Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Howard Truman LOWRY
Mar 24, 2012
McMinnville resident and Coffee County, TN native Howard Truman Lowry, age 67, was born October 29, 1944 and died March 24, 2012 at Kindred Hospital in Chattanooga, TN following a sudden illness. An employee of Roadway Express, he was the son of Clemmie Lowry Patrick of McMinnville and the late Algernon Lowry. In addition to his father, he was preceded...
Helen Christine Ferrell NEWBY
Mar 24, 2012
New York, NY resident (formerly of McMinnville) and Warren County native Helen Christine Ferrell Newby, age 89, was born January 5, 1923 and died March 24, 2012 at New York University Medical Center in New York, NY following a one-week illness. A dedicated mother and homemaker, retired teachers assistant with Warren County High School Special Education Program and member of...
SR., Dean Ivan GILLESPIE
Mar 23, 2012
McMinnville resident and Brady, TX native Dean Ivan Gillespie, Sr., age 78, was born April 24, 1933 and died March 23, 2012 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following a two-week illness. A civil engineer with Bridge Builders and member of the Christ United Methodist Church, he was the son of the late David D. Gillespie, Sr. and Jessie Blankenship...
Helen Ruth WEBB
Mar 22, 2012
Smithville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Helen Ruth Webb, age 84, was born February 8, 1928 and died March 22, 2012 at River Park Hospital. A homemaker and member of the Whorton Springs Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Claudia Alice Cantrell Pirtle, Sr. She was married to Willie Eudeen Webb who preceded...
Barbara Ann BIVALACQUA
Mar 21, 2012
McMinnville resident and Gretna, LA native Barbara Ann Bivalacqua, age 57, was born September 29, 1954 and died March 21, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Generations of Morrison and member of the Catholic Church, she was the daughter of the late Willie Harry and Onelia Elizabeth Lirett Melacon. She is survived by...
Ernest L. Babe PARIS
Mar 15, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ernest L. "Babe" Paris, age 85, was born January 7, 1927 and died March 15, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired mechanic, United States Army veteran of Korea and member of the Woods Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Ernest M. and Clarita Jones Paris. He...
Lorella Dodson QUINN
Mar 14, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lorella Dodson Quinn, age 91, was born January 29, 1921 and died March 14, 2012 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville. A homemaker and member of the McMinnville First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sue Grissom Dodson. She was married to Leslie Lemuel Quinn, Jr. who preceded her in death...
Gordon Earl CAMPBELL
Mar 12, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Gordon Earl Campbell, age 88, was born March 10, 1924 and died March 12, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired nurseryman and member of the Church of Christ where he taught classes for many years, he was the son of the late William V. and Ora Northcutt Campbell. He was...
Jo Nevolyn PATRICK
Mar 11, 2012
Grand Rapids, MI resident and DeKalb County, TN native Jo Nevolyn Patrick, age 80, was born May 10, 1931 and died March 11, 2012. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Novella Harris Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Marcia Patrick. She is survived by her husband, Hugh...
Jerry Lynn SIMMONS
Mar 11, 2012
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Jerry Lynn Simmons, age 47, was born December 23, 1964 and died March 11, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. An employee of Mike's Tree Service, he was the son of Carroll Lynn "Chunky" and Martha Cox Simmons of McMinnville. He was married August 9, 1986 to Rhonda Stair Simmons...
Edith Mae Elliott DAVIES
Mar 10, 2012
McMinnville resident and Martin, TN native Edith Mae Elliott Davies, age 102, was born June 27, 1909 and died March 10, 2012 at Hospice of Chattanooga in Chattanooga, TN. The former owner of The Flower Basket and member of the First United Methodist Church where she was a very active member of the Ladies Fellowship Class, she was the daughter...
Bessie Lee SMITH
Mar 10, 2012
McMinnville resident and Rutherford County, TN native Bessie Lee Smith, age 83, was born May 18, 1928 and died March 10, 2012 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the New Beginnings Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late John Butler and Fannie Lee Griffith Smith. In addition to her parents, she...
James Edward RANKHORN
Mar 7, 2012
Dibrell Community resident and DeKalb County, TN native James Edward Rankhorn, age 83, was born October 30, 1928 and died March 7, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Magnetek Century Electric and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late James Finley and Minnie Lee Green Rankhorn. In addition...
Joe Ramsey ADAMS
Mar 5, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Joe Ramsey Adams, age 82, was born March 30, 1929 and died March 5, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired rural letter carrier and farmer and member of the Central Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Calvin Bailey Adams and Ruby Adams McGregor. He was married...
Rexford Rex Lee GRIZZLE
Mar 5, 2012
Campaign, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native Rexford "Rex" Lee Grizzle, age 82, was born February 13, 1930 and died March 5, 2012 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired carpenter and grocer and member of the Campaign Church of God of Prophecy, he was the son of the late Hershel and Martha Williams Grizzle. In...
Virginia Roy Joy BRAGG
Mar 4, 2012
Virginia Roy 'Joy' Bragg died peacefully Sunday, March 4, 2012. Joy Bragg was born September 19, 1922 in McMinnville, TN, daughter of the late John Roy and Chloe Adcock Bragg. Miss Bragg was a student in the McMinnville City School system and graduated from McMinnville Central High School in 1941. She earned her Bachelor?s and Master?s degrees from Middle Tennessee...
Lois Ann Bratcher Rutledge MILLIGAN
Mar 3, 2012
McMinnville resident Lois Ann Bratcher Rutledge Milligan, age 54, was born December 13, 1957 and died March 3, 2012 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville TN following a brief illness. A retired employee of A.O. Smith and member of the Oak Grove Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson and Emma Pauline...
Mary Ruth Judkins WASHER
Mar 2, 2012
Smithville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Mary Ruth Judkins Washer, age 79, was born October 17, 1932 and died March 2, 2012 at NHC Healthcare Smithville following an extended illness. A housekeeper and member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Cordie and Robbie Hunt Judkins. She is survived by several cousins and...
H.D. Dee JETER
Mar 1, 2012
Herman David 'Dee' Jeter, Jr. of McMinnville, TN passed away Thursday March 1, 2012. Dee was born October 26, 1921 in Kingsport, TN. He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty three (63) years, Helen Kern Jeter; parents Herman David Jeter, Sr. and Elizabeth Jane McGuire Jeter; sisters Anna Lee Tipton and husband Joe; Helen Cox and husband...
Casto Lester FOWLER
Mar 1, 2012
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Casto Lester Fowler, age 71, was born March 23, 1940 and died March 1, 2012 at DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville, TN following an extended illness. The owner of Lester's Body Shop, he was the son of the late Casto and Beulah Hudson Fowler. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
