Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Doris Delores Glenn
Mar 9, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Doris Delores Glenn, age 82, was born September 28, 1935 and died March 9, 2018 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness.The owner of Delores' Market and a member of New Bybee Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Hamby and Rosie Jones Martin. In...
Hugh D. Cline
Mar 6, 2018
Hugh D. Cline, 78, was born to Wade and Erma Cline in New Matamoras, Ohio on March 18, 1939 and passed away March 6.He and Margaret McCune were married in Lake Worth, Fla. on Nov. 4, 1961. He is survived by Margaret and their two sons, Mark and his wife Tammy, and Steve and his wife Jenny. He is also...
Eleanor Kaye Smith Clement
Mar 5, 2018
Eleanor (Kaye) Smith Clement was born in McMinnville, TN and died peacefully at her home from an extended illness. She was preceded in death by parents, Ray Pitson Smith, Sr. and Sue Elizabeth Fann Smith; and two brothers, Ray Pitson Smith, Jr. and Winston Douglas Smith.She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Jane Clement of McMinnville and Jamie Clement Scott...
Dr. F.R. "Bob" Searle
Mar 3, 2018
Dr. F.R. "Bob" Searle was born November 1, 1927 in Portland, Maine and passed away at St. Thomas River Park Hospital on March 3, 2018. He is survived by his beloved wife, Dola Mae Bouldin Searle; brother-in-law, John Bouldin and sister-in-law, Johnnie Bell Bouldin all of McMinnville and several nieces and nephews.Bob moved to Florida with his parents in the...
Steven Allen Bennett
Mar 3, 2018
McMinnville, TN resident and Miami, FL native Steven Allen Bennett, age 62, was born December 5, 1955 and died March 3, 2018 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness.A Corrections Officer with the Florida Department of Prisons and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Alton and Laura Yates...
Gail Jones Bouldin
Mar 1, 2018
Gail Jones Bouldin, age 67, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born August 26, 1950 and died March 1, 2018 at her residence following an extended illness. She was self-employed in home remodeling, of the Protestant Faith and daughter of the late Brackett and Chloe Stoner Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
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...
