Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Elijah RHEA
Nov 7, 2011
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Elijah Rhea, age 88, was born October 10, 1923 and died November 7, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. The retired owner of Rhea Paving, Grundy Limestone, McMinnville Stone and Van Buren Stone, United States Navy veteran of WWII and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of...
David Memory PRUITT
Nov 7, 2011
McMinnville resident and Asheville, NC native David Memory Pruitt, age 60, was born July 27, 1951 and died November 7, 2011 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN following a one-year illness. Mr. Pruitt was a United States Navy veteran of Vietnam where he served on the ship USS Shenandoah. He spent twenty-five years in law enforcement, serving twenty...
Nancy Hallene SPANGLER
Nov 6, 2011
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Warren County native Nancy Hallene Spangler, age 79, was born September 7, 1932 and died November 6, 2011 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of the North Boulevard Church of Christ in Murfreesboro, TN, she was the the daughter of the late O.H. and Evelyn Hancock...
Lee Wayne TALBERT
Nov 5, 2011
McMinnville resident and Coffee County, TN native Lee Wayne Talbert, age 75, was born May 28, 1936 and died November 5, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired carpenter, plumber and electrician and member of the Bethel Church @ Mt. Zion, he was the son of the late Aubrey Lee and Mary Lou Burks Talbert. In...
Melvin Royce WEST
Nov 5, 2011
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Melvin Royce West, age 73, was born June 7, 1938 and died November 5, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. The owner/operator of McMinnville Starter and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Toy and Lora Young West. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Preston Edwin HILLIS
Nov 4, 2011
Rock Island, TN resident and Florence, AL native Preston Edwin Hillis, age 88, was born March 16, 1923 and died November 4, 2011 at his residence following a short illness. A retired steamfitter with the Tennessee Valley Authority where he was a member of Local Union #102 and United States Army veteran of WWII, he was the son of the...
Delma Ruth Davis SOLOMON
Nov 4, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Delma Ruth Davis Solomon, age 83, was born January 20, 1928 and died November 4, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a lingering illness. A retired employee of Levi's and member of the Campaign Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Denny and Nora Magaline Pinegar Davis. She was married to...
Carolyn Redmon BOND
Nov 4, 2011
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Carolyn Redmon Bond, age 70, was born August 17, 1941 and died November 4, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. An employee of Security Federal and member of Madison Street Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Cephas and Wilma Young Redmon. She is survived by one daughter...
SR., Floyd Merle GRIZZELL
Nov 3, 2011
Old Hickory, TN resident and Warren County native Floyd Merle Grizzell, Sr., age 85, was born July 15, 1926 and died November 3, 2011 at Summit Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a lengthy illness. A nursery broker and member of the Old Hickory Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Isaac John and Julia Ann Sanders...
David Neal GREENE
Nov 2, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native David Neal Greene, age 55, was born August 9, 1956 and died November 2, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. A heavy equipment mechanic and United States Army veteran, he was the son of John D. Greene of McMinnville and the late Daphne Cope Green. In addition to his mother, he was...
Annie Beatrice SCOTT
Nov 2, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Annie Beatrice Scott, age 93, was born December 8, 1917 and died November 2, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and member of the Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Martha Elliott. She was married August...
Sandra Jean NEER
Nov 2, 2011
McMinnville resident and Tiffin, OH native Sandra Jean Neer, age 73, was born November 18, 1937 and died November 2, 2011 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. A retired civil service worker at Wright Patterson Air Force Base and member of Lawrenceville United Church of Christ in Lawrenceville, OH, she was the daughter of...
JR., Jack Lee ARMSTRONG
Oct 30, 2011
McMinnville resident and Lynwood, CA native Jack Lee Armstong, Jr., age 54, was born May 2, 1957 and died October 30, 2011 at his residence. A painter, he was the son of the late Jack Lee and Victoria Lugotoff Armstrong, Sr. He was married to Gloria Armstrong of McMinnville. In addition to his wife, he is survived by four sons,...
Cora Evelyn Webster CROUCH
Oct 28, 2011
Nashville, TN resident and Madison County, AL native Cora Evelyn Webster Crouch, age 79, was born March 6, 1932 and died October 28, 2011 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A nursing technician and member of the Oakland Free Will Baptist Church in Joelton, TN, she was the daughter of the late Alvie Jessie and Annie...
Edna Louise KEECH
Oct 27, 2011
McMinnville resident and Newport, TN native Edna Louise Keech, age 63, was born April 28, 1948 and died October 27, 2011 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A home health nurse and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow W. and Carrie Mae Henderson Parks. In addition to her...
Lori Ann ELEY
Oct 27, 2011
Smithville, TN resident Lori Ann Eley, age 42 was born June 15, 1969 and died October 27, 2011. A homemaker and member of the Catholic Church, she was the daughter of Agnes Thomlison and Lorn Thomlison both of British Columbia, Canada. She was preceded in death by step-daughter, Heather Eley and father-in-law, Don Eley. She was married to Bruce Eley...
Heather Nichole ELEY
Oct 27, 2011
Smithville, TN resident and Warren County native Heather Nichole Eley, age 21, was born June 5, 1990 and died October 27, 2011. A student and homemaker, she was the daughter of Chrissy Eley of Fort Worth, TX and Bruce Eley of Smithville, TN. She was preceded in death by her step-mother, Lori Eley; maternal grandmother, Suzanne Taylor and paternal grandfather,...
Lorene Denton Gregory ROBBINS
Oct 27, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lorene Denton Gregory Robbins, age 91, was born February 16, 1920 and died October 27, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Rockford Textile Company and member of the Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Green and Bessie Darnell Denton. In addition to...
J.L. Jaybird GREENE
Oct 26, 2011
Morrison, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native J.L. "Jaybird" Greene, age 68, was born February 14, 1943 and died October 26, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A livestock dealer and member of the Barren Fork Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Charlie and Lillie Martin Greene. In addition to his parents,...
Jerry Glenn BOYD
Oct 26, 2011
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Jerry Glenn Boyd, age 49, was born August 8, 1962 and died October 26, 2011. A former employee of Turner's Auto Salvage, he was the son of Winona Passons Boyd of Rock Island, TN and the late John Thomas Boyd. In addition to his mother, he is survived by one son, David...
