Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Isaac Allen RHEA
Sep 5, 2007
Isaac Allen Rhea, the infant son of Jane Pace and Jeremy Rhea both of McMinnville, was stillborn September 5, 2007 at River Park Hospital. He was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandmother, Alta Throckmorton; paternal great-grandfather, Robert Fults and great-uncle, James Throckmorton. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, James Pace of McMinnville; sister, Alexis...
Jim Houston KILLIAN
Sep 5, 2007
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Jim Houston Killian, age 86, was born June 1, 1921 and died September 5, 2007 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired employee of Caterpillar where he was an iron pourer, a United States Army veteran of WWII and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son...
Allene Barlow MCCOY
Sep 4, 2007
Bone Cave, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Allene Barlow McCoy, age 95, was born October 26, 1911 and died September 4, 2007 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following a brief illness. A retired textile employee and grocery store clerk, a member of the Eastern Star and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the...
Donna Elaine HARRIS
Sep 4, 2007
Sparta, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native Donna Elaine Harris, age 33, was born July 30, 1974 and died September 4, 2007 at White County Community Hospital in Sparta, TN following a sudden illness. A homemaker and a member of the Black Oak Church of God in Sparta, TN, she was the daughter of Hansel Lavoy Cantrell and Dean...
Betty Sue NICHOLAS
Sep 3, 2007
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Betty Sue Nicholas, age 59, was born September 26, 1947 and died September 3, 2007 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A supervisor at Generations of Morrison and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Beatrice Jones Roberts of McMinnville and the late...
Sarah Elizabeth PENNINGTON
Sep 3, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Sarah Elizabeth Pennington, age 85, was born January 8, 1922 and died September 3, 2007 at NHC Helathcare McMinnville following a brief illness. A retired inspector at Dr. Pepper Bottling and a member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late William and Omega Overall Farless. She was...
Livy Carter ROBERTS
Sep 3, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Livy Carter Roberts, age 83 ,was born July 14, 1924 and died September 3, 2007 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired nurseryman and a United States Army veteran of WWII, he was the son of the late Elijah and Mary Melinda Coppinger Roberts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
James Calvin KNOWLES
Sep 2, 2007
Centertown Community resident and Dekalb County, TN native James Calvin Knowles, age 61, was born December 24, 1945 and died September 2, 2007 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A truck driver for Batesville Casket Company and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson and Annie Lorene...
Ethel Margaret WRIGHT
Sep 2, 2007
McMinnville resident and Oneida, NY native Ethel Margaret Wright, age 83, was born February 4, 1924 and died September 2, 2007 at her residence. A homemaker and a member of the Temple Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Kendrick and Maude Kenyon Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one grandson, Jeff...
Eddie Lou MORRIS
Sep 1, 2007
Former McMinnville resident for forty-two years and current Vidalia, GA resident and native Eddie Lou Morris, age 94, was born June 29, 1913 and died September 1, 2007 in Vidalia, GA following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of the late George B. and Lugenia Blankenship Maddux. She...
Marjorie Ann MARTIN
Sep 1, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Marjorie Ann Martin, age 63, was born October 27, 1943 and died September 1, 2007 at River Park Hospital following a three month illness. A former employee of Century Electric and a member of the East End Drive Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Clarence and Marjorie Alaska Savage...
Clark Wilson Junior MELSON
Aug 31, 2007
McMinnville resident and Franklin County, TN native Clark Wilson "Junior" Melson, age 48, was born February 14, 1959 and died August 31, 2007 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a self-employed tree trimmer and a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jimmy and George Melson. He is survived by...
Howard Millard Hoss WHITEAKER
Aug 29, 2007
McMinnville resident and White County, TN native Howard Millard "Hoss" Whiteaker, age 76, was born March 12, 1931 and died August 29, 2007 at River Park Hospital following a two-month illness. A truck driver for fifty-seven years where he was last an employee of Hillis Trucking and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late...
JR., Harold Lively Bud JORDAN
Aug 26, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Harold Lively "Bud" Jordan, Jr., age 63, was born July 14, 1944 and died August 26, 2007 at Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following a eight-month illness. A computer engineer at Amdol Computers, a United State Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the Church of Christ,...
Osbon Franklin SAVAGE
Aug 25, 2007
McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Osbon Franklin Savage, age 86, was born November 7, 1920 and died August 25, 2007 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A nurseryman, a United States Army veteran of WWII and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Ambrose and Mary Gross Savage. He was...
Pauline H. WATSON
Aug 24, 2007
McMinnville resident and Clay County, TN native Pauline H. Watson, age 81, was born May 15, 1926 and died August 24, 2007 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of Oster Manufacturing and a member of the Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Sherman and Mollie...
Wilma Ray Shockley LUNA
Aug 23, 2007
McMinnville resident and Van Buren County, TN native Wilma Ray Shockley Luna, age 80, was born January 20, 1927 and died August 23, 2007 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Indian Mound The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late David Ray and Edna Mae Mills Shockley. She was married...
SR., Dorris V. JOINES
Aug 22, 2007
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Dorris V. Joines, Sr., age 74, was born May 1, 1933 and died August 22, 2007 at Alvin C. York V.A. Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired employee of Genesco and Findley and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Orvel Clayton...
Malcolm Eugene Johnny MOORE
Aug 10, 2007
McMinnville resident and New York City, NY native Malcolm Eugene Johnny Moore, age 44, was born January 1, 1963 and died August 10, 2007 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A nursery worker and a member of the Church of God, he was the son of the late Malcolm David and Dorothy Haney Moore. In addition to his...
Larry Joe SANDERS
Aug 9, 2007
Smartt, TN resident and Orlando, FL native Larry Joe Sanders, age 52, was born January 19, 1955 and died August 9, 2007 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A former Carrier employee and a member of the Friendship The Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Cleveland Sherfield and Emogene Vaughn Sanders....
