Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Charles Farless SPARKMAN
Dec 31, 2006
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Charles Farless Sparkman, age 77, was born August 13, 1929 and died December 31, 2006 at River Park Hospital following a four-year illness. An employee at River Park Hospital and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Charlie Ryan and Gladys Hazel Montandon Sparkman. In addition to...
Marietta M. LEE
Dec 30, 2006
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Marietta M. Lee, age 90, was born May 27, 1916 and died December 30, 2006 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A homemaker and a member of the East End Drive Church, she was the daughter of the late Aaron and Ethel Gardner Maybury. She was married to Joe Lee who preceded...
Joe Bryan WARE
Dec 30, 2006
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Joe Bryan Ware, age 68, was born October 7, 1938 and died December 30, 2006 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. He was an employee of Sears in the Catalog Division for twenty-two years, a retired sales manager for Bouldin and Lawson and a Church of Christ...
Roger Dale HOLLAND
Dec 30, 2006
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Roger Dale Holland, age 48, was born June 9, 1958 and died December 30, 2006 at his residence following an extended illness. A self-employed nurseryman and a member of the Shellsford Baptist Church, he was the son of Doris and Myrtle Morton Holland of McMinnville. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents,...
Scotty Ray HENSLEY
Dec 29, 2006
Sparta, TN resident and Knox County, TN native Scotty Ray Hensley, age 47, was born October 13, 1959 and died December 29, 2006 at his residence following an extended illness. A clerk at Knox County Boys Club and a member of the Boiling Springs Baptist Church in Cookeville, TN, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Helen Loveday...
Lena Miller Parsley JONES
Dec 27, 2006
McMinnville resident and Cannon County, TN native Lena Miller Parsley Jones, age 81, was born December 26, 1925 and died December 27, 2006 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A retired employee of A.O. Smith, she was the daughter of the late William Richard and Lillie Pearl Davenport Miller. She was married first to John...
Sammie Edward PHILLIPS
Dec 26, 2006
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Sammie Edward Phillips, age 55, was born February 19, 1951 and died December 26, 2006 at his residence following an extended illness. An employee of the Oster Corporation, he was the son of the late Charles William and Mary Lou McGuire Phillips. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Mary Gladys Sparkman Deaton HASTON
Dec 26, 2006
Doyle, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Mary Gladys Sparkman Deaton Haston, age 89, was born May 12, 1917 and died December 26, 2006 at NHC Healthcare Sparta, TN. A retired school teacher with the Van Buren County School System, a member of the Retired Teachers Association and a member of the Doyle Church of Christ, she was...
Ruby Holland Whiteaker BYRD
Dec 25, 2006
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ruby "Jill" Holland Whiteaker Byrd, age 81, was born May 28, 1925 and died December 25, 2006 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and self-employed hairstylist, she was a member of Shellsford Baptist Church and was the daughter of the late Claude and Jewel Walker Holland. In addition to her...
Ricky Lynn JACOBS
Dec 24, 2006
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ricky Lynn Jacobs, age 54, was born November 15, 1952 and died December 24, 2006 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A self-employed commercial construction worker and a member of the Central Church of Christ, he was the son of Grace Blackburn Jacobs of McMinnville and the late Ted Jacobs. He was...
Mattie Enzie Bryant DODSON
Dec 23, 2006
Doyle, TN resident and Laurel Creek Community (Van Buren County) native Mattie Enzie Bryant Dodson, age 98, was born April 11, 1908 and died December 23, 2006 at her residence. A homemaker, farmer and beloved mother and grandmother, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Tizzie Johnson Bryant. In her youth, she was a 4-H member. For many...
Otis Dude MERRITT
Dec 23, 2006
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Otis "Dude" Merritt, age 71, was born June 30, 1935 and died December 23, 2006 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville. The retired owner of Merritt Nursery, a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Church of Christ, Hwy. 56 North, he was the son of the late Odus and Lillian Talley Merritt. In addition...
Josie P. WARREN
Dec 19, 2006
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Josie P. Warren, age 90, was born October 5, 1916 and died December 19, 2006 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Mollie Martin McGregor. She was married May 7, 1937...
Ralph Lindon HILLIS
Dec 19, 2006
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ralph Lindon Hillis, age 82, was born July 15, 1924 and died December 19, 2006 at River Park Hospital following a three-month illness. A retired line foreman with Caney Fork Electric Cooperative, a United States Army veteran of WWII and a member of the Pleasant Cove Church of Christ, he was the son of...
Malaya Joy KNOWLES
Dec 17, 2006
Maylaya Joy Knowles, the seven month old daughter of Brandon and Angela Dillon Knowles was born April 20, 2006 and died December 17, 2006 at River Park Hospital. She was preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Inez and Charlie Earnest. In addition to her parents, she is survived by one sister, Aryona Knowles of McMinnville; grandparents, Mattie Stewart of McMinnville,...
Sharon Diane CAMPBELL
Dec 12, 2006
Northcutt Cove Community resident and Warren County native Sharon Diane Campbell, age 59, was born May 15, 1947 and died December 12, 2006 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Northcutt Cove Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Lottie Lee Hobbs Smartt of the Northcutt Cove Community and the late Leonard...
Willie Frances Elrod DAVENPORT
Dec 8, 2006
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Willie Frances Elrod Davenport, age 94, was born December 10, 1911 and died December 8, 2006 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a lingering illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ for eighty-three years, she was the daughter of the late Charley and Bertha Watson Elrod. She was married to James...
Roy Celestial SCOTT
Dec 8, 2006
McMinnville resident and Booneville, MS native Roy Celestial Scott, age 73, was born July 2, 1933 and died December 8, 2006 at his residence following an extended illness. An electrician at Powermatic, a United States Air Force veteran and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Emma Wimms Scott. He was married...
Theresa Dianne ROSS
Dec 8, 2006
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Theresa Dianne Ross, age 45, was born November 5, 1961 and died December 8, 2006 at her residence following a sudden illness. A restaurant manager and a member of the Pentecostal Church, she was the daughter of Patricia Vaughn Sweeton of McMinnville and the late Wesley Ross. In addition to her father, she was...
Robert Oscar LINDSEY
Dec 8, 2006
McMinnville resident and Call, TX native Robert Oscar Lindsey, age 98, was born August 29, 1908 and died December 8, 2006 at Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired United States Army veteran and retired Wal-Mart employee, he was a member of the Baptist Church. He was married December 20, 1971 to...
