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Brenda Joyce Burton Campbell, age 55, of Murfreesboro, died Monday, March 5, 2007, at Centennial Medical Center.
She was born in Franklin.
Mrs. Campbell was a member of the Baptist church and a Rutherford County school bus driver for the past 18 years.
She is survived by her husband, Hershel McArthur Campbell; daughter, Delina Campbell of Murfreesboro; son, Allan Campbell of Murfreesboro; parents, Johnie and Thelma Harper Burton of College Grove; sisters, Deborah (Roger) Angell of Gallatin and Angela (Sam) Madzia of Elmwood; brothers, John (Pamela) Burton of Greenbrier and Dennis (Carole) Burton of Gallatin.
Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna
Eugene Cooper Lamb
Eugene Cooper Lamb, age 79, of Murfreesboro, formerly of the Rover community of Bedford County, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007, in Murfreesboro.
A native of Bedford County, he was the son of the late Basil Eugene and Christine Shearin Lamb.
He attended Rover Baptist Church and was a retired farmer and dairyman.
He was preceded in death by a son, Anthony Dwight Lamb.
He is survived by his wife, Janice Marie Crick Lamb and son, Eric Daniel (Danny) Lamb, both of Murfreesboro.
Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Chapel Hill
Sally E. Wilson Perrell
Sally E. Wilson Perrell, age 82, of Nashville, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2007, at St. Thomas Alive Hospice.
A native of Overton County, she lived most of her life in Rutherford County.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist church.
Mrs. Perrell was preceded in death by her husband, George P. Perrell; parents, Boone Benjamin and Hattie Elizabeth Ford Wilson; and nine brothers and sisters.
She is survived by son, Gary (Brenda) Perrell of Old Hickory; daughter, Donna (George) Fletcher of Franklin; sister, Laura Bryant of McMinnville; and grandchildren, Jeff and Kyle Perrell.
Jennings & Ayers, Murfreesboro
Donna Lea Lamb
Donna Lea Lamb, age 59, of Rockvale, died February 12, 2007.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Sharber; grandparents, Dolphis and Beatrice Sharber; and son, Johnny.
She is survived by her loving husband, Joe Lamb; sons, Greg, Kenny and Jason Thorn; daughter, Shonda Estrada; brothers, Mike and Mark Fluty, Steve and Russ Williams; and sisters, Judy and Brenda Williams.
Brenda Bowman
Brenda Bowman, age 54, of Eagleville, died Sunday, January 21, 2007, in Murfreesboro.
She was a daughter of the late John William and Tassie Pruitt Bolden.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas Bowman of Eagleville; daughter, Hope (Howard) Bowling of Murfreesboro; sons, Thomas "Bubba" (Heather) Bowman and Elliott (Crystal) Bowman, all of Chapel Hill; brothers, Ben Bolden of Eagleville and William Bolden of Unionville; and six grandchildren.
Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Joyce Elaine Black Joy
Joyce Elaine Black Joy, age 60, of Unionville, died Wednesday, January 17, 2007.
A native of Wellington, Texas, Mrs. Joy was a daughter of the late Johnny Randolph and Oma Nadine Hall Black.
She was a retired cook and caregiver.
Survivors include her husband, Steve Larry Joy of Unionville; daughter, Mrs. Terri Rene Perrell of Unionville; sons, Larry Ronald Joy of Unionville, and James Dewayne Joy of Shelbyville; sister, Patricia Kastle of El Paso, Texas; brother, Danny Randolph Black of San Antonio, Texas; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Jennifer Taylor Jones
Jennifer Taylor Jones, age 43, of Rockvale, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2007, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center.
She was a native of Jackson, Tennessee and a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her father, Ronald Eugene Taylor, and her stepfather Henry W. Bland.
She is survived by her husband, Johnny Harold Jones Jr. of Rockvale; daughters, Kristen Borgen, Laura Lee Brady and Cheyenne Harris, all of Murfreesboro; son, Ian Borgen; grandsons, Blake Borgen, Kenneth Tate, Brendan Tate and Devyn Brady; mother, Frances Jetton Bland; grandmother, Nell Jetton, all of Murfreesboro; stepmother, Janie Taylor of Jackson; brother, Steve (Kim) Taylor of Thompson’s Station; sisters, Julie Chambless (Wade Plunkett) of Woodbury, Kimberly Morgan (Rich Dody) of Crystal River, Florida and Karen (Duane) White of Atlanta, Georgia.
She is also survived by dear friends, Joe Creel and Melissa Brown and many other devoted friends and family.
Jennings & Ayers
Calvin Marvin Jones
Calvin Marvin Jones, age 71, of Murfreesboro, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2007, at Boulevard Terrace Nursing Center.
A native and lifelong resident of Rutherford County, he was a retired farmer.
