Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Jack Rubley
Dec 3, 2012
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native, Jack Rubley, age 71, was born June 29, 1941 and died December 3, 2012 at Vanderbilt Medical Center following an extended illness. A retired well-known nurseryman and a member of St. Mary's Church of Christ where he served as an Elder, he was the son of the late Ernest and Lena Pearl Thompson...
Tammy Gail Nunley
Dec 2, 2012
Tammy Gail Nunley, age 38, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born January 24, 1974 and died December 2, 2012 at the DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville, TN. A homemaker and member of the McMinnville Congregational Methodist Church, she was the daughter of Wayne Grissom of McMinnville, TN and the late, Cathy Carletta Breedlove Grissom. She...
Helen Lance
Nov 30, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Helen Lance, age 77, was born March 28, 1935 and died November 30, 2012 at Raintree Manor following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of the East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Theron and Minnie Hillis Grissom. She was married December 27, 1956 to Billy Eugene Lance,...
Sandra Nannalene Owens
Nov 29, 2012
Sandra Nannalene Owens, age 63, McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native, was born March 11, 1949 and died November 29, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired employee of Findlay Industries, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Daisy Mae Taylor Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
David Howard Slaughter
Nov 27, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native David Howard Slaughter, age 78, was born March 20, 1934 and died November 27, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Batesville Casket Company, United States Air Force veteran of Korea and member of Philadelphia The Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Frank G. and...
Joe Strickland Moody, Sr.
Nov 26, 2012
Rock Island, TN resident and White County, TN native Joe Strickland Moody, Sr., age 84, was born April 11, 1928 and died November 26, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired employee of TVA and a farmer, a United States Army veteran of Korea and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son...
Gregory Allen Stotts
Nov 26, 2012
Gregory Allen Stotts, age 51, a McMinnville, TN resident and Cincinnati, OH native was born February 3, 1961 and died November 26, 2012 in St. Thomas Hospital following a short illness. A member of the Baptist Church, he was the beloved son of Al J. and Marietta McBride Stotts of McMinnville. He is also survived by brother, Jim Stotts; sister-in-law,...
Steven Eugene Wilcher
Nov 26, 2012
McMinnville resident and Davidson County, TN native Steven Eugene Wilcher, age 53, was born August 27, 1959 and died November 26, 2012 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. An employee of Yorozu and member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, he was the son of Eugene and Doris Wilcher of McMinnville. He was married December 27,...
Mary Lucille Perry
Nov 25, 2012
La Porte, IN resident and Grundy County, TN native Mary Lucille Perry, age 91, was born June 3, 1921 and died November 25, 2012. A homemaker and member of Calvary Baptist Church in La Porte, IN, she was the daughter of the late William Parker and Mary Jane Mullican Womack. She was married to William Walter Perry who preceded her...
George Leaton Medley
Nov 23, 2012
George Leaton Medley, age 63, a McMinnville resident was born September 17, 1949 and died November 23, 2012 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. He was a United States Army veteran having served in Vietnam. He was the son of the late Noah and Mary Lou Scott Medley. In addition to his parents, he...
Ernestina Calderon De Mercado
Nov 22, 2012
McMinnville resident and Michoacan, Mexico native, Ernestina Calderon De Mercado, age 47, was born November 22, 1965 and died November 22, 2012 at St. Thomas Hospital following a sudden illness. The daughter of Alidia Zarate of Texas and the late Juan Calderon, she was the owner of Lupitas Restaurant. She was married to Armando Mercado of McMinnville who survives. In...
L.C. Mayfield
Nov 20, 2012
L.C. Mayfield, age 81, a Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born February 2, 1931 and died November 20, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Cumberland Lumber Company, he was the son of the late Thomas Stephenson and Charlie Bright Elkins Mayfield. He was also preceded in death by...
Landy "Bear" Paul Matney
Nov 20, 2012
Landy Paul "Bear" Matney, 35, a Winchester, TN resident and Warren Co., TN native was born December 31, 1976 and died November 20, 2012. He was a construction worker and member of the First Assembly of God Church. He was married June 18, 2007 to Lonna Sue Hale Matney who survives. He was the son of Sharon Lanita Grissom Walling...
Christopher Donald Ferdelman
Nov 19, 2012
McMinnville resident and Dayton, OH native Christopher Donald Ferdelman, age 49, was born October 20, 1963 and died November 19, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. An employee of Bridgestone, he was the son of Don and Barb Ferdelman of Kettering, OH. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sons, Jeremie Ferdelman of Chicago, IL...
Jo R. Yager
Nov 18, 2012
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Jo R. Yager, age 85, was born April 24, 1927 and died November 18, 2012 at River Park Hospital. A retired secretary with the Warren County School System and member of the Christ United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Willie Monroe and Clara West Russell. In addition to her...
Robert Edward Lee
Nov 17, 2012
Robert Edward Lee, age 88, McMinnville resident and Putnam County, TN native, was born March 24, 1924 and died November 17, 2012 at Raintree Manor following a brief illness. A United States Army veteran of WWII, he was awarded the Eastern Service Medal with five Bronze Stars while serving in Europe with the Third Army's 10th Infantry Regiment. He served...
Wesley Joseph Warriner
Nov 17, 2012
McMinnville resident and Wilmington, IL native, Wesley Joseph Warriner, age 95, was born January 13, 1917 and died November 17, 2012 at his residence following a brief illness. A retired carpenter and a member of the Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Charles and Florence Griffeth Warriner. He was married to Blanche Hool Warriner who preceded him...
Laura Mae Gibbs
Nov 17, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Laura Mae Gibbs, age 89, was born September 5, 1923 and died November 17, 2012 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John Floyd and Josephine "Josie" Mayfield Whitworth. She was married to John Austin Gibbs, Jr....
Ruth Jeanette Vaughn
Nov 16, 2012
Ruth Jeanette Vaughn, age 79, Walling, TN resident and White County, TN native, was born January 23, 1933 and died November 16, 2012 at Life Care Center of Sparta following an extended illness. A farmer and homemaker and a member of Mt. Pisgah Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Willie Mae Wiggington Seals. In addition...
Ella May Jones
Nov 9, 2012
Smithville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Ella May Jones, age 98, was born September 26, 1914 and died November 9, 2012 at DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville, TN following a short illness. A homemaker and member of the Smithville First Assembly of God, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Mary Etta Redmon Delong. She was...
