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McMinnville, TN. Obituaries

Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas

Clifford Ward

Clifford Ward

Jun 5, 2021

Clifford Ward, age 90, a Sparta, TN resident and Campaign, TN native was born May 2, 1931 and died June 5, 2021 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a retired machine operator with Magnetek, a United States Navy veteran, and the son of the late Noah Lee and Augusta Ann Mae Jordan Ward. In addition to his...

Joe Timothy Jones

Joe Timothy Jones

Jun 4, 2021

Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Joe Timothy Jones, age 69, was born July 12, 1951 and died June 4, 2021 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN following a brief illness. A photographer and substitute teacher with Warren County School System and member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late...

Michael Edward Woods, Jr.

Michael Edward Woods, Jr.

Jun 2, 2021

McMinnville, TN resident and Clarksville, TN native Michael Edwards Woods, Jr., age 46, was born September 21, 1974 and died June 2, 2021 at River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A forklift driver for Yorozu and a member of Freedom Life Church, he was the son of Michael Edward Woods, Sr. and Peggy Blair Woods of...

Damian Ray "Blue" Martin

Damian Ray "Blue" Martin

Jun 2, 2021

Damian Ray “Blue” Martin, age 26, a Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born November 21, 1994 and died suddenly June 2, 2021. He was an assembly line worker with Bridgestone, and the son of Tracie Cheree Martin of McMinnville, TN and the late David Ray Meeks. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death...

Kenneth Carl Allen

Kenneth Carl Allen

Jun 2, 2021

McMinnville, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native Kenneth Carl Allen, age 92, was born September 11, 1928 and died June 2, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. United States Army National Guard veteran, retired maintenance employee from Genesco and MPC, and a member of Rockliff Church of Christ, he was the son of the...

Kandi Steele

Kandi Steele

May 31, 2021

Kandi Steele, age 60, a McMinnville, TN resident and Tampa, Florida native was born October 26, 1960 and died May 31, 2021 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was a food service clerk for Gulf Quick Shop, a member of Covenant Fellowship Church, and the daughter of Mary Frances Jones of McMinnville, TN and the late James Henton...

Joene Mix

Joene Mix

May 30, 2021

Joene Mix, a Spencer, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native was born March 1, 1941 and died May 30, 2021 at her residence following a nine month illness. She was 80 years loved. She was a retired healthcare worker, a member of White Hill Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late Clarence and Ruby Boyd Martin....

Gerald E. Brubaker

Gerald E. Brubaker

May 30, 2021

Gerald E. Brubaker, age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Lodi, OH native was born September 20, 1935 and died May 30, 2021 at Willow Branch Health and Rehab in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. He was an airplane propeller mechanic, a member of Christ United Methodist Church, had a passionate interest in missionary work, and was the son...

Tommye Sue Nunley

Tommye Sue Nunley

May 30, 2021

McMinnville resident and Grundy County, TN native Tommye Sue Nunley, age 80, was born January 7, 1941 and died May 30, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of Christian Fellowship Church, she was the daughter of the late Helen Louise Patrick. She was married to Avery Willis Nunley who preceded her in death. In...

Ned King, III

Ned King, III

May 29, 2021

Ned King, III, age 45, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born February 3, 1976 and died May 29, 2021 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga following a sudden illness. He was preceded in death by mother, Geraldine Scott King; brother, Antonia “Tony” Scott; paternal grandparents, Erby and Maude Scott; and maternal grandparents, Ned Samuel King...

Barbara Ann Tipton

Barbara Ann Tipton

May 28, 2021

McMinnville, TN resident and Easton, PA native Barbara Ann Tipton, age 80, was born September 7, 1940 and died May 28, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A retired accountant with HCA and a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, she was the daughter of the late Howard W. and Arlene...

Janie Lois Barnes

Janie Lois Barnes

May 28, 2021

Janie Lois Barnes, age 73, a McMinnville, TN resident and White County, TN native was born October 17, 1947 and died May 28, 2021 at St. Thomas West following an extended illness. She was a private caregiver, and the daughter of the late James Franklin and Lula Fuqua Rollins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death husband,...

Wilma Louise Cathey

Wilma Louise Cathey

May 24, 2021

Wilma Louise Young Cathey, age 93, a McMinnville, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native was born August 30, 1927 and died May 24, 2021 at Willow Branch Healthcare and Rehab in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. She was a retired bookkeeper with the Warren County School System, a member of the Church of Christ, and the daughter of...

Faye Davenport Glenn

Faye Davenport Glenn

May 22, 2021

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Faye Davenport Glenn, age 76, was born February 16, 1945 and died May 22, 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a brief illness. A retired accountant for Hokuriku USA Limited and a member of East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late James Monroe...

Janice Faye Rutledge Rowland

Janice Faye Rutledge Rowland

May 21, 2021

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Janice Faye Rutledge Rowland died at Ascension St. Thomas Hospital in McMinnville, TN on May 21, 2021 following an extended illness. A retired registered nurse and a member of Laurel Creek Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Iris Lucille McCormick Rutledge. She was married to Gerald Edmond...

Gary Lynn "Buzzy" Lavender

Gary Lynn "Buzzy" Lavender

May 19, 2021

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Gary Lynn “Buzzy” Lavender, age 65, was born June 27, 1955 and died May 19, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired truck driver with Batesville Casket Company, he was the son of the late Joe and Christine Kuhn Lavender. In addition to his...

Bobbie Jean Crawford

Bobbie Jean Crawford

May 17, 2021

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Bobbie Jean Crawford, age 84, was born June 3, 1936 and died May 17, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Audley Panter and Etta Nunley. She was married to Carl Gene Crawford on...

Anthony Litton "Tony" Simmons

Anthony Litton "Tony" Simmons

May 17, 2021

Anthony Litton “Tony” Simmons, age 62, a McMinnville, TN resident and Hamilton County, TN native was born December 23, 1958 and died May 17, 2021 at St. Thomas West in Nashville following a brief illness. He was a machine operator at A.O. Smith, a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, and the son of the late Arthur Litton “Bud”...

Joseph Sandor Nagy, Sr.

Joseph Sandor Nagy, Sr.

May 14, 2021

Joseph Sandor Nagy, Sr., age 62, a McMinnville, TN resident and Passaic, NJ native was born May 26, 1958 and died May 14, 2021 at NHC Healthcare following an extended illness. He was retired from Hasbro as an assembly supervisor, a member of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, and the son of Rozalia Nagy of McMinnville, TN, and the late Joseph...

Betty Joyce Higginbotham

Betty Joyce Higginbotham

May 13, 2021

Betty Joyce Higginbotham, age 82, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born May 24, 1938 and died May 13, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a brief illness. She was a retired inspector with Aqua Tech, a family caregiver, a member of New Union Methodist Church, and the daughter of the late William Henry...

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