Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Lucille Phillips
Oct 19, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident Lucille Phillips, age 72, was born May 3, 1947 and died October 19, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Vada Mooneyham Bates. She was married on August 17, 1965 to William F. Phillips of McMinnville. In addition...
Marie Hobbs Brewer
Oct 19, 2019
Decatur, AL resident and McMinnville, TN native Marie Hobbs Brewer, age 84, was born March 11, 1935 and died October 19, 2019 at Decatur Health and Rehab. She was the daughter of the late James Arnold Hobbs and Christine Hobbs Lorance. She was married to Billy Oliver Brewer who preceded her in death. She is survived by two sons and...
Susan Elizabeth "Susie" Carver
Oct 18, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native Susan Elizabeth "Susie" Carver, age 62, was born August 26, 1957 and died October 18, 2019 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Nazarene Church, she was the daughter of the late Paul Edward and Thelma Jo Street Gomer. She was married to Richard Paul...
Riche Churchill
Oct 17, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Dallas, TX native Riche Churchill, age 88, was born September 7, 1931 and died October 17, 2019 at her residence following a sudden illness. The magazine publisher for The Bugler and a United States Navy veteran of Korea, she was the daughter of the late Murray F. Boucher and Billie Jo Boucher Redd. In addition to...
Joseph Shelby Lay, Sr
Oct 17, 2019
Joseph Shelby Lay, Sr., age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Athens, TN native was born August 28, 1934 and passed away October 17, 2019. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps Reserves, a retired accountant with Carrier Corporation, a member of the First United Methodist Church and the son of the late Paul Berry and...
Gary Thomas Ward
Oct 16, 2019
Sparta, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Gary Thomas Ward, age 68, was born February 17, 1951 and died October 16, 2019 at NHC Healthcare Center in Sparta, TN following an extended illness. A former employee of Opportunities, Inc. and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Marion and Winona Ward. He...
Ernest Cline Halteman
Oct 15, 2019
Ernest “E.C.” Cline Halteman, JR., age 96, Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native was born October 29, 1922 and passed away October 15, 2019 following a brief illness. He was veteran of the U.S. Navy, retired salesman with William B Riley Coffee Company, member of the Baptist Church and the son of the late Ernest Cline and Lillian...
Gladys Bouldin Blanks
Oct 15, 2019
Gladys Bouldin Blanks, age 85, a Hamilton County resident and Warren County native was born on October 12, 1934 and passed away on October 15, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. She was retired from DuPont, a member of North Hamilton Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late Everett and Cleo Kell Bouldin. She was married...
Josie Lou King
Oct 14, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and York, PA native Josie Lou King, age 62, was born October 9, 1957 and died October 14, 2019 at her residence following a sudden illness. A former employee of Federal Mogul, she was the daughter of Malcom Raymond Moore of McMinnville and the late Pat Moore. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death...
Claudia Jeane Owens
Oct 13, 2019
Claudia “Clata” Jeane Owens, age 69, a McMinnville resident and Warren County native was born October 2, 1950 and passed away October 13, 2019 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following a brief illness. She was a retired caregiver, of the Christian Faith, and daughter of Thomas “TD” Owens of Rock Island, TN and the late Zada Pauline McGregor. In addition...
Reda Ward
Oct 12, 2019
Reda Ward, age 62, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born December 18, 1956 and passed away October 12, 2019 at St. Thomas Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. She was a nurse’s aid at Raintree Manor, a member of Sunny Hills Baptist Church, and the daughter of the late Louis Paul and Bessie Belle...
Peggy Evelyn Hutchins
Oct 8, 2019
McMinnville – Peggy Evelyn Tate Hutchins age 90, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2019 at NHC in McMinnville, TN after an extended illness. Survivors include son, Danny Hutchins (Charlotte Hutchins); daughters, Dianna Lynn Ross, Dawna Beaty (James Beaty), Darlene Thompson of Franklin, TN, Debi Merritt (Allen Jennings), Denise Williams (Clay O’Brien) of Hendersonville, TN; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; and...
Kenneth Michael Whiteaker
Oct 8, 2019
Kenneth Michael Whiteaker, age 67, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born October 10, 1951 and passed away suddenly on October 8, 2019. He was a member of Shellsford Baptist Church and the son of the late John Harris and Joyce LaVerne Holland Whiteaker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother,...
Barbara Jean Chambers
Oct 5, 2019
Barbara Jean Chambers, age 78, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, John & Eula Mae Meeks; brother, Johnny Meeks. Barbara is survived by her children, James Randall (Carolyn) Tigue, Douglas Eugene (Patsy) Tigue, John Michael (Kathy) Tigue, Harold Edward (Yolanda) Tigue Jr., and Jeffery Lynn (Melisa) Tigue; grandchildren, Jody Madewell, Zachary Tyler...
Charles Thurman Boatman
Oct 4, 2019
Charles Thurman Boatman, age 90, a McMinnville, TN resident and Algood, TN native was born September 25, 1929 and passed away October 4, 2019 at NHC of Sparta following an extended illness. A retired materials manager with Carrier Corporation, a U.S. Air Force veteran, and a member of the Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Issac Thurman...
Shawn Cameron Grissom
Oct 4, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Rutherford County, TN native Shawn Cameron Grissom, age 46, was born March 27, 1973 and died October 4, 2019 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A maintenance tech with Yorozu and a member of Smyrna Church of Christ, he was the son of Harry and Diane Turner Grissom of McMinnville. He was...
Dolores "Doe" Wright Sain
Oct 2, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Dolores "Doe" Wright Sain, age 88, was born April 15, 1931 and died October 2, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. "Doe", as she was affectionately called, loved her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and nothing made her happier than spending time with them making lasting memories. A retired postmaster with...
Eva Faye Nunley
Oct 2, 2019
Eva Faye Nunley, age 75, a Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native was born on January 15, 1944 and passed away October 2, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a self-employed beautician of Faye’s Hairstyling Center, a member of the Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late William H. and Lorene McCormick...
Carl Mason Bouldin
Oct 2, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native Carl Mason Bouldin, age 79, was born December 19, 1939 and passed away October 2, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness. A pastor and self-employed nurseryman, a U.S. Army Veteran, and a member of Spirit of Life and Hope of McMinnville, he was the son of the late Jack and Louise...
Samuel Franklin McClure
Oct 1, 2019
Samuel Franklin McClure, age 51, a McMinnville TN resident and Warren County native was born January 10, 1968 and passed away October 1, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness. He was employed at Yorozu for 23 years, a member of Covenant Fellowship Church, and the son of Lacy McClure and the late John McClure. He was married February...
