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McMinnville, TN. Obituaries

Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas

James William Bill HOLLIS

James William Bill HOLLIS

May 3, 2009

McMinnville resident and Cannon County, TN native James William "Bill" Hollis, age 69, was born October 15, 1939 and died May 3, 2009 at the St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN. A plumber and pipe fitter, a United States Air Force veteran and a deacon at the Philadelphia Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Arthur Sneed and...

Shirley Geneva MANUS

Shirley Geneva MANUS

May 2, 2009

McMinnville resident and Warren County, TN native Shirley Geneva Manus, age 71, was born April 19, 1938 and died May 2, 2009 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A homemaker and a member of the Shellsford Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Frank Cheatham and Tennie Mae Davis Hillis. She was married...

Freda Lynne GUY

Freda Lynne GUY

May 2, 2009

Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Freda Lynne Guy, age 47, was born February 6, 1962 and died May 2, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. An employee of Phillips Lighting and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Silas Johnson and Wilma Payne. In addition to...

Dorothy W. SOUTHARD

Dorothy W. SOUTHARD

Apr 30, 2009

Franklin, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Dorothy W. Southard, age 91, was born August 11, 1917 and died April 30, 2009 at Grace Healthcare in Franklin, TN, following an extended illness. A retired employee from Genesco and a member of the Tulip Street Methodist Church in Nashville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Charles Miller and...

Jennie Lou HALEY

Jennie Lou HALEY

Apr 30, 2009

McMinnville resident and South Pittsburg, TN native Jennie Lou Haley, died April 30, 2009 following a brief illness. A retired LPN and a member of the Christ United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bertha Ladd Mayfield. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Charles S. Haley, Sr., sisters,...

J.D. GREEN

J.D. GREEN

Apr 25, 2009

Clarksville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native J.D. Green, age 76, was born May 15, 1932 and died April 25, 2009 at Alive Hospice at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A court officer with the Warren County Sheriff's Department and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Bryan...

Sedryc Phelan SIMMONS

Sedryc Phelan SIMMONS

Apr 24, 2009

McMinnville resident and Tullahoma, TN native Sedryc Phelan Simmons, age 7, was born March 26, 2002 and died April 24, 2009 at T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. A first grade student at Hickory Creek Elementary School, he was the son of James and Lori Simmons of McMinnville. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers,...

Charles L. PRATER

Charles L. PRATER

Apr 24, 2009

McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Charles L. Prater, age 92, was born October 20, 1916 and died April 24, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A foreman with McMinnville Concrete Company for twenty-three years, a fork lift operator with Carrier for ten years, a United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the Christ...

Kaleb Zachary SMITH

Kaleb Zachary SMITH

Apr 23, 2009

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Kaleb Zachary Smith, age 7, was born July 19, 2001 and died April 23, 2009 at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville, TN following a one-month illness. A first grade student at Hickory Creek Elementary School, he was the son of David and Jennifer Smith of McMinnville. In addition to his parents, he is survived...

Fran Allison GEORGE

Fran Allison GEORGE

Apr 23, 2009

Santa Ana, CA resident and Morrison, TN native Fran Allison George, age 89, was born July 18, 1919 and died April 23, 2009 at Orange Coast Memorial Hospital in Fountain Valley, CA following a sudden illness. A retired supervisor with Town & Country Retirement Home in Santa Ana, CA and member of the Newland Church of Christ in Garden Grove,...

SR., James Morton TATE

SR., James Morton TATE

Apr 19, 2009

McMinnville resident and Warren County native James Morton Tate, Sr., age 61, was born March 19, 1948 and died April 19, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. The owner of Tate Nursery and member of Morton Memorial Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Jasper and Wilsie Emmalene Hobbs Tate. In addition to his parents,...

James Lavoy TILLETT

James Lavoy TILLETT

Apr 17, 2009

Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native James Lavoy Tillett, age 82, was born June 24, 1926 and died April 17, 2009 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following a sudden illness. A retired employee of A.E.D.C., a United States Air Force veteran and a member of the Morrison Church of Christ, where he served as longtime treasurer. He was the...

Zada Mai RUTLEDGE

Zada Mai RUTLEDGE

Apr 17, 2009

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Zada Mai Rutledge, age 82, was born July 9, 1926 and died April 17, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Sally Gwynn McKinley. She is survived by husband, James Rutledge of McMinnville...

Dorothy Roland BRYANT

Dorothy Roland BRYANT

Apr 16, 2009

Knoxville, TN resident and Lamar County, TX native Dorothy Roland Bryant, age 96, died April 16, 2009 at Shannondale Nursing Home in Knoxville, TN following a brief illness. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the McMinnville Garden Club, the Daughters of the Confederacy, The Questers and the Eastern Star. She was retired from the antique business...

Asela CASTELLANOS

Asela CASTELLANOS

Apr 14, 2009

McMinnville resident and Matanzas, Cuba native Asela Castellanos, age 78, was born April 23, 1930 and died April 14, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Esperanza Perez. She was married to Pedro J. Castellanos who preceded her in death in 1994....

Nellie THOMISON

Nellie THOMISON

Apr 14, 2009

McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Nellie Thomison, age 83, was born November 28, 1925 and died April 14, 2009 at NHC Healthcare following a five-month illness. A retired food service worker with Warren County School System and member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Linnie Hillis Groves....

Fannie Bell HOOD

Fannie Bell HOOD

Apr 13, 2009

McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Fannie Bell Hood, age 88, was born October 27, 1920 and died April 13, 2009 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired registered nurse at Lagrange Memorial Hospital and member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church, she was the daughter of the late John Alex and Sara Elizabeth Conry Gunn. She...

John Robert TURNER

John Robert TURNER

Apr 12, 2009

McMinnville resident and Palmer, TN native John Robert Turner, age 85, was born May 5, 1923 and died April 12, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired machinist at McMinnville Screw Machine, a United States Navy veteran of WWII and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at Altamont, he was the...

Wanda Pearl PRESTON

Wanda Pearl PRESTON

Apr 12, 2009

McMinnville resident and Sunbright, TN native Wanda Pearl Preston, age 69, was born July 28, 1939 and died April 12 ,2009 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a homemaker and member of the Baptist Church. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, James B. and Donna Preston of McMinnville; daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Phil Bruce...

Juanita HASTON

Juanita HASTON

Apr 11, 2009

Murfreesboro, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Juanita Haston, age 88, was born December 13, 1920 and died April 11, 2009 at Adams Place in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired bookkeeper with Mid South Bank and Trust and member of the Kingwood Heights Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Dalton L....

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