Obituaries

Latimer Funeral Home Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Nashville and Murfreesboro area

Norma  Jean Lowery

Norma Jean Lowery

Jan 1, 2014

Norma Jean Lowery, 77, of Murfreesboro, died on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 in Murfreesboro. She was born on August 25, 1936, the daughter of the late James William Miller and Mary Ethel (Wilson) Miller. She was a homemaker, member of the Rattler Booster Club, and avid Rattler fan. She was also member of the First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro. In...

Irene  Penix Luck

Irene Penix Luck

Dec 31, 2013

Irene Penix Luck was born March 26, 1912 in Claiburn Parish, Louisiana and died December 31, 2013 in Nashville, Arkansas at the age of 101. Her parents were Patrick Cleveland Penix and Minnie Mae Sanders. She was proceeded in death by her parents, her husband, Frederick H. Luck, 5 sisters and 2 brothers. Irene was an athlete in high school...

Brenda  Kathleen Linzy

Brenda Kathleen Linzy

Dec 25, 2013

Brenda Kathleen Linzy, age 61, of Murfreesboro, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 in Murfreesboro. She was born on November 19, 1952 in Anderson, Indiana, the daughter of the late Thomas Ray Franklin and Ida Mae (Knighten) Franklin. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Mac Carlton

Mac Carlton

Dec 24, 2013

Mac Carlton, Outdoors Man, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at his home. He was born October 14, 1963 in Nashville, AR to Noel D. "Chuck" Carlton and Ruby Brandon Carlton. Mac was a member of the First Baptist Church. He was a great brother and uncle. He loved the outdoors and the simple things in life. Mac never met a...

William  Randall Jamison

William Randall Jamison

Dec 24, 2013

William Randall Jamison, age 61, of Nashville, passed away on Tuesday, December 24. 2013 in Little Rock. He was born on November 27, 1952 in Nashville, Arkansas the son of Eileen (Thompson) Jamison and the late Billy Flemister Jamison. He was a member of the Sunset Church of Christ in Nashville. In addition to his father, he was preceded in...

Burnie  Wayne Pennington  Sr.

Burnie Wayne Pennington Sr.

Dec 18, 2013

Burnie Wayne Pennington, Sr., age 66, of Nathan, AR, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at his home. He was born on April 15, 1947 in Emmett, AR, the son of the late Herbert Pennington and Etha Mae (Shaw) Pennington. Mr. Pennington was a millwright with Antoine Hardwoods, former mill supervisor at Clear Creek Ties, and member of the...

Shirley  Don Puryear

Shirley Don Puryear

Dec 17, 2013

Shirley Don Puryear, 70 of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 in Hot Springs, AR., He was born on February 15, 1943 in Nashville, AR; the son of the late Erron and Louise Silliavan Puryear. Mr. Puryear was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Murfreesboro and a truck driver for many years. He was preceded...

Wanda Cooley

Wanda Cooley

Dec 17, 2013

Wanda Cooley, age 70, of Murfreesboro, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 in Mercy Hospital in Hot Springs. She was born on March 24, 1943, the daughter of the late Vernon McHughes and Daisy (Manning) McHughes. She was a nurses aide for the Murfreesboro Hospital until closure; member of the Murfreesboro Church of Christ; and worked in the gift...

Judith  Ann Stone

Judith Ann Stone

Dec 16, 2013

Judith Ann Stone, age 72, of Murfreesboro, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2013 in Murfreesboro. She was born on January 13, 1941 in Antoine, the daughter of the late Loyd McDonald and Lucille (Walsh) Hickey. She was a housewife, member of the Murfreesboro Church of Christ and Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. In addition to...

Kathryn  Lenore McCarty

Kathryn Lenore McCarty

Dec 14, 2013

Kathryn (Sue) Lenore (Kelly) McCarty, age 87, of Murfreesboro, passed away on December 14, 2013 in Murfreesboro. She was born on May 8, 1926 in Ardmore, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Ernest E. Kelly and Frankie (Buchanan) Kelly. Mrs. McCarty was manager of Diamond State Park for 23 years, and member of St. Martin's Catholic Church in Nashville, AR....

