Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
William Farris Young
May 21, 2024
Nashville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native William Farris Young, age 81, was born March 15, 1943 and died May 21, 2024 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville following an extended illness.Retired owner of McMinnville Molding and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Classy Bernell and Beulah Daisy Certain Young. In...
Carolyn Elaine Walker
May 21, 2024
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Carolyn Elaine Walker, age 77, was born May 25, 1946 and died May 21, 2024 at her residence following an extended illness.
A retired secretary with Walker Bros. Dairy Supply and a Christian, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Mazil Ritchey Lawrence. She was married to Jimmy...
William Edward McGee, Jr.
May 20, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and native William Edward McGee, Jr., age 72, was born July 23, 1951 and died May 20, 2024 at NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness.A self-employed handyman, he was the son of the late Bill and Ruth Stiles McGee. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by wife, Janet McGee.Mr. McGee is...
Doris Kathleen Talley
May 19, 2024
Doris Kathleen Cantrell Talley went to her heavenly home Sunday, May 19, 2024, at the age of 96. Mrs. Talley was born November 20, 1927, to the late, Claude and Nova Walker Cantrell who preceded her in death. She was the youngest of six siblings who also preceded her in death; Pauline Cantrell Cope, Delbert Cantrell, Elvin Cantrell, Zelma Cantrell Myers, and...
Mary Frances Neal
May 19, 2024
McMinnville resident and Woodbury, TN native Mary Frances Neal, age 76, was born March 13, 1948 and died May 19, 2024 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness.
A former employee of Aquatech, she was the daughter of the late Lanis and Mildred Myers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Beatrice Campbell Mathis
May 18, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Woodbury, TN native Beatrice Campbell Mathis, age 88, was born July 13, 1935 and died May 18, 2024 at McMinnville Boarding Home following an extended illness.A homemaker and member of Ivy Bluff Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Shelia and Goldie Emery Campbell. She was married April 9, 1955 to Morris Mathis...
Elaine McBride
May 18, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Lima, OH native Elaine McBride, age 91, was born April 24, 1933 and died May 18, 2024 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Willow Branch Health and Rehabilitation and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Thelma Hardin Moubray. In addition to her parents,...
Ruth Elaine Matthews
May 17, 2024
McMinnville resident and Ruby, LA native Ruth Elaine Matthews, age 79, was born January 1, 1945 and died May 17, 2024 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of the Baptist church, she was the daughter of the late William Hardy and Althea Fontenot Hines. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Syble Jean Townsend Womack
May 14, 2024
Rock Island, TN resident and Lewisburg, TN native Syble Jean Townsend Womack, age 82, was born August 13, 1941 and died May 14, 2024 at her residence following an extended illness.
She was the daughter of the late Arnold Owen and Melba Foster Hastings Towsend. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Barry Evans Estes
May 13, 2024
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Barry Evans Estes, age 49, was born November 5, 1974 and died May 13, 2024 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness.An employee of Rich's in Murfreesboro and member of Gath Baptist Church, he was the son of Margie King of Centertown and the late Harold Estes. In addition to...
William "Bill" Sidney Lee
May 11, 2024
William (Bill) Sidney Lee, known affectionately as Mr. Bill, died on Saturday May 11, 2024, at age 88. He was born on November 6th, 1935, in Campaign, Tennessee, to Sherman and Bernice Bilbrey Lee. Bill married Eva Marie Grant Lee on October 27, 1962. Miss Eva preceded him in death on April 19, 2020.In addition to his wife and parents,...
Debra Sue Murray
May 7, 2024
Debra Sue Murray of Morrison, TN, passed from this earthly life on May 7th at the age of 66, following a strong 18-month battle with cancer. She was born Debra Sue Sullivan on December 20, 1957 in Decatur, Illinois to William and Dorothy Sullivan, who both preceded her in death.
She is survived by her three children, Erin (Jason) Blalock of...
Frank Winton Stewart
May 7, 2024
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Frank Winton Stewart, age 79, was born September 11, 1944 and died May 7, 2024 at his residence.A retired employee of Batesville Casket Company and member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, he was the son of the late Frank James Stewart and Allene Ames Stewart. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Betty Lou Rayburn Plemons
May 6, 2024
Manchester, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native Betty Lou Rayburn Plemons, age 86, was born October 14, 1937 and died May 6, 2024 at her residence following an extended illness.
A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Amiel Cheatham and Olivine Rigney Rayburn. She was married to James “Jim” Louis Plemons...
Patricia "Patti" Grace Strick Nunley
May 4, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and native Patricia "Patti" Grace Strick Nunley, age 82, was born May 5, 1941 and died May 4, 2024 in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following an extended illness. A former alderman and member of First Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Strick and Nan Collier Robinson. Mrs. Nunley was married June 26, 1960 to...
Shirley Mae Smith
May 1, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Warsaw, IN native Shirley Mae Smith, age 74, was born June 19, 1949 and died May 1, 2024 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness.A retired employee of Timbercrest, she was the daughter of the late Herbert H. and Elnora Louise Bays. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Jose Alberto Portillo
Apr 29, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Reynosa, Mexico native Jose Alberto Portillo, age 58, was born September 12, 1965 and died April 29, 2024 at his residence.An employee of Smithport Cabinetry and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Manuel Portillo and Maria Pena. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers...
Jared "J.T." Gum
Apr 26, 2024
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jared "J.T." Gum, age 29, was born January 6, 1995 and died April 26, 2024 at Unity Medical Center in Manchester, TN following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
A former employee of Legends RTC in Manchester, he was the son of Sandra Gum and Charles (Tiffany) White, Jr. both of McMinnville and attended Freedom...
Loyd Ray Hale, Sr.
Apr 25, 2024
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Loyd Ray Hale, Sr., age 82, was born January 26, 1942 and passed from this life April 25, 2024 surrounded by a room full of family members and friends at Alive Hospice.An employee of Powermatic for 32 years, previous owner of Hale's Garbage Pickup and member of Harmony Church of...
Oma Faye Hale
Apr 25, 2024
Cannon County, TN resident and Warren County native Oma Faye Hale, age 83, was born March 3, 1941 and died April 25, 2024 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of the Metro Nashville School System and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Byrd and Hazel Parkhurst. In addition to her...
