Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Grace Dale SWIDER
Jun 5, 2011
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Warren County native Grace Dale Swider, age 76, was born June 8, 1934 and died June 5, 2011 at NHC Healthcare Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of Stauffer Chemical, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Bessie Pitterd Tenpenny. She was married to Alfred Swider who preceded her in death....
Robert Leslie TATE
Jun 4, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Robert Leslie Tate, age 65, was born March 20, 1946 and died June 4, 2011 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A former employee of Powermatic and member of the Hiawassee Church of Christ, he was the son of Frances Melton & Jimmy Hudson of McMinnville and the...
J.C. MCDOWELL
Jun 3, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native J.C. McDowell, age 71, was born January 27, 1940 and died June 3, 2011 at Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN. A retired employee of Carrier Corporation and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late James Cecil McDowell, Sr and the late Ann Mae Anderson....
Winnie P. MORRIS
Jun 3, 2011
Morrison, TN resident and Pampa, TX native Winnie P. Morris, age 89, was born December 16, 1921 and died June 3, 2011 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A retired employee of Boyd Nursery and member of First Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Grace Mosley Pearson, Sr. She was...
Vina Mae TALLEY
May 31, 2011
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Vina Mae Talley, age 76, was born July 21, 1934 and died May 31, 2011 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Henegar, AL, she was the daughter of the late Dalt and Anna Lee Brymer. In addition...
MD, Dr. J.C. GAW
May 30, 2011
McMinnville resident and Long Beach, CA native Dr. J.C. Gaw, MD, age 88, was born November 27, 1922 and died May 30, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. A family practitioner and surgeon and member of the Central Church of Christ where he served as a long-time elder, he was the son of the late Cleves C. and...
Almetia Dunn CUNNINGHAM
May 30, 2011
Warren County resident Almetia Dunn Cunningham, age 83, died May 30, 2011. Born May 25, 1928 in the Florence Community of Rutherford County, TN, she was the ninth of sixteen children. She was a member of the Church of Christ, worshipping with the Bonner congregation. She was preceded in death by an infant son on July 15, 1952; parents, Orman...
Sarah Ann Anderson DEROSSETT
May 29, 2011
Greenwood, SC resident and Floyd County, KY native Sarah Ann Anderson Derossett, age 72, was born October 23, 1938 and died May 29, 2011 in Greenwood following a lengthy illness. A retired real estate agent and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John and Bessie Baisden Anderson. In addition to her parents, she...
Lynn JUDKINS
May 29, 2011
Smithville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Lynn Judkins, age 49, was born June 12, 1961 and died May 29, 2011 at DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville, TN. A nursery worker and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Dave and Helen Jaco Judkins. He is survived by one daughter, Stephanie Judkins of Gary,...
Betty Ruth Fish MOORE
May 29, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Betty Ruth Fish Moore, age 78, was born January 10, 1933 and died May 29, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired captain of security at Carrier Corporation and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John Wiley and Ceva Raymond Fish. In addition to...
Frank Bubba Glenn CHERRY
May 28, 2011
McMinnville resident and Covington, KY native Frank "Bubba" Glenn Cherry, age 48, was born August 17, 1962 and died May 28, 2011 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. An employee of Jess Roberts Nursery, he was the son of Frank and Shirley Hall Cherry of the Centertown Community. In addition to his parents, he is...
Benny Wiley Lewis MARTIN
May 28, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Benny Wiley Lewis Martin, age 43, was born December 22, 1967 and died May 28, 2011 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. A truck driver and member of the Jesus Name Pentecostal Church, he was the son of the late Wiley and Emma Ruth Johnson Martin. In addition to his parents, he...
Ira Van COLVIN
May 25, 2011
McMinnville resident and Lauderdale County, TN native Ira Van Colvin, age 73, was born December 9, 1937 and died May 25, 2011 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN. A farmer and brick mason, he was the son of the late George Decatur and Ruby Columbus Carroll Colvin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Charles B. CRAVEN
May 25, 2011
Morrison, TN resident and Fayetteville, TN native Charles B. Craven, age 84, was born May 6, 1927 and died May 25, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired nurseryman and member of the Bonner Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Owen W. and Lula May Smith Craven. In addition to his parents, he...
SR., Bryan Edward KNIGHT
May 23, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Bryan Edward Knight, Sr., age 68, was born September 17, 1942 and died peacefully in his sleep May 23, 2011 at his residence. A family nurse practitioner with Mountain Top Medical Clinic and member of Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church, he was the son of the late Haskell Grant and Hallie Mae Duggin Knight, Sr....
SR., Fred Wayne WARE
May 23, 2011
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Fred Wayne Ware, Sr., age 69, was born November 27, 1941 and died May 23, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an sudden illness. An employee of Martin Crating Company, United States Army and Tennessee Army National Guard veteran and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the...
Terry Franklin MCKEEHAN
May 23, 2011
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Terry Franklin McKeehan, age 55, was born April 21, 1956 and died May 23, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. The owner of Bone Cave Roofing and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Jack Franklin and Samantha Green McKeehan. In addition to...
SR., Benny Jackson BLACK
May 21, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Benny Jackson Black, Sr., age 72, was born September 10, 1938 and died May 21, 2011 at Hospice of Chattanooga, TN following a brief illness. A custodian with Warren County School System and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Herman and Minnie Wood Black. In addition to his...
Brenda Jo NUNLEY
May 19, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Brenda Jo Nunley, age 61, was born July 7, 1949 and died May 19, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A self-employed caregiver and member of the Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Eddie Jo Cox Nunley of McMinnville and the late Joe Edward Nunley. In addition...
Larry HILL
May 19, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Larry Hill, age 86, was born March 12, 1925 and died May 19, 2011 at St. Thomas Hospital following an extended illness. The owner of Cash and Carry Grocery, United States Air Force veteran of WWII and member of the Hebron Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Clifford and Lena...
