Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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,...
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...
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
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
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
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...
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”...
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...
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...
Katelyn Beth Smith
May 13, 2021
Katelyn Beth Smith, age 21, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born January 27, 2000 and died May 13, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was a cashier at Sullivan’s Hometown Pharmacy, a member of the Church of Christ, and the daughter of Neal and Amy Smoot Smith of McMinnville, TN. Katelyn...
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...
Robert Henny
May 11, 2021
Robert Henny, age 70, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born May 12, 1950 and died May 11, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. He was retired from the Tennessee Department of Transportation, a member of the United Methodist Church, and the son of the late Howard and Alice Mai Rowan Henny, Sr. In...
Edith Goins Lewis
May 10, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and LaFollette, TN native Edith Goins Lewis, age 99, was born November 1, 1921 and died May 10, 2021 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Helen Goins. She was married to George Ollin...
