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McMinnville, TN. Obituaries

Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas

Wavie Turner

Wavie Turner

Oct 28, 2015

Wavie Turner, age 94, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 28, 2015 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was a self-employed caregiver, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Thomas Guy and Katherine Elizabeth Barrett Cutts. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by sons, Ricky...

Orene Adams

Orene Adams

Oct 27, 2015

Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Orene Adams, age 94, was born April 26, 1921 and died October 27, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A farmer and a member of the Church of God, he was the son of the late Bob and Maude Elkins Adams. He was married to Iris Novella...

Martha Elfreeda Cantrell

Martha Elfreeda Cantrell

Oct 25, 2015

Martha Elfreeda Cantrell, age 86, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 25, 2015 at NHC Healthcare, Smithville following an extended illness. She was a retired cafeteria manager with the Warren County School System and daughter of the late Staley and Gladys Jordan Robinson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two...

Emma Wright

Emma Wright

Oct 25, 2015

McMinnville, TN resident and Milan, TN native Emma Wright, age 78, was born January 13, 1937 and died October 25, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was preceded in death by parents, James and Eva Thomas. She was married to W.T. Wright who preceded her...

Jeffery Eugene Justice

Jeffery Eugene Justice

Oct 24, 2015

Jeffery Eugene Justice, age 43, a McMinnville, TN resident and Harbor City, CA native passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 surrounded by loved ones after a brief but intense struggle from complications due to his cerebral palsy. Because of Jeffery's special needs, he spent his whole life as a small child in his mind and heart, always planning the next...

Tresa Kay Green

Tresa Kay Green

Oct 23, 2015

Tresa Kay Green, age 49, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 23, 2015 at Hospice of Chattanooga following a seven months illness. She was an employee of Tenneco Automotive and member of Pleasant Cove Church of Christ. Ms. Green is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Zachary and Ruth Green of Lemoore, CA and Kevin and...

Rosemary Simons Craven

Rosemary Simons Craven

Oct 22, 2015

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Rosemary Simons Craven, age 69, was born March 28, 1946 and died October 22, 2015 at her residence following a sudden illness. A secretary with the State of Tennessee Department of Human Services and a member of Arlington Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Lula Durham...

Donald Edward Madewell, Sr.

Donald Edward Madewell, Sr.

Oct 22, 2015

Donald Edward Madewell, Sr., age 63, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native died October 22, 2015 at Erlanger Medical Center following an extended illness. He was a self-employed handyman, member of Turning Point United Pentecostal Church and son of the late John William and Vera Wilene Madewell, Sr. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...

James Arlin Grissom

James Arlin Grissom

Oct 21, 2015

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native James Arlin Grissom, age 69, was born July 24, 1946 and died October 21, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a seven-month illness. A nurseryman and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late James Thomas and Dorothy Mae Clark. He was married May...

Diemer Smartt Bishop

Diemer Smartt Bishop

Oct 16, 2015

Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Diemer Smartt Bishop, age 75, was born October 6, 1940 and died October 16, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired mechanic and a member of the Church of Christ at East End, he was the son of the late Willie Richard and Martha...

Wayne Martin

Wayne Martin

Oct 11, 2015

Wayne Martin, age 69, a McMinnville, TN resident and Sylacauga, AL native died October 11, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following an extended illness. He was a retired employee of A.O. Smith, U.S. Army Veteran of Vietnam and son of Mary Nell Martin of McMinnville and the late Orville Woodrow Martin. In addition to his mother Mr. Martin is...

Corker Jackson DeLoach, Sr.

Corker Jackson DeLoach, Sr.

Oct 10, 2015

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Corker Jackson DeLoach, Sr., age 66, was born May 8, 1949 and died October 10, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. DeLoach was a three-time NCAA All-American Golfer. He was the Most Valuable Player at the University of Houston, where the golf team won the NCAA Championship. He played...

John Floyd Black, Sr.

John Floyd Black, Sr.

Oct 10, 2015

Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native John Floyd Black, Sr., age 72, was born April 26, 1943 and died October 10, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired Lieutenant with the McMinnville Police Department, having served in the TN Army National Guard for six years, and a member of Morrison Methodist Church, he was the...

"Butch" Charles Howard Fults

"Butch" Charles Howard Fults

Oct 8, 2015

"Butch" Charles Howard Fults, age 67, a McMinnville, TN native and resident died October 8, 2015 at NHC Healthcare, McMinnville following an extended illness. He was a retired employee of Dunlap Tree Service and son of Annie Beatrice Elkins Fults of McMinnville and the late John Henry Russell Fults. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by...

Lottie Lee Smartt

Lottie Lee Smartt

Oct 7, 2015

Lottie Lee Hobbs Smartt, age 93, a Cannon Co., TN resident and Grundy Co., TN native died October 7, 2015 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Byron and Ethel Smartt Hobbs. She was married to Leonard Smartt who preceded her in death in 2000....

Jennifer Kay Johnson

Jennifer Kay Johnson

Oct 7, 2015

Jennifer Kay Roberts Johnson, age 60, of McMinnville died on October 7, 2015 peacefully at home. She was born on June 18, 1955 to Gennevieve Harper Roberts and the late Waymon Roberts. She was a retired nurse and loyal animal lover. She loved being outdoors and living on the river. In addition to her mother, Genny, she is survived by...

Hubert Turner

Hubert Turner

Oct 6, 2015

Hubert Turner, age 87, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 6, 2015 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. He was owner of Turner's Bend Nursery, member of the Church of Christ and son of the late Jesse and Ester Lee Green Turner. He was married in 1950 to Della Deplorah Curtis...

Judy V. Hammock

Judy V. Hammock

Oct 4, 2015

Judy V. Hammock, age 65, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 4, 2015 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of Trinity Baptist Church and daughter of the late Duke V. and Chloe Belle Judkins Cantrell. She was married in 1990 to Billy N. Hammock who preceded her in death...

Whitney Danyel Brown

Whitney Danyel Brown

Oct 2, 2015

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...

Theodore Blackmon Thaxton, Sr.

Theodore Blackmon Thaxton, Sr.

Oct 1, 2015

Theodore Blackmon Thaxton, Sr., age 87, a Middlesboro, KY resident and Suwanee, GA resident died October 1, 2015 at Emory Johns Creek Hospital in Johns Creek, GA following an extended illness. He was a retired band director and teacher with the DeKalb County School System in Georgia, a U.S. Navy Korean war veteran, member of the Methodist Church and son...

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