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McMinnville, TN. Obituaries

Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas

Russell Allen King

Russell Allen King

Nov 23, 2023

Spring City, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Russell Allen King, age 29, was born March 26, 1994 and died suddenly November 23, 2023. A welder with Monterey Mushroom and a member of Pentecostal Worship Center, he was the son of Shannon Newby of McMinnville and Misty King of Birmingham, AL. He was preceded in death by grandmothers, Linda...

Bobby Donald Ashburn

Bobby Donald Ashburn

Nov 23, 2023

Bobby Donald Ashburn, age 77, was born August 31, 1946 in DeKalb Co. TN and passed from this life on November 23, 2023 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital after a brief illness. He was retired from Powermatic- The Foundry, a member of the First Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Faith and liked to go fishing in his spare time.

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Wade Monroe Farley

Wade Monroe Farley

Nov 21, 2023

Morrison, TN resident and Sequatchie County, TN native Wade Monroe Farley, age 81, was born June 18, 1942 and died November 21, 2023 at his residence following an extended illness. A veteran of the United States Air Force, retired employee of the Carrier Corporation and member of Morrison Church of Christ, he was the son of the late J.B. and...

Melvin Cletis Rigsby

Melvin Cletis Rigsby

Nov 21, 2023

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Melvin Cletis Rigsby, age 82, was born May 24, 1941 and died November 21, 2023 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN. A veteran of the United States Air Force and former employee of Cook’s Pest Control, he was the son of the late Audie M. and Addie L. Fennell Rigsby. He was...

Judy Coppinger Bess

Judy Coppinger Bess

Nov 21, 2023

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Judy Coppinger Bess, age 80, was born March 22, 1943 and died November 21, 2023 at her residence following an extended illness.           

A retired employee of A.O. Smith and member of the Baptist church, she was the daughter of the late Jessie William and Mable Louise Savage Coppinger. She was married to Tommy...

Frances Jeanette Floyd Whitmore

Frances Jeanette Floyd Whitmore

Nov 20, 2023

McMinnville, TN resident Frances Jeanette Floyd Whitmore, age 83, was born October 21, 1940 and passed away peacefully November 20, 2023 at the Webb House Retirement Center following an extended illness. 

A retired employee of Oster and member of McMinnville First Free Will Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Ruby Lewis Floyd. She was...

Catherine Sue Martin

Catherine Sue Martin

Nov 19, 2023

Catherine Sue Martin, 86, of Jackson, TN, went home to be with Jesus November 19, 2023. She died peacefully with her family by her side at Brookdale Memory Care in Jackson, TN after a long illness with Alzheimer’s. Sue was born October 1, 1937 in McMinnville, TN to Hugh and Mary Lusk Paris. She attended High School at McMinnville Central...

Christopher Michael McCormick

Christopher Michael McCormick

Nov 18, 2023

McMinnville, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native Christopher Michael McCormick, age 44, was born January 16, 1979 and died suddenly November 18, 2023. 

The son of Michael and Ann McCormick of the Smartt Station Community, he was married to Jo Nunley McCormick of the Irving College Community. He was preceded in death by grandmother-in-law, Louise Nunley.

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Kenneth Cleavis Barkes

Kenneth Cleavis Barkes

Nov 15, 2023

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Kenneth Cleavis Barkes, age 64, was born August 3, 1959 and died suddenly November 15, 2023 at his residence.            

He was the son of the late Jule Wayne and Dessie Dean Vickers Barkes.  He was married to Tammy Barkes of McMinnville on August 21, 1992. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Dwayne Corbet Boyd

Dwayne Corbet Boyd

Nov 14, 2023

McMinnville resident and Dekalb County, TN native, age 52, was born December 23, 1970 and died November 14, 2023 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness.           

A machinist with UTC Aerospace and a member of Christ Community Church, he was the son of David and Deborah Boyd of McMinnville. 

In addition to his...

Frankie W. Hendrix

Frankie W. Hendrix

Nov 12, 2023

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Frankie W. Hendrix, age 98, was born March 15, 1925 and died November 12, 2023 at her residence following a two week illness.

A retired material handler with Aquatech and member of Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Isabelle Jones Warren. She was married to...

Carrie Leann Blevins

Carrie Leann Blevins

Nov 11, 2023

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Carrie Leann Blevins, age 46, was born October 23, 1977 and died suddenly November 11, 2023 at her residence.            

An employee of Kasai, she was the daughter of Carl McCormick and Mary and Butch Maxwell. She was married to Ronald Blevins. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death...

James Edward Certain

James Edward Certain

Nov 11, 2023

McMinnville resident and Dekalb County, TN native James Edward Certain, age 82, was born February 20, 1941 and died November 11, 2023 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired employee with Young’s Auto Parts, he was the son of the late Charlie and Lucille Miller Certain. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five...

Grace Ardell Camber

Grace Ardell Camber

Nov 10, 2023

Maine native, Grace Ardell Camber, age 87, was born January 9, 1936 in Parsonsfield, ME and died November 10, 2023 at her daughter’s residence in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Newport Full Gospel Church in Newport, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Frank Lufkin and Violet Enid Davis Taylor. In addition...

Nettie Louise Hutchings

Nettie Louise Hutchings

Nov 10, 2023

McMinnville, TN resident and Loretto, TN native Nettie Louise Hutchings, age 88, was born March 16, 1935 and died November 10, 2023 at Manchester Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in Manchester, TN following an extended illness.

A retired inspector with ConAgra Foods, caregiver and member of Morrison Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Vera...

Margie Jean Carter

Margie Jean Carter

Nov 9, 2023

McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Margie Jean Carter, age 88, was born April 5, 1935 and died November 9, 2023 at her residence following an extended illness. A former employee of Levi’s, A.O. Smith, a healthcare worker and a member of Greenwood Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Elbert McGuire and Lillian Craig Brock....

Gerald Edward Curtis

Gerald Edward Curtis

Nov 9, 2023

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Gerald Edward Curtis, age 73, was born June 11, 1950 and died suddenly November 9, 2023 at his residence.           

A retired USSSA and NSA umpire, maintenance worker and a member of St. Mary’s Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Bruce Curtis, Jr. and Agnes Lee Clendenon Evans. In addition...

Hobert Donald Smith

Hobert Donald Smith

Nov 8, 2023

Hobert Donald Smith, 92, of Tequesta, FL passed away peacefully on November 8th surrounded by his cherished family at the family cabin in Hillisville (Harrison Ferry Mountain), McMinnville, TN. Don was born January 25th, 1931 in McMinnville, TN to the late Allen Elijah Smith and Mina Belle Bess. He was a proud member of the United States Marine Corp and...

Houston Grissom

Houston Grissom

Nov 6, 2023

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Houston Grissom, age 89, was born August 6, 1934 and died November 6, 2023 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following a sudden illness.           

A retired colander operator with Ohio Rubber Company and a member of McMinnville Church of God, he was the son of the late William Hoyt and Maude Pauline Ware Grissom....

Brady Warren Neilson

Brady Warren Neilson

Nov 3, 2023

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Brady Warren Neilson, age 35, was born August 18, 1988 and died November 3, 2023 at his residence following a sudden illness. A self-employed welder, he was the son of Lisa Neilson of McMinnville and the late Paul Warren Neilson. I addition to his mother, he is survived by his brother, Shayne Neilson of...

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