Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Ned SELLARS
Jan 13, 2012
Dunwoody, GA resident and Warren County native Ned Sellars, age 87, was born November 27, 1924 and died January 13, 2012. A United States Army veteran of WWII, he was the son of the late Oscar and Bertie Cleo Womack Sellars. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Mark Tyler; two sons and daughters-in-law, Sidney R. and...
Barbara Jean Chastain CLENDENON
Jan 13, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Barbara Jean Chastain Clendenon, age 75, was born August 14, 1936 and died January 13, 2012 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A retired secretary with Sun Finance and member of the Shellsford Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Frank B. and Delia Higgenbotham Chastain. She...
Robert Dee JONES
Jan 11, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Robert Dee Jones, age 75, was born May 31, 1936 and died January 11, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A maintenance worker with the Warren County School System, United States Air Force veteran and member of the Shellsford Baptist Church, he was the son of the late John and Julia...
Jimmy B. J.B. GRISSOM
Jan 10, 2012
Jimmy B. "J.B." Grissom, 87, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at I.U. Health Ball Memorial Hospital, with his family by his side. He was born March 21, 1924 in Van Buren Co. (Rocky River Community), Tennessee to Nancy (Clark) and Ernest T. Grissom. He attended Van Buren Co. Schools and served with the U.S. Army in Japan during the...
Tiny Moffitt HOWARD
Jan 10, 2012
Spencer, TN resident and Sequatchie County, TN native Tiny Moffitt Howard, age 86, was born April 27, 1925 and died January 10, 2012 at Generations of Spencer following an extended illness. A retired employee of U.S.A. Enterprises and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Monroe and Gusty May Moffitt. Her hobbies were quilting, gardening...
Virginia West BECKWITH
Jan 6, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Virginia West Beckwith, age 78, was born July 27, 1934 and died January 6, 2012 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A library aid with Warren County School System and member of First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Hester L. and Daisy Cantrell West. In addition to her...
Donald Edward MANGUM
Jan 6, 2012
Nashville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Donald Edward Mangum, age 63, was born April 29, 1948 and died January 6, 2012 at Southern Hills Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. He was the son of the late Fred and Clydie Banks Mangum. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Freddie...
Sue HENNESSEE
Jan 5, 2012
McMinnville resident and Wayne County, MI native Sue Hennessee, age 71, was born September 11, 1940 and died January 5, 2012 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired cook with the Warren County School System and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Alvin J. and Crystal Lewis...
Mary Betty CHRISTIAN
Jan 5, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mary Betty Christian, age 89, was born August 24, 1922 and died January 5, 2012 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Emmitt and Marilda Curtis. She was married December 16, 1939 to Ray Wallace Christian...
Elizabeth Liz MORTON
Dec 31, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Elizabeth "Liz" Morton, age 69, was born January 17, 1942 and died December 31, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of Sunny Hills Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Haston and Wilma Zona Young Judkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Loretta Clydene DAVENPORT
Dec 30, 2011
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Loretta Clydene Davenport, age 92, was born April 7, 1919 and died December 30, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. An educator with the Van Buren County, TN School System and member of the Harmony Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Phebe York...
Florence Ramsey BOYD
Dec 29, 2011
McMinnville resident and Delaware County, IN native Florence Ramsey Boyd, age 85, was born July 22, 1926 and died December 29, 2011 at Riverview Terrace following an extended illness. A retired bookkeeper with Tri-City Radio Corporation in Muncie, IN and member of the Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Reeder Byrd and Myrtle Belle Myers Ramsey. She...
Paul Hershel MEEKS
Dec 26, 2011
Morrison, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Paul Hershel Meeks, age 82, was born October 2, 1929 and died December 26, 2011 at his residence following a short illness. A retired driver with VanHooser Trucking Company and member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, he was the son of the late Herman and Anna Meeks. He was married to...
Jamie Wayne COLLINS
Dec 25, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jamie Wayne Collins, age 40, was born June 29, 1971 and died December 25, 2011 at his residence following a sudden illness. A mechanic, he was the son of Jerry and Kathy Collins of McMinnville. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, J.R. and Margaret Collins and maternal grandparents, Jean and Donald...
Helen Cambron ELKINS
Dec 23, 2011
McMinnville resident and Fayetteville, TN native Helen Cambron Elkins, age 97, was born October 15, 1914 and died December 23, 2011 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. Mrs. Elkins graduated from Tennessee College for Women in Murfreesboro, TN in 1938 and did graduate work at Peabody College. She began teaching at City...
Ranse ANDERSON
Dec 23, 2011
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Warren County native Ranse Anderson, age 79, was born May 8, 1932 and died December 23, 2011 at his residence following a brief illness. He was a member of the East End Church of Christ and was the son of the late Sam and Mildred Durham Davis Anderson. After graduating from City Grammar High School he...
Jesse Harold WILLIAMSON
Dec 21, 2011
Centertown Community resident and Warren County native Jesse Harold Williamson, age 67, was born February 22, 1944 and died December 21, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A carpenter and brick layer, he was the son of the late Jesse Grady and Lena Mae Orrick Williamson. He was married December 31, 1961 to Ruby Lee Hawkins Williamson...
Morris Leighton FERGUSON
Dec 21, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Morris Leighton Ferguson, age 83, was born January 15, 1928 and died December 21, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. The owner of Lively-Ferguson Drug Store, pharmacist at Warren General Hospital, United States Navy veteran and member of the Westwood Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Zetta Mae...
Huston Perry BOYD
Dec 20, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Huston Perry Boyd, age 85, was born October 8, 1926 and died December 20, 2011 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A retired supervisor with Owens-Illinois Glass Company in Columbus, OH and member of the Presbyterian Church, he was the son of the late Earnest Huston and Lora Stewart Boyd. He...
Herbert Cass H.C HUDSON
Dec 20, 2011
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Herbert Cass "H.C." Hudson, age 77, was born October 20, 1934 and died December 20, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a one-year illness. A retired employee of Cadillac Motor Cars (General Motors) and life-long member of Bethany Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Jess and Mai Ramsey Hudson....
