Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Bonnie Anne Brown Justin
Jun 4, 2018
Bonnie Anne Brown Justin of Lancaster, Texas, passed from this life on Monday, June 4, 2018. She was 73.Bonnie was born July 30, 1944, in McMinnville, Tennessee, to Buster and Nelma Brown. She was also the daughter of A.R. “Happy” Justin. Bonnie was a 1962 graduate of McMinnville High School and attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.At the time...
Kizzie Alice Golden Cantrell
Jun 3, 2018
Kizzie Alice Golden Cantrell, age 92, a Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native was born August 26, 1925 and died June 3, 2018 at her residence following an extended illness.She was a homemaker, member of Rockliff Church of Christ and daughter of the late Alaska Elkana and Estella Pryor Golden. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Larry Watts
Jun 3, 2018
Larry Watts, age 57, a McMinnville, TN resident and England native was born March 9, 1961 and died June 3, 2018 at his residence following a sudden illness.He was a self-employed contractor and son of James and Doris Watts of McMinnville. Mr. Watts was married to Evelyn Reed Watts who preceded him in death.In addition to his parents, he is...
William "Bill" Ramsey
Jun 3, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Highland Park, MI native William "Bill" Ramsey, age 73, was born April 27, 1945 and died June 3, 2018 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness.A retired Major in the United States Air Force and a member of Hopewell Fellowship Church, he was the son of the late Edd Wiley and...
J.C. Gillentine
Jun 2, 2018
J.C. Gillentine, age 79, a Quebeck, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born November 8, 1938 and died June 2, 2018 at his residence.He was the Director of Hy-Lake Christian Camp for over 30 years, member of Rock Island Church of Christ and son of the late Charlie and Mary Ethel Womack Gillentine. Mr. Gillentine was a part...
Joseph Lee "Joe" Newby
Jun 2, 2018
Joseph Lee “Joe” Newby, age 64, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born May 18, 1954 and died June 2, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness.He was a self-employed home improvement contractor and son of the late Norman Buel and Eula Pearline Cantrell Newby. Mr. Newby is survived by his wife, Pat Newby of Gallatin,...
Edna Elizabeth Powell Griswold
Jun 1, 2018
Edna Elizabeth Powell Griswold, age 91, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native was born December 27, 1926 and died June 1, 2018 at her residence following a five-month illness. She was a retired bookkeeper with Warren Mechanical, member of Westwood Church of Christ and daughter of the late Jesse N. and Bedie E. Vanatta Watson. In addition...
Carl Brence Thomison
Jun 1, 2018
Spencer, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Carl Brence Thomison, age 81, was born February 6, 1937 and died June 1, 2018 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness.A retired printer and a road maintenance worker with the TN Department of Transportation, he was the son of the late Henry and Ida Grove Thomison. In addition...
Frank Stacy
Jun 1, 2018
Frank Stacy, age 86, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born January 25, 1932 and died June 1, 2018 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness.He was a veteran of the United States Navy, retired from Carrier, member of Gath Baptist Church and son of the late Richard H. and Wavie Lillian Panter Stacy. Frank was a...
Sharon Ann Hillis
May 29, 2018
Rock Island, TN resident and Atlanta, GA native Sharon Ann Hillis, age 71, was born June 28, 1946 and died May 29, 2018 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN.She was retired from Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the owner/operator of Hillis Grocery, and the daughter of the late James Arthur and Francis Louise Sewell Cohran. She was married...
Tyree Henegar Smith
May 26, 2018
Tyree Henegar Smith, age 68, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born November 8, 1949 and died May 26, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a retired teacher with Warren County School Systems, Pastor for Westside Baptist Church, and son of the late Jack Coleman and Marjorie Henegar Smith. In addition to his...
Lota Jean Scott
May 23, 2018
Lota Jean Scott, age 91, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born June 5, 1926 and died May 23, 2018 in St. Thomas West Hospital following a sudden illness.She was a retired sales clerk with Stewarts, member of Central Church of Christ and daughter of the late Tom and Jennie Braxton Argo. In addition to her...
Evelyn Lorene Mills Walker
May 23, 2018
Evelyn Lorene Mills Walker, age 94, a Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native was born June 9, 1923 and died May 23, 2018 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a brief illness.She was a homemaker, member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ and daughter of the late Willie C. and Dovie Craig Mills. Mrs. Walker...
Dorothy Jean "Polly" Woodlee
May 23, 2018
Dorothy Jean “Polly” Woodlee, age 82, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born December 4, 1935 and died May 23, 2018 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was a retired bookkeeper, member of Westwood Church of Christ and daughter of the late Edgar D. and Jimmie K. Newby Bain. In addition to her parents, she...
Max Howell Foster
May 21, 2018
Max Howell Foster, age 60, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born July 26, 1957 and passed away suddenly on May 21, 2018 in Erlanger Medical Center. He was the owner of K & B Plants, a member of Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church and son of the late George Max and Barbara Jo West Foster.Mr. Foster...
Evelyn Joyce Drake
May 17, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Evelyn Joyce Drake, age 78, was born July 30, 1939 and died May 17, 2018 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN.A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Orville Vernice and Mattie Cleo Blankenship Hutchins. She was married to John Morris...
Betty Joyce McCormick
May 17, 2018
Betty Joyce McCormick, age 84, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born August 17, 1933 and died May 17, 2018 in Raintree Manor following a brief illness.She was the retired owner of a boarding home, a member of the Eastern Star, member of North Hills Church of God of Prophecy and daughter of the late Anderson...
Danny Joe Hickey
May 16, 2018
Morrison, TN resident and La Porte, IN native Danny Joe Hickey, age 61, was born April 8, 1957 and died May 16, 2018 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville following an extended illness.A driver for Martin Transport, a long-time Carrier employee and a member of Rockliff Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Arthur Eugene...
Audrey Mae Pegg
May 15, 2018
Audrey Mae Pegg, age 84, a McMinnville, TN resident and Hickman County, TN native was born January 18, 1934 and died May 15, 2018 in Raintree Manor following a two-year illness.She was a homemaker, member of East End Church of Christ and daughter of the late Walter and Amy Armstrong Parker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Frankie Jo Hobbs
May 14, 2018
Frankie Jo Hobbs, age 82, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born November 5, 1935 and died May 14, 2018 in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital.She was retired from Finley, a member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late James Sidney and Sally Ruth Parker Pistole. Mrs. Hobbs was married December 8, 1952 to...
