McMinnville resident and Warren County native Linda Joyce Gann, age 59, was born January 24, 1952 and died September 25, 2011 at her residence following a fourteen-month illness. A teacher's assistant at Warren County Middle School and member of Friendship The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Cleveland and Emogene Vaughn Sanders. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Larry Sanders and two sisters, Barbara Couch and Wanda McCormick. She was married July 4, 1970 to Garry Wayne Gann of McMinnville. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Melanie and Dennis Gryder of Murfreesboro, TN and Ginger and David Steg of McMinnville and two sisters, Janice Breedlove of Rock Island, TN and Patricia Sanders of Morrison, TN. Funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2011 in High's Chapel with Steve Breedlove officiating. Burial followed in the Gardens of Memory.