Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
David Michael Lance, Sr.
Apr 7, 2021
Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native David Michael Lance, Sr., age 66, was born May 29, 1954 and died April 7, 2021 at his residence following a sudden illness. A material handler at Nissan and member of Bates Hill Presbyterian Church, he was the son of the late Charles Martin and Stella Womack Lance. He was married to...
Thurman Lenier Scott, Jr.
Apr 7, 2021
Thurman Lenier Scott, Jr., age 87, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born July 26, 1933 and died April 7, 2021 at his residence following a brief illness. He was a retired self-employed truck driver, a member of White Hall Bible Church, and the son of the late Thurman Lenier and Emma Kesey Scott, Sr. In...
Gary Young
Apr 4, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Somerset, KY native Gary Young, age 60, was born July 17, 1960 and died April 4, 2021 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN following an extended illness. A truck driver with Titan Transfer, he was the son of the late Buddy Reece Young and Mary Jean Girdler Young of McMinnville, TN. In addition to his father,...
Charles Jackson Lee Chisam
Mar 28, 2021
Charles Jackson Lee Chisam, the infant son of Audrey Breanna Chisam and Cody Lee was born March 13, 2021 and died March 28, 2021 at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, TN. In addition to his parents, he is survived by maternal grandmother, Melissa & Mark Wright; maternal grandfather, David Lee Chisam; paternal grandparents, Amanda and Michael...
Frank Edward Scott
Mar 27, 2021
Mr. Scott, age 80, of Middleton, departed this life on Saturday afternoon, March 27, 2021 at his home. Born in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Edward Brown Scott and Inez Winton Scott and had lived in Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky and Illinois. He married Barbara June Ferrill on August 3, 1963 and had worked most of his...
Hugh Douglas Jones
Mar 27, 2021
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Hugh Douglas Jones, age 84, was born May 27, 1936 and died March 27, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following a brief illness. A retired employee of DeZurik and member of East End Church of Christ, he was the son of the late John Robert and Ora Mai Tate Jones. He was married...
Luther Don Fults, Sr.
Mar 26, 2021
Morrison, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Luther Don Fults, Sr., age 70, was born September 5, 1950 and died March 26, 2021 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A veteran of the United States Army, retired truck driver, and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the...
Priceford Scott
Mar 26, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Priceford Scott, age 86, was born May 11, 1934 and died March 26, 2021 at Signature Health Care in Cookeville, TN following an extended illness. A veteran of the United States Army of WWII, retired employee of Walter A. Wood Supply Company, and a member of Pearls of Christ Church, he was...
Wilburn A. Winnett
Mar 23, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Wilburn A. Winnett, age 86, was born March 26, 1934 and died March 23, 2021 at his residence following a brief illness. A United States Navy veteran of Vietnam, retired Oscar Mayer employee, and member of the Baptist church, he was the son of the late Norman F. and Pauline Young Winnett....
J.D. Hash
Mar 23, 2021
J.D. Hash, age 80, a Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born January 19, 1941 and died March 23, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in Smithville following an extended illness. He was a farmer and the son of the late Ralph and Vera Teeters Hash. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by wife...
Hazel Ellen Priest
Mar 22, 2021
Hazel Ellen Priest, age 88, a McMinnville, TN resident and Huntsville, AL native was born November 8, 1932 and died March 22, 2021 at Willow Branch Health and Rehabilitation following an extended illness. She was a retired nursing assistant, a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and the daughter of the late Whitman and Mable McLemore Harbin. In addition...
James Leroy Rice
Mar 21, 2021
Smithville, TN resident and White County, TN native James Leroy Rice, age 82, was born October 16, 1938 and died March 21, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. A retired machine operator from A.O. Smith and a member of Quebeck Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Roy Ray and Willie...
Christopher Layton Taylor
Mar 21, 2021
Christopher Layton Taylor, age 52, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native was born May 5, 1968 and died March 21, 2021 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a farm laborer, and the son of Melva Terry Taylor and the late Cecil Layton Taylor. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by...
Danny "Big Daddy" Whiteaker
Mar 19, 2021
Christiana, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Danny “Big Daddy” Whiteaker, age 73, was born January 22, 1948 and died March 19, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired manager with K-Mart and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Leonard and Alice Louise...
Deborah "Debby" Elaine Glenn
Mar 13, 2021
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Deborah "Debby" Elaine Glenn, age 71, was born July 9, 1949 and died March 13, 2021 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN following a two-month illness. The office manager with Mayfield Lumber and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Virgil Lee and Ruby Frances Mitchell...
Myron "Paul" Tittsworth
Mar 12, 2021
Myron “Paul” Tittsworth, age 63, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native, was born August 22, 1957 and died March 12, 2021 at St. Thomas West following brief complications from Covid-19. He was employed with the TN Department of Corrections Academy as a maintenance worker, a member of Grace Baptist Church in Tullahoma, and the son of the...
Joel Edward Turner
Mar 12, 2021
Joel Edward Turner, age 63, a Huntland, TN resident and Knox County, TN native, was born December 30, 1957 and died March 12, 2021 at Vanderbilt Medical Center following an extended illness. He was a landscaper, a member of the Non-denominational faith, and the son of the late Everett Eugene and Ina Sue Littleton Turner. Mr. Turner is survived by...
Lincoln B. Scott
Mar 11, 2021
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Lincoln B. Scott, age 86, was born February 12, 1935 and died March 11, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville, TN following a short illness. A veteran of the Unites States Air Force, retired Accu-Router employee, and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Marshall...
Fred Richard Hodge
Mar 10, 2021
Cookeville, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native Fred Richard Hodge, age 78, was born June 25, 1942 and died March 10, 2021 at his residence following an extended illness. A US Army veteran, former employee of Carrier, and retired truck driver from Averitt Express, he was the son of the late James and Roxie Redfern Hodge. He was married...
Donald Domer Wylie
Mar 10, 2021
Calhoun, GA resident and Detroit, Michigan native Donald Domer Wylie, age 69, was born September 7, 1951 and died March 10, 2021 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA following an extended illness. A retired self-employed nurseryman and a member of Revelate Church, he was the son of the Bearl Domer Wylie of McMinnville, TN and the late Loretta Jewell...
