Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Alma "Polly" Woodlee
Aug 22, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Polly Woodlee, age 87, was born August 11, 1931 and died August 22, 2018 at her residence following an extended illness.She was a faithful member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ and the owner of Hilltop Acres Nursing Home, McMinnville Flower Shop, Polly's Dolls and Woodlee Trail Townhouses for many years.She was...
Murrell Franklin Steakley
Aug 21, 2018
Murrell Franklin Steakley, age 76, a Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County native was born May 21, 1942 and died August 21, 2018 in Cookeville Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness.He was a retired truck driver with Weaver Transport and Hillis Trucking, member of Friendship Baptist Church and son of the late Murphy Ray and Mona Mae...
Glenn Olan Hall
Aug 18, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Sequatchie County, TN native Glenn Olan Hall, age 81, was born May 6, 1937 and died August 18, 2018 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness.Retired from both AEDC and the United States Air Force, where he was a veteran of Vietnam, and a member of the Methodist Church, he was the son...
Charles Austin Jones
Aug 18, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Charles Austin Jones, age 95, was born May 6, 1923 and died August 18, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness.A quartermaster for the VFW, a United States Army veteran of WWII, and a member of Smyrna Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Clyde S. and Johnnie...
Paul Edward Ledford
Aug 17, 2018
Paul Edward Ledford, age 85, a Morrison, TN resident and White County, TN native was born August 14, 1933 and died August 17, 2018 in St. Thomas Midtown Hospital following a sudden illness.He was a veteran of the United States Army, retired employee of Monsanto, member of Grange Hall Church of Christ and son of the late Iverson King and...
Winona Faye Rhea
Aug 11, 2018
Winona Faye Rhea, age 80, a McMinnville, TN resident and Richmond, VA native was born January 3, 1938 and died August 11, 2018 at her residence following a sudden illness.She was a homemaker, member of the Baptist Church and daughter of the late Wallace R. and Lily Brock Carter. Mrs. Rhea was married August 21, 1954 to Lawson Lee Rhea...
Dale Randolph
Aug 8, 2018
Dale Randolph, age 64, a McMinnville, TN resident and White County, TN native was born April 20, 1954 and passed away August 8, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness.He was a prime member of the White County High School 1972 Blitz Kids Basketball Team. Mr. Randolph was the owner of Martin and Glenn Glass, a member of Central...
Kenneth Joel Campbell
Aug 5, 2018
Woodstock, GA resident and Warren County native Kenneth Joel Campbell, age 68, was born January 26, 1950 and died August 5, 2018 at Wellstar Community Hospice in Austell, GA following a ten-year illness.A retired employee of Carrier Corporation and United States Army veteran, he was the son of the late Elbert Cleveland and Dorothy Beatrice Jennings Campbell. He was married...
Jo Ann Dodson
Aug 5, 2018
Jo Ann Dodson, age 78, a Morrison, TN resident and Hazel Green, AL native was born November 15, 1939 and passed away August 5, 2018 at her residence. She was a homemaker, member of the Baptist Church and daughter of the late Lela Phillips. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by daughters, Patty Woodlee and Kathy...
Jewel Dovie Martin
Aug 3, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Jewel Dovie Martin, age 75, was born December 25, 1942 and died August 3, 2018 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville following an extended illness.He was retired from the Engineering Department at DeZurik. He was a kind, loving, gentle and Christian man. He enjoyed his family, nature and traveling. He...
Johnnie Joseph Johnson
Aug 1, 2018
Johnnie Joseph Johnson, Jr., age 57, a Spencer, TN resident and Northampton, MA native was born October 22, 1960 and died August 1, 2018 in Cookeville Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness.He was a truck driver with Big G Express, member of the Church of Christ and son of Johnnie Melvin and Brenda Johnson of McMinnville, TN and the...
Beulah Gilbert Evans
Jul 31, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Beulah Gilbert Evans, age 93, was born May 23, 1925 and died July 31, 2018 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness.Retired from Genesco and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John and Maude Thomison Gilbert. She was married to Nolan...
Milton Lavern Russell
Jul 31, 2018
Milton Lavern Russell, age 81, a Van Buren County, TN resident and native was born August 14, 1936 and passed away July 31, 2018 at his residence following a three-week illness.He was a veteran of the Tennessee Army National Guard, self-employed farmer, member of Rock Island Church of Christ and son of the late Colley Leon and Johnnie Willene Safely...
Clifford Lee Markum
Jul 30, 2018
Clifford Lee Markum, age 75, a McMinnville, TN resident and Dunlap, TN native was born March 14, 1943 and died July 30, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness.He was a veteran of the Army National Guard, truck driver for 37 years, member of the Assembly of God Church and son of the late Lonnie Clifford and Edna Lee...
Helen Ruth Fisher Hale
Jul 28, 2018
Helen Ruth Fisher Hale, age 86, a Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native was born March 30, 1932 and died July 28, 2018 at her residence following an extended illness.She was a homemaker, member of Campaign Church of God of Prophecy and daughter of the late John W. and Sarah B. Green Fisher. In addition to her parents,...
Fredia Campbell
Jul 26, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native Fredia Campbell, age 64, was born February 5, 1954 and died July 26, 2018 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a six-week illness.Retired from Middle Tennessee Radiology and a member of the Non-Denominational Church, she was the daughter of the late Mural Houston and Bonnie Beatrice Bell Alford.She was...
Charles Edward Steakley
Jul 22, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Charles Edward Steakley, age 92, was born February 28, 1926 and died July 22, 2018 at his residence following a short illness.Retired from Texas Instruments, a United States Army veteran of WWII, and a member of Friendship The Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Will and Ola Carrie...
Randal Dale Bond
Jul 22, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Randal Dale Bond, age 57, was born June 2, 1961 and died July 22, 2018 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness.He was the son of the late James H. and Carolyn Redmon Bond. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sister, Rhonda Bond; grandparents,...
Leslie Eugene "Gene" Pegg
Jul 22, 2018
McMinnville resident and Coffee County, TN native Leslie Eugene "Gene" Pegg, age 88, was born November 21, 1929 and died July 22, 2018 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness.A retired employee of General Motors and member of East End Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Arvel Lee and Florence Belle Stone Pegg. He was married...
Lawrence Steven Alexander
Jul 21, 2018
Lawrence Steven Alexander, Age 57, of McMinnville passed away on July 21, 2018.He was preceded in death by his father, Lawrence Norbourne Alexander; mother, Margaret Ann Garrett Alexander; sister, Donna Lea Alexander; and countless animals who had more love than they knew what to do with.Survived by his wife, Tamara Gayle Alexander; children, Brandi (Heather) Fregoe, Nathaniel Alexander, Brittany Fults,...
