Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Joann Davenport Dove
Sep 8, 2015
Walling, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Joann Davenport Dove, age 79, was born March 3, 1936 and died September 8, 2015 at her residence following an extended illness. Retired from Hibbett Sports and a member of Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Monroe and Willie Elrod Davenport. In addition to her parents, she...
Jeanette Marie Zechman Eatherly
Sep 7, 2015
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Lebanon, PA native Jeanette Marie Zechman Eatherly, age 72, was born September 12, 1942 and died September 7, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. Retired as an electrical engerineer with AEDC and a member of the Episcopal Church, she was the daughter of the late George and Marie McGee...
Bobbie Annette McKeehan
Sep 3, 2015
Bobbie Annette McKeehan, age 55, was born April 11, 1960 in McMinnville, TN and died September 3, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was an employee of Hardees, member of Laurel Creek Baptist Church and daughter of Reba Hale of Spencer, TN the late Billy Bob Hale. She was also preceded in death by...
Barbara "Bob" Sandlin
Sep 1, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Barbara "Bob" Sandlin, age 52, was born February 13, 1963 and died September 1, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. An employee of Star Manufacturing and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Alvin Junior and Evelyn Pedigo Sandlin. In addition...
Mary Margaret Dunlap Smith
Aug 31, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Mary Margaret Dunlap Smith, age 77, was born September 3, 1937 and died August 31, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. A homemaker and a member of the Rock Island Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Euclid Miller and Lillie...
Jeremy Ernest Paris
Aug 29, 2015
Nashville, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native Jeremy Ernest Paris, age 33, was born February 25, 1982 and died suddenly August 29, 2015 at his residence. An oil rig worker and United States Marine Corps veteran, he was the son of Janice Coleman of McMinnville and Ernest Paris of Nashville, TN. In addition to his mother and father, he...
Dale Andrew Dillmore
Aug 28, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Cuyahoga, OH native Dale Andrew Dillmore, age 74, was born December 19, 1940 and died August 28, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. A self-employed heavy equipment mechanic and a United States Army veteran of Vietnam, he was the son of the late Clarence and Mildred Horn Dillmore. In addition to his parents, he...
Linda Faye Butcher
Aug 27, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Linda Faye Butcher, age 70, was born January 22, 1945 and died August 27, 2015 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired CNA with Raintree Manor and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late J.T. and Mattie Fults Church. In addition to her parents,...
Havern Wheeler
Aug 27, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Havern Wheeler, age 76, was born August 13, 1939 and died August 27, 2015 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. The owner of Oak Tree Furniture Shop, a master woodworker, and a member of the Non-Denominational Church Bridges of Hope, he was the son of the late...
Cory Nichole Potter Keener
Aug 25, 2015
Murfreesboro, TN resident and McMinnville, TN native Cory Nichole Potter Keener, age 39, was born July 6, 1976 and died suddenly August 25, 2015 in Smyrna, TN. A Lead Communication Coordinator with Charter Communications, she was the daughter of Marsha Potter of Murfreesboro, TN and Dale Potter of Knoxville, TN. She was married March 16, 2013 to Chris Keener of...
Jimmy Earl "Man" Griffith
Aug 25, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Jimmy Earl "Man" Griffith, age 80, was born June 29, 1935 and died August 25, 2015 at Raintree Manor following a short illness. A retired insurance agent with Howard Insurance Company, a Warren County Judicial Commissioner, a United States Army veteran, and an elder at Central Church of Christ, he was the...
Helen Beatrice Bickford Simmons Ladd
Aug 25, 2015
Spencer, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Helen Beatrice Bickford Simmons Ladd, age 73, was born January 23, 1942 and died August 25, 2015 at her residence. A retired State employee at Fall Creek Falls Restaurant and a member of New Hope Full Gospel Church, she was the daughter of the late J.L. and Verena Mae Walling Bickford....
Donald Moore Crothers
Aug 24, 2015
Donald Moore Crothers, age 73, a McMinnville, TN resident and Shelby County, TN native died August 24, 2015 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a retired employee of Powermatic, a member of the National Guard and Westwood Church of Christ, and son of the late Howard M. and Mary Louise Miller Crothers. In addition to his parents,...
Myrl Timothy Smith
Aug 23, 2015
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Myrl Timothy Smith, age 56, was born September 4, 1958 and died August 23, 2015 at his residence following a lingering illness. A truck driver with Hillis Trucking Company and member of Pearls of Christ Church, he was the son of the late Myrl Thurman and Martha Nell Haney Smith. In addition to his...
Colton Turner Powell
Aug 23, 2015
Colton Turner Powell, surrounded by his family, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. He will be greatly missed by his mother, Amanda, his brother, Chase, his Aunt Kassey, Uncle Daniel and Cousin Emily. Also missing him will be MaMaw Lisa, Pa Monty, Papa Kent and Granna Dawn as well as...
Billy Reed
Aug 22, 2015
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Billy Reed, age 81, was born March 22, 1934 and died August 22, 2015 at St. Thomas West in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. The proprietor of Reed Insurance Agency, retired minister of Bethlehem Church of Christ, current minister of Armstrong Church of Christ and United States Air Force veteran, he was the...
Maurine Green Rogers
Aug 22, 2015
Hermitage, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Maurine Green Rogers, age 94, was born September 22, 1920 and died August 22, 2015 at McKendree Village in Hermitage, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and long-time member of Viola Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John Freelin and Stella Webb Green. She was married October...
Aubrey James Hutchings
Aug 20, 2015
Aubrey James Hutchings, age 81, a Dibrell Community resident and White County, TN native died August 20, 2015 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. He was a U.S. Army veteran, member of Bluff Springs Church of Christ and son of the late Foster Brown and Lillian Novella Morgan Hutchings. In addition to his parents,...
William Russell Moore
Aug 17, 2015
William Russell Moore, 80, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2015 at his residence. He was born in McMinnville, TN the son of the late Houston and Allene (Fitts) Moore. After high school, William joined the United States Air Force for twenty years. He served in the Korean War. In 1957 William married Bernice (Milish) Moore in Indianapolis. William was...
Kenneth Ray McReynolds
Aug 17, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Kenneth Ray McReynolds, age 61, was born November 15, 1953 and died August 17, 2015 at his residence from a sudden illness. A car cleanup detailer with Auto Expressions, he was the son of the late Robert Lynn McReynolds and Johnnie Bell Vaughn McReynolds. In addition to his father and mother, he...
