Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Judy V. Hammock
Oct 4, 2015
Judy V. Hammock, age 65, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 4, 2015 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of Trinity Baptist Church and daughter of the late Duke V. and Chloe Belle Judkins Cantrell. She was married in 1990 to Billy N. Hammock who preceded her in death...
Whitney Danyel Brown
Oct 2, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Rutherford County, TN native Whitney Danyel Brown, age 28, was born August 12, 1987 and died October 2, 2015 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN following a sudden illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of Bill D. Brown and Darlene Slaughter both of McMinnville. In addition to her father and mother, she is survived...
Theodore Blackmon Thaxton, Sr.
Oct 1, 2015
Theodore Blackmon Thaxton, Sr., age 87, a Middlesboro, KY resident and Suwanee, GA resident died October 1, 2015 at Emory Johns Creek Hospital in Johns Creek, GA following an extended illness. He was a retired band director and teacher with the DeKalb County School System in Georgia, a U.S. Navy Korean war veteran, member of the Methodist Church and son...
Collie Levoy Woods
Sep 30, 2015
Collie Levoy Woods, age 46, a McMinnville, TN resident and Murfreesboro, TN native died September 30, 2015 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville following a brief illness. He was an employee of Yorozu Automotive, member of the Methodist Church and son of the late Larry Gribble and Sarah Woods. Mr. Woods is survived by sisters Patricia Woods and Frances...
Richard Lavoy Bryan
Sep 30, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native Richard Lavoy Bryan, age 72, was born February 5, 1943 and died September 30, 2015 at his residence. A retired construction worker and a member of Friendship The Baptist Church, was the son of the late Carl Ellis and Pearl Olean Byars Bryan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Uva Jean Barnes
Sep 30, 2015
Uva Jean Barnes, age 90, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died September 30, 2015 at Woodbury Health Center following an extended illness. She was a retired sales clerk with J.C. Penney Company, member of the Presbyterian Church and daughter of the late Charles H. and Nannie Holt Lewis. She was married in 1942 to Raymond N....
Dannye Ray George
Sep 29, 2015
Dannye Ray George, 67, of McMinnville passed away on September 29, 2015 at Raintree Manor of complications from Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. He was born on October 29, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan. He was the eldest son of W.H. and Arlene Denton George. He spent his early childhood in the Madison Heights area of Detroit, where he enjoyed playing baseball in...
J. B. McGregor
Sep 29, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native J.B. McGregor, age 91, was born February 22, 1924 and died September 29, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a four-month illness. Mr. McGregor was a retired custom builder and a United States Army veteran of WWII. He was a deacon at First Baptist Church for 55 years. He started...
James Preston Bouldin
Sep 27, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native James Preston Bouldin, age 66, was born February 2, 1949 and died September 27, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired supervisor from Federal Mogul and a member of the McMinnville Independent Baptist Church, he was the son of the late James A. and Elsie Inez Childers...
Clarise Geneva Miller Ferrell
Sep 24, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN resident Clarise Geneva Miller Ferrell, age 94, was born June 19, 1921 and died September 24, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital. A homemaker and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy, she was the daughter of the late Ervin Bouldin and Willie Ann Hale White. She was married to...
Aaron Lee Durham
Sep 24, 2015
McMinnville native and resident Aaron Lee Durham, age 81, lost his battle with cancer, but graduated to his heavenly home on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 12:54 a.m. at Centennial Medical Center. He was born January 7, 1934 to Jesse Durham and Laura Burkett Durham who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Harold Durham...
Arthur Pete Waddell
Sep 23, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Pennington, VA native Arthur Pete Waddell, age 82, was born February 18, 1933 and died September 23, 2015 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. Retired from Sav-A-Lot and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Emmett and Ollie Russell Waddell. He was married to Geraldine Johnson Waddell who...
James Andrew Teliha
Sep 20, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Newton, NJ native James Andrew Teliha, age 76, was born October 27, 1938 and died September 20, 2015 at Generations of Spencer in Van Buren County, TN following an extended illness. A retired bus driver and truck driver, he was the son of the late Andrew and Margaret Thompson Teliha. In addition to his parents, he...
George Berto Odineal
Sep 20, 2015
George Berto Odineal was born July 26, 1918 and died September 20, 2015. The beloved father died Sunday night at his home with his daughters at his side. A resident of the Daylight Community, he was a diligent, hardworking man. He was a retired carpenter, contractor and farmer, and a member of the Church of Christ. He married Eliza J....
Ruth Evelyn Martin
Sep 19, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native Ruth Evelyn Martin, age 85, was born November 21, 1929 and died September 19, 2015 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A retired seamstress with Cooks Department Store and a member of Friendship The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Sterling Brown...
Brett Allen Perron
Sep 17, 2015
Coalmont, TN resident and Worcester, MA native Brett Allen Perron, age 47, was born May 4, 1968 and died September 17, 2015 at Unity Medical Center in Manchester, TN following a sudden illness. A construction painter, he was the son of Ron Perron of Davenport, FL and the late Christine Horniak Perron. In addition to his mother, he was preceded...
Hugh Victor Cole
Sep 17, 2015
Hugh Victor Cole, age 86, a McMinnville, TN resident and Athens, TN native died September 17, 2015 at his residence following an illness of sixteen months. He was the owner and operator of Cole's Nursery, a U.S. Navy veteran of Korea, member of the Church of Christ at Morrison and son of the late Walter Monroe and Ruby Spencer Maynard...
Gladys Dorothy Mansberry
Sep 17, 2015
Gladys Dorothy Mansberry, age 87 a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died September 17, 2015 at Raintree Manor following an illness of six weeks. She was a retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company, member of the Baptist Church and daughter of the late Aubrey and Melissa Smartt Wanamaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Carroll Lynn "Bigfoot" Simmons
Sep 16, 2015
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Carroll Lynn "Bigfoot" Simmons, age 72, was born February 15, 1943 and died September 16, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. An employee of Prince & Sons Construction and member of the Non-Denominational Church, he was the son of the late Carroll Edward and Polly Annie Manus...
Mildred R. Wiseman
Sep 16, 2015
Mildred R. Wiseman, age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Aberdeen, MS native died September 16, 2015 at NHC Healthcare following an extended illness. Mrs. Wiseman was a homemaker, member of the Baptist Church and daughter of the late Lawrence and Viola Dodd Ross. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by son, Jerry Sullivan and son-in-law,...
