Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
SR., Ralph Nolan COLLIER
Jan 22, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Ralph Nolan Collier, Sr., age 90, was born January 4, 1920 and died January 22, 2010 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired mail carrier and member of East End Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Cass and Florence Smith Collier. He was a United States Navy...
Carmon June MARTIN
Jan 21, 2010
Indianapolis, IN resident and Warren County native Carmon June Martin, age 88, was born June 3, 1921 and died January 21, 2010 at St. Frances Hospital in Beech Grove, IN following a two-day illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Avery and Pauline Gertrude McGregor Evans. She was married to Carson Wheeler Martin who preceded her in...
George William TEMPLETON
Jan 20, 2010
Sparta, TN resident and Warren County native George William Templeton, age 91, was born December 7, 1918 and died January 20, 2010 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired saw mill worker, United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late George Washington and Pauline Elkins...
Sam J. BRANNON
Jan 20, 2010
McMinnville resident and Giles County, TN native Sam J. Brannon, age 86, died January 20, 2010 at the Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A masonry contractor, United States Army veteran of WWII, member of VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173 and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son...
Jeannette Margaret Nichols GAEKLE
Jan 19, 2010
McMinnville resident and LaPorte, IN native Jeannette Margaret Nichols Gaekle, age 77, was born August 27, 1932 and died January 19, 2010 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A retired employee of Oster Corporation and member of the Catholic Church, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Margaret Oberem Nichols. In addition to...
Naomi Breedlove FISHER
Jan 18, 2010
Smithville, TN resident and Warren County native Naomi Breedlove Fisher, age 81, was born July 23, 1928 and died January 18, 2010 at NHC Healthcare Smithville following an extended illness. A loving mother and grandmother and member of the Church of God, she was the daughter of the late Will and Agnes Hale Breedlove. She was married March 9, 1944...
Jo Jacobs ROBINSON
Jan 17, 2010
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Jo Jacobs Robinson, age 74, was born January 20, 1935 and died January 17, 2010 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and member of the Bascom United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Minnie "Ma" Hollis Jacobs. In addition to...
Lucy Beatrice HILLIS
Jan 17, 2010
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Lucy Beatrice Hillis, age 92, was born December 20, 1917 and died January 17, 2010 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of Hebron Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Beecher and Ollie Coppinger Wanamaker. She was married to Arlin C. Hillis who...
Betty Jo Stanley SCOTT
Jan 17, 2010
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Betty Jo Stanley Scott, age 71, was born August 27, 1938 and died January 17, 2010 at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma, TN following a one-week illness. She was a Corporal with the Tennessee Department of Safety where she retired as the supervisor at the Driver Service Center in McMinnville. She...
Dora Mae WILCHER
Jan 15, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Dora Mae Wilcher, age 97, was born April 11, 1912 and died January 15, 2010 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late G.C. and Elizabeth Askew Newby. She was married July 8, 1931 to Hollie...
James Ozias DENTON
Jan 14, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native James Ozias Denton, age 92, was born November 10, 1917 and died January 14, 2010 at Masters Health Care Center in Algood, TN following a lingering illness. A retired employee of Goodyear Tire Company in Muncie, IN and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Green and Bessie...
Loyd Houston PEDIGO
Jan 14, 2010
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Loyd Houston Pedigo, age 85, was born June 17, 1924 and died January 14, 2010 at the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. The owner and operator of Loyd's T.V. and Radio Service for thirty-seven years, a United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the Day...
Stephanie Lynn Robinson CRAVEN
Jan 12, 2010
McMinnville resident and Davidson County, TN native Stephanie Lynn Robinson Craven, age 61, was born September 4, 1948 and died January 12, 2010 at her residence following a one-year illness. A retired employee of the State of Tennessee Child Welfare Department and member of First United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late William Ralph and Dorothy Florence...
Rayborn Earl GROVES
Jan 11, 2010
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Rayborn Earl Groves, age 81, was born November 26, 1928 and died January 11, 2010 at River Park Hospital following a two-week illness. A retired employee of Powermatic, United States Army veteran of Korea and member of the Jericho Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Richard...
Shelby Jean MILLS
Jan 11, 2010
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Shelby Jean Mills, age 68, was born December 22, 1941 and died January 11, 2010 at St. Thomas Hospital following an extended illness. An accountant with Bouldin & Lawson and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary Kathalene Grissom Barnes. In...
Bertha Lee Hodges CRIM
Jan 11, 2010
McMinnville resident and Huntsville, AL native Bertha Lee Hodges Crim, age 83, was born November 14, 1926 and died January 11, 2010 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of Grace Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Georgia B. Fults. In addition to her parents, she was...
William Woodrow Overton WILSON
Jan 10, 2010
Nashville, TN resident (formerly of McMinnville) and Overton County, TN native William "Woodrow" Overton Wilson, age 76, was born May 10, 1933 and died January 10, 2010. A retired employee of Powermatic, retired member of United Steel Workers of America and member of Forest Park Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Richard Houston and Maudie Bell Bilbrey...
Everett Thomas TITTSWORTH
Jan 10, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Everett Thomas Tittsworth, age 88, was born January 22, 1921 and died January 10, 2010 at Raintree Manor Nursing Home following a seven-week illness. A retired employee of Magnetek and member of the Oakland Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Zollie L. and Ella Belle Cantrell Tittsworth. In addition to...
Linda Lou Keck CHRISTIAN
Jan 9, 2010
McMinnville resident and Raleigh, NC native Linda Lou Keck Christian, age 62, was born April 13, 1947 and died January 9, 2010 at her residence following a sudden illness. An employee of Stewart's Pharmacy and member of the McMinnville First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Mildred Copeland Keck of McMinnville and the late J. Lynn Keck. She is...
Rita Myers MCCORMICK
Jan 6, 2010
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Rita Myers McCormick, age 76, was born February 21, 1933 and died January 6, 2010 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Dean Fults Myers. She was married to Ernest "Bud" McCormick who preceded her in...
