Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Robert Lawrence Rose
Feb 5, 2020
Robert Lawrence Rose, 90, of Fleming Island, FL, passed peacefully of natural causes on Wednesday afternoon, February 5, 2020, surrounded by his family. Bob was born to Lawrence Lee Rose and Martha Carter Rose on March 25, 1929 in McMinnville, TN. An only child, Bob grew up surrounded by an extended family of aunts and uncles who helped him overcome...
Benny Jackson Black, Jr.
Feb 4, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Benny Jackson Black, Jr., age 53, was born January 4, 1967 and died February 4, 2020 at his residence following a sudden illness. The owner of Black's Heating & Air and a member of Christ Community Church where he was Deacon of the House, he was the son of Ana Bass of...
Johnny William Rambo
Feb 3, 2020
Johnny William Rambo, age 73, a McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County native was born March 9, 1946 and passed away February 3, 2020 at Generations of Spencer following an extended illness. He was a retired circulation manager with the Tennessean Newspaper and the son of the late Harold Rambo, Hazel Wheeler Blaylock, and Odie Blaylock. He was also...
Dr. Douglas Alan Nyquist
Feb 2, 2020
Dr. Douglas Alan Nyquist, age 75, a McMinnville, TN resident and Detroit, MI native was born September 22, 1944 and passed away suddenly on February 2, 2020 at Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga, TN. He was a devoted and compassionate dentist in Royal Oak, MI, retiring after 44 years. An avid environmentalist, patient teacher, a consummate artist, and spiritual seeker. Doug...
Louis Andrew Wiseman
Jan 31, 2020
Louis Andrew Wiseman, age 94, a McMinnville, TN resident and New Market, AL native was born September 24, 1925 and passed away January 31, 2020 at NHC of McMinnville. He was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean and Vietnam War, a construction worker with Disneyworld, the owner of an orange grove, an avid stamp collector, the son...
Pamela Gail "Beep Beep" Long
Jan 31, 2020
Kennesaw, GA resident and Van Buren County, TN native Pamela Gail "Beep Beep" Long, age 64, was born June 15, 1955 and died January 31, 2020 at Rock Island, TN following an extended illness. A Human Resource Manager for Sertec Corporation and a member of the Non-Denominational Church, she was the daughter of Sally Jean Flatt of Rock Island, TN...
Betty Jean Wilcher Woods
Jan 31, 2020
Betty Jean Wilcher Woods, age 84, passed from this life on Friday, January 31, 2020 at NHC in McMinnville following a lingering illness. She was born in the Shady Rest Community of McMinnville, TN on March 9, 1935. She was the oldest of eight children. She was the daughter of Howard and Hattie Ogle Wilcher, who preceded her in death....
Mary Damon
Jan 30, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Kirkville, NY native Mary Damon, age, 98, was born May 19, 1921 and died January 30, 2020 at Raintree Manor following a brief illness. An interior decorator with Onondoga Imperial, a bookkeeper with Damon Woodworks, and a member of Christ United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Raymond F. and Maude M. Schepp...
Jackie Lynn Potts
Jan 29, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Benton, IL native Jackie Lynn Potts, age 78, was born April 22, 1941 and died January 29, 2020 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following a brief illness. A retired auto glass installer with Safe-Lite, he was the son of the late Willard Potts and Ruie Taylor Potts. In addition to his father and mother, he was...
J.D. Brimer
Jan 29, 2020
J.D. Brimer, age 85, a Doyle, TN resident and Van Buren County native was born April 8, 1935 and passed away January 29, 2020 at NHC McMinnville following a brief illness. He was a TN Army National Guard veteran, a retired ripsaw operator, a member of the Church of God and the son of the late Joe Dinnie and Sarah...
Carol Starr Kennedy
Jan 28, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Chicago, IL native Carol Starr Kennedy, age 64, was born March 26, 1955 and died January 28, 2020 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a sudden illness. Retired from Magnetek and a member of Madison Street Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Jasper Edward Carden and Carlin Gunter Carden Pence....
Carol Sue Frankman
Jan 27, 2020
Carol Sue Frankman, age 81, a McMinnville, TN resident and Arcanum, OH native was born December 20, 1938 and passed away on January 27, 2020 at Raintree Manor after an extended illness. She was the business owner of Alpha Specialties and Awards, a member of the Lutheran Faith and the daughter of the late Eugene Cooper and Edythe Lucille Martin...
Chad James Bradshaw
Jan 24, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Lawton, MI native Chad James Bradshaw, age 38, was born August 27, 1981 and died January 24, 2020 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A military mechanic and a United States Army veteran of Iraq, he was the son of Calvin Bradshaw of Lawton, MI and Robyn Webb of McMinnville. In addition...
Marion "Babe" Dodd
Jan 22, 2020
Marion “Babe” Dodd, age 84, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born April 4, 1935 and passed away on January 22, 2020 at Raintree Manor following a brief illness. She was a homemaker, a member of the Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late John Robert and Tempie Goff Gunter. She was married December 28,...
Edith Gertrude Harris
Jan 21, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Edith Gertrude Harris, age 85, was born May 13, 1934 and died January 21, 2020 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Frankie Lee Smartt Rhea. She was married on July 20, 1957 to...
Larry Wayne Young
Jan 21, 2020
Larry Wayne Young, age 77, a DeKalb County native was born September 3, 1942 and passed away January 21, 2020 after an extended illness. A retired vice-president with City Bank and Trust Company and People’s Bank of Manchester, a Spec 4 in the U.S. Army, a member of the VFW Post 5064, and a member of the Protestant Faith, he...
Larry Gilliam Carr
Jan 20, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Larry Gilliam Carr, age 60, was born November 24, 1959 and died January 20, 2020 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN following an extended illness. A retired Superintendent with EMJ Corporation and of the Christian faith, he was the son of the late Oscar Brown and Mary Ruth Hillis Carr. In addition...
Mike Jones
Jan 20, 2020
Mike Jones, age 61, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born April 21, 1958 and passed away on January 20, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a retired truck driver with Hillis Trucking, a member of the Christian Fellowship Church, and the son of the late William Edward Jones. He was also preceded...
Charles Augustus Baker
Jan 19, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Charles Augustus Baker, age 75, was born September 24, 1944 and died January 19, 2020 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. Retired from Carrier Corporation, the owner/operator of Baker's Cabinets, and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late J.D. and Emma...
Joyce Ann Kirkham Harris
Jan 17, 2020
Joyce Ann Kirkham Harris, age 77, a Warren County, TN resident and Knox County, TN native was born August 3, 1942 and passed away January 17, 2020 at Riverview Terrace following an extended illness. A homemaker, and a member of the Trinity Community Church of Knoxville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Talmadge Eugene and Zella Mae Stewart...
