Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Joy Virginia Stembridge
May 14, 2018
Joy Virginia Stembridge, age 88, a Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born January 31, 1930 and died May 14, 2018 in St. Thomas West Hospital following a sudden illness.She was retired from Kingston Timers, a member of Bluff Springs Church of Christ and daughter of the late Donnie & Samantha Mitchell Redmon. In addition to...
Eddie Grayson
May 12, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Hollywood, AL native Eddie Grayson, age 76, was born January 20, 1942 and died May 12, 2018 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness.Retired from DeZurik Corporation and a United States Army veteran of Vietnam era, he was the son of the late Ally G. and Wilma E. Trimew Grayson. In addition to his parents, he...
Billy Ralph, Sr.
May 10, 2018
Mr. Billy J. Ralph, Sr., age 60, of McMinnville, TN passed away on May 10, 2018. Mr. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents, Willard and Mary Jean Ralph; niece, Jeanette Murphy; and his wife, Callan K. Wilkins.He is survived by his son, B.J. Ralph (Stephanie); brothers, Willard Ralph, Jr. (Eva), Henry Ralph (Misha), Mickey Ralph (Mary) and Ronnie...
Stephen Ray Fuston, Sr.
May 10, 2018
McMinnville resident and Warren County, TN native Stephen Ray Fuston, Sr., age 66, was born July 3, 1951 and died May 10, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness.A retired employee of Yorozu and a National Guard veteran, he was the son of the late Willie Elton and Billie Lee Pierce Fuston. In addition to his parents, he was...
Flora Maria Louisa Blea Herndon
May 10, 2018
McMinnville resident and Estancia, NM native Flora Maria Louisa Blea Herndon, age 85, was born March 12, 1933 and died May 10, 2018 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness.A retired factory worker, she was the daughter of the late Enasio Blea and Sara Maldonado Blea. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Nettie Lou Hefner
May 9, 2018
Nettie Lou Hefner, age 89, a Morrison, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native was born December 15, 1928 and died May 9, 2018 in Alive Hospice of Murfreesboro following an extended illness.She was a homemaker, member of Morrison United Methodist Church and daughter of the late Oliver and Myrtle Lee Redmon Underhill, Sr. In addition to her parents, she...
James Dwight Hopkins
May 8, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Giles County, TN native James Dwight Hopkins, age 72, was born May 22, 1945 and died May 8, 2018 at his sister's residence in Elkmont, AL following an extended illness.A self-employed construction worker and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Roy and Emma Bryant Hopkins. In addition to his...
George David Melton
May 8, 2018
George David Melton, age 65, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born January 20, 1953 and died May 8, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness.He was a veteran of the United States Army, retired brick mason and son of the late George Edward and Nana Lou Johnson Melton. In addition to his parents, he...
Lucy Faye Nunley
May 8, 2018
Lucy Faye Nunley, age 65, a McMinnville, TN resident and Cleveland, OH native was born October 29, 1952 and died May 8, 2018 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness.She was a nursing secretary with NHC, member of Westside Baptist Church and daughter of the late Johnson and Bessie Hitchcock Dillon. In addition to her parents, she...
Myrtle Hutchings
May 8, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and White County, TN native Myrtle Hutchings, age 85, was born July 7, 1932 and died May 8, 2018 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness.Retired from Genesco and of the Christian Faith, she was the daughter of the late Simpson and Betty Hembree Mosely. She was married to James Thomas Hutchings who preceded her in death...
Marilyn Kay Ayers
May 6, 2018
Marilyn Kay Ayers, age 67, a McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native was born October 26, 1950 and died May 6, 2018 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness.She was a former employee of Seaboard Farms, Bouldin and Lawson and retired receptionist of Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Company, member of Cornerstone Methodist Church in Chattanooga,...
Nancy Louise Northcutt
May 5, 2018
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Nancy Louise Northcutt, age 80, was born January 8, 1938 and died May 5, 2018 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness.A retired factory worker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Audrey Wanamaker Hobbs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Johnny D. Greene
May 4, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Johnny D. "John Deere" Greene, age 85, was born October 7, 1932 and died May 4, 2018 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness.A former John Deere dealer, Mr. Greene began his affiliation with John Deere in 1950. He was a member of Central Church of Christ and the...
Jerry Ronald Gribble
May 2, 2018
Jerry Ronald Gribble, age 72, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born September 11, 1945 and died May 2, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness.He was the retired owner of Gribble Motors, member of the Church of Christ at Westwood and son of the late, Clifford and Alma Prater Gribble. In addition to his parents,...
Bruce Johnson
May 1, 2018
Bruce Johnson, age 63, a McMinnville, TN resident and Detroit, MI native was born October 28, 1954 and died May 1, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness.He was a retired convenience store owner, member of the Baptist Church and son of Georgia Blackwell of Signal Mountain and the late Walter Alexander Johnson. In addition to his father, he...
Carl Andy Myers
Apr 27, 2018
Carl Andy Myers, age 67, a Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born July 2, 1950 and died April 27, 2018 in Manchester Health Care Center following an extended illness.He was a retired self-employed farmer and mechanic and son of the late Haskell Eldy “Jack” and Zelma Lee Cantrell Myers. In addition to his parents, he was...
Audrey Annette Craven
Apr 24, 2018
Audrey Annette Craven, age 54, a Morrison, TN resident and Painesville, OH native was born December 28, 1963 and died April 24, 2018 in Vanderbilt University Medical Center following a sudden illness.She was an employee of Ryan’s Restaurant and daughter of the late Ralph Huntley and Ethel Marie Jackson Huntley Looney.Mrs. Craven is survived by husband, Ricky Craven of Morrison;...
Wanda Faye Hillis
Apr 23, 2018
Wanda Faye Hillis, age 69, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born April 29, 1948 and passed away peacefully at home on April 23, 2018. She was a homemaker, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Earl and Ethel Boren Greene. Mrs. Hillis was married June 24, 1967 to Carl Burns Hillis who survives....
Ronnie Richardson
Apr 22, 2018
Ronnie Richardson, age 65, a McMinnville, TN resident and Bedford County, TN native was born September 28, 1952 and died April 22, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness.He was a retired truck driver and son of the late Robert Eugene and Betty Jean Cummings Richardson. Mr. Richardson was married March 28, 1975 to Malinda Pack Richardson who survives....
Minnie Willene "Bill" Crawford
Apr 22, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Minnie Willene "Bill" Crawford, age 94, was born October 15, 1923 and died April 22, 2018 at Raintree Manor following a two-week illness.A homemaker and a member of Shellsford Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Thurman and Bessie Whiteaker Butcher. She was married on March 5, 1943 to James...
