Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Elizabeth Louise HILLIS
Jul 18, 2011
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Elizabeth Louise Hillis, age 90, was born February 13, 1921 and died July 18, 2011 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A retired employee of Magnetek and a member of First Freewill Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Ernest T. and Nancy Ann Clark Grissom. She...
Lena Estelle Stacy PANTER
Jul 17, 2011
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Lena Estelle Stacy Panter, age 85, was born May 11, 1926 and died July 17, 2011 at her residence following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of the East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Lee Grover and Minnie Griffin Stacy. She was married to Leslie "Jack"...
Ora Doris HILL
Jul 16, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ora Doris Hill, age 83, was born January 29, 1928 and died July 16, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a lingering illness. A retired secretary with DeZurik and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Alta McVey Hill. In addition to her parents, she was...
Wayne Thomas JORDAN
Jul 16, 2011
McMinnville resident and Greenville, SC native Wayne Thomas Jordan, age 62, was born August 11, 1948 and died July 16, 2011 at Manchester Medical Center following a sudden illness. A carpenter, United States Navy veteran of Vietnam and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Harold Lively and Edna Earl Stevenson Jordan, Sr....
Amos Lynn DECKARD
Jul 14, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Amos Lynn Deckard, age 41, was born February 21, 1970 and died July 14, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A nursery worker and member of the New Hope Full Gospel Church, he was the son of Willie Dean Reed Decker of McMinnville and the late J.C. Deckard. In addition to...
Hardie Preston NUNLEY
Jul 13, 2011
Myrtle Beach, SC resident and Grundy County, TN native Hardie Preston Nunley, age 60, was born February 26, 1951 and died July 13, 2011 at his residence. A retired United States Air Force veteran of Vietnam, serving from 1971-1991, he was the son of the late Henry Howard and Mary Frances Baker Nunley. He is survived by wife, Sue Pon...
SR., Jerry Richard RUTLEDGE
Jul 12, 2011
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Jerry Richard Rutledge, Sr., age 58, was born March 29, 1953 and died July 12, 2011 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. Mr. Rutledge was the son of the late Eugene and Iris Lucille McCormick Rutledge, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Winnie Evalee SMOOT
Jul 9, 2011
Woodbury, TN resident and White County, TN native Winnie Evalee Smoot, age 89, was born October 31, 1921 and died July 9, 2011 at Woodbury Nursing Center in Woodbury, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and member of the Trousdale Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Joe Edward and Rachel...
Geneva Butcher WARREN
Jul 9, 2011
McMinnville resident and Belgreen, AL native Geneva Butcher Warren, age 85, was born August 12, 1925 and died July 9, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late W.T. and Bessie Whiteacre Butcher. She was married to Calvin C. "Ray" Warren who preceded her in...
Hubert FULTS
Jul 7, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Hubert Fults, age 70, was born October 18, 1940 and died July 7, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. An employee of Jewell Hale Construction and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Thomas and Bernice Stanley Fults. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Barbara Marie TITTSWORTH
Jul 7, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Barbara Marie Tittsworth, age 86, was born October 14, 1924 and died July 7, 2011 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late R.J. and Dovie Young Rains. She was married sixty-four years to Everett T. Tittsworth who preceded her in...
Harold Brown MAYFIELD
Jul 5, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Harold Brown Mayfield, age 85, was born September 14, 1925 and died July 5, 2011 at his residence following a short illness. A retired employee of Hardaway Construction, United States Navy veteran of WWII and member of the Mt. Leo Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Waymon and Eva Higginbotham...
Avis A. ROGERS
Jul 4, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Avis A. Rogers, age 88, was born May 23, 1923 and died July 4, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a six-month illness. A homemaker and member of the Assembly of God, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin H. and Amanda Parsley Gann. She was married November 26, 1943 to Quim Northcutt...
Jack Love SLATTON
Jul 3, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jack Love Slatton, age 82, was born December 2, 1928 and died July 3, 2011 at the V.A. Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A retired employee of Century/Magnetek, United States Army veteran of Korea and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Dewey and...
Ray MOORE
Jul 2, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ray Moore, age 82, was born January 6, 1929 and died July 2, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. The owner of Ray Moore Insurance, United States Air Force veteran of Korea and member of the Westwood Church of Christ, he was the son of the late William Erbie and Julia Macon...
Gladys Irene Comer DICKINSON
Jun 30, 2011
San Leon, TX resident and Warren County native Gladys Irene Comer Dickinson, age 87, was born March 8, 1924 and died June 30, 2011 at Baywinds Village in League City, TX following an extended illness. A homemaker, member of the Eastern Star and member of the Bascom United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Joe M. and...
Jean Ogle TAYLOR
Jun 30, 2011
Nashville, TN resident and Warren County native Jean Ogle Taylor, age 77, was born March 2, 1934 and died June 30, 2011. An employee of Gaylord Entertainment and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Franklin Pierce and Mary Elizabeth Wiser Ogle. She deeply loved her Lord, her family, butterfly bushes and bus tours....
Martha Jean Sparkman SWAFFORD
Jun 29, 2011
McMinnville resident and Knox County, TN native Martha Jean Sparkman Swafford, age 79, was born March 7, 1932 and died June 29, 2011 at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, TN following an extended illness. A retired educator and member of the First United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Earl James and Edith Mae Kennedy Phillips. In...
Wanda May Harbaum QUALLS
Jun 28, 2011
Morrison, TN resident and Detroit, MI native Wanda May Harbaum Qualls, age 75, was born April 25, 1936 and died June 28, 2011 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A caregiver to the elderly and sick and member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Charles Thomas...
Louise Mama Tubb TUBB
Jun 28, 2011
McMinnville resident and Macon County, TN native Louise Tubb "Mama Tubb", age 93, was born June 29, 1917 and died June 28, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Unity Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Otis and Claudia Kemp Wilmore. She was married to Tilman Tubb who preceded...
