Mrs. Mary Lounette Judkins age 94 of McMinnville, TN, died Saturday, July 27, 2024, at N.H.C. HealthCare. Born on December 21, 1929, in Liberty, TN, Lounette was a member of Madison Street Baptist Church, played basketball for Liberty, was a retiree of Genesco Shoe, and a retired dietician with the Warren County Sheriff’s Department where she was fondly known as “Mrs. J.”. She was preceded in death by her parents Homer Hayes and Pauline Harvey Hayes, husband Edward Nelson Judkins, daughter Mary Beth Judkins, grandson Cory Judkins, and sisters Marie Knowles and Billie Foutch.
Surviving are her children Margaret Judkins (Caleb Pollick), Gary (Sheri) Judkins, Larry (Phyllis) Judkins, and Patsy (James) Black, brother James (Nettie) Hayes, sisters Joyce (Johnny) O’Connor, Wanda (Ted) Ray, and Sarah (Ronnie) Kent, grandchildren Clint Judkins, John Judkins, Carrie (Darron) Sherrell, Marcy (Brad) Bolding, Jeremy Godwin, Kylie Judkins, Hondo Pease, and Brandon Black, several great grandchildren, numerous great-great grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held at 12:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at the McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Jackie Matheny and Harlan Simmons will officiate. Interment will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. The Judkins Family will receive friends Tuesday from 2:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. and again on Wednesday from 10:00 A.M. until the service time at McMinnville Funeral Home.
Memorial donations in Lounette’s memory may be made to Meals on Wheels or to the Gideon Bible Program.
