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McMinnville, TN. Obituaries

Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas

James Glenn Grissom

James Glenn Grissom

Nov 13, 2014

James Glenn Grissom, age 78, a Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native died November 13, 2014 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. He was a retired employee of Powermatic and son of the late Ambros and Minnie Jennings Grissom. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by son, Wayne Grissom and four...

Ella Louise "Lou" Sullivan

Ella Louise "Lou" Sullivan

Nov 11, 2014

McMinnville, TN resident and White County, TN native Ella Louise "Lou" Sullivan, age 89, was born February 7, 1925 and died November 11, 2014 at River Park Hospital following a lingering illness. A retired waitress at Stewart's Pharmacy and a member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Amos Riley and Maude Mae Prater Watson....

Jess Michael Eldridge, Jr.

Jess Michael Eldridge, Jr.

Nov 10, 2014

Jess Michael Eldridge, Jr., age 43, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died November 10, 2014 at St. Thomas West Hospital, Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. He was the owner and operator of AA Cab, member of the Baptist Church and son of Jess Michael Eldridge, Sr. and the late Vicki June Argo Eldridge. He was...

Sandra June Jones

Sandra June Jones

Nov 10, 2014

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Sandra June Jones, age 74, was born April 26, 1940 and died November 10, 2014 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following a brief illness. A homemaker and a member of East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Pearl Elrod St. John of McMinnville and the late Goodloe St. John....

Katie Pearl Glenn Holt

Katie Pearl Glenn Holt

Nov 9, 2014

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Katie Pearl Glenn Holt, age 75, was born January 16, 1939 and died November 9, 2014 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. The owner of Kathy's Flowers and church secretary at Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Ammon and Virginia Adcock Glenn. She was married December...

Melba Elizabeth Greene Griffith

Melba Elizabeth Greene Griffith

Nov 7, 2014

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Melba Elizabeth Greene Griffith, age 78, was born October 2, 1936 and died November 7, 2014 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A retired Insurance Agent and a member of Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late George Clifford and Rachel Neal Greene. In addition to her...

Barbara Jean Wood

Barbara Jean Wood

Nov 7, 2014

Barbara Jean Wood, age 63, a McMinnville, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native died November 7, 2014 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was an employee of the Dept. of Agriculture, member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and daughter of the late Abraham Lincoln and Evelyn Sain Brown. In addition to her parents, she was...

Claude Brown Stembridge, Jr.

Claude Brown Stembridge, Jr.

Nov 6, 2014

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Claude Brown Stembridge, Jr., age 68, was born June 17, 1946 and died November 6, 2014 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A truck driver and member of the Baptist Faith, he was the son of the late Claude Brown and Marjorie Parsley Stembridge. He was married April 6, 1968...

Billy Joe Chandler

Billy Joe Chandler

Nov 6, 2014

Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Billy Joe Chandler, age 79, was born July 13, 1935 and died November 6, 2014 at his residence following a sudden illness. Retired from Gulf Ice Systems and a member of Eastside Baptist Church, he was the son of the late James Bascom and Jennie Tabitha Hash Chandler. In addition...

Robert Harry "Bob" Wood

Robert Harry "Bob" Wood

Nov 6, 2014

McMinnville, TN resident and Cincinnati, OH native Robert Harry "Bob" Wood, age 72, was born July 8, 1942 and died November 6, 2014 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired mechanic, a United States Air Force veteran of Vietnam and a member of Brethren in Christ Church, he was the son of the late Robert C. and Laverne...

Linda Sue Watts

Linda Sue Watts

Nov 6, 2014

Linda Sue Watts, age 70, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died November 6, 2014 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. She was a homemaker, member of the Church of Christ at East End and daughter of the late, James and Lila Cunningham Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Virginia Lee Evans

Virginia Lee Evans

Nov 5, 2014

Virginia Lee Evans, age 76, a McMinnville, TN resident and Franklin County, TN native died November 5, 2014 at her residence following an illness of two years. She was a retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and Aqua Tech, member of the Church of Christ and daughter of the late Coy and Ada Mae Gault Hall. Ms. Evans is survived...

Ralph Eugene Goff

Ralph Eugene Goff

Nov 4, 2014

McMinnville, TN resident and Rapid City, SD native, Ralph Eugene Goff, age 78, was born October 7, 1936 and died November 4, 2014 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Goff was a retired construction foreman with Baltimore Gas & Electric in Baltimore, MD. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church....

Larry Larwood Abston

Larry Larwood Abston

Nov 3, 2014

McMinnville, TN resident and Chattanooga, TN native Larry Larwood Abston, age 77, was born June 13, 1937 and died November 3, 2014 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Abston was a retired Safety Specialist at AEDC and a member of Smyrna Church of Christ. He was retired from the United States Air Force and was a veteran of...

James Paul Phifer

James Paul Phifer

Nov 3, 2014

James Paul Phifer, age 77, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died November 3, 2014 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. He was a retired employee of DeZurik Corp., member of Westwood Church of Christ, the Warren County Rescue Squad, Board of Meals on Wheels, a TSSAA softball/baseball referee and umpire, an avid golfer and...

Nellie Jo Whitman Rains

Nellie Jo Whitman Rains

Nov 2, 2014

McMinnville, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native Nellie Jo Whitman Rains, age 83, was born December 6, 1930 and died November 2, 2014 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Buford and Nellie Travis Whitman. She was married to Willie Rains who...

Ed Yager

Ed Yager

Oct 31, 2014

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Ed Yager, age 85, was born December 7, 1928 and died October 31, 2014 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Yager was a retired Loan Company Examiner with the State of Tennessee and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. He worked in his father's store, Yager Grocery. He also...

Brenda Faye Steele Blackburn

Brenda Faye Steele Blackburn

Oct 30, 2014

McMinnville, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native Brenda Faye Steele Blackburn, age 58, was born September 27, 1956 and died October 30, 2014 at her residence following a sudden illness. A cosmetic sales employee at Stewart's Pharmacy and a member of Caney Branch Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Flavil and Virgie Davenport Steele. In addition...

Ernest Thomas Morton

Ernest Thomas Morton

Oct 27, 2014

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Ernest Thomas Morton, age 83, was born November 22, 1930 and died October 27, 2014 at his residence following an extended illness. The owner of Morton's Horticulture Products and of the Baptist Faith, he was the son of the late Johnny and Willie Green Morton. In addition to his parents, he was...

Melvina McCormick

Melvina McCormick

Oct 27, 2014

Melvina Delaney McCormick, age 103, a Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 27, 2014 at NHC Healthcare, McMinnville following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, member of Friendship The Baptist Church and daughter of the late John and Betty Talley Delaney. She was married to Johnny McCormick who preceded her in death in 1982....

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