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Justin Ryan Smith, 31
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Justin Ryan Smith, 31, of Morrison died Aug. 24. He was born Oct. 10, 1979 in Murfreesboro and was preceded in death by his grandparents, Rev. H.B. and Prudie Smith, and Eugene and Essie Haley.He is survived by his father and stepmother, Jimmy and Janice Smith of Morrison; mother and stepfather, Sandra and Freddie Walker; brother, Jamon and Tiffany Smith of McMinnville; stepbrothers, Ben Sadler of Morrison and Jason Sadler of Woodbury and Lynn Walker of Murfreesboro; and stepsister, Michelle Parker of Woodbury.He was a member of Sunny Hills Baptist Church and was a graduate CCHS in the class of 1998. He loved to go fishing with his dad.Funeral services were Saturday at Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
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Emma Jean Hoover, 96
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McMinnville resident and Warren County native Emma Jean Hoover, age 96, was born March 10, 1929 and died March 13, 2025 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Findlay and member of Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Bryan Jennings and Myrtle Farless Nelson. She was married Nov. 29, 1947 to Harold Ross Hoover who preceded her in death on Jan. 21, 2025. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by brothers, J.B. Nelson, Wallace Nelson, Wesley Nelson, Everett Nelson and Leslie Nelson and sisters, Thelma Melton, Geraldine Webb and Ruth Taylor.
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