Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Henry Hugh Starkey
Aug 26, 2016
Henry Hugh Starkey, age 92, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died August 26, 2016 in NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness. He was retired from the Ford Motor Company, a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps in World War II, member of the Church of Christ and son of the late Herman...
Eloise Dunn Eaton
Aug 25, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Murfreesboro, TN native Eloise Dunn Eaton, age 89, was born December 14, 1926 and died August 25, 2016 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Orman Lytle and Elizabeth Almetia Warren Dunn. She was married July 20,...
Sarah Marie Starkey
Aug 24, 2016
Spencer, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Sarah Marie Starkey, age 77, was born August 18, 1939 and died August 24, 2016 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of Free Will Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late George Monroe and Mary L. Moore Pack. She was married...
Erma Barr
Aug 23, 2016
Erma Barr, age 80, a Mt. Juliet, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native died August 23, 2016 in Carrick Glen Assisted Living Center following a brief illness. She was a retired sales person with D & M Distributing, member of Silver Springs Baptist Church and daughter of the late Roe and Bertha Hutchings Barr. In addition to her parents,...
Paul Carson Davis
Aug 23, 2016
Paul Carson Davis, age 76, a Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died August 23, 2016 in NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness. He was the retired owner of National Sheet Metal, member of Bonner Church of Christ and son of the late Issac M. and Zola Franks Davis. In addition to his parents, he was...
Margaret Marie Smith
Aug 22, 2016
Margaret Marie Smith of Ft. Myers, Florida passed away Monday, August 22, 2016. Born on June 29, 1939, in McMinnville, Tennessee to Charley and Catherine Blanks Pistole, she enjoyed an idyllic childhood growing up on a rural, working farm. Marie attended Central High School and grew up as a member of Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church. After high school, she worked...
Gary Lee Surber, Sr.
Aug 21, 2016
Gary Lee Surber, Sr., age 69, a Rock Island, TN resident and Campbell County, TN native died August 21, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a retired employee with Ferodo, member of Fall City Baptist Church and son of the late R.C. and Shirley Lee Freeman Surber. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Penny Ann Clendenon
Aug 19, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Penny Ann Clendenon, age 63, was born June 23, 1953 and died August 19, 2016 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following a four-day illness. A substitute teacher with the Rutherford County School system and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Charles William...
Anna Jo Harris
Aug 19, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Anna Jo Harris, age 72, was born September 19, 1943 and died August 19, 2016 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. Retired from Carrier Corporation and a member of East End Drive Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late George and Cloppie Northcutt Thomas. In...
Nancy D. Stubblefield
Aug 17, 2016
Nancy Dillon Stubblefield of Viola was born on November 20, 1937 and died on August 17, 2016. She was a member of McMinnville First United Methodist Church where she had been a Sunday school teacher and served on several church committees. She graduated from U.T. Knoxville and taught at Central High School, City High School and Warren County High School....
Ina Sue Littleton Turner
Aug 15, 2016
Manchester, TN resident and Roane County, TN native Ina Sue Littleton Turner, age 78, was born March 13, 1938 and died August 15, 2016 at her son's residence in Manchester, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of Christian Church Disciples, she was preceded in death by parents, John J. and Abby Mae Johnson Littleton. She was married...
John Thomas "Tommy" Craven
Aug 14, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native John Thomas "Tommy" Craven, age 68, was born July 5, 1948 and died August 14, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a retired business owner and a member of the Lutheran Church. He had a passion for cooking and became quite the chef. He was enthusiastic about History...
Mary Ann Davenport Bishop
Aug 14, 2016
Mary Ann Davenport Bishop, age 81, a McMinnville, TN resident and native died August 14, 2016 at NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following a three-week illness. Mrs. Bishop was a bookkeeper at High Funeral Home for 39 years. She attended East End Church of Christ since 1938, where she was baptized in 1946. She was the daughter of the late James...
Marva Jean Hughes
Aug 14, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Marva Jean Hughes, age 74, was born September 17, 1941 and died August 14, 2016 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired hospital controller with Southern Tennessee Medical Center and a member of West Riverside Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late...
Vernon Lee Keith
Aug 10, 2016
Vernon Lee Keith, age 79, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native died August 10, 2016 in St. Thomas Midtown Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Keith established McMinnville's Chicken Chef in 1968 and started General Equipment Company in 1974. He was a veteran of the Tennessee Army National Guard, member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ and...
Marilyn Kaye Hattaway Woods
Aug 10, 2016
Marilyn Kaye Hattaway Woods, age 68, a McMinnville, TN resident and West Palm Beach, FL native entered into rest with her Lord and Savior on August 10, 2016 following an extended illness. Kaye enjoyed sewing, crafts, fishing in Alaska and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was a homemaker, member of Earlyville Church of Christ and daughter of...
Alan Wade Bryant
Aug 9, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Alan Wade Bryant, age 58, was born September 21, 1957 and died August 9, 2016 from a sudden illness. He was a construction worker and a Sergeant in the United States Army, where he served for four years. He is survived by father and step-mother, Walker and Mazel Bryant, Jr. of...
Mary Lou Barnes Curtis
Aug 9, 2016
Nashville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Mary Lou Barnes Curtis, age 99, was born June 11, 1917 and died August 9, 2016 at Trevecca Health and Rehab Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A retired teacher with Warren County Head Start and a member of the Church of Christ at St. Mary, she was the daughter...
Ricky Dale Scott
Aug 9, 2016
Ricky Dale Scott, age 59, a McMinnville, TN resident and native died August 9, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. He was an employee of Federal Mogul, member of the Church of Christ at Bonner and son of Lincoln and Bettie Jo Scott of McMinnville. Mr. Scott was preceded in death by son, Stacy D. Scott; maternal grandparents,...
Preston Huckeby
Aug 8, 2016
Overton County native and Rock Island resident, Preston Huckeby, age 83, passed away August 8, 2016, following a lingering illness due to injuries sustained in an accident in December 2014. Preston was born on April 10, 1933 to the late Roy and Stella Vaughn Huckeby. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Leonard, Lester, Tilbert, Roy Jr. and A.B....
