Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Leonard Lawrence "Larry" Smotherman
Apr 25, 2015
Spencer, TN resident and Rutherford County, TN native Leonard Lawrence "Larry" Smotherman, age 69, was born September 30, 1945 and died April 25, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. A mechanic with Edd Rogers General Motors, he was the son of the late Leonard Lee and Evelyn Morehead Smotherman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Glenda Faye Martin "Me Ma" McBride
Apr 25, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Glenda Faye Martin "Me Ma" McBride, age 57, was born February 24, 1958 and died April 25, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a sudden illness. Co-owner of McBride's Window Cleaning and member of Rolling Acres Brethren in Christ Church, she was the daughter of Harold and Claudia...
Willard Elden Tibbs
Apr 21, 2015
Fayetteville, TN resident and Campbell County, TN native Willard Elden Tibbs, age 81, was born October 13, 1933 and died April 21, 2015 at Lincoln Medical Center in Fayetteville, TN following an extended illness. An electrician with TVA for 44 years, a United States Army veteran, and a member of State Line Freewill Baptist Church, he was the son of...
E. Louis Madewell
Apr 21, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and White County, TN native E. Louis Madewell, age 72, was born August 23, 1942 and died suddenly April 21, 2015 at DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville, TN due to an automobile accident. Mr. Madewell was an employee of B & G Supply in Smithville, TN for 47 years, a member of the Warren County Lions Club,...
Joyce Elizabeth Curtis
Apr 18, 2015
McMinnville resident and Westfield, NJ native Joyce Elizabeth Curtis, age 87, was born December 14, 1927 and died April 18, 2015 at her residence following an extended illness. A sales clerk with Formfit Outlet Store and member of the Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Grace Elizabeth Drake O'Brien. Ms. Curtis is survived by a...
Stephen Douglas Turner
Apr 16, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Stephen Douglas Turner, age 64, was born November 15, 1950 and died April 16, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. The owner and mechanic at Shade Tree Repair, a United States Army veteran of Vietnam, and a member of the New Bybee Methodist Church, he was the son of...
Austin Clinton Golden
Apr 15, 2015
Austin Clinton Golden, age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died suddenly April 15, 2015 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. He was a personnel manager for Genesco for forty-eight years, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, member of Arlington Church of Christ and son of the late Alaska Elkana and Estella Pryor...
Carl Edward Nash, Sr.
Apr 15, 2015
Morrison, TN resident and White County, TN native Carl Edward Nash, Sr., age 86, was born August 4, 1928 and died April 15, 2015 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. Retired from Powermatic, a United States Marine Corps veteran of Korea, and a member of Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church, he was the son of the late Ethel and...
Elizabeth Louise White Patrick
Apr 12, 2015
Elizabeth Louise (White) Patrick, 77, passed away April 12, 2015 in Fort Myers, FL. She was born in Bone Cave, TN on October 26, 1937. Mrs. Patrick was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, and grandmother. Her faith and family meant everything to her, especially her grandchildren. She grew up in Tennessee but moved with her family to Painesville,...
David Clark Cummings
Apr 11, 2015
Albuquerque, NM resident and Warren County, TN native David Clark Cummings, age 65, was born January 11, 1950 and died April 11, 2015 in Albuquerque, NM. A geologist for the State of New Mexico Department of Agriculture, he was the son of the late David Lawrence and Sara Josephine McCormick Cummings. He is survived by five children and their spouses,...
Sarah Norris Stewart
Apr 10, 2015
McMinnville resident and Edinburgh, Scotland native Sarah Norris Stewart, age 79, was born December 15, 1935 and died April 10, 2015 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. An executive assistant with National Life Insurance Company and member of the Episcopal Church, she was the daughter of the late David and Sarah Norris Stewart. After moving to McMinnville, Miss Stewart...
Raymond Earl McCormick
Apr 7, 2015
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Raymond Earl McCormick, age 81, was born July 13, 1933 and died April 7, 2015 at his residence following a five-year illness. A retired logger and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Jim and Minnie Sanders McCormick. He was married to Tressie Myers McCormick who...
Betty Lou Myers
Apr 6, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Betty Lou Myers, age 80, was born September 19, 1934 and died April 6, 2015 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired employee from Powermatic and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John R. and Maggie Mae Basham Cox. She was...
Edwin "Ed" Ezekiel Chastain
Apr 3, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Edwin "Ed" Ezekiel Chastain, age 84, was born August 18, 1930 and died April 3, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following a three-month illness. Mr. Chastain was an avid gardener and enjoyed sharing with neighbors and friends. A retired U.S. Postal Service rural carrier, a farmer and a member of Shellsford...
Teresa Lynette Campbell
Apr 1, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native Teresa Lynette Campbell, age 53, was born November 8, 1961 and died April 1, 2015 at her residence following an extended illness. An Assistant Manager with Walmart and a member of Charles Creek Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Carmon Ray and Lucille Mai Dennis Mears. In addition to...
Betty Jo Blankenship
Apr 1, 2015
Madison, AL resident and Warren County, TN native Betty Jo Blankenship, age 85, was born March 18, 1930 and died April 1, 2015 at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, AL following a brief illness. A business school teacher with the Warren County School System, an avid antique dealer in Madison, AL and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the...
Gail Northcutt Mahar
Apr 1, 2015
Gail Northcutt Mahar, age 64, a McMinnville, TN native and Knoxville, TN resident died suddenly April 1, 2015 at the Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville. She was a dedicated oncology nurse practitioner who committed her life to the care and betterment of others, member of Parkwest Church of God and daughter of Tenia Myers Northcutt of McMinnville and the late...
Mary Elizabeth Curtis Pickreign
Mar 31, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Mary Elizabeth Curtis Pickreign, age 90, was born November 27, 1924 and died March 31, 2015 at her residence following a brief illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and a member of West Riverside Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Allen and Louwretha Martin Smith....
Robin Christian Morton
Mar 30, 2015
Robin Christian Morton, age 56, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died accidentally March 30, 2015 at River Park Hospital emergency room. She was a surgical technician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and daughter of Evelyn Joyce Hutchins Drake of McMinnville and the late John Morris Drake. In addition to her mother, Ms. Morton is survived by...
Brince Otis Pack
Mar 29, 2015
Brince Otis Pack, age 82, a longtime resident of McMinnville, TN and a Warren County, TN native died March 29, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro,TN following a one year illness. He was a retired employee of Parmount Packaging in Murfreesboro, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean war, member of the Catholic Church and son of the...
