Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
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...
Barbara Jean Rice
May 30, 2014
Green Hill Community resident and White County, TN native Barbara Jean Rice, age 71, was born March 16, 1943 and died May 30, 2014 at her residence following an extended illness. The co-owner of Rainbow Flowers and Gifts, retired final inspector at A.O. Smith and member of Quebeck Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Ernest McClellan and...
Robert "Bobby" Winton
May 29, 2014
Robert Eugene "Bobby" Winton, age 81, a McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native died May 29, 2014 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a retired electrician with A.E.D.C., member of Christ Community Church and son of the late Ralph L. and Bessie McGregor Winton. He was married January 2, 1954 to Mary Evelyn Spangler Winton...
Carolyn Fay Butcher
May 28, 2014
Carolyn Fay Butcher, age 66, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born November 5, 1947 and died May 28, 2014 at her residence following a lingering illness. She was a housewife and caregiver, member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary and the Church of Christ. She was the daughter of the late Thurman and Ella M. Gibbs...
Murdis Marie Taylor
May 28, 2014
Murdis Marie Taylor, age 86, a McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native was born March 24, 1928 and died May 28, 2014 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following an extended illness. She was a homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, and daughter of the late John L. and Katie Maggie Davis Nolan. She was married to...
Jackie Paul Davidson
May 24, 2014
Morrison, TN resident Jackie Paul Davidson, age 68, was born April 12, 1946 in Test, CA and died May 24, 2014 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness.He was a retired press operator at Yorozu corporation, a United States Army Veteran and a member of First Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic. He was the son of the late James...
Lewis Gene Copley
May 23, 2014
Rock Island, TN resident and Blanchard, OK native Lewis Gene Copley, age 86, was born September 29, 1927 and died May 23, 2014 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A retired meat cutter with Copper Cellar Corporation, a United States Navy veteran of WWII and a member of the Christian Worship Center in Whitwell, TN, he was the son...
Linda Kay Reed
May 23, 2014
Linda Kay Reed, age 68, a Morrison, TN resident and Painesville, OH native was born September 3, 1945 and died May 23, 2014 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company, member of the Pioneer Community Church and daughter of the late Isabelle Kelly Fleming and Charles Gatchel. In addition to her...
Claudia Jo Stanton
May 23, 2014
Claudia Jo Hallum Stanton, age 89, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native was born March 1, 1925 and died May 23, 2014 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a homemaker and member of the Dibrell Church of Christ and daughter of the late Charles Stenson and Lula Louis Austin Hallum. She was married...
David Richmon Farless
May 22, 2014
David Richmon Farless, age 69, a Pikeville, TN resident and Detroit, MI native was born April 25, 1945 and died May 22, 2014 at his daughter's residence following an extended illness. He was the pastor of Smith Chapel Independent Baptist Church in Bledsoe County and former missionary to Old Mexico and had served in the National Guard. He was the...
Mary Lynn Bounds Rigsby
May 17, 2014
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mary Lynn Bounds Rigsby, age 86, was born December 6, 1927 and died May 17, 2014 at Raintree Manor following a short illness. A retired employee of Oster Corporation, she attended First Baptist Church and was the daughter of the late Charles Isam and Anna Nancy Adcock Bounds. She was married February 1, 1946...
