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McMinnville, TN. Obituaries

Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas

Earl Rigsby

Earl Rigsby

Feb 11, 2024

Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Earl Rigsby, age 82, was born November 18, 1941 and died February 11, 2024 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a short illness.

A retired employee of Burroughs-Ross-Colville Co., he was the son of the late Elbert and Willie Pauline Hutchins Rigsby. In addition to his parents, he...

Thomas Gregory Lance

Thomas Gregory Lance

Feb 10, 2024

McMinnville resident and Altamont, TN native Thomas Gregory Lance, age 46, was born March 16, 1977 and died February 10, 2024 at his residence following an extended illness. “The Man With The Plan” at Extended Family Care, LLC in Manchester, TN and a member of East End Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Roy Houston and...

Michael Lee Stubblefield

Michael Lee Stubblefield

Feb 9, 2024

Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Michael Lee Stubblefield, age 66, was born October 24, 1957 and died suddenly on February 9, 2024 at River Park Hospital in McMinnville.            

A retired cable splicer and a member of Morrison Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Charles Edgar and Bertie Lee Beasley Stubblefield. In addition to...

Laura Jeanne Busic

Laura Jeanne Busic

Feb 9, 2024

McMinnville, TN resident and Galax, VA native Laura Jeanne Busic, age 86, was born September 4, 1937 and died February 9, 2024 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a short illness.

A retired bookkeeper of 25 years with Central Oil Company, former employee of Warren County Furniture and of the Baptist faith, she was the daughter of the late...

Jimmy Parson

Jimmy Parson

Feb 7, 2024

Morrison, TN resident Jimmy Parson, age 68, was born August 31, 1955 and died February 7, 2024 at NHC McMinnville following an extended illness. He was the owner of The Turf Company, where he installed turf on numerous golf courses throughout the U.S., including Willowbrook Golf Course, Richland Country Club and The Governor’s Club. He was the son of the...

Nancy Elizabeth Tucker

Nancy Elizabeth Tucker

Feb 7, 2024

McMinnville resident and Berwyn, IL native Nancy Elizabeth Tucker, age 83, was born March 19, 1940 and died surrounded by her dogs on February 7, 2024 at her residence following a short illness. A homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Parish, she was the daughter of the late William and Janet Walsh O’Donnell. She was married...

Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson

Feb 6, 2024

Morrison, TN resident and Chattanooga, TN native Paul Johnson, age 81, was born July 17, 1942 and died February 6, 2024 at Shannondale of Maryville in Maryville, TN following an extended illness. A United States Navy veteran, retired press shop supervisor with Carrier for 36 years and a member of Wesley’s Chapel Methodist Church, he was the son of the...

Billy Holmes Vaughn

Billy Holmes Vaughn

Feb 5, 2024

Billy Holmes Vaughn, 37, of McMinnville, TN went home to our Lord and Savior on February 5, 2024 at home surrounded by his family and friends after an extended illness. Billy was a kind, loving Christian man who never met a stranger. He loved cars, racing and shooting his guns. Billy is survived by his loving wife, Penelope “Penny” Spurlock...

Clyde Edmond Kirby

Clyde Edmond Kirby

Feb 5, 2024

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Clyde Edmond Kirby, age 64, was born March 2, 1959 and died suddenly on February 5, 2024 at his residence. 

A retired truck driver from D. Woodlee Nursery, he was the son of the late Edmond Blocher and Rebecca Nola Woodlee Kirby. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Judy Bell Groves

Judy Bell Groves

Feb 4, 2024

Rock Island, TN resident and Rhea County, TN native Judy Bell Groves, age 81, was born May 23, 1942 and died February 4, 2024 at Ascension St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired assembly worker with A. O. Smith, she was the daughter of Gladys Stephens Marler of Dayton, TN and the late Oliver Marler. She...

Judy Ellen Mayfield

Judy Ellen Mayfield

Feb 3, 2024

Spring Hill, TN resident and Warren County native Judy Ellen Mayfield, age 81, was born December 5, 1942 and died February 3, 2024 at The Arbors at Willow Springs in Spring Hill, TN following an extended illness. A retired guidance counselor with Warren County School System and a member of Hwy. 56 N. Church of Christ, she was the daughter...

Zelda Renee Avent

Zelda Renee Avent

Feb 3, 2024

Smithville, TN resident and Dekalb County, TN native Zelda Renee Avent, age 50, was born March 27, 1973 and died suddenly February 3, 2024 at her residence. 

An employee of Federal Mogul, she was the daughter of Jeff Barnes of Manchester, TN and the late Sheron Ann Whitworth.

She was married to Chad Miles Avent of Smithville, TN on...

Roland Marshall Sharp

Roland Marshall Sharp

Feb 2, 2024

Roland Marshall Sharp, 80, of Cleveland, TN, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 2, 2024. Roland was preceded in death by his first wife, Linda Page Sharp, his parents Joseph and Mae Sharp, and his brother, Gary (Joyce) Sharp. Roland is survived by his wife, Barbara Fulbright Sharp; his three children Renae & Bruce...

Peggy Ann Akers

Peggy Ann Akers

Feb 2, 2024

Peggy Ann Akers passed away peacefully on February 2, 2024 in McMinnville, Tennessee. She was born on April 30, 1937 to the late William Stokley and Bertha Lee Holder Akers of Centertown, Tennessee. A graduate of Centertown High School, Peggy traveled extensively for many years working within the Indian Health Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service. Upon retirement...

Johnny Hullon Smartt

Johnny Hullon Smartt

Jan 31, 2024

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Johnny Hullon Smartt, age 80, was born June 6, 1943 and died January 31, 2024 at his residence following an extended illness.           

A retired truck driver for Tennessee Metal Fabricating and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Andy Smartt and Nettie Smartt.  In addition to...

Fatama Phillips Walker

Fatama Phillips Walker

Jan 30, 2024

McMinnville, TN resident and Dekalb County, TN native Fatama Phillips Walker, age 88, was born May 24, 1935 and died January 30, 2024 at her daughter’s residence following an extended illness. A retired line technician with Calsonic and member of Bethel Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Clarence T. and Edna Cook Phillips. In addition to her...

James Paul Cantrell

James Paul Cantrell

Jan 30, 2024

Warren County, TN resident and native James Paul Cantrell, age 88, was born March 1, 1935 and died peacefully in his sleep on January 30, 2024 at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness.

A United States Air Force veteran of Korea and Vietnam, veteran administration retiree and member of the Church of Christ, he was...

Patsy Cline Sanders Layne

Patsy Cline Sanders Layne

Jan 27, 2024

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Patsy Cline Sanders Layne, age 66, was born June 1, 1957 and died January 27, 2024 following an extended illness. 

A CNA with NHC Healthcare of McMinnville, she was the daughter of Jessie Sanders of McMinnville, TN and the late Franklin Sanders. In addition to her father, she was preceded in...

Paresh "Pete" Patel

Paresh "Pete" Patel

Jan 27, 2024

McMinnville resident and Bhamiya, India native Pete Patel, age 52, was born June 3, 1971 and died January 27, 2024 at Orlando Health Dr. P Phillips Hospital in Orlando, FL following an extended illness. Owner of Subway and Scottish Inns and of the Hindu faith, he was the son of Govanbhai and Madhuben Patel of India. He was married to...

Lois R. Cartwright

Lois R. Cartwright

Jan 24, 2024

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lois R. Cartwright, age 96, was born September 7, 1927 and passed this life on January 24, 2024 surrounded by her family at NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness.           

Co-founder of John L Cartwright Nursery and a member of Irving College Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Omer...

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