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McMinnville, TN. Obituaries

Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas

Anthony Ray "Tony" Beechum

Anthony Ray "Tony" Beechum

Dec 27, 2020

Tullahoma, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, Anthony Ray “Tony” Beechum, age 60, was born September 1, 1960 and died December 27, 2020 at his residence following a sudden illness. A self-employed construction worker, he was the son of the late Jerry H. Beechum and Barbara West Syler. He is survived by daughter, Emma Rachael Ruth Beechum of McMinnville,...

Janie Majoria Grizzle Martin "Nanoo"

Janie Majoria Grizzle Martin "Nanoo"

Dec 26, 2020

McMinnville, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native Janie Majoria Grizzle Martin "Nanoo", age 89, was born July 17, 1931 and died December 26, 2020 at her residence following a one-year illness. A retired substitute teacher for the Warren County School system for over 40 years and a member of the First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the...

Garrett Randell Duggin

Garrett Randell Duggin

Dec 25, 2020

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, Garrett Randell Duggin, age 36, was born October 12, 1984 and died suddenly on December 25, 2020. A welder at Smithport Cabinetry and member of the Baptist church, he was the son of Gary Duggin and Melissa Bunch. He was married to Shanna Duggin of McMinnville, TN on October 16, 2001. He...

Jo Ann Robertson

Jo Ann Robertson

Dec 25, 2020

McMinnville, TN resident and Manistique, MI native, Jo Ann Robertson, age 55, was born September 9, 1965 and died suddenly December 25, 2020 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN. A homemaker and member of House of Prayer, she was the daughter of the late Lowell and Verbolynn Jones Maxson. She was married to Ricky Lee Robertson of...

Melvin Bratcher

Melvin Bratcher

Dec 24, 2020

Melvin Bratcher, born 1945, entered God’s presence on Thursday, Christmas Eve. He was a Warren County native and lifelong resident, as well as a ninth generation Tennessean, owner of Northview Mold Shop, had his pilots license, and a deacon and founding member at McMinnville Congregational Church. He passed away suddenly while working on his family’s century farm, doing what he...

Irene Lois Wilson

Irene Lois Wilson

Dec 24, 2020

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Irene Lois Wilson, age 100, was born November 5, 1920 and died December 24, 2020 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following a brief illness. A retired clerk with Lay's Department Store and a member of Unity Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Martin T. and Mary Maxwell Wiseman....

Roy Johnson Pierce, III

Roy Johnson Pierce, III

Dec 24, 2020

Roy Johnson Pierce, III, age 89, a McMinnville, TN resident and Nashville, TN native, was born February 19, 1931 and died December 24, 2020 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a retired Vice President of Five Star Food Service, a United States Air Force veteran, a member of Christ Community Church, and the son of the late...

Kevin Dale Grizzle

Kevin Dale Grizzle

Dec 24, 2020

McMinnville, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native Kevin Dale Grizzle, age 44, was born October 21, 1976 and died December 24, 2020 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following complications from COVID-19. A production manager with Southern Standard and attended Pioneer Community Church, he was the son of Gwendolyn “Wendy” Robinson of McMinnville, TN. He was married...

Israel Gutierrez

Israel Gutierrez

Dec 23, 2020

Israel Gutierrez, age 63, a Morrison, TN resident and Chiapas, Mexico native, was born April 2, 1957 and died December 23, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a nurseryman, a member of Covenant Fellowship Church, and the son of the late Israel Gutierrez Gonzalez and Hilaria Dominguez. Mr. Gutierrez was married July 5, 2006 to Iva...

Thelma Ernestine Vaughn

Thelma Ernestine Vaughn

Dec 22, 2020

On December 22, 2020 at 8:15 a.m., Thelma Ernestine Rorie Vaughn, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, succumbed to complications from heart failure and liver cancer, and was received into the loving arms of Jesus Christ. She is preceded in death by her husband, Louis Amos Vaughn; parents, Louis Arlander Rorie and Velma Ernestine Wingo Rorie; sister...

Dorothy Evelyn Panter

Dorothy Evelyn Panter

Dec 22, 2020

Dorothy Evelyn Panter, age 90, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born March 27, 1930 and died December 22, 2020 at NHC Healthcare following an extended illness. She was a retired assembly line worker with Genesco, a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late Charles and Ethel Barnes Gulick. In...

James Frankie William Gilbert

James Frankie William Gilbert

Dec 22, 2020

Morrison, TN resident and native James Frankie William Gilbert, age 74, was born June 4, 1946 and died December 22, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Gilbert was the son of the late Lucius and Bertha Kay Brown Gilbert. He was a member of Browntown Church of Christ in Morrison, TN. He attended and graduated from McMinnville...

Ralph Lee Coleman

Ralph Lee Coleman

Dec 19, 2020

Ralph L. Coleman of Viola, TN passed peacefully at home December 19, 2020 surrounded by his family. Ralph was born February 9, 1931 in Jacksonville, FL to Leroy Coleman and Annie Margarett Burns Coleman and attended Andrew Jackson High School in Jacksonville. He always had a passion for old cars, whether remodeling a vintage auto or racing his cars on...

Richard "RT" McCormick

Richard "RT" McCormick

Dec 19, 2020

McMinnville resident Richard "RT" McCormick, age 86, was born May 6, 1934 and died December 19, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Cumberland Lumber and member of the First Assembly of God, he was the son of the late James William and Maggie Lee Priest McCormick. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Carl Lynn Southard

Carl Lynn Southard

Dec 18, 2020

Carl Lynn Southard, age 56, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born November 20, 1964 and died December 18, 2020 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was employed with Yorozu Automotive, a member of the Church of Christ, and the son of the late John Thomas and Joyce C. Adcock Southard. In addition to...

Shirley Ann Parton

Shirley Ann Parton

Dec 17, 2020

McMinnville resident and Waco, TX native Shirley Ann Parton, age 73, was born November 23, 1947 and died December 17, 2020 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A retired sewing machine operator at Crane Industries in Woodbury, TN and member of the Baptist church, she was the daughter of the late Louis Robert and...

Billy Ed "Bill" Webb

Billy Ed "Bill" Webb

Dec 16, 2020

McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native Billy "Bill" Ed Webb, age 79, was born July 8, 1941, and died December 16, 2020, at his residence following an extended illness. Bill retired as CFO from River Park Hospital with 32 plus years of service and was a member of Westwood Church of Christ. Bill was the son of the...

Della Dell Christian

Della Dell Christian

Dec 16, 2020

Della Dell Higgins Christian, age 84, a McMinnville, TN resident and Rusk, TX native, was born February 2, 1936 and died December 16, 2020 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was a homemaker, a member of McMinnville Church of God, and the daughter of the late Claude and Gertie Mae Starkey Higgins. In addition to her...

Carl Douglas Fults

Carl Douglas Fults

Dec 14, 2020

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, Carl Douglas Fults, age 79, was born September 20, 1941 and died December 14, 2020 at Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A nursery worker, he was the son of the late Grover and Maggie Rodgers Fults. In addition to his parents he was preceded...

Mildred Warren

Mildred Warren

Dec 14, 2020

McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Mildred Warren, age 79, was born October 3, 1941 and died December 14, 2020 at Willow Branch Health & Rehabilitation in McMinnville, TN following a sudden illness. A homemaker and a member of the Baptist church, she was the daughter of the late James and Minnie Lee Sanders McCormick. In addition to...

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