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McMinnville, TN. Obituaries

Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas

Morris Chadwick "Chad" Gaffin

Morris Chadwick "Chad" Gaffin

May 24, 2020

Morris Chadwick “Chad” Gaffin, age 81, died on Sunday, May 24, 2020 in Reno, NV of acute leukemia. He had been a resident of Carson Valley Senior Living facility in Gardnerville, NV since January 2016. Chad was born in Pleasant Hill, TN to Luke Morris and Anna Christine Horn Gaffin as the eldest of their two sons. He graduated from...

Rosie Lee Bouldin

Rosie Lee Bouldin

May 23, 2020

Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native Rosie Lee Bouldin, age 93, was born February 25, 1927 and died May 23, 2020 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of Grange Hall Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Mary B. Gann Holt. She was married August 10,...

Master Chief Clarence "Yogi" Thrower, USN Retired

Master Chief Clarence "Yogi" Thrower, USN Retired

May 22, 2020

Master Chief Clarence “Yogi” Thrower, USN Retired, age 83, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born January 13, 1937 and passed May 22, 2020 at St. Thomas Rutherford following an extended illness. He was a retired U.S. Navy veteran where he served 3 tours in Vietnam as a Master Chief on the USS Constellation. He was the...

Ralph Edward "Bulldog" Shockley

Ralph Edward "Bulldog" Shockley

May 19, 2020

Ralph Edward “Bulldog” Shockley, age 53, a McMinnville, TN resident and Franklin County native was born October 3, 1966 and passed May 19, 2020 at St. Thomas Hospital West in Nashville following and extended illness. He was self-employed as a truck driver, a member of Freedom Life Church, and the son of the late L.V. and Billie Henshaw Shockley. He...

Sandra Kaye Yates

Sandra Kaye Yates

May 18, 2020

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Sandra Kaye Yates, age 69, was born June 26, 1950 and died May 18, 2020 at her residence following a sudden illness. A retired Photo Journalist with the Southern Standard and a member of the Friendship Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late J.C. “Goodbuddy” and Mamie Suttles Blaylock. In...

Raymond Arthur St. Andrews

Raymond Arthur St. Andrews

May 18, 2020

Raymond A. St. Andrews formerly of Ticonderoga, NY, son of the late Charles and Jennie St. Andrews, passed away peacefully at his home on May 18, 2020 surrounded by his loved ones. He is one of seventeen children, predeceased by ten siblings. He is survived by his wife Stephanie and two daughters, Melissa and Nicole; two sons-in-law, Paul and Angel;...

Nellie Virginia Bickford

Nellie Virginia Bickford

May 14, 2020

Rock Island, TN resident and Van Buren County, TN native Nellie Virginia Bickford, age 87, was born February 20, 1933 and died May 14, 2020 at her daughter’s residence following an extended illness. A retired seamstress, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Demie Martin Shockley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by seven...

Joe Donald Wooden

Joe Donald Wooden

May 12, 2020

Joe Donald Wooden, age 84, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born December 7, 1935 and passed May 12, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a retired educator with the Warren County School System, and the son of the late William Claude and Clarice Marie Reynolds Wooden. He was...

Donna Frances Hayes

Donna Frances Hayes

May 11, 2020

Donna Frances Hayes, age 52, a McMinnville, TN resident and Garden City, Michigan native was born June 20, 1967 and passed May 11, 2020 at Raintree Manor following and extended illness. She was a member of East End Church of Christ, and the daughter of Don and Lucille Davenport Hayes of McMinnville. She was preceded in death by brother, Edward...

Mildred Sue Herrin

Mildred Sue Herrin

May 11, 2020

Morrison, TN resident and Limestone County, AL native Mildred Sue Furline Herrin, age 71, was born August 10, 1948 and died May 11, 2020 at her residence. Affectionately known as the “Tree Lady”, Mrs. Herrin spent many years doing nursery and farm work. She was an employee of Walmart for the past sixteen to eighteen years. Mrs. Herrin was the...

