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An index of 28 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, who lived in Tennessee, with dates, towns and links to the original notices.

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This page is part of the Spurlin obituary index. Each row gives only the person's name, dates, town and a link to the published obituary, which is the place to read the full notice. The index does not copy obituary text or list survivors. To correct or remove a listing, see Contribute.

Before 1900

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Eli Spurlin29 Aug 18348 Nov 1896Eighteenth District, Hardeman CountyMason; Missionary Baptist Church memberThe Bolivar Bulletin (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[1]; Find a Grave[2]

1900–1949

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Ann (Huddleston) Spurlin11 Nov 182726 Apr 190318th District, Hardeman CountyMethodist church member for 50 yearsThe Bolivar Bulletin (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[3]; Find a Grave[4]

1950–1999

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Robert Glenn "Bob" Spurlin21 Feb 19505 May 1998Defeated Creek community, Smith Countyretired U.S. Army sergeant first class; Cracker Barrel corporate office workerFind a Grave[5]

2000–2009

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Gloria "Jane" (Spurlin) Brown1 Dec 19434 Feb 2002Antioch, TN (formerly Crossville)Crossville Chronicle[6]; Find a Grave[7]; Crossville Chronicle[8]
Linda (Spurlin) Bradshaw29 June 194728 July 2002Smyrna, TN (formerly Crossville)Crossville Chronicle[9]; Find a Grave[10]
James Ronald Spurlin11 Dec 195216 Mar 2004PulaskielectricianThe Decatur Daily[11]; The Hartselle Enquirer[12]
Opal Comanzie (Spurlin) Matthews20 Feb 192122 Apr 2005Crawfordhomemaker; member of Vines Ridge Missionary Baptist ChurchFind a Grave[13]
Mary Joyce (Spurlin) Brewster4 Mar 194527 Apr 2005MadisonKentucky New Era[14]; Find a Grave[15]

2010–2019

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Audra Genell (Hamby) Spurlin10 Nov 19458 Oct 2010Grandviewattended New Beginnings Church of God of ProphecyCrossville Chronicle[16]; Crossville Chronicle[17]
Donald Hugh Spurlin18 Mar 194021 June 2011JamestownJennings Funeral Homes, Inc. (Jamestown, TN)[18]; Find a Grave[19]
Mary Lillian (Spurlin) Donovan3 Apr 19384 July 2012Farragut, TN area (funeral home chapel; residence not stated)Click Funeral Home, Farragut Chapel (TN)[20]; Find a Grave[21]
Anna Frances (Spurlin) Thomas19 Apr 193726 Feb 2014Somervillehomemaker; later housekeeper for Liberty Baptist Church at LaconiaPeebles Fayette County Funeral Homes (Somerville, TN)[22]; Find a Grave[23]
Evelyn Virginia (Berryhill) Spurlin24 May 193018 June 2014Lawrenceburgretired secretary, Social Security AdministrationNeal Funeral Home (Lawrenceburg, TN)[24]; Find a Grave[25]
Marian Edith Spurlin31 Mar 192425 Nov 2016ClarksvilleNeal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home (Clarksville, TN)[26]; Find a Grave[27]
Mary Ellen (Clinton) Spurlin28 Nov 192022 Dec 2016East Ridge, TN area (funeral home location; residence not stated)Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist - East Chapel (Dignity Memorial)[28]; Chattanooga Times Free Press[29]
William Joseph "Joe" Spurlin17 Sept 19701 Aug 2018MurfreesboroMotorola Solutions employee; U.S. Marine (Desert Storm)Woodfin Funeral Chapels (Murfreesboro & Smyrna, TN)[30]; Murfreesboro Post (Main Street Media of Tennessee)[31]
Florence Idella (Beatty) Spurlin5 Feb 195322 Oct 2018Smith County, TN area (residence not stated)Carthage Walmart employee; member, Montrose Church of Christ at Defeated CreekSanderson Funeral Homes, Hackett Chapel (TN)[32]; Find a Grave[33]
Joyce Germaine (Dube) Spurlin11 June 193531 Oct 2018member of St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church from 1961Tribute Archive (Finley Funeral Home)[34]; Find a Grave[35]
Richard E. "Rick" Spurlin21 July 19576 Jan 2019MemphisBrantley Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[36]; Find a Grave[37]
William Edward Spurlin3 Apr 19456 Mar 2019Goodlettsvilleretired from Trinity Industries after 30 yearsHendersonville Standard (Main Street Media of Tennessee)[38]; Gallatin News (Main Street Media of Tennessee)[39]; Find a Grave[40]; Sumner Funeral and Cremation[41]
Norma (Henley) Spurlin—23 Mar 2019Spring Cityhomemaker; member of Spring City United Methodist ChurchVaughn Funeral Home (Spring City, TN)[42]; Chattanooga Times Free Press[43]
Patricia Jean "Patti" DeVol Spurlin24 Mar 19419 July 2019KnoxvilleChapel Hill Cemetery (Dignity Memorial)[44]; Click Funeral Home (Knoxville area, TN)[45]; Find a Grave[46]
Connie Mason Spurlin12 July 19537 Aug 2019NashvilleEllis Funeral Home & Cremation Service (Nashville, TN)[47]

