Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Bobby Edgar MERRIMAN
Apr 24, 2012
McMinnville resident and Wilson County, TN native Bobby Edgar Merriman, age 55, was born May 17, 1956 and died April 24, 2012 at his residence following a sudden illness. An employee of Hillis Trucking, he was the son of Maideen Merriman of Sparta, TN and the late Oliver Edgar Merriman. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death...
Lenore Sims PRATT
Apr 24, 2012
McMinnville resident and Cleveland, MS native Lenore Sims Pratt, age 72, was born October 27, 1939 and died April 24, 2012 at her residence following a brief illness. A retired Accountant with Graining Paint Company in Knoxville, TN and member of the First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Susie Griffin Sims. She was married...
Bruce Edward MCGUIRE
Apr 24, 2012
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Bruce Edward McGuire, age 51, was born July 4, 1960 and died April 24, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. A truck driver with DLS and member of the Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Faith, he was the son of Bobbie Sue Moore of Van Buren County and the late...
Tammy Louise HILL
Apr 19, 2012
McMinnville resident and Rutherford County, TN native Tammy Louise Hill, age 48, was born April 25, 1963 and died April 19, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a lingering illness. An employee of Oster Corporation and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Ruth Killian Jackson of Smithville, TN and Ronald Hill of Smithville, TN. In addition...
Harvena GUNNING
Apr 18, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Harvena Gunning, age 85, was born August 6, 1926 and died April 18, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. A hairdresser and member of the Fall City Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey and Elizabeth McCormick Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Jerry Wayne HELTON
Apr 14, 2012
Jerry Wayne Helton, 65 of McMinnville, TN April 14, 2012. Son of the late Everett Cleveland "Jack" and Sue Underwood Helton, Jr. He was the owner of Southern Insurance Group, member of Christ's Family Church. He was a member of the 1965 TSSAA Basketball State Champions of Murfreesboro Central High School, Past President of McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Commerce, Charter...
SR., Floyd Allen FULTS
Apr 12, 2012
McMinnville resident and Muncie, IN native Floyd Allen Fults, Sr., age 56, was born June 25, 1955 and died April 12, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a three-month illness. A retired employee of Oster Corporation, Quality Mold and M.T.D., he was the son of Betty Jo Burch Fults of McMinnville and the late Robert Houston Fults. In addition to...
Peggy Ann FOUTCH
Apr 11, 2012
Morrison, TN resident and White County, TN native Peggy Ann Foutch, age 75, was born August 27, 1936 and died April 11, 2012 at her residence following a two-year illness. A self-employed nursery worker and member of the Trinity Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Gladys Jordan Smith. She was married to Gerald Foutch who...
William Barry MCKINLEY
Apr 10, 2012
McMinnville resident and Detroit, MI native William Barry McKinley, age 72, was born October 7, 1939 and died April 10, 2012 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A retired mechanic with U.S. Auto Sales, United States Air Force veteran and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late John and...
Faye MARTIN
Apr 6, 2012
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Warren County native Faye Martin, age 81, was born June 15, 1930 and died April 6, 2012 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Bernice Watson Warren. She was married to Joel Luvoy Martin who preceded her...
Jeffery Billy CATHEY
Apr 4, 2012
McMinnville resident and Evansville, IN native Jeffery Billy Cathey, age 49, was born March 8, 1963 and died April 4, 2012 at his residence following a one-year illness. An employee of Wright Brothers Construction Company and member of the Morrison First Baptist Church, he was the son of Margaret Miller Cathey of Morrison, TN and the late Billy Reece Cathey....
Joe Bratten BROWN
Apr 3, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Joe Bratten Brown, age 81, was born September 17, 1930 and died April 3, 2012 at Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired truck driver with Central Oil Company and United States Army veteran, he was the son of the late George L. and Mary Emma...
John Rayford DAVIS
Apr 2, 2012
McMinnville resident and Cannon County, TN native John Rayford Davis, age 89, was born March 3, 1923 and died April 2, 2012 at TN State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired editor for the Southern Standard, United States Army veteran of WWII, past Commander of VFW Post 5064, publisher of the VFW State Newsletter and...
James Loss HERRIN
Mar 31, 2012
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native James Loss Herrin, age 82, was born January 15, 1930 and died March 31, 2012 following an extended illness. A retired employee of Carrier Corporation and E.M.S. and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Warren and Martha Steele Herrin. He was married to Wavie Marie Roberts...
Gaynell Grayson BROWN
Mar 30, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Gaynell Grayson Brown, age 73, was born August 26, 1938 and died March 30, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired housekeeper with Raintree Manor Nursing Home and member of the East End Dr. Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Ethel Buchannon Grayson. She was...
Gary Keith HOBBS
Mar 30, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Gary Keith Hobbs, age 65, was born November 9, 1946 and died March 30, 2012 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a two-week illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he was the son of the late Charles and Ruby...
Leon BARNES
Mar 28, 2012
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Leon Barnes, age 87, was born August 26, 1924 and died March 28, 2012 at Woodbury Nursing Center in Woodbury, TN following an extended illness. A self-employed practical nurse and member of the Smyrna Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Milton and Emma Mayfield Barnes. In addition to her...
Mary Carolyn Stanley DUNN
Mar 28, 2012
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Mary Carolyn Stanley Dunn, age 74, was born July 4, 1937 and died March 28, 2012 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John K. and Mary Rose Bennett Stanley. She was married to...
Hayden Colton WILCHER
Mar 25, 2012
Hayden Colton Wilcher, the nineteen-month old son of Chad and Shanatha Wilcher of Clemmons, NC was born August 9, 2010 in Lexington, NC and died March 25, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. He was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandmother, Jo Jernigan Snider; paternal great-grandfather, Charles Herman Wilcher and maternal great-grandmothers, Bonnie McDonald and...
Robert Douglas CLENDENON
Mar 25, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Robert Douglas Clendenon, age 83, was born July 15, 1928 and died March 25, 2012 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. The retired Vice-President of lumber sales with Burroughs-Ross-Colville Company, United States Army veteran of Korea and member of Central Church of Christ, he was the son of the...



