Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Christine Earlene PARKER
Jan 16, 2009
McMinnville resident and Morgan County, AL native Christine Earlene Parker, age 81, was born March 9, 1927 and died January 16, 2009 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following a short illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Lena Dodd Parker. In addition to her parents, she...
Roy Bert SPARKMAN
Jan 14, 2009
Doyle, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Roy Bert Sparkman, age 76, was born March 10, 1932 and died January 14, 2009 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired farmer, United States Air Force veteran and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Ivey Rennel and Bessie Lee Johnson...
Francis Frank PEARSALL
Jan 14, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Francis "Frank" Pearsall, age 87, was born January 31, 1921 an died January 14, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired employee of Service Transport, United States Army Air Corps veteran of WWII and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Francis Eugene and Mary...
Carolyn Ann ROBERTS
Jan 14, 2009
Lebanon, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Carolyn Ann Roberts, age 48, was born November 28, 1960 and died January 14, 2009 at her residence following a sudden illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Laura Mills Binkley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Sheila Lynn DUNN
Jan 14, 2009
McMinnville resident and Garden Grove, CA native Sheila Lynn Dunn, age 48, was born July 17, 1960 and died January 14, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A physician's office manager, she was the daughter of the late Walter Howard and Betty Dunn. She is survived by one daughter, Jessica Lynn Seitz of McMinnville; brother, Jon Dunn...
William Arnold GREGORY
Jan 13, 2009
Morrison, TN resident and Indianapolis, IN native William Arnold Gregory, age 63, was born November 20, 1945 and died January 13, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A truck driver, he was the son of Mary Curry of Indianapolis, IN and the late William Haskell Gregory. He was married to Donna Sincoff Gregory of Morrison, TN. In...
Eva Agnes RIGSBY
Jan 8, 2009
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Eva Agnes Rigsby, age 90, was born March 29, 1918 and died January 8, 2009 at River Park Hospital. A retired employee of Batesville Casket Company, a member of the Eastern Star and a member of Morrison United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Arthur L. and Bettie A. Certain...
Joseph Joe Anthony LYLE
Jan 8, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Joseph "Joe" Anthony Lyle, age 31, was born April 30, 1977 and died January 8, 2009 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN. An employee of Good Earth Tree, he was a member of First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Alvie Lyle. He was married August...
Melvin Gene NUNLEY
Jan 8, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Melvin Gene Nunley, age 52, was born January 30, 1956 and died January 8, 2009 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following sudden illness. A disabled nursery worker and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Gene Bethel and Gladys Walker Nunley. In addition to his parents, he...
Emma Louise BROCK
Jan 7, 2009
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Emma Louise Brock, age 77, was born January 30, 1931 and died January 7, 2009 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Christian Fellowship Church, she was the daughter of the late Denny and Maggie Pinegar Davis. She was married to Sam Franklin Brock who preceded her in...
Margie Nell FOSTER
Jan 7, 2009
McMinnville resident and Gipson County, TN native Margie Nell Foster, age 88, was born September 20, 1920 and died January 7, 2009 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of Shellsford Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late David F. and Margaret L. Walker Bunn. She was married to Harold G. Foster who...
Ernest Gray HIGGINS
Dec 26, 2008
Morrison, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native Ernest Gray Higgins, age 84, was born September 17, 1924 and died December 26, 2008 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A farmer and livestock dealer and a member of the Ivy Bluff Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Robert France and Georgia Lee Melton Higgins....
Gary Ray DYKES
Dec 23, 2008
Harrison, TN resident and Warren County native Gary Ray Dykes, age 49, was born September 15, 1959 and died December 23, 2008 at his residence following an eight-year battle. An employee of FLR Hosiery, he was the son of Harold Dykes of McMinnville and Frances Fults of McMinnville. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Otis and Josie...
Mildred Irene Parker Mayfield PATTERSON
Dec 23, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mildred Irene Parker Mayfield Patterson, age 82, was born January 25, 1926 and died December 23, 2008 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired employee of McMinnville Garment Company and member of the Locust Street Church of God, she was the daughter of the late John A. Parker and Frances Irene...
Minnie Bethlee WHITEAKER
Dec 21, 2008
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Minnie Bethlee Whiteaker, age 88, was born March 7, 1920 and died December 21, 2008 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A homemaker and a member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Delia Moffitt. She was married to...
Preslie Jaide SLATTON
Dec 21, 2008
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Preslie Jaide Slatton, age 11, was born February 7, 1997 and died December 21, 2008 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. She was a student at Warren County Middle School and member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ. She is survived by her father and step-mother,...
Dairl MCCORMICK
Dec 21, 2008
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Dairl McCormick, age 61, was born September 20, 1947 and died December 21, 2008 at the Livingston Regional Hospital in Livingston, TN following a one-year illness. An employee of Powermatic and TLT, Inc. and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late George and Daisy...
Joe C. WOODSIDE
Dec 19, 2008
Vervilla Community resident and DeKalb County native Joe C. Woodside, age 89, was born October 13, 1919 and died December 19, 2008 at his residence following a brief illness. A retired employee of Genesco and a farmer, a United States Army veteran of WWII and member of the Rockliff Church of Christ, he was the son of the late William...
Frances H. BROWN
Dec 19, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native, Frances H. Brown, age 92, was born July 21, 1916 and died December 19, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a two-week illness. A homemaker, a dietician for Methodist Assembly for 17 years, and a member of the Grace Chapel Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late J. H. and Charlotte Woodlee...
Katie Frances CANTRELL
Dec 17, 2008
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Katie Frances Cantrell, age 73, was born October 18, 1935 and died December 17, 2008 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Madie Young Pack. In addition to her parents, she...
