Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Leonard Marvin Brown
Feb 7, 2013
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Leonard Marvin Brown, age 90, was born February 19, 1922 and died February 7, 2013 at River Park Hospital. A retired employee of Rockford Textile Company, United States Navy veteran of WWII (European and Pacific Theaters) and member of First Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Andrew Jackson and Minnie Antha...
Laverne William Grieves
Feb 7, 2013
McMinnville resident and Scranton, PA native Laverne William Grieves, age 81, was born July 12, 1931 and died February 7, 2013 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired employee of Powermatic and member of the Irving College Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Edgar Lifton and Erma Arlene Whiting Grieves. In addition to his...
Gordon Eugene Hennessee
Feb 4, 2013
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Gordon Eugene Hennessee, age 75, was born June 28, 1937 and died February 4, 2013 at his residence following a sudden illness. A retired salesman with Avalon Dairies, Frito-Lay and Life of Georgia Insurance Company, United States Army veteran and member of the Arlington Church of Christ, he was the son of...
Christine Jewel Brown
Feb 3, 2013
Rock Island, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Christine Jewel Brown, age 81, was born August 15, 1931 and died February 3, 2013 at NHC Healthcare Chattanooga following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Second Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Jackson and Nellie Ann Harpoole Wooten. She was married December 17,...
William Robert Phifer
Feb 2, 2013
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native William Robert Phifer, age 81, was born April 17, 1931 and died February 2, 2013 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. Mr. Phifer served in the National Guard, worked for Kern's Bread Company, Gulf Oil Company, Century Electric and Aquatech. He was one of the first people inducted into the...
Robyn Michelle Crabtree
Feb 2, 2013
Smyrna, TN resident and Warren County native Robyn Michelle Crabtree, age 49, was born July 2, 1963 and died February 2, 2013 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. The daughter of Charles Crabtree of McMinnville and the late Josephine Biles Crabtree, she was a member of the Church of Christ. In addition to her...
James Wayne Howard
Feb 1, 2013
James Wayne Howard, 72, was born August 29, 1940 in Warren County, TN and passed away February 1, 2013 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville following an automobile accident the previous evening in Moore County, TN. Mr. Howard had a varied career in the workplace. He was a Journeyman Tool and Die Maker and design engineer, then retired from...
Georgia Bell Hodge
Jan 31, 2013
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Georgia Bell Hodge, age 84, was born March 30, 1928 and died January 31, 2013 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Locust Street Church of God, she was the daughter of the late David Ray and Edna Mae Mills Shockley. In addition to her...
Herbert Alois Klasek
Jan 30, 2013
McMinnville resident and St. Louis, MO native Herbert Alois Klasek was born July 25, 1924 and died January 30, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Klasek served in the United States Navy during WWII, assigned to the PBY aircraft as an aerial gunner. He was a lifelong member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars where Mr. Klasek...
"B" Brown Cox
Jan 29, 2013
McMinnville resident and Warren County, TN native "B" Brown Cox, age 62, was born July 9, 1950 and died January 29, 2013 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired school teacher with William Biles Elementary and a member of Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Franklin H. "Chick" and Gwendolyn Watson Brown. She...
Robert David Pack
Jan 28, 2013
McMinnville resident and Warren County, TN native Robert David Pack, age 78, was born September 25, 1934 and died January 28, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Carrier Air Conditioning Company and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Ernest Pack and Inis King Crowe. In addition to...
Paul Wayne Bouldin
Jan 28, 2013
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Paul Wayne Bouldin, age 61, was born October 28, 1951 and died January 28, 2013 at his residence following a sudden illness. A nurseryman and member of the Missionary Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Arzy Bryan and Mary Ella Fults Bouldin. In addition to his parents, he was...
Lucille Argo Lusk
Jan 26, 2013
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Lucille Argo Lusk, age 88, was born May 30, 1924 and died January 26, 2013 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and member of the White Chapel Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Murray Bedford and Mary Maude Hobbs Argo....
Paul "Eddie" Edward Neely, Jr.
Jan 26, 2013
McMinnville resident and Warren County, TN native Paul Edward "Eddie" Neely, Jr., age 49, was born November 23, 1963 and died January 26, 2013 at Camden General Hospital in Camden, TN following a sudden illness. A retired drywall mechanic, he was the son of the late Paul Edward and Bonnie Loretta Land Neely, Sr. He was married December 31, 1987...
Clyde Eugene Paris
Jan 26, 2013
Clyde Eugene Paris, 88, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born October 4, 1924 and died January 26, 2013 at River Park Hospital following as extended illness. He was a retired farmer, had worked on the Warren County Equalization Board and was a member of the Church of Christ. He was the son of the late...
Betty Yager Lively
Jan 25, 2013
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Betty Yager Lively, age 89, was born May 18, 1923 and died January 25, 2013 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a sudden illness. A retired teacher at West Elementary School and member of the First Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late Edward N. Yager, Jr. and the late Frankie Hobson Yager...
Ned Herrin
Jan 24, 2013
Morrison, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Ned Herrin, age 75, was born March 23, 1937 and died January 24, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired carpenter and member of the Morrison Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Warren F. and Martha Bell Steele Herrin. He was married to Linda Hill...
Anna Delores "A.D" Coonrod
Jan 24, 2013
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Anna Delores "A.D." Coonrod, age 76, was born May 29, 1936 and died January 24, 2013 at her residence following a sudden illness. A retired employee of Aquatech and member of the Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Carrie Anna Mae Finger. She is survived by...
J.B. Blankenship, Jr.
Jan 23, 2013
James Bertland Blankenship, Jr., 70, a Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born October 17, 1942 and died January 23, 2013 at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN following an extended illness. He was a retired employee of Century Electric, and son of the late James Bertland and Janie Lee Clendenon Blankenship, Sr. In addition to his...
Willard Thomas Savage
Jan 22, 2013
Mr. Willard Thomas Savage, age 79, was born October 31, 1933 and died January 22, 2013 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired supervisor with Ben Lomand Telephone Cooperative and member of the Congregational Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Mareal Samuel and Lola Beatrice Simmons Savage. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
