Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Robert Lindsey Richey
May 19, 2022
Robert "Bob" L. Richey, age 82, a McMinnville, TN resident, was born October 27, 1939 in Nashville, TN, and died May 19, 2022 peacefully at his home after an extended illness. Bob was the son of James E. and Edna Jewell Richey. After graduating from Isaac Litton High School in 1957, Bob enlisted in the Tennessee National Guard in 1962...
Betty Joyce Davenport Smith
May 18, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Betty Joyce Davenport Smith, age 85, was born August 20, 1936 and died May 18, 2022 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. She retired, after 30 years, from Rockford Textile Mill and she sat with the elderly for 25 years. She spent 20 years researching the Davenport family...
Emma Jean Ervin Poss
May 18, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Dekalb County, TN native Emma Jean Ervin Poss, age 73, was born July 11, 1948 and died May 18, 2022 at her daughter’s residence following an extended illness. A nursery worker and of the non-denominational faith, she was the daughter of the late Robert Allen and Delcie Mae Bain Ervin. She was married to Carl Poss...
Joyce Lee Craig
May 17, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Joyce Lee Craig, age 80, was born May 22, 1941 and died May 17, 2022 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Ed and Hester L. Scott Barnes. Mrs. Craig...
Jack Martin
May 16, 2022
Jack Martin, 86, of Jackson, TN, went home to be with Jesus May 16, 2022. He died peacefully with his family by his side at Brookdale Memory Care in Jackson, TN after a long illness with Alzheimer’s. Jack was born January 4, 1936, in Campaign, TN to Charles Spurgeon Martin and Mattie Belle Watson Martin. He attended High School at...
Ruby Pauline Zeller
May 15, 2022
Dayton, MD resident and McMinnville, TN native, Ruby Pauline Zeller, age 95, was born January 18, 1927 and died May 15, 2022. She was an LPN who loved the nursing profession, her friends, her family and God. She greeted everyone with, “Bless your heart and the rest of your body.” We will miss those blessings. The family and friends grieve...
David Randall Bouldin
May 15, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native David Randall Bouldin age 73, was born June 7, 1948 and died on May 15, 2022 at his residence in McMinnville, TN. A retired nursery worker and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late James Parker and Ruby Carter Bouldin. He was married to the...
Garry Howard Tubb
May 14, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, Garry Howard Tubb, age 72, was born April 13, 1950 and died May 14, 2022 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired truck driver, he was the son of the late Howard and Melba Northcutt Tubb. He was married to Debbie Smith Tubb of McMinnville,...
Carl Eugene Nunley
May 13, 2022
Liberty, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, Carl Eugene Nunley, age 65, was born October 18, 1956 and died May 13, 2022 at St. Thomas Stones River Hospital in Woodbury, TN following a sudden illness. A retired electrician from Yates Services, he was the son of the late Charles Willard and Mildred Lenora Keel Nunley. In addition to his...
Betty Catherine Helton Lance Drake
May 12, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Betty Catherine Helton Lance Drake, age 83, was born March 12, 1939 and died May 12, 2022 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired lead technician from Magnetek and member of Shellsford Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lilly Belle Nelson Helton. She was married...
Paul Lawrence Ramsey
May 9, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native, Paul Lawrence Ramsey, age 90, was born April 17, 1932 and died May 9, 2022 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A retired assembly worker from Dezurik and a member of East End Drive Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Bessie Ramsey. He was married...
Harold G. Martin
May 7, 2022
Longtime entrepreneur and businessman, Harold G. Martin passed from this life on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at St. Thomas West in Nashville following a short illness. A McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Harold was born on February 20, 1937 and lived a fulfilling 85 years. Born the youngest of 10 to the late Sam and Ella Millraney...
Pamela Lewis McMahan
May 7, 2022
Pamela Ann Lewis McMahan entered into rest suddenly May 7, 2022 while at Unity Center in Manchester, Tennessee at the age of 63. Pam was born in San Antonio, TX, the daughter of Pollye Jo Marshall and Lloyd R. Lewis, Sr. She graduated in 1977 from Highlands High School in San Antonio, TX and retained many very close childhood friendships....
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...
