Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Joseph Edward Eddie GUNTER
Jan 26, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Joseph Edward "Eddie" Gunter, age 66, was born July 3, 1945 and died January 26, 2012 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. An electrician, United States Army veteran of Vietnam and member of the Webb's Chapel United Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Joseph Fisher and Ruby Mai Jones...
Ada B. CHISAM
Jan 26, 2012
Canton, OH resident and London, KY native Ada B. Chisam, age 89, was born June 3, 1922 and died January 26, 2012 at St. Luke Lutheran Home in North Canton, OH following an extended illness. A retired employee of Stride Rite Shoe Corporation and member of the North Canton Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Jack...
Harvel Wayne HALE
Jan 26, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Harvel Wayne Hale, age 55, was born May 19, 1956 and died January 26, 2012 at his residence following a five-month illness. A plumber and electrician and member of the Non-Denominational church, he was the son of Frances Hennessee Hale of McMinnville and the late Harvel Hale. In addition to his father, he was...
Mary Ruth Hillis CARR
Jan 25, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mary Ruth Hillis Carr, age 83, was born November 10, 1928 and died January 25, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Magnetek, she was the daughter of the late Oliver E. and Fluellar Russell Hillis. Mrs. Carr was a volunteer with Meals on Wheels. She was married...
Sara Smith ROGERS
Jan 25, 2012
Winchester, TN resident and Warren County native Sara Smith Rogers, age 87, was born January 24, 1925 and passed peacefully January 25, 2012 at Willows at Winchester in Winchester, TN. A retired legal secretary and member of the Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Robert Morris and Gladys Mason Smith. She was married to James...
Connie David ROBERTS
Jan 25, 2012
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Connie David Roberts, age 70, was born August 11, 1941 and died January 25, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness. A contractor and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Elisha and Hallie Bouldin Roberts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Daniel Ray ZAHN
Jan 19, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Daniel Ray Zahn, age 56, was born February 10, 1955 and died January 19, 2012 at his residence following a eighteen-month illness. A truck driver for Hillis Trucking, he was the son of the late Roy Joseph and Vera Mae Cantrell Zahn, Sr. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...
Lena Mai PANTER
Jan 17, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lena Mai Panter, age 87, was born February 16, 1924 and died January 17, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Spring Creek Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Lela Coppinger Roberts. She was married May 5, 1957 to A.B. "Aud"...
Homer Abb HICKS
Jan 15, 2012
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Homer Abb Hicks, age 69, was born August 8, 1942 and died January 15, 2012 at his daughters residence in Douglasville, GA following an extended illness. A retired maintenance supervisor with the City of Atlanta, GA, United States Army veteran of Korea and member of the McMinnville Independent Baptist Church, he was the...
Dean WHITMAN
Jan 14, 2012
McMinnville resident and Alabama native Dean Whitman, age 81, was born January 28, 1930 and died January 14, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A lumber worker, United States Army veteran and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Dean and Clara Belle Muncey Whitman. In addition to his parents, he was...
Walter Marion MAY
Jan 14, 2012
McMinnville resident and Coffee County, TN native Walter Marion May, age 68, was born October 15, 1943 and died January 14, 2012 at Manchester Medical Center in Manchester, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of Carrier, United States Army veteran and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Raymond Roper and the late...
Ned SELLARS
Jan 13, 2012
Dunwoody, GA resident and Warren County native Ned Sellars, age 87, was born November 27, 1924 and died January 13, 2012. A United States Army veteran of WWII, he was the son of the late Oscar and Bertie Cleo Womack Sellars. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Mark Tyler; two sons and daughters-in-law, Sidney R. and...
Barbara Jean Chastain CLENDENON
Jan 13, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Barbara Jean Chastain Clendenon, age 75, was born August 14, 1936 and died January 13, 2012 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A retired secretary with Sun Finance and member of the Shellsford Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Frank B. and Delia Higgenbotham Chastain. She...
Robert Dee JONES
Jan 11, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Robert Dee Jones, age 75, was born May 31, 1936 and died January 11, 2012 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A maintenance worker with the Warren County School System, United States Air Force veteran and member of the Shellsford Baptist Church, he was the son of the late John and Julia...
Jimmy B. J.B. GRISSOM
Jan 10, 2012
Jimmy B. "J.B." Grissom, 87, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at I.U. Health Ball Memorial Hospital, with his family by his side. He was born March 21, 1924 in Van Buren Co. (Rocky River Community), Tennessee to Nancy (Clark) and Ernest T. Grissom. He attended Van Buren Co. Schools and served with the U.S. Army in Japan during the...
Tiny Moffitt HOWARD
Jan 10, 2012
Spencer, TN resident and Sequatchie County, TN native Tiny Moffitt Howard, age 86, was born April 27, 1925 and died January 10, 2012 at Generations of Spencer following an extended illness. A retired employee of U.S.A. Enterprises and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Monroe and Gusty May Moffitt. Her hobbies were quilting, gardening...
Virginia West BECKWITH
Jan 6, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Virginia West Beckwith, age 78, was born July 27, 1934 and died January 6, 2012 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A library aid with Warren County School System and member of First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Hester L. and Daisy Cantrell West. In addition to her...
Donald Edward MANGUM
Jan 6, 2012
Nashville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Donald Edward Mangum, age 63, was born April 29, 1948 and died January 6, 2012 at Southern Hills Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. He was the son of the late Fred and Clydie Banks Mangum. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Freddie...
Sue HENNESSEE
Jan 5, 2012
McMinnville resident and Wayne County, MI native Sue Hennessee, age 71, was born September 11, 1940 and died January 5, 2012 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired cook with the Warren County School System and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Alvin J. and Crystal Lewis...
Mary Betty CHRISTIAN
Jan 5, 2012
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mary Betty Christian, age 89, was born August 24, 1922 and died January 5, 2012 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Emmitt and Marilda Curtis. She was married December 16, 1939 to Ray Wallace Christian...