Mr. Jones was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Frances Bivens Jones; and his parents, Clayton A. and Mamie L. Pitts Jones.
He is survived by sons, Randy (Jean) Jones of Murfreesboro, Mike Jones of Smyrna, Larry (Debbie) Jones of Murfreesboro and Hugh (Brenda) Jones of Eagleville; daughter, Sara Frances (Robert) Richardson of Fayetteville; brothers, Carlton Jones of La Vergne and Cecil Jones of Ohio; sister, Dorothy Pomeroy of Nolensville; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Jennings & Ayers Chapel
Dudley Merritt
Dudley Merritt, passed away Monday, January 8, 2007.
He was a native of Rutherford County, but had lived in Chattanooga, for the past 70 years.
He was the husband of the late Elizabeth Spitler Merritt and the son of the late Joshua and Polly Merritt.
He retired from TVA as a supervisor of power transmission line design after 40 years’ service.
He was a graduate of the University of Chattanooga, was elected captain of the football team and was selected on an All-South team.
He served in World War II in the Navy Seabees.
Survivors include two brothers, Johnny Merritt, of Eagleville, and Jimmy Merritt, of Franklin; one sister, Azilee Dewey, of Lavergne; and special friend, Thelma Gilreath, of Chattanooga.
Murfreesboro Funeral Home
Raymond LaDwain Billings
Raymond LaDwain Billings, age 75, of Murfreesboro, died January 4, 2007 after an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar Lee and Eulit Pike Billings; brother, Roy Billings; and sister, Marie Anglemyer.
He is survived by his wife, Nina Groom Billings; sons, Randall (Patsy) Billings, Lannie "Shorty" (Annette) Billings and Donnie (Lori) Billings, all of Rutherford County; daughters, Vickie Billings Crawford of Smyrna, Connie Billings Ghee of Murfreesboro and Scarlett Davis of Murfreesboro; brother, William (Pearl) Billings of Sacramento, Calif.; sisters, Lena Billings Judd, Becky Billings (Mark) Arnold of Mt. Juliet and Mary Billings (Larry) Vaughn of Hendersonville; grandchildren, Christie Rigney, Shannon Brewer, Kim Davenport, Kara Crawford, Nicholas Davenport, Matthew Ghee, Michael Ghee, Melissa Horn, Dylan Billings, Noah Billings, Steven Weathers, Rodney Weathers, Brandy Williamson, Devlin Mullins, Cheyenne Bennett and Jody Brummett; sister-in-law Betty Melton; several nieces and nephews; nine great-grandchildren; and special family Jimmy, Gale and Kristin McKnight.
Mr. Billings was a graduate of Rockvale High School and Knox Business College.
He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and a retired roofing contractor.
He was a Christian, a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Jennings & Ayers
Melvin Newcomb
Melvin Newcomb, age 68, of Chapel Hill, died Thursday, January 4, 2007 in Columbia.
Mr. Newcomb was a native of Marshall County, and was a son of the late William Authur and Willie Kate Ragsdale Newcomb.
He was retired from Heil Quaker Corporation of Lewisburg after 20 years of service.
Mr. Newcomb was a member of the Church of God.
He is preceded in death by a sister, Nannie Griggs and two brothers Bud Newcomb and Audie Newcomb.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Newcomb of Chapel Hill; daughters, Kimberly Newcomb, Chapel Hill, Shree Newcomb, Shelbyville; sons, Keith Newcomb, Chapel Hill, Kenneth Newcomb, Unionville, Kerry Newcomb, Chapel Hill; sisters, Maggie Rainey and Judy Norwood, both of Lewisburg; brother, Paul Newcomb, Farmington Community; nine grandchildren, Jessica Blackwell, Bridget Whitson, Brandon, Brian, Brent, Tyler, Madison, Layne and Kaley Newcomb; great-grandson Jemaric Armstrong.
Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
Marquerite Johnson Smiley
Marquerite Johnson Smiley, age 95, of Chapel Hill, died Monday January 1, 2007 in Lewisburg.
Mrs. Smiley was a native of Earlington, Kentucky, and was a daughter of the late William Mark and Jessie Taylor Johnson.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Main Street Church of Christ in Chapel Hill.
Mrs. Smiley was preceded in death by her husband, John Lowry Smiley, who died in 1983, by a daughter, Dorothy Louise Austin and tow sons, Gordon Smiley and Joseph Daniel Smiley.
Mrs. Smiley is survived by daughters, Helen Marie Verven of College Grove, Kay Horton of Thompson Station; sons, Joe N. Smiley of North Carolina, John D. Smiley of Lewisburg, and Mike E. Smiley of Franklin; special friend and caregiver, B.J. Wallace of Belfast; sister, Evelyn Vanek of Avon, Ohio; 20 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren.
Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services
