Mr. Bobby Lee Vandagriff, age 87, of McMinnville, TN, died January 15, 2024, at Fannie B’s Manor of an extended illness. He was born July 14, 1936, in Smithville, TN, was a retired roofing contractor, farmer, loved gardening and fishing, and was a cake baker. He was a member of Gath Baptist Church and was preceded in death by parents William Troy and Nettie Elizabeth Mullican Vandagriff, his wife Mary Louise Adams Vandagriff, sisters Alaray Vandagriff, Dean Roberts, Vadie Walker Cutts, Thelma Moore, Elsie Tramel, Alene Smith, and Robbie Bond, and brothers Glenn, Clyde, Frank, James, Sam, Garlon, and Boyd Vandagriff.
Survivors include sisters-in-law Helen Vandagriff, Phyllis Hendrix, and Brenda Wiser and many nieces, nephews, family members, and friends.
Funeral service is 1:00 P.M. Monday, January 22, 2024, in the McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Kenneth Tramel will officiate. Interment will follow at Gath Cemetery. The Vandagriff Family will receive friends Monday from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. at the parlors of McMinnville Funeral Home.
The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the residents and staff of Fannie B Manor and also to the nurses and staff of Gentiva Hospice.