Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Murl Brents George, Jr.
May 7, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Louisville, KY native Murl Brents George, Jr., age 74, was born November 18, 1947 and died May 7, 2022 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A retired supervisor from A.O. Smith and a member of Northside Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Murl Brents and Virginia Ruth...
Frankie N. Terry
May 4, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native Frankie N. Terry, age 88, was born April 30, 1934 and died May 4, 2022 at The Webb House in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and retired sales associate from Bealls Department Store, she was the daughter of the late Frank Arnold and Lizzie Mae Blanks Neal. In addition to...
James Ray Bennett
May 4, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Jackson County, TN native James Ray Bennett, age 82, was born November 13, 1939 and died May 4, 2022 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A TN Army National Guard veteran, retired concrete finisher and custodian and member of Central Church of Christ, he was the son of the late...
Carl Glen Bouldin
May 2, 2022
Lifelong resident of Warren County, TN, Carl Glen Bouldin, age 83, was born May 21, 1938 and died May 2, 2022 at his residence in Viola, TN. A farmer, former mayor of Viola from 2013 - 2016 and member of the Baptist church, he was the son of the late Everett and Cleo Kell Bouldin. Mr. Bouldin was named one...
Earl Wayne Davis
Apr 28, 2022
Mr. Earl Wayne Davis, age 81 of Quebeck, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday evening, April 28, 2022 at his residence. Mr. Davis was born August 30, 1940 to the late Cos Hobert & Geneva Freels Davis. He was a longtime member and Deacon at Hickory Valley Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his...
Jeweldene Muncey
Apr 27, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Jeweldene Muncey, age 88, was born February 2, 1934 and died April 27, 2022 at her daughters residence in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A caregiver for Suncrest Home Health and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late James Timothy and Annette Russell...
Bobby Smoot Webb
Apr 26, 2022
Lifelong resident of Morrison, TN and Warren County, TN native Bobby Smoot Webb, age 87, was born September 23, 1934 and died April 26, 2022 at NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following a sudden illness. A veteran of the United States Marine Corps and Korean War, retired truck driver and member of Trousdale Church of Christ, he was the son of...
Norma Fay Wood
Apr 25, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Norma Fay Wood, age 92, was born March 31, 1930 and died April 25, 2022 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of Rock Island State Park and member of Blues Hill Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John...
Kenneth Louis Kuhn
Apr 24, 2022
Kenneth Louis Kuhn, age 68, passed from this life on the morning of Sunday, April 24, 2022 from an extended illness at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN. He was a Rock Island, TN resident, Christian and a member of Friendship the Baptist Church. He spent his young adult life as a working musician, performing most notably as a member of...
Margle Otis Ward, Jr.
Apr 24, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Margle Otis Ward, Jr., age 63, was born February 24, 1959 and died April 24, 2022 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A self-employed business owner and member of Gath Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Margle Otis and Ruth Avilee Argo...
Donald Calvin Terry
Apr 21, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Dekalb County, TN native Donald Calvin Terry, age 89, was born January 12,1933 and died April 21,2022 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN following a brief illness. Mr. Terry was a United States Navy Korea era veteran and graduate of Tennessee Tech University. He was a retired engineer with Oster Corporation, former co-owner of Tri-Tech Molding...
Bobby Allen
Apr 20, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native, Bobby Allen, age 90, was born December 31, 1931 and died April 20, 2022 at his residence in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A retired master sergeant from the United States Air Force, veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, retired production supervisor from the Carrier Corp and of the Church...
William Larry O'Kain
Apr 19, 2022
Beloved McMinnville resident William Larry O’Kain peacefully passed away in his sleep April 19, 2022 at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tennessee following a brief illness. Born September 9, 1938 to Bill and Lillian (Harvey) O’Kain in Cumberland Furnace, a rural community in northern Dickson County, Tennessee. On his tenth birthday he received a Gene Autry guitar, which inspired...
Thomas Ray Peach
Apr 16, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Hammond, IN native Thomas Ray Peach, age 61, was born June 6, 1960 and died April 16, 2022 at his residence following an extended illness. A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, employee of Dow Chemicals and a member of Spirit of Life and Hope Church, he was the son of Carol McCormack of McMinnville,...
Wayne Oliver Simerly
Apr 14, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Blount County, TN native Wayne Oliver Simerly, age 79, was born March 30, 1943 and died April 14, 2022 unexpectedly at his residence. A TN Army National Guard veteran, retired machinist from DeZurik and of the Baptist faith, he was the son of the late Jerry Lloyd and Sylvia Brown Simerly. He was married to Eleanor...
Charlie Turner
Apr 12, 2022
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Charlie Turner, age 86, was born November 14, 1935 and died April 12, 2022 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired Senior Master Sergeant with the United States Air Force, veteran of Vietnam, retired employee of Carrier Corp. and member of East End Church of Christ, he was the son of the...
Christine Nellie Caldwell
Apr 12, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Christine Nellie Caldwell, age 74, was born April 13, 1947 and died April 12, 2022 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired home health nurse at Sewanee Hospital, she was the daughter of the late Clay and Alice Layne McDaniel. She was married to Lee Franklin Caldwell who preceded her...
Harry Martin "Bubba" Paul
Apr 8, 2022
Morrison, TN resident and Rutherford County, TN native Harry Martin “Bubba” Paul, age 78, was born January 13, 1944 and died April 8, 2022 at Woodbury Health and Rehab in Woodbury, TN following an extended illness. A retired self-employed dairy farmer and member of Ivy Bluff Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Boyd and Sarah Arnold...
Virginia Vanatta
Apr 8, 2022
A Warren County native and resident Ruth Vanatta died April 8 at her home following an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Everett Greene and Ellan Cantrell Greene Gibbs; her sons, Garey Vanatta and Randall Vanatta; grandchildren, Jacob Vanatta and Nicole Vanatta and brothers, Lee Greene and James Lloyd Greene. She is survived by son, Dwayne...
Ann Milstead
Apr 8, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native Ann Milstead, age 75, was born October 15, 1946 and died April 8, 2022 at her residence following an extended illness. A cafeteria worker at Warren County High School and member of Smyrna Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Foster Dillard and Edna Lee Powell Taylor. In addition to...
