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Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Emma Jean Dunlap Klemm
Mar 25, 2024
Rock Island, TN resident and Quebeck, TN native Emma Jean Dunlap Klemm, age 97, was born January 11, 1927 and died March 25, 2024 at the Webb House Retirement Center in McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of St. Catherines Catholic Church, she was the daughter of the late James E. and Rhea Haltiman Dunlap. She was...
James Edwin Tittsworth
Mar 25, 2024
Warren County, TN resident and native James Edwin Tittsworth, age 84, was born August 27, 1939 and passed away March 25, 2024 at his residence. A retired bus driver and member of Smyrna Church of Christ, he was the son of the late William Fredrick and Paralee Morgan Tittsworth. He was married November 21, 1958 to Dorothy Lee Scott Tittsworth...
Deborah Gisele Stephens
Mar 21, 2024
McMinnville resident and Menifee County, KY native Deborah Gisele Stephens, age 66, was born September 7, 1957 and died March 21, 2024 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville following a brief illness. A retired secretary with A.O. Smith, she was the daughter of the late Harley and Treva Sons Moore. She was married to Glennwood Stephens who preceded...
Allie Edna Campbell Farless
Mar 20, 2024
Mt. Juliet, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Allie Edna Campbell Farless, age 92, was born April 20, 1931 and passed away March 20, 2024 at Alive Hospice of Nashville following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of the Assembly of God, she was the daughter of the late Hardy and Ellen Burns Campbell. She was married July...
Gretchen Jeanette Rhea
Mar 18, 2024
Gretchen Jeanette Rhea, age 70, passed on to her reward March 18, 2024. A wife of 53 years to Gene Rhea and mother to sons Ritchey, wife Camilla and Justin, wife Tera. She was the proud grandmother of KeyLe Rhea, fiancé Eli King. An avid member of Caring Hearts, simply the name describes her perfectly, Gretchen had a caring heart....
Leroy Dale Simerly
Mar 16, 2024
Quebeck, TN resident and Blount County, TN native Leroy Dale Simerly, age 82, was born July 4, 1941 and died March 16, 2024 at his home surrounded by loved ones after a two-year battle with cancer. A veteran of the United States Army with the 82nd Airborne Division, paratrooper, retired employee of Sullivan Electric in Nashville, TN and member of...
Debbie Jan Barrow
Mar 16, 2024
Debbie Barrow, who passed away peacefully on March 16, 2024, at the age of 69, was a beacon of joy and compassion to all who knew her. Born on April 5, 1954, her life was a testament to kindness and grace, leaving an enduring impact on those fortunate enough to have known her. Debbie is survived by her devoted husband,...
Cynthia Dawn Smith
Mar 16, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native Cynthia Dawn Smith, age 55, was born June 7, 1968 and died March 16, 2024 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. An employee of St. Thomas River Park Hospital and member of Bonner Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Carolyn Whitlock of McMinnville and the late Waymon...
Randal Wayne Smith
Mar 15, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native Randal Wayne Smith, age 56, was born February 24, 1968 and died suddenly March 15, 2024 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. An employee of Yorozu and member of First Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Paul Harrison Smith and Betty Joyce Davenport Smith. In addition to his...
Jesse Lerendell Dorsey
Mar 13, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Ozark, AL native Jesse Lerendell Dorsey, age 52, was born October 7, 1971 and died March 13, 2024 at his residence following a sudden illness. A General Manager with Burger King, he was the son of the late Jessie Dorsey and Merita Grant Crittenden. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by grandmother,...
George Leroy Wilmoth
Mar 13, 2024
Rock Island, TN resident and Algood, TN native George Leroy Wilmoth, age 81, was born February 22, 1943 and died March 13, 2024 in St. Thomas West Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee with Calsonic, he was the son of the late Loyd Hansel Wilmoth and Odel and Lillie Bell Jackson. In addition to his parents, he was...
Terry Lynn Grissom
Mar 11, 2024
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Terry Lynn Grissom, age 71, was born July 23, 1952 and died March 11, 2024 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville following an extended illness. A retired home builder, he was the son of John Ann “Tooter” Deaton Grissom of McMinnville and the late Mason Grissom. In addition to his father, he was...
Charles Lynn Delong
Mar 9, 2024
Rock Island, TN resident Charles Lynn Delong, age 77, was born July 29, 1946 and passed away peacefully at home March 9, 2024.
A construction worker and member of Shellsford Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Richard Leon and Margie Edna Moore Delong. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Betty Simmons...
Deborah "Debo" King Dillard
Mar 7, 2024
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Deborah “Debo” King Dillard, age 61, was born October 8, 1962 and died March 7, 2024 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A member of McMinnville Church of God of Prophecy, she was the daughter of the late Ned and Geraldine Scott King, Jr. In addition to her...
Joy Carol Hillis Bouldin Wilmoth
Mar 7, 2024
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Joy Carol Hillis Bouldin Wilmoth, age 78, was born December 4, 1945 and died March 7, 2024 at Willow Branch Health and Rehabilitation in McMinnville following an extended illness. A former employee of A.O. Smith, a bus driver and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Nolin and...
Barry Craig Melton
Mar 7, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Rutherford County, TN native Barry Craig Melton, age 53, was born December 17, 1970 and died March 7, 2024 at his residence following a sudden illness.
An employee of L & M Entertainment and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Barry and Gail Melton of McMinnville. He was an avid outdoorsman....
Jerry Barrett McGee
Mar 6, 2024
Citronelle, AL resident and Warren County, TN native Jerry Barrett McGee, age 78, was born June 1, 1945 and died March 6, 2024.
A retired nurseryman, he was the son of the late Lowell and Delma Hale McGee. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sister, Barbara Corun.
Mr. McGee was married on July 10, 2004...
Dr. Jimmy Ellis Jenkins
Mar 6, 2024
Woodburn, KY resident, born in Lebanon, TN and raised in Red Boiling Springs, TN, Dr. Jimmy Ellis Jenkins, age 73, was born October 8, 1950 and died March 6, 2024 at his residence following an extended illness. Dr. Jenkins graduated from Red Boiling Springs High School in 1968. He decided to pursue the field of medicine and graduated from the...
Melissa Melson
Mar 5, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native Melissa Melson, age 38, was born May 16, 1985 and died March 5, 2024 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN following a sudden illness. A waitress at LaCazona, she was the daughter of Jennifer Manus of McMinnville and the late Jimmy D. Evans. In addition to her father, she was preceded in...
Charlotte Elaine Howard
Mar 4, 2024
McMinnville, TN resident and Miami, FL native Charlotte Elaine Howard, age 76, was born August 20, 1947 and died March 4, 2024 in Quality Center for Rehabilitation and Healing following an extended illness.
A member of Centertown United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Charles Lewis McCracken and Nyla Elzona Collier Cooper. In addition to her parents,...
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