Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Linda Pedigo CAVINESS
May 4, 2012
Warrenton, Va. resident and DeKalb County native Linda Pedigo Caviness, 66, died May 4 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in DeKalb County on Nov. 20, 1945 and moved with her family to the Shellsford area of Warren County in 1947. She was the daughter of the late Wesley and Mary Elizabeth Moore Pedigo. In addition...
Alvie J. BYARS
May 4, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Alvie J. Byars, age 91, was born September 16, 1920 and died May 4, 2012 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home. A broadcast engineer and lifelong member of the Church of Christ where he served as minister of the Salem Church of Christ for several years, he was the son of the late Samuel Hand...
Andrea Louise BYRD
May 3, 2012
McMinnville resident and Greenville, SC native Andrea Louise Byrd, age 38, was born February 3, 1974 and died May 3, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Arthur and Gladys Byrd. She is survived by her parents, Patsy and Mason Hale of Rock Island, TN; sister, Jacqueline Cottrell of Hopkinsville,...
Floyd L. PARSLEY
May 3, 2012
Madison, TN resident and Warren County native Floyd L. Parsley, age 85, was born December 17, 1926 and died May 3, 2012 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. A retired employee of Pirelli-Armstrong Tire Company, United States Army veteran of WWII and member of Neely's Bend Church of Christ, he was the son of the late John H. and Emma...
Robert Bob KROFSSIK
May 1, 2012
McMinnville resident and Connecticut native Robert "Bob" Krofssik died Tuesday, May 1, 2012 after losing his fight with cancer. He was born March 11, 1946 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. A retired law enforcement officer, he honorably served his country with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was assigned to the Inshore Undersea Warfare Group One in Cam Ranh Bay...
SR., Jerry Lee BAKER
Apr 30, 2012
Morrison, TN resident and Peoria, IL native Jerry Lee Baker, Sr., age 60, was born December 27, 1951 and died April 30, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired employee of DeZurik Corporation and member of Dayspring Community Church, he was the son of the late Oscar Dillard and Lotel Marie Grissom Baker. In addition to...
Willie Paul FULTS
Apr 30, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Willie Paul Fults, age 73, was born April 3, 1939 and died April 30, 2012 at his residence following a brief illness. A retired employee of Cookeville Tool and Die, veteran of the Tennessee National Guard and member of Pioneer Community Church, he was the son of the late Charles Marshall and Irene Muncey...
Edna Emogene White WILLIAMS
Apr 26, 2012
Campaign, TN resident and Warren County native Edna Emogene White Williams, age 84, was born June 15, 1927 and died April 26, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of the United States Postal Service and member of the Campaign Church of God of Prophecy, she was the daughter of the late Ervin and Willie...
J.W. Willie MAYES
Apr 25, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native J.W. "Willie" Mayes, age 90, was born July 4, 1921 and died April 25, 2012 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A retired farmer and livestock dealer and member of the Rockliff Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Oscar and Mary Pearson Mayes. In addition to his...
Jeffery Kent WARE
Apr 25, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jeffery Kent Ware, age 52, was born March 4, 1960 and died April 25, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A farmer and nurseryman and member of Hebron Church of Christ, he was the son of Mary Ellen Cunningham Ware of McMinnville and the late I.W. Ware, Jr. In addition to...
Bobby Edgar MERRIMAN
Apr 24, 2012
McMinnville resident and Wilson County, TN native Bobby Edgar Merriman, age 55, was born May 17, 1956 and died April 24, 2012 at his residence following a sudden illness. An employee of Hillis Trucking, he was the son of Maideen Merriman of Sparta, TN and the late Oliver Edgar Merriman. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death...
Lenore Sims PRATT
Apr 24, 2012
McMinnville resident and Cleveland, MS native Lenore Sims Pratt, age 72, was born October 27, 1939 and died April 24, 2012 at her residence following a brief illness. A retired Accountant with Graining Paint Company in Knoxville, TN and member of the First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Susie Griffin Sims. She was married...
Bruce Edward MCGUIRE
Apr 24, 2012
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Bruce Edward McGuire, age 51, was born July 4, 1960 and died April 24, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. A truck driver with DLS and member of the Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Faith, he was the son of Bobbie Sue Moore of Van Buren County and the late...
Tammy Louise HILL
Apr 19, 2012
McMinnville resident and Rutherford County, TN native Tammy Louise Hill, age 48, was born April 25, 1963 and died April 19, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a lingering illness. An employee of Oster Corporation and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Ruth Killian Jackson of Smithville, TN and Ronald Hill of Smithville, TN. In addition...
Harvena GUNNING
Apr 18, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Harvena Gunning, age 85, was born August 6, 1926 and died April 18, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. A hairdresser and member of the Fall City Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey and Elizabeth McCormick Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Jerry Wayne HELTON
Apr 14, 2012
Jerry Wayne Helton, 65 of McMinnville, TN April 14, 2012. Son of the late Everett Cleveland "Jack" and Sue Underwood Helton, Jr. He was the owner of Southern Insurance Group, member of Christ's Family Church. He was a member of the 1965 TSSAA Basketball State Champions of Murfreesboro Central High School, Past President of McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Commerce, Charter...
SR., Floyd Allen FULTS
Apr 12, 2012
McMinnville resident and Muncie, IN native Floyd Allen Fults, Sr., age 56, was born June 25, 1955 and died April 12, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a three-month illness. A retired employee of Oster Corporation, Quality Mold and M.T.D., he was the son of Betty Jo Burch Fults of McMinnville and the late Robert Houston Fults. In addition to...
Peggy Ann FOUTCH
Apr 11, 2012
Morrison, TN resident and White County, TN native Peggy Ann Foutch, age 75, was born August 27, 1936 and died April 11, 2012 at her residence following a two-year illness. A self-employed nursery worker and member of the Trinity Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Gladys Jordan Smith. She was married to Gerald Foutch who...
William Barry MCKINLEY
Apr 10, 2012
McMinnville resident and Detroit, MI native William Barry McKinley, age 72, was born October 7, 1939 and died April 10, 2012 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A retired mechanic with U.S. Auto Sales, United States Air Force veteran and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late John and...
Faye MARTIN
Apr 6, 2012
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Warren County native Faye Martin, age 81, was born June 15, 1930 and died April 6, 2012 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Bernice Watson Warren. She was married to Joel Luvoy Martin who preceded her...