2020–present

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Betty Jean Swan Spurlin29 Aug 195122 Oct 2021Memphisretired clerical worker at Methodist Germantown HospitalDelancey Funeral Home[48]
Lois (Martin) Spurlin18 Aug 193822 Sept 2023Grandviewretired from Spring City Manufacturing and L.E.P. EnterprisesVaughn Funeral Home (Spring City, TN)[49]; Find a Grave[50]
Novella (Spurlin) Cravens8 May 19375 Dec 2023JamestownJennings Funeral Homes, Inc. (Jamestown, TN)[51]
John Andrew Spurlin21 Dec 196316 June 2024JamestownJennings Funeral Homes, Inc. (Jamestown, TN)[52]; Fentress Memorial Gardens (Jamestown, TN)[53]
Patricia Kay (Hoover) Spurlin2 May 19645 Mar 2026Crossville, TN (place of death per Find a Grave; died at home)Resthaven Funeral Home ~ Cemetery ~ Cremations (Dandridge, TN)[54]; Find a Grave[55]

See also

  • Spurlin obituary index · Genealogy strong
    An archival index of 793 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, from 1850 to 2026, arranged by state with links to the original funeral-home and newspaper notices.
  • Spurlin cemeteries · Places weak
    A roundup of burial grounds named for the Spurlin family on Find a Grave: eight Spurlin cemeteries in Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina, plus Spurlington- and Spurling-named cemeteries and the graves of notable Spurlins.
  • Spurlin research resources · Genealogy mixed
    A roundup of free online tools for researching Spurlin families: collaborative trees, the Spurlin Y-DNA project, surname forums, digitized county histories and newspapers, federal land patents, cemetery and historical-marker databases, and military and African American records.

