Whitney Danyel Brown

McMinnville, TN resident and Rutherford County, TN native Whitney Danyel Brown, age 28, was born August 12, 1987 and died October 2, 2015 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN following a sudden illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of Bill D. Brown and Darlene Slaughter both of McMinnville. In addition to her father and mother, she is survived by daughter, Phoenix Willow-Dawn Simpson; fiance, Saul Simpson of McMinnville; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Jessica and Kenny Campbell of McMinnville and Amy and Chris Norville of Murfreesboro, TN; maternal grandmother, Hattie Slaughter of McMinnville; aunt and uncle, Larry and Jewell Walker of McMinnville; aunt, Marlene Slaughter of McMinnville; aunt and uncle, Tommy and Carla Savage of Rock Island, TN; niece and nephew, Alex and Sydney Cassidy; special cousin, Laurna Beth McCormick; cousins, Vanessa McCormick, Jay Link, Colten Link, Daniel Savage, Brandon (Jenny) Savage, Kendra (Ethan) Rutledge, and Andrew Rutledge; and special family members, David and Sandy Simpson and family. She was preceded in death by maternal grandfather, J.E. Slaughter, paternal grandmother, Myrtle Grieves; and paternal grandfather, I.L. Savage. Funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, October 4, 2015 in High's Chapel with Jason Brown and Jackie Matheny officiating. Burial will follow in Center Hill Cemetery @ Hills Creek. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Saturday and from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service Sunday at High's.