Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Ova Mae GRAVES
May 11, 2006
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Ova Mae Graves, age 61, was born August 11, 1944 and died suddenly May 11, 2006 at River Park Hospital. A homemaker, she was the daughter of Anna White Grissom of McMinnville and the late Clifton Kelso Grissom. She was married to Elburn Walter Graves, Jr. In addition to her mother, she...
JR., Elburn Walter GRAVES
May 11, 2006
McMinnville resident and Bedford County, TN native Elburn Walter Graves, Jr., age 61, was born August 13, 1944 and died suddenly May 11, 2006 at River Park Hospital. A retired accountant with Ben Lomand Telephone Cooperative, he was the son of the late Elburn Walter and Doris Coleman Graves, Sr. He was married to Ova Mae Grissom Graves. He is...
Madeline Pearl WHITE
May 8, 2006
Ms. Madeline Pearl White, the daughter of Jennifer Burton Lemons of Viola, TN and James Newton White of McMinnville, TN, was stillborn May 8, 2006 at Southern Tennessee Medical Center in Winchester, TN. In addition to her mother and father, she is survived by her maternal grandmother, Marilyn Lundmark of Leonard, MN; maternal step-grandfather, Cheyenne Myers of Viola, TN; paternal...
Zelma Gladys SIMMONS
May 8, 2006
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Zelma Gladys Simmons, age 72, was born October 16, 1933 and died May 8, 2006 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired employee of Magnetek and a member of the Blue Springs Cove Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Irene McGee Barnes of McMinnville and the late Alton Barnes. ...
Havern Chad NUNLEY
May 7, 2006
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Havern Chad Nunley, age 27, was born January 6, 1979 and died suddenly May 7, 2006 at River Park Hospital. An accomplished carpenter with Lawson Mill Construction and long time employee of the Oak Tree, he learned his trade from his grandfather, Havern Wheeler, along with his brothers and mother. He was the son...
Buford Wilson WEBSTER
May 7, 2006
McMinnville resident and Madison County, Alabama native Buford Wilson Webster, age 82, was born September 28, 1923 and died May 7, 2006 at the Tennessee State Veterans' Home in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. The retired owner of McMinnville Radiator Shop, a veteran of the United States Navy serving during WWII, and a member of the Baptist Church, he...
Sallie Alda Rogers COX
May 6, 2006
Daleville, Indiana resident Sallie Alda Rogers Cox, age 95, was born February 18, 1911 and died May 6, 2006 at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana. A homemaker and a member of the Daleville Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Charlie D. and Nancy Scott Rogers. She was married to Edison O. Cox who preceded her...
SR., Robert Stanley SLATTON
May 5, 2006
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Robert Stanley Slatton, Sr., age 63, was born August 4, 1942 and died May 5, 2006 at Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A tester at A.O. Smith, a veteran of the United States Army, and a member of the First Church of Jesus Christ...
Dimple WILSON
May 3, 2006
McMinnville resident and Dekalb County, TN native Dimple Wilson, age 81, was born September 16, 1924 and died May 3, 2006 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired employee of Genesco and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Zora Denton Golden. She was married to Milburn Leondas Wilson...
Robert R. THATCH
May 2, 2006
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Robert R. Thatch, age 80, was born August 11, 1925 and died May 2, 2006 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A retired insurance salesman with Western and Southern Life Insurance Company in Anderson, IN, the retired owner of Bob and Sue's Market, and a member of Way Of The...
Morgan Cecil HAYES
May 1, 2006
McMinnville resident and Jackson, Alabama native Morgan Cecil Hayes, age 71, was born January 14, 1935 and died May 1, 2006 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired employee of Carrier and a member of the Church of Christ, he served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was the son of ...
Archie Cleveland SMARTT
May 1, 2006
Northcutt Cove Community resident and Warren County native Archie Cleveland Smartt, age 59, was born January 15, 1947 and died May 1, 2006 at his residence following a short illness. A nursery worker and a member of the Philadelphia Baptist Church, he was the son of the late George Sidney and Cora Geneva Slaughter Smartt. He was married to Joyce...
Willie Hugh BOWMAN
Apr 29, 2006
McMinnville resident and Clay County, TN native Willie "Bill" Hugh Bowman, age 86, was born August 7, 1919 and died April 29, 2006 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired factory worker at the Reese Candy Company, an accomplished musician, and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Benton and...
Herbert Hamilton BROWN
Apr 26, 2006
McMinnville resident and Stamford, Connecticut native Herbert Hamilton Brown, age 85, was born October 2, 1920 and died April 26, 2006 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a thirteen day illness. A retired owner of a bicycle sales and service business and a Quaker, he was the son of the late Edwin Palmer and Alice Jane Peckham Brown. ...
Louise Moffitt HALE
Apr 26, 2006
McMinnville resident Louise Moffitt Hale, age 87, was born April 1, 1919 and died April 26, 2006 at her residence following a sudden illness. A retired nurse with Dr. Wallace Bigbee and a member of the Mt. View Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late William Foster and Rebecca Parrett Groves Moffitt. She was married to Edgar...
III, Frank Richardson CLARK
Apr 26, 2006
McMinnville resident and Davidson County, TN native Frank Richardson Clark, III, age 65, was born April 1, 1941 and died April 26, 2006 at his residence following a sudden illness. A retired nursery sales representative and retired Vice-President of sales for Rockford Textiles, he served his country in the United States Air Force. He was the son of the late...
Clercy Sue THATCH
Apr 23, 2006
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Clercy "Sue" Thatch, age 75, was born January 23, 1931 and died April 23, 2006 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. The owner and operator of Bob and Sue's Market and a member of the Way Of The Cross Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Luther and...
James Joseph WOMACK
Apr 22, 2006
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native James Joseph Womack, age 84, was born November 1, 1921 and died April 22, 2006 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired supervisor at Rockford Textile Mills, a farmer, and a member of the Westwood Church of Christ, he served his country in the United States Army during World War II. ...
George GEER
Apr 21, 2006
Spencer, TN resident and White County, TN native George Lee Geer, age 83, was born January 21, 1923 and died April 21, 2006 at the V.A. Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A retired pipe fitter and a member of the First Community Church of Sparta, he was the son of the late George Elridge and Amanda Randolph...
Ann Elizabeth GARMON
Apr 20, 2006
McMinnville resident and Putnam County, TN native Ann Elizabeth Garmon, age 70, was born June 18, 1935 and died April 20, 2006 at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio following a one month illness. The retired manager of the McMinnville Country Club and a member of the First United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Bessie...
