Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Freddy "Butch" Powell
Jun 22, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Freddy "Butch" Powell, age 77, was born October 20, 1937 and died June 22, 2015 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. Retired from McMinnville Housing Authority and a member of Smyrna Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Gene and Eunice Powell. In addition to his parents, he...
Lenia Mai Whitlock Smith
Jun 20, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Lenia Mai Whitlock Smith, age 79, was born November 12, 1935 and died June 20, 2015 at her daughter's residence following a brief illness. Retired from Formfit Rogers and a member of Shellsford Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Casey Lee and Maude Frances Alley Whitlock. She was married...
Michael David Gaekle
Jun 20, 2015
Michael David Gaekle, age 60, a McMinnville, TN resident and St. Charles, IL native passed from this life on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN. He was the son of the late Lawrence and Jeannette Nichols Gaekle. Mike was retired from the construction trade where he worked as an electrician, plumber and carpenter. He...
Lori Ann Medley Sweeten
Jun 20, 2015
Morrison, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native Lori Ann Medley Sweeten, age 47, was born October 18, 1967 and died June 20, 2015 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville following a sudden illness. An assembly worker with Yorozu and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Bonnie Reed Hollon of Centertown and the late...
Thula Wilson Kilgore
Jun 19, 2015
Thula Wilson Kilgore, a native of Overton County, TN and resident of McMinnville was born April 21, 1928 and died June 19, 2015 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Madison St. Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Huston and Maude Wilson. She was married to Claude Kilgore...
Jimmy Elrod
Jun 19, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Jimmy Elrod, age 57, was born August 21, 1957 and died June 19, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. A construction worker with Spectrum, Inc. in Greenville, SC, a United States Army Reserves veteran, and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of Merkie Jane Troglen Elrod...
Keith Edward Bell
Jun 18, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Rutherford County, TN native Keith Edward Bell, age 42, was born November 7, 1972 and died suddenly June 18, 2015 at River Park Hospital. An employee of Morrison Tank & Vault and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Brenda Fisher Bell Northcutt of Morrison, TN and the late Charles Edward...
Lana Marie Price
Jun 18, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Lana Marie Price, age 71, was born October 24, 1943 and died June 18, 2015 at her residence following an extended illness. Retired from General Motors, she was the daughter of the late Hyman Lanton and Velma Carlene Brown Price. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by life...
Steve M. Crawford
Jun 15, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident Steve M. Crawford, age 53, was born December 30, 1961 and died June 15, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. He was the son of Betty Simmons Crawford of McMinnville and the late Billy Ray Crawford. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by niece, Kathy Crawford....
Jean-Claude Bernard Petit, Sr.
Jun 14, 2015
Mr. Jean-Claude Bernard Petit, Sr., age 67, of McMinnville, TN passed away at his residence on June 14, 2015. He was born March 3, 1948 in Nogent-Sur-Vernisson, France, and was of the Catholic faith. In France, he served in the French Navy on the mine sweeper, L'Esperance, and was stationed out of Brest, France. He married Judy Bouldin, his childhood...
John Firm Turner
Jun 13, 2015
John Firm Turner, 79, of McMinnville, Tennessee passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, June 13, 2015 at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. He was born on September 22, 1935. He was one of 11 children born to Firm and Nora Turner. He will be deeply missed by his wife of 54 years, Carolyn Turner; his...
Bennie Duane Satterwhite
Jun 12, 2015
Bennie Duane Satterwhite, age 68, of Rock Island, TN, formerly of Bluford, IL, departed this life, from a peaceful sleep, to be with his Heavenly Father, on June 12, 2015 at 2:46 PM. Duane was born on September 18, 1946 in Mt. Vernon, IL, to Bennie Brenson and Lucille Almetia (Brookman) Satterwhite. Survivors include his wife, Sharon (Breeze) Satterwhite, of...
Michael O'Neil Perry
Jun 11, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Dyer County, TN native Michael O'Neil Perry, age 72, was born October 22, 1942 and died June 11, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired eighth grade educator with the Dyersburg Middle School and a member of Finley Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Isaac "Buddy" and LaVerne...
Essie Hillis
Jun 10, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Essie Hillis, age 88, was born September 18, 1926 and died June 10, 2015 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. Retired from Formfit Rogers and a member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late H.J. and Sara Elizabeth Walker Stanley. In addition to her parents,...
Willodene Tuck Grandey
Jun 8, 2015
Palm Bay, FL resident and Warren County, TN native Willodene Tuck Grandey, age 89, was born August 1, 1925 and died June 8, 2015 at her residence following a sudden illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late E.J. and Violet Lillian Greer Tuck. She was married to Philip A....
Emma Pearl Gillentine Uprichard
Jun 8, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Emma Pearl Gillentine Uprichard, age 85, was born September 18, 1929 and died June 8, 2015 at BSA Hospital in Amarillo, TX. A retired accountant and a member of East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late George Franklin and Cora Hobert Christian Gillentine. She was married October...
Johnnie Mae Jones
Jun 7, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN resident Johnnie Mae Jones, age 75, was born March 24, 1940 and died June 7, 2015 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A self-employed nursery worker and farmer, and a member of Friendship The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Brackett Estes and Chloe Mae Stoner Jones....
Wayne Price Kell
Jun 6, 2015
Wayne Price Kell, age 77, a McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native died June 6, 2015 at his residence following a six-month illness due to a brain tumor. He was a retired employee of Powermatic and Oster Corporation, a United States Navy veteran, a member of the Cumberland Mountain Rifles Camp No. 386 of the Sons of...
Albert K. "Kenny" Hitchcock
Jun 3, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Albert K. "Kenny" Hitchcock, age 77, was born January 11, 1938 and died June 3, 2015 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. Retired from Federal Mogul, a long-time maintenance personnel for Century-Electric, and a United States Army veteran of Vietnam, he was the son of the late Horace...
Julia Barlow McGowan
Jun 3, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Avery County, NC native Julia Barlow McGowan, age 91, was born July 19, 1923 and died June 3, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Julia Ann Gwyn Barlow. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands,...
