Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Pat Duke Garner
Sep 13, 2022
Franklin County, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native, Pat Duke Garner, age 70, was born February 20, 1952 and died September 13, 2022 following an extended illness. She was retired from Cubic Transportation in Tullahoma, TN and was of the Baptist faith. She was the daughter of the late Howard and Jean Smith Duke. In addition to her parents,...
Michael Fuston Foutch
Sep 12, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, Michael Fuston Foutch, age 68, was born December 12, 1953 and died September 12, 2022 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired carpet installer, he was the son of the late Wiley Foutch and Jewelldean Foutch Alligood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Quimbe...
Betty Lou King
Sep 12, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Betty Lou King, age 64, was born March 8, 1958 and died September 12, 2022 at her residence following an extended illness. A self-employed house cleaner and member of Long Mountain Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Inez Bouldin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Sally Evelyn Argo
Sep 11, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Sally Evelyn Argo, age 87, was born October 24, 1934 and died September 11, 2022 following an extended illness. A retired beautician of 45 years from Evelyn’s Beauty Shop, member of First Baptist Church and longtime member of the First Baptist Church Choir, she was the daughter of the late Elbert...
Sandra Kay McBride
Sep 10, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Sandra Kay McBride, age 75, was born January 6, 1947 and died September 10, 2022 at her residence following a sudden illness. A Retired Machine Operator for Pine Hill Plastics, she was the daughter of Walter Thomas and Mary Ethel Christian Brady. She was married to Clyde Ed McBride who preceded her...
Ethelene G. "Tiny" Durham
Sep 9, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Valley Head, WV native Ethelene G. “Tiny” Durham, age 97, was born June 11, 1925 and died September 9, 2022 suddenly at NHC Healthcare of McMinnville. A retired clerk from Walmart and a member of Bonner Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Massie and May Lindsay of Valley Head, WV. She was...
Jeri Hillis
Sep 9, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Jeri Hillis, age 80, was born September 7, 1942 and died September 9, 2022 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A retired Secretary for Hillis Nursery and member of First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Willie Benton Green McBride. She...
Johnny William Gibbs
Sep 9, 2022
Johnny W. Gibbs was born April 25, 1945 and passed from this life on September 9, 2022 at Cookeville Regional Hospital from a sudden illness. He was retired from Central Oil Company and the United States Army. He was a member of the Jericho Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by parents, Austin and Laura Mae Gibbs and...
Martha Lou Holt
Sep 8, 2022
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Martha Lou Holt, age 87, was born March 2, 1935 and died September 8, 2022 at her residence following an extended illness. Retired from receiving at Carrier Corporation and a member of Grange Hall Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Bryan and Demma Roberts Bouldin. She was married...
Linda Gayle Hillis
Sep 7, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, Linda Gayle Hillis, age 64, was born July 26, 1958 and died September 7, 2022 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following a short illness. The retired Director of Finance for Warren County, TN and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Myra Lytle...
Shirley Jane Starkey
Sep 5, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, Shirley Jane Starkey, age 81, was born January 17, 1941 and died September 5, 2022 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired office manager from Allstate Insurance and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy, she was the daughter of the late Herman B. and Minnie Wood Black....
Betty Sue Grove
Sep 5, 2022
McMinnville resident Betty Sue Grove, 91, was born September 10, 1930, and passed away September 5, 2022, at St.Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN, following a brief illness. Betty was the daughter of Tom and Lena Thurman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, J. W, their infant daughter, Jennifer Carol, and brother Harold...
Gail Melton
Sep 3, 2022
Sparta, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Gail Melton, age 53, was born August 20, 1969 and died September 3, 2022 at Legacy Health & Rehab in Manchester, TN following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late George E. and Nana Lou Johnson Melton, Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Kenneth King
Sep 2, 2022
Rock Island, TN resident and Gruetli-Laager, TN native, Kenneth King, age 70, was born June 18, 1952 and died September 2, 2022 suddenly at his residence.
A United States Navy veteran of Vietnam, he was self-employed and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ at Leesburg. Mr. King was the son of the late Virgil Lee and Mary...
Samuel Keith Kuykendall
Sep 2, 2022
Samuel Keith Kuykendall of McMinnville, TN, age 86, passed away suddenly at home on September 2, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Charlotte Kuykendall. He is survived by wife Patsy Ann Sims Kuykendall, brother James (Janet) Kuykendall of Cookeville, son Mark (Libby) Kuykendall of McMinnville, grandchildren Noah, Allie Shaye, Heath, and Eli Kuykendall all of...
Michael Anthony Reagan
Sep 1, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Fentress County, TN native Michael Anthony Reagan, age 71, was born May 25, 1951 and died September 1, 2022 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Reagan was a tree doctor and the son of the late Proctor and Opal King Reagan. He was married to Linda Gean Cravens Reagan. In addition...
Paul McCaleb
Sep 1, 2022
Cookeville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Paul McCaleb, age 88, was born June 5, 1934 and died suddenly on September 1, 2022 at his residence.
A United States Marine Corps veteran of Korea, an order and distribution technician for Kraft Foods and a member of Algood Assembly of God, he was the son of the late Petway...
Yalta Jane Gay Dunlap
Aug 30, 2022
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, Yalta Jane Gay Dunlap, age 77, was born May 5, 1945 and died August 30, 2022 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness.
A retired secretary from the Oster Corp. and a member of Corinth Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late...
Doris Faye Jennings
Aug 29, 2022
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Doris Faye Jennings, age 80, was born July 7, 1942 and died August 29, 2022 at Life Care Center of Sparta following an extended illness.
A retired seamstress from Aquatech, she was the daughter of the late James Wesley and Georgia Mae Merriman Page. She was married to Monty Jennings...
Shirley Watley Hobbs
Aug 29, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native Shirley Watley Hobbs, age 85, was born October 3, 1936 and died August 29, 2022 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville following a brief illness.
A retired employee from Magnetek and a member of Morrison Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Lawton and Alice Robison...
