Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Jewel Rickey KNOWLES
May 13, 2007
Smartt Station, TN resident and Hammond, IN native Jewel Rickey Knowles, age 49, was born May 24, 1957 and died May 13, 2007 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. A maintenance worker at Morrison Tool and Fab and a member of the Calvary Worship Center, he was the son of Barbara...
Smith Linell SNIDER
May 13, 2007
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Smith Linell Snider, age 77, was born June 2, 1929 and died May 13, 2007 at his residence following a one-year illness. A retired employee of Carrier, a United States Army veteran and a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, he was the son of the late John William and Grace Ann Hillis...
Jerry Freeman TOLBERT
May 13, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jerry Freeman Tolbert, age 60, was born August 6, 1946 and died May 13, 2007 at his residence following an extended illness. An employee of Walker Motors and a member of the First Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Faith, he was the son of the late Toy Freeman and Elsie Fay Denton Tolbert. In...
Alma Elizabeth WILLIAMSON
May 10, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Alma Elizabeth Williamson, age 79, was born May 30, 1927 and died May 10, 2007 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, TN following a two-week illness. A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Obediah "Obe" and Maliccie Morton Turner. She was married to Lewis C. Williamson...
Joyce J. BOYD
May 9, 2007
McMinnville resident and Wilder, TN native Joyce J. Boyd, age 80, was born January 31, 1927 and died May 9, 2007 at her residence following a lengthy illness. A seamstress and a member of Friendship The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Jefferson and Dellie Selles Dodson. She was married first to Daniel Walker and second...
Herbert Lee WRIGHT
May 9, 2007
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Herbert Lee Wright, age 83, was born December 6, 1923 and died May 9, 2007 at Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following a short illness. A retired employee of the Carrier Corporation, a United States Navy Veteran of WWII and a member of Friendship The Baptist Church, he...
Bertha Davidson WHITE
May 9, 2007
McMinnville resident and Oneady, KY native Bertha Davidson White, age 72, was born September 2, 1934 and died May 9, 2007 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired cook at Patsy's Dairy Chef, she was the daughter of the late Bidge and Minnie Herd Davidson. She is survived by three children, Lorie Merriman of McMinnville, Jim Dennis...
SR., Robert Morris DINWIDDIE
May 8, 2007
McMinnville resident and Allen County, KY native Robert Morris Dinwiddie, Sr., age 72, was born March 13, 1935 and died May 8, 2007 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN following an extended illness. A pharmacist at City Drug Store and a member of the First United Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Willie Ray and Dema...
Fay GOFF
May 7, 2007
McMinnville resident and Bledsoe County, TN native Fay Goff, age 63, was born December 4, 1943 and died May 7, 2007 at her residence following a five-month illness. A retired employee of a shirt manufacturer and a member of the New Hope Full Gospel Church, she was the daughter of the late J.L. and Verena Mae Walling Bickford. She was...
Richard Ivin CROUCH
May 7, 2007
McMinnville resident and Sacramento, CA native Richard Ivin Crouch, age 49, was born October 27, 1957 and died May 7, 2007 at Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A florist and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Willie Clifford and Eathel Inez St. John Crouch. He is survived...
Tommie Lee PEPPER
May 6, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Tommie Lee Pepper, age 86, was born October 30, 1920 and died May 6, 2007 at his residence following a five-month illness. A retired employee of Ford Motor Co., a decorated United States Army veteran of WWII and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, he was the son of the late Charles "Charlie"...
B.F. WILSON
May 5, 2007
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native B.F. Wilson, age 82, was born July 20, 1924 and died May 5, 2007 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Kawneer Co., a United States Army veteran of WWII and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Manley Armstrong and...
Nancy Linda Tooie Tittle FORD
May 4, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Nancy Linda "Tooie" Tittle Ford, age 72, was born May 8, 1934 and died May 4, 2007 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A supervisor with the Tennessee Department of Human Services and a member of the Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Medford and Matyneal Givan...
Hozene McCormick COPENHAVER
May 3, 2007
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Hozene McCormick Copenhaver, age 79, was born July 13, 1927 and died May 3, 2007 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a brief illness. A retired cook at Eastside Elementary School and a member of the Pine Bluff and Union Methodist Churches, she was the daughter of the late Hosea and...
Joe Austin Williamson
May 1, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Joe Austin Williamson, age 74, was born October 11, 1932 and died May 1, 2007 at River Park Hospital following a six-month illness. A welder with Metal Products and a United States Army veteran of Korea, he was the son of the late Richard Eugene and Clydie Graham Williamson. In addition to his parents,...
Alva Hembree TATE
May 1, 2007
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Alva Hembree Tate, age 101, was born October 10, 1905 and died May 1 ,2007 at his residence following an extended illness. A self-employed nurseryman and a member of the Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Willie Clyde and Bessie Dagma Morton Tate. He was married to Novella Etter Tate...
Eugene Clifford Jones
Apr 27, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Eugene Clifford Jones, age 91, was born May 26, 1915 and died April 27, 2007 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired auto mechanic and retired Chief Gunnersmate in the United States Navy during WWII and Korea, he was a member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ. He was the...
Herschel Coy King
Apr 25, 2007
Altamont, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Herschel Coy King, age 80, was born March 27, 1927 and died April 25, 2007 at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of General Motors, a United States Navy veteran of WWII and a member of the Non-Denominational Church, he was the son of...
Bobbye Jean Jacobs GRISSOM
Apr 22, 2007
Morrison, TN resident and Summitville, TN native Bobbye Jean Jacobs Grissom, age 76, was born July 6, 1930 and died April 22, 2007 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A homemaker and a member of the Rockliff Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Ross Frizzell and Ida Jeretha Roberts Jacobs. In addition to her...
Donald Duck Edward BOYD
Apr 18, 2007
Morrison, TN resident and Bledsoe County, TN native Donald "Duck" Edward Boyd, age 57, was born May 6, 1949 and died April 18, 2007 at his residence following an extended illness. A disabled employee of APAC and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Paul Henry and Alice Roberta Christian Boyd. He was married...
