Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Karon Jane LAYNE
May 18, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Karon Jane Layne, age 53, was born April 29, 1958 and died May 18, 2011 at her residence following a brief illness. A nurse with Dr. Brad Brock and member of the Pleasant Cove Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Barbara Hall of McMinnville and the late Hubert Hall. In addition to...
Barbara Etta NUNLEY
May 17, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Barbara Etta Nunley, age 75, was born August 18, 1935 and died May 17, 2011 at her residence following a sudden illness. A retired employee of Oster Corporation and member of the Bethel Assembly, she was the daughter of the late Lamuel Gilbert and Mary B. Campbell Rogers. In addition to her parents, she...
Charles C.O. Tooter CUNNINGHAM
May 16, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Charles "C.O. Tooter" Cunningham, age 75, was born April 13, 1936 and died May 16, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Carrier Corporation, United States Marine Corps veteran of Korea and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Charlie and Mona Anderson...
Wavie Lillian Panter STACY
May 16, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Wavie Lillian Panter Stacy, age 99, was born April 27, 1912 and died May 16, 2011 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. A retired nursery worker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Myrtle Christian Panter. She was married...
Jewell Dean Floyd KING
May 13, 2011
McMinnville resident and Marion County, TN native Jewell Dean Floyd King, age 71, was born July 9, 1939 and died May 13, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A self-employed nursery worker, she was the daughter of the late Grover C. and Anna May Nunley Floyd. She was married to J.C. King who preceded her in death...
Betty Faye LANCE
May 3, 2011
McMinnville resident and Cannon County, TN native Betty Faye Lance, age 56, was born June 13, 1954 and died May 3, 2011 River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Louise Sweeton Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Opal Eileen TOBITT
May 2, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Opal Eileen Tobitt, age 87, was born May 29, 1923 and died May 2, 2011 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN following a short illness. A retired employee of Rockford Textile Company, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Carrie Williamson Duggin. She was married to William Albert Tobitt who...
Terry Lynn GRISSOM
May 2, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Terry Lynn Grissom, age 42, was born September 4, 1968 and died May 2, 2011 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The pastor of New Hope Church and owner of Palmer Nursery, he was the son of Gerald and Hazel Grissom of McMinnville. Terry was married...
James Lewis FREEMAN
May 2, 2011
Knoxville, TN resident and Warren County native James Lewis Freeman, age 62, was born June 7, 1948 and died May 2, 2011 at Mercy Health St. Mary's in Knoxville, TN following an extended illness. A retired truck driver with Watkins Motor Lines and member of the Calvary Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Charles Lewis and Clara...
Jacqueline Jac SHARPE
May 1, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jacqueline "Jac" Sharpe, age 89, was born April 21, 1922 and died May 1, 2011 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following a lingering illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Laverne and Minnie Floyd Smartt Earle. She was married in 1946 to Ernest Fuller...
Rita Diane MCBRIDE
Apr 29, 2011
McMinnville resident and Painesville, OH native Rita Diane McBride, age 54, was born May 8, 1956 and died April 29, 2011 at her residence following a two-year illness. A restaurant worker and member of the Living Waters Church, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Young and the late Marie Looney. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Lawrence C. Larry HASTY
Apr 29, 2011
McMinnville resident and Fitzgerald, GA native Lawrence C. "Larry" Hasty, age 90, was born May 2, 1920 and died April 29, 2011 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN. A retired electrician with Anchor Hocking Glass Company and member of the East End Church of Christ, he was the son of the late John and Willie Mae Selby Hasty. In...
Penny Irene EMLER
Apr 28, 2011
McMinnville resident and Sumner County, TN native Penny Irene Emler, age 60, was born August 11, 1950 and died April 28, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired CNA, she was the daughter of the late Odell and Neoma Brooks Crook. She was married to James Emler who preceded her in death April 21, 2006. In addition...
SR., Bobby Gary SOUTHARD
Apr 28, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Bobby Gary Southard, Sr., age 79, was born September 23, 1931 and died April 28, 2011 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. The former McMinnville Chief of Police and member of Westwood Church of Christ, he was the son of the late William and Mary Elizabeth Ferguson Southard. In...
Barbara Sue Womack DONALSON
Apr 28, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Barbara Sue Womack Donalson, age 66, was born May 12, 1944 and died April 28, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired food service manager at Eastside Elementary School, thirty-five year employee of Oster Corporation and member of East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late...
JR., Clifford Harris DAVIS
Apr 27, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Clifford Harris Davis, JR., age 68, was born April 21, 1943 and died April 27, 2011 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of A.O. Smith and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Clifford H. Davis, Sr....
Olivia Raine CAMPBELL
Apr 26, 2011
Olivia Raine Campbell, the stillborn daughter of Dale and Tara Thomas Campbell of McMinnville was born and died April 26, 2011 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Zebbie Campbell and maternal great-grandfather, Bobby "Sonny" Thomas. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Wesley and Jacob Bell...
Terry Eugene PADILLA
Apr 25, 2011
McMinnville resident and Tampa, FL native Terry Eugene Padilla, age 57, was born March 2, 1954 and died April 25, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a six-month illness. An employee of Sain Construction, he was the son of Zora Padilla of Harahan, LA and the late Robert Padilla. He was married May 15, 1983 to Patricia Jacklin Haley Padilla...
Mary Elizabeth Betty OVERTON
Apr 25, 2011
McMinnville resident and Hamblen County, TN native Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Overton, age 80, was born July 10, 1930 and died April 25, 2011 at River Park Hospital. A bookkeeper at Valley Feeds and member of McMinnville First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Burl and Francis Purkey Shanks. She was married July 4, 1947 to Melbourn...
Edward Ronnie HATTAWAY
Apr 23, 2011
McMinnville resident and Douglas, GA native Edward Ronnie Hattaway, age 83, was born October 29, 1927 and died April 23, 2011 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home. A retired employee of DeZurik, United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Harvel Ellia and Lizzie Rebecca Hart Hattaway. He was...
