Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Clifford Dale REYNOLDS
Sep 23, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Clifford Dale Reynolds, age 62, was born August 25, 1949 and died September 23, 2011 at his residence following a year-long battle with cancer. The owner and operator of Reynolds Amusement, he was the son of the late J.E. and Lora Jane Winningham Reynolds and was of the Christian faith. In addition to his...
James Garrison, Elaina October & John Connor HILLIS
Sep 23, 2011
James Garrison, Elaina October and John Connor Hillis, the infant children of Josh and Cassy Hillis of Rock Island, TN, were born and died September 23, 2011. They were preceded in death by their maternal grandfather, John Scott. In addition to their parents, they are survived by maternal grandmother, Vicky Boren of McMinnville; paternal grandparents, Gary and Gail Hillis of...
Lola Magdalene MCCALEB
Sep 23, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lola Magdalene McCaleb, age 86, was born June 2, 1925 and died September 23, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired employee of Kraft Foods in Decatur, GA and member of the Northside Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Petway Banks and Birdie May Anderson McCaleb. In...
Laura Lorena SIMONS
Sep 21, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Laura Lorena Simons, age 76, was born November 27, 1934 and died September 21, 2011 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired cafeteria employee of River Park Hospital and member of the East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Hassie Hillis Simons. In addition...
Jerry Lee PORTER
Sep 20, 2011
Morrison, TN resident and Huntsville, AL native Jerry Lee Porter, age 65, was born March 14, 1946 and died September 20, 2011 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. An employee of Myers Cove Nursery and member of the Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Jesse Lee and Elah Novella Webster Porter. In addition to his...
Dora Opal MULLICAN
Sep 18, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Dora Opal Mullican, age 91, was born January 8, 1920 and died September 18, 2011 at her residence following a sudden illness. A retired cafeteria worker with McMinnville City School System and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Callie McGinness Womack. She was married to...
Daphne Cope GREENE
Sep 14, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Daphne Cope Greene, age 78, was born April 1, 1933 and died September 14, 2011 at her residence following a brief illness. The retired owner/operator of D&G Antiques and member of the Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late V.C. and Bernice Rymer Cope. In addition to her parents, she...
Beachel Lee CURTIS
Sep 14, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Beachel Lee Curtis, age 72, was born July 14, 1939 and died September 14, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Curtis was retired from the United States Army where he served in Korea and Vietnam and was also chef/owner of Curtis' Restaurant from 1982-1983, a truck driver for Toby Donalson's Trucking...
Bessie B.D. Tate WANAMAKER
Sep 11, 2011
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Bessie "B.D." Tate Wanamaker, age 88, was born August 19, 1923 and died September 11, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A homemaker and member of the Philadelphia Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Bessie Morton Tate, Sr. She was married to Conard Wanamaker who...
Harold Woodlee MOORE
Sep 10, 2011
McMinnville resident and Nashville, TN native Harold Woodlee Moore, age 80, was born November 4, 1930 and died September 10, 2011 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of A.O. Smith, United States Air Force veteran of Korea and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Ellis C. and Alice Woodlee...
Larry CUNNINGHAM
Sep 9, 2011
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Larry Cunningham, age 67, was born January 17, 1944 and died September 9, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired insurance agent with American General and member of Shepherd Of The Hills Lutheran Church, he was the son of Earlene Cunningham of Viola, TN and the late Adrian...
Flora Rothwell SWAFFORD
Sep 9, 2011
McMinnville resident and Bledsoe County, TN native Flora Rothwell Swafford, age 99, was born October 25, 1911 and died September 9, 2011 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A retired eighth grade English teacher and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late George Walter and Ida Elnora Caldwell Rothwell....
Ralph CROUCH
Sep 9, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ralph Crouch, age 86, was born March 5, 1925 and died September 9, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Concrete Company and member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Roy and Clarcy Kennedy Crouch. He was married March...
DeLone Franklin ARTHUR
Sep 7, 2011
Morrison, TN resident and Ft. Payne, AL native DeLone Franklin Arthur, age 78, was born January 21, 1933 and died September 7, 2011 at the Veterans Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A retired employee of the United States Postal Service and United States Army and Air Force veteran, he was the son of the late Roy and...
J.C. CLEMONS
Sep 6, 2011
McMinnville resident and Warren Count native J.C. Clemons, age 78, was born August 26, 1933 and died September 6, 2011 at his residence following and extended illness. A retired deputy with Warren County Sheriff's Department, United States Army veteran and member of the West Riverside Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Thomas Lee and Nettie Mae...
Elsie Louise Campbell Pennington PELLUM
Sep 5, 2011
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Elsie Louise Campbell Pennington Pellum, age 83, was born February 19, 1928 and died September 5, 2011 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A retired employee of Genesco and member of Caney Branch Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Lewis C. and Georgia Pearl Crawley Campbell. In...
Charles Edward OFFICER
Sep 4, 2011
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Charles Edward Officer, age 60, was born April 4, 1951 and died September 4, 2011 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. The sole proprietor of a transportation company, United States Army veteran and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Georgia Reedy Officer of Sparta, TN and...
James Burton HINKLE
Sep 2, 2011
McMinnville resident and Robertson County, TN native James Burton Hinkle, age 81, was born August 15, 1930 and died September 2, 2011 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired foreman with Genesco and Gardner/Findlay and member of the Northside Baptist Church, he was the son of the late William and Vera Mae Cunningham...
Velma Neely Mama Temp TEMPLETON
Sep 1, 2011
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Warren County native Velma Neely "Mama Temp" Templeton, age 83, was born July 16, 1928 and died September 1, 2011 at Community Care of Rutherford County in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A realtor with Hometown Realty and member of Living Word Fellowship, she was the daughter of the late Monroe F. and Louvernia Jones...
Alfred Donald RAMSEY
Aug 31, 2011
Alfred D. Ramsey was called to be with the Lord and join his beloved wife, Norma L. (Stubblefield) Ramsey, on August 31st, 2011. Left to mourn his passing and to celebrate his life and memory are two daughters: Adrienne LoRay of South Orange, NJ and Angela Bryant of Peachtree City, GA; one son-in-law, Robert LoRay; three grandchildren, Esha Ramsey, Phillip...
