Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Diane Gross
Feb 24, 2024
Morrison, TN resident and Rhea County, TN native Diane Gross, age 73, was born October 23, 1950 and died February 24, 2024 at her residence following an extended illness.
A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Ruth Janow Sneed. Mrs. Gross was married December 27, 1969 to Stanley Gross who preceded her in death on March...
Alberta Griffith
Feb 23, 2024
McMinnville resident and Cannon County, TN native Alberta Griffith, age 98, was born June 8, 1925 and died February 23, 2024 at Willow Branch Health and Rehabilitation in McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker, loving mother and a member of McMinnville First Freewill Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late William Augustus and Gertrude Lewis Willard. She...
Sergio Serrera, Jr.
Feb 21, 2024
McMinnville resident and San Antonio de los banos Habana, Cuba native Sergio Serrera, Jr., age 30, was born September 29, 1993 and died suddenly on February 21, 2024. A certified nuclear medicine technologist and certified x-ray technologist through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) with Vanderbilt University Medical Center and member of Bates Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Warren...
Harold Christian Meyer
Feb 21, 2024
McMinnville resident and Wichita, KS native Harold Christian Meyer, age 60, was born May 5, 1963 and died February 21, 2024 at Willow Branch Health and Rehabilitation in McMinnville following an extended illness. A United States Navy veteran, employee of Nissan and a member of The Redemption Center, he was the son of the late Daniel Lee and Marilyn Lenora...
Tatum Ann Marlin
Feb 21, 2024
McMinnville resident and Newport, AR native Tatum Ann Marlin, age 37, was born June 27, 1986 and died February 21, 2024 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of Patrick Marlin of Crab Orchard, TN and the late Tammy Jo Marlin. She was married to Mario Torres of McMinnville. In addition...
Betty Jo "Ninny" Cantrell Womack
Feb 20, 2024
Riceville, TN resident and Warren County native Betty Jo “Ninny” Cantrell Womack, age 91, was born July 2, 1932 and died February 20, 2024 at her son and daughter-in-law’s residence following an extended illness. She was a retired homemaker and part-time secretary and a 74-year member of Earlyville Church of Christ. She was the daughter of the late John J....
Richard Clayton Codden, Jr.
Feb 20, 2024
Rock Island, TN resident and St. Paul, MN native Richard Clayton Codden, Jr., age 70, was born July 4, 1953 and died February 20, 2024 at his residence following an extended illness. A United States Air Force veteran of the Vietnam era, route salesman with Frito Lay for twenty-eight years and a member of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, he was...
Myrtle Marie Northcutt
Feb 19, 2024
Morrison, TN resident and Gruetli-Laager, TN native Myrtle Marie Northcutt, age 90, was born December 15, 1933 and died February 19, 2024 at Webb House Retirement Center in McMinnville. A homemaker and a member of Morrison Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Ed and Maude Hargis Sweeton. She was married to Buddy Warren Griswold on September...
Weebie Clarke
Feb 17, 2024
Willie Byrd “Weebie” Childress Clarke, age 85, passed away peacefully at her home in McMinnville, TN on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Born July 22, 1938, she grew up in Bedford, VA, where she graduated from Bedford High School and then went on to earn her bachelor’s degree from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA before marrying Harvey B. Clarke of...
Janice Sue Barrett
Feb 16, 2024
Grundy County, TN resident and McMinnville, TN native Janice Sue Barrett, age 74, was born January 10, 1950 and left this life on February 16, 2024 after an extended illness. A homemaker, retired teacher with the Grundy County School System and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Felton Lerris and Melba Nadine Taylor...
George "David" Reed, Jr.
Feb 14, 2024
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native George “David” Reed, Jr., age 61, was born June 23, 1962 and died February 14, 2024 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Reed was retired from the McMinnville Sanitation Department with thirty plus years of service and was a convenience center site operator with the Warren County Sanitation Department in Morrison....
Wally McClarren
Feb 13, 2024
Wally McClarren, born March 4, 1948 in Detroit, MI, went to be with his Heavenly Father Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Preceding Mr. McClarren in death are his parents, Walter McClarren, Sr., and Mary McClarren; in-laws, Hugh and Elizabeth Stubblefield; brother-in-law Wayne Stubblefield and sister-in-law Teresa Stubblefield. He is survived by his beloved wife of 38 years, Pat Stubblefield McClarren; children,...
Earl Rigsby
Feb 11, 2024
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Earl Rigsby, age 82, was born November 18, 1941 and died February 11, 2024 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a short illness.
A retired employee of Burroughs-Ross-Colville Co., he was the son of the late Elbert and Willie Pauline Hutchins Rigsby. In addition to his parents, he...
Thomas Gregory Lance
Feb 10, 2024
McMinnville resident and Altamont, TN native Thomas Gregory Lance, age 46, was born March 16, 1977 and died February 10, 2024 at his residence following an extended illness. “The Man With The Plan” at Extended Family Care, LLC in Manchester, TN and a member of East End Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Roy Houston and...
Michael Lee Stubblefield
Feb 9, 2024
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Michael Lee Stubblefield, age 66, was born October 24, 1957 and died suddenly on February 9, 2024 at River Park Hospital in McMinnville.
A retired cable splicer and a member of Morrison Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Charles Edgar and Bertie Lee Beasley Stubblefield. In addition to...
Laura Jeanne Busic
Feb 9, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Galax, VA native Laura Jeanne Busic, age 86, was born September 4, 1937 and died February 9, 2024 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a short illness.
A retired bookkeeper of 25 years with Central Oil Company, former employee of Warren County Furniture and of the Baptist faith, she was the daughter of the late...
Jimmy Parson
Feb 7, 2024
Morrison, TN resident Jimmy Parson, age 68, was born August 31, 1955 and died February 7, 2024 at NHC McMinnville following an extended illness. He was the owner of The Turf Company, where he installed turf on numerous golf courses throughout the U.S., including Willowbrook Golf Course, Richland Country Club and The Governor’s Club. He was the son of the...
Nancy Elizabeth Tucker
Feb 7, 2024
McMinnville resident and Berwyn, IL native Nancy Elizabeth Tucker, age 83, was born March 19, 1940 and died surrounded by her dogs on February 7, 2024 at her residence following a short illness. A homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Parish, she was the daughter of the late William and Janet Walsh O’Donnell. She was married...
Paul Johnson
Feb 6, 2024
Morrison, TN resident and Chattanooga, TN native Paul Johnson, age 81, was born July 17, 1942 and died February 6, 2024 at Shannondale of Maryville in Maryville, TN following an extended illness. A United States Navy veteran, retired press shop supervisor with Carrier for 36 years and a member of Wesley’s Chapel Methodist Church, he was the son of the...
Clyde Edmond Kirby
Feb 5, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Clyde Edmond Kirby, age 64, was born March 2, 1959 and died suddenly on February 5, 2024 at his residence.
A retired truck driver from D. Woodlee Nursery, he was the son of the late Edmond Blocher and Rebecca Nola Woodlee Kirby. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
