Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Thomas B. "Tommy" Vaughn, Jr.
Jan 2, 2018
Thomas B. “Tommy” Vaughn, Jr., 55, was born November 1, 1962 at Sewart Air Force Base, Smyrna, TN. Tommy passed from this life January 2, 2018. A Tennessee native and McMinnville resident, he was a member of a military family and traveled widely around the United States and abroad. Tommy graduated from high school in Lexington, VA in 1981. He...
Frank Marshall Coppinger, Jr.
Jan 1, 2018
Frank Marshall Coppinger, Jr., age 74, a Grundy County, TN resident and native was born June 12, 1943 and died January 1, 2018 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a truck driver, member of Philadelphia Baptist Church and son of the late Frank Marshall and Stella Margie Gross Coppinger. Mr. Coppinger was married February 13, 1976 to...
Dessie Dean Barkes
Jan 1, 2018
Dessie Dean Barkes, age 85, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born February 7, 1932 and died January 1, 2018 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness. She was a retired dietitian with River Park Hospital and daughter of the late Elmer and Linnie Fults Vickers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband,...
Ralph Earl "Curley" Roberts
Jan 1, 2018
Ralph Earl “Curley” Roberts, age 71, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born August 13, 1946 and died January 1, 2018 at his daughter’s residence following an extended illness. He was a veteran of the United States Army, retired driver for Warren Farmers Co-op, member of Laurel Creek Baptist Church and son of the late Jessie and...
Beecher Myers, Jr.
Dec 31, 2017
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Beecher Myers, Jr., age 54, was born October 3, 1963 and died December 31, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness. A mechanic with Perry’s Garage and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Beecher and Alice Irene Cummings Myers, Sr. He is survived...
Frank Boyd Sullens
Dec 31, 2017
Morrison, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native Frank Boyd Sullens, age 66, was born September 4, 1951 and died December 31, 2017 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville surrounded by his wife and children. An employee of Vijon Laboratories, retired from Carrier Corporation, and a TN Army National Guard veteran, he was the son of the late...
Penny Lee McAfee Horn
Dec 30, 2017
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Penny Lee McAfee Horn, age 52, was born July 23, 1965 and died December 30, 2017 at her residence following a sudden illness. A secretary and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Barbara McAfee of Morrison, TN. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two...
Charles Edward Chisam, Sr.
Dec 29, 2017
Charles Edward Chisam, Sr., age 74, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at his residence. Preceded in death by parents, Bernice and Bessie Chisam; brothers, Charles Brian, James, Robert, Bill, John and Rosevelt, and nephew David Chisam. Survived by his wife, Shirley Lake Chisam; children, John (Kim) Chisam, McMinnville, TN, Leah (Bobby) Edwards, Rock Island, TN, Kenny (Angela) Chisam, Laura...
Dorothy Jo Stewart
Dec 29, 2017
Dorothy Jo Stewart, age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born January 24, 1932 and died December 29, 2017 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was the co-owner of Stewart’s Pharmacy, member of Central Church of Christ and daughter of the late Lowell and Hazel Martin Sanders. Mrs. Stewart was...
Nellie Ann Magallon
Dec 28, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Nellie Ann Magallon, age 77, was born September 27, 1940 and died December 28, 2017 at her daughter's residence in Manchester, TN. A nurseryworker, she was the daughter of the late Ruben Jackson and Lillie Ethel Fults Smith. She is survived by three children, Troy McCormick of Monteagle, TN, Deborah McCormick of...
Hazel Wright Julian
Dec 28, 2017
Hazel Wright Julian, age 98, a McMinnville, TN resident and Halls, TN native was born January 18, 1919 and died December 28, 2017 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a retired salesperson, member of the Methodist Church and daughter of the late Issac Agustus and Grace Hurst Smith. In addition to her parents, she...
William "Bill" Anderson Worley
Dec 27, 2017
Rock Island, TN resident and Doyle, TN native William "Bill" Anderson Worley, age 83, was born June 18, 1934 and died December 27, 2017 at his residence following a sudden illness. Retired as an assembly floor supervisor from Ford Motor Company, a United States Navy veteran of Korea, and a member of the Lutheran Church, he was the son of...
Frank "Dwight" Byars
Dec 26, 2017
Sparta, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Frank “Dwight” Byars, age 74, was born December 11, 1943 and died December 26, 2017 at his residence. A member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Frank and Imogene Turner Byars. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by son, Tony Byars. He...
Charles Ferman Swann
Dec 26, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Charles Ferman Swann, age 75, was born May 7, 1942 and died December 26, 2017 at his residence following a sudden illness. Retired from Oster, a United States Army veteran and a member of McMinnville First Free Will Baptist Church, he was the son of the late William “Bill” Swann and Marie...
Annie Pearl Owens Gleason
Dec 21, 2017
Annie Pearl Owens Gleason, age 100, a McMinnville, TN resident and Rutherford County, TN native was born June 10, 1917 and died December 21, 2017 in NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness. She was a retired employee of Kmart, member of Smartt First Baptist Church and daughter of the late Claude and Mattie Lou Ragsdale Owens. In addition...
Edla Sanders Pierce Davis
Dec 19, 2017
Edla Sanders Pierce Davis passed away December 19, 2017. She was born in McMinnville on October 18, 1926 to Alva Noel and Wava Webb Sanders. A retired office manager and a member of the Church of Christ, she was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Faye Clendenon, Doris Perkins and Audrey Carothers; two brothers, Ralph Sanders and Larry...
Wanna Loa Hite
Dec 19, 2017
Morrison, TN resident and Cleveland, TN native Wanna Loa Hite, age 81, was born July 1, 1936 and died December 19, 2017 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired educator with Gwinn High School in Michigan and a member of the Episcopal Church, she was the daughter of the late Flavil Hall and Mary Lee Logue...
Helen Louise Young
Dec 18, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Helen Louise Young, age 78, was born May 24, 1939 and died December 18, 2017 at St. Thomas Highland’s Medical Center in Sparta, TN following an extended illness. Retired from Oster and a member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Hassie Yates Sullivan....
Robert Morris Newby
Dec 16, 2017
Robert Morris Newby, age 81, a Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native was born September 28, 1936 and died December 16, 2017 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. He was a retired self-employed construction worker, member of Blue Spring Cove Church of Christ and son of the late Hiram Morris “Jack” and Martha Lee...
Linda Sue Mullican
Dec 16, 2017
Linda Sue Mullican, age 76, a Rock Island, TN resident and McMinnville native was born August 21, 1941 and died December 16, 2017 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Lester and Enzie Lorene Hillis McBride. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
