Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Edward Junior Griggs
Dec 5, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Norfolk, VA native Edward Junior Griggs, age 80, was born October 21, 1941 and died December 5, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. He was a retired employee of Cracker Barrell and the son of the late Thad and Elizabeth Downey Griggs. Mr. Griggs is survived by...
Charlotte Ann Pearsall
Dec 5, 2021
Charlotte Ann Pearsall, age 89, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born May 3, 1932 and died December 5, 2021 at Life Care of Sparta following an extended illness. She was a homemaker, a member of Arlington Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late E.J. and Violet Lillian Greer Tuck. In addition to her...
Annabelle June Nunley
Dec 4, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Hiram Township, OH native Annabelle June Nunley, age 88, was born August 24, 1933 and died December 4, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired Dietary Aide from NHC Healthcare, she was the daughter of the late Clemerd and Mary Shook Hood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Christy Carlson
Dec 4, 2021
Morrison, TN resident and Sycamore, IL native Christy Carlson, age 52, was born June 28, 1969 and died December 4, 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A factory worker at Doyle Shirt Factory and a member of the Baptist church, she was the daughter of Barbara Gibbs of McMinnville, TN and the late...
William Wyatt "Bill" Loudermilk
Dec 3, 2021
William Wyatt "Bill" Loudermilk was a resident of McMinnville, TN. He was born in Ferndale, Michigan on August 13, 1937. He passed from this life December 3rd, 2021 at his daughter's residence. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marguerite Newby Loudermilk, and parents, James Elmer Loudermilk and Wilma Bodesia Cross Loudermilk. He was also preceded in death by...
Margaret Cathey
Dec 1, 2021
Margaret Cathey, age 86, a Morrison, TN resident and Wynoose, Illinois native, was born February 24, 1935 and died December 1, 2021 following an extended illness. She was a retired secretary at Carrier Corporation, a member of Morrison First Baptist Church, and preceded in death by husband, Billy Reece Cathey; son, Jeffery Cathey; and daughter, Mary Lou Davidson. Mrs. Cathey...
Charlene Cope Nunley
Nov 29, 2021
Charlene Cope Nunley, age 90, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born January 8, 1931 and died November 29, 2021 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. She was a retired assembly line worker at Magnatek, a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late Charlie Cope and...
Dustin Dakota Ray
Nov 29, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Rutherford County, TN native Dustin Dakota Ray, age 25, was born December 11, 1995 and died November 29, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a sudden illness. He was the son of Carol Leigh of Tullahoma, TN and the late Paul Timothy Ray. Mr. Ray is survived by fiance', Hannah Fults of...
Vinkey Terry
Nov 28, 2021
Vinkey Terry, age 74, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born June 7, 1947 and died November 28, 2021 at Willow Branch Health and Rehab following an extended illness. He was a retired self-employed tool and die maker, and the son of the late James Spivey and Maxine Peterman Terry. In addition to his parents, he...
Doris Geralene "Gerry" Martin
Nov 27, 2021
Doris Geralene “Gerry” Martin, age 88, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born June 20, 1933 and died November 27, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was retired from the family realty company, Sam Martin Realty, the daughter of the late Edward Jackson & Willie Mae Panter Clendenon, and...
Vernon Eugene Powers
Nov 26, 2021
Vernon Eugene Powers, age 64, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born January 29, 1957 and died November 26 2021, at Diversicare of Smyrna in Smyrna, TN following a three month illness. He was a self-employed truck driver and mechanic, and the son of Jo Powers, of McMinnville, TN and the late Howard Powers. In addition...
Herbert Glen Walker, Sr.
Nov 26, 2021
Herbert Glen Walker, Sr., age 85, died at Willow Branch following an extended illness. He was born February 14, 1936 in Beersheba Springs to the late Elijah Andrew and Rosa Mae Dickey Walker and later moved to McMinnville with his wife, to raise a family. Herbert was brought up in the timber industry and had a tremendous love of working...
Charlene Sidney Quintana
Nov 25, 2021
Charlene Sidney Quintana, age 57, a McMinnville, TN resident and Alamosa, CO native, was born July 4, 1964 and died November 25, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas Midtown in Nashville following a sudden illness. She was a homemaker, a member of Living Word Fellowship Church, and the daughter of the late Benino and Susana Maestas Quintana. Ms. Quintana is survived...
Elijah Richard Poore
Nov 24, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and White County, TN native Elijah Richard Poore, age 84, was born April 29, 1937 and died November 24, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. A veteran of the United States Army and retired supervisor from Century Electric (Magnetek), he was the son of the late Arthur and Beulah Bice Poore. He was married to...
Dennis Lynn Gann, Sr.
Nov 24, 2021
Dennis Lynn Gann, Sr., age 67, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born August 24, 1954 and died November 24, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. He was the retired owner of Dennis Gann Plumbing, Electric, and Refrigeration, the son of the late William Hoyt and Cora Estelle Cantrell Gann,...
Terry Waymon Muncey
Nov 23, 2021
Terry Waymon Muncey, age 63, a Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born May 1, 1958 and died November 23, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a self-employed timber cutter, and the son of Jeweldene Randolph Muncey of McMinnville, TN and the late Johnnie Junior Muncey. Mr. Muncey is survived by daughter and...
Helen P. Martin
Nov 22, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Helen P. Martin, age 93, was born December 18, 1927 and died November 22, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Hester L. and Daisy Cantrell West. She was married to Frank C....
Terry Michael Brown
Nov 22, 2021
Terry Michael Brown, age 67, a Hillsboro, TN resident and Painesville, OH native was born September 3, 1954 and died November 22, 2021 at Legacy Health and Rehab in Manchester, TN following a brief illness. He was a retired trucking dispatcher, and the son of Estella L. Brown of McMinnville, TN and the late L.A. Brown. In addition to his...
Betty Sue Moore
Nov 21, 2021
Betty Sue Molloy Moore, 91, a Cookeville resident and McMinnville native, died November 21, 2021 surrounded by her family. She was born May 20, 1930 and was a member of Westwood Church of Christ and Collegeside Church of Christ. She was the daughter of the late Hillard and Dora Molloy. She was also preceded in death by her husband of...
Opale Evans Campbell
Nov 16, 2021
Opale Evans Campbell, age 79, a Smartt, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native, was born June 12, 1942 and died November 16, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a brief illness. She was a retired educator with the Warren County School System, a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church, and the daughter of the late Nolan...
