Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Thelma Lucille English BELL
Dec 29, 2009
McMinnville resident and Laurinburg, NC native Thelma Lucille English Bell, age 81, was born November 1, 1928 and died December 29, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired CNA at River Park Hospital and member of Westside Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Henry Thomas and Bertha Mae Bundy English. In addition to her...
Annie Margaret Louise Brown CAMPBELL
Dec 24, 2009
McMinnville resident and Coffee County, TN native Annie Margaret Louise Brown Campbell, age 91, was born September 3, 1918 and died December 24, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Assembly of God, she was the daughter of the late Mack and Annie Tosh Brown. In addition to her parents, she...
Wilma Joyce HENNESSEE
Dec 23, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Wilma Joyce Hennessee, age 72, was born August 9, 1937 and died December 23, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Earlyville Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Velma Bales Starkey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Darren Alan RAMSEY
Dec 23, 2009
McMinnville resident and Rutherford County, TN native Darren Alan Ramsey, age 39, was born January 5, 1970 and died December 23, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A computer analyst with Dell Computer and member of Clark United Methodist Church, he was the son of James L. Ramsey of McMinnville and the late Peggy Ann Kennerly Ramsey....
JR., Hansford Sylvester Sonny FAIRCHILD
Dec 22, 2009
McMinnville resident and Tupelo, MS native Hansford Sylvester "Sonny" Fairchild, Jr., age 79, was born October 29, 1930 and died December 22, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired local businessman, owner of Woodcarver, and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean war, he was the son of the late Hansford Sylvester Fairchild, Sr. and Evelyn...
Billy Thomas CAGLE
Dec 19, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Billy Thomas Cagle, age 68, was born January 15, 1941 and died December 19, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired crane operator with Bridge Builders and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Brown and Louise Reed Cagle. He was married to Linda Butcher...
William Thomas Bill BREWER
Dec 18, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native William Thomas "Bill" Brewer, age 81, was born December 4, 1928 and died December 18, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a short illness. A farmer and member of the Grange Hall Church of Christ, he was the son of the late William Berry and Hassie M. Medley Brewer. In addition to his parents,...
Leonard Tait HARRIS
Dec 17, 2009
McMinnville resident and Kane County, UT native Leonard Tait Harris, age 76, was born October 28, 1933 and died December 17, 2009 at his residence following a brief illness. A retired employee of Carrier Corporation and United States Air Force veteran, he was the son of the late Ladonna Tait Harris. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in...
Earl Dimmions DYBDAL
Dec 17, 2009
McMinnville resident and Boston, MA native Earl Dimmions Dybdal, age 65, was born December 24, 1943 and died December 17, 2009 at St. Thomas Hospital following an extended illness. A truck driver with Bennett Motor Express and a member of Shepherd's Chapel, he was the son of the late Thomas J. and Thelma Hillis Dybdal Green. In addition to his...
Billie Cooley ROLLER
Dec 17, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Billie Cooley Roller, age 81, was born March 12, 1928 and died December 17, 2009 at NHC Healthcare in Smithville, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late James Martin and Betty Farless Cooley. She was married to Gene Roller who...
James Otis SANDLIN
Dec 16, 2009
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native James Otis Sandlin, age 86, was born May 25, 1923 and died December 16, 2009 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a two-year illness. A retired employee of Burroughs-Ross-Colville, an auxiliary policeman through the Warren County Civil Defense and member of the Madison Street Baptist Church, he was the son of the late James...
Martha Evelyn MORGAN
Dec 14, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Martha Evelyn Morgan, age 78, was born August 16, 1931 and died December 14, 2009 at NHC in McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Maggie Romans Roberts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Stanley Clay PRIEST
Dec 13, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Stanley Clay Priest, age 55, was born May 10, 1954 and died December 13, 2009 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN following a six-week illness. A logger and member of the Church of God Seventh Day, he was the son of Hazel Priest of McMinnville and the late Robert Lee Priest. In...
Clarence Alvin TEMPLETON
Dec 10, 2009
Quebeck, TN resident and Warren County native Clarence Alvin Templeton, age 69, was born March 12, 1940 and died December 10, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. The retired owner of Templeton Auto Salvage and member of the Clark's Chapel Church, he was the son of the late Charlie and Erron Breedlove Templeton. He is survived by...
Johnnie Alma Gribble SLATTON
Dec 7, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County, TN native Johnnie Alma Gribble Slatton, age 92, was born November 27, 1917 and died December 7, 2009 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following a short illness. A retired teacher with the Warren County School System, an office manager for Petway Revis Department Store and a member of Central Church of Christ, she was the...
Bobbie Nicklene BRYANT
Dec 6, 2009
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Bobbie Nicklene Bryant, age 85, was born March 13, 1924 and died December 6, 2009 at her daughter's residence. A homemaker and farmer and member of the First Assembly of God, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Lula Esta Johnson Hitchcock. She was married April 11, 1942 to John...
Thomas Aud RHEA
Dec 5, 2009
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Thomas Aud Rhea, age 88, was born October 19, 1921 and died December 5, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. He was an automotive dealer and he started the first Lincoln-Mercury dealership in McMinnville. He was a United States Navy veteran of WWII and the son of the late Oscar...
Myrtis June CHAPMAN
Dec 5, 2009
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Guntersville, AL native Myrtis June Chapman, age 71, was born October 19, 1938 and died December 5, 2009 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired railroad agent with Caney Fork & Western Railroad and member of the Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late William L. and...
Dollie Mae TURNER
Dec 4, 2009
McMinnville resident and Dekalb County, TN native Dollie Mae Turner, age 87, was born April 24, 1922 and died December 4, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired supervisor with McMinnville Garment and member of the First Assembly of God, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Effie Young Pinegar. She was married to Floyd...
Katherine Carney Harrison GANT
Dec 4, 2009
Baton Rouge, LA resident and Davidson County, TN native Katherine Carney Harrison Gant, age 93, was born July 27, 1916 and died December 4, 2009 at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Marie Carney Harrison. She...



