Elsie Faye Denton TOLBERT

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Elsie Faye Denton Tolbert, age 82, was born September 3, 1923 and died December 19, 2005 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Morrison Church of Christ.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Toy Freeman Tolbert;  parents, Green and Bessie Lee Darnell Denton;  two sisters, Georgia Mae Denton and Ruth Stroud and several half brothers and half sisters.  She is survived by four daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Hugh Melton, Barbara and Sammy Brady, Debbie Evans, and Becky Griffith;  two sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry and Tamala Tolbert and Larry and Linda Tolbert all of McMinnville;  twenty two grandchildren, Michael, Lisa, Shalen, Casey, Rhonda, Joan, Tina, Billy, Shawn, Samantha, Amanda, Sam, Charlie, Randy, Stacey, Amiee, Nickole, Kelly, Stacy, Paulette, Christy and Lori;  sixteen great grandchildren, Abby, Chelsea, Dillon, Hayden, Cody, Hunter, Kara, Collin, Stephanie, Tiffany, Terry, Christie, Travis, Justin, Leann, and Shelly;  brother, James Denton and sister, Lorene Robbins both of McMinnville.  Funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 22, 2005 in High's Chapel with Rex Boles and Billy Nunley officiating.  Burial followed in the Morrison Cemetery.