Spurlin obituaries: Tennessee
An index of 25 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.
Sourcing: mixed 14 news · 19 genealogy
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Before 1900
| Name | Born | Died | Town | Notes | Obituary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Spurlin | — | Nov 1896 | Eighteenth District, Hardeman County | Mason; Missionary Baptist Church member | The Bolivar Bulletin (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[1] |
1900–1949
| Name | Born | Died | Town | Notes | Obituary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann (Huddleston) Spurlin | — | Apr 1903 | 18th District, Hardeman County | Methodist church member for 50 years | The Bolivar Bulletin (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[2] |
2000–2009
| Name | Born | Died | Town | Notes | Obituary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloria "Jane" (Spurlin) Brown | 1 Dec 1943 | 4 Feb 2002 | Antioch, TN (formerly Crossville) | Crossville Chronicle[3] | |
| Linda (Spurlin) Bradshaw | 29 June 1947 | 28 July 2002 | Smyrna, TN (formerly Crossville) | Crossville Chronicle[4] | |
| James Ronald Spurlin | 11 Dec 1952 | 16 Mar 2004 | Pulaski | electrician | The Decatur Daily[5]; The Hartselle Enquirer[6] |
| Mary Joyce (Spurlin) Brewster | 4 Mar 1945 | 27 Apr 2005 | Madison | Kentucky New Era[7] |
2010–2019
| Name | Born | Died | Town | Notes | Obituary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audra Genell (Hamby) Spurlin | 10 Nov 1945 | 8 Oct 2010 | Grandview | attended New Beginnings Church of God of Prophecy | Crossville Chronicle[8]; Crossville Chronicle[9] |
| Donald Hugh Spurlin | 18 Mar 1940 | 21 June 2011 | Jamestown | Jennings Funeral Homes, Inc. (Jamestown, TN)[10] | |
| Mary Lillian (Spurlin) Donovan | — | 4 July 2012 | Farragut, TN area (funeral home chapel; residence not stated) | Click Funeral Home, Farragut Chapel (TN)[11] | |
| Anna Frances (Spurlin) Thomas | 19 Apr 1937 | 26 Feb 2014 | Somerville | homemaker; later housekeeper for Liberty Baptist Church at Laconia | Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes (Somerville, TN)[12] |
| Evelyn Virginia (Berryhill) Spurlin | 24 May 1930 | 18 June 2014 | Lawrenceburg | retired secretary, Social Security Administration | Neal Funeral Home (Lawrenceburg, TN)[13] |
| Marian Edith Spurlin | 31 Mar 1924 | 25 Nov 2016 | Clarksville | Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home (Clarksville, TN)[14] | |
| Mary Ellen (Clinton) Spurlin | 28 Nov 1920 | 22 Dec 2016 | East Ridge, TN area (funeral home location; residence not stated) | Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist - East Chapel (Dignity Memorial)[15]; Chattanooga Times Free Press[16] | |
| William Joseph "Joe" Spurlin | 17 Sept 1970 | 1 Aug 2018 | Murfreesboro | Motorola Solutions employee; U.S. Marine (Desert Storm) | Woodfin Funeral Chapels (Murfreesboro & Smyrna, TN)[17]; Murfreesboro Post (Main Street Media of Tennessee)[18] |
| Florence Idella (Beatty) Spurlin | — | 22 Oct 2018 | Smith County, TN area (residence not stated) | Carthage Walmart employee; member, Montrose Church of Christ at Defeated Creek | Sanderson Funeral Homes, Hackett Chapel (TN)[19] |
| Joyce Germaine (Dube) Spurlin | 11 June 1935 | 31 Oct 2018 | member of St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church from 1961 | Tribute Archive (Finley Funeral Home)[20] | |
| Richard E. "Rick" Spurlin | 21 July 1957 | 6 Jan 2019 | Memphis | Brantley Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[21] | |
| William Edward Spurlin | — | 6 Mar 2019 | Goodlettsville | retired from Trinity Industries after 30 years | Hendersonville Standard (Main Street Media of Tennessee)[22]; Gallatin News (Main Street Media of Tennessee)[23] |
| Norma (Henley) Spurlin | — | 23 Mar 2019 | Spring City | homemaker; member of Spring City United Methodist Church | Vaughn Funeral Home (Spring City, TN)[24]; Chattanooga Times Free Press[25] |
| Patricia Jean "Patti" DeVol Spurlin | 24 Mar 1941 | 9 July 2019 | Knoxville | Chapel Hill Cemetery (Dignity Memorial)[26]; Click Funeral Home (Knoxville area, TN)[27] | |
| Connie Mason Spurlin | 12 July 1953 | 7 Aug 2019 | Nashville | Ellis Funeral Home & Cremation Service (Nashville, TN)[28] |
2020–present
| Name | Born | Died | Town | Notes | Obituary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lois (Martin) Spurlin | 18 Aug 1938 | 22 Sept 2023 | Grandview | retired from Spring City Manufacturing and L.E.P. Enterprises | Vaughn Funeral Home (Spring City, TN)[29] |
