Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Billy Holmes Vaughn
Feb 5, 2024
Billy Holmes Vaughn, 37, of McMinnville, TN went home to our Lord and Savior on February 5, 2024 at home surrounded by his family and friends after an extended illness. Billy was a kind, loving Christian man who never met a stranger. He loved cars, racing and shooting his guns. Billy is survived by his loving wife, Penelope “Penny” Spurlock...
Judy Bell Groves
Feb 4, 2024
Rock Island, TN resident and Rhea County, TN native Judy Bell Groves, age 81, was born May 23, 1942 and died February 4, 2024 at Ascension St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired assembly worker with A. O. Smith, she was the daughter of Gladys Stephens Marler of Dayton, TN and the late Oliver Marler. She...
Judy Ellen Mayfield
Feb 3, 2024
Spring Hill, TN resident and Warren County native Judy Ellen Mayfield, age 81, was born December 5, 1942 and died February 3, 2024 at The Arbors at Willow Springs in Spring Hill, TN following an extended illness. A retired guidance counselor with Warren County School System and a member of Hwy. 56 N. Church of Christ, she was the daughter...
Zelda Renee Avent
Feb 3, 2024
Smithville, TN resident and Dekalb County, TN native Zelda Renee Avent, age 50, was born March 27, 1973 and died suddenly February 3, 2024 at her residence.
An employee of Federal Mogul, she was the daughter of Jeff Barnes of Manchester, TN and the late Sheron Ann Whitworth.
She was married to Chad Miles Avent of Smithville, TN on...
Roland Marshall Sharp
Feb 2, 2024
Roland Marshall Sharp, 80, of Cleveland, TN, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 2, 2024. Roland was preceded in death by his first wife, Linda Page Sharp, his parents Joseph and Mae Sharp, and his brother, Gary (Joyce) Sharp. Roland is survived by his wife, Barbara Fulbright Sharp; his three children Renae & Bruce...
Peggy Ann Akers
Feb 2, 2024
Peggy Ann Akers passed away peacefully on February 2, 2024 in McMinnville, Tennessee. She was born on April 30, 1937 to the late William Stokley and Bertha Lee Holder Akers of Centertown, Tennessee. A graduate of Centertown High School, Peggy traveled extensively for many years working within the Indian Health Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service. Upon retirement...
Johnny Hullon Smartt
Jan 31, 2024
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Johnny Hullon Smartt, age 80, was born June 6, 1943 and died January 31, 2024 at his residence following an extended illness.
A retired truck driver for Tennessee Metal Fabricating and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Andy Smartt and Nettie Smartt. In addition to...
Fatama Phillips Walker
Jan 30, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Dekalb County, TN native Fatama Phillips Walker, age 88, was born May 24, 1935 and died January 30, 2024 at her daughter’s residence following an extended illness. A retired line technician with Calsonic and member of Bethel Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Clarence T. and Edna Cook Phillips. In addition to her...
James Paul Cantrell
Jan 30, 2024
Warren County, TN resident and native James Paul Cantrell, age 88, was born March 1, 1935 and died peacefully in his sleep on January 30, 2024 at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness.
A United States Air Force veteran of Korea and Vietnam, veteran administration retiree and member of the Church of Christ, he was...
Paresh "Pete" Patel
Jan 27, 2024
McMinnville resident and Bhamiya, India native Pete Patel, age 52, was born June 3, 1971 and died January 27, 2024 at Orlando Health Dr. P Phillips Hospital in Orlando, FL following an extended illness. Owner of Subway and Scottish Inns and of the Hindu faith, he was the son of Govanbhai and Madhuben Patel of India. He was married to...
Patsy Cline Sanders Layne
Jan 27, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Patsy Cline Sanders Layne, age 66, was born June 1, 1957 and died January 27, 2024 following an extended illness.
A CNA with NHC Healthcare of McMinnville, she was the daughter of Jessie Sanders of McMinnville, TN and the late Franklin Sanders. In addition to her father, she was preceded in...
Lois R. Cartwright
Jan 24, 2024
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lois R. Cartwright, age 96, was born September 7, 1927 and passed this life on January 24, 2024 surrounded by her family at NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness.
Co-founder of John L Cartwright Nursery and a member of Irving College Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Omer...
Paul Glenn Bryant
Jan 23, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Paul Glenn Bryant, age 85, was born December 24,1938 and died January 23, 2024 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness.
A retired supervisor from Powermatic and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Walker and Delma Cole...
Jeffrey Lee McPeak
Jan 22, 2024
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Jeffrey Lee McPeak, age 69, was born July 6, 1954 and died January 22, 2024 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. A United States Army and United States Navy veteran, retired nurse from Alvin C. York Veterans’ Administration Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN and a member of the Church...
Len Mason Hale
Jan 22, 2024
Len Mason Hale of Bone Cave passed from this earthly life on Monday, January 22, 2024. A life-long resident of Bone Cave in Van Buren County, he was born on July 27, 1939. He was the son of John C. and Mary Etta Rowland Hale, who preceded him in death and grandson of Joe C. and Martha Ella McCoy Hale...
Paul Eric Carrera
Jan 22, 2024
Morrison, TN resident and Victoria, TX native Paul Eric Carrera, age 57, was born May 27, 1966 and died suddenly on January 22, 2024. A United States Army veteran, handyman and member of World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro, TN, he was the son of the late Ramon and Estella Delgado Garza. He was married to Vicki Westbrook Carrera who preceded...
Michael Royce Cripps, Sr.
Jan 19, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Michael Royce Cripps, Sr., age 70, was born September 1, 1953 and died January 19, 2024 at St. Thomas Dekalb Hospital in Smithville, TN following an extended illness.
A retired maintenance man with Raintree Manor and of the Baptist faith, he was the son of the late R.L. and Gladys Roller...
Joseph Wayne Key
Jan 19, 2024
Rock Island, TN resident and Celina, TN native Joseph Wayne Key, age 74, was born September 5, 1949 and died January 19, 2024 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired machine operator with A.O. Smith and a member of Laurel Creek Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Jesse Howard and Wonnie Lee Roberts Key. In...
William Randy "John" Myers
Jan 19, 2024
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native William Randy “John” Myers, age 52, was born February 10, 1971 and died January 19, 2024 at his residence following an extended illness. A member of the Church of God, he was the son of Glenn Myers and the late Hessie Myers. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by...
Kay Francis Woodard
Jan 19, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Kay Francis Woodard, age 89, was born May 22, 1934 and died January 19, 2024 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville of an extended illness. A housekeeper and member of East End Drive Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John and Ada Belle Settles Woodard. In addition to her...
