Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Violet Marean Bond
Jun 11, 2016
Violet Marean Bond, age 95, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died June 11, 2016 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of Shellsford Baptist Church and daughter of the late Jesse Edward "Shorty" and Abby Gail Coppinger Stoner. Mrs. Bond was married to James Huston Bond who preceded her in death...
Joyce Talbert
Jun 10, 2016
Joyce Talbert, age 77, a McMinnville, TN resident and Dallas, TX native died June 10, 2016 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a retired nurse with River Park Hospital, member of First Assembly of God and daughter of the late Dillard Paris and June Davis Carr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Joe Floyd Womack
Jun 10, 2016
DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN WOMACK, Joe Floyd - Age 81 of Nashville, TN. June 10, 2016. Joe retired after 40 years of service at "The Tennessean." Preceded in death by wife, Patricia "Pat" Womack; son, Jeffrey Womack; grandson, Jeffrey Tyson Womack and brother, Harold Womack. Mr. Womack was the son of the late Floyd Bryan and Mattie Elrod Womack. Survived by...
Agnes Lee Clendeon Evans
Jun 9, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Agnes Lee Clendenon Evans, age 85, was born June 16, 1930 and died June 9, 2016 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. Retired from Genesco and a member of St. Mary's Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Edward Jackson and Willie Mae...
Tommy Mac Ragsdale, M.D.
Jun 9, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Dyersburg, TN native Tommy Mac Ragsdale, M.D., age 65, was born December 11, 1950 and died June 9, 2016 at his residence following and extended illness. A retired physician with McMinnville Medical Associates and a member of Bridges of Hope Fellowship Church, he was the son of the late Malcolm and Tommye Austin Ragsdale, Jr. He...
Deborah Marlene Hester Blake
Jun 9, 2016
Deborah Marlene Hester Blake, age 55, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died June 9, 2016 in NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following a three years illness. She was a CNA with NHC Healthcare of Smithville, member of the Baptist Church and daughter of the late Cleo Holland Wells. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in...
Brenda Faye Simmons
Jun 8, 2016
Smartt, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Brenda Faye Simmons, age 55, was born October 4, 1960 and died June 8, 2016 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was the daughter of Lee Earl Lorance of Smartt, TN and the late Frances Claudine Walker Lorance. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by daughter,...
Robert Lee Kent
Jun 8, 2016
We celebrate the life, yet mourn the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, Robert "Bob" Lee Kent, born June 12, 1944 in Rockville, IN, son of the late Horace Kent, Jr. & Mary Elkins Kent. Bob married his wife, Rita "Sue" Allen on March 8, 1962 with whom he recently celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary! Bob served...
Sue Knight
Jun 6, 2016
Sue Knight, age 76, a McMinnville, TN resident and Morgan County, TN native died June 6, 2016 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of McMinnville Congregational Methodist Church and daughter of the late Oscar Thomas and Pearl Christine Moffitt Phipps. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Joann Kennedy...
James Levoy Bell
Jun 6, 2016
James Levoy Bell, age 75, a Midway Community resident and Coffee County, TN native died June 6, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. A farmer, past president of the Midway Community Improvement Club and well-known for his leadership in the Midway Community he was the son of the late Fred and Virgie Adell Curtis Bell. In addition to...
Randall Hugh "ToJo" Milstead
Jun 5, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Randall Hugh "ToJo" Milstead, age 61, was born September 15, 1954 and died June 5, 2016 following a lingering illness. A truck driver with Star Transportation and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Thomas Earl and Eona York Milstead. He was married November 5, 1988...
Hattie Norene Greene
Jun 5, 2016
Hattie Norene Greene, age 91, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died June 5, 2016 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of North Warren Church of Christ and daughter of the late Luther Hershel and Persie Cope Turner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Tilmon...
James Edward Judkins
May 30, 2016
James Edward Judkins, age 57, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native died May 30, 2016 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. He was the grounds keeper at Bridgestone, member of the Primitive Baptist Church and son of the late Gene Edward Judkins and Emma Bell Redmon Cantrell. In addition to his parents, he...
Ovella Smith
May 30, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Putnam County, TN native Ovella Smith, age 97, was born March 22, 1919 and died May 30, 2016 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Levi Perkins and Mary Allison Jones Dunn. She was married July 17,...
Everette Lee Mitchell
May 29, 2016
Everette Lee (E.L.) Mitchell, 97, of McMinnville, TN, died on Sunday, May 29, 2016, following a long life well lived. Mr. Mitchell was born at home to Rosa Belle and James Lee Mitchell on October 14, 1918. He was married for fifty-three years to the late Robbie Lucille Mitchell with whom he shared two, beloved children, Paul (Andrea) Mitchell and...
Arlin Wayne Pinkard
May 28, 2016
Arlin Wayne Pinkard, age 54, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native died at his residence on May 28, 2016 following a sudden illness. He was an employee of Porter Roofing, member of the Baptist Church and son of the late Arlin Ray and Frances Hobbs Pinkard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Robert F. Bratcher, Jr.
May 28, 2016
Robert F. Bratcher, Jr., 82, passed away on May 28, 2016 at his apartment home in Nashville. He suffered various medical conditions over the past 15 years, but rarely complained about any of them. Born on November 18, 1933 in McMinnville, TN to the late Robert F. and Edith Mae Davis Bratcher, Sr., he attended the University of Tennessee at...
Dollie Roberts Rhea
May 27, 2016
Dollie Roberts Rhea, age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died May 27, 2016 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a retired employee of Rockford Textile, a Christian and daughter of the late Wesley and Laura Johns Roberts. She was married to Harold Loyd Rhea who preceded her death on...
Mary Helen Barrett
May 27, 2016
Mary Helen Barrett, age 62, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died May 27, 2016 in St. Thomas West Hospital following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Vernon L. and Lassie Marilda Taylor Pickett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Robert Edward Stoik
May 26, 2016
Robert Edward Stoik, age 90, a McMinnville, TN resident and Chicago, Illinois native died May 26, 2016 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. He was a retired building contractor, United States Navy veteran of WWII and son of the late Emil and Ilma Peterson Stoik. Survivors include wife, Arlena Stoik of McMinnville; son and wife, Jerry...
