Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Sue R. Barnes
Feb 3, 2019
Sue R. Barnes, age 65, a Warren County resident and Marion County native was born February 27, 1953 and passed away February 3, 2019 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a homemaker and the daughter of the late Barney and Vera Mae Griffith. Mrs. Barnes was married March 25, 1972 to David Lee Barnes....
Ruth Hennessee Smith
Feb 2, 2019
McMinnville resident and Bledsoe County, TN native Ruth Hennessee Smith, age 82, was born January 11, 1937 and died February 2, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Magnetek Century Electric and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Thurman and Fronie Johnson Hennessee. She was married to Merlin...
Joe Glynn Gribble
Feb 1, 2019
Joe Glynn Gribble, age 81, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born June 2, 1937 and passed away February 1, 2019 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. He was a retired lineman with Caney Fork Electric and son of the late Myra Grissom Gribble. Mr. Gribble was married November 28, 1963 to Alta Faye...
Robbie Neely Prater
Jan 30, 2019
Robbie Neely Prater, age 70, a Warren County, TN resident and White County native was born October 20, 1948 and passed away January 30, 2019 in St. Thomas West Hospital following a brief illness. She was a retired educator with the Cannon County School System, member of the Catholic Church and daughter of the late Robert and Beulah Rowland Neely....
Geneva Crouch
Jan 30, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Geneva Crouch, age 82, was born July 20, 1936 and died January 30, 2019 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, she was the daughter of the late John Ivor and Hallie May Milstead Patrick. She was married on May...
Paul Morris McCormack
Jan 29, 2019
Smithville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Paul Morris McCormack, age 65, was born January 30, 1953 and died January 29, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired machinist with A.O. Smith and a manager with Walmart, he was the son of the late Amos and Nina Louise Prater McCormack. In addition to his parents, he...
Bonnie Louise Reed Hollon
Jan 29, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native Bonnie Louise Reed Hollon, age 73, was born March 6, 1945 and died January 29, 2019 at her residence following a short illness. Retired from Powermatic and Yorozu and a member of the Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Houston and Clara Mae Phillips Reed. She was married to...
Bonita Boyd Markum
Jan 29, 2019
Bonita Boyd Markum, age 84, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born April 22, 1934 and passed away January 29, 2019 in Webb House Retirement Center following a brief illness. She was a retired line operator for Rich’s Frozen Foods, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Arzie and Josie Maxwell Boyd. Mrs. Markum...
Tanya Dawn Hall
Jan 25, 2019
McMinnville resident and Cumberland County, TN native Tanya Dawn Hall, age 48, was born February 8, 1970 and died January 25, 2019 at Big South Fork Medical Center in Oneida, TN following injuries sustained in an ATV accident. A foster care team leader with the State of Tennessee Department of Children's Services and member of the Church of Christ, she...
Leonard Lee Snodgrass
Jan 25, 2019
Leonard Lee Snodgrass, age 69, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born May 3, 1949 and passed away January 25, 2019 at his residence following a five-year illness. He was a fork lift driver for Carrier for 35 years, member of the Oasis Church and son of the late Carson Clay and Christine Shelton Snodgrass. In addition to...
Douglas Randal Byars
Jan 24, 2019
Douglas Randal Byars, age 78, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born November 14, 1940 and passed away January 24, 2019 in NHC Rehabilitation of McMinnville following an extended illness. He was a member of the National Guard, retired employee of Century Electric of 34 years and retired from the Warren County Schools Transportation System. Mr. Byars was...
Jenalynn Ryan Jones
Jan 24, 2019
Jenalynn Ryan Jones, infant daughter of Erica Jones of McMinnville, was born January 23, 2019 and passed away January 24, 2019 in Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Jenalynn was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Jerry Jones. In addition to her mother, she is survived by sister, Jera Jones of McMinnville; maternal grandmother, Sharon Kelley of McMinnville; maternal grandfather, David...
Frances Kay Brady Gribble
Jan 22, 2019
Frances Kay Brady Gribble, age 73, a Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native was born April 4, 1945 and passed away January 22, 2019 in NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness. She was a retired caregiver, member of Hebron Church of Christ and daughter of the late Marcus and Lucy Barnes Brady. In addition to her...
Ernest Everett "Ernie" Frankenberg
Jan 17, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Bulls Gap, TN native Ernest Everett “Ernie” Frankenberg, age 73, was born August 1, 1945 and died January 17, 2019 in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN. Retired from sales, a United States Navy veteran of 15 years who served in Vietnam, and attended the First Baptist Church, he was the son of the late...
Vida Jean Rogers
Jan 17, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Vida Jean Rogers, age 94, was born October 7, 1924 and died January 17, 2019 at Raintree Manor following a brief illness. A homemaker, a member of East End Church of Christ and a former member of Rock Island Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Mary...
Melvia Zean McCormick Blair
Jan 15, 2019
Melvia Zean McCormick Blair, age 83, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born March 27, 1935 and passed away January 15, 2019 in NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness. She was a retired caregiver, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Amon and Wavie Priest McCormick. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Joe...
Ferman Jay Young
Jan 14, 2019
Ferman Jay Young, age 96, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native was born August 4, 1922 and passed away January 14, 2019 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a brief illness. He was a WWII veteran of the United States Army, retired co-owner of Morgan & Young Parts, Inc., member of Central Church of Christ and...
Reba C. Prater
Jan 14, 2019
Reba C. Prater, age 88, a Warren County, TN resident and native was born October 28, 1930 and passed away January 14, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a retired director of Central Daycare, bookkeeper, an operator for General Telephone Company, member of Central Church of Christ and daughter of the late Dalton and Elsie Knight...
Drew Hibshman
Jan 14, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Greenfield, MA native Drew Hibshman, age 33, was born April 4, 1985 and died January 14, 2019. He was the son of Linda Anderson Hibshman of McMinnville and the late Thomas Michael Hibshman. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by maternal grandmother, Roberta Anderson; and uncle, Stanley Anderson. In addition to his...
Laura Margaret Wilson Bryant
Jan 13, 2019
Laura Margaret Wilson-Bryant - At age 88, mom went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at approximately 12:17 p.m. She was a resident Woodville Health & Rehabilitation Medical Center in Woodville, Texas. She was raised in McMinnville, Tennessee and lived there before coming to Woodville to be closer to her daughters. She was the youngest of...
