Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Dorothy Louise Sprovero
Sep 29, 2019
McMinnville resident and East St. Louis, IL native Dorothy Louise Sprovero, age 99, was born November 27, 1919 and died September 29, 2019 at The Webb House Retirement Center. A retired LPN with Warren Regional Hospital and NHC McMinnville and member of the St. Catherine's Catholic Church, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Luetta Reeves Dark. She...
J.B. Smith
Sep 29, 2019
J.B. Smith, age 42, a Cannon County resident and Warren County native was born November 12, 1976 and passed away on September 29, 2019 following an extended illness. He was employed at Stewart’s Electrical and the son of James Doyle and Carmen Jean Smith of Bradyville, TN. In addition to his parents he is survived by wife, Julie Zoellner Smith...
Billy Hugh "Bill" McCormick
Sep 24, 2019
Billy Hugh “Bill” McCormick, age 78, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born December 10, 1940 and passed away September 24, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness. He was the owner of Freedom Express and McCormick Warehouse, a member of Bethel Hill Baptist Church, and son of the late Lester Washington and Pauline Bouldin McCormick. Mr....
G.B. Greene
Sep 22, 2019
George Boles (G.B.) Greene, age 80, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born March 23, 1939 and passed away September 22, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Greene was the owner of Womack Printing Company, a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of Westwood Church of Christ, and son of late George C. and Rachel Neal Greene....
David T. Gribble
Sep 22, 2019
David T. Gribble was born in Rock Island, TN on February 25, 1935 and passed away September 22, 2019. He was honorably discharged from the US Army and graduated from Tennessee Polytechnic Institute in 1958. Mr. Gribble also completed course work at Columbia University. He moved to Nashville to work for Green Seed Company, where he was a lifelong employee....
Odessa Irene Morris Brown
Sep 21, 2019
Beersheba Springs, TN resident and Stevenson, AL native Odessa Irene Morris Brown, age 90, was born September 23, 1928 and died September 21, 2019 at Raintree Manor following a brief illness. A retired bookkeeper and a member of the United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Alfred L. and Vernie McCrary Morris. She was married on December...
Eleanor E. McCaleb Simerly
Sep 20, 2019
Eleanor E. McCaleb Simerly, age 77, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born November 11, 1941 and passed away September 20, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a retired home health nurse, a member of the Baptist church, and daughter of the late Petway McCaleb and Birdie Mae Anderson. In addition to her...
Frances Lucille Slaughter Butcher
Sep 17, 2019
Frances Lucille Slaughter Butcher, age 84, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born December 17, 1934 and passed away September 17, 2019 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness. She was a retired home health caregiver, member of Madison Street Baptist Church and daughter of the late Jessie Eli and Grace Lee Fults Slaughter. In addition to her...
Aubrey Eugene "Gene" Woodlee
Sep 15, 2019
Aubrey Eugene “Gene” Woodlee, age 87, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019 at the home of his brother, Gordon, after an extended battle with cancer. Special care was given by Charlene Woodlee, whom he called “his angel”. Gene was preceded in death by his parents, Chris “F.C.” and Iva Lee Woodlee; wife, Joan Lamb Woodlee; brother, Ralph Woodlee; step-son, Craig...
Jerry Louise Nunley
Sep 15, 2019
Jerry Louise Nunley, age 71, a McMinnville, TN resident and Matador, TX native was born November 2, 1947 and passed away September 15, 2019 in St. Thomas West Hospital following a sudden illness. She was a homemaker, retired teacher with Brookside Head Start, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Jesse David and Jeriah Beatrice Jones...
Evelyn Lois Lewis
Sep 14, 2019
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Evelyn Lois Lewis, age 78, was born August 19, 1941 and died September 14, 2019 at her residence following a brief illness. A retired employee of Oster and member of the Rolling Acres Brethren In Christ Church, she was the daughter of the late William Jewell and Ella Gladys Bridges Kennamer. In addition to...
Austin Grissom
Sep 14, 2019
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Austin Grissom, age 83, was born February 19, 1936 and died September 14, 2019 at his residence. A self-employed carpenter, he was the son of the late Ivon Doyle and Sally Lourine Hillis Grissom. Mr. Grissom was an avid walleye fisherman and loved attending bluegrass festivals. In addition to his...
John Rust Collier, Jr.
Sep 14, 2019
John Rust Collier, Jr., age 78 of Maryville, TN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 14, 2019. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of McMinnville, and an associate member of First United Methodist Church of Maryville. John was a graduate of Ohio State University, majoring in Ornamental Horticulture. He returned to Tennessee and spent the rest...
Amber Stiltner
Sep 12, 2019
Mrs. Elizabeth Amber Pirtle Stiltner, age 41, of Murfreesboro, TN died unexpectedly overnight Thursday, September 12, 2019 at her home. A former financial services business executive, she was more recently the wife of Jason Stiltner and mother to Lillian, 5, and Jonah, 3.Amber is also survived by her parents, Mike and Sharon Pirtle; brother, Michael R. Pirtle and his wife...
Janice Dean "Deanie" Durham
Sep 12, 2019
Algood, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Janice Dean "Deanie" Durham, age 75, was born May 14, 1944 and died September 12, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. She attended Westside Baptist Church and was the daughter of the late Herman Willard and Fannie May Marshall Durham. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Ann Berna Whiles
Sep 12, 2019
Ann Berna Whiles, age 90, was born in Bronx, New York on April 8, 1929 and went home to be with the Lord on September 12, 2019. She was a homemaker and loved all her family dearly. Mrs. Whiles was a former member of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in McMinnville, current member of St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in Mt. Juliet...
Ronald Wilson Wanamaker
Sep 11, 2019
Ronald Wilson Wanamaker, age 72, born June 25, 1947 passed away on September 11, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Woodrow and Martha Wanamaker and sister, Nadyne Woodlee all of McMinnville. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Priscilla Poag Wanamaker; son, Kirk Wanamaker of the Cedar Grove community in Van Buren County; granddaughters, Peyton...
Arthur John Winnett
Sep 10, 2019
Whites Creek, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native Arthur John Winnett, age 66, was born January 11, 1953 and died September 10, 2019 at Tri-Star Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of KMart and a United States Army veteran, he was the son of the late Oscar Alex and Linda Margueritte Gillem...
Teddy B. Boyd
Sep 8, 2019
Teddy B. Boyd, age 81, a McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County native was born August 15, 1938 and passed away September 8, 2019 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness. He was retired from A.O. Smith and the McMinnville Police Department, former Warren County Sheriff and member of Dayspring Community Church. Mr. Boyd was the son of the...
Elizabeth Marie "Beth" Jacobs Woodlee
Sep 7, 2019
Elizabeth Marie “Beth” Jacobs Woodlee, age 50, a Morrison, TN resident and Cleveland, OH native was born January 14, 1969 and passed away September 7, 2019. She was a Registered Nurse at NHC Healthcare of McMinnville, member of First Assembly of God and daughter of Karen Carroll of Morrison and the late Clyde “Jack” Jacobs of Pelham, TN. In addition...
