Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
James Laryon BLAKE
Jun 28, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native James Laryon Blake, age 53, was born January 18, 1958 and died June 28, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. A drywall finisher, he was the son of Joyce McBride Matheny of McMinnville and the late James R. Blake. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his maternal...
C.L. WHITEAKER
Jun 27, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native C.L. Whiteaker, age 75, was born March 31, 1936 and died June 27, 2011 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a four-week illness. A homebuilder and member of the Pioneer Community Church, he was the son of the late Columbus Jewell and Minnie Bethlee Moffitt Whiteaker. In addition to his parents, he...
William Louis Bud HOBBS
Jun 26, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native William Louis "Bud" Hobbs, age 82, was born May 15, 1929 and died June 26, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A nursery worker and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Louis Paul and Bessie Belle Graham Hobbs. In addition to his parents, he...
Mary Elizabeth STEWART
Jun 25, 2011
McMinnville resident and Detroit, MI native Mary Elizabeth Stewart, age 58, was born August 22, 1952 and died June 25, 2011 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following a gallant battle against cancer. A pharmacist with Stewart Pharmacy and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Nestor and Jo Sanders Stewart of McMinnville. In addition to...
Connie Louise CUNNINGHAM
Jun 25, 2011
Spencer, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Connie Louise Cunningham, age 58, was born February 22, 1953 and died June 25, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A child care provider and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Clata Ruth King of Spencer, TN and the late George Willard King....
Georgia Smith HAYES
Jun 24, 2011
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Georgia Smith Hayes, age 89, was born May 6, 1922 and died June 24, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. A salesperson with Forest Nursery and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Elmon and Edith McBride Smith. She was married to Len Gilbert...
SR., Phillip Wayne COPPINGER
Jun 23, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Phillip Wayne Coppinger, Sr., age 83, was born August 25, 1927 and died June 23, 2011 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of the State of Tennessee, United States Army veteran of WWII and Korea and member of the Lakewood Baptist Church in Beechgrove, TN,...
Dorothy Mae MCCORMICK
Jun 22, 2011
Rock Island, TN resident and Smith County, TN native Dorothy Mae McCormick, age 83, was born January 16, 1928 and died June 22, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Friendship The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late George and Beulah Lynch Orange. In addition to her parents, she...
Frances Dean CHISAM
Jun 21, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Frances Dean Chisam, age 72, was born February 11, 1939 and died June 21, 2011 at her residence following a short illness. A retired office clerk at Stewart's Pharmacy and member of East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Eunice Blankenship Boren. She was married to Wayne...
William Robert Bob SMIDDIE
Jun 20, 2011
Pomeroy, OH resident and Benham, KY native William Robert "Bob" Smiddie, age 80, was born February 6, 1931 and died June 20, 2011 at his residence following a prolonged illness. A potter and a Democratic precinct committeeman, he was the son of the late Clifford and Amanda Woodlee Smiddie. He is survived by his wife, Beth Amoriya of Pomeroy, OH;...
SR., George Washington ROBERTS
Jun 19, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County, TN native George Washington Roberts, Sr., age 84, was born May 7, 1927 and died June 19, 2011 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A Baptist Minister and United States Army veteran of Korea, he was the son of the late Isiah and Lou Barnes Roberts. He was married to Berta Leola Bess Roberts,...
Robert Bobby DREWER
Jun 19, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Robert "Bobby" Drewer, age 57, was born August 2, 1953 and died June 19, 2011 at Alive Hospice at St. Thomas in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A cook at Waffle House and United States Army veteran of Vietnam, he was the son of the late Jesse Leon and Aline Hamby Drewer. In...
Donald Moore DRAKE
Jun 19, 2011
McMinnville resident and Blue Ridge, GA native Donald Moore Drake, age 78, was born July 25, 1932 and died June 19, 2011 at Alvin C. York VA Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired Industrial Engineer with Rockford Textiles, United States Army veteran of Korea, member of the VFW and a member of Rock Island Presbyterian Church,...
Sherry SMITH
Jun 16, 2011
McMinnville resident and Painesville, OH native Sherry Smith, age 54, was born October 24, 1956 and died June 16, 2011 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN following a sudden illness. An employee of High Funeral Home, she was the daughter of the late Bobby and Louise Taylor Womack. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Claiburne Webster HUTCHINS
Jun 15, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Caliburne Webster Hutchins, age 88, was born May 13, 1923 and died June 15, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a short illness. A retired partner and mechanic at Hutchins Auto Sales, United States Navy veteran of WWII and member of the Northside Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Peay and...
Charlie Crockett CONLEY
Jun 12, 2011
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Charlie Crockett Conley, age 65, was born February 22, 1946 and died June 12, 2011 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of Carrier and member of the Church of God, he was the son of Gertie Williams of McMinnville and the late Clay Conley. In...
Virginia Nist SIEGFERTH
Jun 9, 2011
McMinnville resident and Akron, OH native Virginia Nist Siegferth, age 93, was born June 4, 1918 and died June 9, 2011 at her residence following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ruth Walsh Nist. She was married to William John Siegferth who preceded her in...
Bill Evins HENDRIXSON
Jun 9, 2011
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Bill Evins Hendrixson, age 96, was born January 22, 1915 and died Thursday, June 9, 2011 in McMinnville following an extended illness. The retired owner of Hendrixson Trucking Company, Inc., Hendrixson Hatcheries, a past member of the TN Aeronautics Commission under Governor Lamar Alexander and a member of the First Baptist Church in...
Verna Mae LAWSON
Jun 9, 2011
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Verna Mae Lawson, age 98, was born October 21, 1912 and died June 9, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and member of the Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Cora Dodson Medley. She was married to John...
Judy Fay BROWN
Jun 6, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Judy Fay Brown, age 58, was born April 7, 1953 and died June 6, 2011 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a three-month illness. A homemaker and member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Olin Earl and Etta Louise Crawford Steele. In addition to her parents,...
