Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Sarah Elizabeth PENNINGTON
Sep 3, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Sarah Elizabeth Pennington, age 85, was born January 8, 1922 and died September 3, 2007 at NHC Helathcare McMinnville following a brief illness. A retired inspector at Dr. Pepper Bottling and a member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late William and Omega Overall Farless. She was...
Livy Carter ROBERTS
Sep 3, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Livy Carter Roberts, age 83 ,was born July 14, 1924 and died September 3, 2007 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired nurseryman and a United States Army veteran of WWII, he was the son of the late Elijah and Mary Melinda Coppinger Roberts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
James Calvin KNOWLES
Sep 2, 2007
Centertown Community resident and Dekalb County, TN native James Calvin Knowles, age 61, was born December 24, 1945 and died September 2, 2007 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A truck driver for Batesville Casket Company and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson and Annie Lorene...
Ethel Margaret WRIGHT
Sep 2, 2007
McMinnville resident and Oneida, NY native Ethel Margaret Wright, age 83, was born February 4, 1924 and died September 2, 2007 at her residence. A homemaker and a member of the Temple Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Kendrick and Maude Kenyon Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one grandson, Jeff...
Eddie Lou MORRIS
Sep 1, 2007
Former McMinnville resident for forty-two years and current Vidalia, GA resident and native Eddie Lou Morris, age 94, was born June 29, 1913 and died September 1, 2007 in Vidalia, GA following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late George B. and Lugenia Blankenship Maddux. She...
Marjorie Ann MARTIN
Sep 1, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Marjorie Ann Martin, age 63, was born October 27, 1943 and died September 1, 2007 at River Park Hospital following a three month illness. A former employee of Century Electric and a member of the East End Drive Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Clarence and Marjorie Alaska Savage...
Clark Wilson Junior MELSON
Aug 31, 2007
McMinnville resident and Franklin County, TN native Clark Wilson "Junior" Melson, age 48, was born February 14, 1959 and died August 31, 2007 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a self-employed tree trimmer and a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jimmy and George Melson. He is survived by...
Howard Millard Hoss WHITEAKER
Aug 29, 2007
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Howard Millard "Hoss" Whiteaker, age 76, was born March 12, 1931 and died August 29, 2007 at River Park Hospital following a two-month illness. A truck driver for fifty-seven years where he was last an employee of Hillis Trucking and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late...
JR., Harold Lively Bud JORDAN
Aug 26, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Harold Lively "Bud" Jordan, Jr., age 63, was born July 14, 1944 and died August 26, 2007 at Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following a eight-month illness. A computer engineer at Amdol Computers, a United State Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the Church of Christ,...
Osbon Franklin SAVAGE
Aug 25, 2007
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Osbon Franklin Savage, age 86, was born November 7, 1920 and died August 25, 2007 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A nurseryman, a United States Army veteran of WWII and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Ambrose and Mary Gross Savage. He was...
Pauline H. WATSON
Aug 24, 2007
McMinnville resident and Clay County, TN native Pauline H. Watson, age 81, was born May 15, 1926 and died August 24, 2007 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of Oster Manufacturing and a member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Sherman and Mollie...
Wilma Ray Shockley LUNA
Aug 23, 2007
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Wilma Ray Shockley Luna, age 80, was born January 20, 1927 and died August 23, 2007 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Indian Mound The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late David Ray and Edna Mae Mills Shockley. She was married...
SR., Dorris V. JOINES
Aug 22, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Dorris V. Joines, Sr., age 74, was born May 1, 1933 and died August 22, 2007 at Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of Genesco and Findley and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Orvel Clayton...
Malcolm Eugene Johnny MOORE
Aug 10, 2007
McMinnville resident and New York City, NY native Malcolm Eugene Johnny Moore, age 44, was born January 1, 1963 and died August 10, 2007 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A nursery worker and a member of the Church of God, he was the son of the late Malcolm David and Dorothy Haney Moore. In addition to his...
Larry Joe SANDERS
Aug 9, 2007
Smartt, TN resident and Orlando, FL native Larry Joe Sanders, age 52, was born January 19, 1955 and died August 9, 2007 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A former Carrier employee and a member of the Friendship The Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Cleveland Sherfield and Emogene Vaughn Sanders....
Rosie Janie Odineal YORK
Aug 8, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Rosie Janie Odineal York, age 81, was born December 2, 1925 and died August 8, 2007 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired employee of Genesco and a member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late George and Dallie Hendrix Odineal. She was married...
SR., Frank Dome GARRETSON
Aug 8, 2007
Viola, TN resident and native Frank Dome Garretson, Sr., age 65, was born January 4, 1942 and died August 8, 2007 at River Park Hospital following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The owner of Rocky River Stone Company and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Earl Ross and Julia Walker Garretson....
JR., Thomas Butler Tommy CARNEY
Aug 6, 2007
McMinnville resident and Rutherford County, TN native Thomas Butler "Tommy" Carney, Jr., age 76, was born August 15, 1930 and died August 6, 2007 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired partner and funeral director/embalmer at High Funeral Home, a United States Air Force Veteran of Korea and a member of the Central Church of Christ, he...
Herbert Levoy Sonny ROBERTS
Aug 4, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Herbert Levoy "Sonny" Roberts, age 68, was born December 1, 1938 and died August 4, 2007 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A service station owner/operator and a member of the Mt. Leo Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Herbert and Gracie Pearl O'Neal Roberts. In addition to...
Reba Roxie CANTRELL
Aug 4, 2007
Morrison, TN resident and Madisonville, TN native Reba Roxie Cantrell, age 79, was born April 9, 1928 and died August 4, 2007 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A hospital cafeteria cashier and a member of the Morrison Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Mary Elizabeth Lankford McKee. She is survived...
