Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Philip Woodson King, Jr.
Oct 3, 2008
Philip Woodson King, Jr. (May 19, 1918 - October 3, 2008), native of Morrison, TN, graduate of the University of Tennessee, distinguished sailor in the U.S. Navy during WWII, UT Agricultural Extension Service County Agent, farmer and conservationist, lifelong member of the Church of Christ where he faithfully served as an elder, community activist in Ruritan and the Lions Club,...
Robert Paul GEORGE
Oct 2, 2008
McMinnville resident and Wilson County, TN native Robert Paul George, age 88, was born February 12, 1920 and died October 2, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired meat processor at local supermarkets and a United States Army veteran of WWII, he was affiliated with Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was the son of the late...
Janet E. Neal JENKINS
Oct 1, 2008
Nashville, TN resident and Warren County native Janet E. Neal Jenkins, age 61, died October 1, 2008 in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Carroll Clarke Neal and Elsie Brown Neal Baugus. She was a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Radiology in 1970 with a certification in x-ray. Upon graduation she worked...
Mary Evelyn PERRY
Oct 1, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mary Evelyn Perry, age 74, was born June 9, 1934 and died October 1, 2008 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville. She was the daughter of the late Robert Lawson and Rhoda Delia Clara Lytle Perry. Ms. Perry was the oldest living person with down syndrome in the United States. In addition to her parents, she...
Edith Hendrixson Ward GALLANT
Sep 28, 2008
Ft. Pierce, FL resident and Warren County native Edith Hendrixson Ward Gallant, age 96, was born November 13, 1911 and died September 28, 2008. She was retired from Tree Sweet Packing Plant in Ft. Pierce, FL, and a member of the Church of Christ. She was the daughter of the late Jonathan and Rosa Perkins Hendrixson. She was married to...
Wilson Ray Bunion DAVIS
Sep 27, 2008
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Wilson Ray "Bunion" Davis, age 70, was born August 27, 1938 and died September 27, 2008 at his residence following a short illness. A retired employee of the Tennessee Department of Transportation and member of Friendship The Baptist Church, he was the son of Lola Mae Davis of Rock Island, TN and...
Barbara Ellen MUNSON
Sep 24, 2008
McMinnville resident and Northfield, NH native Barbara Ellen Munson, age 88, was born February 29, 1920 and died September 24, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a one-month illness. She was the executive secretary for the National Caves Association, a graduate of the University Of Tennessee Chattanooga, former oboist with the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, Chattanooga Opera Association and many other...
Nina Ellen ELROD
Sep 23, 2008
McMinnville resident and Pickett County, TN native Nina Ellen Elrod, age 86, was born April 28, 1922 and died September 23, 2008 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home. A retired employee of Genesco an a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Lillie Conner Holt. She was married December 10, 1955 to Samuel...
Wilburn Lindon NORROD
Sep 23, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Wilburn Lindon Norrod, age 81, was born November 29, 1926 and died September 23, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. The owner of Norrod's Garage for fifty-one years, a Tennessee Army National Guard veteran and member of the East End Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Lloyd...
Kathy Elaine FULTS
Sep 22, 2008
McMinnville resident and Coffee County, TN native Kathy Elaine Fults, age 51, was born March 18, 1957 and died September 22, 2008 at her residence following an extended illness. An office manager at Willmore Ford and member of the Methodist Church, she was the daughter of Jo Ann Phillips Dodson of Morrison, TN and the late Jimmy Brown. In addition...
Mary Eddie MCBRIDE
Sep 22, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mary Eddie McBride, age 83, was born December 9, 1924 and died September 22, 2008 at her residence following a sudden illness. The retired owner of Forest Nursery Co. and a member of the Rockliff Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Emmitt and Florence Kennedy Phillips. She was married to...
Susan Lynn WOODLEE
Sep 21, 2008
Oklahoma City, OK resident and Warren County native Susan Lynn Woodlee, age 53, was born November 19, 1954 and died September 21, 2008 following an extended illness. A Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force, she was the daughter of Betty Preston of Crossville, TN and the late Wallace Reid Woodlee. In addition to her father, she was preceded...
Jerri Lynn BURCH
Sep 20, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jerri Lynn Burch, age 50 was born February 3, 1958 and died September 20, 2008 at her residence following a six-year illness. A scuba instructor at Middle Tennessee State University and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Jerry "Buddy" and Doris Dunlap of McMinnville. She was married August 11, 1979...
Nancy Elizabeth WILLIS
Sep 18, 2008
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Nancy Elizabeth Willis, age 54, was born August 20, 1954 and died September 18, 2008 at River Park Hospital. A former employee of Century Electric and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Jeff Johnson, Jr. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by one...
Mack ROBERTS
Sep 16, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mack Roberts, age 66, was born March 3, 1942 and died September 16, 2008 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A supervisor at Carrier, a United States Army veteran and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Dredmon and Beulah Madewell Roberts. He was married September 22,...
Ester Mae SPARKMAN
Sep 13, 2008
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Ester Mae Sparkman, age 85, was born March 3, 1923 and died September 13, 2008 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A bus driver with Warren County School System and UCHRA and a member of Shellsford Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Jodie and Lenora Bouldin Roberts....
Edward Lee Eddie MORTON
Sep 13, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Edward Lee "Eddie" Morton, age 34, was born January 3, 1974 and died September 13, 2008 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A meat cutter with Wal-Mart, he was the son of Edward and Novella Adams Morton of McMinnville. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one sister and brother-in-law,...
William Wesley CURTIS
Sep 12, 2008
Cleveland, OH resident and Lincoln County, TN native William Wesley Curtis, age 83, was born January 19, 1925 and died September 12, 2008 at Marymount Hospital in Cleveland, OH. A foreman with Anchor Industries and a United States Army veteran of WWII, he was the son of the late Clarence and Bessie Curtis. He is survived by three daughters, Linda...
Mary Ruth DISHMAN
Sep 11, 2008
Williamston, SC resident and Van Buren County, TN native Mary Ruth Dishman, age 70, was born October 30, 1937 and died September 11, 2008 at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC following a sudden illness. A homemaker and member of Friendship Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Arzie James and Mary Frances Haynie Simmons. She was married...
Arliss Norman HILLIS
Sep 9, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Arliss Norman Hilis, age 62, was born February 21, 1946 and died September 9, 2008 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A self-employed caterer and member of Shellsford Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Zera and Wavie Bottoms Hillis. He is survived by...