| Novella (Spurlin) Cravens | 8 May 1937 | 5 Dec 2023 | Jamestown | Jennings Funeral Homes, Inc. (Jamestown, TN)[30] | |
| John Andrew Spurlin | 21 Dec 1963 | 16 June 2024 | Jamestown | Jennings Funeral Homes, Inc. (Jamestown, TN)[31]; Fentress Memorial Gardens (Jamestown, TN)[32] | |
| Patricia Kay (Hoover) Spurlin | 2 May 1964 | 5 Mar 2026 | Dandridge, TN area (funeral home location; residence not stated) | Resthaven Funeral Home ~ Cemetery ~ Cremations (Dandridge, TN)[33] |
See also
- Spurlin obituary index · Genealogy strong
An archival index of 710 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Gloria Brown Obituary / 1943 - 2002 / Crossville Chronicle — Crossville Chronicle; born in Meigs County, TN; Hood Funeral Home News
- ↑ Linda Bradshaw Obituary / 1947 - 2002 / Crossville Chronicle — Crossville Chronicle; published 1 Aug 2002; born in Cumberland County, TN; Hood Funeral Home News
- ↑ James Ronald Spurlin - Decatur Daily — The Decatur Daily; published 18 Mar 2004; Peck Funeral Home, Hartselle News
- ↑ James Ronald Spurlin — The Hartselle Enquirer; published 25 Mar 2004; gives residence Pulaski, Tenn. News
- ↑ Mary J. Brewster — Kentucky New Era — Kentucky New Era; published 2005-04-29; native of Pembroke, Ky. News
- ↑ Audra G. Spurlin Obituary / 1945 - 2010 / Crossville Chronicle — Crossville Chronicle; published 19 Oct 2010; born in Fentress County; Hood Funeral Home News
- ↑ Audra G. Spurlin / Funeral Notices / crossville-chronicle.com — Crossville Chronicle; funeral notice, submitted 11 Oct 2010 News
- ↑ Obituary information for Donald Hugh Spurlin — Jennings Funeral Homes, Inc. (Jamestown, TN) Genealogy
- ↑ Obituary information for Mary Lillian Spurlin Donovan — Click Funeral Home, Farragut Chapel (TN); maiden name inferred from name as printed Genealogy
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Obituary information for Evelyn Virginia Berryhill Spurlin — Neal Funeral Home (Lawrenceburg, TN); native of Mayfield, KY Genealogy
- ↑ Obituary information for Marian Edith Spurlin — Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home (Clarksville, TN); burial in Livonia, Michigan Genealogy
- ↑ Mary Spurlin Obituary - East Ridge, TN — Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist - East Chapel (Dignity Memorial) Genealogy
- ↑ Mary Spurlin Obituary / 2016 / Chattanooga Times Free Press — Chattanooga Times Free Press; published 25 Dec 2016 News
- ↑ William Joseph "Joe" Spurlin Obituary August 1, 2018 - Woodfin Funeral Chapels — Woodfin Funeral Chapels (Murfreesboro & Smyrna, TN); native of Miami, FL Genealogy
- ↑ William Joseph “Joe” Spurlin - Main Street Media of Tennessee — Murfreesboro Post (Main Street Media of Tennessee); published 3 Aug 2018 News
- ↑ Obituary information for Idella Spurlin — Sanderson Funeral Homes, Hackett Chapel (TN); born in Warren, Ohio; burial at Defeated Creek Memorial Gardens Genealogy
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Richard Spurlin Obituary - Olive Branch, MS — Brantley Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial) Genealogy
- ↑ 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
- ↑ William Edward Spurlin - Main Street Media of Tennessee — Gallatin News (Main Street Media of Tennessee); same obituary as Hendersonville Standard News
- ↑ Norma Spurlin Obituary Mar 23, 2019 - Vaughn Funeral Home — Vaughn Funeral Home (Spring City, TN); born in Spring City Genealogy
- ↑ Norma Henley Obituary / 2019 / Chattanooga Times Free Press — Chattanooga Times Free Press; death notice as Norma Henley Spurlin, published 25 Mar 2019 News
- ↑ Patricia Spurlin Obituary - Orlando, FL — Chapel Hill Cemetery (Dignity Memorial); brief listing as Patricia Jean Spurlin, dates only Genealogy
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Obituary information for Connie Mason Spurlin — Ellis Funeral Home & Cremation Service (Nashville, TN) Genealogy
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Obituary information for Novella Spurlin Cravens — Jennings Funeral Homes, Inc. (Jamestown, TN) Genealogy
- ↑ Obituary information for John Andrew Spurlin — Jennings Funeral Homes, Inc. (Jamestown, TN) Genealogy
- ↑ Obituary for John Andrew Spurlin / Fentress Memorial Gardens — Fentress Memorial Gardens (Jamestown, TN) Genealogy
- ↑ Obituary for Patricia Kay (Hoover) Spurlin / Resthaven Funeral Home ~ Cemetery ~ Cremations — Resthaven Funeral Home ~ Cemetery ~ Cremations (Dandridge, TN); born in Owensboro, KY Genealogy
Last reviewed 2026-09-26.