Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Deborah Lynn Lydic
Jul 7, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and White Plains, NY native Deborah Lynn Lydic, age 53, was born November 10, 1962 and died July 7, 2016 at her residence following a sudden illness. A chemist with Jarden Corporation, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Marilynn Trauger of Columbia, PA. In addition to her parents, she is survived by three brothers, Andrew Michael...
Betty Virginia Angaran
Jul 7, 2016
Rock Island, TN resident and Detroit, MI native Betty Virginia Angaran, age 80, was born March 18, 1936 and died July 7, 2016 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a four-month illness. Retired as a watch repair at Hudson's Dept. Store and a member of New Union United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late...
Steven William Palmer
Jul 6, 2016
Steven William Palmer, age 62, a McMinnville, TN resident and Lawrence, KS native died July 6, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. He was an employee of S & W Manufacturing, member of the Episcopal Church and son of the late William Elgin and Trudy Irene Burdick Palmer. Mr. Palmer is survived by son, David Brooks Palmer of...
Wilma Geraldene Johnson
Jul 4, 2016
Wilma Geraldene Johnson, age 73, a Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died July 4, 2016 in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of Lighthouse Bible Church, and daughter of the late Marion Hillis and Seawillow Johnson Hillis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers,...
Rhonda Kay Pelkey
Jul 3, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Rhonda Kay Pelkey, age 59, was born January 28, 1957 and died July 3, 2016 at her residence following a sudden illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Laster and Drucie Elliott Christian. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sister, Nadine Welch; and brother,...
Virginia Ruth George
Jul 2, 2016
Virginia Ruth George, age 89, a Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died July 2, 2016 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a retired United States Post Office Clerk and daughter of the late Vaughn and Hester Jaco Wright. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband,...
William Carl Myers
Jul 2, 2016
William Carl Myers, age 71, a McMinnville, TN resident and Pikeville, TN native died July 2, 2016 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a retired manager with Jet Manufacturing, member of Smartt Church of God and son of the late Vester and Beatrice Neely Myers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two...
Larry Stotts
Jul 2, 2016
Larry Stotts, age 63, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died July 2, 2016 in Harton Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. He was an employee of General Shale Brick and son of Ethel Stotts Pierce of Baxter, TN and the late Milburn Northcutt. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by paternal...
Helen Branham Dunlap
Jul 1, 2016
Rock Island, TN resident and Gallatin, TN native Helen Branham Dunlap, age 88, was born July 10, 1927 and died July 1, 2016 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville. A homemaker and a member of the Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late Porter Raymond and Mallie Dobbs Branham. She was married May 29, 1970 to Joel Simpson Dunlap...
Connie June Luna Jones
Jun 30, 2016
Connie June Luna Jones, age 72, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died June 30, 2016 in NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of the Baptist Church and daughter of the late Arrie and Willie Ione Stewart Luna. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brother,...
Eva L. Lance Thurman
Jun 30, 2016
Eva L. Lance Thurman, age 73, a Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died June 30, 2016 in Elva's Boarding Home following an extended illness. She was a retired self-employed hairdresser, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Rufus L. and Clara Belle Redmon Lance. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Terry Lynn Conatser
Jun 29, 2016
Terry Lynn Conatser, age 65, a McMinnville, TN resident and Bethesda, MD native died June 29, 2016 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a one-month illness. He was a self-employed construction worker, great musician and son of the late Harold and Doris Emogene Carter Conatser. Mr. Conatser is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Eric and Karen Conatser of McMinnville;...
Barbara Gail Knight
Jun 28, 2016
Barbara Gail Knight, age 73, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died June 28, 2016 at her residence following a one-year illness. She was a retired caregiver, member of Armstrong Church of Christ and daughter of the late Marcus and Lucy Barnes Brady. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, Buck and...
Toni Annette Cantrell Cathey
Jun 27, 2016
Morrison, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Toni Annette Cantrell Cathey, age 53, was born August 26, 1962 and died June 27, 2016 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A jeweler at Houston's Jewelry, manager at Insta-Cash, and a member of Morrison First Baptist Church and Webb's Chapel Methodist Church, she was the daughter of...
Richard Allen Borum, Jr.
Jun 27, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Christian County, KY native Richard Allen Borum, Jr., age 71, was born September 9, 1944 and died June 27, 2016 at the VA TN Valley Healthcare System in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. Retired from Yorozu, a United States Army Veteran of Vietnam, and a member of Browntown Church of Christ, he was the son...
Charles Ray Bush
Jun 26, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native Charles Ray Bush, age 85, was born May 11, 1931 and died June 26, 2016 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A retired maintenance supervisor with Powermatic and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Oren O. and Nannie Mae...
Gary Keith Templeton
Jun 26, 2016
McMinnville resident and Hamilton County, TN native Gary Keith Templeton, age 66, was born August 13, 1949 and died June 26, 2016 at his residence following a one-year illness. A retired technician with Bridgestone and member of Campaign Church of God, he was the son of the late James Wilson Templeton and Jacqueline Montandon Templeton Cope. In addition to his...
Ken Smith
Jun 24, 2016
Beersheba Springs, TN resident and Pana, IL native Ken Smith, age 71, was born April 19, 1945 and died June 24, 2016 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A self-employed excavator and a member of Hopewell Baptist Church, he was preceded in death by fathers, Maxwell Murray and Vernon Smith; and mother, Catherine Juanita...
Tom Jennings, Jr.
Jun 24, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Tom Jennings, Jr., age 80, was born January 3, 1936 and died June 24, 2016 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A farmer, he was the son of the late Tom and Alice Lee Hillis Jennings, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Buddy Daniel "Danny" Williamson
Jun 22, 2016
Buddy Daniel "Danny" Williamson, age 62, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died June 22, 2016 in Chattanooga, TN following a sudden illness. He was an employee with Williamson Development, attended the Presbyterian Church and son of the late Leonard D. and Alma Virginia Simons Williamson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
