Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
John Rayford DAVIS
Apr 2, 2012
McMinnville resident and Cannon County, TN native John Rayford Davis, age 89, was born March 3, 1923 and died April 2, 2012 at TN State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired editor for the Southern Standard, United States Army veteran of WWII, past Commander of VFW Post 5064, publisher of the VFW State Newsletter and...
James Loss HERRIN
Mar 31, 2012
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native James Loss Herrin, age 82, was born January 15, 1930 and died March 31, 2012 following an extended illness. A retired employee of Carrier Corporation and E.M.S. and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Warren and Martha Steele Herrin. He was married to Wavie Marie Roberts...
Gaynell Grayson BROWN
Mar 30, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Gaynell Grayson Brown, age 73, was born August 26, 1938 and died March 30, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired housekeeper with Raintree Manor Nursing Home and member of the East End Dr. Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Ethel Buchannon Grayson. She was...
Gary Keith HOBBS
Mar 30, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Gary Keith Hobbs, age 65, was born November 9, 1946 and died March 30, 2012 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a two-week illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he was the son of the late Charles and Ruby...
Leon BARNES
Mar 28, 2012
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Leon Barnes, age 87, was born August 26, 1924 and died March 28, 2012 at Woodbury Nursing Center in Woodbury, TN following an extended illness. A self-employed practical nurse and member of the Smyrna Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Milton and Emma Mayfield Barnes. In addition to her...
Mary Carolyn Stanley DUNN
Mar 28, 2012
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Mary Carolyn Stanley Dunn, age 74, was born July 4, 1937 and died March 28, 2012 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John K. and Mary Rose Bennett Stanley. She was married to...
Hayden Colton WILCHER
Mar 25, 2012
Hayden Colton Wilcher, the nineteen-month old son of Chad and Shanatha Wilcher of Clemmons, NC was born August 9, 2010 in Lexington, NC and died March 25, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandmother, Jo Jernigan Snider; paternal great-grandfather, Charles Herman Wilcher and maternal great-grandmothers, Bonnie McDonald and...
Robert Douglas CLENDENON
Mar 25, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Robert Douglas Clendenon, age 83, was born July 15, 1928 and died March 25, 2012 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. The retired Vice-President of lumber sales with Burroughs-Ross-Colville Company, United States Army veteran of Korea and member of Central Church of Christ, he was the son of the...
Howard Truman LOWRY
Mar 24, 2012
McMinnville resident and Coffee County, TN native Howard Truman Lowry, age 67, was born October 29, 1944 and died March 24, 2012 at Kindred Hospital in Chattanooga, TN following a sudden illness. An employee of Roadway Express, he was the son of Clemmie Lowry Patrick of McMinnville and the late Algernon Lowry. In addition to his father, he was preceded...
Helen Christine Ferrell NEWBY
Mar 24, 2012
New York, NY resident (formerly of McMinnville) and Warren County native Helen Christine Ferrell Newby, age 89, was born January 5, 1923 and died March 24, 2012 at New York University Medical Center in New York, NY following a one-week illness. A dedicated mother and homemaker, retired teachers assistant with Warren County High School Special Education Program and member of...
SR., Dean Ivan GILLESPIE
Mar 23, 2012
McMinnville resident and Brady, TX native Dean Ivan Gillespie, Sr., age 78, was born April 24, 1933 and died March 23, 2012 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following a two-week illness. A civil engineer with Bridge Builders and member of the Christ United Methodist Church, he was the son of the late David D. Gillespie, Sr. and Jessie Blankenship...
Helen Ruth WEBB
Mar 22, 2012
Smithville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Helen Ruth Webb, age 84, was born February 8, 1928 and died March 22, 2012 at River Park Hospital. A homemaker and member of the Whorton Springs Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Claudia Alice Cantrell Pirtle, Sr. She was married to Willie Eudeen Webb who preceded...
Barbara Ann BIVALACQUA
Mar 21, 2012
McMinnville resident and Gretna, LA native Barbara Ann Bivalacqua, age 57, was born September 29, 1954 and died March 21, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Generations of Morrison and member of the Catholic Church, she was the daughter of the late Willie Harry and Onelia Elizabeth Lirett Melacon. She is survived by...
Ernest L. Babe PARIS
Mar 15, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ernest L. "Babe" Paris, age 85, was born January 7, 1927 and died March 15, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired mechanic, United States Army veteran of Korea and member of the Woods Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Ernest M. and Clarita Jones Paris. He...
Lorella Dodson QUINN
Mar 14, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lorella Dodson Quinn, age 91, was born January 29, 1921 and died March 14, 2012 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville. A homemaker and member of the McMinnville First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sue Grissom Dodson. She was married to Leslie Lemuel Quinn, Jr. who preceded her in death...
Gordon Earl CAMPBELL
Mar 12, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Gordon Earl Campbell, age 88, was born March 10, 1924 and died March 12, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired nurseryman and member of the Church of Christ where he taught classes for many years, he was the son of the late William V. and Ora Northcutt Campbell. He was...
Jo Nevolyn PATRICK
Mar 11, 2012
Grand Rapids, MI resident and DeKalb County, TN native Jo Nevolyn Patrick, age 80, was born May 10, 1931 and died March 11, 2012. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Novella Harris Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Marcia Patrick. She is survived by her husband, Hugh...
Jerry Lynn SIMMONS
Mar 11, 2012
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Jerry Lynn Simmons, age 47, was born December 23, 1964 and died March 11, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. An employee of Mike's Tree Service, he was the son of Carroll Lynn "Chunky" and Martha Cox Simmons of McMinnville. He was married August 9, 1986 to Rhonda Stair Simmons...
Edith Mae Elliott DAVIES
Mar 10, 2012
McMinnville resident and Martin, TN native Edith Mae Elliott Davies, age 102, was born June 27, 1909 and died March 10, 2012 at Hospice of Chattanooga in Chattanooga, TN. The former owner of The Flower Basket and member of the First United Methodist Church where she was a very active member of the Ladies Fellowship Class, she was the daughter...
Bessie Lee SMITH
Mar 10, 2012
McMinnville resident and Rutherford County, TN native Bessie Lee Smith, age 83, was born May 18, 1928 and died March 10, 2012 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the New Beginnings Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late John Butler and Fannie Lee Griffith Smith. In addition to her parents, she...
