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McMinnville, TN. Obituaries

Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas

Florence Ramsey BOYD

Florence Ramsey BOYD

Dec 29, 2011

McMinnville resident and Delaware County, IN native Florence Ramsey Boyd, age 85, was born July 22, 1926 and died December 29, 2011 at Riverview Terrace following an extended illness. A retired bookkeeper with Tri-City Radio Corporation in Muncie, IN and member of the Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Reeder Byrd and Myrtle Belle Myers Ramsey. She...

Paul Hershel MEEKS

Paul Hershel MEEKS

Dec 26, 2011

Morrison, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Paul Hershel Meeks, age 82, was born October 2, 1929 and died December 26, 2011 at his residence following a short illness. A retired driver with VanHooser Trucking Company and member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, he was the son of the late Herman and Anna Meeks. He was married to...

Jamie Wayne COLLINS

Jamie Wayne COLLINS

Dec 25, 2011

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jamie Wayne Collins, age 40, was born June 29, 1971 and died December 25, 2011 at his residence following a sudden illness. A mechanic, he was the son of Jerry and Kathy Collins of McMinnville. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, J.R. and Margaret Collins and maternal grandparents, Jean and Donald...

Helen Cambron ELKINS

Helen Cambron ELKINS

Dec 23, 2011

McMinnville resident and Fayetteville, TN native Helen Cambron Elkins, age 97, was born October 15, 1914 and died December 23, 2011 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. Mrs. Elkins graduated from Tennessee College for Women in Murfreesboro, TN in 1938 and did graduate work at Peabody College. She began teaching at City...

Ranse ANDERSON

Ranse ANDERSON

Dec 23, 2011

Murfreesboro, TN resident and Warren County native Ranse Anderson, age 79, was born May 8, 1932 and died December 23, 2011 at his residence following a brief illness. He was a member of the East End Church of Christ and was the son of the late Sam and Mildred Durham Davis Anderson. After graduating from City Grammar High School he...

Jesse Harold WILLIAMSON

Jesse Harold WILLIAMSON

Dec 21, 2011

Centertown Community resident and Warren County native Jesse Harold Williamson, age 67, was born February 22, 1944 and died December 21, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A carpenter and brick layer, he was the son of the late Jesse Grady and Lena Mae Orrick Williamson. He was married December 31, 1961 to Ruby Lee Hawkins Williamson...

Morris Leighton FERGUSON

Morris Leighton FERGUSON

Dec 21, 2011

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Morris Leighton Ferguson, age 83, was born January 15, 1928 and died December 21, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. The owner of Lively-Ferguson Drug Store, pharmacist at Warren General Hospital, United States Navy veteran and member of the Westwood Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Zetta Mae...

Huston Perry BOYD

Huston Perry BOYD

Dec 20, 2011

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Huston Perry Boyd, age 85, was born October 8, 1926 and died December 20, 2011 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A retired supervisor with Owens-Illinois Glass Company in Columbus, OH and member of the Presbyterian Church, he was the son of the late Earnest Huston and Lora Stewart Boyd. He...

Herbert Cass H.C HUDSON

Herbert Cass H.C HUDSON

Dec 20, 2011

Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Herbert Cass "H.C." Hudson, age 77, was born October 20, 1934 and died December 20, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a one-year illness. A retired employee of Cadillac Motor Cars (General Motors) and life-long member of Bethany Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Jess and Mai Ramsey Hudson....

Fannie Louise WILLIAMS

Fannie Louise WILLIAMS

Dec 19, 2011

McMinnville resident and Unionville, TN native Fannie Louise Williams, age 78, was born February 14, 1933 and died December 19, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired teacher at Hickory Creek Elementary School and member of the First United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel Lee and Rose Tatum Wheeler. She was...

Billie Evelyn PANTER

Billie Evelyn PANTER

Dec 19, 2011

Hills Creek Community resident and Warren County native Billie Evelyn Kesey Panter, age 72, was born April 3, 1939 and died December 19, 2011 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN following an extended illness. The co-owner of Hills Creek Nursery and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John and Zada Curtis...

Charles Loyd BOTTOMS

Charles Loyd BOTTOMS

Dec 18, 2011

Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Charles Loyd Bottoms, age 79, was born July 3, 1932 and died December 18, 2011 at White County Community Hospital in Sparta, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of Templeton Roofing Company and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Charles P. and Noba Cantrell Bottoms....

Ollen Marshal HAYES

Ollen Marshal HAYES

Dec 18, 2011

McMinnville resident and Cannon County, TN native Ollen Marshal Hayes, age 87, was born December 3, 1924 and died December 18, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired employee of General Motors, United States Army veteran of WWII and lifetime member of the VFW and American Legion, he was the son of the late Isaac Lee...

Caroline Rhea SMITH

Caroline Rhea SMITH

Dec 16, 2011

Antioch, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native Caroline Rhea Smith, age 30, was born June 5, 1981 and died December 16, 2011 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. She was the daughter of Bee Bragg Pettersen of Nashville, TN and the late James F. Smith. In addition to her father, she was preceded...

Larry Donald BOTTOMS

Larry Donald BOTTOMS

Dec 16, 2011

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Larry Donald Bottoms, age 68, was born March 1, 1943 and died December 16, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A supervisor at David McGregor Nursery, he was the son of the late Joseph and Wavie Lou Crain Bottoms. Mr. Bottoms was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and...

Thelma L. Morrison FRAKES

Thelma L. Morrison FRAKES

Dec 15, 2011

McMinnville resident and Gideon, MO native Thelma L. Morrison Frakes, age 86, was born April 25, 1925 and died December 15, 2011 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A bookkeeper and real estate agent and member of the Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Lester J. and Martha E. Armour Morrison. In...

William Edward BYRD

William Edward BYRD

Dec 15, 2011

McMinnville resident and Warren County native William Edward Byrd, age 90, was born October 3, 1921 and died December 15, 2011 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following a brief illness. A machinist with AEDC and TVA and United States Army veteran of WWII, he was the son of the late William J. and Mattie Asmus Byrd. Mr. Byrd served in...

John Thurman JOHNSON

John Thurman JOHNSON

Dec 13, 2011

Smithville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native John Thurman Johnson, age 85, was born December 9, 1926 and died December 13, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A nurseryman, farmer and carpenter and member of Mt. Hope Baptist Church, he was the son of the late, Andrew and Rebecca Malone Johnson. He was married to Dorothy...

Daniel Jay TILTON

Daniel Jay TILTON

Dec 12, 2011

McMinnville resident and Tecumseh, MI native Daniel Jay Tilton, age 52, was born August 11, 1959 and died December 12, 2011 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. The co-owner of Timeout Sports Bar and manager for Dependable Brakes, he was the son of Lois Tilton of McMinnville and the late William E. Tilton. In...

Bobby Ray FARLESS

Bobby Ray FARLESS

Dec 11, 2011

Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Bobby Ray Farless, age 62, was born March 24, 1949 and died December 11, 2011 at his residence following a two-and-one-half-year illness. An employee of Burroughs-Ross-Colville Company and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Thurman and Ella Mae Gibbs Farless. He was married March 2,...

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