Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
John Ogden Melton, Jr.
Jul 7, 2021
John Ogden Melton, Jr., age 67, a McMinnville, TN resident and Coalmont, TN native was born October 28, 1953 and died July 7, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. He was an automotive tech at Wal-Mart, a United States Army veteran, and the son of the late John Ogden and Mildred Haggard Tate Melton, Sr. Mr. Melton is...
Clifford Wellman
Jul 4, 2021
Morrison, TN resident and Wisconsin native Clifford Wellman, age 61, was born July 15, 1959 and died July 4, 2021 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A stocker at Walmart, he was the son of the late Peter Frank Wellman and Pauline Fitch Wellman of Morrison, TN. He was married to Tammie Kay...
Nancy Prater Basham
Jul 4, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Nancy Prater Basham, age 84, was born January 6, 1937 and died July 4, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN following a brief illness. A retired bank teller from First National Bank and a member of Bethany Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Alexander and Lauretta...
Marguerite Newby Loudermilk
Jul 1, 2021
Marguerite Newby Loudermilk a McMinnville, TN, resident and Warren County native was born April 27, 1941 and passed from this life at her residence on July 1, 2021. At five years old, in light of her mother’s earlier, untimely death she went to live in Ferndale, Michigan, with her brother Dick and his wife Dorothy. She called them mom and...
Belinda Nolan Puller
Jun 29, 2021
Belinda Nolan Puller, age 68, was born May 11, 1953 and died suddenly June 29, 2021 at her residence in McMinnville, TN. She was born in Albany, GA, raised in Florida, and resided in Alaksa for twenty years prior to settling in Tennessee. A financial planner with Primerica and former co-owner of The King’s Garden Nursery, she attended Resurrection and...
Kiyomi Murai Kirby
Jun 28, 2021
Kiyomi Murai Kirby, age 88, of Morrison, TN and Japanese native died June 28, 2021 at Tri-Star Stonecrest Medical Center in Smyrna, TN following a short illness. She was born on December 24, 1932 in Takamatsu, Japan. She is the daughter of the late Toukiti and Taka Miyamoto Murai and preceded in death by son, Johnny Kirby, and sister, Shizuyo...
Lavaughn Douglas Scott
Jun 27, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native Lavaughn Douglas Scott, age 57, was born August 1, 1963 and died June 27, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A member of Northside Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Wesley and Gertrude Akins Scott. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Murlene Reed Marttala
Jun 26, 2021
Murlene Reed Marttala, age 87, a McMinnville, TN resident and Portsmouth, Ohio native was born May 4, 1934 and died June 26, 2021 at Willow Branch Health and Rehab in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. She was a retired college clerical secretary, a member of First Presbyterian Church, and the daughter of the late Jess and Dora Mae Middleton...
Mona Bumbalough Rader
Jun 23, 2021
Mona Bumbalough Rader, age 95, a McMinnville, TN resident and White County, TN native was born November 30, 1925 and died June 23, 2021 at NHC McMinnville following a brief illness. She was a home health caregiver, a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late N.F. and Sara Ann Randolph Bumbalough. In addition to...
William Andrew DeMonbreun, II
Jun 21, 2021
Mr. William Andrew DeMonbreun, II of McMinnville died June 21, 2021. He was born on September 2, 1930 in Nashville to the late Dr. William A. DeMonbreun and Mrs. Ethetta Russell DeMonbreun. He was also preceded in death by his son, William Andrew DeMonbreun, III (Andy); sister, Anne Charlton; and brother, Russel C. DeMonbreun. He is survived by his wife...
Tommy Duggin, Jr.
Jun 19, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Tommy Duggin, Jr., age 62, was born April 14, 1959 and died June 19, 2021 at his home in McMinnville, TN. Manager of the Plaza Shopping Center and a member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of Thomas H. & Eucle Mai Duggin, Sr. of McMinnville, TN and the late...
Linda Schlimmer
Jun 16, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Linda Schlimmer, age 78, was born January 6, 1943 and died June 16, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A retired computer programmer from Powermatic, member of Midway, Lucky/Northside, and Cedar Grove FCE clubs, and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of...
Kimberly S. Conner
Jun 14, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Farmington, MI native Kimberly S. Conner, age 52, was born April 22, 1969 and died June 14, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN following an extended illness. A disabled radiologic technologist and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Robert Conner of McMinnville, TN and the late Margaret Howard Bilbrey...
David Mark Poole
Jun 14, 2021
David Mark Poole, age 63, a McMinnville, TN resident and Whitinsville, MA native was born May 15, 1958 and died June 14, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford following an extended illness. He was a retired truck driver and the son of Doris Poole of Massachusetts and the late David Poole. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death...
Tom Mack Womack
Jun 10, 2021
Tom Mack Womack, age 84, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born May 26, 1937 and died June 10, 2021 at Wharton Nursing Home in Pleasant Hill, TN following an extended illness. He was a retired real estate agent, a retired United States Air Force veteran, a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, and the...
Brinda Louise Hale
Jun 9, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Brinda Louise Hale, age 77, was born December 29, 1943 and died June 9, 2021 at her residence following a short illness. A retired office worker from A.O. Smith, member of Christ United Methodist Church, and member of The Order of The Eastern Star, she was the daughter of the late Leon...
Juan Carlos Mendez Garcia
Jun 6, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Ft. Worth, TX native Juan Carlos Mendez Garcia, age 29, was born February 18, 1992 and died suddenly June 6, 2021 at his home. A member of the Baptist church, he was the son of Rebecca Morales of McMinnville, TN, and the late Juan Luis Garcia. He was married to Katherine Garcia on February 1, 2016....
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
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...
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...
