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McMinnville, TN. Obituaries

Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas

Lillie Dale Willard

Lillie Dale Willard

Jan 4, 2020

Miss Lillie Dale Willard, 97, of McMinnville, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. Born Dec. 14, 1922, in Cannon County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late William Augustus Willard and Gertrude Lewis Willard of the Auburntown community. A 1941 graduate of Auburn High School, she attended Tennessee College for Women in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (1944-46), Union University in...

Courtney Shae Beaty

Courtney Shae Beaty

Jan 3, 2020

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Courtney Shae Beaty, age 36, was born January 23, 1983 and died January 3, 2020 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A Loan Officer with One Main Financial and a member of Friendship Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Jackie Ware and James Beaty both of McMinnville....

Lisa Powers Cooper

Lisa Powers Cooper

Jan 3, 2020

McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Lisa Powers Cooper, age 62, was born October 13, 1957 and died January 3, 2020 at her residence following a brief illness. A Director of Consumer Services TRA TN and a member of the First Presbyterian Church, she was the daughter of Larry “Yogi” Powers, Sr. of McMinnville and Linda Pritchett of...

Nellie Lois Argo

Nellie Lois Argo

Jan 2, 2020

Nellie Lois Argo, age 81, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born May 19, 1938 and passed away January 2, 2020 at her residence following a brief illness. She was a retired LPN with River Park Hospital, a homemaker, baker, school bus driver, and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and a member of the First Assembly of...

Walta Mae Grissom

Walta Mae Grissom

Jan 1, 2020

McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native Walta Mae Grissom, age 81, was born August 27, 1938 and died January 1, 2020 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. Retired from McMinnville Garment Factory and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ocie Mae Ray Rhea. In addition...

Norma Jean Clark Stevens

Norma Jean Clark Stevens

Dec 31, 2019

Norman Jean Clark Stevens, age 64, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native, was born July 29, 1955 and passed away December 31, 2019 at her residence following a sudden illness. A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Elmer and Mary Odell Wright Clark. She was also preceded in...

Janiette Deaton

Janiette Deaton

Dec 31, 2019

Smyrna, TN resident, former resident of Rock Island, TN, and Bone Cave, TN native Janiette Deaton, age 91, was born September 9, 1928 and died December 31, 2019 at Alive Hospice of Murfreesboro following a sudden illness. The store manager of Rock Island Market, a member of Campaign Church of God, and attended World Outreach in Murfreesboro, she was the...

Raymond Lewis Lawson, Jr.

Raymond Lewis Lawson, Jr.

Dec 28, 2019

Raymond Lewis Lawson, Jr., age 68, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born July 5, 1951 and passed away December 28, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness. He was a retired instructor with TCAT and the son of the late adoptive parents, Vernard and Mable Lawson. He is also preceded in death by father, Raymond...

Scott Allen Parkhurst

Scott Allen Parkhurst

Dec 27, 2019

Scott Allen Parkhurst, age 48, a McMinnville, TN resident and Davidson County, TN native was born July 11, 1971 and passed away on December 27, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness. An employee of the McMinnville Housing Authority, he was a member of the Church of Christ, and the son of Sandra (Craig) Danz of McMinnville, TN and...

Elmus Arden Young

Elmus Arden Young

Dec 24, 2019

Elmus Arden Young, age 89, a Smithville, TN resident and DeKalb County native was born February 7, 1930 and passed away December 24, 2019 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was a retired parts salesman with Edd Rogers, a member of the First Baptist Church, and the son of the late Joseph Shelie and Effie Elizabeth...

Rad C. Spivey

Rad C. Spivey

Dec 23, 2019

Rad C. Spivey, age 93, a McMinnville, TN resident and Red Boiling Springs, TN native was born November 17, 1926 and passed away December 23, 2019 at St. Thomas Midtown following a brief illness. He was a U.S. Army veteran of Korea, a retired educator, a member of the Westwood Church of Christ, and the son of the late Radford...

Georgia Rhea Wilks

Georgia Rhea Wilks

Dec 21, 2019

Georgia Rhea Wilks, age 82, a McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native, was born July 6, 1937 and passed away December 21, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired healthcare worker and a member of the Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Onis and Onia Mae Crook Driver. In addition to her parents she...

Kathy Carol "Casey" Humpert

Kathy Carol "Casey" Humpert

Dec 19, 2019

McMinnville, TN and Nokomis, FL resident and St. Louis, MO native, Kathy Carol "Casey" Humpert, age 70, was born July 10, 1949 and died December 19, 2019 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. A retired Finance Manager from the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, she was the daughter of the late Harry Robert and Pauline Mazeanna...

Sandra Kay Bieker

Sandra Kay Bieker

Dec 18, 2019

McMinnville, TN resident and Vermillion County, IN native Sandra Kay Bieker, age 76, was born May 19, 1943 and died December 18, 2019 at Raintree Manor following an extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Ethel Conner Allen. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Donald Bieker. She is...

Eva Carroll Hendricks

Eva Carroll Hendricks

Dec 16, 2019

Eva Carroll Hendricks, age 80, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born September 5, 1939 and passed away December 16, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired branch manager with Sun Trust Bank and member of Unity Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Tillman and Louise Willmore Tubb. In addition...

Ashley Adam Freeze, Sr.

Ashley Adam Freeze, Sr.

Dec 16, 2019

Ashley Adam Freeze, Sr., age 99, a Morrison, TN resident and Warren County native was born March 15, 1920 and passed away December 16, 2019 at his residence following a sudden illness. Mr. Freeze was a farmer and retired from A&G Equipment in Manchester. He was a mechanic and sought-after square hay baler expert. He enjoyed fox hunting in his...

J.M. "Donnie" Starkey

J.M. "Donnie" Starkey

Dec 15, 2019

McMinnville resident and Warren County Native J.M. "Donnie" Starkey, age 83, was born April 24, 1936 and died at his residence on December 15, 2019. A former Warren County Register of Deeds from 1978-1998 and a retired employee of Avalon Dairies, he was the son of the late Jessie McMillan and Ora Irene Mitchell Starkey. Mr. Starkey was married July...

Dianna Lynn Ross

Dianna Lynn Ross

Dec 14, 2019

Dianna Lynn Ross, age 72, a McMinnville, TN resident and Grundy County, TN native was born July 1, 1947 and passed away December 14, 2019 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. She was a retired beautician with Lynn’s Hair Fantasies, a member of the Church of Christ, and the daughter of the late Jerrel Woodlee and Peggy...

Carolyn Faye Roberts Frazier

Carolyn Faye Roberts Frazier

Dec 13, 2019

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Carolyn Faye Roberts Frazier, age 77, was born April 30, 1942 and died peacefully at her home on December 13, 2019. A homemaker and business owner, and a member of Mt. Leo Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Gracie Pearl O'Neal Roberts.  In addition to her parents, she...

Eva Joyce Seals

Eva Joyce Seals

Dec 9, 2019

Eva Joyce Seals, age 81, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native, was born October 21, 1938 and passed away December 9, 2019 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired caregiver, and a member of the McMinnville Congregational Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Warner Lee and Cora Mae McBride Fults. In...

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