Obituaries
Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Chapel Hill, TN & Surrounding Areas
Thomas "Tommy" Smotherman
Sep 25, 2021
Mr. Thomas “Tommy” Ray Smotherman, age 53, of Rockvale, Tennessee, died Saturday, September 25, 2021 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr. Smotherman was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee and was a truck driver. He was preceded in death by his mother, Peggy Anne Smotherman Clanton.
Mr. Smotherman is survived by his children, Leah Smotherman, Ashlie Honea...
Joan Clemons
Sep 23, 2021
Mrs. Joan Clemons, age 79, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Thursday evening, September 23, 2021 at her home in Chapel Hill.
Mrs. Clemons was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania and was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred Sklenar Petro.
Mrs. Clemons is survived by her son, Mark Clemons, Chapel...
Robert Chumbley
Sep 22, 2021
Mr. Robert Paul Chumbley, age 55, of the Caney Spring Community of Marshall County, died Wednesday, September 22, 2021 in Columbia, TN. Born in Lewisburg, TN, Robert was a son of the late Ronnie D. Chumbley, who passed in 2013, and Melba Brannon McDaniel who survives. Mr. Chumbley served his country in the United States Army and was...
David Sparks
Sep 21, 2021
Mr. David Glenn Sparks, age 60, of Shelbyville, TN, died Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Born in Peru, IN, David was the son of the late Herman Ray Sparks and Naomi Blanche Barrett Sparks. He was an employee of Marelli North America, Inc. in Shelbyville, TN and was serving as the Pastor at First Church of God in...
James Phillips
Sep 19, 2021
Mr. James Daniel “Danny” Phillips, age 58, of Shelbyville, TN, died Sunday, September 19, 2021 in Shelbyville, TN. Danny was born in Nashville, TN and worked for Marelli in Shelbyville as a tool maker. Mr. Phillips is preceded in death by a niece, Toni Marie Hunter, and brother-in-law, Don Lester.
Mr. Phillips was an...
Sherri Womble
Sep 18, 2021
Mrs. Sherri Womble, age 62, of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, died Saturday, September 18, 2021 in Eagleville, Tennessee. Mrs. Womble was born in Nashville, Tennessee, was a homemaker and was a member of Eagleville Baptist Church in Eagleville.
Mrs. Womble is survived by her husband of 36 years, Steve Womble, Lawrenceburg, TN; daughters, Gretchen Moates, Eagleville,...
Judith Kilzer
Sep 17, 2021
Mrs. Judith Anne Ables Kilzer, age 70, of Iron City, Tennessee, died Friday, September 17, 2021 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mrs. Kilzer was born in Gibson County, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late Dan and Betty Ables. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a daughter, Traci Webb, and several brothers and...
Mary Powers
Sep 17, 2021
Mrs. Mary Rebecca Collins Powers, age 92 of College Grove, TN, died Friday, September 17, 2021. Born in Bedford Co., TN, Mrs. Powers was a daughter of the late Clarence Ivy Collins and Ona Bryant Haynes Collins. She was a homemaker and attended the United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...
Brandon Burleson
Sep 16, 2021
Mr. Brandon Ryan Burleson, age 37, of Chapel Hill, TN, died Thursday, September 16, 2021. Born in Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Brandon is a son of Sam and Tina Burleson and Kathey Dalton Burleson. He was a self-employed contractor.
Survived by a daughter, Savannah Rae Burleson of Nashville, TN; 2 sons, Malachi Hudson Burleson of Murfreesboro and...
Rachel "Tinker" Watson
Sep 12, 2021
Mrs. Rachel “Tinker” Hurt Watson, age 50, of Lewisburg, TN, died Sunday, September 12, 2021. Born in Nashville, TN, Mrs. Watson is a daughter of the late Ben Allen Hurt and Mary Elizabeth McBroom Hurt. She was a homemaker and will be sorely missed by her family and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Clara Russell
Sep 12, 2021
Mrs. Clara Macie Whaley Russell, age 77, of the Farmington Community, died Sunday, September 12, 2021. Born in Marshall Co., TN, Mrs. Russell was a daughter of the late Milton Clyde Whaley and Elizabeth Jones Whaley. She was the widow of Edward Clayton Russell. Mrs. Russell was a member of the Farmington United Methodist Church. In addition to her...
Jennifer Chester
Sep 11, 2021
Mrs. Jennifer Chester, age 78, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, died Saturday, September 11, 2021 in Shelbyville. Mrs. Chester was born in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late William Russell and Mary Evans Moss. She was a homemaker and retired clerical clerk. Jennifer was of the Methodist faith.
Mrs. Chester is survived...
Eddie Whitefield
Sep 10, 2021
Mr. Eddie Whitefield, age 82, of the Farmington Community of Marshall County, died Friday evening, September 10, 2021 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr. Whitefield was born in Smith County, Tennessee and was a son of the late Dewey and Virgie Bell Carter Whitefield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Judith Fay Watts...
Andrew "Andy" Clark
Sep 8, 2021
Mr. Andrew “Andy” Webb Clark, age 36, of the Bethesda Community of Williamson County, died September 8, 2021 at his residence. Born in Nashville, TN, Andy was a son of David Lynn and Donna Gaile Walker Clark. He was the owner and operator of M&J Lawn Care and was of the Baptist faith. In his spare time, Andy...
Marsha Beamon
Sep 7, 2021
Mrs. Marsha Ann Milam Beamon, age 65, of Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, died Tuesday evening, September 7, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Mrs. Milam was born in MacArthur, West Virginia and was a homemaker and member of the Church of the Latter Day Saints. She was preceded in death by her husband, Steven Beamon, who died in 2019,...
Kenneth Warren
Sep 7, 2021
Mr. Kenneth Joe Warren, age 64, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Chapel Hill, Tennessee on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. For the last seven years, he has fought a good fight and kept the faith until he could not fight any more.
Mr. Warren was born in Detroit, Michigan and retired...
Brooke Payne
Sep 7, 2021
Mrs. Brooke Payne, age 38, of College Grove, TN, passed away peacefully September 7, 2021 at her residence. She was born on September 29, 1982 in Birmingham, AL to Ronald Mitchell and Debra Cardwell Schoen. In December of 2008, Brooke married her longtime friend and love, Bo McCoy Payne and in the following years they were...
Ellis Crabtree
Sep 6, 2021
Mr. Ellis “Craby” Crabtree, age 84, of College Grove, TN, died Monday, September 6, 2021 at his residence. Born in Springfield, OH, Ellis was a son of the late Alva Ellis and Beryl Beatrice Walters Crabtree. Mr. Crabtree was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sneedville, TN and retired from Construction. In addition to his parents,...
John Thomas "Tommy" Beech Iii
Sep 2, 2021
Mr. John Thomas “Tommy” Beech III, age 74, of Navare, Florida, formerly of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Thursday, September 2, 2021 in Florida. Mr. Beech was born in Marshall County and was a son of the late Nancy Jernigan Mathis and John Thomas Beech, Jr. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his...
Charles R. Brake
Aug 31, 2021
Mr. Charles R. Brake, age 80, of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, died Tuesday, August 31, 2021 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mr. Brake was born in Humphreys County, Tennessee and was a son of the late David Pruitt and Myrtle Elaine Chilcutt Brake. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Patty Jo Welch. ...
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