Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Jeffrey Cooper Mason
Feb 5, 2014
McMinnville, TN resident and White County, TN native Jeffrey Cooper Mason, age 53, was born August 20, 1960 and died February 5, 2014 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired pipefitter and welder with TMF and a member of Oakland Church of Christ, he was the son of Gordon and Bobbie Mason of McMinnville. In addition to...
Lillie Jim Hill
Feb 3, 2014
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Lillie Jim Hill, age 79, was born March 17, 1934 and died February 3, 2014 at her residence following a sudden illness. A retired custodian with the Warren County School System and a member of East End Drive Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Harrison and Frances Martin...
Helen Lucille Newby
Jan 30, 2014
Gallatin, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Helen Lucille Newby, age 88, was born August 15, 1925 and died January 30, 2014 at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Okla Homer "O.H." and Emma Louvisa Christian...
Velma Wood "Doodie" Bratcher
Jan 26, 2014
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Velma Wood "Doodie" Bratcher, age 94, was born March 7, 1919 and died January 26, 2014 at River Park Hospital following a one-month illness. A retired Librarian with the Warren County School System and a member of the First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Hiram O. and Mary...
Daniel Wayne Seamons, Sr.
Jan 25, 2014
Daniel Wayne Seamons, Sr., age 68, a Doyle, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native died January 25, 2014 at his residence following a lingering illness. He was the son of the late Niles Roland and Kathleene Harris Seamons, a self employed logger and member of Harmony Church of Christ. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Howard Sidney Hanson
Jan 22, 2014
McMinnville, TN resident and Gillett, WI native Howard Sidney Hanson, age 81, was born February 8, 1932 and died January 22, 2014 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a one-month illness. A retired serviceman with the United States Air Force, a veteran of Vietnam, and a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, he was the son...
Lottie Mae Fisk
Jan 21, 2014
Lottie Mae Fisk, age 78, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died January 21, 2014 at River Park Hospital following a lingering illness. She was the daughter of the late Jessie Lee and Willie Etter Lusk Carr, a retired housekeeper and member of the Hiawassee Church of Christ. She was married in 1956 to James L. Fisk...
Audra Mae Bellew Rafter
Jan 21, 2014
McMinnville, TN resident and Louisville, KY native Audra Mae Bellew Rafter, age 86, was born February 19, 1927 and died January 21, 2014 at her residence following an extended illness. Retired as the Department Head of American Chemical Society and a member of the Lutheran Church, she was the daughter of the late Raymond H. and Marion Frances Perkins Lightfoot....
Martha Eleanor Barnes
Jan 19, 2014
Martha Eleanor Barnes, age 79, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died January 19, 2014 at Raintree Manor following a one year illness. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Tallman and Sara Ramsey Boyd, retired office manager for Dr. Michael Roberts, DDS and charter member of Westwood Church of Christ. She was married to Cordell...
Clarence Brown Russell
Jan 19, 2014
Indianapolis, IN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Clarence Brown Russell, age 83, was born July 30, 1930 and died January 19, 2014 at his residence. A retired driver for Pike Township Transportation, a United States Army veteran of Korea, and a member of Calvary Tabernacle Church in Indianapolis, IN, he was the son of the late William and Clara...
Katherine Fontaine "Kap" Stubblefield
Jan 18, 2014
Katherine Fontaine "Kap" Stubblefield, age 99, a McMinnville, TN resident and Coahoma County, Mississippi native died January 18, 2014 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late James Francis and Teen Syme Ratiff Fontaine, a retired Chemistry Teacher with the University of Wisconsin in La Crosse and a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church....
Myrtle Mae Grieves
Jan 18, 2014
Myrtle Mae Grieves, age 88, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died January 18, 2014 in NHC Healthcare, McMinnville, following a lingering illness. Mrs. Grieves was retired, having been employed by McMinnville Garment Company, Savage Nursery, River Park Hospital and a self employed caregiver. She was a member of Irving College Baptist Church. She was the daughter...
Gary Randolph Wells
Jan 17, 2014
McMinnville, TN resident and Olive Hill, KY native Gary Randolph Wells, age 75, was born June 4, 1938 and died January 17, 2014 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. Retired from Hobart Corporation, a United States Army veteran and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Roy...
Heber Earl Bess
Jan 14, 2014
Fairmount, GA resident and Grundy County, TN native Heber Earl Bess, age 94, was born October 2, 1919 and died January 14, 2014 at Calhoun Health Care Center in Calhoun, GA following a brief illness. Retired from the Southern Standard, he was the son of the late Venus and Lettie Mae Whitman Bess. He was married to Esther Lee Bouldin...
Billy Howard Gilbert
Jan 14, 2014
Billy Howard Gilbert, age 75, a McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native was born May 13, 1938 and died January 15, 2014 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a retired employee of Carrier Corporation, a United States Army Veteran and a member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ. He was the son of the...
JoAnn Pepper Scott
Jan 12, 2014
Buford, GA resident and Warren County, TN native JoAnn Pepper Scott, age 73, was born February 13, 1940 and died January 12, 2014 at Embracing Hospice in Cumming, GA from natural causes. She was retired from Shade Tree Creations and a member of the Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by husband, Glenn C. Scott (1992); and her parents....
Nadia Evelyn Bowman Mitchell
Jan 11, 2014
Mrs. Nadia Evelyn Bowman Mitchell, age 83 of McMinnville, TN, died January 11, 2014, in Nashville, TN with family at her side. She was born March 20, 1930 to the late Edward and Johnnie Bowman. She worked as the secretary of Cole Elementary School until her retirement in 1995. Mrs. Mitchell was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include...
Louise Hannah Cunningham
Jan 11, 2014
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Louise Hannah Cunningham, age 90, was born May 5, 1923 and died January 11, 2014 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. The owner of Louise's Beauty Shop in Morrison for over 60 years and a member of Caney Branch The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Irving H....
Johnny Garvin Haley
Jan 7, 2014
Rock Island, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native Johnny Garvin Haley, age 93, was born June 26, 1920 and died January 7, 2014 at Highlands Medical Center in Sparta, TN following a one-year illness. Mr. Haley was the owner of Haley's Furniture Store, and was ordained to the ministry in 1953. He pastored nine Southern Baptist Churches in six...
Lillian V. Wyatt
Jan 6, 2014
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Lillian V. Wyatt, age 90, was born March 31, 1923 and died January 6, 2014 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. Mrs. Wyatt was a retired social worker with the Tennessee Department of Human Services and a member of the Church of Christ. She was married to Claude E. Wyatt,...
