Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Benjamin Blake Strickler, III
Aug 1, 2013
Mr. Benjamin Blake Strickler, III, age 89, of McMinnville, TN, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at home with his family. Born December 7, 1923 to parents Benjamin Blake Strickler, Jr. and Mary Jane Patteson Strickler in Harrisonburg, VA, he was retired from a career in the US Navy of 24 years, which included WWII and service in the Marine Corps...
Michael Anthony Lancaster
Jul 31, 2013
Bruceton, TN resident and Jackson, TN native Michael Anthony "Tony" Lancaster, age 66, was born November 21, 1946 and died July 31, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Huntington, TN following a brief illness. A city recorder for twenty-four years with the town of Bruceton and a member of Bascom First United Methodist Church, he was the son of the...
James Michael Whitworth
Jul 31, 2013
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native James Michael Whitworth, age 43, was born January 14, 1970 and died suddenly July 31, 2013 at his residence. A truck driver and a member of Morrison United Methodist Church, he was the son of Linda Rigsby Smith of Morrison, TN and James Gary Whitworth of Shelbyville, TN. He was preceded in...
Ozra "Ozzie" John-William Reed
Jul 30, 2013
A graveside service and interment will be held Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. in Hebron Cemetery for Ozra "Ozzie" John-William Reed. He was born June 4, 2013 and died July 30, 2013 at Centennial Hospital Women's and Children's Neonatal Unit in Nashville, TN where he got to be known as their "little superman". Survivors are his parents, Daniel...
John Marshall Jefferson, Sr.
Jul 30, 2013
Morrison, TN resident and Dunkirk, NY native John Marshall Jefferson, Sr., age 55, was born October 7, 1957 and died suddenly July 30, 2013 at River Park Hospital. An employee of Bridgestone Corporation and a member of Josiah Generation Church, he was the son of the late Frank Marshall and Betty Brooks Jefferson. He was married to Amelia Deering Jefferson...
Louise Worthington Mason
Jul 30, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Clintonville, KY native Louise Worthington Mason, age 95, was born August 3, 1917 and died July 30, 2013 at River Park Hospital following a lingering illness. A homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in McMinnville, she was the daughter of the late William Clinton and Mary Estel Lewis Worthington. She was married to...
Patricia Joy Jones
Jul 29, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native Patricia Joy Jones, age 57, was born September 13, 1955 and died July 29, 2013 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Dorothy Lucille Allen of Nashville, TN and the late Buddy Allen. In addition to her...
Sandra Jean Markum
Jul 28, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Cheboygan, MI native Sandra Jean Markum, age 55, was born April 12, 1958 and died July 28, 2013 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired dietary aide with River Park Hospital and a member of First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Raymond James and Bessie Belle Hillis Russell. She...
Louise Womack Greene
Jul 28, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Louise Womack Greene, age 85, was born August 15, 1927 and died July 28, 2013 at St. Thomas Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired teacher's aide with the Warren County School System and a member of Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Flossie Gribble...
Joe Brown Garrison
Jul 25, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Joe Brown Garrison, age 80, was born October 10, 1932 and died July 25, 2013 at Raintree Manor. A retired employee of Carrier Corporation and a member of Central Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Floyd and Etta Rogers Garrison. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Bill Warren
Jul 24, 2013
Glasgow, KY resident and Warren County, TN native Bill Warren, age 68, was born July 14, 1945 and died July 24, 2013 at NHC Healthcare in Glasgow, KY following an extended illness. A farmer, a United States Army veteran of Vietnam and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late David Lee and Ruby...
Debra Aldridge Parks
Jul 24, 2013
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Nashville, TN native Debra Aldridge Parks, age 58, was born October 30, 1954 and died July 24, 2013 at Middle TN Medical Center in Murfreesboro following a brief illness. The owner of ADAS Tax Service and a member of Calvary Chapel Church, she was the daughter of Nellie Bryan of Smyrna, TN and the late Howard...
Tresa Gail Fults
Jul 21, 2013
Altamont, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Tresa Gail Fults, age 47, was born April 22, 1966 and died July 21, 2013 at her residence following an extended illness. A hostess at Shoney's and of the Christian Faith, she was the daughter of Edith Jane Fults of Northcutt Cove Community and the late Boyd Stanton Fults. In addition to...
Mildred Leona Jones
Jul 21, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Mildred Leona Jones, age 82, was born September 29, 1930 and died July 21, 2013 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A retired CNA and caregiver, she was the daughter of the late Jewell Lee and Mary Delma Wright Dodd. She was married September 26, 1947 to Johnny Elmer Jones who...
Shirley Ann Fults Matheny
Jul 19, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Shirley Ann Fults Matheny, age 63, was born December 21, 1949 and died July 19, 2013 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Non-Denominational Church, she was the daughter of the late James Fults and Dorothy Irene McBride. In addition to her parents, she was...
Kathy Pleasant
Jul 18, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Kathy Pleasant, age 62, was born September 21, 1950 and died July 18, 2013 at her residence following a seven-month illness. A cook for the Rotary Club and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Bonnie M. Pleasant of Shelbyville, TN and the late Alvin Mount. She...
Mary Elizabeth Steakley Gunter
Jul 18, 2013
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mary Elizabeth Steakley Gunter, age 73, was born May 2, 1940 and died July 18, 2013 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Damie Crain Steakley. She was married to Thad Gunter who preceded her...
Leonard Austin Madewell
Jul 15, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Leonard Austin Madewell, age 67, was born February 24, 1946 and died July 15, 2013 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A retired director with the Warren County Ambulance Service, a United States Navy veteran and a member of Dayspring Community Church, he was the son of...
Randall Greer Bickford
Jul 12, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Bledsoe County, TN native Randall Greer Bickford, age 89, was born May 8, 1924 and died July 12, 2013 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. He was the son of the late James Oscar and Louia Hale Bickford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, J.L. and Eugene...
Elvin Curtis
Jul 12, 2013
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Elvin Curtis, age 81, was born September 27, 1931 and died July 12, 2013 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A farmer and nurseryman and attended the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late John Jeff and Mattie McGee Curtis. He was married December 1, 1951 to...
