Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
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...
William Spencer "Bill" Lively, Jr.
Jun 20, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native William Spencer "Bill" Lively, Jr., age 94, was born March 17, 1922 and died June 20, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Lively was born inside the Southern School of Photography in McMinnville. He was a pharmacist at Lively-Ferguson Drug Store and was a pharmacist until age 86. He...
Donnie Wayne Medley
Jun 20, 2016
Morrison, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Donnie Wayne Medley, age 59, was born January 28, 1957 and died June 20, 2016 at Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. A self-employed plumber and electrician and a United States Army veteran, he was the son of the late John and Juanita Walker...
Doris Fay Erwin
Jun 19, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Doris Fay Walling Erwin, age 85, was born May 9, 1931 and died June 19, 2016 in Chattanooga, TN following an extended illness. She was a retired school teacher, member of Westwood Church of Christ where she attended for 30 plus years, and daughter of the late Jay Everette and Mattie Jane...
Paul Wayne Jones
Jun 13, 2016
Paul Wayne Jones, age 77, a Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died June 13, 2016 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. He was a self-employed carpenter, member of the Baptist Church, veteran of the Tennessee Army National Guard and son of the late Hervy and Ada McReynolds Jones. In addition to his parents,...
Brenda Paulette Woodlee
Jun 12, 2016
Brenda Paulette Woodlee, age 65, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died June 12, 2016 at her residence following a two-year illness. She was a retired caregiver, member of Irving College Baptist Church and daughter of the late Robert Armstrong Bond, Sr. and Matilda Pauline Bond Stroud. Mrs. Woodlee was married to Buford Howard Woodlee who preceded...
Violet Marean Bond
Jun 11, 2016
Violet Marean Bond, age 95, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died June 11, 2016 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of Shellsford Baptist Church and daughter of the late Jesse Edward "Shorty" and Abby Gail Coppinger Stoner. Mrs. Bond was married to James Huston Bond who preceded her in death...
Joyce Talbert
Jun 10, 2016
Joyce Talbert, age 77, a McMinnville, TN resident and Dallas, TX native died June 10, 2016 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a retired nurse with River Park Hospital, member of First Assembly of God and daughter of the late Dillard Paris and June Davis Carr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Joe Floyd Womack
Jun 10, 2016
DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN WOMACK, Joe Floyd - Age 81 of Nashville, TN. June 10, 2016. Joe retired after 40 years of service at "The Tennessean." Preceded in death by wife, Patricia "Pat" Womack; son, Jeffrey Womack; grandson, Jeffrey Tyson Womack and brother, Harold Womack. Mr. Womack was the son of the late Floyd Bryan and Mattie Elrod Womack. Survived by...
Agnes Lee Clendeon Evans
Jun 9, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Agnes Lee Clendenon Evans, age 85, was born June 16, 1930 and died June 9, 2016 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. Retired from Genesco and a member of St. Mary's Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Edward Jackson and Willie Mae...
Tommy Mac Ragsdale, M.D.
Jun 9, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Dyersburg, TN native Tommy Mac Ragsdale, M.D., age 65, was born December 11, 1950 and died June 9, 2016 at his residence following and extended illness. A retired physician with McMinnville Medical Associates and a member of Bridges of Hope Fellowship Church, he was the son of the late Malcolm and Tommye Austin Ragsdale, Jr. He...
Deborah Marlene Hester Blake
Jun 9, 2016
Deborah Marlene Hester Blake, age 55, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died June 9, 2016 in NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following a three years illness. She was a CNA with NHC Healthcare of Smithville, member of the Baptist Church and daughter of the late Cleo Holland Wells. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in...
Brenda Faye Simmons
Jun 8, 2016
Smartt, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Brenda Faye Simmons, age 55, was born October 4, 1960 and died June 8, 2016 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was the daughter of Lee Earl Lorance of Smartt, TN and the late Frances Claudine Walker Lorance. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by daughter,...
Robert Lee Kent
Jun 8, 2016
We celebrate the life, yet mourn the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, Robert "Bob" Lee Kent, born June 12, 1944 in Rockville, IN, son of the late Horace Kent, Jr. & Mary Elkins Kent. Bob married his wife, Rita "Sue" Allen on March 8, 1962 with whom he recently celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary! Bob served...
Sue Knight
Jun 6, 2016
Sue Knight, age 76, a McMinnville, TN resident and Morgan County, TN native died June 6, 2016 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of McMinnville Congregational Methodist Church and daughter of the late Oscar Thomas and Pearl Christine Moffitt Phipps. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Joann Kennedy...
