Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Billie Evelyn PANTER
Dec 19, 2011
Hills Creek Community resident and Warren County native Billie Evelyn Kesey Panter, age 72, was born April 3, 1939 and died December 19, 2011 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN following an extended illness. The co-owner of Hills Creek Nursery and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John and Zada Curtis...
Fannie Louise WILLIAMS
Dec 19, 2011
McMinnville resident and Unionville, TN native Fannie Louise Williams, age 78, was born February 14, 1933 and died December 19, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired teacher at Hickory Creek Elementary School and member of the First United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel Lee and Rose Tatum Wheeler. She was...
Ollen Marshal HAYES
Dec 18, 2011
McMinnville resident and Cannon County, TN native Ollen Marshal Hayes, age 87, was born December 3, 1924 and died December 18, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired employee of General Motors, United States Army veteran of WWII and lifetime member of the VFW and American Legion, he was the son of the late Isaac Lee...
Charles Loyd BOTTOMS
Dec 18, 2011
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Charles Loyd Bottoms, age 79, was born July 3, 1932 and died December 18, 2011 at White County Community Hospital in Sparta, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of Templeton Roofing Company and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Charles P. and Noba Cantrell Bottoms....
Caroline Rhea SMITH
Dec 16, 2011
Antioch, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native Caroline Rhea Smith, age 30, was born June 5, 1981 and died December 16, 2011 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. She was the daughter of Bee Bragg Pettersen of Nashville, TN and the late James F. Smith. In addition to her father, she was preceded...
Larry Donald BOTTOMS
Dec 16, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Larry Donald Bottoms, age 68, was born March 1, 1943 and died December 16, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A supervisor at David McGregor Nursery, he was the son of the late Joseph and Wavie Lou Crain Bottoms. Mr. Bottoms was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and...
Thelma L. Morrison FRAKES
Dec 15, 2011
McMinnville resident and Gideon, MO native Thelma L. Morrison Frakes, age 86, was born April 25, 1925 and died December 15, 2011 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A bookkeeper and real estate agent and member of the Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Lester J. and Martha E. Armour Morrison. In...
William Edward BYRD
Dec 15, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native William Edward Byrd, age 90, was born October 3, 1921 and died December 15, 2011 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following a brief illness. A machinist with AEDC and TVA and United States Army veteran of WWII, he was the son of the late William J. and Mattie Asmus Byrd. Mr. Byrd served in...
John Thurman JOHNSON
Dec 13, 2011
Smithville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native John Thurman Johnson, age 85, was born December 9, 1926 and died December 13, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A nurseryman, farmer and carpenter and member of Mt. Hope Baptist Church, he was the son of the late, Andrew and Rebecca Malone Johnson. He was married to Dorothy...
Daniel Jay TILTON
Dec 12, 2011
McMinnville resident and Tecumseh, MI native Daniel Jay Tilton, age 52, was born August 11, 1959 and died December 12, 2011 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. The co-owner of Timeout Sports Bar and manager for Dependable Brakes, he was the son of Lois Tilton of McMinnville and the late William E. Tilton. In...
James Gilbert KELL
Dec 11, 2011
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native James Gilbert Kell, age 92, was born February 26, 1919 and died December 11, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a lingering illness. A merchant and member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Samuel Oscar and Edna Jane Rogers Kell. In addition to his...
Bobby Ray FARLESS
Dec 11, 2011
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Bobby Ray Farless, age 62, was born March 24, 1949 and died December 11, 2011 at his residence following a two-and-one-half-year illness. An employee of Burroughs-Ross-Colville Company and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Thurman and Ella Mae Gibbs Farless. He was married March 2,...
Lillian Darnell MAXWELL
Dec 10, 2011
Viola, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Lillian Darnell Maxwell, age 82, was born November 7, 1929 and died December 10, 2011 at her residence following a brief illness. A teacher's aid and member of the Viola United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Leah Wooten Darnell. She was married June 5, 1948 to...
Charles Edward BELL
Dec 10, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Charles Edward Bell, age 63, was born September 28, 1948 and died December 10, 2011 at his residence following a sudden illness. An employee of McMinnville Concrete and member of the Bonner Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Dewey Latton and Evelyn Frances Mayes Bell. In addition to his parents,...
Rowdy Merle Eugene YATES
Dec 6, 2011
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native "Rowdy" Merle Eugene Yates, age 70, was born May 13, 1941 and died December 6, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a five-month illness. A mechanic and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late James Lee and Wilma Olene Templeton Yates. He was married...
Stephen Paul COPPINGER
Dec 5, 2011
Spencer, TN resident and Warren County native Stephen Coppinger, age 60, was born October 18, 1951 and died December 5, 2011 at White County Community Hospital in Sparta, TN following a brief illness. A retired employee of Powermatic, he was the son of the late Marson and Anna Latimer Coppinger. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Rebecca Frances THOMAS
Dec 4, 2011
Monroe, MI resident and Warren County native Rebecca Frances Thomas, age 81, was born September 30, 1930 and died December 4, 2011 at Fountain View Manor in Monroe, MI following a short illness. A homemaker and member of the Cork Church of Christ in Plant City, FL (former member of Arlington Church of Christ), she was the daughter of the...
Sally Ruth Gillentine Watson BROWN
Dec 4, 2011
McMinnville resident and Overton County, TN native Sally Ruth Gillentine Watson Brown, age 85, was born August 12, 1926 and died December 4, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a lingering illness. The retired owner/operator of Watson's General Mercantile in Viola, TN and member of the Bonner Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Cora...
Clara Lois FITCH
Dec 3, 2011
Clara Lois Grime Fitch of the Mt. Zion community died Saturday, December 3, 2011, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center; she was 84. She was a native of Lebanon, Tennessee, and was the daughter of Coley Alline Bass Grime and Joseph Hall Grime of Lebanon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death in 1986 by her loving husband...
Dorothy Jean MOORE
Dec 2, 2011
East Ridge, TN resident and Warren County native Dorothy Jean Moore, age 77, was born November 22, 1934 and died December 2, 2011 at Parkridge East Hospital in Chattanooga, TN following a three-month illness. A homemaker and member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, TN, she was the daughter of the late Charley and Catherine Blanks Pistole. She...
