Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Mabel Loretta Tittsworth
Nov 4, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Mabel Loretta Tittsworth, age 88, was born July 12, 1927 and died November 4, 2015 at her residence following and extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Bates Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late Dallas B. and Nettie F. Lance Carrick. She was married to Frank...
Ruth Eloise Sweeton
Nov 3, 2015
Ruth Eloise Sweeton, age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Marion County, TN native died November 3, 2015 at St. Thomas West Hospital following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of Faith Chapel and daughter of the late Issac Fred and Bessie Kilgore Turner. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by daughter, Cynthia Ruth...
Haskel Knight, Jr.
Oct 29, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Haskel Knight, Jr., age 75, was born December 17, 1939 and died October 29, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital. A retired General Manager and Senior Director of Board of Operations with Fisher-Price, a United States Army veteran of Vietnam, and a member of Covenant Fellowship Church, he was the son...
Wavie Turner
Oct 28, 2015
Wavie Turner, age 94, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 28, 2015 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was a self-employed caregiver, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Thomas Guy and Katherine Elizabeth Barrett Cutts. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by sons, Ricky...
Orene Adams
Oct 27, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Orene Adams, age 94, was born April 26, 1921 and died October 27, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A farmer and a member of the Church of God, he was the son of the late Bob and Maude Elkins Adams. He was married to Iris Novella...
Martha Elfreeda Cantrell
Oct 25, 2015
Martha Elfreeda Cantrell, age 86, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 25, 2015 at NHC Healthcare, Smithville following an extended illness. She was a retired cafeteria manager with the Warren County School System and daughter of the late Staley and Gladys Jordan Robinson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two...
Emma Wright
Oct 25, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Milan, TN native Emma Wright, age 78, was born January 13, 1937 and died October 25, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was preceded in death by parents, James and Eva Thomas. She was married to W.T. Wright who preceded her...
Jeffery Eugene Justice
Oct 24, 2015
Jeffery Eugene Justice, age 43, a McMinnville, TN resident and Harbor City, CA native passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 surrounded by loved ones after a brief but intense struggle from complications due to his cerebral palsy. Because of Jeffery's special needs, he spent his whole life as a small child in his mind and heart, always planning the next...
Tresa Kay Green
Oct 23, 2015
Tresa Kay Green, age 49, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 23, 2015 at Hospice of Chattanooga following a seven months illness. She was an employee of Tenneco Automotive and member of Pleasant Cove Church of Christ. Ms. Green is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Zachary and Ruth Green of Lemoore, CA and Kevin and...
Donald Edward Madewell, Sr.
Oct 22, 2015
Donald Edward Madewell, Sr., age 63, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native died October 22, 2015 at Erlanger Medical Center following an extended illness. He was a self-employed handyman, member of Turning Point United Pentecostal Church and son of the late John William and Vera Wilene Madewell, Sr. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...
Rosemary Simons Craven
Oct 22, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Rosemary Simons Craven, age 69, was born March 28, 1946 and died October 22, 2015 at her residence following a sudden illness. A secretary with the State of Tennessee Department of Human Services and a member of Arlington Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Lula Durham...
James Arlin Grissom
Oct 21, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native James Arlin Grissom, age 69, was born July 24, 1946 and died October 21, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a seven-month illness. A nurseryman and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late James Thomas and Dorothy Mae Clark. He was married May...
Diemer Smartt Bishop
Oct 16, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Diemer Smartt Bishop, age 75, was born October 6, 1940 and died October 16, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired mechanic and a member of the Church of Christ at East End, he was the son of the late Willie Richard and Martha...
Wayne Martin
Oct 11, 2015
Wayne Martin, age 69, a McMinnville, TN resident and Sylacauga, AL native died October 11, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following an extended illness. He was a retired employee of A.O. Smith, U.S. Army Veteran of Vietnam and son of Mary Nell Martin of McMinnville and the late Orville Woodrow Martin. In addition to his mother Mr. Martin is...
John Floyd Black, Sr.
Oct 10, 2015
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native John Floyd Black, Sr., age 72, was born April 26, 1943 and died October 10, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired Lieutenant with the McMinnville Police Department, having served in the TN Army National Guard for six years, and a member of Morrison Methodist Church, he was the...
Corker Jackson DeLoach, Sr.
Oct 10, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Corker Jackson DeLoach, Sr., age 66, was born May 8, 1949 and died October 10, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. DeLoach was a three-time NCAA All-American Golfer. He was the Most Valuable Player at the University of Houston, where the golf team won the NCAA Championship. He played...
"Butch" Charles Howard Fults
Oct 8, 2015
"Butch" Charles Howard Fults, age 67, a McMinnville, TN native and resident died October 8, 2015 at NHC Healthcare, McMinnville following an extended illness. He was a retired employee of Dunlap Tree Service and son of Annie Beatrice Elkins Fults of McMinnville and the late John Henry Russell Fults. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by...
Lottie Lee Smartt
Oct 7, 2015
Lottie Lee Hobbs Smartt, age 93, a Cannon Co., TN resident and Grundy Co., TN native died October 7, 2015 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Byron and Ethel Smartt Hobbs. She was married to Leonard Smartt who preceded her in death in 2000....
Jennifer Kay Johnson
Oct 7, 2015
Jennifer Kay Roberts Johnson, age 60, of McMinnville died on October 7, 2015 peacefully at home. She was born on June 18, 1955 to Gennevieve Harper Roberts and the late Waymon Roberts. She was a retired nurse and loyal animal lover. She loved being outdoors and living on the river. In addition to her mother, Genny, she is survived by...
Hubert Turner
Oct 6, 2015
Hubert Turner, age 87, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 6, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. He was owner of Turner's Bend Nursery, member of the Church of Christ and son of the late Jesse and Ester Lee Green Turner. He was married in 1950 to Della Deplorah Curtis...
