Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Dorothy Mae SAIN
Mar 2, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Dorothy Mae Sain, age 86, was born May 20, 1922 and died March 2, 2009. A restaurant owner and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Eva Lee Jones Clark. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one brother, Arnold Clark....
English HOBBS
Mar 2, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native English Hobbs, age 87, was born December 16, 1921 and died March 2, 2009. A retired employee of Magnetek Century Electric, a United States Army veteran of WWII and a member of East End Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Tom and Marvin Myers Hobbs. In addition to his parents...
Rose Anna RIGSBY
Feb 28, 2009
Smithville, TN resident and Toledo, OH native Rose Anna Rigsby, age 60, was born November 27, 1948 and died February 28, 2009 at DeKalb Community Hospital following a one-month illness. A former employee of S & W in Smithville, TN and a member of the Smithville Pentecostal Church, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Violet Bodi...
Harvey Earl BESS
Feb 26, 2009
Rock Island, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Harvey Earl Bess, age 69, was born August 20, 1939 and died February 26, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired truck driver and member of the Christian Fellowship Church, he was the son of the late Harvey Henry and Ida Belle Myers Bess. He was married...
Billy Sterling Pa PENDLETON
Feb 26, 2009
McMinnville resident and Morrison, TN native Billy Sterling "Pa" Pendleton, age 67, was born September 2, 1941 and died February 26, 2009 at his residence following a lingering illness. A retired employee of A.O. Smith and member of the Calvary Worship Center, he was the son of the late William Sterling and Velma Lue Simmons Pendleton. He was married May...
Susie Ann HORN
Feb 26, 2009
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Susie Ann Horn, age 79, was born March 20, 1929 and died February 26, 2009 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Lou Mooneyham Simmons. She was married to John Thomas Horn who preceded...
Barbara Cyrene GANNON
Feb 24, 2009
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Barbara Cyrene Gannon, age 61, was born July 9, 1947 and died February 24, 2009 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A former employee of Findley Industries and member of the Westside Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Wilburn and Myrtie Nash Barnes. In...
Gertie MILLER
Feb 22, 2009
Campaign, TN resident and Warren County native Gertie Miller, age 82, was born February 7, 1927 and died February 22, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A supervisor at Casual Apparel in Sparta, TN and a member Friendship The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Charles Erskin and Emma Bernice Rutledge Rogers. She was...
Charles Douglas RITCHEY
Feb 22, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Charles Douglas Ritchey, age 65, was born January 26, 1944 and died February 22, 2009 at his residence. A lab technician with General Motors and retired pastor of the Short Mountain Church of God, he was the son of the late Floyd and Pauline Crook Ritchey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Barbara Fern Barnes SMITH
Feb 21, 2009
McMinnville resident and Oklahoma City, OK native Barbara Fern Barnes Smith, age 80, was born December 27, 1928 and died February 21, 2009 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of Philadelphia Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Levi and Josie Ola Jones Barnes. She was married to Austin Smith who...
Jo Ann HANKINS
Feb 20, 2009
McMinnville resident and Jefferson County, KY native Jo Ann Hankins, age 73, was born July 17, 1935 and died February 20, 2009 at Select Specialty Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Beat and Sally Madden Samples. She was married to Walter Thomas "Hank"...
Wanda Sue BOLES
Feb 20, 2009
McMinnville resident and Jackson County, TN native Wanda Sue Boles died February 20, 2009 at her residence following an eighteen-month illness. A beautician and member of the Day Spring Community Church, she was the daughter of Daffo Lee Scott of McMinnville. She was married March 6, 1960 to Rex Boles of McMinnville. In addition to her husband and mother, she...
Eva Lois YOUNG
Feb 19, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Eva Lois Young, age 67, was born April 22, 1941 and died February 19, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a two-week illness. A seamstress and member of Victory Free Will Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Minnie Bailey Drewar. She was married to John Darty "Jr." Young who...
Betty High PUCKETT
Feb 19, 2009
Nashville, TN resident and Putnam County, TN native Betty High Puckett, age 83, was born November 30, 1925 and died February 19, 2009 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. A homemaker and member of First United Methodist Church in McMinnville, she was the daughter of the late Albert "Jack" and Rhoda Belle DeRossett High. She was a former teacher with...
Lisa Lucille MCCORMICK
Feb 19, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lisa Lucille McCormick, age 45, was born March 4, 1963 and died February 19, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Allen and Elizabeth Judkins Morton of McMinnville. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two sons and...
JR., Dr. Robert Cook BRIGGS
Feb 18, 2009
Raleigh, NC resident and Granite, OK native Dr. Robert Cook Briggs, Jr., age 93, was born September 8, 1915 and died February 18, 2009. A minister and teacher, he was the son of the late Robert Cook and LeNora McGehee Briggs, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years Elizabeth Flint...
JR., Thomas Arthur Lewis VICKERS
Feb 17, 2009
McMinnville resident and Dupo, IL native Thomas Arthur Lewis Vickers, Jr., age 87, was born December 2, 1921 and died February 17, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. An employee of Bi-Lo, United States Army veteran and member of Central Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Thomas Arthur Lewis and Ruth Marie Hamilton...
Martha Ann KUHN
Feb 16, 2009
Rock Island, TN resident and W. Louisville, KY native Martha Ann Kuhn, age 71, was born March 8, 1937 and died February 16, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a twelve-year illness. A homemaker and member of Friendship The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Oddis and Martina Thompson Haley. She was married October 19, 1952 to...
Ida Belle MARTIN
Feb 16, 2009
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Ida Belle Martin, age 90, was born May 15, 1918 and died February 16, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired cook with the Warren County School System and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late L.P. and Ella Hardcastle Redmon. She was married...
Randall Dean JOHNSON
Feb 14, 2009
McMinnville resident and Davidson County, TN native Randall Dean Johnson, age 41, was born September 2, 1967 and died February 14, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A maintenance worker at Good L Corporation in Smyrna, TN, he was the son of Margaret Johnson of McMinnville and the late Clifford Johnson. He was married May 18, 2000...



