Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Bettye Sue Powers
Sep 23, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Bettye Sue Powers, age 82, was born August 6, 1939 and died September 23, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired clerk from Kingwood Market and a member of the Baptist church, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Litha Delong Taylor. She was married to...
Mae Walling Davis
Sep 23, 2021
Mae Walling Davis, age 83, a Smyrna, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born July 2, 1938 and died September 23, 2021 at her residence following a brief illness. She worked in quality control for many years in a hosiery mill, was a member of Highland Heights Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late Rayburn Leroy...
Harold W. Ferrell, Jr.
Sep 22, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Harold W. Ferrell, Jr., age 59, was born December 29, 1961 and died September 22, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. A heavy equipment operator for Dirt Works and of the non-denominational Christian faith, he was the son of the late Harold W. and Barbara Steakley Ferrell, Sr. Mr. Ferrell...
Lee Earl Lorance
Sep 20, 2021
Smartt Station resident and Warren County, TN native Lee Earl Lorance, age 93, was born February 29, 1928 and died September 20, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired machinist from Standard Auto Parts, avid dirt track race car driver, and member of Upper Cumberland Racer Hall of Fame, he was the son of the late Joseph...
Teresa Lynn Stubblefield
Sep 19, 2021
Teresa Lynn Stubblefield, age 58, a McMinnville, TN resident and Ft. Campbell, KY native, was born August 25, 1963 and died September 19, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a longtime medical office manager and a former employee of Jarden, a member of Westwood Church of Christ, and the daughter of the...
Sunny Grace Guthrie
Sep 17, 2021
Sunny Grace Guthrie, the infant daughter of Alex and Bethany Guthrie, was born June 5, 2021 and died September 17, 2021 at Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Sunny was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Barry Crouch and Barry Guthrie. In addition to her parents, she is survived by four sisters, Layla Barrie Guthrie, Lennon Jane Guthrie, Lollie...
Donnie Ray Crowe
Sep 17, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Donnie Ray Crowe, age 71, was born January 26, 1950 and died September 17, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following a brief illness. A custodian with the Warren County School System and a member of Faith Missionary Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Ernest...
Forrest Eugene Milstead
Sep 16, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native Forrest Eugene Milstead, age 76, was born February 3, 1945 and died September 16, 2021 at St. Thomas Highlands Hospital in Sparta, TN following an extended illness. United States Army veteran, self-employed nurseryman, and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Charlie and Gertie Roberts Milstead. In...
Martha Ellen Bell Lefevers
Sep 15, 2021
Springfield, TN resident and Warren County native Martha Ellen Bell Lefevers, age 84, was born February 16, 1937 and died September 15, 2021 at her residence following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Elbert and Wilthan Parker Bell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Donna Dunlap McBride
Sep 14, 2021
Sparta, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Donna Dunlap McBride, age 78, was born July 24, 1943 and died September 14, 2021 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. A retired inspector from Wagner, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Wilma Hillis Dunlap. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Janet Rae Murray Chisam
Sep 14, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Big Auger, West Virginia native Janet Rae Murray Chisam, age 86, was born August 11, 1935 and died September 14, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired factory worker from DeZurik and a member of the Baptist church, she was the daughter of the late John and Marie Rose. She was married to...
Beulah Margaret Powers
Sep 14, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Beulah Margaret Powers, age 92, was born March 12, 1929 and died September 14, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired machine operator from Formfit Rogers and a member of the Baptist church, she was the daughter of the late Ruben Leonard and Annie Bell Ray Wright. She was...
"Ms. Sallie" Smith
Sep 13, 2021
Sallie Jane Smith, age 74, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born February 18, 1947, and passed away peacefully at her residence, surrounded by her family, on September 13, 2021 following an extended illness. Mrs. Smith graduated from Bernard High School in 1965. She was a retired food service employee with the Warren County High School...
James Thomas Cox, Jr.
Sep 12, 2021
Manchester, TN resident and Sanford, FL native James Thomas Cox, Jr., age 53, was born August 24, 1968 and died September 12, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. A United States Air Force veteran, computer programmer with Yates Services, and a member of Manchester Church of God, he was the son of Joanna...
Lewis Travis George
Sep 11, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Lewis Travis George, age 67, was born August 14, 1954 and died September 11, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a sudden illness. Retired Chief Petty Officer from the United States Navy and a member of the Baptist church, he was the son of the late James Willard...
Roger Eugene Vaughn
Sep 10, 2021
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Roger Eugene Vaughn, age 58, was born July 2, 1963 and died September 10, 2021 following an extended illness. A retired employee of Burroughs-Ross-Colville Company, member of Collins River Volunteer Fire Department and member of Victory Freewill Baptist Church, he was the son of the the late Thomas Vaughn and the late Phyllis A....
Hazel Mai Holt Green
Sep 10, 2021
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Hazel Mai Holt Green, age 77, was born May 15, 1944 and died September 10, 2021 following an extended illness at her residence surrounded by her loving family. A retired seamstress from Hon Industries and a member of Grange Hall Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late James Willard...
Mary Jean Cantrell
Sep 10, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and life-long resident of Warren County, Mary Jean Simmons Cantrell, was born on July 17, 1928 and passed away at her home from an extended illness on September 10, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Lee and Carol Patterson Simmons, and her husband, J. W. Cantrell. Mrs. Cantrell was a member of the...
David "Mark" Holland
Sep 9, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native David “Mark” Holland, age 59, was born February 10, 1962 and died September 9, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following a brief illness. A self-employed nurseryman, he was the son of the late Dorsey Eugene and Myrtle Morton Holland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Shanna Dawn Mathias
Sep 9, 2021
Smithville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Shanna Dawn Mathias, age 49, was born January 27, 1972 and died September 9, 2021 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of Jerry Don and Sharon Jean Cooper Campbell of McMinnville, TN. She was...
