Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Nellie THOMISON
Apr 14, 2009
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Nellie Thomison, age 83, was born November 28, 1925 and died April 14, 2009 at NHC Healthcare following a five-month illness. A retired food service worker with Warren County School System and member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Linnie Hillis Groves....
Asela CASTELLANOS
Apr 14, 2009
McMinnville resident and Matanzas, Cuba native Asela Castellanos, age 78, was born April 23, 1930 and died April 14, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Esperanza Perez. She was married to Pedro J. Castellanos who preceded her in death in 1994....
Fannie Bell HOOD
Apr 13, 2009
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Fannie Bell Hood, age 88, was born October 27, 1920 and died April 13, 2009 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired registered nurse at Lagrange Memorial Hospital and member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church, she was the daughter of the late John Alex and Sara Elizabeth Conry Gunn. She...
Wanda Pearl PRESTON
Apr 12, 2009
McMinnville resident and Sunbright, TN native Wanda Pearl Preston, age 69, was born July 28, 1939 and died April 12 ,2009 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a homemaker and member of the Baptist Church. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, James B. and Donna Preston of McMinnville; daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Phil Bruce...
John Robert TURNER
Apr 12, 2009
McMinnville resident and Palmer, TN native John Robert Turner, age 85, was born May 5, 1923 and died April 12, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired machinist at McMinnville Screw Machine, a United States Navy veteran of WWII and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at Altamont, he was the...
Juanita HASTON
Apr 11, 2009
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Juanita Haston, age 88, was born December 13, 1920 and died April 11, 2009 at Adams Place in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired bookkeeper with Mid South Bank and Trust and member of the Kingwood Heights Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Dalton L....
Thomas Malone OWEN
Apr 10, 2009
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Thomas Malone Owen, age 61, was born November 11, 1947 and died April 10, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a nine-month illness. A radiology technician at River Park Hospital, a United States Air Force veteran of Vietnam and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Grady...
Roberta HASH
Apr 10, 2009
Rock Island, TN resident and Philadelphia, PA native Roberta Hash, age 80, was born March 31, 1929 and died April 10, 2009 at her residence. A retired legal secretary, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Henrietta Yeslow. She was married June 1, 1964 to William Bernard Hash who preceded her in death June 5, 2007. In addition...
Theresa Gail PORTILLO
Apr 8, 2009
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Chicago, IL native Theresa Gail Portillo, age 51, was born April 16, 1957 and died April 8, 2009 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital following an extended illness. She was the daughter of Matt and Betty Taylor of Hoffman Estates, IL. She was married January 31, 1981 to Rene Portillo of Murfreesboro, TN. In addition...
Cendia McGee HILLIS
Apr 5, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Cendia McGee Hillis, age 87, was born August 10, 1921 and died April 5, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Stewart's Pharmacy Cafeteria and a member of the Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John and Dora Hillis McGee. She was...
Norma Lee RAMSEY
Apr 5, 2009
Peachtree City, GA resident (longtime resident of McMinnville) and Warren County native Norma Lee Ramsey, age 74, was born April 10, 1934 and died April 5, 2009 at Heathfield Hospice in Riverdale, GA. A homemaker and member of the Clark United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Edith L. Richardson Stubblefield. She was married to...
Annie Pearl GREEN
Apr 5, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Annie Pearl Green, age 86, was born January 9, 1923 and died April 5, 2009 at her daughter's residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Non-Denominational Church, she was the daughter of the late Robert Dudley and Maggie Zadie Earls Burch. She was married to William Lee Green who preceded...
Joyce HOLT
Apr 2, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Joyce Holt was born November 16, 1926 and died April 2, 2009 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a nine-day illness. A homemaker and member of Smartt First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Hallie Summers Starkey. She was married to William D. "W.D."...
Mary Luna JOHNSON
Apr 2, 2009
Parsons, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Mary Luna Johnson, age 82, was born August 19, 1926 and died April 2, 2009 at Decatur County General Hospital in Decaturville, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Ada Young Luna. She was married to Lewis...
II, Robert White SMARTT
Apr 2, 2009
Franklin, TN resident and Warren County native Robert White Smartt, II, age 87, was born April 24, 1921 and died April 2, 2009 at West Meade Place in Nashville, TN. A civil engineer, a United States Army Air Corps veteran of WWII and member of the Episcopal Church, he was the son of the late Judge Robert White and Sarah...
Thomas Earl MILSTEAD
Mar 29, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Thomas Earl Milstead, age 79, was born November 30, 1929 and died March 29, 2009 at his residence following an extended illness. An employee of Warren County Nursery, a United States Army veteran of Korea and a member of the Smyrna Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Claude and Lena...
Mary Lee Jordan HARPER
Mar 28, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mary Lee Jordan Harper, age 91, was born July 16, 1917 and died March 28, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Jennie Walker Earls. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Elizabeth Thompson Elkins HOOVER
Mar 27, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Elizabeth Thompson Elkins Hoover, age 69, was born June 2, 1939 and died March 27, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. She was a longtime Warren County School Teacher, longtime treasurer and member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, member of Lt. James Shepherd Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution,...
Willie Cantrell TITTSWORTH
Mar 27, 2009
Scottsdale, AZ resident and Warren County native Willie Cantrell Tittsworth, age 89, was born December 18, 1919 and died March 27, 2009 at Scottsdale Healthcare in Scottsdale, AZ. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late James and Zinnie Martin Cantrell. She was married to Jesse J. Tittsworth who preceded her in death in 1997. In addition to her...
Glen Travis POWERS
Mar 24, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Glen Travis Powers, age 54, was born November 14, 1954 and died March 24, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. The former owner/operator of Powers 4-Lane Market and member of the First United Methodist Church, he was the son of Bettye Taylor Powers of McMinnville and the late Don Houston Powers...
