Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Merilyn Griffith TRAUGHBER
Apr 20, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Merilyn Griffith Traughber, age 74, was born January 14, 1936 and died April 20, 2010 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A bookkeeper with the Warren County Sheriff's Department and member of the Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late John Roy and Mary Frances Byars Griffith. She...
Carl Cantrell WANAMAKER
Apr 20, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Carl Cantrell Wanamaker, age 73, was born July 28, 1936 and passed from this life April 20, 2010 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN following an extended illness. The owner and operator of Wanamaker's Plumbing and Electric, he was a United States Army veteran and was the son of the late Sidney...
Nina Upton Grandey GOLDEN
Apr 18, 2010
McMinnville resident and Clay County, TN native Nina Upton Grandey Golden, age 82, was born December 16, 1927 and died April 18, 2010 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN following a sudden illness. A homemaker and member of the Arlington Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Joe Bob and Roxie Upton. In addition to her...
Thomas Jessie TODD
Apr 18, 2010
Kingston, TN resident and Warren County native Thomas Jessie Todd, age 89, was born May 30, 1920 and died April 18, 2010 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Union Carbide, United States Navy veteran of WWII and member of the Kingston Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Jake and Mattie Basham...
Marty Joe COOPER
Apr 17, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Marty Joe Cooper, age 49, was born January 1, 1961 and died April 17, 2010 at River Park Hospital following a two-year illness. A truck driver with Weaver Transport and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Elmer Lee Cooper and Joyce Burks Trussel. In addition to his parents,...
Alfred O. BLAKELEY
Apr 17, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Alfred O. Blakely, age 86, was born May 7, 1923 and died April 17, 2010 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A retired employee of the Tennessee Department of Conservation Forestry Division and United States Army veteran of WWII, he was the son of the late John Alfred...
Jr., A.T. HALE
Apr 17, 2010
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native A.T. Hale, Jr., age 77, was born July 10, 1932 and died April 17, 2010 at his residence following a sudden illness. A retired employee of Burroughs-Ross-Colville Company and member of the Campaign Church of God of Prophecy, he was the son of the late Arville Taylor and Nancy Johnson Hale, Sr....
JoLeta M. REYNOLDS
Apr 16, 2010
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native JoLeta M. Reynolds, age 67, was born October 17, 1942 and died April 16, 2010 at her residence following a seven-year illness. An administrator with the United States Department of Education and member of the Church of God Seventh Day, she was the daughter of Willburn McDowell of Rock Island, TN and...
Harvel HALE
Apr 13, 2010
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Harvel Hale, age 80, was born June 24, 1929 and died April 13, 2010 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. The retired owner of H&H Plumbing and Electric, United States Army veteran and member of the Church of God, he was the son of the late Lawson...
SR., Kelly MCVEY
Apr 11, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Kelly McVey, Sr., age 90, was born March 24, 1920 and died April 11, 2010 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. Mr. McVey owned and ran Spring Street Service Station for forty years. He was the son of the late Eli and Ora Collier McVey and was a member of the...
Dorothy Belle Smith EARLS
Apr 9, 2010
Smyrna, TN resident and Warren County native Dorothy Belle Smith Earls, age 77, was born July 15, 1932 and died April 9, 2010 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Jehovah's Witness Church in Smyrna, TN, she was the daughter of the late Allen Elijah Smith and Mina Belle Bess Smith French, Jr. She...
Jack HASTON
Apr 5, 2010
Spencer, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native "Jack" Haston, age 90, was born August 31, 1919 and died April 5, 2010 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A heavy equipment operator, United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the Church of Christ he was the son of the...
Nettie Angeline Walling MOYERS
Apr 4, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Nettie Angeline Walling Moyers, age 89, was born September 6, 1920 and died April 4, 2010 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A homemaker and member of the Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo Nelson and Ida G. Walling. Mrs. Moyers was a member of the Lt. James...
Harold Loyd RHEA
Apr 1, 2010
McMinnville resident and Coffee County, TN native Harold Loyd Rhea, age 82, was born June 16, 1927 and died April 1, 2010 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired carpenter with Price Smith Construction Company and member of the Presbyterian Church, he was the son of the late John T. and Violet Zumbro Rhea. In addition to his...
JoAnn Alice LeMieux
Mar 30, 2010
McMinnville resident and Montreal, Quebec, Canada native JoAnn Alice LeMieux, age 69, was born April 4, 1940 and died March 30, 2010 at Select Specialty Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. An administrative assistant for Douglas Development, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Laura Bourdeau Vincent. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Billy Carl BUTCHER
Mar 29, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Billy Carl Butcher, age 67, was born April 4, 1942 and died March 29, 2010 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A carpenter and member of the Smyrna Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Howard and Irene Dodson Butcher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Asa KELL
Mar 29, 2010
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Asa Kell, age 82, was born June 19, 1927 and died March 29, 2010 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A cattleman, United States Army veteran of Korea and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Asa Ernest and Liddie Hillis Kell. In addition...
John Morgan BROWN
Mar 29, 2010
McMinnville resident (longtime resident of the Walter Hill Community in Rutherford County, TN) and Warren County native John Morgan Brown, age 84, was born July 16, 1925 and died March 29, 2010 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Better Bilt in Smyrna, TN and member of the Methodist Church, he was the son of the...
Latissua Kay FARRIS
Mar 28, 2010
McMinnville resident and Lynnwood, CA native Latissua Kay Farris, age 58, was born August 12, 1951 and died March 28, 2010 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of Clarence A. McDonald of Arthur, NE and the late Marjorie Mae Fogland McDonald. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by one...
Howard Eugene KIDD
Mar 26, 2010
Pinehurst, NC resident and Hillsborough, WI native Howard Eugene Kidd, age 75, was born April 5, 1934 and died March 26, 2010 at his residence. He was a veteran of the United States Army, 82nd Airborne Paratroopers. Mr. Kidd was the son of the late Archie Byron and Eugenia Marie Burdick Kidd. He was married May 18, 1956 to Shirley...