References

  1. ↑ The Bolivar Bulletin (Bolivar, Tenn.), November 13, 1896, page 3 — The Bolivar Bulletin (Library of Congress, Chronicling America); death notice, published 13 Nov 1896; died on a Sunday night; buried by the Masons News
  2. ↑ Eli Spurlin (1834-1896) — Find a Grave; born 29 Aug 1834; died 8 Nov 1896 in Hardeman County (aged 62; the Bulletin gives 61); buried Wesley Cemetery, Piney Grove; second husband of Angeline Huddleston Ayers Genealogy
  3. ↑ The Bolivar Bulletin (Bolivar, Tenn.), May 1, 1903, page 3 — The Bolivar Bulletin (Library of Congress, Chronicling America); published 1 May 1903; died the preceding Sunday; age illegible in OCR; buried Wesley Cemetery News
  4. ↑ Angelina Ann Huddleston Ayers Spurlin (1827-1903) — Find a Grave; born 11 Nov 1827 in Alabama; died 26 Apr 1903 in Hardeman County (aged 75); buried Wesley Cemetery, Piney Grove; memorial transcribes the May 1, 1903 Bolivar Bulletin notice Genealogy
  5. ↑ Robert Glenn “Bob” Spurlin (1950-1998) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial 45579687 carries an obituary transcription (Kempville dateline); born in Monterey, TN; buried Defeated Creek Memorial Gardens Genealogy
  6. ↑ Gloria Brown Obituary / 1943 - 2002 / Crossville Chronicle — Crossville Chronicle; born in Meigs County, TN; Hood Funeral Home News
  7. ↑ Gloria Jane Spurlin Brown (1943-2002) — Find a Grave; same dates (1 Dec 1943 - 4 Feb 2002, aged 58); obituary text on the memorial gives Antioch, formerly Crossville; buried Mayland Cemetery, Cumberland County Genealogy
  8. ↑ Obituaries for February 2002 (archive page) — Crossville Chronicle; second source; archived February 2002 obituary page names her a daughter of Cecil and Ruth Goodner Spurlin; Hood Funeral Home; burial Mayland Cemetery News
  9. ↑ Linda Bradshaw Obituary / 1947 - 2002 / Crossville Chronicle — Crossville Chronicle; published 1 Aug 2002; born in Cumberland County, TN; Hood Funeral Home News
  10. ↑ Linda Spurlin Bradshaw (1947-2002) — Find a Grave; same dates (29 Jun 1947 - 28 Jul 2002, aged 55); obituary text on the memorial gives Smyrna, formerly Crossville; buried Harris Cemetery, Cumberland County Genealogy
  11. ↑ James Ronald Spurlin - Decatur Daily — The Decatur Daily; published 18 Mar 2004; Peck Funeral Home, Hartselle News
  12. ↑ James Ronald Spurlin — The Hartselle Enquirer; published 25 Mar 2004; gives residence Pulaski, Tenn. News
  13. ↑ Opal Comanzie Spurlin Matthews (1921-2005) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial 70709526 transcribes her obituary, which names her as a daughter of Charlie and Mantie (Stephens) Spurlin; born in Overton County; died at Cumberland Medical Center, Crossville; Goff Funeral Home, Monterey; burial Honey Springs Cemetery Genealogy
  14. ↑ Mary J. Brewster — Kentucky New Era — Kentucky New Era; published 2005-04-29; native of Pembroke, Ky. News
  15. ↑ Mary Joyce Spurlin Brewster (1945-2005) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; born 4 Mar 1945, Kentucky; died 27 Apr 2005, aged 60; buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.; daughter of James Hamilton and Ina Louise Spurlin, confirming the maiden name Genealogy
  16. ↑ Audra G. Spurlin Obituary / 1945 - 2010 / Crossville Chronicle — Crossville Chronicle; published 19 Oct 2010; born in Fentress County; Hood Funeral Home News
  17. ↑ Audra G. Spurlin / Funeral Notices / crossville-chronicle.com — Crossville Chronicle; funeral notice, submitted 11 Oct 2010 News
  18. ↑ Obituary information for Donald Hugh Spurlin — Jennings Funeral Homes, Inc. (Jamestown, TN) Genealogy
  19. ↑ Donald Hugh Spurlin (1940-2011) — Find a Grave; same dates (19 Mar 1940 - 21 Jun 2011, aged 71); died in Fentress County; buried Fentress Memory Gardens, Jamestown Genealogy
  20. ↑ Obituary information for Mary Lillian Spurlin Donovan — Click Funeral Home, Farragut Chapel (TN); maiden name inferred from name as printed Genealogy
  21. ↑ Mary Lillian Spurlin Donovan (1938-2012) — Find a Grave; born 3 Apr 1938; died 4 Jul 2012 (aged 74); buried Concord Masonic Cemetery, Concord, Knox County; memorial carries an obituary transcription Genealogy
  22. ↑ Anna Frances (Spurlin) Thomas Obituary February 26, 2014 - Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes and Cremation Center — Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes (Somerville, TN); born in Holly Springs, Mississippi Genealogy
  23. ↑ Anna Frances Spurlin Thomas (1937-2014) — Find a Grave; born 19 Apr 1937 at Holly Springs, Miss.; died 26 Feb 2014 at Somerville (aged 76); buried Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Somerville; memorial carries an obituary transcription Genealogy
  24. ↑ Obituary information for Evelyn Virginia Berryhill Spurlin — Neal Funeral Home (Lawrenceburg, TN); native of Mayfield, KY Genealogy
  25. ↑ Evelyn Virginia Berryhill Spurlin (1930-2014) — Find a Grave; born 24 May 1930 at Mayfield, Ky.; died 18 Jun 2014 at Lawrenceburg (aged 84); buried Lawrence County Memorial Gardens; memorial carries an obituary transcription Genealogy
  26. ↑ Obituary information for Marian Edith Spurlin — Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home (Clarksville, TN); burial in Livonia, Michigan Genealogy
