Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Bobby Ballew
Sep 27, 2016
Bobby Ballew, age 67, a Rock Island, TN resident and White County, TN native died September 27, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a self-employed mechanic, member of the Church of Christ and son of the late Joe Washington and Anna Lou Simmons Ballew. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by infant...
Jack Foster Melton
Sep 27, 2016
Jack Foster Melton, age 93, a McMinnville, TN resident and Rock Island, TN native died September 27, 2016 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. He was a self-employed appliance repairman, veteran of the United States Navy during WWII and son of the late George and Bertha Foster Melton. Mr. Melton was married to Taskah Madewell Melton...
Peter Thomas Larsen
Sep 26, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Joliet, IL native Peter Thomas Larsen, age 73, was born November 18, 1942 and died September 26, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired traffic scheduler with the Hendrickson Corporation in Joliet, IL, he was the son of the late Peter Herman and Mabel Stanley Larsen. He was married April 15, 1967 to...
Thomas Kevin Milstead
Sep 25, 2016
Thomas Kevin Milstead, age 60, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native died September 25, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a self-employed guitar instructor, member of the Church of Christ and son of the late Thomas Earl Milstead and Eona York Milstead. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brother,...
Judy Glenn Self
Sep 24, 2016
Judy Glenn Self, a McMinnville, TN native and graduate of McMinnville City High School, passed away Saturday, September 24th, 2016 in Cookeville, TN. Judy was the daughter of the late Laverne Martin Haley and Robert Alfred Glenn. Prior to retirement Judy lived in Tampa, FL, where she worked as a property manager in the hotel industry for many years. Judy...
Waymon Hugh Curtiss
Sep 24, 2016
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Waymon Hugh Curtiss, age 64, was born September 18, 1952 and died September 24, 2016 at Alive Hospice Residence in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A self-employed contractor and farmer, he was the son of the late Waymon Eugene and Bonita Cain Curtiss. Mr. Curtiss was a member of Hebron Church of Christ...
Garnett Jewell McCormack
Sep 24, 2016
McMinnville resident and North Carolina native Garnett Jewell McCormack, age 81, was born May 6, 1935 and died September 24, 2016 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A retired plumber and electrician with Byars Plumbing and Electric, United States Army veteran and member of the Smyrna Church of Christ, he was the son of the late H.D. and Tellie...
Henrietta Burgess
Sep 20, 2016
Henrietta Burgess, age 63, a Manchester, TN resident and Pikeville, TN native died September 20, 2016 in Manchester Health Care Center following an extended illness. She was a retired employee with Genesco and daughter of the late Matthew Burgess and Poinsettia Davis Roberts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by step-father, Thomas Roberts. Survivors include daughter,...
Rickey Lane Elkins
Sep 19, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Rickey Lane Elkins, age 53, was born August 9, 1963 and died September 19, 2016 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A retired real estate broker and member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ where he served as a deacon, he was the son of Bonnie Elkins...
Dorothy Christine Hennessee
Sep 18, 2016
Dorothy Christine Hennessee, age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died September 18, 2016 in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ and daughter of the late George and Mary Arnold Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three...
Deborah Anette Elkins
Sep 17, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Ft. Meade, MD native Deborah Anette Elkins, age 55, was born August 15, 1961 and died September 17, 2016 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A CNA with Raintree Manor, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Sparkman Keathley of McMinnville and Morris Young of Campaign, TN. She was preceded in...
Edward Lee Priest
Sep 16, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Edward Lee Priest, age 88, was born November 1, 1927 and died September 16, 2016 at his residence following a brief illness. A self-employed logger and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late William Marion and Leta Crim Priest. He was married to Phyllis Ann Sullivan...
Mary Katherine Lawhenore Cox
Sep 11, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Bridgeport, AL native Mary Katherine Lawhenore Cox, age 90, was born July 25, 1926 and died September 11, 2016 at Riverview Terrace following a brief illness. A retired teacher's assistant with the Warren County School System and member of First United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Fredrick and Myrtle Smith Lawhenore. She...
Junior Emmett Rigsby
Sep 11, 2016
Junior Emmett Rigsby, age 85, a Morrison, TN resident and White County, TN native died September 11, 2016 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a short illness. He was a retired farmer and son of the late Willie Emmett and Mida Hutchins Rigsby. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by wife, Rosa Ray Vickers Rigsby;...
John Lambert Duncan
Sep 10, 2016
John Lambert Duncan, age 92, a McMinnville, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native died September 10, 2016 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness. He was a retired employee of McMinnville Electric and a United States Army veteran of World War II, where he served in the Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion Medical Detachment as a Surgical Technician 861 in Northern...
Calvin Clyde Herrin
Sep 8, 2016
Calvin Clyde Herrin, age 75, a Vervilla Community resident and DeKalb County, TN native died September 8, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a retired machinist with Powermatic, member of the Church of Christ and son of the late Warren and Martha Belle Steele Herrin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
James Larry Youngblood
Sep 8, 2016
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native James Larry Youngblood, age 69, was born October 14, 1946 and died September 8, 2016 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired forklift operator with Carrier Corporation and a member of Morrison United Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Arry and Alma Wood Youngblood. In...
Julia Grace Winfree Pitts
Sep 6, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Julia Grace Winfree Pitts, age 87, was born May 9, 1929 and died September 6, 2016 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A homemaker and member of Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Buford and Quixie Marie Newby Turner. She was married...
Frankie Golden
Sep 6, 2016
Frankie Golden, age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died September 6, 2016 in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following a sudden illness. Ms. Golden was a retired school teacher and had taught in Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee. She was a member of Central Church of Christ and daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Charlotte...
Jesse Newton Fitts
Sep 4, 2016
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jesse Newton Fitts, age 96, was born February 26, 1920 and died September 4, 2016 at St. Thomas River Park following an extended illness. Jesse was the last surviving child of the late Samuel Walker Fitts and Ethel Rosetta Hendrickson Fitts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Jasper,...
