Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Sandra Marie Bouldin
Oct 24, 2016
Morrison, TN resident and Springfield, IL native Sandra Marie Bouldin, age 73, was born July 18, 1943 and died October 24, 2016 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a two-year illness. A retired office manager with Duramatic Products Corporation and a member of Pleasant Knoll Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Michael and...
Margaret Ann Moore
Oct 20, 2016
Margaret Ann Moore, age 74, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 20, 2016 at her residence following an extended illness. She was an employee with Courier Printing Company, member of Victory Baptist Church and daughter of the late William Richard and Mae Hill Dodd. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Kathy Smoot Kemezis
Oct 18, 2016
Kathy Smoot Kemezis, age 71, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 18, 2016 at her residence following a brief illness. Her career as photo journalist took her all over the world most notably Kenya, Cuba, France and Germany; her photos ran in the International Herald Tribune, Washington Star, and the Chattanooga Times as well as...
Gary Bruce Pack
Oct 18, 2016
Gary Bruce Pack, age 64, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 18, 2016 in Vanderbilt Medical Center following a one-year illness. Mr. Pack graduated from McMinnville Central High School in 1969 and attended MTSU. He was a nurseryman, landscaper and farmer and son of the late James Austin and Wanda Sunelle Campbell Pack. In addition...
Anna Pearl Stotts
Oct 17, 2016
Anna Pearl Stotts, age 68, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 17, 2016 in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following a sudden illness. She was a homemaker, member of Bonner Church of Christ and daughter of the late George Huston and Daisy Lee Bunch Thaxton. Mrs. Stotts was married June 4, 1966 to Larry Thomas Stotts...
Mary Sue Clendenon
Oct 16, 2016
Mary Sue Clendenon, age 79, a McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native died October 16, 2016 in NHC McMinnville following an extended illness. She was a retired employee with the McMinnville Garment Company, member of the St. Mary's Church of Christ, and daughter of the late George Franklin McBride and Illa Elizabeth Hillis McBride. In addition to...
Lois Irene Johnson Smith
Oct 15, 2016
Lois Irene Johnson Smith, age 84, a Morrison, TN resident and Twin Valley, Minnesota native died October 15, 2016 at the Tennessee State Veterans Home following a short illness. She was a veteran of the United States Air Force, retired employee with Carrier, member of the Morrison United Methodist Church and daughter of the late Albert Johnson and Emma Knutson...
Betty Roberta McBride Gentry
Oct 14, 2016
Betty Roberta McBride Gentry, age 83, passed away at her home in Omaha, NE on October 14, 2016. Roberta is survived by her husband, William "Billy" Gentry; daughter, Debora Smith Gentry of McMinnville; son, Michael Gentry of Omaha, NE; three sisters of McMinnville, Clareta Wilcher, Carolyn McBride and Linda Mullican; five grandchildren, Amber Woodlee, Shelby Fincher, Kurtis Gentry, David Gentry...
Phyllis Ann Brown
Oct 14, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Phyllis Ann Brown, age 56, was born September 25, 1960 and died October 14, 2016 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired sales clerk, she was the daughter of the late George Edward and Nana Lou Johnson Melton, Sr. She was married to Donnie Muncey of McMinnville....
Alice Juanita Burnett
Oct 13, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Alice Juanita Burnett, age 70, was born October 18, 1945 and died October 13, 2016 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. Retired and a member of Clark's Chapel Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Basham, Sr. and Beatrice Basham Christian. She was married to...
John Curtis Rains, Jr.
Oct 13, 2016
John Curtis Rains, Jr., age 71, a Beechgrove, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native died October 13, 2016 in Unity Medical Center of Manchester following a sudden illness. He was a truck driver for Walker’s Sod Farm, and son of the late John Curtis Rains, Sr. and Molly Maples Rains and Bud and Pauline Hall. Survivors include wife, Jackie...
Bettye Frances Young
Oct 13, 2016
Bettye Frances Young, age 84, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 13, 2016 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness. She was a retired cafeteria worker with the Warren County School System, member of Central Church of Christ and daughter of the late William Berry and Hassie M. Medley Brewer. In addition to her parents,...
Brenda Pruitt
Oct 10, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Brenda Pruitt, age 65, was born May 20, 1951 and died October 10, 2016 at her residence following an extended illness. Retired from Findlay Industries and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Reba Lois Dunlap of McMinnville. She was married August 24, 1990 to Jammie Darce Pruitt,...
Glenn Alford Ayers
Oct 10, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Chickamauga, GA native Glenn Alford Ayers, age 66, was born February 10, 1950 and died October 10, 2016 at his residence following a four-month illness. A retired employee of Yorozu and a member of Shellsford Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Condy Lee "Cowboy" and Virginia Dell Sowell Ayers. He is survived by...
James Ricky Kirby
Oct 10, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Jacksonville, FL native James Ricky Kirby, age 60, was born May 24, 1956 and died October 10, 2016 at his residence following a lingering illness. A nurseryman, he was the son of the late Arvin Boyd and June Davis Kirby. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sister, Patty Sue Mathney; and...
Louise Ellen Johnson
Oct 7, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and St. Augustine, FL native Louise Ellen Johnson, age 62, was born October 7, 1954 and died October 7, 2016 at her residence following a sudden illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy Rigsby Craig. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brother, Cecil Craig; and two...
Mary Katherine Heraud
Oct 7, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Mary Katherine Heraud, age 87, was born January 7, 1929 and died October 7, 2016 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Clara Cunningham Ferguson. She was married to Augusto Heraud who preceded her in death on February 13, 2004. In...
Betty Rose Newby
Oct 4, 2016
Betty Rose Newby, age 77, a Rock Island, TN resident and White County, TN native died October 4, 2016 in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following an extended illness. She was a retired sales clerk with Wal-Mart, a member of Blue Spring Cove Church of Christ and daughter of the late William Rastus and Rosa Lee Clouse Massa. In addition to...
Jennifer Jones
Oct 4, 2016
Jennifer Jones, age 43, a McMinnville, TN resident and native died October 4, 2016 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of David and Reda Ward of McMinnville. Mrs. Jones was married March 7, 2012 to Eddie Ray Jones who survives. In addition to her...
Jane Yager Ingle
Oct 2, 2016
McMinnville resident and Warren County native, Elizabeth Jane Yager Ingle, passed away at her home Sunday, October 2, 2016, at the age of 95. Born July 21, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Edward N. and Frankie Hobson Yager. On September 1, 1940, she married A.J. (Jack) Ingle, Jr. who preceded her in death May 6, 1993. She...
