Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Patricia Ann Shelton
Jan 10, 2022
Murfreesboro, TN resident and Kalamazoo, MI native Patricia Ann Shelton, age 80, was born September 21, 1941 and died January 10, 2022 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. A retired apartment manager, she was the daughter of the late Arlington and Mary Louise Hearld Guernsey. She was married to Robert Lee Shelton on May...
Winnifred Baumgartner
Jan 9, 2022
Smyrna, TN resident and Ware County, GA native Winnifred Baumgartner was born May 9, 1934 and died January 9, 2022 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired seamstress with Levi’s and member of the Redemption House Church of God of Prophecy in LaVergne, TN she was the daughter of the late Wiliford and Inez Sweat Bennett. In addition...
Dr. Gary Wayne Gribble
Jan 8, 2022
Kingsport, Tennessee resident and McMinnville, Tennessee native, Gary Wayne Gribble was born April 30th 1952 and died January 8th 2022 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired Family Practice physician and Air Force veteran, he was the son of the late J.B. Gribble. He was preceded in death by his son, Christopher Wayne Gribble. He was married March...
David Lance "Cobb" Fults
Jan 6, 2022
Morrison, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native David Lance “Cobb” Fults, age 77, was born July 21, 1945, and died January 6, 2022 at St. Thomas Rutherford following an extended illness. David worked a few jobs but retired from Tri-County Stone. However, he was most known from the Mobile gas station he owned and operated in Viola. He was...
Russell Paul Prifogle
Jan 4, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Holyoke, MA native Russell Paul Prifogle, age 62, was born April 25, 1959 and died January 4, 2022 at his residence following a sudden illness. A United States Marine Corp Veteran, a veteran of Desert Storm, an assembly worker with Benchmark Trailers and a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in McMinnville, he was the son of...
Kimberly Marlene Cartwright
Jan 4, 2022
Decatur, AL resident and Warren County, TN native Kimberly Marlene Cartwright, age 59, was born September 15, 1962 and died January 4, 2022 at Decatur-Morgan Hospital in Decatur, AL following an extended illness. A computer analyst with Hexagon in Huntsville, AL, she was the daughter of the late William Douglas and Betty Sue Ramsey Cartwright. Miss Cartwright is survived by...
Becky Ross
Jan 4, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Becky Ross, age 59, was born June 18, 1962 and died January 4, 2022 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A retired material handler from Federal Mogul and a member of the Baptist church, she was the daughter of the late Tommy D. and Betty...
Lloyd Francis Roberts
Jan 3, 2022
Lloyd Francis Roberts 96, a resident of Avon, Indiana and Warren County, TN native, passed away at his home surrounded by family on January 3, 2022, just shy of his 97th Birthday after a short illness. Lloyd lived a simple life and sought ordinary pleasures of daily living. He retired from General Motors after 30 years. He served in the...
Sarah Lorena Martin Hillis
Jan 3, 2022
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Sarah Lorena Martin Hillis, age 98, was born November 23, 1923 and died January 3, 2022 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following following a short illness. A homemaker and member of East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Ella Millraney Martin,...
Richard Douglas "Ricky" McCormick
Dec 31, 2021
Rock Island, TN resident and Indianapolis, IN native Richard Douglas "Ricky" McCormick, age 51, was born August 8, 1970 and died December 31, 2021. A self-employed construction worker and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of Frank McCormick of Rock Island, TN and the late Carolyn Kieninger McCormick. In addition to his father, he is survived by...
Cheryl Vaughn
Dec 31, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Cheryl Lynn Vaughn, age 57, was born April 14, 1964, and died December 31, 2021, at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker, volunteer with Helping Hands and Kids of the Community, and a member of the Presbyterian faith, she was the daughter of Etheleen Fitch Hobbs of...
Doris Susan Briest
Dec 31, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Doris Susan Briest, age 75, was born November 27, 1946 and died December 31, 2021. She was a homemaker and the daughter of the late Joe and Virginia Raper Martin. Ms. Briest is survived by two children, Dane Briest and Rochelle Briest; six grandchildren, Luke Briest, Chelsea (Nick) Simmons, Bailey (Taylor) Briest,...
James Robert Norris
Dec 30, 2021
McMinnville resident and Warren County, TN native James Robert Norris, age 89, was born June 6, 1932 and died December 30, 2021, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following a brief illness. Mr. Norris was a retired employee of Century Electric, Randy’s Matt Service and owner of Norris Lawn Service. He was a member of Jerico Church of Christ and the...
Nancy Carolyn Prater Higginbotham
Dec 30, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Nancy Carolyn Prater Higginbotham, age 80, was born September 2, 1941 and died December 30, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired circulation clerk with the Southern Standard and a member of New Union United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Charles L....
Betty Sue Daus
Dec 30, 2021
McMinnville resident and Harold, KY native Betty Sue Daus, age 84, was born August 15, 1937 and died December 30, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of JCPenney and member of McMinnville First United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Kermit and Irene Campbell Howell. She was married March 5, 1955 to...
Bettye Sue Patton
Dec 28, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Bettye Sue Patton, age 81, was born August 5, 1940 and died December 28, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. Owner of Patton Welding Supplies and member of the Baptist church, she was the daughter of the late Bertle and Lena Mae Rutledge Miller....
Charles Warren "Chizo" Jones
Dec 27, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Charles Warren “Chizo” Jones, age 94, was born August 28, 1927 and died December 27, 2021 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville after a long life. A United States Navy veteran of World War II, a self-employed business owner, and a member of Westwood Church of Christ, he was the son of the late...
Betty Joyce Bryan
Dec 26, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Betty Joyce Bryan, age 78, was born June 13, 1943, and died December 26, 2021 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired quality control technician with Yorozu and a member of Friendship the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Robert Edward and Willie Marie Clemons...
Mary Ellen Yager
Dec 24, 2021
Nashville resident and Warren County native, Mary Ellen Yager passed away December 24, 2021 at the age of 89. Born May 18, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Edward N. and Frankie Hobson Yager. She was also preceded in death by her sisters and brothers-in-law, Jane and A.J. (Jack) Ingle, Jr. and Betty and W.S. (Bill) Lively, Jr;...
Allen John Ballard
Dec 24, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and New Port, New Hampshire native Allen John Ballard, age 71, was born October 27, 1950 and died December 24, 2021 at his residence following a one year illness. United States Army veteran, delivery driver for O’Reilly, and a member of the Baptist church, he was the son of the late Clayton and Katherine Oliver Ballard. He...
