Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Nancy Carolyn Prater Higginbotham
Dec 30, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Nancy Carolyn Prater Higginbotham, age 80, was born September 2, 1941 and died December 30, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired circulation clerk with the Southern Standard and a member of New Union United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Charles L....
Betty Sue Daus
Dec 30, 2021
McMinnville resident and Harold, KY native Betty Sue Daus, age 84, was born August 15, 1937 and died December 30, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of JCPenney and member of McMinnville First United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Kermit and Irene Campbell Howell. She was married March 5, 1955 to...
Bettye Sue Patton
Dec 28, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Bettye Sue Patton, age 81, was born August 5, 1940 and died December 28, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. Owner of Patton Welding Supplies and member of the Baptist church, she was the daughter of the late Bertle and Lena Mae Rutledge Miller....
Charles Warren "Chizo" Jones
Dec 27, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Charles Warren “Chizo” Jones, age 94, was born August 28, 1927 and died December 27, 2021 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville after a long life. A United States Navy veteran of World War II, a self-employed business owner, and a member of Westwood Church of Christ, he was the son of the late...
Betty Joyce Bryan
Dec 26, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Betty Joyce Bryan, age 78, was born June 13, 1943, and died December 26, 2021 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired quality control technician with Yorozu and a member of Friendship the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Robert Edward and Willie Marie Clemons...
Mary Ellen Yager
Dec 24, 2021
Nashville resident and Warren County native, Mary Ellen Yager passed away December 24, 2021 at the age of 89. Born May 18, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Edward N. and Frankie Hobson Yager. She was also preceded in death by her sisters and brothers-in-law, Jane and A.J. (Jack) Ingle, Jr. and Betty and W.S. (Bill) Lively, Jr;...
Allen John Ballard
Dec 24, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and New Port, New Hampshire native Allen John Ballard, age 71, was born October 27, 1950 and died December 24, 2021 at his residence following a one year illness. United States Army veteran, delivery driver for O’Reilly, and a member of the Baptist church, he was the son of the late Clayton and Katherine Oliver Ballard. He...
Kimberly Ann Jones
Dec 23, 2021
Kimberly Ann Jones, age 61, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born December 8, 1960 and died December 23, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following an extended illness. Kimberly began the Opera showcase on WCPI March 7, 1998 and was retired from Lowes. She was a member of East End Church of Christ and the...
Paul Edward Cox
Dec 21, 2021
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Paul Edward Cox, age 80, was born February 5, 1941 and died December 21, 2021 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A self-employed farmer, electrician and plumber and of the Christian faith, he was the son of the late John R. and Maggie Basham Cox. In addition to his parents, he was...
Lorenzo Gerardo Quezada Berzoza
Dec 20, 2021
Smithville, TN resident and Chihuahua, Mexico native Lorenzo Gerardo Quezada Berzoza, age 43, was born September 6, 1978 and died December 20, 2021 at St. Thomas Stones River Hospital follwing injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A mechanic with Huff and Puff Trucking and member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church, he was the son of the late Maria Estela Berzoza...
Bo Turner
Dec 19, 2021
Rock Island, TN resident and Marion County, TN native Bo Turner, age 52, was born September 11, 1969 and died December 19, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired lineman with TVA and member of Rock Island Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Charles Lawrence Turner, Sr. and the late Betty Louise Moore...
Arleen Marie McPherson
Dec 17, 2021
Manchester, TN resident and Memphis, TN native Arleen Marie McPherson, age 76, was born February 4, 1945 and died December 17, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness. A caregiver and member of the Catholic church, she was the daughter of the late James Vernon and Margaret Hilda Raynor McPherson. Ms. McPherson is survived by sister, Laura Lee Davis...
Barbara Jane Parson
Dec 17, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Geneva, NY native Barbara Jane Parson, age 89, was born October 31, 1932 and died December 17, 2021 at Willow Branch Health & Rehabilitation in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A retired dietician from Coffee County Hospital and a member of Morrison United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late William Robert and...
Gordon Cooper Mason
Dec 16, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and White County, TN native Gordon Cooper Mason, age 83, was born June 15, 1938 and died December 16, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas River park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. Retired from tool and die at A.O. Smith and a member of Oakland Church of Christ, he was the son of the late...
Elizabeth Anne Reed
Dec 15, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Elizabeth Anne Reed, age 67, was born August 23, 1954 and died December 15, 2021 at her daughter’s residence following a six-month illness. A security guard at Wiser Security Company in Manchester, TN and a member of First Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Faith, she was the daughter of Frances Hennessee Hale...
Donna Marie Leggett
Dec 14, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Donna Marie Leggett, age 62, was born April 18, 1959 and died December 14, 2021 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following a short illness. An ICU monitor technician at River Park Hospital and a member of the Church of Christ at Oak Grove, she was the daughter of the...
Teresia Denise McGuire
Dec 13, 2021
Hillsboro, TN resident and Marion County, TN native Teresia Denise McGuire, age 56, was born March 10, 1965 and died December 13, 2021 at her residence following a brief illness. A manager at Hardees in Tullahoma, TN, she was the daughter of the late Robert Denton and Frances Warren McGuire. She was married to Janie McGuire of Hillsboro, TN. In...
Calvin Robert Benton
Dec 11, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Volusia County, FL native Calvin Robert Benton, age 75, was born July 4, 1946 and died December 11, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired painter and office manager for the Florida Condo Board, he was the son of the late “Pete” Elick Woodrow and Pearl Hamm Benton. He was married to Carolyn...
Bruce Edward Nunley
Dec 11, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Bruce Edward Nunley, age 64, was born July 13, 1957 and died December 11, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following a sudden illness. A former truck driver for Budget Auto Sales and member of the Baptist church, he was the son of the late Henry Howard...
Doris Elaine Worrell
Dec 9, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Detroit, MI native Doris Elaine Worrell, age 65, was born August 19, 1956 and died December 9, 2021 at her daughter’s residence in Palmer, TN following an extended illness. A retired communication installer and member of Way of the Cross Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Merle “Pete” and Margaret Bush McBride....
