Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Mildred McMahan Prater
Mar 3, 2015
Mildred McMahan Prater, age 93, a Morrison, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native died March 3, 2015 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. She was a homemaker, member of Morrison Church of Christ and daughter of the late John W. and Zora Ann Dodd McMahan. She was married for sixty-nine years to Theodore "Ted" Prater who preceded...
Donald "Don" Louis Leatherwood
Mar 3, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Blount County, TN native Donald "Don" Louis Leatherwood, age 82, was born June 13, 1932 and died March 3, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville. Retired from the Warren County Sanitation Department, a United States Air Force veteran of Korea, and a member of Dibrell Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Jack...
Paula Rutledge
Mar 1, 2015
Paula Rutledge, age 55, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died March 1, 2015 at St. Thomas West Hospital, Nashville, TN following an extended illness. She was an employee of Calsonic-Yorozu Corp., member of the Church of Christ and daughter of Juanita Walline Bishop Scott of McMinnville and the late Lester Rogers. In addition to her mother,...
Sarah Lynn Childress
Feb 28, 2015
Sarah Lynn Childress, the infant daughter of Chris and Beth Childress of McMinnville, was born and died February 28, 2015 at River Park Hospital. In addition to her parents, she is survived by three sisters, Hannah and Hailey Lee, and Hailey Childress all of McMinnville; brother, Hayden Childress of McMinnville; grandparents, Russell Pease and Arlene Randolph, Roger Pease and Donna...
Nancy Elizabeth Baker
Feb 27, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Bristol, VA native Nancy Elizabeth Baker, age 87, was born June 17, 1927 and died February 27, 2015 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A housekeeper and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Charles Eugene and Maxie Poole Dickerson. She was married to Walter Andrew...
Dwana Frances Phifer
Feb 27, 2015
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Dwana Frances Phifer, age 62, was born August 12, 1952 and died February 27, 2015 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired housekeeper with NHC McMinnville, she was the daughter of the late Emmitt Phifer and the late Doris Bradshaw Brogno. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Frances Price Johns
Feb 27, 2015
Mrs. Frances Johns was born to the late Arle and Cary Ball Price in Englewood, TN. She is survived by her husband, Randy Johns and son, Dale Johns both of Spencer, TN; sisters, Irene Coburn of Murfreesboro, TN, Betty Faye Wampler of MO, Reba McGinnis of Knoxville, TN and Ouida Middleton of Englewood, TN; brothers, "Buddy" Price of Cleveland, TN...
Eddie Royce Pack
Feb 25, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Detroit, MI native Eddie Royce Pack, age 76, was born April 16, 1938 and died February 25, 2015 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a short illness. The owner of E. Pack's Concrete, a United States Army veteran, and a member and Elder of Arlington Church of Christ, he was the son of...
Hazel M. Starkey
Feb 23, 2015
Hazel M. Starkey, age 78, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born March 3, 1936 and died February 23, 2015 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of the Church of Christ at Trousdale and daughter of the late Thurman Lee and Georgia Mae Reynolds Northcutt. In addition to her parents,...
Eva Marie Badger
Feb 20, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Johnson, OH native Eva Marie Badger, age 80, was born June 19, 1934 and died February 20, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Badger was an accomplished pianist and organist. An administrative assistant for a Florida hospital and a member of the McMinnville Seventh Day Adventist Church, she was the daughter of the late Lester Charley...
Michael Robert Crankshaw
Feb 20, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Redwood City, CA native Michael Robert Crankshaw, age 56, was born November 19, 1958 and died February 20, 2015 at his residence following a sudden illness. A retail clerk with Advance Auto Parts, he was the son of Joyce Crankshaw of California and the late Robert Harry Crankshaw. He is survived by is wife of 19...
Sarah Elizabeth Tindle
Feb 19, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Sarah Elizabeth Tindle, age 76, was born December 27, 1938 and died February 19, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in Smithville, TN following an extended illness. A retired Dietary Service Technician with NHC and a member of Gum Springs Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Vera Teeters Hash....
Leon Ward
Feb 17, 2015
Leon Ward, age 84, a Rockvale, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died February 17, 2015 at Woodbury Health Center following an extended illness. He was a self employed dairy farmer, member of the Baptist Church and son of the late Mattie Edgar and Winnie Addline Jones Ward. He was married February 4, 1954 to Willie Louise Bettis Ward...
Thomas Brewer
Feb 17, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Atlanta, GA native Thomas Brewer, age 69, was born February 5, 1946 and died suddenly February 17, 2015 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. A retired employee from Carrier Corporation, he was the son of the late Henry Roy and Lois Griffith Brewer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Gregory Scott Cole
Feb 15, 2015
McMinnville resident and Maury County, TN native Gregory Scott Cole, age 51, was born November 19, 1963 and died February 15, 2015 at NHC Healthcare Smithville, TN following an extended illness. An employee of Metal Products Company and member of Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church, he was the son of Dearl Cole of McMinnville and the late Janice Cole. In addition...
Betty Sue Brown
Feb 14, 2015
Betty Sue Brown, age 83, a Lawrenceburg, KY resident and Warren County, TN native died February 14, 2015 in Frankfort Regional Medical Center, Frankfort, KY following a short illness. She was a retired employee of the State of Tennessee Dept. of Employment Security, member of the First Baptist Church, McMinnville and daughter of the late Emmitt Fred and Anice Quarles...
Virginia Jo Chisam
Feb 13, 2015
Virginia Jo Chisam, age 74, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren Co., TN native died February 13, 2015 at St. Thomas West Hospital, Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. She was a homemaker, member of the Church of God and daughter of the late John Thomas and Alice Pearl Wampler Bunch, Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Georgie Lee McBride
Feb 13, 2015
Algood, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Georgie Lee McBride, age 86, was born August 7, 1928 and died February 13, 2015 at Signature Healthcare of Putnam County in Algood, TN following a brief illness. A homemaker and of the Baptist Faith, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Martha Killian Scott. She was married to Dillard...
Betty Jane Ramsey
Feb 12, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Sewanee, TN native Betty Jane Ramsey, age 80, was born September 24, 1934 and died February 12, 2015 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of East End Dr. Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Ardella Winton Rutledge. She was married to Louis Leroy Ramsey...
Audrey S. Carothers
Feb 11, 2015
Gallatin, TN resident (formerly of McMinnville) and Warren County, TN native Audrey S. Carothers, age 91, was born January 1, 1924 and died February 11, 2015 in Gallatin Health Care Center in Gallatin, TN following an extended illness. Retired from Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Company and a member of Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late...
