Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Thomas Daniel Whitmore
Jan 17, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Gary, IN native Thomas Daniel Whitmore, age 70, was born March 17, 1946 and died January 17, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired truck driver with Sullens Trucking and a member of the McMinnville First Free Will Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Daniel and Florence Cleveringa Whitmore. He...
Calvin Edward Rogers
Jan 14, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Calvin Edward Rogers, age 74, was born March 22, 1942 and died January 14, 2017 at his residence following a sudden illness. A retired general foreman from Dezurik Corporation and a member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Otis Edward and Rose Kathleen Hines Rogers....
Alonzo Simons
Jan 13, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Alonzo Simons, age 85, was born November 8, 1931 and died January 13, 2017 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a brief illness. Mr. Simons was a veteran of the United States Army, a former employee with Batesville Casket Company and a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church. He was the son...
Ladye Jane Hunter
Jan 11, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Ladye Jane Hunter, age 79, was born March 18, 1937 and died January 11, 2017 at her residence while taking a nap. She graduated from Central High School where she enjoyed playing basketball, cheerleading and drama class. She graduated from Tennessee Technological Institute and began teaching military cadets at the Baxter Military...
Jack Clayton Smedley
Jan 11, 2017
Jack Clayton Smedley, age 86, a McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native was born January 17, 1930 and died January 11, 2017 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. He was a devoted Christian, loving husband, father and grandfather, who enjoyed playing country music and spending time with friends. Mr. Smedley was a veteran of...
Vella Mai Redmon Poston
Jan 10, 2017
Vella Mai Redmon Poston, age 88, was born February 20, 1928 to the late John Monroe and Aubrey Adamson Redmon from Keltonburg, TN in DeKalb County and died January 10, 2017 at her residence in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. Ms. Poston lived in Quebeck and Sparta of White County, TN most of her life. She worked at Sparta...
Clarence Arnold Wilson
Jan 8, 2017
Loving husband, father and “Papa”, Clarence Arnold Wilson, age 69, went to his Heavenly home on January 8, 2017 at the VA Hospice in Clearwater, FL. Born July 14, 1947 in Sparta, TN, he was preceded in death by his parents, William Carl Wilson and Zula Mae Clouse Wilson, as well as his sister, Wilma Jean Wilson. He is survived...
Lonnie Clyde "Bill" McBride
Jan 7, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Lonnie Clyde "Bill" McBride, age 88, was born December 25, 1928 and died January 7, 2017 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. The former owner of McBride's Window Cleaning and a member of Rolling Acres Brethren in Christ Church, he was the son of the late Santford and...
Felipe Alvarado Lopez
Jan 7, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Chihuahua, Mexico native Felipe Alvarado Lopez, age 51, was born February 5, 1965 and died suddenly January 7, 2017 following an auto accident. A nursery worker and a member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church, he was the son of Lorenza Lopez of Chihuahua, Mexico and the late Encarnacion Alvarado. In addition to his mother, he is...
James Claude Norrod
Jan 6, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native James Claude Norrod, age 69, was born April 3, 1947 and died January 6, 2017 at his residence following a brief illness. A self-employed heavy equipment operator and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy, he was the son of the late Claude Benton Norrod and Rosie Lee Hale Simmons....
Margie Sadler
Jan 4, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Jackson County, TN native Margie Sadler, age 88, was born February 29, 1928 and died January 4, 2017 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired waitress at Stewart's Pharmacy for 30 years and a member of Arlington Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Benton and Tenny Sutton Shoemake. She was...
Sheena Danielle Jones
Jan 4, 2017
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Sheena Danielle Jones, age 33, was born October 21, 1983 and died suddenly January 4, 2017 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital. A machine operator with McMinnville Tool & Die and a member of the Pentecostal Church, she was the daughter of the late Mark James Hill. In addition to her father,...
Mary Jeraldine Arnold
Jan 3, 2017
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Mary Jeraldine Arnold, age 58, was born November 5, 1958 and died January 3, 2017 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Wilma Young Judkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Anna Ruth Foster
Jan 3, 2017
Anna Ruth Foster, age 91, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born August 27, 1925 and died January 3, 2017 in Raintree Manor following a two-month illness. She was a retired clerk from the Warren County Health Department, member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ and daughter of the late James Robert "Jim" and Ada Cantrell...
Paul Douglas Grissom
Jan 1, 2017
Paul Douglas Grissom, age 74, a McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native was born April 22, 1942 and died January 1, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a retired employee of McMinnville Water Department, member of Laurel Creek Baptist Church and son of the late Phillip Lee and Velma Jewel Simons Grissom. In...
Charlotte Christine Clemons
Jan 1, 2017
Charlotte Christine Clemons, age 80, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native was born April 11, 1936 and died January 1, 2017 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of Victory Freewill Baptist Church and daughter of the late Christopher C. and Eugena Cleo Luna Young. In addition to her parents, she was...
Ozelle Hall Wilson
Jan 1, 2017
Ozelle Hall Wilson, age 97, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born June 28, 1919 and died January 1, 2017 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Ernest and Nellie Shirley Barnes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
James Garey Vanatta
Dec 31, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native James Garey Vanatta, age 62, was born January 1, 1954 and died December 31, 2016 at his residence following an eight-month illness. A self-employed construction worker and a United States Army veteran of Vietnam, he was the son of Ruth Vanatta of McMinnville and the late James Thomas Vanatta. In addition to...
Dolan Hugh Sullivan
Dec 30, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Dolan Hugh Sullivan, age 77, was born February 17, 1939 and died December 30, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. The owner of Budget Auto Sales and a member of Sunny Hills Baptist Church where he was a Deacon, he was the son of the late Titus Sullivan and...
Jose Abigail Duenas
Dec 29, 2016
Jose Abigail Duenas, age 79, a McMinnville, TN resident and Zacatecas, Mexico native was born March 13, 1937 and died December 29, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a cook with Rafael's Italian Restaurant, member of the Catholic Church and son of the late Severo Duenas and Mä Trinidad Esparza Duenas. In addition to his parents,...
