Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
William GODSHALL
Dec 10, 2008
McMinnville resident and Allegheny County, PA native William "Bill" Franklin Godshall, age 45, was born February 2, 1963 and died December 10, 2008 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A spindle engineer at Accu-Router and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Jack and Louise Rossell Godshall. He was...
JR., Walter Whitson Snuffy BURTON
Dec 10, 2008
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Walter Whitson "Snuffy" Burton, Jr., age 84, was born September 13, 1924 and died December 10, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a two-year illness. A retired employee of General Telephone and member of Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church, he was the son of the late Walter Whitson and Hazel Jacobs Burton, Sr. In...
Brayden Glen RHEA
Dec 9, 2008
Brayden Glen Rhea, the infant son of Richard and Chrystal West Rhea, was born November 30, 2008 in Hamilton County, TN and died December 9, 2008 at T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, Damon Mullican of McMinnville; paternal grandparents, James and Carolyn Sweeton of McMinnville; maternal grandparents, Clayton...
Beatrice POTTER
Dec 8, 2008
McMinnville resident and Madison County, AL native Beatrice Potter, age 79, was born May 17, 1929 and died December 8, 2008 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Lela Philips. In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by step-father, Dave Miller;...
Dorothy Mae Myers TAYLOR
Dec 4, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Dorothy Mae Myers Taylor, age 71, was born December 22, 1936 and died December 4, 2008 at River Park Hospital following and extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Chester Lee and Lena Mae Rutledge Myers. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by husbands, Lannie Hillis,...
Marie CAMPBELL
Dec 1, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Marie Campbell, age 52, was born January 2, 1956 and died December 1, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. An employee of River Park Hospital and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Olin Earl and Etta Louisa Crawford Steele. In addition to her...
Jimmy BARNES
Nov 30, 2008
Beech Grove, TN resident and Georgia native Jimmy Barnes, age 72, was born November 7, 1936 and died November 30, 2008 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A self-employed brick mason and member of Eastside Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Issic and Gladys Mathis Barnes. In addition to his parents, he...
Douglas Wayne RAMSEY
Nov 30, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Douglas Wayne Ramsey, age 52, was born February 12, 1956 and died November 30, 2008 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. An employee of Bridgestone, a United States Air Force veteran and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Sarah Jean Smith Ramsey of McMinnville...
Dorothy Helen Hennessee DRAKE
Nov 29, 2008
Rochester Hills, MI resident and Warren County native Dorothy Helen Hennessee Drake, age 84, was born August 30, 1924 and died November 29, 2008 at Gratiot Medical Center in Alma, MI. A retired employee of General Motors and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Arcie and Icie L. Nunley Hennessee. She was married...
Christine Clinton WALLING
Nov 29, 2008
McMinnville resident and Rutherford County, TN native Christine Clinton Walling, age 77, was born March 14, 1931 and died November 29, 2008 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of the Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Bedford F. and Lita Mae Armstrong Clinton. She was married...
Raymond N. Ray BARNES
Nov 29, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Raymond N. "Ray" Barnes, age 83, was born July 19, 1925 and died November 29, 2008 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. The former owner of Gay-Lo Cafeteria, a Warren County Judicial Commissioner, a United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the Baptist Church, he was...
Gladys Marie PRATER
Nov 27, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Gladys Marie Prater, age 88, was born September 12, 1920 and died November 27, 2008 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Hardie L. and Leivetta Winnett Bell. She was married to Jack "Shorty" Prater who preceded her...
Mildred Mickey Boyd JONES
Nov 26, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native, Mildred "Mickey" Boyd Jones, age 82, was born December 31, 1925 and died November 26, 2008 at her residence following an extended illness. She was retired from nursing care, a member of Smyrna Church of Christ and the daughter of the late George F. and Ida Clark Boyd. In addition to her parents, she...
Lala Brown BRUBAKER
Nov 26, 2008
McMinnville resident and Florence, AL native Lala Brown Brubaker, age 70, was born December 8, 1937 and died November 26, 2008 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A member of Christ United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Arthur E. and Moss Martin Brown. She was married August 5, 1972 to Gerald Eugene Brubaker of...
Norman Wayne ADAMSON
Nov 25, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Norman Wayne Adamson, age 70, was born September 4, 1938 and died November 25, 2008 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of DeZurik Corporation, a United States Navy veteran and minister of the Smithville Pentecostal Fellowship Church, he was the son of the late Jessie Walling...
Mary Caroline MILLER
Nov 25, 2008
Detroit, MI resident and Alexandria, TN native Mary Caroline Miller, age 107, was born October 3, 1901 and died November 25, 2008 at her residence. She was retired as head chef at Dinty Moore's Restaurant and the daughter of the late Jim and Josie Buckner Reasonover. She was married to Finis Miller who preceded her in death. She is survived...
Jack Little BOND
Nov 25, 2008
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Jack Little Bond, age 75, was born June 4, 1933 and died November 25, 2008. An employee of Batesville Casket Company and a member of the First Baptist Church, he was the son of the late William J. and Annie Ellen Little Bond. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Orpha Ople Woodlee POWELL
Nov 24, 2008
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Orpha Ople Woodlee Powell, age 94, was born February 13, 1914 and died November 24, 2008 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Beecher and Fannie Nunley Woodlee. She was married July 4, 1938 to...
Hester Mae RINER
Nov 23, 2008
Lawrenceville, GA resident (formerly of McMinnville) and Warren County native Hester "Mae" Riner, age 90, was born April 13, 1918 and died November 23, 2008. A member of the Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Zollie Lee and Ella Belle Cantrell Tittsworth. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one...
Pearl Swindell Carter MCCOY
Nov 22, 2008
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Pearl Swindell Carter McCoy, age 81, was born May 8, 1927 and died November 22, 2008 at her residence following a one-year illness. A retired employee of Mallory Timers and member of the Walling Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Sarah Nelson Swindell. She was married to...
