Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Peggy Ann NOWLIN
Dec 3, 2009
Old Hickory, TN resident and White County, TN native Peggy Ann Nowlin, age 60, was born August 7, 1949 and died December 3, 2009 at Summit Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an eighteen-month illness. An accountant with Kroger and member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Johnny and Nancy Lee Groves Lewis. In...
Sgt. Rachel Lynn WILSON
Dec 2, 2009
Mt. Juliet, TN resident and Warren County native Sgt. Rachel Lynn Wilson, age 36, was born September 6, 1973 and died December 2, 2009 at Middle Tennessee Medical in Murfreesboro, TN following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A member of Tennessee Army National Guard, United States Army veteran of Iraq and member of the Clark Chapel Baptist Church, she...
SR., Bryson Lee ADAMS
Nov 29, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Bryson Lee Adams, Sr., age 68, was born November 10, 1941 and died November 29, 2009 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A self-employed water tank painter and United States Army veteran of Vietnam, he was the son of the late Lonnie and Lillian Ozell McCormick Adams. In...
Alma Magnolia Brady JONES
Nov 28, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Alma Magnolia Brady Jones, age 86, was born June 16, 1923 and died November 28, 2009 at River Park Hospital. A retired cook with the Warren County School System and a member of the Earlyville Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Tom Anderson and Mattie Fluella Newby Brady. In addition...
Martha Jane BRASHER
Nov 24, 2009
McMinnville resident and Marion, IN native Martha Jane Brasher, age 87, was born February 22, 1922 and died November 24, 2009 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired employee of Delta Electric, she was the daughter of the late Sirus and Edith Mae Miller Huffman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one...
SR., Billy Eugene LANCE
Nov 24, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Billy Eugene Lance, Sr., age 73, was born November 22, 1936 and died November 24, 2009 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired fireman with McMinnville Fire Department, United States Navy veteran and member of East End Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Bill Lance and Ada...
William Bearl TUCKER
Nov 24, 2009
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native William Bearl Tucker, age 85, was born February 15, 1924 and died November 24, 2009 at Alive Hospice at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A retired carpenter and farmer and member of East End Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Charlie and Ida...
Ira Levoy DUNCAN
Nov 24, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ira Levoy Duncan, age 75, was born June 19, 1934 and died November 24, 2009 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A furniture salesman with Fraley's, an antique dealer and a United States Army veteran he was a member of the Church of Christ. He received the Long Rifle Award from...
Rintha Aline BUNCH
Nov 22, 2009
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Rintha Aline Bunch, age 75, was born June 4, 1934 and died November 22, 2009 at Stones River Hospital in Woodbury, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of Aquatech and member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie Barton and Alta Nixon Hawkins. She was...
Ava Nell Davenport CUNNINGHAM
Nov 20, 2009
McMinnville resident Ava Nell Davenport Cunningham, age 94, was born June 11, 1915 and died November 20, 2009 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker, retired employee of Grizzle's Jewelry and member of the First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Lizzie N. McNabb Davenport. She was married to Laton Earl...
SR., Louis Edward SMITH
Nov 20, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Louis Edward Smith, Sr., age 74, was born July 22, 1935 and died November 20, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Carrier and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Phillip and Ruby Spurlock Smith, Sr. In addition to his parents,...
Billy Charles BARNES
Nov 19, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Billy Charles Barnes, age 70, was born July 19, 1939 and died November 19, 2009 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN following a sudden illness. A nurseryman and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Livey and Annie Jones Barnes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Nellie Josephine Tuck LYLE
Nov 18, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Nellie Josephine Tuck Lyle, age 87, was born July 14, 1922 and died November 18, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Colonial Shirt Factory and member of the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late Joseph William and Nellie Eliza Bost Tuck. She was married...
Jean MYERS
Nov 18, 2009
McMinnville resident and Humphreys County, TN native Jean Myers, age 79, was born September 4, 1930 and died November 18, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. The former owner of G&M Supermarket and a beautician, she was a member of the Church of Christ. She was the daughter of the late James and Martha Jones Divinnie. In addition...
Velma Bernice Kidd WOODLEE
Nov 16, 2009
Morrison, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native Velma Bernice Kidd Woodlee, age 90, was born May 18, 1919 and died November 16, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Carrier and member of the Morrison Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Joe L. and Tennie Yale Kidd. She was...
Buford Howard WOODLEE
Nov 16, 2009
Irving College Community resident and Warren County native Buford Howard Woodlee, age 67, was born September 14, 1942 and died November 16, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A carpenter and farmer, he was the son of the late Marcus Paul and Margie Lee Clendenon Woodlee. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Linda Faye BREWER
Nov 15, 2009
McMinnville resident and Cannon County, TN native Linda Faye Brewer, age 65, was born September 27, 1944 and died November 15, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired beautician and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Noma Beatrice Powell Murphy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
James G. Jimmy HOLT
Nov 13, 2009
Funeral services for James Gordon "Jimmy" Holt, 78, of Eastlake, will be 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Home, 38001 Euclid Ave., Willoughby. A service will also be conducted 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in the Chapel at High Funeral Home, 101 College St., McMinnville, Tenn. (Family and friends are asked to please meet in the...
Sarah Faulkner HOOVER
Nov 12, 2009
Viola, TN resident and native Sarah Faulkner Hoover, age 88, was born November 15, 1920 and died November 12, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired librarian with Warren County School System and member of the Viola Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Fred L. and Ruby Ramsey Hoover, Sr. In addition to...
Betty Sue BREEDING
Nov 12, 2009
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Betty Sue Breeding, age 70, was born August 6, 1939 and died November 12, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Magnetek and member of the Pine Bluff Community Church, she was the daughter of the late Illie Ray and Mollie Mai Tallent Brock. In addition...



