Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Wayman Darrell Pepper
Dec 27, 2025
Lebanon, TN resident and Warren County native Wayman Darrell Pepper, age 76 was born December 5, 1949 and died December 27, 2025 at Quality Center for Rehab and Healing in Lebanon, TN following an extended illness.
A carpenter and member of the Mt. Leo Church of Christ, he was the son of the late James and Wilma Wiseman Pepper. In addition...
Larry David Miller
Dec 27, 2025
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Larry David Miller, age 76, was born January 7, 1949 and died December 27, 2025 at Ascension St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness.
A United States Army veteran of Vietnam, truck driver with Patton Welding and retired co-owner of Middle Tennessee Nursery Center, he was a member of Friendship The...
Wanda Elaine Barnes
Dec 26, 2025
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Wanda Elaine Barnes, age 69, was born January 30, 1956 and died December 26, 2025 at Nashville Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Nashville, TN following an extended illness.
The secretary for Vernon Barnes Nursery and of the Methodist faith, she was the daughter of the late Forest and Nancy King Muncey. She...
Robert Anderson Gwynn
Dec 25, 2025
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Chattanooga, TN native Robert Anderson Gwynn, age 91, was born August 28, 1934 and died December 25, 2025 at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness.
A Vietnam veteran of the United States Air Force, retired civilian employee for the Inspector General with the United States Army and member of the Church of...
Morris Davis Griffith
Dec 24, 2025
Morris Davis Griffith, Sr. was born in McMinnville, Tennessee on August 21st 1939 as the oldest to Johnnie Hobert Griffith and Nora Lee Elrod Griffith. Morris was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Julia Griffith Carter; brother, Donald R. Griffith; son, Davy Griffith and niece, Michelle Lei Manning.
Morris retired from years of retail work. Many will remember Morris’s earliest...
Thomas Wayne Simmons
Dec 24, 2025
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Thomas Wayne Simmons, age 85, was born September 30, 1940 and died December 24, 2025 at Fannie B's Manor following an extended illness.
A retired precision machinist with A.O. Smith and member of Grace Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, he was the son of the late A.J. and Mary Frances Haynie Simmons. He was...
Reba Lois Dunlap
Dec 23, 2025
McMinnville resident and Dekalb County, TN native Reba Lois Dunlap, age 90, was born May 10, 1935 and died December 23, 2025 at her residence following a brief illness.
The retired manager of The Store in Westwood and member of Calvary Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Flora Hill Sweeney. She was married to James Gordon...
Marguerite Joyce Lee
Dec 21, 2025
McMinnville resident and Ringgold, GA native Marguerite Joyce Lee, age 90, was born June 4, 1935 and died December 21, 2025 at her residence following a sudden illness.
A retired employee of Oster and a member of the Baptist faith, she was the daughter of the late Sidney Roosevelt and Audrey Irene Rhoden Rich. In addition to her parents, she was...
Leonard Edward Murray
Dec 20, 2025
McMinnville, TN resident and Detroit, MI native Leonard Edward Murray, age 80, was born May 11, 1945 and died December 20, 2025 at Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville following an extended illness.
A retired employee of Murfreesboro Police Department, bondsman with Jail Break Bail Bonds and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, Mr. Murray was the...
Berdie Lee Winton
Dec 20, 2025
Morrison, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Berdie Lee Winton, age 94, was born April 16, 1931 and died December 20, 2025 at her residence following an extended illness.
A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Lee P. and Dorothy Hobbs Smartt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Leslie Ray Cummings
Dec 17, 2025
Spencer, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Leslie Ray Cummings, age 87, was born October 15, 1938 and died December 17, 2025 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness.
He was a nurseryman and the son of the late John and Ethel Carter Cummings. He was married to Florence King Cummings on March 30, 1967...
Harry Martin Preston
Dec 12, 2025
McMinnville resident and Cannon County, TN native Harry Martin Preston, age 95, was born November 26, 1930 and died December 12, 2025 at the Webb House following a brief illness.
Mr. Preston served in the U.S. Army as a machinist specialist. After the service, he worked at Powermatic in the machine shop and was later the manager of Park Theater for...
Wilma Jean Young
Dec 11, 2025
Born to the late W.A. and Jean Gillentine Rogers on January 21, 1947, Wilma Jean Rogers Young passed from this life on December 11th, 2025.
Wilma Jean was raised in the Midway community. She and her brother Kenneth spent an idyllic childhood roaming the countryside and spending most of their time with their cousins, especially Donna Faye, Lamar, and Betty Ann....
Jenry Lewis "Sonny" Delaney
Dec 11, 2025
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jenry Lewis "Sonny" Delaney, age 72, was born February 12, 1953 and died December 11, 2025 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN following a brief illness.
A retired forklift driver/supervisor with Carrier Corp. and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Jenry Delaney, Sr. and the late Ruth...
Denise Marie Newby
Dec 11, 2025
Rock Island, TN resident and St. Louis, MO. native Denise Marie Newby, age 69, was born December 12, 1955 and died December 11, 2025 peacefully in her sleep at her residence.
A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ at Blue Springs Cove, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Doloris Pfountz.
She was married to Gary M. Newby...
Martin Holloran Young
Dec 9, 2025
Smithville, TN resident and New Orleans, LA native Martin Holloran Young, age 61, was born December 20, 1963 and died December 9, 2025 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness.
A veteran of the United States Navy, mechanic with Aamco Transmission in Lebanon, TN and a member of Jesus Name Pentecostal church, he was the son...
Vickie Arlene Hitchcock Roberts
Dec 9, 2025
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Vickie Arlene Hitchcock Roberts, age 65, was born November 3, 1960 and died December 9, 2025 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness.
A nursery worker, she was the daughter of Liston Gale and Kathleen Hitchcock. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Norma Dosha Bates
Dec 7, 2025
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Norma Dosha Bates, age 87, was born April 2, 1938 and died December 7, 2025 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness.
A retired employee of Dillard’s, former owner of Dairy Twist in McMinnville and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, Mrs. Bates was the daughter...
William Wayne Burch
Dec 6, 2025
Rock Island, TN resident and Indianapolis, IN native William Wayne Burch, age 74, was born November 9, 1951 and died December 6, 2025 at his residence following an extended illness.
A United States Army veteran and former machinist with Cumberland Lumber Company, he was the son of the late William Wayne and Janice Conaltz Burch. In addition to his parents, he...
Russell Wayne "Rusty" Montandon
Dec 5, 2025
Viola, TN resident and White County, TN native Russell Wayne "Rusty" Montandon, age 56, was born May 18, 1969 and died December 5, 2025 at Vanderbilt Tullahoma - Harton Hospital following a sudden illness.
An instrument technician with Beyond New Horizons at AEDC and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Anzena Sparkman Montandon and the...
