Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
Christopher David Hollis
Oct 24, 2021
Christopher David Hollis, age 36, a McMinnville, TN resident and Rutherford County, TN native, was born May 31, 1985 and died suddenly October 24, 2021. He was self-employed, and the son of Vicki Marsh of McMinnville, TN and Barry Hollis of McMinnville, TN. He was preceded in death by grandfathers, Kelton Marsh and Frank Hollis. In addition to his parents,...
Douglas Bryan Capshaw
Oct 23, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Detroit, MI native Douglas Bryan Capshaw, age 57, was born September 27, 1964 and died October 23, 2021 at Unity Medical Center in Manchester, TN following an extended illness. A former mechanic at Willmore Ford and materials handler at Pine Hill Plastics and a member of Christ United Methodist Church, he was the son of the...
Pedro Antonio Paz, Sr.
Oct 22, 2021
Pedro Antonio Paz, Sr., age 83, a Rock Island, TN resident and Pinar Del Rio, Cuba native, was born October 12, 1938 and died October 22, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas West in Nashville following a brief illness. He was a retired educator and coach with the Warren County School System, a member of Christ United Methodist Church, and the...
Bearl Domer Wylie
Oct 18, 2021
Bearl Domer Wylie, age 93, a McMinnville, TN resident and Jackson County, TN native, was born November 29, 1927 and died October 18, 2021 at his residence following a brief illness. He was an electrician at Magnetek, a retired United States Army veteran of WWII, a member of the non-Denominational faith, and the son of the late Willie N. and...
John Mark Upchurch
Oct 17, 2021
John Mark Upchurch, age 44, a McMinnville, TN resident and Arlington, TX native, was born January 15, 1977 and died October 17, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas West in Nashville following a short illness. He was a teacher at the Warren County High School, and the owner of Highland Rim Crossfit. Mr. Upchurch is survived by child, G Upchurch of...
Dorothy "Dot" Mai Miller Slatton
Oct 14, 2021
Dorothy “Dot” Mai Miller Slatton, age 90, passed away on October 14, 2021 at Life Care Center of Sparta following an extended illness. Dot was born in White County, Tennessee on October 16, 1930 to Robert Lester and Maude Hale Miller. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 71 years, Leonard K. Slatton; son, Jimmy L....
James Russell Hamblen, DDS
Oct 14, 2021
James Russell Hamblen, DDS was born September 23, 1943 in Charleston, SC, and passed of an extended illness on October 14, 2021 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN. The son of the late Capt. E.A. and Ruth Hamblen, Dr. Hamblen graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in 1966 then served his country in the United...
Patricia Burton Brown
Oct 12, 2021
Patricia Burton Brown, Beloved Wife, Mother and Grandmother, was born at the Homestead in Crossville on February 26, 1938, to the late Rozell and Victor Burton and died at home surrounded by family on October 12, at the age of 83. She had an unwavering faith in God and was a founding member of Christ’s Family Church. Patricia was raised...
Junior Conner
Oct 11, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Overton County, TN native Junior Conner, age 79, was born August 25, 1942 and died October 11, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a sudden illness. A retired fork truck operator from Bridgestone Corporation and a member of Unity Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Willie Robertson and...
William Keith Paine
Oct 11, 2021
William Keith Paine, age 34, a Rock Island, TN resident and Putnam County, TN native, was born November 17, 1986 and died October 11, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a supervisor with PMI, and the son of Susan (Eddie) McCormick of Rock Island, TN and the late Randall Paine. In addition to his father, he...
Moody Michael Stinson
Oct 9, 2021
McMinnville resident and Huntsville, AL native Moody Michael Stinson, age 81, was born February 9, 1940 and died October 9, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired jeweler and owner of Diamond Jewelry Company, he was the son of the late Albert and Zella Pickett Stinson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Helen Jones Cline
Oct 9, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Benson, NC native Helen Jones Cline, age 84, was born August 18, 1937 and died October 9, 2021 at her residence following a sudden illness. A retired scan coordinator from Tietgens Cee Bee food store, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Amelia C. Smith Jones. She was married to Danny Wade Cline for...
Jimmy Dean Beacham
Oct 8, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Dekalb County, TN native Jimmy Dean Beacham, age 59, was born November 9, 1961 and died October 8, 2021 at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a sudden illness. A heavy equipment operator with Warren County Highway Department, he was the son of the late Ervin and Jimmie Martin Beacham. He was married...
Ronald Wayne Hillis
Oct 7, 2021
Ronald Wayne Hillis, age 60, a McMinnville, TN resident and Schaumburg, Illinois native, was born February 23, 1961 and died October 7, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. He was retired with the City of McMinnville as a heavy machine operator, a member of Dayspring Community Church, and the son of a special mother,...
Jesse Cleveland Bratcher
Oct 6, 2021
Jesse Cleveland Bratcher, age 59, a Hillsboro, TN resident and Smithville, TN native, was born February 23, 1962 and died October 6, 2021 at Vanderbilt Tullahoma Harton Hospital following a sudden illness. He was a predictive maintenance specialist for Amazon, attended Oak Grove Church of Christ, and the son of the late Woodrow Wilson and Emma Mae Warren Bratcher. In...
Thomas Darrell Walls
Oct 6, 2021
Thomas Darrell Walls, age 57, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born June 24, 1964 and died October 6, 2021 at his residence following a one year illness. He was a machinist at Yorozu, a member of Campaign Church of Christ, and the son of the late Thomas L. and Hester Marie Higgins Walls. Mr. Walls...
Star Lynn Lee
Oct 6, 2021
Star Lee, age 45, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born August 18, 1976 and died October 6, 2021 at Ascension St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. She was a homemaker and the daughter of the late Larry Earl Drewer, Sr. and Linda (C.R.) Deboe. Ms. Lee is survived by daughter, Angel Lynn...
Joyce Ann Hixson Lorance
Oct 6, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Joyce Ann Hixson Lorance, age 73, was born September 24, 1948 and died October 6, 2021 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A Christian and retired employee from Oster, she was the daughter of the late Loley and Louise Johnson Hixson. Ms. Lorance is survived by...
Nina Faye Rogers Hayes
Oct 2, 2021
Nina Faye Rogers Hayes, age 81, a Hendersonville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 2, 2021 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following a short illness. She was a retired Data Base Manager with the Tennessee Department of Corrections, a member of the Methodist Church, and the daughter of the late Alton Wade and Lillie Marie Carr...
Clareta Mae Wilcher
Oct 1, 2021
Clareta Mae Wilcher, age 85, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native died October 1, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a retired Teachers Aide with the Warren County School System, a lifelong member of the Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late Lester and Enzi Hillis McBride. In...
