Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Professor Raymond Oakley JENNINGS
Sep 6, 2009
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Warren County native Professor Raymond Oakley Jennings, age 90, was born October 1, 1918 and died September 6, 2009 at the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. Oakley graduated from George Peabody College, served in World War II in the European Theatre and was a retired Lt. Colonel in the Army...
Alma Pauline BARNES
Sep 4, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Alma Pauline Barnes, age 85, was born July 19, 1924 and died September 4, 2009 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Jess and Grace Lee Fults Slaughter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Martha Louise KELSEY
Sep 2, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Martha Louise Kelsey, age 70, was born November 4, 1938 and died September 2, 2009 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A restaurant employee and member of the Arlington Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late George and Laura Turner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Brenda Faye HERNANDEZ
Sep 1, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Brenda Faye Hernandez, age 61, was born May 29, 1948 and died September 1, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of God of Prophecy, she was the daughter of the late Bevie and Laura Powell Bumbalough. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Jimmy BASHAM
Sep 1, 2009
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Jimmy Basham, age 56, was born September 20, 1952 and died September 1, 2009 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A factory worker and man of many trades, he was a member of the Forest Park Baptist Church and was the son of the late Thurman and...
T.J. ROGERS
Aug 30, 2009
Mount Zion Community resident and Warren County native T.J. Rogers, age 74, was born March 31, 1935 and died August 30, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired employee of Oster Corporation, he attended the Church of Christ and was the son of the late Hervie & Lassie Smartt Rogers. In addition to his parents, he...
Alvin Felix WANAMAKER
Aug 28, 2009
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Alvin Felix Wanamaker, age 68, was born June 10, 1941 and died August 28, 2009 at his residence following an extended illness. A carpenter and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Marvin and Mabel Smartt Wanamaker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Edward Levoy KEITH
Aug 27, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Edward Levoy Keith, age 68, was born May 1, 1941 and died August 27, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A mechanic and member of the Mt. Leo Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Robert Edward and Willie Marie Clemons Keith. He was married September 28, 1962...
Lois Starkey BAILEY
Aug 25, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lois Starkey Bailey, age 75, was born May 3, 1934 and died August 25, 2009 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late J.M. "Jake" and Ora Irene Mitchell Starkey. In addition to her parents, she was...
Mary Evelyn RUSSELL
Aug 24, 2009
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County native Mary Evelyn Russell, age 72, was born November 19, 1936 and died August 24, 2009 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN following a sudden illness. A retired employee of Oster Corporation and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Minnie Shockley Mayes....
Louveda HENNESSEE
Aug 23, 2009
Morrison, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Louveda Hennessee, age 78, was born February 16, 1931 and died August 23, 2009 at her residence following a short illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Homer Douglas and Myrtle Turner Knowles. She was married to Joe Edward Hennessee of Morrison, TN....
George Reed MORRIS
Aug 22, 2009
Anderson, SC resident (formerly of Morrison, TN) and Ocheltree, KS native George Reed Morris, age 87, was born May 6, 1922 and died August 22, 2009 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired United States Air Force veteran of WWII and Korea and member of the McMinnville First Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder, Sunday School...
Edna Thaxton HASTY
Aug 21, 2009
McMinnville resident and Guntersville, AL native Edna Thaxton Hasty, age 84, was born March 11, 1925 and died August 21, 2009 at River Park Hospital. A homemaker and a member of the Rockliff Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Alice Pearl Wampler Bunch, Sr. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in...
Franklin Lee Frankie TANNER
Aug 20, 2009
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Franklin Lee "Frankie" Tanner, age 55, was born July 5, 1954 and died August 20, 2009 at his residence following a sudden illness. A former lumber mill worker and member of the Shining Light Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Albert Justin and Mary Elizabeth Ferrell Tanner. He was married...
Sadie Louise NICHOLAS
Aug 14, 2009
Morrison, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Sadie Louise Nicholas, age 69, was born April 22, 1940 and died August 14, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Sarah Cox Nunley. She was married May 10, 1968 to Virgil Lloyd Nicholas who preceded her in death January...
Irene H. BONNER
Aug 11, 2009
McMinnville resident and Summitville, TN native Irene H. Bonner age 96, was born March 20, 1913 and died August 11, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. A housekeeper at the Brown Hotel and longtime member of East End Dr. Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Safely Lee. She was married to...
Ida M. HALE
Aug 11, 2009
McMinnville resident and Norfolk, VA native Ida M. Hale, age 76, was born April 14, 1933 and died August 11, 2009 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following a one-year illness. An employee of North Hills Daycare and member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Chester Lee and Lillie Mae Owens Merrell....
Faye Locke PAYNE
Aug 9, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Faye Locke Payne, age 92, was born April 2, 1917 and died August 9, 2009 at her residence. A retired teacher at the McMinnville area Vocational School and member of the First United Methodist, she was the daughter of the late Will and Sophie Williams Locke (original owners of Locke's 5&10). She was married...
Albert Justin TANNER
Aug 9, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Albert Justin Tanner, age 85, was born May 4, 1924 and died August 9, 2009 at DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville, TN following an extended illness. A retired lumber stacker, United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Albert Clayton and Nancy Alta...
Ann BOULDIN
Aug 8, 2009
Rock Island, TN resident and Greeneville, KY native Ann Bouldin, age 78, was born August 19, 1930 and died August 8, 2009 at her residence following a brief illness. A retired employee of Century Electric and member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Ed and Lucille Webb Whilter. In addition to her parents, she...
