Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Wendell Earl FOSTER
Apr 22, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Wendell Earl Foster, age 65, was born June 2, 1945 and died April 22, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. The son of the late Herman Brown and Mary Lydia Ward Foster, he was a member of the Non-Denominational Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two...
Virginia P. Granny MARTIN
Apr 22, 2011
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Virginia P. "Granny" Martin, age 89, was born December 4, 1921 and died April 22, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. The retired owner of Granny's Family Daycare and member of Friendship The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Virgle Arliss and Maggie Alta Taylor Raper. In...
Mary Ruth DODSON
Apr 21, 2011
Doyle, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Mary Ruth Dodson, age 72, was born July 4, 1938 and died April 21, 2011 at her residence. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and member of Friendship The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Adger L. and Connie L. Lawson Sullivan. She was married to William...
SR., Hershel David PERRY
Apr 21, 2011
Beersheba Springs, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Hershel David Perry, Sr., age 58, was born December 5, 1952 and died April 21, 2011 at his residence following a four-year illness. A retired truck driver with Metal Products Company and member of the Antioch Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, he was the son of the late...
Willie Mae West CATES
Apr 21, 2011
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Willie Mae West Cates, age 85, was born July 11, 1925 and died April 21, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Hester Lee and Daisy Cantrell West. She was married to Grady Walker Cates who...
Marie Dolberry BELFORD
Apr 20, 2011
McMinnville resident and Unicoi, TN native Marie Dolberry Belford, age 77, was born July 25, 1933 and died April 20, 2011 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Sink Creek Missionary Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Commodore Dawson and Nell Grace Whittimore Jones. In addition...
Ruth Caroline Southern Rutledge BONNER
Apr 19, 2011
McMinnville resident and Pelham, TN native Ruth Caroline Southern Rutledge Bonner, age 81, was born September 15, 1929 and died April 19, 2011 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN following a five-day illness. A homemaker and member of the Hiawassee Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Isabelle Reynolds Southern. In addition to her...
Leara Ann Cantrell EGGERT
Apr 19, 2011
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Leara Ann Cantrell Eggert, age 91, was born October 6, 1919 and died April 19, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was retired and was the daughter of the late Will and Minnie B. Dodson Cantrell. She was married to Joseph Eggert who preceded her in death. In addition...
Mildred Pauline MYERS
Apr 18, 2011
McMinnville resident and Cannon County, TN native Mildred Pauline Myers, age 82, was born November 23, 1928 and died April 18, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Genesco and Aquatech and member of the Pleasant View Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Bush and Nora Hollis. She was...
Laura Ann MCAFEE
Apr 17, 2011
Morrison, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native Laura Ann McAfee, age 102, was born June 9, 1908 and died April 17, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired grocery store owner and member of the Morrison Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley and Zora Ann Dodd McMahan. She was...
Lera Mae NOWLIN
Apr 17, 2011
McMinnville resident and Dellrose, TN native Lera Mae Nowlin, age 92, was born June 26, 1918 and died April 17, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Factory and member of the Methodist A.M.E. Church, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Roy and Bessie Mae Carter Curtis. She was married...
Mildred Askew HERNDON
Apr 17, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mildred Askew Herndon, age 91, was born May 17, 1919 and died April 17, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker, member of the Eastern Star Chapter 349 as Past Worthy Matron and member of Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late William Harrison and Laura...
Craig Tillman TEMPLETON
Apr 17, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren, MI native Craig Tillman Templeton, age 48, was born April 24, 1962 and died April 17, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. An employee of Yorozu, he was the son of the late Francis Leon and Rosa Lee Sharpe Templeton. He was married July 1, 1983 to Diane Broadrick Templeton of McMinnville. In...
Ernesto Francisco ESCIO
Apr 17, 2011
McMinnville resident and Philippines native Ernesto Francisco Escio, age 73, was born September 18, 1937 and died April 17, 2011 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A salesman and member of the Catholic Church, he was the son of the late Rufino V. and Salvacion Francisco Escio. He was married to Asuncion K. Escio...
Everett PRITCHETT
Apr 16, 2011
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Everett Pritchett, age 71, was born June 16, 1939 and died April 16, 2011 at his residence following a one-year illness. A computer technician with Compro, United States Navy veteran and member of the Dayspring Community Church, he was the son of the late Judd Pritchett and Lorene Sanders Valimont. In addition to...
Glen HOBBS
Apr 15, 2011
Rock Island, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Glen Hobbs, age 70, was born July 4, 1940 and died April 15, 2011 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a lingering illness. A retired employee of Magnetek, United States Army veteran and member of Friendship The Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Frank and Vivian...
Millie Ann TINDELL
Apr 14, 2011
Rock Island, TN resident and White County native Millie Ann Tindell, age 95, was born August 27, 1915 and died April 14, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Smartt Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Pearlie Neal Hutchings. In addition to her parents, she was...
Nellie M. DAVENPORT
Apr 13, 2011
Homestead, FL resident and Key West, FL native Nellie M. Davenport, age 81, was born April 15, 1929 and died April 13, 2011 at Palace Gardens in Homestead following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Axel and Inez Pent Peterson. She was married to Walter Chadwick Davenport who...
Kenneth Lee HOPKINS
Apr 13, 2011
McMinnville resident and Dallas, TX native Kenneth Lee Hopkins, age 28, was born October 11, 1982 and died April 13, 2011 at his residence following a sudden illness. A line worker in pipeline construction and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Delaina Asbell of McMinnville and James Dwight Hopkins of Nashville, TN. He was preceded...
Earle T. STARKEY
Apr 11, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Earle T. Starkey, age 86, was born July 5, 1924 and died April 11, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired supervisor with Burroughs-Ross-Colville Company, United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the East End Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Jake and Irene...
