Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Mark Allen Stewart
Sep 25, 2018
Mark Allen Stewart, age 63, a Rock Island, TN resident and Davidson County native was born November 1, 1954 and passed away September 25, 2018 at his residence following a short illness.He was a retired truck driver and technician with United Medical Systems, member of Friendship Baptist Church and son of the late Shelby and Mary Tibbs Stewart. Mr. Stewart...
Evelyn Nelson Rigsby
Sep 24, 2018
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Warren County native Evelyn Nelson Rigsby, age 92, was born March 14, 1926 and died September 24, 2018 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN.A retired clerk with Your Tot To Teen Shoppe and member of McMinnville First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late James Cecil and Edna Louise McGee Nelson. She was married...
Howard Lowell Markum
Sep 23, 2018
Howard Lowell Markum, age 94, a McMinnville, TN resident and Cannon County native was born June 14, 1924 and passed away September 23, 2018 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness.He was a World War II veteran of the United States Marine Corps, retired salesman with Borden Foods and member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death...
Howard Estes Locke
Sep 23, 2018
Howard Estes Locke, age 99, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born November 24, 1918 and passed away September 23, 2018 in Webb House Retirement Center following a brief illness.He was the owner and operator of Locke’s Five-and-Dime in downtown McMinnville for over 67 years, member of First United Methodist Church and son of the late William W....
Homer Williams
Sep 22, 2018
Homer Williams, age 78, a Morrison, TN resident and Putnam County native was born November 9, 1939 and passed away September 22, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness.He was a United States Army veteran of Vietnam, retired minister and active member of Hubbard’s Cove Church of God, retired employee of Carrier and son of the late James Arnton...
Brenda Kay Fann
Sep 19, 2018
Brenda Kay Fann, age 60, a McMinnville, TN resident and native was born August 16, 1958 and died September 19, 2018 at her residence following an extended illness.She was a homemaker, member of the Baptist Church and daughter of the late James Estel and Ola Mae Jones Vaughn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by son,...
Marian Juanita Martin
Sep 17, 2018
Marian Juanita Martin, age 62, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born August 21, 1956 and passed away September 17, 2018 in NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness.She was a nurse assistant, member of Clark United Methodist Church and daughter of the late Charles Lester and Elizabeth Ruth Smartt Martin. In addition to her parents, she...
LaVerne "Moonbeam" Day Berry
Sep 17, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Forks, WA native LaVerne "Moonbeam" Day Berry, age 66, was born October 12, 1951 and died September 17, 2018 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness.A retired LPN, she was the daughter of the late Melvin W. and Audrey Saylor Day. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Charles Ronald "Ronnie" Finger
Sep 17, 2018
Charles Ronald "Ronnie" Finger, age 73, passed away Monday, September 17, 2018 at his home in Richmond Hill, GA. He succumbed to cancer after a long hard-fought battle. He was born in McMinnville, TN on October 28, 1944 to the late Charles and Katherine Harris Finger.He leaves behind his wife of 51 years, Geneva Lyle Finger; three children and spouses,...
Leroy Walker
Sep 15, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Leroy Walker, age 82, was born April 14, 1936 and died September 15, 2018 at his residence.A retired plumber with Byars Plumbing & Electric and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Louis Dotson and Martha Welch Walker. In addition to his parents, he was...
Melinda Ramsey Womack
Sep 15, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Melinda Ramsey Womack, age 68, was born October 24, 1949 and died September 15, 2018 at her residence following a sudden illness.A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Ethel Pauline Barrett Ramsey. She was married on March 16, 1968 to...
Nelson Gray "Smiley" Osment
Sep 12, 2018
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Nelson Gray "Smiley" Osment, age 80, was born March 21, 1938 and died September 12, 2018 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville following a two-year illness.A retired insurance salesman and nurseryman, member of the National Guard, and member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, he was the son of...
Elizabeth Faye McClain
Sep 12, 2018
Elizabeth Faye McClain, age 70, a Morrison, TN resident and Monterey, TN native was born May 6, 1948 and died September 12, 2018 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness.She was a former employee of A.O. Smith, member of Rockliff Church of Christ and daughter of the late Lois Rittenberry. In addition to her mother, she was...
Arthur Otto Bickford
Sep 11, 2018
Arthur Otto Bickford, age 84, a Rock Island, TN resident and Bledsoe County native was born March 24, 1934 and died September 11, 2018 in Unity Medical Center.He was a veteran of the United States Army, retired employee of AEDC, member of Lighthouse Baptist Church and son of the late Otto and Sarah Keener Bickford. In addition to his parents,...
Ada Josephine Butcher
Sep 7, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and native Ada Josephine Butcher, age 75, was born October 1, 1942 and died September 7, 2018 at her residence following an extended illness.Retired from Findlay Industries and a member of New Life Church, she was the daughter of the late Ivory Eugene and Jewell Cathy Savage. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Hubert Porter Boyd
Sep 5, 2018
Hubert Porter Boyd, age 93, a McMinnville, TN resident and native was born August 4, 1925 and passed away September 5, 2018 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a brief illness.Mr. Boyd was a decorated World War II veteran, honored with two Purple Heart Service Medals, a National Defense Medal and WWII Combat Medal. He was a 60 year...
Hugh L. "Stubby" Stubblefield
Sep 2, 2018
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Hugh L. "Stubby" Stubblefield, age 95, was born September 30, 1922 and died September 2, 2018 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness.The retired owner/operator of Stubby's Dry Cleaners and member of Westwood Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Mack and Annie Barnes Stubblefield. In addition to his parents, he...
Kathryn "Kathy" Webb Boyd
Sep 1, 2018
Kathryn “Kathy” Webb Boyd, age 84, a Warren County, TN native, was born May 18, 1934, and passed away on September 1, 2018, at her home surrounded by family.Kathy is survived by a daughter, Lisa (Jeff) Hale of Valdosta, GA, and a son, Tommy Boyd of McMinnville, TN; grandsons Chad (Della) Hale of Conway, AR, and Chris (Becky) Hale of...
William Christopher Wood
Aug 26, 2018
LTC William Christopher Wood, Retired, husband of Sheree McDole Wood, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018. Born in Oakland, CA, he was the son of the late Roy and Ruby Wold Wood.An MBA graduate of Bellarmine, he was an avid outdoorsman, whether hunting, fishing or camping and enjoyed golf and tennis. In addition to his wife of 41 years, he...
Elsa Josefa Mullican
Aug 25, 2018
Elsa Josefa Mullican, age 85, a Rock Island, TN resident passed away August 25, 2018 in St. Thomas West Hospital. She was born May 6, 1933 in Linz at the Danube, Austria.She was a retired employee of Magnetek, member of Mt. View Church of Christ and daughter of the late, Franz and Theresia Noesslbőck Mistebacher. Ms. Mullican is survived by...
