Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
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
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
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
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....
Thomas Malone OWEN
Apr 10, 2009
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Thomas Malone Owen, age 61, was born November 11, 1947 and died April 10, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a nine-month illness. A radiology technician at River Park Hospital, a United States Air Force veteran of Vietnam and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Grady...
Roberta HASH
Apr 10, 2009
Rock Island, TN resident and Philadelphia, PA native Roberta Hash, age 80, was born March 31, 1929 and died April 10, 2009 at her residence. A retired legal secretary, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Henrietta Yeslow. She was married June 1, 1964 to William Bernard Hash who preceded her in death June 5, 2007. In addition...
Theresa Gail PORTILLO
Apr 8, 2009
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Chicago, IL native Theresa Gail Portillo, age 51, was born April 16, 1957 and died April 8, 2009 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital following an extended illness. She was the daughter of Matt and Betty Taylor of Hoffman Estates, IL. She was married January 31, 1981 to Rene Portillo of Murfreesboro, TN. In addition...
Cendia McGee HILLIS
Apr 5, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Cendia McGee Hillis, age 87, was born August 10, 1921 and died April 5, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of Stewart's Pharmacy Cafeteria and a member of the Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John and Dora Hillis McGee. She was...
Norma Lee RAMSEY
Apr 5, 2009
Peachtree City, GA resident (longtime resident of McMinnville) and Warren County native Norma Lee Ramsey, age 74, was born April 10, 1934 and died April 5, 2009 at Heathfield Hospice in Riverdale, GA. A homemaker and member of the Clark United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Edith L. Richardson Stubblefield. She was married to...
Annie Pearl GREEN
Apr 5, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Annie Pearl Green, age 86, was born January 9, 1923 and died April 5, 2009 at her daughter's residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Non-Denominational Church, she was the daughter of the late Robert Dudley and Maggie Zadie Earls Burch. She was married to William Lee Green who preceded...
Joyce HOLT
Apr 2, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Joyce Holt was born November 16, 1926 and died April 2, 2009 at Alive Hospice @ St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a nine-day illness. A homemaker and member of Smartt First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Hallie Summers Starkey. She was married to William D. "W.D."...
