Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Frederick Douglass Ramsey
Sep 5, 2021
Frederick Douglass Ramsey, age 71, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born September 23, 1949 and died September 5, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park following an extended illness. He was the youngest of five boys born to the late Ed Wiley and Annie Mae Stokes Ramsey in McMinnville, TN. He was educated in McMinnville Public...
Reba Jean Fitzgerald Godwin
Sep 4, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native Reba Jean Fitzgerald Godwin, age 94, was born May 9, 1927 and died September 4, 2021 at Willow Branch following a brief illness. A homemaker and Nana to everyone, she was the daughter of the late Archie Hall and Maude Alice Dodson Fitzgerald. She was married to M. H. "Bud" Godwin on...
Betty Jean Butcher
Sep 4, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Betty Jean Butcher, age 77, was born April 16, 1944 and died September 4, 2021 at NHC Healthcare following a brief illness. A seamstress for Finley Auto Seat Mfg., she was the daughter of the late John Wayne and Eva Jean Christian Ware. She was married to Jess Willard Butcher on November...
Maggie Roberta Gilbert Parmley
Sep 2, 2021
Maggie Roberta Gilbert Parmley, age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native was born June 12, 1936 and died September 2, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was retired from Magnatek as a motor winder technician, a member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, and the daughter of the...
Rachel Louise Wood Pickett
Aug 30, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Washington County, AL native Rachel Louise Wood Pickett, age 81, was born September 15, 1939 and died August 30, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A retired waitress from Waffle House and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Ruth Jones Wood....
Jessica Renee Pease
Aug 30, 2021
Jessica Renee Pease, age 36, a Marion County, FL resident and Warren County, TN native was born August 14, 1985 and died August 30, 2021 at West Marion Community Hospital in Ocala, FL following a sudden illness. She was an assembly line worker, and the daughter of Ralph Edward (Debbie) Pease, Jr. of Ocala, FL and Rebecca (Robert) Wilson Craig...
Mazzle Florene Green
Aug 30, 2021
Mazzle Florene Jones Green, age 96, a Murfreesboro, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born April 27, 1925 and died August 30, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. She was retired from the State of Tennessee and the WCHS Food Service Department, a member of Westwood Church of Christ, and the daughter of...
Clarence Stanley Fults
Aug 29, 2021
Rock Island, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Clarence Stanley Fults, age 75, was born March 28, 1946 and died August 29, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired foundry department employee from Powermatic, he was the son of the late Ruben and Velma Irene King Fults. He was married to Carolyn Sue Fisher of Rock...
Hester Myers Young
Aug 29, 2021
Hester Myers Young, age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native was born August 22, 1936 and died August 29, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford following a sudden illness. She was a self-employed, a member of the Non-denominational faith, and the daughter of the late Luther and Deamie Fults Myers. In addition to her parents, she...
Mary Helen Henson Cherry
Aug 21, 2021
Mary Helen Henson Cherry, age 90, a McMinnville, TN resident and Detroit, MI native was born January 13, 1931 and died August 21, 2021 at her residence following a brief illness. She was a retired assembly worker at Oster Corporation, a member of the Smartt Assembly of God, and the daughter of the late Joseph and Amy Ruby Watson Henson....
Marilyn Joyce Byars
Aug 20, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Lake County, IN native Marilyn Joyce Byars, age 72, was born July 6, 1949 and died August 20, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Helen Marie Carrel Gilmore. She was married to Carl Edward Byars who preceded her in death in 1976. In...
Royce Dean Thompson
Aug 19, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Elwood, Indiana native Royce Dean Thompson, age 70, was born March 3, 1951 and went to be with Jesus on August 19, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN following a brief illness. A retired groundskeeper at Forest Nursery and a member of Freewill Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Darrell and Delores...
Hubert Lee Phifer
Aug 19, 2021
Sparta, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Hubert Lee Phifer, age 84, was born May 31, 1937 and died August 19, 2021 at Cedar Hills Senior Living in Cookeville, TN. Veteran of the United States Air Force, retired manager from Textron Inc., and a member of St. Andrews Catholic Church, he was the son of the late Johnnie...
Faye Roberts
Aug 18, 2021
Faye Roberts, age 64, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born May 10, 1957 and died August 18, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. She was a CNA with NHC Healthcare, a member of the Non-Denominational faith, and the daughter of the late Jessie Dreadmon and Annie Betty Bouldin Roberts. In...
Charlotte Reed Reno
Aug 17, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and McMinn County, TN native Charlotte Reed Reno, age 80, was born September 5, 1940 and died August 17, 2021 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A retired employee of Findlay Industries and a member of the Baptist church, she was the daughter of the late Robert Nile and Katherine Louise...
Brandon Wayne Hillis
Aug 16, 2021
Brandon Wayne Hillis, age 34, a Rock Island, TN resident and Rutherford County, TN native was born January 26, 1987 and died August 16, 2021 following an extended illness. He was a partner with his family-owned business, Hillis Hwy. 30 Market, a member of Pleasant Cove Church of Christ, and the son of Gary and Lisa Hillis of Rock Island,...
Lynette Elieen Cherry
Aug 15, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Baltimore, Maryland native Lynette Elieen Cherry, age 33, was born February 2, 1988 and died August 15, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A deli associate at Walmart and a member of Campaign Church of God of Prophecy, she was the daughter Gary Cherry of McMinnville, TN and the late Deborah...
Hugh Wayne Stubblefield
Aug 15, 2021
Hugh Wayne Stubblefield, age 73, a Kissimmee, FL resident and Warren County, TN native was born April 13, 1948 and died August 15, 2021 at Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee, FL following a brief illness. He was retired from Kroger Management Master Corporation, a retired preacher/missionary with the Church of Christ, and the son of the late Hugh L....
Jenny Cline
Aug 15, 2021
Rock Island, TN resident and Titusville, FL native Jenny Cline, age 56, was born May 16, 1965 and died August 15, 2021 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A secretary at Middle TN Natural Gas, she was the daughter of Del Cremeans of Rock Island, TN and the late Alonzo Willard Cremeans. In addition...
Brown Underhill
Aug 15, 2021
Brown Underhill, age 87, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native was born June 7, 1934 and died August 15, 2021 at NHC McMinnville following an extended illness. He was the owner of McMinnville Moving and Storage, a member of First Baptist Church where he served as deacon, and the son of the late James L. and Sarah...
