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Mary Ruth Council, 73, of Arrington, Tenn., died Friday, April 22, 2005, at her home.
A native of Rutherford County, Mrs. Council was the daughter of the late Claude and Nannie Heath O'Neal. She was a member of the Baptist church and a retired employee of Samsonite. Survivors include her husband, Hubert E. Council; daughters Linda June Williams and Johnnie Faye Roberson, both of Smyrna, and Ruth Jolene Graham of Murfreesboro; sons James Ewing Council of Shelbyville and Hubert Randall Council of Arrington; sisters Roxie Fields of Almaville, Dorothy Barrett of Murfreesboro and Nancy Luffman of Smyrna; 15 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna

Jennifer Kelly Emslie, 28, of Murfreesboro, died Monday, April 18, 2005 at her home. She was a native of Nashville.
She is survived by parents John C. and Paulette Davis Emslie of Murfreesboro; sons Ian Tyler Cunningham of Unionville and Gavin Bradley Alderson of Rockvale; sisters Melanie Emslie of Murfreesboro and Heather Tisdale of Lebanon; brothers Rick Emslie of Murfreesboro and Heath Emslie of Longview community.
Woodfin Memorial Chapel

Alberta Barrett Douglas, age 72, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2005, after a short illness.
She is survived by daughters Rose (Rob) Aker of Murfreesboro, Betty (Bobby) Underwood of Unionville and Nadine (Micheal) Lamb and Carla (Robert) Lee, both of Rockvale; sons Lester (Marion) Perry of Memphis and John Perry of Murfreesboro; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eli and Cora Manus Barrett; her first husband, Lester Perry; her second husband, Frank Douglas Jr.; daughter Elizabeth Perry; son Gerald Perry; granddaughter Kayla Ingels, sisters Susie, Inez, Hester, Willie and Fannie; and brothers John, Paul, Richard and James Barrett. Woodbury Funeral Home

Ralph "Bubba" Marshall II, 45, of Eagleville, died Sunday, April 10, 2005. He was a native of Bedford County. He was employed with Crosslin Supply Company of Eagleville and was a member of the Eagleville Volunteer Fire Department.
He is survived by wife Janice Marshall, of Eagleville; daughter Nicole Marshall Demers, of Murfreesboro; mother and father Ann and Ralph Marshall, of the Mt. Vernon community of Rutherford County; sisters Suzanne Simpson, of Unionville, Brenda Ellis, of Murfreesboro; grandparents Mrs. Eva Lucille Little and Hubert and Clara Little, both of Mt. Vernon community.
Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services

Audra Mae Vaughn, 51, of Chapel Hill, died Friday, April 8, 2005.
Miss Vaughn was a native of Marshall County and was a member of Riggs Church of Christ. She was a teacher recently retiring from Eagleville Elementary School were she taught for many years. Audra was a member of the class of 1972 of College Grove School and a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University. She received her masters degree from Tennessee State University.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Ann Kelley Vaughn who died in 2002.
She is survived by her father, Andy Vaughn of the Flat Creek Community; sister, Karen Potts of the Flat Creek Community; brother, Anthony Vaughn of the Flat Creek Community; cousins, Barbara Scott and Vanda Kelley of the Laws Hill Community; niece, Chelsea Elizabeth Hastings.
Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services

Minnie Lee "Mrs. Minnie" Gaunty Brasfield, 71, of Eagleville, died Thursday, April 7, 2005, in Nashville following an extended illness. She was a native of Lincoln County, a homemaker and was a member of the Eagleville Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Charles and Sally Dee Gaunty and was also preceded in death by a son and daughter-in-law: Ricky Lee and Kathy Beech; son-in-law and fishing buddy Gene Ewing; sister-in-law Pauline Gaunty.
She loved God, her family and friends, fishing, gardening, music, dancing, reading and talking on the telephone. She will be missed by all who knew her.
She is survived by husband James Brasfield, of Eagleville; daughters Patty Ewing, of Nashville, and Kathy (Jerry) Rogers, of Murfreesboro; son Terry (Cheryl) Beech, of Nashville; sisters Dovie (Gene) Keller and Monnie (Gordon) Walker, both of Fayetteville, and Joy (Don) True, of Eagleville; brother Charles Gaunty, of Nashville; nine grandchildren: C.L. Castleman, Steve (Nikki) Lemaster, David Beech, Casey (Michael) Davis, Matthew Beech, Mark Beech, Jacklyn (David) Heaton, Tonya Beech, Terri Harwell; nine great-grandchildren: Brian, Cody, Cristy, Kayla, Shana, Krista, Justin, Rachael and Eli.
Lawrence Funeral Home and Cremation Services

