Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Carol Tatum
Oct 28, 2019
Carol Tatum, age 68, a McMinnville, TN resident and Fairfield, Alabama native was born October 11, 1951 and passed away on October 28, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired registered nurse, and a member of First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Vernon Lee and Mildred Evelyn Ray Varden. Mrs. Tatum is survived...
Ann Rob Logue
Oct 28, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Ann Rob Logue, age 77, was born January 21, 1942 and died October 28, 2019 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired EMT, a retired employee of Cosmo-Lab in Lewisburg, TN, and a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and...
James Ray "Jim" Gillespie, Sr.
Oct 28, 2019
Hermitage, TN resident and Moulton, AL native James Ray "Jim" Gillespie, Sr., age 76, was born January 14, 1943 and died October 28, 2019 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following a short illness. A bridge builder with Mountain Creek Contractors in Catawba, NC, he was the son of Soledad "Chole" Gillespie of McMinnville and the late David Daniel Gillespie....
Herman Leon Ware
Oct 28, 2019
Rocky River Community resident and Warren County, TN native Herman Leon Ware, age 82, was born December 23, 1936 and died October 28, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness. Retired from Carrier Corporation, a United States Army veteran, and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Allen Bryan and Cleo Curtis...
Jack E Newby
Oct 27, 2019
Jack E. Newby, age 81, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born August 4, 1938 and passed away October 27, 2019 at St. Thomas Highland of Sparta following a brief illness. A retired farmer and a member of the Central Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Andrew Thurman and Ocie Bell Redmon Newby....
Gordon Ray McGee, Sr.
Oct 27, 2019
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Gordon Ray McGee, Sr., age 73, was born September 8, 1946 and died October 27, 2019 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A land developer and contractor and founder of Pioneer Building Supply, he was the son of the late J.C. and Ruth Spencer Phillips and was a member...
Ela Ray Rogers
Oct 26, 2019
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Ela Ray Rogers, age 83, was born July 22, 1936 and died October 26, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired Teacher's Assistant with Warren County School System for thirty years and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Radford J. and Ollie...
Clifton Edward Jones
Oct 26, 2019
Clifton Edward Jones, age 71, a Sumner County resident and Warren County native, was born April 8, 1948 and passed away October 26, 2019 following an extended illness. He was a retired owner/operator of Jones Landscaping and Irrigation Contractors, a member of the Baptist Church, and the son of the late Brackett and Chloe Stoner Jones. He was also preceded...
Robbie Sue Henry
Oct 25, 2019
Robbie Sue Henry, age 74, a McMinnville, TN resident and Grenada, MS native was born June 27, 1945 and passed away October 25, 2019 in St. Thomas West Hospital following an extended illness. She was a retired employee of River Park Hospital, member of the Baptist Church and daughter of the late Robert and Clara Bell Harlow Gann. Mrs. Henry...
Evelyn May Foreman
Oct 23, 2019
Evelyn May Wilson Foreman, age 96, a Warren County resident and Indianapolis, Indiana native was born May 30, 1923 and passed away October 23, 2019. She was the daughter of the late William Orville “Johnny” and Martha Alice Brown Johnston. Evelyn was born and raised in Indianapolis. She met her husband when she was fifteen and he was eighteen. They...
Leo Louis Davis
Oct 22, 2019
Leo Louis Davis, age 85, a Warren County resident and Arkansas native, was born June 8, 1934 and passed away October 22, 2019 following a sudden illness. He was a retired educator, a member of the Church of Christ, and the son of the late Saint Elmer and Linnie Stroud Davis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Charlotte "Charlie" Bell
Oct 20, 2019
Charlotte "Charlie" Bell, age 66, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born June 13, 1953 and passed away October 20, 2019 following an extended illness. She was a computer programmer with H.J. Judkins Nursery, member of the Baptist faith, and the daughter of the late Louis Paul and Bessie Bell Graham Hobbs. She was married June 24,...
Lucille Phillips
Oct 19, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident Lucille Phillips, age 72, was born May 3, 1947 and died October 19, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Vada Mooneyham Bates. She was married on August 17, 1965 to William F. Phillips of McMinnville. In addition...
Marie Hobbs Brewer
Oct 19, 2019
Decatur, AL resident and McMinnville, TN native Marie Hobbs Brewer, age 84, was born March 11, 1935 and died October 19, 2019 at Decatur Health and Rehab. She was the daughter of the late James Arnold Hobbs and Christine Hobbs Lorance. She was married to Billy Oliver Brewer who preceded her in death. She is survived by two sons and...
Susan Elizabeth "Susie" Carver
Oct 18, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native Susan Elizabeth "Susie" Carver, age 62, was born August 26, 1957 and died October 18, 2019 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Nazarene Church, she was the daughter of the late Paul Edward and Thelma Jo Street Gomer. She was married to Richard Paul...
Riche Churchill
Oct 17, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Dallas, TX native Riche Churchill, age 88, was born September 7, 1931 and died October 17, 2019 at her residence following a sudden illness. The magazine publisher for The Bugler and a United States Navy veteran of Korea, she was the daughter of the late Murray F. Boucher and Billie Jo Boucher Redd. In addition to...
Joseph Shelby Lay, Sr
Oct 17, 2019
Joseph Shelby Lay, Sr., age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Athens, TN native was born August 28, 1934 and passed away October 17, 2019. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps Reserves, a retired accountant with Carrier Corporation, a member of the First United Methodist Church and the son of the late Paul Berry and...
Gary Thomas Ward
Oct 16, 2019
Sparta, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Gary Thomas Ward, age 68, was born February 17, 1951 and died October 16, 2019 at NHC Healthcare Center in Sparta, TN following an extended illness. A former employee of Opportunities, Inc. and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Marion and Winona Ward. He...
Ernest Cline Halteman
Oct 15, 2019
Ernest “E.C.” Cline Halteman, JR., age 96, Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native was born October 29, 1922 and passed away October 15, 2019 following a brief illness. He was veteran of the U.S. Navy, retired salesman with William B Riley Coffee Company, member of the Baptist Church and the son of the late Ernest Cline and Lillian...
Gladys Bouldin Blanks
Oct 15, 2019
Gladys Bouldin Blanks, age 85, a Hamilton County resident and Warren County native was born on October 12, 1934 and passed away on October 15, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. She was retired from DuPont, a member of North Hamilton Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late Everett and Cleo Kell Bouldin. She was married...
