Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Sarah Frances Panter Hobbs
Jan 5, 2014
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Sarah Frances Panter Hobbs, age 88, was born January 29, 1925 and died January 5, 2014 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. Mrs. Hobbs was the co-founder of Warren County Nursery and bookkeeper for 63 years. She was named Tennessee Nurseryman Association's honorary life-time member. She...
Carolyn Ann Sweeten
Jan 4, 2014
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Carolyn Ann Sweeten, age 61, was born January 4, 1953 and died suddenly January 4, 2014 at her residence. A homemaker, she was the daughter of Betty Jo Fults of McMinnville and the late Robert Houston Fults. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by brother, Floyd Fults; and...
Joyce Elaine Myers
Jan 1, 2014
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Joyce Elaine Myers, age 60, was born November 7, 1953 and died January 1, 2014 at St. Thomas Midtown in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. The co-owner of A.J.'s Tree Farm and a member of the Christian Fellowship Church, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Edward and Ellen Irene...
James "J.P" Edward Pack, II
Dec 31, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Louisville, AR native James "J.P." Edward Pack, II, age 34, was born August 29, 1979 and died suddenly December 31, 2013. The owner of J.P.'s Happy Tire, he was the son of James Pack of McMinnville and Renia Pack of Houston, TX. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two children, Destiny Faith Pack...
Frank Lewis Cox
Dec 26, 2013
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Frank Lewis Cox, age 74, was born January 8, 1939 and died December 26, 2013 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. Mr. Cox was a retired manager with Magnetek, a woodworker and cabinet maker, a member of the Masonic Lodge #452 of Rock Island, and a member of...
Dorothy Belle McGee
Dec 23, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Dorothy Belle McGee, age 77, was born February 25, 1936 and died December 23, 2013 at her residence following a brief illness. Retired from Michigan Bulb Forest Nursery and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Cooper Eugene and Mennie Belle Myers Scott, Sr. She...
Margaret Samantha Seals
Dec 22, 2013
Walling, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Margaret Samantha Blankenship Seals, age 93, was born August 11, 1920 and died December 22, 2013 at her residence following a brief illness. A homemaker and a member of Quebeck Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Sally McDowell Blankenship. She was married to Ervin Austin Seals who...
Theron Carlton "Toddy" Lyle
Dec 20, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Theron Carlton "Toddy" Lyle, age 50, was born July 17, 1963 and died suddenly December 20, 2013 at River Park Hospital. A supervisor with Superior Walls and a member of Long Mtn. Baptist Church, he was the son of Joe and Ruth Lyle of McMinnville. He was married May 29, 1981 to...
Elinor Rhea Cotton Biles
Dec 19, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Elinor Rhea Cotton Biles, age 72, was born July 2, 1941 and died suddenly December 19, 2013 at her residence. The retired owner of Elinor's Fashion Gallery and a member of Fall City Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Lyle and Maggie Lorena Delong Cotton. In addition to her...
Loray Simons Eller
Dec 19, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Loray Simons Eller, age 90, was born February 18, 1923 and died December 19, 2013 at River Park Hospital following a short illness. Retired from the University of Tennessee Print Shop and a member of the Baptist Church in Powell, TN, she was the daughter of the late James E. and...
Jessie Grant Craven
Dec 18, 2013
Grant Craven, 64, died in his home on December 18, 2013 after an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his parents Monroe Craven and Bessie Mae Anderson Craven, and brother Jimmy Craven. Grant was a member of Westwood Church of Christ and was was a loving husband of 32 years to Carla Craven. He loved spending time with...
Billie Jo Walker Gaskins
Dec 18, 2013
Billie Jo Walker Gaskins, age 75, of Venus, Florida went to rest and be with her Lord on December 18, 2013 in Lehigh Acres after a courageous 14 year battle with cancer. Billie Jo was born March 2, 1938 to the parents of James Thomas and Linnie Belle Kirby Walker in McMinnville, TN. She met and married the love of...
James Haston Walker, Sr.
Dec 17, 2013
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native James Haston Walker, Sr., age 77, was born August 28, 1936 and died December 17, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. The owner of Manchester Wholesale Supply Company, he was the son of the late Lonnie and Mattie Haston Walker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Bobby Wilcher
Dec 13, 2013
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Bobby Wilcher, age 73, was born August 30, 1940 and died December 13, 2013 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN following a brief illness. The retired owner of K&W Nursery and Triple W Nursery and member of New Union United Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Herbert...
Charles Harvie McCormick
Dec 10, 2013
Rock Island, TN resident and Hazel Green, AL native Charles Harvie McCormick, age 83, was born January 16, 1930 and died December 10, 2013 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired supervisor with McMinnville Manufacturing and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Elidge Washington and Cora Slaughter McCormick. In...
Jerry Scott Clark
Dec 9, 2013
Antioch, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Jerry Scott Clark, age 66, was born July 21, 1947 and died suddenly December 9, 2013 on the Royal Princess Cruise Ship in International Waters. The owner of Clark Elevator Interiors and an educator with the Davidson County School System, he was the son of the late Louie Amon "Jack" and Winona...
Nathaniel Hampton Farrar
Dec 8, 2013
Murfreesboro, Tennessee resident and McMinnville native, Nathaniel Hampton Farrar, born December 6, 1968, died suddenly on December 8, 2013 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN. A teacher at Vol State Community College and a member of Central Church of Christ, he was the son of Frank Farrar and Judy Mingle both of McMinnville. In addition to his father...
Ova Dean Bouldin Bess
Dec 7, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Ova Dean Bouldin Bess, age 80, was born July 5, 1933 and died December 7, 2013 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. Retired from Genesco and a member of the Protestant Church, she was the daughter of the late Murphy A. and Ova Lee Hithcock Bouldin, Sr. In addition to her...
Elsie Mai Sutton
Dec 4, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Elsie Mai Sutton, age 72, was born April 1, 1941 and died suddenly December 4, 2013 at her residence. Retired from Oster Corporation and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Johnnie Martin Lee. She was married in 1977 to Marcellus Sutton who preceded...
Charlie Wayne Milstead
Dec 3, 2013
Huntland, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, Charlie Wayne Milstead, age 73, was born May 20, 1940 and died December 3, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired nurseryman with Lantenn Farms and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Cleo Gertrude Roberts Milstead of McMinnville and the late Charles William...
