Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Leonard Edward Murray
Dec 20, 2025
McMinnville, TN resident and Detroit, MI native Leonard Edward Murray, age 80, was born May 11, 1945 and died December 20, 2025 at Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville following an extended illness.
A retired employee of Murfreesboro Police Department, bondsman with Jail Break Bail Bonds and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, Mr. Murray was the...
Berdie Lee Winton
Dec 20, 2025
Morrison, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Berdie Lee Winton, age 94, was born April 16, 1931 and died December 20, 2025 at her residence following an extended illness.
A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Lee P. and Dorothy Hobbs Smartt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Leslie Ray Cummings
Dec 17, 2025
Spencer, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Leslie Ray Cummings, age 87, was born October 15, 1938 and died December 17, 2025 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness.
He was a nurseryman and the son of the late John and Ethel Carter Cummings. He was married to Florence King Cummings on March 30, 1967...
Harry Martin Preston
Dec 12, 2025
McMinnville resident and Cannon County, TN native Harry Martin Preston, age 95, was born November 26, 1930 and died December 12, 2025 at the Webb House following a brief illness.
Mr. Preston served in the U.S. Army as a machinist specialist. After the service, he worked at Powermatic in the machine shop and was later the manager of Park Theater for...
Wilma Jean Young
Dec 11, 2025
Born to the late W.A. and Jean Gillentine Rogers on January 21, 1947, Wilma Jean Rogers Young passed from this life on December 11th, 2025.
Wilma Jean was raised in the Midway community. She and her brother Kenneth spent an idyllic childhood roaming the countryside and spending most of their time with their cousins, especially Donna Faye, Lamar, and Betty Ann....
Jenry Lewis "Sonny" Delaney
Dec 11, 2025
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jenry Lewis "Sonny" Delaney, age 72, was born February 12, 1953 and died December 11, 2025 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN following a brief illness.
A retired forklift driver/supervisor with Carrier Corp. and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Jenry Delaney, Sr. and the late Ruth...
Denise Marie Newby
Dec 11, 2025
Rock Island, TN resident and St. Louis, MO. native Denise Marie Newby, age 69, was born December 12, 1955 and died December 11, 2025 peacefully in her sleep at her residence.
A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ at Blue Springs Cove, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Doloris Pfountz.
She was married to Gary M. Newby...
Martin Holloran Young
Dec 9, 2025
Smithville, TN resident and New Orleans, LA native Martin Holloran Young, age 61, was born December 20, 1963 and died December 9, 2025 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness.
A veteran of the United States Navy, mechanic with Aamco Transmission in Lebanon, TN and a member of Jesus Name Pentecostal church, he was the son...
Vickie Arlene Hitchcock Roberts
Dec 9, 2025
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Vickie Arlene Hitchcock Roberts, age 65, was born November 3, 1960 and died December 9, 2025 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness.
A nursery worker, she was the daughter of Liston Gale and Kathleen Hitchcock. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Norma Dosha Bates
Dec 7, 2025
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Norma Dosha Bates, age 87, was born April 2, 1938 and died December 7, 2025 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness.
A retired employee of Dillard’s, former owner of Dairy Twist in McMinnville and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, Mrs. Bates was the daughter...
William Wayne Burch
Dec 6, 2025
Rock Island, TN resident and Indianapolis, IN native William Wayne Burch, age 74, was born November 9, 1951 and died December 6, 2025 at his residence following an extended illness.
A United States Army veteran and former machinist with Cumberland Lumber Company, he was the son of the late William Wayne and Janice Conaltz Burch. In addition to his parents, he...
Russell Wayne "Rusty" Montandon
Dec 5, 2025
Viola, TN resident and White County, TN native Russell Wayne "Rusty" Montandon, age 56, was born May 18, 1969 and died December 5, 2025 at Vanderbilt Tullahoma - Harton Hospital following a sudden illness.
An instrument technician with Beyond New Horizons at AEDC and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Anzena Sparkman Montandon and the...
Charlotte Jean LaLonde
Dec 5, 2025
Morrison, TN resident and Apopka, FL native Charlotte Jean LaLonde, age 62, was born April 16, 1963 and died December 5, 2025 at her residence following an extended illness.
A retired parks and recreation administrative assistant with Warren County and a member of Lighthouse Bible Church, Mrs. LaLonde was the daughter of the late Thomas Roscoe and Betty Jean Collins Owens....
Gayle M. VanHooser
Dec 5, 2025
McMinnville, TN resident and Huntsville, AL native Gayle M. VanHooser, age 91, was born July 4, 1934 and died December 5, 2025 at her residence following an extended illness.
A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Flossie M. Dowell Gilley. She was married to William Kenneth VanHooser on September 21, 1951 who preceded her in death....
Robert "Rusty" Hayes
Dec 4, 2025
Robert “Rusty” Hayes passed on December 4th, 2025 following a sudden illness. He was surrounded by his family upon his passing. Rusty was born April 19, 1962 and was the son of the late Robert Earl Hayes and Betty Jo Pennington Hayes of McMinnville, TN.
He was a former employee of Stone Man Rock Quarry, Hullett’s Tire Center of Morrison and...
Mary Etta Cantrell
Dec 4, 2025
McMinnville, TN resident and Sparta, TN native Mary Etta Cantrell, age 91, was born March 22, 1934 and died December 4, 2025 at NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness.
A homemaker and of the Baptist faith, she was the daughter of the late James and Lula Fuqua Rollins. She was married to William “Dude” Norman Cantrell, II on January...
Kendall Dewayne Pendergraph
Dec 2, 2025
McMinnville resident and Warren County native, Kendall Dewayne Pendergraph, age 68, was born March 19, 1957 and died December 2, 2025 at Ascension St. Thomas Midtown in Nashville following a sudden illness.
A Carpenter with Steve Harvey Construction, he was the son of the late Haskell and Lorene Argo Pendergraph. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Jerry Ray Bratcher
Dec 1, 2025
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Jerry Ray Bratcher age 71, was born November 25, 1954 and died December 1, 2025 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness.
A farmer and nurseryman, he attended Dibrell Cumberland Presbyterian Church and was the son of the late Paul Leston and Dorothy Marie Cantrell Bratcher. In addition to his...
James William Rowland
Nov 28, 2025
Campaign, TN resident and Warren County native James William Rowland, age 83, was born January 7, 1942 and died November 28, 2025 at his residence.
A veteran of the Tennessee Army National Guard and a retired welder and pipe fitter with Tennessee Metal Fabricating, Mr. Rowland proudly served as a former Deacon and Elder at Campaign church of Christ. He was...
Robert "Bob" Charles Sauer, Jr.
Nov 27, 2025
McMinnville resident and Syracuse, NY native Robert “Bob” Charles Sauer, Jr., age 81, was born October 8, 1944 and died November 27, 2025 at NHC McMinnville following an extended illness.
The owner of Pro-Pack, Inc. and an active member of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, he was the son of the late Robert Charles and Mary A. Miller Sauer, Sr. In addition...
