Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Williene "Potsie" Miller
Aug 12, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Williene "Potsie" Miller, age 84 was born September 13, 1934 and died August 12, 2019 at St. Thomas Stones River Hospital in Woodbury, TN following an extended illness. An employee with Century Electric for 32 years and Warren County School System for 20 years, she was the daughter of the late Willie...
Barbara J. Stiles
Aug 12, 2019
Spencer, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Barbara J. Stiles, age 78, was born September 17, 1940 and died August 12, 2019 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired supervisor at Century Electric and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Thurman and Fronie Johnson Hennessee. In...
Mary Elizabeth Starkey
Aug 10, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Starkey, age 77, a Nashville, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native was born October 5, 1941 and passed away August 10, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. Mrs. Starkey was a retired employee of the Metro Public School System, member of Ramsey St. Church of Christ and daughter of the late Clive and Nellie Keele...
Jayna Elizabeth Little
Aug 8, 2019
Morrison, TN resident and Springfield, TN native Jayna Elizabeth Little, age 27, was born June 7, 1992 and died August 8, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late Charlotte Little. She is survived by niece, Rebecca Williams and husband Kenneth Michael of Morrison, TN; and two great-nieces, Wendy Merriman and husband James...
Evelyn Roberts
Aug 8, 2019
Evelyn Roberts, age 83, a McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County native was born February 8, 1936 and passed away August 8, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a homemaker and daughter of the late Henry and Minnie Etta Sanders King. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Clyde Roberts; daughter,...
Hazel Annette Wanamaker
Aug 7, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Hazel Green, AL native Hazel Annette Wanamaker, age 82, was born June 8, 1937 and died August 7, 2019 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A retired LPN with NHC Healthcare and a founding member of Baptist Grace Tabernacle, she was the daughter of the late John and Beulah Pearson Phillips. She was married to...
Phyllis Ann Jones
Aug 5, 2019
Phyllis Ann Jones, age 64, a McMinnville, TN resident and Painesville, OH native was born September 21, 1954 and passed away August 5, 2019 in NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness. She was a retired employee of A.O. Smith, member of Cornerstone Baptist Church and daughter of the late Claude Benton Norrod and Rosie Lee Hale Simmons. In...
Virginia Slatton Hammer
Aug 4, 2019
Virginia Slatton Hammer, age 90, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born October 10, 1928 and passed away August 4, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of Central Church of Christ and daughter of the late Julius Caesar and Rowena Cope Slatton. Mrs. Hammer was married September 6, 1946 to Edwin...
Carl William "Bill" Rabon, Jr.
Aug 3, 2019
Carl William “Bill” Rabon, Jr., age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Uriah, AL native was born October 23, 1933 and passed away August 3, 2019 in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following a six-week illness. He was the son of the late Carl William Rabon, Sr. and Juliette Brantley Rabon. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Lillian Elaine "Kattie" Baker
Aug 3, 2019
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lillian Elaine "Kattie" Baker, age 69, was born August 9, 1949 and died August 3, 2019 at her residence following a three-month illness. A retired Postmaster with the Walling, TN Post Office and member of St. Mary's Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Marcus Brady and the late Lucy "Tooter"...
Martha Jane Parton Shouse
Jul 30, 2019
Martha Jane Parton Shouse, age 70, a Fowlerville, MI resident and Warren County, TN native was born December 29, 1948 and passed away July 30, 2019 at her residence following a four-month illness. She was a homemaker and daughter of the late Carl Bryant and Alice West Parton. Mrs. Shouse is survived by husband, Larry Shouse of Fowlerville; three children,...
Mary Helen Neal Daniel
Jul 27, 2019
Mary Helen Neal Daniel, age 86, a Knoxville, TN resident and McMinnville, TN native was born November 23, 1932 in Adairville, KY, and passed away July 27, 2019 in West Hills Health and Rehab following a brief illness. She was a decorator with B&P Lamp Supply, a lifelong member of Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church, attended First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in...
Cooper Swims
Jul 26, 2019
Cooper Swims, the two-year old son of Mike and Jennifer Swims, was born November 10, 2016 in Tuscaloosa, AL and died July 26, 2019 at Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Cooper was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Michael Raymond Swims. In addition to his parents, Cooper is survived by a brother, Conner Swims; paternal grandmother, Denise...
Bruce Thomas Krebs
Jul 26, 2019
Rock Island, TN native and Baltimore, MD native Bruce Thomas Krebs, age 70, was born July 24, 1949 and died July 26, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness. A sheet metal worker with heating & air conditioning and a member of the Catholic church, he was the son of the late Lloyd Ellsworth and Dorothy Elizabeth Schech Krebs....
Mary Elsie Cox
Jul 24, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Mary Elsie Cox, age 83, was born February 18, 1936 and died July 24, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Tommie Lester and Elisa Ophia Womack McCormack. In addition to her parents, she was...
Mary Ellen Barnes Milstead
Jul 23, 2019
Mary Ellen Barnes Milstead, age 93, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born October 31, 1925 and passed away July 23, 2019 following a short illness. She was a homemaker, member of Hebron Church of Christ and daughter of the late Jesse and Mary Hill Barnes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband,...
Izetta Inez Qualls
Jul 22, 2019
Izetta Inez Qualls, age 83, a McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County native was born March 18, 1936 and passed away July 22, 2019 in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following a short illness. She was a homemaker, member of Eastside Baptist Church and daughter of the late, James Hollis and Pearly May Fults Qualls. In addition to her parents, she...
Mary Lou Davidson
Jul 21, 2019
Mary Lou Davidson, age 59, a Morrison, TN resident and Evansville, IN native was born December 2, 1959 and passed away July 21, 2019 in the Health Center at Standifer Place from a three-month illness following an accident. She was an office manager at Lakewood Park, member of Morrison First Baptist Church and daughter of Margaret Cathey of Morrison and...
Captain Ray "Don" Smith
Jul 20, 2019
Captain Ray “Don” Smith, age 88, was born July 8, 1931 in Warren County, TN and died July 20, 2019 at his home after a nine-month illness. He was the son of the late James Auther and Virgie Simmons Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Barton and Lindon Smith; grandson, Jamie Smith;...
Milton Shockley
Jul 20, 2019
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Milton Shockley, age 80, was born January 14, 1939 and died July 20, 2019 at Life Care Center of Sparta following an extended illness. A retired truck driver with Ryder Company and a member of Mt. Elim Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Lewis Edwin and Mattie...