Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Faye Tate Prater
Feb 28, 2018
Faye Tate Prater, age 76, a McMinnville, TN resident and Giles County, TN native was born April 14, 1941 and died February 28, 2018 in Vanderbilt University Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was a retired food service employee with the Warren County School System, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Roy Forrest and...
Jim Cantrell
Feb 27, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Jim Cantrell, age 75, was born March 21, 1942 and died February 27, 2018 at his residence following a sudden illness.A self-employed drywall construction worker, a United States Army veteran of Vietnam, and a member of Blues Hill Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Charlie Henderson and Lula...
George William Rodgers
Feb 26, 2018
George William Rodgers, age 94, a McMinnville, TN resident and Oklahoma City, OK native was born May 24, 1923 and died February 26, 2018 in Alive Hospice Skyline Madison Campus following a one-year illness. He was a WWII veteran of the United States Army, retired manager of a mobile home park in Florida and son of the late George W....
Wilbert Hale
Feb 20, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Wilbert Hale, age 79, was born November 25, 1938 and died February 20, 2018 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness.Retired from Radix Wire and a member of Long Mountain Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Skiler and Cora Opia Hathaway Hale. In addition to his...
Marion Monroe Smith, Sr.
Feb 17, 2018
Marion Monroe Smith Sr, never met a stranger. A friendly, outgoing storyteller who was kind to everyone, he lived his life with enthusiasm, passion and a strong commitment to his faith.Marion Monroe Smith Sr, of Ft. Myers, Florida passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018. Born on December 16, 1933, in Louisville, Kentucky to Ralph Howard and Mildred Mae Zuberer Smith,...
Joe Howard Eller
Feb 15, 2018
Mt. Juliet, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Joe Howard Eller, age 92, was born April 26, 1925 and died February 15, 2018 at Providence Place Assisted Living in Mt. Juliet, TN following a three-week illness. Retired from Coca Cola Bottling Company and the University of Tennessee Knoxville, a United States Army veteran of WWII, and a member of...
Joyce Eileen Southard
Feb 14, 2018
Joyce Eileen Southard, a Christian, passed from this life to be with her Lord and family members that have gone on before her on February 14, 2018 at age 65. She was a member of Arlington Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward “Red” Powell and Cornelia “Tooter” Adcock Powell; and son, Andrew “Andy” Southard....
Ruby Caroline Brewer
Feb 11, 2018
Ruby Caroline Brewer, age 85, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born September 30, 1932 and went to her Heavenly vacation Sunday night, February 11, 2018 in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following an extended illness. She was a retired secretary for Dr. James L. Moore, member of Westwood Church of Christ and daughter of the late Morris and...
JoAnna Williams
Feb 11, 2018
JoAnna Williams, age 89, a Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native was born May 6, 1928 and died February 11, 2018 in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. She was a retired employee of Century Electric, member of Covenant Fellowship Church and daughter of the late Joseph Alonzo and Anna Adele Maxwell Maddux. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
James Kenneth "Peanut" Cantrell
Feb 10, 2018
James Kenneth “Peanut” Cantrell, age 82, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native was born October 8, 1935 and died February 10, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness. "Peanut" was an avid NASCAR fan & loved restoring Model T cars and showing them. He was Warren County road superintendent for 6 years and in construction all...
Emma "Jeanie" Leonard Nelson
Feb 9, 2018
Emma “Jeanie” Leonard Nelson, age 81, a McMinnville, TN resident and Athens, OH native was born March 3, 1936 and died February 9, 2018 at her residence following a brief illness. She was a homemaker and daughter of the late Mike and Glenola Knight Leonard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Wesley Cantrell Nelson;...
Melba Lucille Turner
Feb 9, 2018
Melba Lucille Turner, age 86, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born January 2, 1932 and died February 9, 2018 following an extended illness. She was a breast cancer survivor of twenty-nine years, retired employee of Oster and Genesco, member of Shellsford Baptist Church and daughter of the late Clarence Merle and Emma Brown Dodd Hawkins. In addition...
Jerry Nelson Cantrell
Feb 8, 2018
Jerry Nelson Cantrell, age 78, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native was born December 5, 1939 and died February 8, 2018 at his residence following a two-month illness. He was a retired self-employed auto mechanic, member of Sunny Hills Baptist Church and son of the late Duke Verell and Chloe Bell Judkins Cantrell. In addition to his...
Maggie Cleo Simons
Feb 6, 2018
Maggie Cleo Simons, age 93, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born September 9, 1924 and died February 6, 2018 in Signature Healthcare of Fentress County following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late William J. and Martha Holt Prater. Mrs. Simons was married September of 1953...
Lonnie Benton Capshaw
Feb 6, 2018
Lonnie Benton Capshaw, age 77, a McMinnville, TN resident and native was born February 22, 1940 and died February 6, 2018 in NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following a sudden illness. He was a former owner of Pine Hill Plastics and son of the late James Benton and Connie Avo Hillis Capshaw. Mr. Capshaw is survived by wife, Barbara Capshaw of...
Patricia Ann Garrett
Feb 5, 2018
Patricia Ann Garrett, age 72, a McMinnville, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native was born November 25, 1945 and died February 5, 2018 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a retired nursery owner and daughter of the late Shelie and Jessie Mae Mobley Elkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Alice Violet Taylor Dugan
Feb 4, 2018
Port St. Lucie, FL resident and Broadford, VA native Alice Violet Taylor Dugan, age 98, was born October 31, 1919 and died February 4, 2018 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John and Eudora Cox Taylor. She was married to Charlie Grady...
L.C. Roberts
Jan 31, 2018
L.C. Roberts, age 81, a McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native was born September 11, 1936 and died January 31, 2018 following an extended illness. He was a retired self-employed carpenter, attended Spirit of Life and Hope Church and son of the late William Elisha and Hallie Ardella Bouldin Roberts. In addition to his parents, he was...
Joe Thomas Braxton
Jan 29, 2018
Joe Thomas Braxton passed away on January 29, 2018 at the age of 85. His father, Herman Braxton, mother, Coreen Scott, and brother, Jim Braxton all preceded him in death. Joe was married to Mary Elizabeth (Turner) Braxton who died in 1998. He is survived by son, David Braxton, daughter, Jerri Braxton Dearden, and son-in-law, Rob Dearden who live in...
Clifford Eugene Clendenon
Jan 28, 2018
Clifford Eugene Clendenon passed away on January 28, 2018 in Indianapolis, IN. He was born to the late Harlie and Martha (Rigsby) Clendenon on November 11, 1926 near the Grundy-Warren County line in the low mountains of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee, and as a teen moved to nearby McMinnville. During WWII he served as a military policeman in Honolulu,...
