Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
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...
Wieland Dwight BOYETTE
Nov 29, 2011
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Pensacola, FL native Wieland Dwight Boyette, age 64, was born March 14, 1947 and died November 29, 2011 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following a short illness. A retired banker, he was the son of the late Green Lester and Eva Alice Boutwell Boyette. He was married October 23, 1965 to Kaye Dunlap Boyette of...
James Charlie CARRICK
Nov 27, 2011
Shelbyville, TN resident and Warren County native James Charlie Carrick, age 66, was born January 5, 1945 and died November 27, 2011 at Life Care Center of Tullahoma in Tullahoma, TN following an extended illness. An employee of the Tennessee Highway Patrol and member of the Presbyterian Church, he was the son of the late Dallas Bedford and Nettie Florence...
Charles Bo WALKER
Nov 26, 2011
McMinnville resident and Beersheba Springs, TN native Charles "Bo" Walker, age 76, was born February 2, 1935 and died November 26, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Carrier and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Charles and Lillian Smartt Walker. He is survived by his spouse, Annie Fults...
Delcie Mae Penny ERVIN
Nov 26, 2011
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Delcie Mae "Penny" Ervin, age 87, was born September 13, 1924 and died November 26, 2011 at her residence following a four-month illness. A homemaker, a prayer warrior and member of the Pentecostal faith, she was the daughter of the late James Lee and Etter Green Bain. In addition to her parents, she...
