Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Dorothy Belle Smith EARLS
Apr 9, 2010
Smyrna, TN resident and Warren County native Dorothy Belle Smith Earls, age 77, was born July 15, 1932 and died April 9, 2010 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Jehovah's Witness Church in Smyrna, TN, she was the daughter of the late Allen Elijah Smith and Mina Belle Bess Smith French, Jr. She...
Jack HASTON
Apr 5, 2010
Spencer, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native "Jack" Haston, age 90, was born August 31, 1919 and died April 5, 2010 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A heavy equipment operator, United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the Church of Christ he was the son of the...
Nettie Angeline Walling MOYERS
Apr 4, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Nettie Angeline Walling Moyers, age 89, was born September 6, 1920 and died April 4, 2010 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A homemaker and member of the Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo Nelson and Ida G. Walling. Mrs. Moyers was a member of the Lt. James...
Harold Loyd RHEA
Apr 1, 2010
McMinnville resident and Coffee County, TN native Harold Loyd Rhea, age 82, was born June 16, 1927 and died April 1, 2010 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired carpenter with Price Smith Construction Company and member of the Presbyterian Church, he was the son of the late John T. and Violet Zumbro Rhea. In addition to his...
JoAnn Alice LeMieux
Mar 30, 2010
McMinnville resident and Montreal, Quebec, Canada native JoAnn Alice LeMieux, age 69, was born April 4, 1940 and died March 30, 2010 at Select Specialty Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. An administrative assistant for Douglas Development, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Laura Bourdeau Vincent. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Billy Carl BUTCHER
Mar 29, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Billy Carl Butcher, age 67, was born April 4, 1942 and died March 29, 2010 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A carpenter and member of the Smyrna Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Howard and Irene Dodson Butcher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Asa KELL
Mar 29, 2010
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Asa Kell, age 82, was born June 19, 1927 and died March 29, 2010 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A cattleman, United States Army veteran of Korea and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Asa Ernest and Liddie Hillis Kell. In addition...
John Morgan BROWN
Mar 29, 2010
McMinnville resident (longtime resident of the Walter Hill Community in Rutherford County, TN) and Warren County native John Morgan Brown, age 84, was born July 16, 1925 and died March 29, 2010 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Better Bilt in Smyrna, TN and member of the Methodist Church, he was the son of the...
Latissua Kay FARRIS
Mar 28, 2010
McMinnville resident and Lynnwood, CA native Latissua Kay Farris, age 58, was born August 12, 1951 and died March 28, 2010 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of Clarence A. McDonald of Arthur, NE and the late Marjorie Mae Fogland McDonald. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by one...
Howard Eugene KIDD
Mar 26, 2010
Pinehurst, NC resident and Hillsborough, WI native Howard Eugene Kidd, age 75, was born April 5, 1934 and died March 26, 2010 at his residence. He was a veteran of the United States Army, 82nd Airborne Paratroopers. Mr. Kidd was the son of the late Archie Byron and Eugenia Marie Burdick Kidd. He was married May 18, 1956 to Shirley...
Claudie Lee PEASE
Mar 26, 2010
Beersheba Springs, TN resident and Sail Creek, TN native Claudie Lee Pease, age 87, was born May 29, 1922 and died March 26, 2010 at Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of Addressograph in Euclid, OH, retired policeman with Fairport Harbor Village in Painesville, OH and United States Navy veteran...
Shirley Anita GRISSOM
Mar 25, 2010
Bone Cave, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Shirley Anita Grissom, age 72, was born July 4, 1937 and died March 25, 2010 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a brief illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and member of Order of the Eastern Star, she attended Harmony Church of Christ and was the daughter of the...
Earl T. LUSK
Mar 25, 2010
Morrison, TN resident and Marshall County, AL native Earl T. Lusk, age 84, was born December 11, 1925 and died March 25, 2010 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Carrier, United States Air Force veteran of WWII and member of the Westside Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, he was the son of...
Sarah Elizabeth Elkins GARRETT
Mar 25, 2010
McMinnville resident and Davidson County, TN native Sarah Elizabeth Elkins Garrett, age 62, was born February 14, 1948 and died March 25, 2010 at her residence following an extended illness. The owner of a nursery and member of First Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Faith, she was the daughter of the late Shelie and Jessie Mobley Elkins. In addition to...
Joyce Ann WHITEAKER
Mar 24, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Joyce Ann Whiteaker, age 73, was born January 24, 1937 and died March 24, 2010 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A nursery owner and member of Temple Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Hattie Ogle Wilcher. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Joel Brock FITZGERALD
Mar 22, 2010
McMinnville resident and Chattanooga, TN native Joel Brock Fitzgerald, age 60, was born April 1, 1949 and died March 22, 2010 at his residence following an extended illness. A forty-year employee of Purity Dairies and member of the Church of God, he was the son of the late Carl Edward and Flona Brock Fitzgerald. In addition to his parents, he...
Betty Kay BEECH
Mar 19, 2010
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Betty Kay Beech, age 64, was born February 18, 1946 and died March 19, 2010 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late George and Levina Hale Johnson. She was married to Kenneth Beech who preceded her in death...
Troy Dale MCCORMICK
Mar 19, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Troy Dale McCormick, age 37, was born June 8, 1972 and died March 19, 2010 at St. Thomas Hospital following a sudden illness. A welder and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of Donna and Gary Brewer of McMinnville and Ronnie and Cynthia McCormick of Rock Island, TN. He was preceded...
Brenda Elaine Laws MOORE
Mar 18, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Brenda Elaine Laws Moore, age 66, was born February 11, 1944 and died March 18, 2010 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Melba Hill Laws. She was married December 17, 1960 to Paul Edward...
Georgie Etta MADEWELL
Mar 17, 2010
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Georgie Etta Madewell, age 88, was born December 17, 1921 and died March 17, 2010 at River Park Hospital following a short illness. A homemaker and member of the Shiloh Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Willie Byron and Anna Eliza Hembree McCormack. She was married to Gilbert Madewell who...
