Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
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...
Myrtle Jean Barnes PRINCE
Apr 17, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Myrtle Jean Barnes Prince, age 82, was born March 14, 1925 and died April 17, 2007 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A saleslady at Castner-Knott Department Store and a member of the St. Mary's Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Rice Sewell and...
Pauline Bond STROUD
Apr 15, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Pauline Bond Stroud, age 81, was born May 3, 1925 and died April 15, 2007 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Providence Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Matt Edgar and Winnie Adline Jones Ward. She was married first to Robert A. Bond...
Anthony Ray MADEWELL
Apr 13, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Anthony Ray Madewell, age 64, was born May 12, 1942 and died April 13, 2007 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A self-employed nurseryman and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of Rilla Alma Madewell of McMinnville and the late Johnny L. Madewell. He was married to Marie...
Velma Jones DAVENPORT
Apr 12, 2007
McMinnville resident and Cannon County, TN native Velma Jones Davenport, age 66, was born April 19, 1940 and died April 12, 2007 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a short illness. A retired business teacher with the Warren County School System and a member of the Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late...
Hazel L. WOODSIDE
Apr 11, 2007
Independence, MO resident and Plant City, FL native Hazel L. Woodside, age 60, was born March 30, 1947 and died April 11, 2007 at Cedar Valley Health Center in Raytown, MO. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Anita Michelle Woodside; grandson, Robert Woodside; parents, Robert and Amie Smith and sister, Wacel Pineoda. She is survived by her husband...
Mollie C. SIMMONS
Apr 11, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mollie C. Simmons, age 92, was born December 18, 1914 and died April 11, 2007 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, she was the daughter of the late Lawson and Sarah Jones Hillis. She was married October 5, 1940 to...
James Larry Jimmy Templeton
Apr 8, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native James Larry "Jimmy" Templeton, age 54, was born September 9, 1952 and died April 8, 2007 at his residence following a short illness. An employee of Yorozu Automotive of Tennessee, a United States Army veteran and a member of the Locust Street Church of God, he was the son of Jacqueline Cope of McMinnville...
Eugene Thomas Bill WALKER
Apr 7, 2007
Mayo, Florida resident (former McMinnville resident) and Alabama native Eugene Thomas "Bill" Walker, age 75, was born October 19, 1931 and died April 7, 2007 at Shands Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, FL following a brief illness. The owner of Walker Trucking Company and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late William and Julia...
JR., Nickie Dwayne SMARTT
Apr 4, 2007
McMinnville resident and Putnam County, TN native Nickie Dwayne Smartt, Jr., age 30, was born April 26, 1976 and died suddenly April 4, 2007. A carpenter, his father's caregiver and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of Nickie Dwayne and Linda Siebers Smartt, Sr. of McMinnville, TN. In addition to his parents, he is survived by...
Glen Doran Speedy Thomison
Apr 3, 2007
Rocky River Community resident and Van Buren County, TN native Glen Doran "Speedy" Thomison, age 72, was born November 20, 1934 and died April 3, 2007 at DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of the Carrier Corporation, a United States Army Veteran and a member of the White Hill Church of Christ, he...
