Laverne Harlan

Mrs. Laverne Harlan, 78, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Tuesday, March 22, 2011. She was an active member of the Clear Lake Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, James Harlan.

She leaves her daughters, Cynthia Diana (and Ronnie) of Murfreesboro, Melinda Beggs (and Danny) of Hughes;

Three sisters, Betty Bunn (and Gene) and Doris Coleman (and Larry), all of Blytheville and Carol Britt (and Tony) of Bartlett, Tenn.; and

Four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

The funeral was Friday at Family Funeral Care in Memphis, Tenn. Interment followed in Memphis Memory Gardens.

Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society.