Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
David Mark Poole
Jun 14, 2021
David Mark Poole, age 63, a McMinnville, TN resident and Whitinsville, MA native was born May 15, 1958 and died June 14, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford following an extended illness. He was a retired truck driver and the son of Doris Poole of Massachusetts and the late David Poole. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death...
Tom Mack Womack
Jun 10, 2021
Tom Mack Womack, age 84, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born May 26, 1937 and died June 10, 2021 at Wharton Nursing Home in Pleasant Hill, TN following an extended illness. He was a retired real estate agent, a retired United States Air Force veteran, a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, and the...
Brinda Louise Hale
Jun 9, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Brinda Louise Hale, age 77, was born December 29, 1943 and died June 9, 2021 at her residence following a short illness. A retired office worker from A.O. Smith, member of Christ United Methodist Church, and member of The Order of The Eastern Star, she was the daughter of the late Leon...
Juan Carlos Mendez Garcia
Jun 6, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Ft. Worth, TX native Juan Carlos Mendez Garcia, age 29, was born February 18, 1992 and died suddenly June 6, 2021 at his home. A member of the Baptist church, he was the son of Rebecca Morales of McMinnville, TN, and the late Juan Luis Garcia. He was married to Katherine Garcia on February 1, 2016....
Clifford Ward
Jun 5, 2021
Clifford Ward, age 90, a Sparta, TN resident and Campaign, TN native was born May 2, 1931 and died June 5, 2021 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a retired machine operator with Magnetek, a United States Navy veteran, and the son of the late Noah Lee and Augusta Ann Mae Jordan Ward. In addition to his...
Joe Timothy Jones
Jun 4, 2021
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Joe Timothy Jones, age 69, was born July 12, 1951 and died June 4, 2021 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN following a brief illness. A photographer and substitute teacher with Warren County School System and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late...
Damian Ray "Blue" Martin
Jun 2, 2021
Damian Ray “Blue” Martin, age 26, a Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born November 21, 1994 and died suddenly June 2, 2021. He was an assembly line worker with Bridgestone, and the son of Tracie Cheree Martin of McMinnville, TN and the late David Ray Meeks. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death...
Michael Edward Woods, Jr.
Jun 2, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Clarksville, TN native Michael Edwards Woods, Jr., age 46, was born September 21, 1974 and died June 2, 2021 at River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A forklift driver for Yorozu and a member of Freedom Life Church, he was the son of Michael Edward Woods, Sr. and Peggy Blair Woods of...
Kenneth Carl Allen
Jun 2, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native Kenneth Carl Allen, age 92, was born September 11, 1928 and died June 2, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. United States Army National Guard veteran, retired maintenance employee from Genesco and MPC, and a member of Rockliff Church of Christ, he was the son of the...
Kandi Steele
May 31, 2021
Kandi Steele, age 60, a McMinnville, TN resident and Tampa, Florida native was born October 26, 1960 and died May 31, 2021 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was a food service clerk for Gulf Quick Shop, a member of Covenant Fellowship Church, and the daughter of Mary Frances Jones of McMinnville, TN and the late James Henton...
Joene Mix
May 30, 2021
Joene Mix, a Spencer, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native was born March 1, 1941 and died May 30, 2021 at her residence following a nine month illness. She was 80 years loved. She was a retired healthcare worker, a member of White Hill Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late Clarence and Ruby Boyd Martin....
Gerald E. Brubaker
May 30, 2021
Gerald E. Brubaker, age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Lodi, OH native was born September 20, 1935 and died May 30, 2021 at Willow Branch Health and Rehab in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. He was an airplane propeller mechanic, a member of Christ United Methodist Church, had a passionate interest in missionary work, and was the son...
Tommye Sue Nunley
May 30, 2021
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Tommye Sue Nunley, age 80, was born January 7, 1941 and died May 30, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of Christian Fellowship Church, she was the daughter of the late Helen Louise Patrick. She was married to Avery Willis Nunley who preceded her in death. In...
Ned King, III
May 29, 2021
Ned King, III, age 45, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born February 3, 1976 and died May 29, 2021 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga following a sudden illness. He was preceded in death by mother, Geraldine Scott King; brother, Antonia “Tony” Scott; paternal grandparents, Erby and Maude Scott; and maternal grandparents, Ned Samuel King...
Janie Lois Barnes
May 28, 2021
Janie Lois Barnes, age 73, a McMinnville, TN resident and White County, TN native was born October 17, 1947 and died May 28, 2021 at St. Thomas West following an extended illness. She was a private caregiver, and the daughter of the late James Franklin and Lula Fuqua Rollins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death husband,...
Barbara Ann Tipton
May 28, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Easton, PA native Barbara Ann Tipton, age 80, was born September 7, 1940 and died May 28, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A retired accountant with HCA and a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, she was the daughter of the late Howard W. and Arlene...
Wilma Louise Cathey
May 24, 2021
Wilma Louise Young Cathey, age 93, a McMinnville, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native was born August 30, 1927 and died May 24, 2021 at Willow Branch Healthcare and Rehab in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. She was a retired bookkeeper with the Warren County School System, a member of the Church of Christ, and the daughter of...
Faye Davenport Glenn
May 22, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Faye Davenport Glenn, age 76, was born February 16, 1945 and died May 22, 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A retired accountant for Hokuriku USA Limited and a member of East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late James Monroe...
Janice Faye Rutledge Rowland
May 21, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Janice Faye Rutledge Rowland died at Ascension St. Thomas Hospital in McMinnville, TN on May 21, 2021 following an extended illness. A retired registered nurse and a member of Laurel Creek Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Iris Lucille McCormick Rutledge. She was married to Gerald Edmond...
Gary Lynn "Buzzy" Lavender
May 19, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Gary Lynn “Buzzy” Lavender, age 65, was born June 27, 1955 and died May 19, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired truck driver with Batesville Casket Company, he was the son of the late Joe and Christine Kuhn Lavender. In addition to his...
