Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Lala Brown BRUBAKER
Nov 26, 2008
McMinnville resident and Florence, AL native Lala Brown Brubaker, age 70, was born December 8, 1937 and died November 26, 2008 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A member of Christ United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Arthur E. and Moss Martin Brown. She was married August 5, 1972 to Gerald Eugene Brubaker of...
Norman Wayne ADAMSON
Nov 25, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Norman Wayne Adamson, age 70, was born September 4, 1938 and died November 25, 2008 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of DeZurik Corporation, a United States Navy veteran and minister of the Smithville Pentecostal Fellowship Church, he was the son of the late Jessie Walling...
Mary Caroline MILLER
Nov 25, 2008
Detroit, MI resident and Alexandria, TN native Mary Caroline Miller, age 107, was born October 3, 1901 and died November 25, 2008 at her residence. She was retired as head chef at Dinty Moore's Restaurant and the daughter of the late Jim and Josie Buckner Reasonover. She was married to Finis Miller who preceded her in death. She is survived...
Jack Little BOND
Nov 25, 2008
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County, TN native Jack Little Bond, age 75, was born June 4, 1933 and died November 25, 2008. An employee of Batesville Casket Company and a member of the First Baptist Church, he was the son of the late William J. and Annie Ellen Little Bond. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Orpha Ople Woodlee POWELL
Nov 24, 2008
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Orpha Ople Woodlee Powell, age 94, was born February 13, 1914 and died November 24, 2008 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Beecher and Fannie Nunley Woodlee. She was married July 4, 1938 to...
Hester Mae RINER
Nov 23, 2008
Lawrenceville, GA resident (formerly of McMinnville) and Warren County native Hester "Mae" Riner, age 90, was born April 13, 1918 and died November 23, 2008. A member of the Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Zollie Lee and Ella Belle Cantrell Tittsworth. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one...
Pearl Swindell Carter MCCOY
Nov 22, 2008
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Pearl Swindell Carter McCoy, age 81, was born May 8, 1927 and died November 22, 2008 at her residence following a one-year illness. A retired employee of Mallory Timers and member of the Walling Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Sarah Nelson Swindell. She was married to...
Henrietta HUNTLEY
Nov 22, 2008
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Henrietta Huntley, age 77, was born July 17, 1931 and died November 22, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a short illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Maggie Belle Delon Huntley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one...
Robert Franklin SCOTT
Nov 14, 2008
McMinnville, TN resident and Miles City, Montana native Robert Franklin Scott, age 58, was born July 13, 1950 and died November 14, 2008 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A nurseryman and a member of the Baptist church, he was the son of the late Wesley and Jessie Gertrude Akins Scott. In addition to his parents, he was...
Josie MAXWELL
Nov 14, 2008
Beverly Hills, FL resident and DeKalb County, TN native Josie Maxwell, age 92, was born January 18, 1916 and died November 14, 2008 in Lecanto, FL following an extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Josie Greer Pack. She was married to Grady M. Maxwell who preceded her in death in 1993. In addition...
JR., Joe HUMPHREY
Nov 13, 2008
McMinnville resident and Hazel Green, AL native Joe Humphrey, Jr., age 72, was born April 23, 1936 and died November 13, 2008 at his residence. A retired employee of Burroughs-Ross-Colville and a member of Charles Creek The Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Joseph Edward and Jessie Mae Dickson Humphrey. In addition to his parents, he was...
Nina Adelaide DEATON
Nov 13, 2008
Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Nina Adelaide Deaton, age 83, was born January 26, 1925 and died November 13, 2008 at White County Community Hospital in Sparta, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of the McMinnville Garment Co. and a member of Friendship the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late...
Helen Garner ALLISON
Nov 11, 2008
McMinnville resident and Tracy City, TN native Helen Garner Allison, age 84, was born December 23, 1923 and died November 11, 2008 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Estelle Overturf Garner. She was married to William Burgess Allison who preceded her...
Elbert Ray FISHER
Nov 10, 2008
Smithville, TN resident and Warren County native Elbert Ray Fisher, age 84, was born March 9, 1924 and died November 10, 2008 at DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of Stoneman and Warren County Sanitation Department and a member of the Church of God, he was the son of the late Albert and...
Brenda S. BRITT
Nov 9, 2008
McMinnville resident and Bledsoe County, TN native Brenda S. Britt, age 58, was born May 15, 1950 and died November 9, 2008 at Alive Hospice at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A factory worker and member of New Hope Full Gospel Church, she was the daughter of the late J.L. and Verena Mae Bickford. In...
Winona Maude HILL
Nov 8, 2008
Beersheba Springs, TN resident and Lubbock, TX native Winona Maude Hill, age 92, was born January 22, 1916 and died November 8, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late James M. and Willie Smartt Fults. She was married June 10, 1932 to...
William Olan MCGIBONEY
Nov 3, 2008
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native William Olan McGiboney, age 81, was born December 17, 1926 and died November 3, 2008 at River Park Hospital following a one-year illness. A retired dairy farmer, a United States Army veteran of Korea and member of the Pine Bluff Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Robert W. and...
Geneva Ruth ELROD
Nov 1, 2008
McMinnville resident and Coffee County, TN native Geneva Ruth Elrod, age 71, was born April 21, 1937 and died November 1, 2008 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A seamstress and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey Lee and Irma Pauline Parker Jernigan. In addition to her...
James Allen WARD
Oct 31, 2008
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native James Allen Ward, age 82, was born August 20, 1926 and died October 31, 2008 at his residence following a two-year illness. A retired employee of Carrier, a United States Army veteran of WWII and member of McMinnville First Baptist Church, he was the son of the late John Wesley and Lula...
Dot GILLIS
Oct 27, 2008
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Dot Gillis, age 80, was born December 19, 1927 and died October 27, 2008 at her residence following an extended illness. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and member of the First Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Hugh and Nannie Greene Van Hooser. She was married May 19,...