  27. ↑ Marian Edith Housh Spurlin (1924-2016) — Find a Grave; born 31 Mar 1924 in Michigan; died 25 Nov 2016 at Clarksville (aged 92); buried Glen Eden Memorial Park, Livonia, Mich.; memorial carries an obituary transcription Genealogy
  28. ↑ Mary Spurlin Obituary - East Ridge, TN — Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist - East Chapel (Dignity Memorial) Genealogy
  29. ↑ Mary Spurlin Obituary / 2016 / Chattanooga Times Free Press — Chattanooga Times Free Press; published 25 Dec 2016 News
  30. ↑ William Joseph "Joe" Spurlin Obituary August 1, 2018 - Woodfin Funeral Chapels — Woodfin Funeral Chapels (Murfreesboro & Smyrna, TN); native of Miami, FL Genealogy
  31. ↑ William Joseph “Joe” Spurlin - Main Street Media of Tennessee — Murfreesboro Post (Main Street Media of Tennessee); published 3 Aug 2018 News
  32. ↑ Obituary information for Idella Spurlin — Sanderson Funeral Homes, Hackett Chapel (TN); born in Warren, Ohio; burial at Defeated Creek Memorial Gardens Genealogy
  33. ↑ Florence Idella Beatty Spurlin (1953-2018) — Find a Grave; born 5 Feb 1953 at Warren, Ohio; died 22 Oct 2018 at a Nashville hospice (aged 65); buried Defeated Creek Memorial Gardens, Smith County; memorial carries an obituary transcription Genealogy
  34. ↑ Joyce Germaine Spurlin Obituary / 1935 - 2018 / Livermore Falls, ME — Tribute Archive (Finley Funeral Home); died in Cleveland, TN, where her church was; born in Jay, ME; residence not stated; memorial listing hosted by Finley Funeral Home, Livermore Falls, ME Genealogy
  35. ↑ Joyce Germaine Dube Spurlin (1935-2018) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 11 Jun 1935, Jay, Maine; died 31 Oct 2018, Cleveland, Tenn. (aged 83); burial Beta Cemetery, Decatur, Tenn. Genealogy
  36. ↑ Richard Spurlin Obituary - Olive Branch, MS — Brantley Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial) Genealogy
  37. ↑ Richard Eugene “Rick” Spurlin (1957-2019) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial with matching dates (21 Jul 1957 - 6 Jan 2019); burial Memorial Park South Woods Cemetery, Memphis Genealogy
  38. ↑ William Edward Spurlin - Main Street Media of Tennessee — Hendersonville Standard (Main Street Media of Tennessee); published 11 Mar 2019; Austin & Bell Funeral Home, Hendersonville News
  39. ↑ William Edward Spurlin - Main Street Media of Tennessee — Gallatin News (Main Street Media of Tennessee); same obituary as Hendersonville Standard News
  40. ↑ William Edward Spurlin (1945-2019) — Find a Grave; born 3 Apr 1945 in Todd County, Ky.; died 6 Mar 2019 (aged 73); buried Gallatin City Cemetery, Gallatin Genealogy
  41. ↑ William Edward Spurlin Obituary Mar 6, 2019 - Sumner Funeral and Cremation — Sumner Funeral and Cremation Genealogy
  42. ↑ Norma Spurlin Obituary Mar 23, 2019 - Vaughn Funeral Home — Vaughn Funeral Home (Spring City, TN); born in Spring City Genealogy
  43. ↑ Norma Henley Obituary / 2019 / Chattanooga Times Free Press — Chattanooga Times Free Press; death notice as Norma Henley Spurlin, published 25 Mar 2019 News
  44. ↑ Patricia Spurlin Obituary - Orlando, FL — Chapel Hill Cemetery (Dignity Memorial); brief listing as Patricia Jean Spurlin, dates only Genealogy
  45. ↑ Obituary information for Patricia "Patti" DeVol Spurlin — Click Funeral Home (Knoxville area, TN); formerly of Orlando, Fla.; born in Ohio; also indexed in tn.json Genealogy
  46. ↑ Patricia Jean "Patti" Hamlin Spurlin (1941-2019) — Find a Grave; memorial lists her as Hamlin Spurlin, while its obituary text says Patricia Jean DeVol Spurlin of Knoxville, formerly of Orlando; born 24 Mar 1941 in Ohio; died 9 Jul 2019 at Knoxville (aged 78); buried Chapel Hill Cemetery, Orlando Genealogy
  47. ↑ Obituary information for Connie Mason Spurlin — Ellis Funeral Home & Cremation Service (Nashville, TN) Genealogy
  48. ↑ Betty Spurlin Obituary — Delancey Funeral Home; born in Memphis; funeral at Delancey-Murphy Funeral Home, Marked Tree, Ark. Genealogy
  49. ↑ Lois Spurlin Obituary Sep 22, 2023 - Vaughn Funeral Home — Vaughn Funeral Home (Spring City, TN); Homestead High School graduate; member of Mercy Baptist Church, Grandview Genealogy
  50. ↑ Lois Martin Spurlin (1938-2023) — Find a Grave; same dates (18 Aug 1938 - 22 Sep 2023, aged 85); obituary text on the memorial gives Grandview; buried Harris Cemetery, Cumberland County Genealogy
  51. ↑ Obituary information for Novella Spurlin Cravens — Jennings Funeral Homes, Inc. (Jamestown, TN) Genealogy
  52. ↑ Obituary information for John Andrew Spurlin — Jennings Funeral Homes, Inc. (Jamestown, TN) Genealogy
  53. ↑ Obituary for John Andrew Spurlin / Fentress Memorial Gardens — Fentress Memorial Gardens (Jamestown, TN) Genealogy
  54. ↑ Obituary for Patricia Kay (Hoover) Spurlin / Resthaven Funeral Home ~ Cemetery ~ Cremations — Resthaven Funeral Home ~ Cemetery ~ Cremations (Dandridge, TN); born in Owensboro, KY Genealogy
  55. ↑ Patricia Kay "Trish" Hoover Spurlin (1964-2026) — Find a Grave; born 2 May 1964 at Owensboro, Ky.; died at home 5 Mar 2026 (aged 61); memorial gives the place of death as Crossville, Cumberland County; carries the funeral-home obituary text Genealogy

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