Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Freddie Lee Lawson
Aug 14, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Freddie Lee Lawson, age 72, was born May 30, 1949 and died August 14, 2021 at his residence following a short illness. A retired welder, he was the son of the late Fred “Pappy” and Geneva Cutts Lawson. He was married to Marlena Ranae Bresee of McMinnville, TN. In addition to his...
Richard Lane Pedigo
Aug 14, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Detroit, MI native Richard Lane Pedigo, age 70, was born November 24, 1950 and died August 14, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following a sudden illness. A veteran of the United States Air Force, refrigerator technician with Rich Products and a member of Central Church of Christ, he was the son...
Sara Frances Moore Evans
Aug 10, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Sara Frances Moore Evans, age 89, was born April 30, 1932 and died August 10, 2021 at Viviant Healthcare of Murfreesboro following an extended illness. Owner of Colonial Transportation and member of Cornerstone Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late H.E. “Jack” and Lila Mai Greer Moore. She was married...
Brent Edward Boyd
Aug 9, 2021
Rocky River Community resident and Rutherford County, TN native Brent Edward Boyd, age 43, was born January 26, 1978 and died August 9, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A former millworker with Cumberland Lumber Company and a member of the Baptist church, he was the son of Steve and Shirley Ann...
Brian Craig Nowlin
Aug 7, 2021
Brian Nowlin, age 52, a Murfreesboro, TN resident and McMinnville, TN native was born on February 6, 1969 and passed August 7, 2021 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. He was a supervisor at Nissan Smyrna TN. Brian was a strong family man who was admired by many and a leader in the community....
Teresa Lynn Martin Thompson
Aug 6, 2021
Teresa Lynn Martin Thompson, age 64, a McMinnville, TN resident and Dayton, Ohio native was born August 24, 1956 and died August 6, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a housekeeper with NHC in McMinnville, a member of the Baptist faith, and the daughter of the late Basil Henry and Nancy Mary Evans Martin. In addition...
Billy Jack Barnes
Aug 2, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Billy Jack Barnes, age 78, was born November 27, 1942 and died August 2, 2021 at Willow Branch Health and Rehabilitation in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. The retired owner and operator of Carpet Beauty Cleaning Service for over 40 years and a member of Mt. Hope the Baptist Church of...
Mark Dewayne Alley
Aug 1, 2021
Mark Dewayne Alley, age 61, a Walling, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born January 4, 1960 and died August 1, 2021 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. He was a service truck driver, a member of the Church of Christ, and the son of Lena Sue Cox Perryman and the late Marshall Paul Alley....
James Dewey Daniel
Jul 31, 2021
James Dewey Daniel, age 78, of Antioch, TN passed away from a lingering illness on July 31, 2021. His parents were James Wade and Maude Emma Daniel of Lynchburg and Nashville. His grandparents were JT “Jim” Daniel and Kathryn Setliff Daniel of Lynchburg, TN. Maternal grandparents were Miles J. Webb and Bessie Webb of Lamar, Arkansas. He is survived by...
Betsy Sue Smoot Laxson
Jul 30, 2021
Mrs. Betsy Sue Smoot Laxson of Morrison was born in Jacksboro on her grandmother’s back porch March 9, 1930 to James “Jim” Norton Sr. and Hersie Mamie Bottoms Smoot. She went home to her Lord July 30, 2021. Preceding her in death besides her parents was her husband of 64 years, John Ardle Laxson, who passed in 2017. Two brothers...
Mabel Goshener Sherrill
Jul 29, 2021
McMinnville resident Mabel Goshener Sherrill, 87, passed away July 29, 2021 at Legacy Health and Rehab after a short illness. She was born Sept. 1, 1933 in Augusta, Maine, the youngest of nine children born to Perley Authur and Algie Etter Lewis Cunningham. She was a retired employee with the Warren County Teacher Center and a member of McMinnville Church...
Linda Diane DeBoe
Jul 27, 2021
Linda Diane DeBoe, age 71, a Murfreesboro, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born March 3, 1950 and died July 27, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, attended Fellowship United Methodist Church of Murfreesboro, TN, and the daughter of the late Otis and Lena Belle Vickers Pack. In addition to...
Matthew Wayne Arnold
Jul 26, 2021
Smithville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Matthew Wayne Arnold, age 16, was born December 26, 2004 and died suddenly July 27, 2021 in Indianapolis, IN. A student at Quebeck Christian Education and a member of Quebeck Baptist Church, he was the son of Matthew Arnold of Indianapolis, IN and Susan McBride of McMinnville, TN. In addition to his...
Sandra Lynn Cox Rogers
Jul 22, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Lincoln County, TN native Sandra Lynn Cox Rogers, age 67, was born November 14, 1953 and died July 22, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness. Retired from New Day Christian Distributors and a member of Fountain Grove United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late James and Hilda Reavis Cox. She was...
Jimmy Larry Walker
Jul 21, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Jimmy Larry Walker, age 78, was born December 28, 1942 and died July 21, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a short illness. A Christian, member of Ezel Lodge No. 381 in Morrison, TN, and retired co-owner of Walkers Dairy Supply, he was the son of the late...
Mary Jeanette Deason
Jul 21, 2021
Mary Jeanette Cloyd Deason, age 73, a McMinnville, TN resident and White County, TN native was born November 30, 1947 and died July 21, 2021 at NHC of McMinnville following an extended illness. She was a retired employee with Genlyte Thomas Group in Sparta, TN, and a member of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by mother and...
John Paul Blanks
Jul 20, 2021
John Paul Blanks, age 87, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born March 25, 1934 and died July 20, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a brief illness. He was the son of the late James C. and Pearl Gaither Blanks. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by wife,...
Gladys Boyce Martin
Jul 20, 2021
Gladys Boyce Martin, age 67, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born January 24, 1954 and died July 20, 2021 following a lingering illness. She was the daughter of the late William Boyd Seals and Gladys Iona Haley Seals Patton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband and the love of...
John Curtis Broughton
Jul 19, 2021
Morrison, TN resident and Mesa, Arizona native John Curtis Broughton, age 73, was born November 22, 1947 and died July 19, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following a short illness. A United States Army veteran of Vietnam, retired heavy equipment operator for Posen Construction Company in Utica, Michigan, and a member of the Church of...
Bobby Jack Starkey, Sr.
Jul 18, 2021
Bobby Jack Starkey, Sr. age 82, a Nashville TN resident and Warren County native was born on February 21, 1939 and passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021, at Alive Hospice in Nashville after an extended illness. He was the son of the late Jack Johnson Starkey and Kate Durham Starkey. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Starkey,...
