Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
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...
Richard Martin COURTNEY
Jun 13, 2007
Rock Island, TN resident and El Reno, OK native Richard Martin Courtney, age 79, was born August 22, 1927 and died June 13, 2007 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A machinist with Aero Structures, a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and a member of Friendship The Baptist Church, he was the son of the...
Oliver Everett BESS
Jun 10, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Oliver Everett Bess, age 84, was born February 12, 1923 and died June 10, 2007 at Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center following a brief illness. A retired employee of Century Electric, former manager of VFW Post 5064, a United States Army Veteran of WWII where he was a P.O.W. and a member of...
Terry Lynn HALE
Jun 9, 2007
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Terry Lynn Hale, age 45, was born January 19, 1962 and died suddenly June 9, 2007 at River Park Hospital. A mechanic at Chisam's Automotive, he was affiliated with the Church of God of Prophecy. He was the son of A.T. and Helen Hale, Jr. of Rock Island, TN. He was married...
Alfred Odell BOYD
Jun 8, 2007
Clarksville, TN resident and Putnam County, TN native Alfred Odell Boyd, age 83, was born February 16, 1924 and died June 8, 2007 at Gateway Health Center in Clarksville, TN following an extended illness. He was a former resident of Warren County for twenty-five years, a retired employee of Uniroyal Tire and a United States Army Veteran of WWII where...
JR., John Wayne HOLLANDSWORTH
Jun 8, 2007
Rock Island, TN resident and Waverly, IA native John Wayne Hollandsworth, Jr., age 34, was born May 19, 1973 and died June 8, 2007 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. An employee of Federal Mogul, he was the son of John Wayne Hollandsworth, Sr. of McMinnville and Teresa Hollandsworth of Waverly, IA. He was married July 4, 2002...
Ralph Burger HIGGINBOTHAM
Jun 8, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ralph Burger Higginbotham, age 93, was born June 30, 1913 and died June 8, 2007 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A retired supervisor at Burroughs-Ross-Colville Company and a life-long member of the Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Robert Lee and Mary Della Massie Higginbotham. He was...
Joshua Kyle RIGSBY
Jun 5, 2007
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Joshua Kyle Rigsby, age 20, was born March 29, 1987 and died June 5, 2007 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a nine-month illness. An employee of Porter Roofing and a member of the Christian Faith, he was the son of James Kenneth "Jim" Rigsby of McMinnville and Sandra Gail Polson Turner of...
William Bernard HASH
Jun 5, 2007
Belk Community resident and DeKalb County, TN native William Bernard Hash, age 78, was born April 17, 1929 and died June 5, 2007 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN. The co-owner and founder of Hash's Corner where he was a butcher/meat cutter and a United States Army Veteran of WWII, he was the son of the...
Sidney Eddy Smokey POWERS
Jun 4, 2007
Louisville, KY resident and Van Buren County, TN native Sidney "Eddy" "Smokey" Powers, age 73, was born January 6, 1934 and died June 4, 2007 at South West Hospital in Louisville, KY. A retired employee of Louisville Cooperage Co. and owner/operator of an ice cream truck, he was the son of the late Hubert and Clara Mai Driver Powers. He...
Ervin Austin Seals
Jun 2, 2007
Walling, TN resident and White County, TN native Ervin Ausitn Seals, age 90, was born July 28, 1916 and died June 2, 2007 at his residence following a brief illness. A retired employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority and a farmer, he was the son of the late James Monroe and Josie Austin Seals. He was a United States Army...
