Obituaries
McMinnville, TN. Obituaries
Local obituaries for McMinnville, TN and the surrounding areas
James Larry Bouldin
Nov 13, 2019
James Larry Bouldin, age 72, a McMinnville resident and Warren County native was born April 3, 1947 and passed away November 13, 2019 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center following an extended illness. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of Vietnam, a retired tool and die maker, and the son of the late James Parker and Ruby Carter Bouldin. He was...
Ruby Pearl Green Elkins
Nov 8, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Ruby Pearl Green Elkins, age 92, was born April 2, 1927 and died November 8, 2019 at Raintree Manor following a brief illness. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Elam and Amanda Green. She was married on May 24, 1947 to...
Lois Jean Grissom
Nov 7, 2019
Rock Island, TN resident and Nashville, TN native Lois Jean Grissom, age 84, was born February 5, 1935 and died November 7, 2019 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A registered nurse and nurse practitioner with the Warren County Health Department and a member of Harmony Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Evelyn...
Melissa Jolene Carter Griffin
Nov 7, 2019
Rock Island, TN resident and White County, TN native Melissa Jolene Carter Griffin, age 63, was born January 11, 1956 and died November 7, 2019 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following a sudden illness. An employee of The Lord's Table in Sparta, TN and member of the Church of Christ at Rock Island, she was the daughter of the...
Billy Lewis Jones
Nov 6, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Billy Lewis Jones, age 81, was born February 28, 1938 and died November 6, 2019 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a brief illness. The co-owner of Volunteer Motors, Inc. and J & B Properties, he was the son of the late Chester and Virginia Ruth Watson Jones. He...
Michael Brandon Stoner
Nov 4, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident Michael Brandon Stoner, age 32, was born July 21, 1987 and died November 4, 2019 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN following an extended illness. A construction worker, he was the son of Mike Stoner of McMinnville and Angie Young of McMinnville. He was married on April 15, 2008 to Lacy Powell Stoner of McMinnville....
Carrie Elizabeth Priest Stubblefield
Nov 3, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Carrie Elizabeth Priest Stubblefield, age 90, was born January 28, 1929 and died November 3, 2019 following an extended illness. The retired owner/operator of Stubby's Dry Cleaners, a long-time employee of the McMinnville Civic Center, and a member of Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late M.W. and...
Rachel Mai Caldwell
Nov 3, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Cannon County, TN native Rachel Mai Caldwell, age 68, was born June 22, 1951 and died November 3, 2019 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired caregiver and a member of the Pentecostal Church, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Hazel Underwood Murphy. She was married to Eugene...
Patricia Ann Rutledge
Nov 3, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and White County, TN native Patricia Ann Rutledge, age 77, was born January 13, 1942 and died November 3, 2019 at St. Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A self-employed Medical Insurance Agent and a member of Laurel Creek Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Iris McCormick Rutledge. In addition...
Lela Ann Pease
Nov 3, 2019
Rock Island, TN resident and Painesville, OH native Lela Ann Pease, age 65 was born December 1, 1953 and died November 3, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Anna Mae Elizabeth Johnson of Painesville, OH and the late Lawson Howard Pease. In addition to her...
Martha Lynn Vinson
Nov 1, 2019
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Martha Lynn Vinson, age 77, was born June 6, 1942 and died November 1, 2019 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following an extended illness. A retired owner/operator of Azalea Hill Nursery and a member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Richard and...
Sandy Kay Luna
Oct 31, 2019
Sandy Kay Tallent Luna, age 59, a McMinnville, TN resident and White County, TN native was born April 11, 1960 and passed away October 31, 2019 following an extended illness. A secretary with Tri-State Development, and a member of Indian Mound The Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Odie and Pearl Hawkins Tallent. She was also preceded...
Carol Tatum
Oct 28, 2019
Carol Tatum, age 68, a McMinnville, TN resident and Fairfield, Alabama native was born October 11, 1951 and passed away on October 28, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired registered nurse, and a member of First Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Vernon Lee and Mildred Evelyn Ray Varden. Mrs. Tatum is survived...
Ann Rob Logue
Oct 28, 2019
McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County, TN native Ann Rob Logue, age 77, was born January 21, 1942 and died October 28, 2019 at NHC Healthcare in McMinnville following an extended illness. A retired EMT, a retired employee of Cosmo-Lab in Lewisburg, TN, and a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and...
James Ray "Jim" Gillespie, Sr.
Oct 28, 2019
Hermitage, TN resident and Moulton, AL native James Ray "Jim" Gillespie, Sr., age 76, was born January 14, 1943 and died October 28, 2019 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN following a short illness. A bridge builder with Mountain Creek Contractors in Catawba, NC, he was the son of Soledad "Chole" Gillespie of McMinnville and the late David Daniel Gillespie....
Herman Leon Ware
Oct 28, 2019
Rocky River Community resident and Warren County, TN native Herman Leon Ware, age 82, was born December 23, 1936 and died October 28, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness. Retired from Carrier Corporation, a United States Army veteran, and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Allen Bryan and Cleo Curtis...
Jack E Newby
Oct 27, 2019
Jack E. Newby, age 81, a McMinnville, TN resident and Warren County native was born August 4, 1938 and passed away October 27, 2019 at St. Thomas Highland of Sparta following a brief illness. A retired farmer and a member of the Central Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Andrew Thurman and Ocie Bell Redmon Newby....
Gordon Ray McGee, Sr.
Oct 27, 2019
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Gordon Ray McGee, Sr., age 73, was born September 8, 1946 and died October 27, 2019 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a sudden illness. A land developer and contractor and founder of Pioneer Building Supply, he was the son of the late J.C. and Ruth Spencer Phillips and was a member...
Ela Ray Rogers
Oct 26, 2019
Rock Island, TN resident and Warren County native Ela Ray Rogers, age 83, was born July 22, 1936 and died October 26, 2019 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired Teacher's Assistant with Warren County School System for thirty years and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Radford J. and Ollie...
Clifton Edward Jones
Oct 26, 2019
Clifton Edward Jones, age 71, a Sumner County resident and Warren County native, was born April 8, 1948 and passed away October 26, 2019 following an extended illness. He was a retired owner/operator of Jones Landscaping and Irrigation Contractors, a member of the Baptist Church, and the son of the late Brackett and Chloe Stoner Jones. He was also preceded...
