Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Jonnye Kathryn "Kathy" Pendergraph
Jul 10, 2014
Miss Jonnye Kathryn “Kathy” Pendergraph, a McMinnville resident, passed away July 10, 2014. Kathy was surrounded by friends and family, those who loved her so much. She was born July 31, 1955 in McMinnville, Warren County, TN. Kathy was the daughter of Jesse Merrill Pendergraph and Audrey Omega Craig Pendergraph. Kathy attended Warren County Special Education Classes. She attended the...
Jessie Faye Rambo
Jul 9, 2014
Jessie Faye Rambo, age 63, a McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native died July 9, 2014 in Cookeville Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. She was a self employed Nanny, member of the Baptist Church and daughter of the late Jessie Clay and Flora Ellen Roberts Mooneyham. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...
Emma Katherine Bernhardt
Jul 9, 2014
Emma Katherine Bernhardt, infant daughter of Robert "Rob" and Amanda Carol Cunningham Bernhardt of McMinnville was born and died July 9, 2014 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN. In addition to her parents, she is survived by brother, Zane Maxwell and sister, Carrie Maxwell both of McMinnville; paternal grandparents, Paul & Linda Bernhardt of McMinnville and maternal grandparents,...
Carlos Tamez Ruiz
Jul 8, 2014
McMinnville resident and Rosales, Chihuahua, Mexico native Carlos Tamez Ruiz, age 37, was born November 4, 1976 and died July 8, 2014 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A construction worker and member of the Catholic Church, he was the son of Eduardo Tamez Gutierres and Maria de los Remedios Ruiz Garcia. Mr. Ruiz...
Paul Bouldin
Jul 7, 2014
Paul Bouldin, age 96, a Spencer, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native died July 7, 2014 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. He was a retired employee of DeZurik Corp., member of the Church of Christ and son of the late Montia P. and Halie Jane Clendenon Bouldin. Mr. Bouldin was married October 7, 1939 to Virginia...
Anthony Edward "Tony" Luna
Jul 4, 2014
Anthony Edward "Tony" Luna, age 56, a McMinnville, TN resident and Louisville, KY native died July 4, 2014 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a self employed nursery worker, member of Pioneer Community Church and was married to Debbie Hale Luna who survives. In addition to his wife, he is survived by father, Leonard Luna of McMinnville...
Mildred S. Bailey
Jul 3, 2014
Mildred S. Bailey, age 74, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died July 3, 2014 at her residence following an unexpected illness. She was a retired teacher with the Warren County School System, member of Central Church of Christ and daughter of the late Arnold Matt and Frances Mae Scott Brewer, Jr. She was married November 29,...
Deborah Lynne Pennington
Jul 3, 2014
Deborah Lynne Pennington, age 56, a Manchester, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native died July 3, 2014 at Alive Hospice, Nashville, TN following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, daughter of the late Ralph Otto and Emma Lorene Hatfield Brewer and was married to Stephen Michael Pennington who preceded her in death May 16, 2012. In addition to...
Royce Allen Davenport
Jul 1, 2014
Royce Allen Davenport, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died July 1, 2014 at his residence following a one year illness. He was the owner and operator of Quick Wash Laundries and West Main Company and son of the late Ulus Floyd and Vergie Atha Jones Davenport. He was elected mayor of McMinnville in 1986 and served...
Timothy Edward Sharp
Jun 28, 2014
Bone Cave, TN resident and Middlesboro, KY native Timothy Edward Sharp, age 56, was born October 15, 1957 and died June 28, 2014 at his residence following a sudden illness. A farm manager for Joe and Jim Hutchinson and member of the Protestant faith, he was the son of Margaret Randolph of McMinnville and the late Willis Sharp. In addition...
Joseph Thomas Porter, Jr.
Jun 22, 2014
Joseph Thomas Porter, Jr., age 87, a McMinnville, TN resident and Colfax, CA native died June 22, 2014 at Riverview Terrace in McMinnville following a short illness. He was a retired teacher at Faulkner Springs Christian School, member of McMinnville Seventh-day Adventist Church and son of the late Joseph Thomas and Mae Wheeler Porter, Sr. He was married September 15,...
James M. Thomison
Jun 22, 2014
James M. Thomison, age 92, a McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native was born May 10, 1922 and died June 22, 2014 at his residence following a short illness. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of W.W.II, retired supervisor with Cumberland Lumber Company, member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ and son of the late James...
J.B. "Cobb" Roberts
Jun 17, 2014
McMinnville resident and Warren County native J.B. "Cobb" Roberts, age 83, was born February 18, 1931 and died June 17, 2014 at St. Thomas West in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A self-employed nurseryman, United States Army veteran of Korea and member of Smyrna Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Ben and Lela Coppinger Roberts....
Betty Louise Hollon Moss
Jun 16, 2014
Christiana, TN resident and Wolf County, KY native Betty Louise Hollon Moss, age 58, was born August 17, 1955 and died June 16, 2014 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Findley Industries and member of the Non-Denominational Victory-in-Jesus-Church, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Edward and Mary Helen Reynolds Hollon. She was married...
Jon Walter Dunn
Jun 16, 2014
McMinnville resident and Long Beach, CA native Jon Walter Dunn, age 59, was born July 8, 1954 and died June 16, 2014 at his residence following a sudden illness. Mr. Dunn was a retired gunsmith and United States Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter Howard Dunn; mother, Elizabeth Gloria Martorelli Dunn and two sisters, Kathy...
Judith L. Geer
Jun 10, 2014
Morrison, TN resident and Lynchburg, VA native Judith L. Geer, age 62, was born October 17, 1951 and died June 10, 2014 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Ruby Jackson Leonard. She was married May 3, 1969 to George Geer of Morrison, TN. In addition to her husband,...
Danny Hickey
Jun 9, 2014
Danny Hickey, age 63, a Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died June 9, 2014 at his residence following an illness of two months. He was a self employed home builder and son of the late Albert Franklin and Minnie Pearl Whiteaker Hickey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brother, Phillip Hickey, sister,...
Sunshine Lynette Hayes
Jun 8, 2014
McMinnville, TN resident and Michigan native Sunshine Lynette Hayes, age 38, was born March 26, 1976 and died suddenly June 8, 2014 in Michigan. She was the daughter of Wanita Benedict DuRussel and Phil Nickerson both of Manchester, MI. She was married March 6, 2006 to Edward Lee Hayes of McMinnville. In addition to her husband and parents, she is...
John Edwin Hobbs
Jun 3, 2014
John Edwin Hobbs, age 65, a McMinnville, TN resident and Lincoln County, TN native died June 3, 2014 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center following an extended illness. He was an employee of Ashland Oil Company, member of the Church of Christ and son of the late Charles Edwin Hobbs and Helen Alverine Severt. In addition to his parents, he was...
Dennis Dean Drake
Jun 2, 2014
Dennis Dean Drake, age 55, a Morrison, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native died June 2, 2014 at the Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center following an extended illness. Mr. Drake was a pharmacy line item manager with the Veteran's Administration, member of the Jehovah's Witness Church and son of Yvonne Dodson Drake of McMinnville and the late George...
