Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Dale Andrew Dillmore
Aug 28, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Cuyahoga, OH native Dale Andrew Dillmore, age 74, was born December 19, 1940 and died August 28, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. A self-employed heavy equipment mechanic and a United States Army veteran of Vietnam, he was the son of the late Clarence and Mildred Horn Dillmore. In addition to his parents, he...
Linda Faye Butcher
Aug 27, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Linda Faye Butcher, age 70, was born January 22, 1945 and died August 27, 2015 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired CNA with Raintree Manor and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late J.T. and Mattie Fults Church. In addition to her parents,...
Havern Wheeler
Aug 27, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Havern Wheeler, age 76, was born August 13, 1939 and died August 27, 2015 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. The owner of Oak Tree Furniture Shop, a master woodworker, and a member of the Non-Denominational Church Bridges of Hope, he was the son of the late...
Cory Nichole Potter Keener
Aug 25, 2015
Murfreesboro, TN resident and McMinnville, TN native Cory Nichole Potter Keener, age 39, was born July 6, 1976 and died suddenly August 25, 2015 in Smyrna, TN. A Lead Communication Coordinator with Charter Communications, she was the daughter of Marsha Potter of Murfreesboro, TN and Dale Potter of Knoxville, TN. She was married March 16, 2013 to Chris Keener of...
Jimmy Earl "Man" Griffith
Aug 25, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Jimmy Earl "Man" Griffith, age 80, was born June 29, 1935 and died August 25, 2015 at Raintree Manor following a short illness. A retired insurance agent with Howard Insurance Company, a Warren County Judicial Commissioner, a United States Army veteran, and an elder at Central Church of Christ, he was the...
Helen Beatrice Bickford Simmons Ladd
Aug 25, 2015
Spencer, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Helen Beatrice Bickford Simmons Ladd, age 73, was born January 23, 1942 and died August 25, 2015 at her residence. A retired State employee at Fall Creek Falls Restaurant and a member of New Hope Full Gospel Church, she was the daughter of the late J.L. and Verena Mae Walling Bickford....
Donald Moore Crothers
Aug 24, 2015
Donald Moore Crothers, age 73, a McMinnville, TN resident and Shelby County, TN native died August 24, 2015 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a retired employee of Powermatic, a member of the National Guard and Westwood Church of Christ, and son of the late Howard M. and Mary Louise Miller Crothers. In addition to his parents,...
Myrl Timothy Smith
Aug 23, 2015
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Myrl Timothy Smith, age 56, was born September 4, 1958 and died August 23, 2015 at his residence following a lingering illness. A truck driver with Hillis Trucking Company and member of Pearls of Christ Church, he was the son of the late Myrl Thurman and Martha Nell Haney Smith. In addition to his...
Colton Turner Powell
Aug 23, 2015
Colton Turner Powell, surrounded by his family, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. He will be greatly missed by his mother, Amanda, his brother, Chase, his Aunt Kassey, Uncle Daniel and Cousin Emily. Also missing him will be MaMaw Lisa, Pa Monty, Papa Kent and Granna Dawn as well as...
Billy Reed
Aug 22, 2015
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Billy Reed, age 81, was born March 22, 1934 and died August 22, 2015 at St. Thomas West in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. The proprietor of Reed Insurance Agency, retired minister of Bethlehem Church of Christ, current minister of Armstrong Church of Christ and United States Air Force veteran, he was the...
Maurine Green Rogers
Aug 22, 2015
Hermitage, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Maurine Green Rogers, age 94, was born September 22, 1920 and died August 22, 2015 at McKendree Village in Hermitage, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and long-time member of Viola Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John Freelin and Stella Webb Green. She was married October...
Aubrey James Hutchings
Aug 20, 2015
Aubrey James Hutchings, age 81, a Dibrell Community resident and White County, TN native died August 20, 2015 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. He was a U.S. Army veteran, member of Bluff Springs Church of Christ and son of the late Foster Brown and Lillian Novella Morgan Hutchings. In addition to his parents,...
William Russell Moore
Aug 17, 2015
William Russell Moore, 80, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015 at his residence. He was born in McMinnville, TN the son of the late Houston and Allene (Fitts) Moore. After high school, William joined the United States Air Force for twenty years. He served in the Korean War. In 1957 William married Bernice (Milish) Moore in Indianapolis. William was...
Kenneth Ray McReynolds
Aug 17, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Kenneth Ray McReynolds, age 61, was born November 15, 1953 and died August 17, 2015 at his residence from a sudden illness. A car cleanup detailer with Auto Expressions, he was the son of the late Robert Lynn McReynolds and Johnnie Bell Vaughn McReynolds. In addition to his father and mother, he...
James Louis Mayes
Aug 14, 2015
Madison, AL resident and Van Buren County, TN native James Louis Mayes, age 76, was born May 15, 1939 and died August 14, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired manager with Dove Foods and a member of Monrovia Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Minnie Shockley Mayes. In addition...
Azuloy Mollie Cronk
Aug 12, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Gilchrist, FL native Azuloy Mollie Cronk, age 85, was born November 16, 1929 and died August 12, 2015 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A retired warehouse manager from the Polk County, FL School Board and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Mollie Ann Summers...
Carrie Etta Hogan
Aug 11, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Carrie Etta Hogan, age 89, was born December 1, 1925 and died August 11, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of East End Drive Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Ida French Hogan. In addition to her...
Anna Sue Cutts
Aug 9, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Anna Sue Cutts, age 67, was born May 24, 1948 and died August 9, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired caregiver at Generations and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Ruby Gladys Southard Fuqua....
Kenneth Larry Wright
Aug 8, 2015
Kenneth Larry Wright, age 60, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died August 8, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a brief illness. He was owner of Wright's Masonry and son of the late Everett and Josie Swann Wright. Mr. Wright was married April 16, 1994 to Gwendolyn Sue Barnes Wright who preceded him in...
Larry Noble Rhea
Aug 6, 2015
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Larry Noble Rhea, age 67, was born December 29, 1947 and died August 6, 2015 at Manchester Healthcare Center following an extended illness. A retired automobile salesman with John Roberts Toyota, he was the son of Virginia Jo Rhea of Morrison, TN and the late Noble Douglas Rhea. In addition to his...
