Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Brenda Joy St. John
Apr 15, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Brenda Joy St. John, age 74, was born May 19, 1945 and died April 15, 2020 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Goodloe and Pearl Elrod St. John. In addition to her parents,...
Kenneth Lyron Capshaw
Apr 15, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Kenneth Lyron Capshaw, age 67, was born August 9, 1952 and died April 15, 2020 at his residence. Retired from Carrier Corporation, a United States Navy veteran, and a member of Highland Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Albert Lyron and Amanda Lorell Simmons Capshaw. In addition to...
Wilma Elizabeth Chisam
Apr 14, 2020
Wilma Elizabeth Chisam, age 89, a McMinnville, TN resident and Cannon County native was born March 24, 1931 and passed away April 14, 2020 at NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following a sudden illness. She was a retired assembly line operator, a member of the Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late Delter Lee and Myrtle Eva Sissom Tenpenny....
Elfie Kessner Hill
Apr 12, 2020
Elfriede (Elfie) Kessner Hill, age 93, a McMinnville, TN resident, was born October 8, 1926 in Bochum, Germany and passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at Life Care Center of Sparta with her children by her side. She was a homemaker, a member of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Sparta, TN, and the daughter of the late...
Willard Eugene Rutledge
Apr 10, 2020
Willard Eugene Rutledge, age 63, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born August 10, 1956 and passed away April 10, 2020 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a machinist and the son of the late Russell and Hazel King Rutledge. He was also preceded in death by great-granddaughter, Kenley Morton; five sisters, Renee Rutledge,...
Billie Jane Zoll
Apr 6, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Billie Jane Zoll, age 67, was born November 28, 1952 and died April 6, 2020 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late Ross and Myrtle Ardell Cantrell Henegar. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brother, Charles Moore. She is survived...
Patsy Elizabeth Martin
Apr 4, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Waukegan, IL native Patsy Elizabeth Martin, age 75, was born December 2, 1944 and died April 4, 2020 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Charles Nathaniel and Barbara Learmont Freeman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Dearl Lee Cole
Apr 4, 2020
Dearl Lee Cole, age 79, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born July 16, 1940 and passed away April 4, 2020 at The Arbor at Willow Springs in Spring Hill, TN following an extended illness. He was a retired director of transportation for the Warren County School System, a member of Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and the...
Dorothy Marie May
Apr 4, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Jesep, GA native Dorothy Marie May, age 54, was born February 6, 1966 and died suddenly April 4, 2020 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital. An employee of Tennessee Bottling Company, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie May and Bertha Marie Nunley. In addition to her father and mother, she was preceded in death...
Peggy Ann Martin
Apr 4, 2020
Peggy Ann Martin, age 66, a Sparta, TN resident and Warren County native was born October 16, 1953 and passed away April 4, 2020 at St. Thomas West in Nashville following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, a member of the Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late Alfred Womack and Hattie Jane Martin. Mrs. Martin is...
Robert Eugene "Tunney" Wilcher
Apr 2, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Robert Eugene "Tunney" Wilcher, age 83, was born April 15, 1936 and died April 2, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. The retired owner of Wilcher's Bargain Barn and a member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Hollie and Dora Mae Newby Wilcher....
Dorothy Florine Tanner
Apr 1, 2020
Dorothy Florine Tanner, age 82, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born October 16, 1937 and passed away April 1, 2020 at her residence following a brief illness. She was a homemaker and the daughter of the late Archie Elmer and Opal Holland Tanner. She was also preceded in death by siblings, Archie Elmer Tanner, Jr. and...
David Paul "Rattler" Jones, Sr.
Mar 31, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native David Paul "Rattler" Jones, Sr., age 63, was born September 10, 1956 and died March 31, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. A truck driver for Hillis Trucking Company, he was the son of Bernice "Bunny" Marie Peterson Jones of McMinnville and the late William Edward Jones. In addition to...
O.M. Womack, Jr.
Mar 29, 2020
McMinnville resident and Warren County native O.M. Womack, Jr, age 91, was born December 16, 1928 and passed away at his home on March 29, 2020. O.M. was the son of the late Orion Monroe Sr. and Ollie Ray Glenn Womack and raised in the Highland Community. He was married August 28, 1948 to Mary Ruth Starnes Womack who preceded...
Melvin Pickett
Mar 27, 2020
Smithville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Melvin Pickett, age 73, was born July 10, 1946 and died March 27, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. Retired from DeZurik, a United States Army veteran of Vietnam, and a member of Hebron Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Vernon Lester and Lassie Marilda Taylor...
Garrel Roberts
Mar 25, 2020
Garrel O. Roberts, son of Shelly Hillis Roberts and Albert T. Roberts, passed away March 25, 2020, after a long illness. In 1960, Garrel married Betty Ruth Dunlap, and they have two children, Alisa Collins (Danny) and Darrell Roberts (Kelly), and two grandchildren, Reagan and Shelby Roberts. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Marshal Roberts. Garrel...
James Edward Baker
Mar 25, 2020
James Edward Baker, age 86, a McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County native was born November 15, 1933 and passed away March 25, 2020 at the V.A. Medical Center in Nashville following a brief illness. He was a longtime employee of Rockford Textile Mill, a veteran with the U.S. Army, and the son of the late J.D. and Emma...
Karson Daniel Turner
Mar 24, 2020
Karson Daniel Turner, the newborn son of Spring Turner of McMinnville, was born March 22, 2020 in Warren County, TN and died March 24, 2020 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. In addition to his mother, he is survived by seven siblings, Eli Turner, Noah Turner, Emma May, Anna Marie May, Bentley May, Cassidy May and Hayden May; maternal...
Bobby Gene Green
Mar 24, 2020
Bobby Gene Green, age 78, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born October 17, 1941 and passed away March 24, 2020 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. He was a retired mechanic, a member of Smyrna Church of Christ, and the son of the late Johnny and Clara Powell Green. He was also...
Jimmie Carolyn Knight
Mar 22, 2020
Jimmie Carolyn Knight, age 67, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born September 28, 1952 and passed away March 22, 2020 at her residence following an extended illness will her family by her side. She was a retired forklift driver, a member of Pearls of Christ Church, and the daughter of James Paul Jones and the late...