Melba  Elaine Strawn

Melba Elaine Strawn

Dec 11, 2013

Melba Elaine Strawn, age 95, of Nashville, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 in Hot Springs, AR. She was born on June 2, 1918 in Belton, AR, the daughter of the late William Jeff Bradley and Mattie Bell (Tucker) Bradley. She was a housewife and member of Immanuel Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

James  Baker (Jim)  Hill

James Baker (Jim) Hill

Dec 11, 2013

James (Jim) Baker Hill passed away on December 11, 2013 in Nashville, Arkansas. He was born in Nashville and loved his hometown until his death. He attended Nashville High School, the University of Arkansas and received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Henderson State University. Hill married Charlotte Byrd of Gurdon in 1968. He was the proud father...

Keith  Allen Snell

Keith Allen Snell

Dec 3, 2013

Keith Snell, age 45, of Nashville, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 in Nashville. He was born on May 3, 1968 in Nashville, the son of the late Esau Snell and Nellie (Brewer) Snell. Keith was employed with Tyson Foods of Nashville for 26 years and was a member of the Williams Memorial Church of God in Christ in...

Jimmie  Jean Welch

Jimmie Jean Welch

Dec 2, 2013

Jimmie Jean Welch, age 57, of Mineral Springs, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2013 in Texarkana, TX. She was born December 31, 1955 in Nashville, AR, the daughter of Jack Schooley and the late Meveline Smith Schooley. Jimmie Jean loved crafts, making jewelry, hunting, fishing. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Jimmie Jean was a nurse for...

Emma  "Othell" Ward

Emma "Othell" Ward

Dec 2, 2013

Emma "Othell" Ward, age 90, of Pike City, AR, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2013 in Hot Springs, AR. She was born on September 18, 1923 in Oceana, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Arthur Nunnley Youngblood and Odie Ola (Thompson) Youngblood. She was a member of the Temple Baptist Church in Murfreesboro. She loved word search puzzles, loved...

Audra  Muriel Dixon

Audra Muriel Dixon

Dec 1, 2013

Audra Muriel Dixon, 88 of Murfreesboro, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013 in Murfreesboro. She was born on March 25, 1925 in Okolona, AR, the daughter of Claude B. and Ruth B. Howard. She was a member of the Murfreesboro Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Limuel F. Dixon;...

Lois Spray

Lois Spray

Dec 1, 2013

Lois Spray, 78, of Nashville, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013 in Nashville. She was born on February 13, 1935 in Tyronza, AR, the daughter of Fred Tilley and Essie Mae (Hodge) Tilley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Spray; daughter, Leveta Godwin; 6 brothers; and 5 sisters. Survivors include, one...

Zela  "Bo" Campbell

Zela "Bo" Campbell

Nov 27, 2013

Zela "Bo" Campbell, age 78 of Delight, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at her residence. She was born on December 18, 1934 in Wortham, TX, the daughter of Joe Wesley Padgett and Maggie May (Powell) Padgett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers and sisters, Sam Thomas Padgett, Clara Wood, Ann Moore,...

Nancy Robinson

Nancy Robinson

Nov 25, 2013

Nancy Elizabeth Robinson, age 59, of Nashville, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2013 in Nashville. She was born on January 6, 1954 in Nashville, the daughter of Jack McKnight and Helen (McDonald) McKnight. She is survived by two sons, Rodney Rogers of Mineral Springs, and Sam Rogers of Dierks; two daughters, Rina Rogers of Roosevelt, Utah, and Kathryn Robinson...

Eunice Higgins

Eunice Higgins

Nov 25, 2013

Eunice (Puney) Higgins, passed away on November 25, 2013. She was born on September 16, 1934 in Japany, AR, to Walter and Pearl (Bateman) Cox. On May 26, 1951 she married Gearld (papa) Higgins. She is preceded in death by her husband, her daughter, Barbie Higgins, her parents, two sisters, Bonnie Smith and Nettie Conyers, two brothers, Clifford Cox and...