Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Bobby Lee Adams
Jun 27, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Bobby Lee Adams, age 74, was born February 18, 1946 and died June 27, 2020 at his residence in McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired, self-employed truck driver and a member of the McMinnville Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he served as an Elder, he was the son of the late Orene...
Willie Joe Brimer
Jun 26, 2020
Willie Joe Brimer, age 59, a Van Buren county resident and Warren County native, was born October 8, 1960 and passed June 26, 2020 in Van Buren County following an extended illness. He was a tool and die technician and the son of the late Willard and Ethel Louise Brimer. He was married August 6, 1979 to Janice Marie Southard...
Lillian E. Young
Jun 24, 2020
Lillian E. Young, age 79, a Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County native, was born October 9, 1940 and passed June 24, 2020 at Bailey Manor in Manchester, TN following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, a member of the Methodist Church, and the daughter of the late Clyde and Hassie Yates Sullivan. She was also preceded...
James Wesley Pedigo
Jun 23, 2020
James Wesley Pedigo, age 78, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County native was born January 31, 1942 and passed June 23, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a retired industrial electrician, a TN Army National Guard veteran, a member of the Methodist Church, and the son of the late Walter S. and Louanna Moore Pedigo....
Jacqueline Theresa Marks
Jun 23, 2020
Jacqueline Theresa Marks passed away peacefully at her McMinnville, TN home on June 23, 2020 at the age of 50. Jackie is survived by her husband Nathaniel; brothers; Joseph M. Polichetti Jr. (Anne), Matthew S. Polichetti (Debra); nephews; Vincent Vecere, Alexander Polichetti (Megan), Joseph Polichetti III, Nicholas Polichetti (Hope), Matthew Polichetti (Natasha), David Ziegler, Dominick Discuillo, and nieces AnnaMarie Polichetti...
Gennevieve "Genny" Harper Roberts
Jun 23, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Gennevieve "Genny" Harper Roberts, age 89, was born August 10, 1930 and died June 23, 2020 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A former LPN with NHC Healthcare and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Anna Lee McBride Harper. In...
James Houston Driver
Jun 20, 2020
Centertown Community resident and Warren County native James Houston Driver, age 71, was born February 24, 1949 and died June 20, 2020 at Unity Medical Center in Manchester, TN following a sudden illness. A retired employee of Carrier Corporation and member of Unity Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Houston and Kizzie Mae Trusty Driver. In...
Larry Gene "Dobie" Brown
Jun 20, 2020
McMinnville resident and Warren County, TN native Larry Gene “Dobie” Brown, age 75, was born August 6, 1944 and died June 20, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired Mold Press Operator with Batesville Casket Company, he was the son of the late Gladys Brown Terry. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by...
Billy Joe Cope
Jun 19, 2020
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Billy Joe Cope, age 86, was born March 15, 1934 and died June 19, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. A nurseryman, Tennessee Army National Guard veteran and member of Smyrna Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Charlie and Betty Powell Cope. In addition to his parents, he...
Florence Elaine Howell
Jun 18, 2020
Florence Elaine Howell, age 73, a McMinnville, TN resident and Short Mountain, TN native, was born July 15, 1946 and passed June 18, 2020 at home following an extended illness. She was retired from NHC of McMinnville, a member of Short Mountain Old Methodist Church, and the daughter of the late, Howard Daniel and Naomi “Dude” Jewell Motley Howell. She...
Sheila Diana Bell
Jun 18, 2020
Sheila Diana Bell, age 75, a McMinnville, TN resident and Huntsville, AL native was born January 3, 1945 and passed June 18, 2020 at St. Thomas Rutherford following an extended illness. She was a retired employee with Carrier Corporation, a member of Westside Baptist Church, and the daughter of the late Gordon Simon and Laura Haley Lemley. Mrs. Bell married...
Kenneth Warrington Smith, Sr.
Jun 17, 2020
Kenneth Warrington Smith, Sr., age 70, a Morrison, TN resident and Chicago, IL native, was born December 13, 1949, and passed June 17, 2020, at his residence following an extended illness. He was a retired portfolio manager, a former elder and member of Central Church of Christ, a Paul Harris Fellow, and the son of the late Willard Lynwood and...
Melissa DeBerry
Jun 16, 2020
Melissa DeBerry, age 63, a Rutherford County resident, was born September 23, 1956 and passed June 16, 2020 at St. Thomas West Hospital following a sudden illness. She was an auditor, a member of Walter Hill Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late Powell Lewis and Dorothy Walene Underwood Barlow. She was also preceded in death by brother,...
Patty Hobbs
Jun 15, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Patty Hobbs, age 71, was born March 6, 1949 and died June 15, 2020 at St. Thomas West in Nashville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Frank Warner and Dorothy Lucille Mullican Powell. In addition to her...
Joyce Monzell Lewis
Jun 14, 2020
Smithville, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native Joyce Monzell Lewis, age 85, was born January 25, 1935 and died June 14, 2020 at NHC Healthcare in Smithville, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Belford and Kathleen Young Lewis. In addition to her parents,...
Thomas Hester Ezell, Sr.
Jun 14, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Jacksonville, AR native Thomas Hester Ezell, Sr., age 78, was born May 17, 1942 and died June 14, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired construction foreman and a United States Navy veteran, he was the son of the late Peyton and Martha Ezell. He was married to Nancy Wells Ezell who also...
Bobbye Sue "Yaya" McCormick
Jun 14, 2020
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Bobbye Sue "Yaya" McCormick, age 78, was born July 14, 1941 and died June 14, 2020 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of A.O. Smith, she was the daughter of the late George and Ada Leath Leverett. She was married April 16, 1960 to Harvey Joel McCormick who preceded her...
David Earl Rogers
Jun 11, 2020
David Earl Rogers, age 82, a McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native, was born October 31, 1937 and passed June 11, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a retired U.S. Navy veteran, a retired mechanic, and the son of the late Hervey Thomas and Lassie J. Smartt Rogers. He was also preceded in death...
JJ Vanloo
Jun 11, 2020
Woodbury, TN resident and Deland, FL native JJ Vanloo, age 28, was born August 6, 1991 and died suddenly June 11, 2020 in Smithville, TN. He was the son of Misty Lee Hernandez of McMinnville and Fred Lee Elliott of Mustang, OK. He was preceded in death by son, Kameron Vanloo. In addition to his mother and father, he is...
Paul Howard Walker
Jun 11, 2020
Paul Howard Walker, age 68, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born January 26, 1952 and passed June 11, 2020 following an extended illness. He was the owner of Walker Tire and Alignment, a member of Eastside Baptist Church, and the son of the late Howard B. and Eugenia Bottoms Walker. Mr. Walker was married to Sherry...