Joan Edna Dudney Smartt

Joan Edna Dudney Smartt

May 10, 2020

Naperville, IL resident and Java, Indonesia native Joan Edna Dudney Smartt, age 91, was born on May 19, 1928 and died May 10, 2020 at St. Patrick’s Residence in Naperville, IL. A retired Teacher and Speech Pathologist with the Coffee County School System and a member of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville, she was the daughter of the...

Sheryl Lynn "Sherri" Fults

Sheryl Lynn "Sherri" Fults

May 10, 2020

Sheryl Lynn “Sherri” Fults was a Hubbards Cove resident. She was born in Fayetteville, TN on December 17, 1962, the first and only child of James Robert and Bettye Lou Wooten Sherwood. God suddenly called her home on May 10, 2020. Sherri was a member of the Viola Methodist Church. Sherri was a wonderful child. She was so very talented....

Marian Evelyn Fortner

Marian Evelyn Fortner

May 9, 2020

Marian Evelyn Fortner, age 57, a Nashville, TN resident and Davidson County native was born June 8, 1962 and passed May 9, 2020 at her residence following a sudden illness. She was a homemaker and the daughter of the late Homer and Cora Webster Crouch. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Danny Crouch and Roger Crouch. Ms....

Lexie Leona Taylor

Lexie Leona Taylor

May 7, 2020

Lexie Leona Elliott Taylor, age 87, a Rock Island, TN resident and White County native was born September 4, 1932 and passed away May 7, 2020 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro following an extended illness. She was a retired retail clerk, a member of the Baptist faith, and the daughter of the late Miller and Dora Davis Elliott. She was...

Mary Frances Gillette

Mary Frances Gillette

May 2, 2020

McMinnville, TN resident and Coffee County, TN native Mary Frances Gillette, age 75, was born May 26, 1944 and died May 2, 2020 at Raintree Manor in McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired clerk at Delta Express, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Alice Lemmons Shannon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Kathryn Mae Jones Akins

Kathryn Mae Jones Akins

May 2, 2020

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Kathryn Mae Jones Akins, age 87, was born July 2, 1932 and died May 2, 2020 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. She was a retired bus driver for UCHRA and a member of Smyrna Church of Christ. She enjoyed square dancing and being in Fairview Jammers, and...

Nora Belle Chambers

Nora Belle Chambers

May 1, 2020

Warren County resident Nora Belle Woods Chambers, age 92, was born on March 25, 1928, to A.O. and Bertha Elrod Woods who preceded her in death. She passed away following a short illness at NHC on May 1, 2020. She was preceded in death her husband J.L. Chambers whom she married on December 23, 1948; by sisters Maggie Woods Hennessee...

Sherry Denise Bouldin

Sherry Denise Bouldin

Apr 30, 2020

Morrison, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Sherry Denise Bouldin, age 55, was born November 22, 1964 and died April 30, 2020 at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A former Certified Nursing Assistant for Stones River and River Park Hospitals and a member of Grange Hall Church of Christ, she was the daughter...

Bobbie Jean Walden

Bobbie Jean Walden

Apr 29, 2020

Bobbie Jean Jacobs Walden, age 89, a Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native was born January 22, 1931 and passed away April 29, 2020 at Bailey Manor in Manchester, TN after an extended illness. She was a retired coordinator, a member of Morrison United Methodist Church, and the daughter of the late Eugene Hill and Odetta Helen Fults Jacobs....

Howard Eugene "Buddy" McBride

Howard Eugene "Buddy" McBride

Apr 29, 2020

Buddy McBride, age 68, of Murphy, N.C. went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 29, 2020. He was a native of Warren County, Tennessee, where he had lived until moving to Murphy in 1994. Buddy served in the United States Army and was a Vietnam War veteran. He served with the 1st Air Calvary Division flying in and...

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