Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Joseph Joe Anthony LYLE
Jan 8, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Joseph "Joe" Anthony Lyle, age 31, was born April 30, 1977 and died January 8, 2009 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN. An employee of Good Earth Tree, he was a member of First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Alvie Lyle. He was married August...
Melvin Gene NUNLEY
Jan 8, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Melvin Gene Nunley, age 52, was born January 30, 1956 and died January 8, 2009 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following sudden illness. A disabled nursery worker and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Gene Bethel and Gladys Walker Nunley. In addition to his parents, he...
Emma Louise BROCK
Jan 7, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Emma Louise Brock, age 77, was born January 30, 1931 and died January 7, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Christian Fellowship Church, she was the daughter of the late Denny and Maggie Pinegar Davis. She was married to Sam Franklin Brock who preceded her in...
Margie Nell FOSTER
Jan 7, 2009
McMinnville resident and Gipson County, TN native Margie Nell Foster, age 88, was born September 20, 1920 and died January 7, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of Shellsford Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late David F. and Margaret L. Walker Bunn. She was married to Harold G. Foster who...
Ernest Gray HIGGINS
Dec 26, 2008
Morrison, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native Ernest Gray Higgins, age 84, was born September 17, 1924 and died December 26, 2008 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A farmer and livestock dealer and a member of the Ivy Bluff Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Robert France and Georgia Lee Melton Higgins....
Gary Ray DYKES
Dec 23, 2008
Harrison, TN resident and Warren County native Gary Ray Dykes, age 49, was born September 15, 1959 and died December 23, 2008 at his residence following an eight-year battle. An employee of FLR Hosiery, he was the son of Harold Dykes of McMinnville and Frances Fults of McMinnville. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Otis and Josie...
Mildred Irene Parker Mayfield PATTERSON
Dec 23, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mildred Irene Parker Mayfield Patterson, age 82, was born January 25, 1926 and died December 23, 2008 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and member of the Locust Street Church of God, she was the daughter of the late John A. Parker and Frances Irene...
Minnie Bethlee WHITEAKER
Dec 21, 2008
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Minnie Bethlee Whiteaker, age 88, was born March 7, 1920 and died December 21, 2008 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A homemaker and a member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Delia Moffitt. She was married to...
Preslie Jaide SLATTON
Dec 21, 2008
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Preslie Jaide Slatton, age 11, was born February 7, 1997 and died December 21, 2008 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. She was a student at Warren County Middle School and member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ. She is survived by her father and step-mother,...
Dairl MCCORMICK
Dec 21, 2008
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Dairl McCormick, age 61, was born September 20, 1947 and died December 21, 2008 at the Livingston Regional Hospital in Livingston, TN following a one-year illness. An employee of Powermatic and TLT, Inc. and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late George and Daisy...
Joe C. WOODSIDE
Dec 19, 2008
Vervilla Community resident and DeKalb County native Joe C. Woodside, age 89, was born October 13, 1919 and died December 19, 2008 at his residence following a brief illness. A retired employee of Genesco and a farmer, a United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the Rockliff Church of Christ, he was the son of the late William...
Frances H. BROWN
Dec 19, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native, Frances H. Brown, age 92, was born July 21, 1916 and died December 19, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a two-week illness. A homemaker, a dietician for Methodist Assembly for 17 years, and a member of the Grace Chapel Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late J. H. and Charlotte Woodlee...
Katie Frances CANTRELL
Dec 17, 2008
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Katie Frances Cantrell, age 73, was born October 18, 1935 and died December 17, 2008 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Madie Young Pack. In addition to her parents, she...
Dewey Brown GAY
Dec 16, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Dewey Brown Gay, age 74, was born August 26, 1934 and died December 16, 2008 at his residence following a brief illness. A retired insurance agent with State Farm, a United States Army veteran and a member of the Westwood Church of Christ, where he served as a deacon, he was the son of...
Mildred Inez JACKSON
Dec 14, 2008
Pensacola, FL resident and Grundy County, TN native Mildred Inez Jackson, age 92, was born June 30, 1916 and died December 14, 2008 at the Health Center of Pensacola, FL following an extended illness. A retired teacher with the Warren County School System and member of the Shiloh Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late John W. and...
Pauline Bouldin MCCORMICK
Dec 12, 2008
Morrison, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Pauline Bouldin McCormick, age 87, was born January 21, 1921 and died December 12, 2008 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Grange Hall Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Bryan and Lodemia Roberts Bouldin. She was married July 3, 1937...
Alda Adell HAMILTON
Dec 12, 2008
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Alda Adell Hamilton, age 85, was born May 5, 1923 and died December 12, 2008 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Brittanne Smartt Savage. She was married to William Hamilton...
Georgia Wilma Smith PURSLEY
Dec 12, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Georgia Wilma Smith Pursley, age 85, was born March 12, 1923 and died December 12, 2008 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired nurse's aid and member of the protestant faith, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Mary Bina Hillis Smith. She was married to John Charles Pursley...
Malcolm Lee YORK
Dec 10, 2008
Rock Island, TN resident and Overton County, TN native Malcolm Lee York, age 84, was born March 1, 1924 and died December 10, 2008 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Powermatic, a United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Virgil and Corey...
Barbara Martin KING
Dec 10, 2008
Gainesboro, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Barbara Martin King, age 69, was born November 4, 1939 and died December 10, 2008 at Mabry Health Care in Gainesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of Oster and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Ruby Boyd Martin....



