Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
George Leaton Medley
Nov 23, 2012
George Leaton Medley, age 63, a McMinnville resident was born September 17, 1949 and died November 23, 2012 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. He was a United States Army veteran having served in Vietnam. He was the son of the late Noah and Mary Lou Scott Medley. In addition to his parents, he...
Ernestina Calderon De Mercado
Nov 22, 2012
McMinnville resident and Michoacan, Mexico native, Ernestina Calderon De Mercado, age 47, was born November 22, 1965 and died November 22, 2012 at St. Thomas Hospital following a sudden illness. The daughter of Alidia Zarate of Texas and the late Juan Calderon, she was the owner of Lupitas Restaurant. She was married to Armando Mercado of McMinnville who survives. In...
L.C. Mayfield
Nov 20, 2012
L.C. Mayfield, age 81, a Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born February 2, 1931 and died November 20, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Cumberland Lumber Company, he was the son of the late Thomas Stephenson and Charlie Bright Elkins Mayfield. He was also preceded in death by...
Landy "Bear" Paul Matney
Nov 20, 2012
Landy Paul "Bear" Matney, 35, a Winchester, TN resident and Warren Co., TN native was born December 31, 1976 and died November 20, 2012. He was a construction worker and member of the First Assembly of God Church. He was married June 18, 2007 to Lonna Sue Hale Matney who survives. He was the son of Sharon Lanita Grissom Walling...
Christopher Donald Ferdelman
Nov 19, 2012
McMinnville resident and Dayton, OH native Christopher Donald Ferdelman, age 49, was born October 20, 1963 and died November 19, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. An employee of Bridgestone, he was the son of Don and Barb Ferdelman of Kettering, OH. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sons, Jeremie Ferdelman of Chicago, IL...
Jo R. Yager
Nov 18, 2012
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Jo R. Yager, age 85, was born April 24, 1927 and died November 18, 2012 at River Park Hospital. A retired secretary with the Warren County School System and member of the Christ United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Willie Monroe and Clara West Russell. In addition to her...
Robert Edward Lee
Nov 17, 2012
Robert Edward Lee, age 88, McMinnville resident and Putnam County, TN native, was born March 24, 1924 and died November 17, 2012 at Raintree Manor following a brief illness. A United States Army veteran of WWII, he was awarded the Eastern Service Medal with five Bronze Stars while serving in Europe with the Third Army's 10th Infantry Regiment. He served...
Wesley Joseph Warriner
Nov 17, 2012
McMinnville resident and Wilmington, IL native, Wesley Joseph Warriner, age 95, was born January 13, 1917 and died November 17, 2012 at his residence following a brief illness. A retired carpenter and a member of the Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Charles and Florence Griffeth Warriner. He was married to Blanche Hool Warriner who preceded him...
Laura Mae Gibbs
Nov 17, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Laura Mae Gibbs, age 89, was born September 5, 1923 and died November 17, 2012 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John Floyd and Josephine "Josie" Mayfield Whitworth. She was married to John Austin Gibbs, Jr....
Ruth Jeanette Vaughn
Nov 16, 2012
Ruth Jeanette Vaughn, age 79, Walling, TN resident and White County, TN native, was born January 23, 1933 and died November 16, 2012 at Life Care Center of Sparta following an extended illness. A farmer and homemaker and a member of Mt. Pisgah Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Willie Mae Wiggington Seals. In addition...
Ella May Jones
Nov 9, 2012
Smithville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Ella May Jones, age 98, was born September 26, 1914 and died November 9, 2012 at DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville, TN following a short illness. A homemaker and member of the Smithville First Assembly of God, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Mary Etta Redmon Delong. She was...
Lillie Mae Scott
Nov 8, 2012
Lillie Mae Scott, age 86, a McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy Co.,TN native was born September 14, 1926 and died November 8, 2012 following an extended illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Perry and Hassie Campbell Myers. She was married to Henry Scott who...
Phyllis Ann Buckner
Nov 8, 2012
Gainesboro, TN resident (formerly of McMinnville) and Warren County native Phyllis Ann Buckner, age 63, was born January 16, 1949 and died November 8, 2012 at her residence following a sudden illness. A retired employee of Aqua-Tech and member of the Bridge Community Church, she was the daughter of the late Emma Louise Davis Brock and the late Willard Elbert...
Virginia Louise Woodard
Nov 5, 2012
Virginia Louise Woodard, age 85, McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born April 4, 1927 and died November 5, 2012 at her residence following a lingering illness. A retired self-employed caterer and a member of East End Drive Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Doris and Sally Locke Ramsey. In addition to her...
Joan Lesnick
Nov 4, 2012
Joan Francis Lesnick,age 70, Morrison, TN resident and Waynesboro, VA native was born April 17, 1942 and died November 4, 2012 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. She was a retired assistant advertising agent with Times Newspaper and member of the Morrison United Methodist Church, Morrison, TN and daughter of the late Owen and Elizabeth Alma Courtney...
Mary Ingram Garner
Nov 2, 2012
McMinnville, TN resident and Sallisaw, OK native Mary Adeline Garner, age 88, was born October 3, 1924 and died November 2, 2012 at Raintree Manor following a brief illness. A retired accountant with Sohio Petroleum and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Alma Pennington Ingram. She was married March 5, 1949 to...
Faye Pelham
Nov 2, 2012
McMinnville, TN resident and Cleveland, TN native Violet Faye Pelham, age 79, was born August 30, 1933 and died November 2, 2012 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A retired employee of Aqua-Tech and member of the Christian Fellowship Church, she was the daughter of the late Jessie and Pearl Picklesimer Staton and was married...
David Hugh Stacey, Jr.
Oct 28, 2012
McMinnville, TN resident and Lewisburg, TN native David Hugh Stacey, Jr., age 70, was born November 22, 1941 and died October 28, 2012 at St. Thomas Hospital following a four-month illness. The son of the late David Hugh and Mary Ruth Ledford Stacey, Sr., he was a retired school teacher with the Warren County School System and a member of...
Bessie Farless
Oct 27, 2012
Bessie G. Farless, a resident of Huntsville, AL and long-time resident of McMinnville, was born May 6, 1917 and passed away October 27, 2012 at home following a short illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hugh Issac and Nannie Green Van Hooser; five brothers, Hugh Van Hooser, Nelson Van Hooser, Issac Van Hooser, Hoskins Van Hooser and...
William Douglas "Billy" Cartwright
Oct 26, 2012
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native William Douglas "Billy" Cartwright, age 77, was born February 28, 1935 and died October 26, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. He was a retired Teacher and Assistant Principal for forty-one years with the Warren County School System and a member of Smyrna Church of Christ. He was the...
