Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
SR., Willard Jackson HOLLAND
Apr 27, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Willard Jackson Holland, Sr. age 89, was born May 1, 1918 and died April 27, 2008 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN following a brief illness. A retired employee of Rockford Textile, a United States Army veteran of WWII and a member of the Mt. Leo Church of Christ, he was the son...
Bonnie Lucille HOLLANDSWORTH
Apr 26, 2008
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Bonnie Lucille Hollandsworth, age 88, was born March 10, 1920 and died April 26, 2008 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Rockford Textile and a member of the Emmanuel Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John and Izzie Arnetta Gilley Barnes. She...
David Russell GRISSOM
Apr 23, 2008
Rock Island, TN resident and Alameda, CA native David Russell Grissom, age 52, was born September 8, 1955 and died April 23, 2008 at his residence following an extended illness. A self-employed welder and fabricator and a United States Navy veteran of Vietnam, he was the son of the late William Joel and Jamie Doris Ramsey Grissom. He was an...
Arthur Levon CLENDENON
Apr 23, 2008
Nashville, TN resident and Warren County native Arthur Levon Clendenon, age 76, was born August 28, 1931 and died April 23, 2008 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A retired accountant with Metropolitan Nashville, a United States Air Force veteran of Korea and a member of the Una Church of Christ where he served as a...
Dorsey Walter PELHAM
Apr 22, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Dorsey Walter Pelham, age 88, was born January 20, 1920 and died April 22, 2008 at Manchester Healthcare in Manchester, TN. A retired night watchman at Burroughs-Ross-Colville and a member of the McMinnville Free Will Baptist Church, he was the son of the late John L. and Mary Basham Pelham. He was married to...
Jessie Lee CRABTREE
Apr 22, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jessie Lee Crabtree, age 95, was born June 22, 1912 and died April 22, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired school teacher and a member of the Clark United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Carthew and Mary Martin Hunter. She was married to Charles Morgan...
Edna Earl WEBB
Apr 20, 2008
Rock Island, TN resident and Murray County, GA native Edna Earl Webb, age 84, was born October 24, 1923 and died April 20, 2008 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A stenographer with the State of Tennessee Health and Welfare Department and a member of the Fall City Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Clyde...
Johnny G. SMOOT
Apr 20, 2008
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Johnny G. Smoot, age 87, was born March 23, 1921 and died April 20, 2008 at Kindred Hospital in Nashville, TN following a one-month illness. A retired inspector with Walker Lumber Company, a United States Army veteran of WWII and a member of the Trousdale Church of Christ, he was the son of...
Linda F. AKINS
Apr 18, 2008
Muncie, IN resident and native Linda F. Akins, age 63, was born November 25, 1944 and died April 18, 2008 at her residence. A switchboard operator with First Merchants Bank and a member of the Westside Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Bertha Shirley Summers. Mrs. Akins grew up in McMinnville and was a...
John THOMAS
Apr 17, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native John Thomas, age 93, was born November 11, 1914 and died April 17, 2008 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A retired custodian at City Bank and Trust Company and a member of the East End Drive Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Hence and Endia Cope...
Arless Nolan RIGSBY
Apr 17, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Arless Nolan Rigsby, age 85, was born September 29, 1922 and died April 17, 2008 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A retired machinist at Genesco, a retired 50 year member of Ezell Lodge #331 at Morrison as a 3rd Degree Mason and a member of the McMinnville First...
Charles Mabry BROWN
Apr 9, 2008
Viola, TN resident and Ladonia, TX native Charles Mabry Brown, age 105, was born June 4, 1902 and died April 9, 2008 at Manchester Medical Center in Manchester, TN. A farmer and mule/cattle trader, he was a member of the Viola United Methodist Church, University of Tennessee Alumni Association, United Methodist Laymen's Club and served as president of Grundy County...
Marshall Ray SOLOMON
Apr 7, 2008
Manchester, TN resident and Warren County native Marshall Ray Solomon, age 60, was born September 7, 1947 and died April 7, 2008 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a three-year illness. An employee of Thompson Ford-Mercury-Mazda in Tullahoma, TN and a member of the Locust Street Church of God, he was the son of Ruth Solomon of...
Grace Watson RONE
Apr 5, 2008
McMinnville resident and Marshall County, TN native Grace Watson Rone, age 92, was born May 6, 1915 and died April 5, 2008 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home. A retired bookkeeper and homemaker and a member of the Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Evelyn Sheffield Watson. She was married to A.R. "Jimmy" Rone who...
Gordon Earl PARTAIN
Apr 5, 2008
McMinnville resident and Huntsville, AL native Gordon Earl Partain, age 87, was born November 5, 1920 and died April 5, 2008 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired truck driver, a United States Army veteran of WWII and Korea and a member of the Living Word Fellowship, he was the son of the late Robert Stanley and...
Ronnie Lewis WATKINS
Apr 4, 2008
McMinnville resident and Farmville, VA native Ronnie Lewis Watkins, age 50, was born July 16, 1957 and died April 4, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A carpenter with Wanamaker Construction he was the son of Edwin Watkins Peggy Hardin both of North Carolina. He was preceded in death by one brother, Edwin Watkins. He was married...
Stella Louise Dodson WALKER
Apr 2, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Stella Louise Dodson Walker, age 59, was born August 4, 1948 and died April 2, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A homemaker and CNA and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Clayton and Willie Irene Lane Walker. In addition to her...
Kenneth Ray GILLEY
Mar 31, 2008
Green Hill Community resident and Huntsville, AL native Kenneth Ray Gilley, age 75, was born June 21, 1932 and died March 31, 2008 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A mail carrier and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Mahoney and America Elizabeth Bennett Gilley. In addition to his parents,...
Joe Alton MYERS
Mar 30, 2008
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Joe Alton Myers, age 69, was born May 13, 1938 and died March 30, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired utility investigator with the Public Service Commission and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Otto McKinley and Elizabeth Elliott Myers. In...
Robert Marion BLEVINS
Mar 29, 2008
McMinnville resident and Ft. Payne, AL native Robert Maron Blevins, age 83, was born January 1, 1925 and died March 29, 2008 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a four-month illness. A truck driver and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Marion Baxter and Bertha Jane Blevins. He was married November 11, 1989 to...