William Lake Maxwell Jr., age 77, of Shelbyville passed away Thursday, April 7, 2005 at Bedford County Medical Center in Shelbyville.
Mr. Maxwell was preceded in death by his parents, William Lake Maxwell Sr. and Mattie L. Hayes Maxwell; daughter Cindy Maxwell; and brother Homer Maxwell.
He is survived by his wife, Billie Sue Freeman Maxwell of Shelbyville; daughter Jennifer Maxwell Jarrell of Shelbyville; grandchildren Heather Hill of Fayetteville, Tenn., Hillary Maxwell of Murfreesboro and Alex Jarrell and Seth Jarrell, both of Shelbyville; great-grandchildren Seibers and Justin Hill of Fayetteville, Tenn.; brother Bob Maxwell of Murfreesboro; sisters Flora Haynes of Murfreesboro, Florence Wheeler of Lewisburg, Evelyn Writesman and Anna Middleton, both of Nashville, and Julia Fisher of Rockvale; and a host of other relatives, friends, neighbors and loved ones.
Central Funeral Home, Manchester

Eugene Kenneth Dougherty, of Rockvale, passed Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at Vanderbilt Medical Center after a long battle with cancer.
He is survived by sons Gene (Miriam) Patient of Murfreesboro, Rick (Tonya) Patient of Smyrna and Bryan and Daniel of Battle Creek, Michigan, daughter Elizabeth of Battle Creek, Michigan; mother Flora Daniels of Seminole, Florida; step-mother Alice Dougherty; brothers Harry (Amy) Dougherty of Florida and Edmond Dougherty Jr. of Battle Creek, Michigan; sisters Kris Field of Florida and Dawn of Battle Creek, Michigan; grandchildren Zoe Patient and Caroline Patient; his extended family, Terry J. (Ann) Patient, Misty Patient, Seth Gray, Christy Patient and Gary Mann; and two former wives, Ruthan Patient and Roxanne Dougherty.
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he lived most of his life in Battle Creek. He graduated from Battle Creek Central High School. He retired from Amitech, where he had been the union steward for the local CWA for many years. He was an EMT with the Battle Creek Ambulance Service for many years. He recently moved to Tennessee and worked on the NASCAR Busch Series team of Sadler Racing, based in Nashville, as a fabricator.
Woodfin Memorial Chapel

Edna E. Crafton Lamb, age 88, of Eagleville, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 in Nashville. A native of Williamson County, Mrs. Lamb was the daughter of the late John Walter and Lula Haynes Crafton. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Jean Lamb who died in 2002.
She is survived by her husband of 68 years, James Lamb of Eagleville; two daughters, Deborah (Gary) Fancher of Eagleville, and Betty Sutton of Lewisburg; a granddaughter, Sharon Lowe; two great grandchildren, Seth Collins and Tara Pennington; and two great-great grandchildren, Landon and Parker Pennington.
Lawrence Funeral Home

John Thomas Scruggs Sr., 84, of Rockvale passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. Mr. Scruggs was born in Davidson County to the late Logan and Eula Scruggs and was a lifelong resident of Antioch. He was a member of LaVergne Church of Christ and attended Gilroy Church of Christ. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Mr. Scruggs was preceded in death by his parents, and wife, Flora C. Scruggs. He is survived by his sons, John Thomas (Ruth) Scruggs Jr. of Rockvale, Roy Dean (Yvonne) Scruggs of Smyrna, Michael Wayne (DiAnne) Scruggs of Rockvale; grandchildren, Dena Lloyd, Jennifer Cronkhite, Leanne Knox, Michael John Scruggs, James Ray Scruggs; and great grandchildren, Ashley and Chelsey.
Murfreesboro Funeral Home

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