Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Virginia Lyle Pearsall
Dec 18, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County, TN native, Virginia Lyle Pearsall, age 83, was born February 21, 1929 and died December 18, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a three-month illness. A homemaker and a member of Fall City Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Lyle Jackson and Maggie Lorena Delong Cotten. She was married to Floyd Austin...
Leonard Charles Butcher
Dec 16, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Leonard Charles Butcher, age 74, was born December 15, 1938 and died December 16, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A nurseryman and member of the Shellsford Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Clarence Mitchell and Velma May Bottoms Butcher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Dean Magness
Dec 13, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Dean Magness, age 91, was born November 13, 1921 and died December 13, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late William "Bill" and Quixie Milligan Watson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Mary Joyce Judkins
Dec 10, 2012
Smithville, TN resident and Warren County native Mary Joyce Judkins, age 47, was born September 18, 1965 and died December 10, 2012 at DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville, TN following an extended illness. An employee of Tenneco and member of the Freedom Missionary Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Jean Holt of McMinnville and the late Jessie Holt. She...
Kenneth Lynn Hillis
Dec 7, 2012
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native, Kenneth Lynn Hillis, age 44, was born June 17, 1968 and died December 7, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A carpenter with Johnson's Construction Company, he was the son of Jearld Hillis, Sr. of Rock Island, TN and the late Zora Lee Grissom Hillis. In addition...
Lea Ethelwynn Buckner
Dec 4, 2012
McMinnville resident and Knoxville, TN native, Lea Ethelwynn Buckner, age 55, was born January 15, 1957 and died December 4, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, she was the daughter of Ammon Oley Buckner of McMinnville and the late Mildred Teeple Buckner....
Jack Rubley
Dec 3, 2012
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native, Jack Rubley, age 71, was born June 29, 1941 and died December 3, 2012 at Vanderbilt Medical Center following an extended illness. A retired well-known nurseryman and a member of St. Mary's Church of Christ where he served as an Elder, he was the son of the late Ernest and Lena Pearl Thompson...
Tammy Gail Nunley
Dec 2, 2012
Tammy Gail Nunley, age 38, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born January 24, 1974 and died December 2, 2012 at the DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville, TN. A homemaker and member of the McMinnville Congregational Methodist Church, she was the daughter of Wayne Grissom of McMinnville, TN and the late, Cathy Carletta Breedlove Grissom. She...
Helen Lance
Nov 30, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Helen Lance, age 77, was born March 28, 1935 and died November 30, 2012 at Raintree Manor following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of the East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Theron and Minnie Hillis Grissom. She was married December 27, 1956 to Billy Eugene Lance,...
Sandra Nannalene Owens
Nov 29, 2012
Sandra Nannalene Owens, age 63, McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native, was born March 11, 1949 and died November 29, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired employee of Findlay Industries, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Daisy Mae Taylor Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
David Howard Slaughter
Nov 27, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native David Howard Slaughter, age 78, was born March 20, 1934 and died November 27, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Batesville Casket Company, United States Air Force veteran of Korea and member of Philadelphia The Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Frank G. and...
Joe Strickland Moody, Sr.
Nov 26, 2012
Rock Island, TN resident and White County, TN native Joe Strickland Moody, Sr., age 84, was born April 11, 1928 and died November 26, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired employee of TVA and a farmer, a United States Army veteran of Korea and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son...
Gregory Allen Stotts
Nov 26, 2012
Gregory Allen Stotts, age 51, a McMinnville, TN resident and Cincinnati, OH native was born February 3, 1961 and died November 26, 2012 in St. Thomas Hospital following a short illness. A member of the Baptist Church, he was the beloved son of Al J. and Marietta McBride Stotts of McMinnville. He is also survived by brother, Jim Stotts; sister-in-law,...
Steven Eugene Wilcher
Nov 26, 2012
McMinnville resident and Davidson County, TN native Steven Eugene Wilcher, age 53, was born August 27, 1959 and died November 26, 2012 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. An employee of Yorozu and member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, he was the son of Eugene and Doris Wilcher of McMinnville. He was married December 27,...
Mary Lucille Perry
Nov 25, 2012
La Porte, IN resident and Grundy County, TN native Mary Lucille Perry, age 91, was born June 3, 1921 and died November 25, 2012. A homemaker and member of Calvary Baptist Church in La Porte, IN, she was the daughter of the late William Parker and Mary Jane Mullican Womack. She was married to William Walter Perry who preceded her...
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...
