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McMinnville, TN. Obituaries

Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas

Forrest Eugene Milstead

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

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

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

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

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

"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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Janis Lynn Mason

Janis Lynn Mason

Sep 8, 2021

Janis Lynn Mason, age 79, a Quebeck, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born December 9, 1941 and died September 8, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas Highlands Hospital in Sparta following an extended illness. She was a retired inspector with Wagner Electric, a member of the Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late Will Ed and...

Verna Aline West

Verna Aline West

Sep 8, 2021

Verna Aline West of McMinnville, TN passed away on September 8, 2021 at age 91 after a brief battle with cancer. Mrs. West was born in McMinnville to the late James Roy and Mary Lou Roller Bost. In addition to her parents, Mrs. West was preceded in death by brothers Willie Bost, John Bost, Julius Bost, Marshall Bost, Clarence Bost,...

Lee Nelson "Nellie" Pearsall

Lee Nelson "Nellie" Pearsall

Sep 7, 2021

Lee Nelson “Nellie” Pearsall, age 54, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born December 21, 1966 and died September 7, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. He was a self-employed contractor, and the son of Charlotte Ann Pearsall of McMinnville, TN and the late James Howard Pearsall. In addition to...

Patsy Darlene Austin

Patsy Darlene Austin

Sep 6, 2021

Patsy Darlene Austin, age 76, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born October 12, 1944 and died September 6, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN following and extended illness. She was an instructor with Pacesetters, a member of the Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late Admiral Dewey and Willie Connie Elizabeth Sanders...

Frederick Douglass Ramsey

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

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

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...

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