Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
James Louis Mayes
Aug 14, 2015
Madison, AL resident and Van Buren County, TN native James Louis Mayes, age 76, was born May 15, 1939 and died August 14, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired manager with Dove Foods and a member of Monrovia Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Minnie Shockley Mayes. In addition...
Azuloy Mollie Cronk
Aug 12, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Gilchrist, FL native Azuloy Mollie Cronk, age 85, was born November 16, 1929 and died August 12, 2015 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A retired warehouse manager from the Polk County, FL School Board and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Mollie Ann Summers...
Carrie Etta Hogan
Aug 11, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Carrie Etta Hogan, age 89, was born December 1, 1925 and died August 11, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of East End Drive Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Ida French Hogan. In addition to her...
Anna Sue Cutts
Aug 9, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Anna Sue Cutts, age 67, was born May 24, 1948 and died August 9, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired caregiver at Generations and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Ruby Gladys Southard Fuqua....
Kenneth Larry Wright
Aug 8, 2015
Kenneth Larry Wright, age 60, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died August 8, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a brief illness. He was owner of Wright's Masonry and son of the late Everett and Josie Swann Wright. Mr. Wright was married April 16, 1994 to Gwendolyn Sue Barnes Wright who preceded him in...
Larry Noble Rhea
Aug 6, 2015
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Larry Noble Rhea, age 67, was born December 29, 1947 and died August 6, 2015 at Manchester Healthcare Center following an extended illness. A retired automobile salesman with John Roberts Toyota, he was the son of Virginia Jo Rhea of Morrison, TN and the late Noble Douglas Rhea. In addition to his...
Dorothy C. Hollis
Aug 4, 2015
Dorothy C. Hollis, 89 of Bowling Green, KY, was born May 13, 1926 and died Tuesday, August 04, 2015 at Colonial Center. The Beech Grove, TN native was the daughter of the late Wade and Mattie Lou Cathey. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Robert Hollis. Dorothy was a member of Lost River Church...
Donna Sue Mayfield
Aug 3, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Donna Sue Mayfield, age 55, was born April 4, 1960 and died August 3, 2015 at her residence following a sudden illness. A homemaker and a member of Armstrong Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Geneva Sanders Hobbs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Joe Marshall Bonner
Jul 30, 2015
Joe Marshall Bonner, age 83, a Dunlap, TN resident and Sequatchie County, TN native died July 30, 2015 at the Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital following an extended illness. He was a retired employee of Forrest Cate Ford of Dunlap, member of The Way of the Cross Church and son of the late Joseph and Myrtle Huntley Bonner. Mr. Bonner is survived...
Reba Joyce Woodlee Fults
Jul 30, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Reba Joyce Woodlee Fults, age 71, was born May 5, 1944 and died July 30, 2015 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. Co-owner of Gene A. Fults & Sons Welding and Fabrication and a member of Northcutt Cove Church of Christ, she was the daughter of...
Pauline Huntley
Jul 28, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Pauline Huntley, age 87, was born August 29, 1927 and died July 28, 2015 at Northside Healthcare in Murfreesboro, TN following a two-month illness. Retired from Genesco and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Virgle Lawrence and Lillie Bell Walling Bouldin. In...
Wayne Lyndon Green
Jul 26, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Wayne Lyndon Green, age 74, was born August 20, 1940 and died July 26, 2015 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A self-employed construction worker, he was the son of the late Walter and Grace Walene Roberts Green. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Robert "Bobby" Seals
Jul 25, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Robert "Bobby" Seals, age 77, was born December 28, 1937 and died July 25, 2015 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. Retired from Duramatic and a United States Army veteran, he was the son of the late Robert Lee and Easter Claudia Cantrell Seals. In addition to his parents,...
Betty Sue Stiles Preston
Jul 24, 2015
Surrounded by family, Betty Sue Stiles Preston died peacefully at home in Lake Tansi, Crossville, TN on July 24, 2015. A Warren County native born December 31, 1934, she was the sixth of eight children born to Hollie B. and Maggie Ulla Spain Stiles who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by seven half-brothers and sisters,...
Mary Elizabeth Rogers Rigsby
Jul 24, 2015
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Mary Elizabeth Rogers Rigsby, age 90, was born June 14, 1925 and died July 24, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. Retired from McMinnville Garment Factory and a member of Mt. Elim Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Lila Cunningham Rogers. In...
Judy Ann Greenawalt
Jul 23, 2015
Morrison, TN resident and Elwood, IN native Judy Ann Greenawalt, age 62, was born February 18, 1953 and died July 23, 2015 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A homemaker, she attended Christ United Methodist Church and was the daughter of Ruth Stevens of Indiana and the late William Eugene Lewis. She was married...
Frances Griffith Holcomb
Jul 23, 2015
Frances Griffith Holcomb, age 97, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native died July 23, 2015 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. She was a homemaker, member of the Oak Grove Church of Christ and daughter of the late Peyton Monroe and Josephine Bryant Griffith. She was married in 1940 to Arzie "Sport" Holcomb who preceded...
Phillip Christopher "Chris" King, II
Jul 20, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Phillip Christopher "Chris" King, II, age 29, was born October 2, 1985 and died July 20, 2015 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. An employee of Metal Products and a member of Hebron Church of Christ, he was the beloved son of Phillip and Movita King of McMinnville, and the...
Gail Elaine Travis
Jul 20, 2015
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Gail Elaine Travis, age 76, was born April 17, 1939 and died July 20, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. Retired from Rockford Textiles, a member of East End Church of Christ, and a 1958 graduate of McMinnville City High School, she was the daughter...
Bernard Ken Smith
Jul 17, 2015
Bernard Ken Smith, age 75, a McMinnville, TN resident and native died July 17, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a prominent local attorney, U.S. Army veteran and son of the late Kenneth P. and Larnell Wilson Smith and was married to Debra Banks Smith who preceded him in death November 30, 2014. Mr. Smith is...



