Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
James Erik Ashmore
Apr 20, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Huntsville, AL native James Erik Ashmore, age 42, was born May 1, 1977 and died April 20, 2020 at his residence following a sudden illness. A contractor for B&B Insulation and a member of the Pentecostal Church of McMinnville, he was the son of the late Louie and Debra Derryberry Ashmore. He is survived by wife,...
Eugene Nathaniel Prater
Apr 20, 2020
Eugene Nathaniel Prater, age 90, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born June 24, 1929 and passed away April 20, 2020 at his residence following a brief illness. He was a farmer, a Christian, a member of Keltonburg Church of Christ, and the son of the late Samuel Arley and Mary Ellen Lowe Prater. He was also...
Johnnie Ruth Davis
Apr 19, 2020
Johnnie Ruth Butler Davis, age 93, a McMinnville, TN resident and Pulaski, TN native was born May 16, 1926 and passed away April 19, 2020 at her residence following a brief illness. She was a homemaker, a member of Central Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late William Carlos and Georgia Eva White Butler, Sr. She was married...
Sawyer Ken Patrick Roberts
Apr 18, 2020
Sawyer Ken Patrick Roberts, the infant son of Stacy Roberts and Tiffany Parslow of McMinnville, was born February 11, 2020 and died April 18, 2020 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN. In addition to his mother and father, he is survived by brother, Jesse Dean Roberts; sister, Oakley Lena Shae Roberts; maternal grandmother, Regina Parslow of East...
Eva Marie Lee
Apr 18, 2020
Eva Marie Grant Lee passed away on April 18, 2020 after a courageous fight against lymphoma at the age of 79. A native of Knoxville, she was born April 12, 1941 to the late Clarence and Callie Grant. She was also preceded in death by sister, Polly Sharp; brother, Gary Grant, and an infant child. Miss Eva married Bill Lee...
Danny Lane Roller
Apr 17, 2020
Danny Lane Roller, age 71, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born January 20, 1949 and passed away April 17, 2020 following an extended illness. He was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam, a nurseryman, farmer, and the son of the late Ivory Eugene and Billie Marie Cooley Roller. Mr. Roller is survived by children: Kimberly Bouldin...
Patsy Dee Askew
Apr 17, 2020
Patsy Dee Chesser Davenport Askew, age 82, a McMinnville, TN resident and Lockhart, TX native was born October 19, 1937 and passed away at her daughter’s residence following an extended illness. She was a retired secretary, a member of First Baptist Church and the daughter of the late Jim Earl and Frances Irene Brown Chesser. She was also preceded in...
Carolyn Estes
Apr 16, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Carolyn Estes, age 69, was born January 13, 1951 and died April 16, 2020 at her residence following a sudden illness. A school bus driver for the Durham Bus Company and a member of the Pentecostal Church, she was the heartbeat of the family, and the daughter of the late George Graham...
Judy Francis Green
Apr 15, 2020
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Judy Francis Green, age 72, was born November 22, 1947 and died April 15, 2020 at her residence following a sudden illness. Retired from Magnetek, she was the daughter of the late Howard Denton and Opal Gladys Scott Turner. She is survived by three children, Toby Green and fiancée Denise Wanamaker of...
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....
