Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Ray E. MARLOW
Jun 7, 2009
Rock Island, TN resident and Columbus, GA native Ray E. Marlow, age 69, was born March 26, 1940 and died June 7, 2009 at his residence. A retired mechanical engineer with Superior Essex in Atlanta, GA, United States Marine Corp veteran of Vietnam and member of the St. Matthews Episcopal Church, he was the son of the late Grover Sterling...
Bobby Jewell GRIBBLE
Jun 4, 2009
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Bobby Jewell Gribble, age 67, was born December 18, 1941 and died June 4, 2009 at his residence following an eight-month illness. A self-employed logger, a member of Mt. View Church of Christ and a member of the Masonic Lodge, he was the son of the late Jewell Robinson and Jessie...
Christopher Michael WARD
Jun 3, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Christopher Michael Ward, age 30, was born February 25, 1979 and died suddenly June 3, 2009 at River Park Hospital. A sawmill worker and member of Trinity Baptist Church, he was the son of James Michael and Joyce Ann Boles Ward of Morrison, TN. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Ruth and Margle...
Mamie Lou ASTA
Jun 1, 2009
Lebanon, TN resident and Wilson County, TN native Mamie Lou Asta, age 93, was born December 5, 1915 and died June 1, 2009 at Summit Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a five-week illness. A homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late James and Mattie Hill McGee. She was married to Edward...
John Thomas MUNCEY
May 31, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native John Thomas Muncey, age 60, was born November 26, 1948 and died May 31, 2009 at his residence following an extended illness. A nurseryman and logger and member of the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Andy and Martha Elizabeth Jones Muncey. He is survived by one daughter, Julie...
Helen Jewel GAW
May 31, 2009
McMinnville resident and Bowie, TX native Helen Jewel Gaw, age 87, was born December 13, 1921 and died May 31, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. She was an office manager and member of the Central Church of Christ. She was married June 12, 1942 to J.C. Gaw, MD of McMinnville. In addition to her husband, she is...
Ronald Orland GENTRY
May 31, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ronald Orland Gentry, age 73, was born May 2, 1936 and died May 31, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. The manager of McMinnville Water Department, he was the son of the late Buford Orland and Bettie Laurene Jones Gentry. He is survived by one aunt, Geneve Gentry of McMinnville; four...
Luis Miguel Corona GUTIRREZ
May 31, 2009
McMinnville resident and Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico native Luis Miguel Corona Gutirrez, age 21, was born May 20, 1988 and died May 31, 2009 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. A nursery worker, he was the son of Martina Corona Ramirez of Mexico and the late Miguel Gutirrez Corona. He is survived by companion, Ruby Webb of McMinnville; son,...
Edith Mai THOMISON
May 27, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Edith Mai Thomison, age 90, was born August 19, 1918 and died May 27, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired employee of Caterpillar and member of the Shellsford Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late James and Shelia Dodson Hale. She was married to Robert Wilson "Ram"...
Thomas Brandon HILL
May 24, 2009
Beechgrove, TN resident and Johnson County, KS native Thomas Brandon Hill, age 26, was born October 5, 1982 and died May 24, 2009 at Manchester Medical Center following a sudden illness. A factory worker and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, he was the son of Thomas Edward Hill of San Angelo, TX and Phyllis...
Silas Dillon OAKLEY
May 24, 2009
McMinnville resident and Mattoon, IL native Silas Dillon Oakley, age 20, was born July 8, 1988 and died May 24, 2009 following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A crew member at Burger King, he was the son of Joyce Cherry of McMinnville and Randall Oakley of Manchester, TN. Silas was a member of the Coffee County High School graduating...
Mildred Dee Dee WILLIAMS
May 23, 2009
McMinnville resident and Minneapolis, MN native Mildred "Dee Dee" Williams, age 93, was born January 15, 1916 and died May 23, 2009 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville. A retired employee of the aircraft industry and member of Covenant Fellowship Church, she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Ida A. Olson Preble. She was married to Donald E. Williams who...
Kathleen Jean PIRTLE
May 20, 2009
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Kathleen Jean Pirtle, age 65, was born February 13, 1944 and died May 20, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Trousdale Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Louise Watley Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
SR., Douglas Eugene BROOKS
May 19, 2009
McMinnville resident and Rome, GA native Douglas Eugene Brooks, Sr., age 69, was born December 26, 1939 and died May 19, 2009 at his residence following an extended illness. A heavy-equipment operator, United States Air Force veteran and member of New Hope Full Gospel Church, he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland and Roberta Irene Stanley Brooks. In...
Kaden Juan SOLOMON
May 17, 2009
Kaden Juan Solomon, son of Tiffany Eldridge of Manchester, TN and Brandon Solomon of McMinnville, was born April 19, 2009 in Warren County, TN and died May 17, 2009. He was one month old. In addition to his parents he is survived by brother, Isiah Solomon and sister, Kaylie Solomon; maternal grandmother, Deborah Eldridge of Manchester, TN; maternal grandfather and...
Charles Bryan STUBBLEFIELD
May 16, 2009
Mr. Charles Bryan Stubblefield, 77, of Gastonia, NC died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC after an eight year battle with cancer. Born in Viola, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Herman P. and Mamie Hall Stubblefield. Mr. Stubblefield was a 1960 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a...
Rickey Eugene HOWARD
May 15, 2009
Rock Island, TN resident and Cumberland County, TN native Rickey Eugene Howard, age 27, was born October 20, 1981 and died May 15, 2009 at River Park Hospital following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A farmer, he was the son of Teresa Bryant Howard of Rock Island, TN and Rick Howard of Pikeville, TN. He was preceded in death...
Rex Allen MARTIN
May 15, 2009
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Rex Allen Martin, age 41, was born September 3, 1967 and died May 15, 2009 at River Park Hospital following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A farmer and member of the church, he was the son of Gary and Brenda Martin of Rock Island, TN. He was preceded in death by...
Lucy J. SMITH
May 14, 2009
McMinnville resident and Greensboro, NC native Lucy J. Smith, age 87, was born February 14, 1922 and died May 14, 2009 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. The retired assistant superintendent with Lindley Nursery Company in Greensboro, NC and member of McMinnville First United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Wynona E....
Akeelia Storm FISHER
May 13, 2009
Akeelia Storm Fisher, the one-year-old daughter of Sandra Fisher of Rock Island, TN and Mitchell Stone of McMinnville, was born June 19, 2007 and died May 13, 2009. They were preceded in death by their maternal grandfather, William "Bill" Fisher. In addition to their parents, they are survived by their step-mother, Rose Stone of McMinnville; maternal grandmother, Lela Fisher of...
