Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Shirley May English NEWBY
Jul 1, 2007
McMinnville resident and Detroit, MI native Shirley May English Newby, age 68, was born May 5, 1939 and died July 1, 2007 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Lalah Egner English. She was married September...
Norma Helen Smith PENNINGTON
Jun 30, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Norma Helen Smith Pennington, age 74, was born April 26, 1933 and died June 30, 2007 at River Park Hospital following a short illness. A sewing machine operator at Levi Strauss and a member of the Gath Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Myrtle Patterson Smith. She was married...
Mary K. PEPPER
Jun 30, 2007
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Mary K. Pepper, age 68, was born July 12, 1938 and died June 30, 2007 at her residence following an extended illness. An order puller at B & P Lamp and a member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Cleary and Pauline Scott Brown. She was married...
Billie Jean Haston NUNLEY
Jun 27, 2007
Viola, TN resident and Warren County native Billie Jean Haston Nunley, age 80, was born December 25, 1926 and died June 27, 2007 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired United States Postal Service employee and West Warren-Viola Utility District employee, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Gladys Wilcher Haston. She was married to Howard...
Pearl Evelene BOYD
Jun 24, 2007
Fairfax, VA resident and Warren County native Pearl Evelene Boyd, age 81, was born November 6, 1925 and died June 24, 2007 at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Myrtle Christian Panter. She was married to Escal Boyd who preceded her...
Louie Marie Roberts GRISSOM
Jun 24, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Louie Marie Roberts Grissom, age 88, was born August 5, 1918 and died June 24, 2007 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. The retired owner of Grissom's Fabric, a homemaker, and a member of the Smyrna Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Daisy Smartt Roberts. She...
Luna Mae BARRETT
Jun 23, 2007
McMinnville resident and Neshoba County, MS native Luna Mae Barrett, age 93, was born November 9, 1913 and died June 23, 2007 at Stones River Hospital in Woodbury, TN following a brief illness. She was a homemaker and the daughter of the late William and Lela Stevens Ladd. She was married to Thurman Odell Barrett who preceded her in death...
J.D. MULLICAN
Jun 22, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native J.D. Mullican, age 84, was born August 21, 1922 and died June 22, 2007 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. The retired owner of J.D. Mullican Construction and a United States Army Air Corp veteran of WWII, he was the son of the late William Alexander and Clara Womack Mullican. He was...
Donna Lee MARTIN-TROSPER
Jun 21, 2007
Smithville, TN resident and Barbourville, KY native Donna Lee Martin-Trosper, age 53, was born February 1, 1954 and died June 21, 2007 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A registered nurse and a member of the First Baptist Church of Smithville, she was the daughter of the late Buford Grant and Georgia Florence Dyer Martin....
James Frank MATHENEY
Jun 21, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native James Frank Matheney, age 72, was born May 28, 1935 and died June 21, 2007 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN following a sudden illness. A retired restaurant owner and a member of the non-denominational church, he was the son of the late Alto Frank and Zora Ann Rice Matheney. He is survived...
Eddie Eugene SHULTZ
Jun 20, 2007
Rock Island, TN resident and Norik, OH native Eddie Eugene Shultz, age 58, was born December 23, 1948 and died June 20, 2007 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a carpenter and was the son of Geraldine Jordan and the late Charles K. Shultz. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by one sister,...
Edith Curtis Milstead NORTHCUTT
Jun 18, 2007
Coalmont, TN resident and Warren County native Edith Milstead Northcutt, age 89, was born September 15, 1917 and died June 18, 2007 at Emerald-Hodgson Hospital in Sewanee, TN following an extended illness. A retired teacher with the Warren County School System where she taught at Fairview, Irving College and Head Start and a member of the Altamont Church of Christ,...
Letha Leska Jackson POORE
Jun 17, 2007
McMinnville resident and Dekalb County, TN native Letha Leska Jackson Poore, age 90, was born July 10, 1916 and died June 17, 2007 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Pentecostal Church, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Martha Flurna Henderson Jackson....
Joe Ed HILLIS
Jun 16, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Joe Ed Hillis, age 65, was born March 27, 1942 and died June 16, 2007 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A setup operator at Oster for thirty-eight years and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Martin and Elmer Savage Hillis. In addition to his...
Laura Josephine CURTIS
Jun 16, 2007
McMinnville resident and Madison County, AL native Laura Josephine Curtis, age 84, was born September 4, 1922 and died June 16, 2007 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A sitter and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John T. and Georgie Woods Ferrell. She is survived by three children...
Rhea Smith HANES
Jun 16, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Rhea Smith Hanes, age 77, was born February 16, 1930 and died June 16, 2007 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. He was the son of the late James Everett and Virgie Mae Jones Hanes. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. A graveside service and interment was held at...
William Burford WEST
Jun 15, 2007
McMinnville resident and Barr, MS native William Burford West, age 88, was born July 9, 1918 and died June 15, 2007 at River Park Hospital. A retired salesman with Sunshine Biscuits, Inc., a United States Army veteran of WWII and a member of the Westwood Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Bert Thomas and Mary Ella...
JR., Julius J.J. BOWDOIN
Jun 15, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Julius "J.J." Bowdoin, Jr., age 77, was born July 28, 1929 and died June 15, 2007 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A self-employed plumber and electrician and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Julius and Zona Lee Parsley Bowdoin. In addition to his parents,...
Everett Elbert SIMONS
Jun 15, 2007
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Everett Elbert Simons, age 95, was born February 25, 1912 and died June 15, 2007 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired carpenter with Laws Construction and a member of the East End Church of Christ, he was the son of the late James E. and Hassie Elizabeth Hillis...
Lettie Jane Aunt Gee TUCKER
Jun 14, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lettie Jane "Aunt Gee" Tucker, age 81, was born October 5, 1925 and died June 14, 2007 at River Park Hospital following a three-month illness. A retired seamstress at General Motors and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Oliver E. and Fluellar Russell Hillis. She was...
