Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Reba Joyce Woodlee Fults
Jul 30, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Reba Joyce Woodlee Fults, age 71, was born May 5, 1944 and died July 30, 2015 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. Co-owner of Gene A. Fults & Sons Welding and Fabrication and a member of Northcutt Cove Church of Christ, she was the daughter of...
Pauline Huntley
Jul 28, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Pauline Huntley, age 87, was born August 29, 1927 and died July 28, 2015 at Northside Healthcare in Murfreesboro, TN following a two-month illness. Retired from Genesco and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Virgle Lawrence and Lillie Bell Walling Bouldin. In...
Wayne Lyndon Green
Jul 26, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Wayne Lyndon Green, age 74, was born August 20, 1940 and died July 26, 2015 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A self-employed construction worker, he was the son of the late Walter and Grace Walene Roberts Green. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Robert "Bobby" Seals
Jul 25, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Robert "Bobby" Seals, age 77, was born December 28, 1937 and died July 25, 2015 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. Retired from Duramatic and a United States Army veteran, he was the son of the late Robert Lee and Easter Claudia Cantrell Seals. In addition to his parents,...
Betty Sue Stiles Preston
Jul 24, 2015
Surrounded by family, Betty Sue Stiles Preston died peacefully at home in Lake Tansi, Crossville, TN on July 24, 2015. A Warren County native born December 31, 1934, she was the sixth of eight children born to Hollie B. and Maggie Ulla Spain Stiles who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by seven half-brothers and sisters,...
Mary Elizabeth Rogers Rigsby
Jul 24, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Mary Elizabeth Rogers Rigsby, age 90, was born June 14, 1925 and died July 24, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. Retired from McMinnville Garment Factory and a member of Mt. Elim Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Lila Cunningham Rogers. In...
Judy Ann Greenawalt
Jul 23, 2015
Morrison, TN resident and Elwood, IN native Judy Ann Greenawalt, age 62, was born February 18, 1953 and died July 23, 2015 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A homemaker, she attended Christ United Methodist Church and was the daughter of Ruth Stevens of Indiana and the late William Eugene Lewis. She was married...
Frances Griffith Holcomb
Jul 23, 2015
Frances Griffith Holcomb, age 97, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native died July 23, 2015 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. She was a homemaker, member of the Oak Grove Church of Christ and daughter of the late Peyton Monroe and Josephine Bryant Griffith. She was married in 1940 to Arzie "Sport" Holcomb who preceded...
Phillip Christopher "Chris" King, II
Jul 20, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Phillip Christopher "Chris" King, II, age 29, was born October 2, 1985 and died July 20, 2015 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. An employee of Metal Products and a member of Hebron Church of Christ, he was the beloved son of Phillip and Movita King of McMinnville, and the...
Gail Elaine Travis
Jul 20, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Gail Elaine Travis, age 76, was born April 17, 1939 and died July 20, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. Retired from Rockford Textiles, a member of East End Church of Christ, and a 1958 graduate of McMinnville City High School, she was the daughter...
Bernard Ken Smith
Jul 17, 2015
Bernard Ken Smith, age 75, a McMinnville, TN resident and native died July 17, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a prominent local attorney, U.S. Army veteran and son of the late Kenneth P. and Larnell Wilson Smith and was married to Debra Banks Smith who preceded him in death November 30, 2014. Mr. Smith is...
William Franklin Rice, Sr.
Jul 16, 2015
William Franklin Rice, Sr., age 71, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died July 16, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a self employed nurseryman and son of the late Mack and Elizabeth Clark Rice. Mr. Rice is survived by son, William "Bill" Rice, Jr. of Joelton, TN A memorial service will be...
Florence Marie Suntres
Jul 16, 2015
Florence Marie Suntres, age 90, a Melrose Park, IL resident and Beech Creek, WV native died July 16, 2015 at Seasons Hospice in Melrose Park, IL. She was a retired employee of Beatrice Foods, member of the Baptist Church and daughter of the late William Letcher and Melda Belle Steele Brown. She was married to Leroy Suntres who preceded her...
Teddy Lee Flatt
Jul 13, 2015
Teddy Lee Flatt, age 65, a Sherrill’s Ford, NC resident and Lebanon, TN native died July 13, 2015 at his residence following a short illness. He had a career as an engineer, in production management, sales and marketing. He was a 1968 graduate of Columbia Central High School, attended TN Tech University graduating in 1972 majoring in Industrial Engineering and...
Robert Jeremy Musick
Jul 13, 2015
Robert Jeremy Musick, age 31, a Rock Island, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native died suddenly July 13, 2015 at his residence. He was a nursery worker and son of Linda Snyders of Rock Island, TN and Gary Musick of Rock Island. In addition to his parents, he is survived by step-mother, Lisa Musick of Rock Island; siblings, Jason...
B.F. Daniel
Jul 12, 2015
B.F. Daniel, age 85, a Knoxville, TN resident, formerly of McMinnville and a Cannon County, TN native died July 12, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a retired employee of Findlay Industries, a U.S. Army veteran of Korea, member of Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church and son of the late Jim and Pearl Good Daniel. In addition...
Frank Summers Moore
Jul 11, 2015
Frank Summers Moore, age 71, a McMinnville, TN resident and Rogersville, TN native died July 11, 2015 at St. Thomas West Hospital, Nashville, TN following an illness of five years. He was a nursery sales representative, member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and son of the late, Frank Williams and Gertrude Wallena Summers Moore. Mr. Moore was married September 3,...
Rosemarie Miller
Jul 9, 2015
Rosemarie Miller, 81, of McMinnville, TN, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2015. Born in Hoboken, NJ to the late Wilhelm and Margareta (Woelfel) Westermann, she was a long time resident of New Egypt, New Jersey, before relocating to Tennessee. Rosemarie was a previous member of the American Legion Post 455 Ladies Auxiliary in New Egypt, NJ and an active...
Carol "Nan" Ann Christensen Smead
Jul 8, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Kent, OH native Carol "Nan" Ann Christensen Smead, age 89, was born September 21, 1925 and died July 8, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville. A telephone operator in Ohio, retired from Century Magnetek and a member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Justin and Mary Josephine Ward Christensen....
Ka'Lyrica Diamond Drake
Jul 8, 2015
Ka'Lyrica Diamond Drake, age 1 year, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died July 8, 2015 following a sudden illness. She was the daughter of the late Marisha Lakale Drake of McMinnville. Ka'Lyrica is survived by three siblings, Kamaronte Drake, Kamaya Drake and Kamorya Drake of Sparta, TN; grandfather, David Jehova Martin of McMinnville; grandmother, Stephanie Drake...
