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to Annie-Marie Smith and Charlie Crocket, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 16, 2025. She was the fourth eldest of nine children and was educated in the Rutherford County school...

Tina Marie Gamble

Tina Marie Gamble

Mar 14, 2025

Memorial Service

Friday, March 21, 2025Family Visitation: 4:00 P.M.Memorial Service: 5:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro448 East Burton StreetMurfreesboro, TennesseeTina Marie Gamble was born on October 12, 1968, and left this earthly life on Friday, March 14, 2025.

Tina is survived by her loving children, James Gamble, Ashley Gamble, and Stephen Nestor; siblings, Christine Bustamante and Amy Smith; grandchildren, Michael Gamble,...

Christopher Hardison

Christopher Hardison

Mar 1, 2025

**Arrangements will be announced at a later date**

James Larry Woodard

James Larry Woodard

Mar 1, 2025

Services

Friday, March 7, 2025Public Viewing: 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Memorial Chapel824 Lipscomb StreetShelbyville, TennesseeSaturday, March 8, 2025Family Visitation: 12:00 NoonFuneral Service: 1:00 P.M.Held atBird Street Church of Christ428 Bird StreetShelbyville, TennesseeIntermentMorton CemeteryBell Buckle, TennesseeJames Larry Woodard was born on Nov. 10, 1950, to Lillie Mai Woodard and Henry Bonner, otherwise known as “The Pepsi Cola Kid,”...

Barry Bernard Greer

Barry Bernard Greer

Feb 18, 2025

Service

Tuesday, February 25, 2025Family Visitation: 12:00 NoonFuneral Service: 1:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Memorial Chapel824 Lipscomb StreetShelbyville, TennesseeIntermentMt. Ararat CemeteryShelbyville, TennesseeBarry Bernard Greer was born on October 10, 1961 to his mother, Dorothy Greer, in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Barry left this earthly life on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

Barry was a loving husband and father to his family. He worked at US...

Odessa Leslie

Odessa Leslie

Feb 12, 2025

Services

Friday, February 21, 2025Public Viewing: 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Memorial Chapel824 Lipscomb StreetShelbyville, TennesseeSaturday, February 22, 2025Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.Funeral Service: 12:00 NoonHeld at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church762 Holly Grove RoadLascassas, TennesseeIntermentMt. Ararat CemeteryShelbyville, TennesseeOdessa Leslie was born on October 20, 1932 in Stanton, TN to the late Plummer and Annie Maclin. She passed away from this...

Shirley Ann Scott

Shirley Ann Scott

Jan 28, 2025

Service

Tuesday, February 4, 2025Family Visitation: 11:00 A.M.Funeral Service: 12:00 NoonHeld atGalilee Primitive Baptist Church917 Sevier StreetShelbyville, TennesseeIntermentMt. Ararat CemeteryShelbyville, TennesseeMrs. Shirley Ann Scott, age 74 of Shelbyville, Tennessee, transitioned from her earthly home on January 28, 2025 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.

Shirley was born August 26, 1950 in Lewisburg, Tennessee to Willis (Termite) and Kathleen Robinson Allen.

Shirley was baptized...

Etta Pecolia Collier

Etta Pecolia Collier

Jan 19, 2025

Service

Sunday, January 26, 2025Family Visitation: 1:00 P.M.Funeral Service: 2:00 P.M.Held atBethel Missionary Baptist Church762 Holly Grove RoadLascassas, TennesseeIntermentBethel CemeteryLascassas, TennesseeEtta Pecola Wade-Collier was born April 6, 1931, in Walter Hill, Tennessee to the late Jimmie Lee Wade and Azzie Norris Wade. She was the oldest of four children. 

She accepted the Lord Jesus Christ at an early age at Bethel Church....

Helen Katherine Cunningham

Helen Katherine Cunningham

Jan 17, 2025

Service

Saturday,  February 1, 2025Family Visitation: 10:30 A.M.Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M.Held atNelson & Sons Chapel Murfreesboro 448 East Burton Street Murfreesboro,  Tennessee 

Interment Lovvorn Cemetery Murfreesboro,  Tennessee 

Helen Katherine Cunningham 

Devoted Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Faithful Servant of the Lord 

Helen Katherine Cunningham passed away peacefully on Friday, January 17, 2025 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. 

Helen Cunningham was born on May 26, 1933, to Ross and Pansy Williams...

Linda Faye Maxwell

Linda Faye Maxwell

Jan 13, 2025

Services

Friday, January 17, 2025Public Viewing: 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.Held atNelson & Sons Memorial Chapel824 Lipscomb StreetShelbyville, TennesseeSaturday, January 18, 2025Family Visitation: 12:00 NoonFuneral Service: 1:00 P.M.Held atWoodfork Chapel AME Church1011 Lipscomb StreetShelbyville, TennesseeIntermentHolden CemeteryShelbyville, TennesseeIn the midst of strife and joys, Linda Faye Maxwell departed this life peacefully on Monday, January 13, 2025. She was born on November 23,...

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