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McMinnville, TN. Obituaries

Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas

Brooks Palmer

Brooks Palmer

Sep 26, 2022

David Brooks Palmer, known to friends and family as Brooks, 34, of McMinnville, TN  passed away on September 26th.   Brooks was predeceased by his father, Steven Palmer.   He is survived by his mother, Jill Palmer, his two sisters, Taylor (TJ) Robison, Bailey, and his niece Scarlett.    A Celebration of Life will be held at High Funeral Home, in McMinnville, TN...

Evelyn Ruth Cooper

Evelyn Ruth Cooper

Sep 25, 2022

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, Evelyn Ruth Cooper, age 83, was born February 25, 1939 and died September 25, 2022 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness.           

A retired seamstress from Vigorelli Hosiery Mill and a member of The Vine Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Carl E. and Lorene...

David Thomas Yates, Sr.

David Thomas Yates, Sr.

Sep 24, 2022

Morrison, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native David Thomas Yates, Sr., age 77, was born January 23, 1945 and died September 24, 2022 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN. A retired employee of McMinnville Tool & Die, he was the son of the late Roy Blanton and Lola Mae Yates. He was married to Rose...

Myrtle Frances Kirby

Myrtle Frances Kirby

Sep 22, 2022

McMinnville, TN resident and Campaign, TN native Myrtle Frances Kirby, age 86, was born May 22, 1936 and died September 22, 2022 at Willow Branch Health and Rehabilitation Center in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A retired bus aid for Putnam County School System and a member of Stevens Street Baptist Church in Cookeville, TN, she was the daughter...

Glenn "Jack" Bottoms Butcher

Glenn "Jack" Bottoms Butcher

Sep 22, 2022

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Glenn “Jack” Bottoms Butcher, age 88, was born October 21, 1933 and died suddenly September 22, 2022 at his residence. A retired farmer and of the Baptist faith, he was the son of the late Clarence Mitchell and Velma Mae Bottoms Butcher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Sara Josiphene Cummings

Sara Josiphene Cummings

Sep 20, 2022

Boiling Springs, SC resident and Van Buren County, TN native Sara Josiphene Cummings, age 93, was born June 8, 1929 and died September 20, 2022 at White Oak Estates in Spartanburg, SC following a brief illness. A retired beautician, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Mary Guy McCormack. She was married to the late David L. Cummings...

Timothy Arlan Madewell

Timothy Arlan Madewell

Sep 18, 2022

McMinnville, TN resident and White County, TN native Timothy Arlan Madewell, age 51, was born September 30, 1970 and died September 18, 2022 at his residence following an extended illness.            

A self-employed construction worker and of the Baptist faith, he was the son of Nesta Valarie Feagle of Fort White, FL and the late Donald Madewell. He was married...

Martha Joann Leslie Trotman Ballard

Martha Joann Leslie Trotman Ballard

Sep 17, 2022

McMinnville, TN resident and Goodlettsville, TN native, Martha Joann Leslie Trotman Ballard, age 91, was born July 16, 1931 and died September 17, 2022 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired assistant editor from Ingram Book Company, member of the First Baptist Church and member of McMinnville Chapter #349 Order of the Eastern Star, she was the daughter...

Pat Duke Garner

Pat Duke Garner

Sep 13, 2022

Franklin County, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native, Pat Duke Garner, age 70, was born February 20, 1952 and died September 13, 2022 following an extended illness. She was retired from Cubic Transportation in Tullahoma, TN and was of the Baptist faith. She was the daughter of the late Howard and Jean Smith Duke. In addition to her parents,...

Michael Fuston Foutch

Michael Fuston Foutch

Sep 12, 2022

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, Michael Fuston Foutch, age 68, was born December 12, 1953 and died September 12, 2022 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired carpet installer, he was the son of the late Wiley Foutch and Jewelldean Foutch Alligood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Quimbe...

Betty Lou King

Betty Lou King

Sep 12, 2022

McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Betty Lou King, age 64, was born March 8, 1958 and died September 12, 2022 at her residence following an extended illness. A self-employed house cleaner and member of Long Mountain Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Inez Bouldin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Sally Evelyn Argo

Sally Evelyn Argo

Sep 11, 2022

McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Sally Evelyn Argo, age 87, was born October 24, 1934 and died September 11, 2022 following an extended illness. A retired beautician of 45 years from Evelyn’s Beauty Shop, member of First Baptist Church and longtime member of the First Baptist Church Choir, she was the daughter of the late Elbert...

Sandra Kay McBride

Sandra Kay McBride

Sep 10, 2022

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Sandra Kay McBride, age 75, was born January 6, 1947 and died September 10, 2022 at her residence following a sudden illness. A Retired Machine Operator for Pine Hill Plastics, she was the daughter of Walter Thomas and Mary Ethel Christian Brady. She was married to Clyde Ed McBride who preceded her...

Ethelene G. "Tiny" Durham

Ethelene G. "Tiny" Durham

Sep 9, 2022

McMinnville, TN resident and Valley Head, WV native Ethelene G. “Tiny” Durham, age 97, was born June 11, 1925 and died September 9, 2022 suddenly at NHC Healthcare of McMinnville. A retired clerk from Walmart and a member of Bonner Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Massie and May Lindsay of Valley Head, WV. She was...

Jeri Hillis

Jeri Hillis

Sep 9, 2022

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Jeri Hillis, age 80, was born September 7, 1942 and died September 9, 2022 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A retired Secretary for Hillis Nursery and member of First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Willie Benton Green McBride. She...

Johnny William Gibbs

Johnny William Gibbs

Sep 9, 2022

Johnny W. Gibbs was born April 25, 1945 and passed from this life on September 9, 2022 at Cookeville Regional Hospital from a sudden illness. He was retired from Central Oil Company and the United States Army. He was a member of the Jericho Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by parents, Austin and Laura Mae Gibbs and...

Martha Lou Holt

Martha Lou Holt

Sep 8, 2022

Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Martha Lou Holt, age 87, was born March 2, 1935 and died September 8, 2022 at her residence following an extended illness. Retired from receiving at Carrier Corporation and a member of Grange Hall Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Bryan and Demma Roberts Bouldin. She was married...

Linda Gayle Hillis

Linda Gayle Hillis

Sep 7, 2022

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, Linda Gayle Hillis, age 64, was born July 26, 1958 and died September 7, 2022 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following a short illness. The retired Director of Finance for Warren County, TN and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Myra Lytle...

Shirley Jane Starkey

Shirley Jane Starkey

Sep 5, 2022

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, Shirley Jane Starkey, age 81, was born January 17, 1941 and died September 5, 2022 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired office manager from Allstate Insurance and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy, she was the daughter of the late Herman B. and Minnie Wood Black....

Betty Sue Grove

Betty Sue Grove

Sep 5, 2022

McMinnville resident Betty Sue Grove, 91, was born September 10, 1930, and passed away September 5, 2022, at St.Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN, following a brief illness. Betty was the daughter of Tom and Lena Thurman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, J. W, their infant daughter, Jennifer Carol, and brother Harold...

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