Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
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...
Jerry William Ray
May 26, 2016
Jerry William Ray, age 79, a McMinnville, TN resident and Quincy, Illinois native died May 26, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Ray was a retired cook and son of the late George and Lucille Maher Ray. Survivors include son, Mike Ray and sister, Carol Pepper. There will be no funeral service or visitation at High's.
Ora Frances Rains
May 26, 2016
Ora Frances Rains, age 86, a Woodbury, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native died May 26, 2016 in Centennial Medical Center following an extended illness. She was a retired self-employed beautician, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Robert France and Georgia Lee Melton Higgins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Alex "Cheeseburger" Beaudion
May 25, 2016
Alex "Cheeseburger" Beaudion, age 23, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died May 25, 2016 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a student, veteran of the United States Army, member of Living Word Fellowship and son of Angela Carroll of McMinnville. He was preceded in death by grandfather, Jimmy Young, Sr. In addition to...
Mildred Katherine Nunley
May 24, 2016
Mildred Katherine Nunley, age 88, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died May 24, 2016 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness. She was a retired self-employed caregiver, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late John H. and Mary Lou Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband,...
Mary Ruth Parsley Dunlap
May 22, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Ft. Worth, TX native Mary Ruth Parsley Dunlap, age 102, was born July 20, 1913 and died May 22, 2016 at Webb House Retirement Center in McMinnville following a brief illness. A retired clerk with Walmart and a member of New Bybee Chapel Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Sidney and Lula Virginia...
U. G. Bennett
May 22, 2016
U. G. Bennett, age 91, a Campaign Community resident and Coffee County, TN native died May 22, 2016 in Raintree Manor following an extended illness. Mr. Bennett was a self-employed carpenter and electrician who built sixty-six houses and three churches in the Campaign area before he retired. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II, member of...
Chadwick Dale Shepard
May 21, 2016
Chadwick Dale Shepard, age 23, a Morrison, TN resident and Rutherford County, TN native died May 21, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. He was an employee at Pelham's Sawmill, member of North Hills Church of God of Prophecy and son of Tina "Neka" Shepard of Morrison and the late Carey Dale Shepard. In addition to his father,...
Teresa Kay Hillis
May 18, 2016
Teresa Kay Hillis, age 58, a McMinnville, TN resident and Panama City, FL native died May 18, 2016 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was a self-employed beautician, member of Bethel Church and daughter of Lexie Elliott Taylor of Rock Island, TN and the late Euclid Edward Taylor. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death...
Hattie Pearl Bess Patterson
May 17, 2016
Hattie Pearl Bess Patterson, age 89, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died May 17, 2016 in St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of First Baptist Church and daughter of the late Gaston Glade & Sarah Indiana Short Bess. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
William Corbitt Moffitt
May 17, 2016
William Corbitt Moffitt, 84, of McMinnville, TN passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Bill was born on June 10, 1931 in McMinnville, TN. Upon graduation from Tennessee Tech, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and served two years in the Korean War. After finishing his service, he earned his Master’s Degree from the University of Tennessee and began...
Sandra Kay Jones
May 16, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Painesville, OH native Sandra Kay Jones, age 56, was born June 26, 1959 and died May 16, 2016 at her residence following a brief illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of James and Gloria Seese of North Kingsville, OH. She was married February 25, 1978 to Carl Jones of McMinnville. In addition to her husband...
Velma Matthews Parrish Davenport
May 15, 2016
Velma Matthews Parrish Davenport, 99, of East Ridge, TN passed away Sunday May 15, 2016. Born August 29, 1916 to the late Mr. M.H. Matthews and Serena Anderson Matthews in Oneida, TN, she was a resident of Lakeview, GA most of her life before moving to McMinnville, TN in 1978. Velma was a member of McMinnville First Baptist Church, where...
Danny Howard Crouch
May 13, 2016
Nashville, TN resident and Detroit, MI native Danny Howard Crouch, age 66, was born August 22, 1949 and died suddenly May 13, 2016 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN. A forklift operator with Penske Logistics in LaVergne, TN, he was the son of the late Homer Howard and Cora Evelyn Webster Crouch. He is survived by two children...
Kathleen June Killian
May 13, 2016
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN resident Kathleen June Killian, age 87, was born June 26, 1928 and died May 13, 2016 at Raintree Manor following an eighteen-month illness. A retired bookkeeper with Triple K Nursery and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Mary Maxwell Wiseman. She was...
Charles Winfred Lawson
May 12, 2016
Charles Winfred Lawson, age 62, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died May 12, 2016 in St. Thomas West Hospital following a sudden illness. He was an employee with Bouldin and Lawson, member of the Church of God and son of the late Avery and Betty Cantrell Lawson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Anna Pearl McNeal
May 11, 2016
Doyle, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Anna Pearl McNeal, age 88, was born December 1, 1927 and died May 11, 2016 at her residence. A retired school teacher with the Warren County School System and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late William and Mattie Bryant Dodson. She was married...
Gloria Jean Bost
May 10, 2016
Gloria Jean Bost, age 56, a Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died May 10, 2016 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was a homemaker, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of Marshall Bost of Rock Island and the late Clara May Hooper Bost. In addition to her father, she is survived by...
Carolyn Sue Sharp Brown
May 9, 2016
Carolyn Sue Sharp Brown, age 68, a Smithville, TN resident and Harlan, KY native died May 9, 2016 at her residence due to complications from Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. She was a Nurse Anesthetist at Baptist DeKalb Hospital, member of Earlyville Church of Christ and daughter of the late Arthur Waterman and Nancy Claire Dollins Shields. In addition to her parents, she...
Frank Houston Cherry
May 9, 2016
Frank Houston Cherry, age 79, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died May 9, 2016 in St. Thomas West Hospital following a brief illness. He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Company, veteran of the U.S. Army and son of the late Clyde Leon and Annie Beatrice Jones Cherry. In addition to his parents, he was...
