Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Virginia Roy Joy BRAGG
Mar 4, 2012
Virginia Roy 'Joy' Bragg died peacefully Sunday, March 4, 2012. Joy Bragg was born September 19, 1922 in McMinnville, TN, daughter of the late John Roy and Chloe Adcock Bragg. Miss Bragg was a student in the McMinnville City School system and graduated from McMinnville Central High School in 1941. She earned her Bachelor?s and Master?s degrees from Middle Tennessee...
Lois Ann Bratcher Rutledge MILLIGAN
Mar 3, 2012
McMinnville resident Lois Ann Bratcher Rutledge Milligan, age 54, was born December 13, 1957 and died March 3, 2012 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville TN following a brief illness. A retired employee of A.O. Smith and member of the Oak Grove Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson and Emma Pauline...
Mary Ruth Judkins WASHER
Mar 2, 2012
Smithville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Mary Ruth Judkins Washer, age 79, was born October 17, 1932 and died March 2, 2012 at NHC Healthcare Smithville following an extended illness. A housekeeper and member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Cordie and Robbie Hunt Judkins. She is survived by several cousins and...
H.D. Dee JETER
Mar 1, 2012
Herman David 'Dee' Jeter, Jr. of McMinnville, TN passed away Thursday March 1, 2012. Dee was born October 26, 1921 in Kingsport, TN. He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty three (63) years, Helen Kern Jeter; parents Herman David Jeter, Sr. and Elizabeth Jane McGuire Jeter; sisters Anna Lee Tipton and husband Joe; Helen Cox and husband...
Casto Lester FOWLER
Mar 1, 2012
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Casto Lester Fowler, age 71, was born March 23, 1940 and died March 1, 2012 at DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville, TN following an extended illness. The owner of Lester's Body Shop, he was the son of the late Casto and Beulah Hudson Fowler. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Freddie Mae CRAVENS
Feb 29, 2012
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Freddie Mae Cravens, age 72, was born December 6, 1939 and died February 29, 2012 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a two-year illness. A retired employee of General Motors and Shell Food Mart and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Sallie Emberton Brown....
Billy Forrest BAILEY
Feb 27, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Billy Forrest Bailey, age 82, was born May 2, 1929 and died February 27, 2012 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired manager with Warren County Freight Line, retired employee of Scot Market, United States Army veteran of Korea and member of the Westwood Church of Christ, he was the son...
Alvin Lierd WOODLEE
Feb 25, 2012
Alvin Lierd Woodlee, 81, of McMinnville, died February 25, 2012 in the care of Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. Mr. Woodlee was born June 28, 1930, in Irving College, Warren County, TN. His parents were Carrie McGregor Woodlee and Osmond Cain Woodlee. He was a retired farmer and nurseryman, and retired from Magnetek in McMinnville. Mr. Woodlee was active in...
Melba Jo MCBRIDE
Feb 22, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Melba Jo McBride, age 77, was born February 15, 1935 and died February 22, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired secretary for Hillis Nursery Company and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Gene and Eunice Aughinbaugh Powell. She was married to Glyen...
Dennis Mairon GODWIN
Feb 22, 2012
Morrison, TN resident and Maury County, TN native Dennis Mairon Godwin, age 64, was born July 8, 1947 and died February 22, 2012 at his residence following a brief illness. An auto parts salesman with Alexander Ford and a member of Madison Street Baptist Church, he was the son of Reba Godwin of McMinnville and the late M.H. "Bud" Godwin....
Dorothy Lucille POWELL
Feb 22, 2012
McMinnville resident and Huntsville, AL native Dorothy Lucille Powell, age 83, was born October 10, 1928 and died February 22, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired employee with Stewart's Pharmacy, J.C. Penney and McMinnville Garment Company and a member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Henry Clessie and Bertie...
Gerald Jakie WANAMAKER
Feb 22, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County, TN native Gerald Jakie Wanamaker, age 78, was born April 23, 1933 and died February 22, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A self-employed nurseryman, United States Army veteran of Korea and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Sidney and Zada Bell Coppinger Wanamaker. In...
David Wilson BISHOP
Feb 21, 2012
Huntsville, AL resident and Madison County, AL native David Wilson Bishop, age 84, was born July 19, 1927 and died February 21, 2012 at Huntsville Hospital. A retired employee of Chrysler Corporation and an avid volunteer with the Huntsville Senior Citizens and the Miracle League, he was the son of the late Horace and Mary Elizabeth Moss Bishop. He was...
Ferrell Dixon YOUNG
Feb 19, 2012
McMinnville resident and Elba, AL native Ferrell Dixon Young, age 92, was born February 21, 1919 and died February 19, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired civil servant, United States Navy veteran of WWII and member of Central Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Joseph Taylor and Evie Foley Young. He...
Willie Dean DECKARD
Feb 16, 2012
McMinnville resident and Smith County, TN native Willie Dean Deckard, age 78, was born March 17, 1933 and died February 16, 2012 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of Friendship The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Wash and Frances Warren Reed. She was married January 6, 1951 to J.C. Deckard...
Georgia Penny O'Dell Malone MARTIN
Feb 15, 2012
Rock Island, TN resident and Alabama native Georgia "Penny" O'Dell Malone Martin, age 74, was born November 10, 1937 and died February 15, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Edward Carmack and Lorene Ferguson Malone. She was...
S.H. NORTHCUTT
Feb 10, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native S.H. Northcutt, age 96, was born October 17, 1915 and died February 10, 2012 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. The retired owner of a building supply, retired United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the Altamont Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Vernon Levi...
Greg Duane JONES
Feb 10, 2012
McMinnville resident and Dearborn, MI native Greg Duane Jones, age 37, was born July 25, 1974 and died February 10, 2012. A self-employed nursery worker, he was the son of Debra Tittsworth of Morrison, TN and the late Teddy Duane Jones. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Orvil Lee and Inez Jones...
Raymond Harding SLIGER
Feb 9, 2012
McMinnville resident and Putnam County, TN native Raymond Harding Sliger, age 90, was born December 19, 1921 and died February 9, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of General Shoe Corporation, Church of Christ minister and United States Army veteran of WWII, he was the son of the late Joseph Andrew and Clara Richardson...
JR., Mark E. Brother BELL
Feb 8, 2012
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Mark E. "Brother" Bell, Jr., age 72, was born May 1, 1939 and died February 8, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Tri-Tech Molding and member of the First United Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Mark E. and Elizabeth Bandy Bell,...
