Ms. Sylvia D. Rubley, age 73, of Murfreesboro, TN, died Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at Ascension
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. She was born August 19, 1950 in McMinnville, TN and was
the first of three daughters born to Kenneth D. Pedigo and Verna Dean Barnes Pedigo, both of
whom preceded her in death.
Sylvia moved to Murfreesboro, TN at the age of 36 to attend MTSU and begin her pursuit in
Speech and Language Pathology with an emphasis on Communication Disorders, eventually
earning her Master’s Degree from Western Kentucky University in 1991. She worked in the
public school systems of both Rutherford and Cannon Counties. She was offered an opportunity
to work with the children of Kodiak, Alaska in 1999, and enjoyed calling Alaska home for 4 and a
half years prior to returning to Middle Tennessee. Her quiet, soft spoken demeanor and patience
made her a wonderful and gifted speech pathologist to children with a variety of learning
challenges, many of whom she still kept in touch with. Her philosophy was, “all children can
learn with love and support for the individual within them.”
She was preceded in death by her step-mother, Myrna Hobbs Pedigo, and the father of her
children, David Edwin Rubley.
She was the proud mother of sons, Aaron Rubley and Seth (Angela) Rubley, and grandmother
of Troy Rubley, all of whom have survived her. She is also survived by her two sisters, Angelia
Pedigo and Lydia Taylor, nephew Terrence Crim, great nephew Rayder Crim, step-family Gwen
(Keith) Chisam, Tony (Tish) Lockhart, and Sherry (Duane) Hickey, and numerous cousins,
nieces, and nephews.She was blessed to have a great circle of friends, which included her
neighbor, Phyllis Holt, who supported her the last several years of her life.
Receiving of friends will be held at New Vision Baptist Church, Buchanan Campus,5977 Elam
Rd, Murfreesboro, TN on Sunday, August 4, 2024 from 1:30pm till 3pm followed by a
Celebration of Life. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to K9s of Warriors and The
Wounded Warrior Project, per her request
