Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Willburn McDowell
May 25, 2013
McMinnville resident and Warren county native Willburn McDowell, age 94, was born February 26, 1919 and died May 25, 2013 at Highland Medical Center in Sparta, TN following a short illness. A dairy farmer and member of the Dark Hollow Church of God 7th Day, he was the son of the late John William and Josie Davis McDowell. He was...
Billy Akers Mullican
May 22, 2013
Billy Akers Mullican, age 93, was born April 7, 1920 and passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at his home in Maryville, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Thomas Mullican and Faye Akers Mullican Dillon; son, Thomas Sutton Mullican; and brother, Thomas Mullican. He is survived by wife, Dorothy Jones Mullican; son, Bill Akers (Ann Proffitt)...
Stephanie Irene Stone
May 21, 2013
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Stephanie Irene Stone, age 46, was born July 18, 1966 and died May 21, 2013 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. An industrial cleaner, she was the daughter of Alma McCormick of McMinnville and the late Charles Edward Stone. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death...
Bluford "Hal" Owens, Jr.
May 20, 2013
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Bluford "Hal" Owens, Jr., age 65, was born January 9, 1948 and died May 20, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Carrier, he was the son of the late Bluford Halbert and Ruby Pearl Vaughn Owens. He was married to Sandra Nannalene Smith Owens who preceded him in...
Mary Katherine Pack Ward
May 19, 2013
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mary Katherine Pack Ward, age 69, was born February 22, 1944 and died May 19, 2013 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Warren County School System, she was the daughter of the late James Wiley and Mae Beard Pack. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer...
Lois Holland
May 18, 2013
Morrison, TN resident and Huntsville, AL native Lois Holland, age 85, was born September 14, 1927 and died May 18, 2013 at NHC Healthcare Center in McMinnville. A retired assembly line worker with Oster for twenty-two years and a homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ida Hale Smith. She was a member of Smartt Assembly of...
Joyce Ann Williams
May 15, 2013
Vervilla Community resident and Pound,VA native Joyce Ann Williams, age 80, was born August 30, 1932 and died May 15, 2013 at her residence following a sudden illness. A homemaker and a member of Freedom Life Worship Center Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Opal Mullins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Jacqueline Montandon Templeton Cope
May 15, 2013
McMinnville resident and Warren County, TN native Jacqueline Montandon Templeton Cope, age 88, was born February 6, 1925 and died May 15, 2013 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. Retired from Oster Corporation and a member of Locust Street Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Zora Bryant Montandon. She was married to...
Eunice Marie Horton
May 15, 2013
Eunice Marie Horton, age 75, a McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native was born August 26, 1937 and died May 15, 2013 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Lee Roy and Mary Lou Haston Horton, Sr. She was also...
Janice Kay McGiboney Howard
May 15, 2013
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Janice Kay McGiboney Howard, age 69, was born July 19, 1943 and died May 15, 2013 at her residence. The retired Society Editor with the Southern Standard and member of the McMinnville First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Omar and Kathleen Haston McGiboney. She was married June 15, 1961 to...
Patty Wheeler Grissom
May 14, 2013
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Patty Wheeler Grissom, age 49, was born April 28, 1964 and died May 14, 2013 at River Park Hospital following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A homemaker, she was the daughter of Havern and Paulette Wheeler of McMinnville. She was preceded in death by a son, Toby Edward Harper. In addition to her...
Carol Corlew Boyd
May 14, 2013
McMinnville resident and Madison County, TN native Carol Corlew Boyd, age 52, was born March 20, 1961 and died May 14, 2013 at River Park Hospital following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A Lipscomb University graduate, Certified Public Accountant with Totherow, Haile and Welch and member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Martha Taylor...
Ruth Hicks Webb
May 12, 2013
McMinnville resident and Coffee County, TN native Ruth Hicks Webb, age 83, was born March 2, 1930 and died May 12, 2013 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Willie Edward and Hannah Vada Pearl Cutts Hicks. She was married September 4,...
Cynthia Kaye Jennings
May 12, 2013
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Cynthia Kaye Jennings, age 65, was born April 14, 1948 and died May 12, 2013 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of God @ Bethel, she was the daughter of the late Robert Darnbush and Kassie Lee Roberts Darnbush...
Bobby Lynn Haley
May 12, 2013
Bobby Lynn Haley, age 72, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born November 7, 1940 and died May 12, 2013 following a sudden illness. A nurseryman and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Isaac Daniel and Hallie Mae Adcock Haley. He was married July 9, 1958 to Judy Dale...
Patty Sue Tillett
May 11, 2013
Patty Sue Tillett, age 69, a Morrison, TN resident and Dearborn, MI native was born October 9, 1943 and died May 11, 2013 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A bookkeeper for Cumberland Valley Nursery and member of Morrison Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Homer Franklin and Georgia Henegar Tenpenny. She was married...
Clyde Fults
May 10, 2013
Clyde Fults, age 68, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born October 5, 1944 and died May 10, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. A truck driver for Hillis Trucking Company and member of Three Crosses at Calvary Church in Grundy County, TN, he was the son of the late Charlie J. and Leola...
Mary Evelyn Winton
May 9, 2013
Mary Evelyn passed from this world on Thursday, May 9th in her home, surrounded by her family. Born June 3rd, 1933, to Elvin L. and Lucinda (Bryant) Spangler, she was a lifelong citizen of McMinnville. She met her soulmate of 59 years, Bobby Winton, at Central High School. They were married January 2nd, 1954. Mary Evelyn was a dedicated homemaker...
Christi Llyn Hayes
May 8, 2013
McMinnville resident and Detroit, MI native Christi Llyn Hayes, age 52, was born April 28, 1961 and died May 8, 2013 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was the daughter of the late William Ralph Hayes. She is survived by mother, Patricia D. Hayes and sister, Linda Barnett both of Howell, MI. There will be no visitation or...
Jimmie Lee Bunch
May 6, 2013
McMinnville resident and Paint Rock, AL native Jimmie Lee Bunch, age 66, was born June 13, 1946 and died May 6, 2013 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. The retired manager at King's Auto Salvage, retired nurseryman and member of the Methodist Church, he was the son of the late John Thomas and Alice Pearl...
