Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Billy Earl Lafever
Dec 16, 2017
Quebeck, TN resident and Putnam County, TN native Billy Earl Lafever, age 80, was born November 12, 1937 and died December 16, 2017 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A self-employed tool maker and a member of Christ United Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Rev. Earl and Jewell Chesney Lafever. In addition to his parents,...
Gordon Fults
Dec 16, 2017
Gordon Fults, age 86, a McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native was born April 2, 1931 and died December 16, 2017 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness. He was retired from Powermatic, a member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ and son of the late Tom and Alkie Scott Fults. In addition to his parents, he was...
William Everett "Bigun" Morgan
Dec 14, 2017
William Everett “Bigun” Morgan, age 60, a McMinnville, TN resident and Pontiac, MI native was born October 15, 1957 and died December 14, 2017 following a two-year illness. He was a former employee of Yorozu, member of Pioneer Community Church and son of the late William and Juanita Green Morgan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Alvia Brown, Jr.
Dec 13, 2017
Alvia Brown, Jr., age 79, a Morrison, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native was born April 30, 1938 and died December 13, 2017 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a retired employee of Century, member of the Church of Christ and son of the late Alvia and Florine Locke Brown, Sr. In addition to his parents,...
Helen Faye Hickey
Dec 8, 2017
Helen Faye Hickey, age 80, a McMinnville, TN resident and Overton County, TN native was born September 30, 1937 and died December 8, 2017 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a member of Westwood Church of Christ where she taught kindergarten and Sunday school for 42 years. She loved spending all of her time with her children....
Beverley Marie Neal
Dec 7, 2017
Ada, OK resident and McMinnville, TN native Beverley Marie Neal, age 63, was born September 12, 1954 and died December 7, 2017. A waitress, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Gracie Lee Osment Neal. She is survived by two step-sons, Steven Duffy and Justin Duffy both of Oklahoma City, OK; two brothers and sister-in-law, Tony Trent Neal...
Myrtle Brock
Dec 7, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Myrtle Brock, age 95, was born September 16, 1922 and died December 7, 2017 at Southern Hills Hospital in Antioch, TN following a sudden illness. A homemaker, a member of the Assembly of God Church, and last attended Morrison United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Jasper Paul and...
Emil Fay Melton
Dec 7, 2017
Emil Fay Melton, age 93, a Murfreesboro, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born September 30, 1924 and died December 7, 2017 at her residence following a brief illness. She was a retired supervisor with DHS, member of First United Methodist Church of Murfreesboro and daughter of the late Howell Madison and Althea Fay Hughes Carney. In addition...
Jessie Ledbetter
Dec 2, 2017
Jessie Ledbetter, age 73, a McMinnville, TN resident and Crossville, TN native was born July 27, 1944 and died December 2, 2017 at NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness. He was a retired self-employed dairy farmer, member of Calvary Baptist Church and son of the late Haskell and Nellie Marie Eldridge Ledbetter. In addition to his parents, he...
Steven Earl Pedigo
Nov 30, 2017
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Steven Earl Pedigo, age 61, was born September 9, 1956 and died November 30, 2017 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. A Plant Manager with Casual Apparel in Sparta, TN, he was the son of the late Edward Earl and Oleda Mae Duke Pedigo. He was married April...
Francis Wyletta McClure
Nov 30, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Reed City, MI native Francis Wyletta McClure, age 81, was born April 29, 1936 and died November 30, 2017 at Manchester Health Care Center following an extended illness. A retired inspector with Anchor Hocking and associated with the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Gurley and Rosa Marie Morgan McClure. She is...
Kathy Frances Cantrell
Nov 30, 2017
Kathy Frances Cantrell, age 59, a McMinnville, TN resident and Detroit, MI native was born December 19, 1957 and died November 30, 2017 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was a waitress at Waffle House and was preceded in death by her mother, Katie Pack Cantrell. Ms. Cantrell is survived by family members, Zachary McBride, Misty Arnold, Dennie...
Ray Darnbush
Nov 24, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Ray Darnbush, age 70, was born February 14, 1947 and died November 24, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired Maintenance Superintendent with Carrier Corporation, he was preceded in death by father, Robert Darnbush; mother, Kassie Lee Roberts and step-father, Dewey McBride; son, Greg Darnbush; great-grandchild, Anessa Adams;...
Mary Ruth Thrash "Nan-Nan" Jones
Nov 22, 2017
Mary Ruth Thrash "Nan-Nan" Jones, age 90, a Manchester, TN resident and Shubuta, Mississippi native was born October 9, 1927 and died November 22, 2017 in the Extended Family Care Facility in Manchester following an extended illness. She was a retired forklift operator with Bridgestone, member of Campaign Church of God of Prophecy and daughter of the late William J....
Odie Ray Brock
Nov 20, 2017
Odie Ray Brock, age 73, a Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born December 9, 1943 and died November 20, 2017 in St. Thomas West Hospital following a brief illness. He was a veteran of the United States Army, retired supervisor with Porter Roofing and son of the late Illie Ray and Mollie Mai Tallent Brock....
Albert Cantrell
Nov 17, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Albert Cantrell, age 88, was born July 19, 1929 and died November 17, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness. Retired from the military with 30 years of service as a United States Air Force veteran of Vietnam and a retired minister at Salem Church of Christ, he was the son...
David Richard Blodgett
Nov 14, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Olean, NY native David Richard Blodgett, age 60, was born February 18, 1957 and died November 14, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness. A truck driver with Freedom Express, a member of Centertown Community Church, an Alabama Army National Guard veteran, and a graduate of Auburn University and of Troy State in 1987, he...
James "Jim" Monroe Bost
Nov 11, 2017
Nashville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native James "Jim" Monroe Bost, age 54, was born January 17, 1963 and died November 11, 2017 at Nashville General Hospital at Meharry following an extended illness. A self-employed roofer and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Henrietta Tossen and the late Julius Bost. He is survived...
Tommy Cutrell
Nov 10, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Sedalia, MO native Tommy Cutrell, age 72, was born July 15, 1945 and died November 10, 2017 at his residence following a three-month illness. A retired Plant Manager for Washington Manufacturing, a retired Insurance Agent with American General, and a member of Pioneer Community Church, he was the son of the late E.B. and Rebecca Allison...
Joyce C. Adcock Southard
Nov 9, 2017
Joyce C. Adcock Southard, age 83, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native was born May 11, 1934 and died November 9, 2017 in NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness. She was a retired employee of Formfit Rogers, member of Arlington Church of Christ and daughter of the late Arlie and Mandy Cantrell Adcock. In addition...
