Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
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,...
Veronica Jean Stewart
Sep 16, 2015
Veronica Jean Stewart, age 56, a Rock Island, TN resident and Detroit, MI native died September 16, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following a brief illness. She was a teacher with the Warren County School System and owner of Veronica Stewart Nursery, the daughter of Derwood Stewart of McMinnville and the late Mary Magdalene Counts Stewart. In addition to...
William David Skinner
Sep 15, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Rutherford County, TN native William David Skinner, age 51, was born August 15, 1964 and died September 15, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a nine-month battle with melanoma. A floor technician with River Park Hospital, he was the son of Billy and Iva Skinner of Norris, TN. He was married...
Virginia Carol Herman
Sep 14, 2015
Virginia Carol Herman, age 62, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died September 14, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ and daughter of Sarah Ophaline Judkins of McMinnville and the late Jim Albert Judkins. In addition to her father, she was...
Robert "Cruse" Bryant
Sep 12, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Robert "Cruse" Bryant, age 90, was born October 5, 1924 and died September 12, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a United States Army Combat Engineer during WWII, seeing action in the D-Day Invasion of Normandy and several other battles including the Battle of the Bulge....
Sammy Wayne Mabe
Sep 11, 2015
Campaign, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Sammy Wayne Mabe, age 77, was born September 11, 1938 and died September 11, 2015 at his residence following a sudden illness. A truck driver and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Jessie Louis and Minnie Edna Brock Mabe. In addition to his parents, he...
Charles "Chuck" Tyson
Sep 10, 2015
Charles "Chuck" Tyson passed away peacefully at his home on September 10, 2015 at the age of 90. He enjoyed many happy years, and his final days under the care of his beloved wife of twenty years, Virginia Tyson. Chuck was born December 14, 1924 in Washington, D.C. to Charles Elwood and Helen Norris Tyson. As a young man, he...
Coy Brown Gunter
Sep 10, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Coy Brown Gunter, age 86, was born February 12, 1929 and died September 10, 2015 at his residence following a sudden illness. A retired truck driver, he was the son of the late Floyd and Myrtle Blair Gunter. He was married to Vivian Benjamin Gunter who preceded him in death. In addition...
