Mrs. Denise Elaine Hartman, 66, of McMinnville died Sunday, March 31, 2024 at her home. She was born on Dec.13, 1957 in Dallas, Texas, was a homemaker and a member of the McMinnville Independent Baptist Church. She loved to read and enjoyed all things Native Americans and doing Native American crafts. She was preceded in death by her father, Joe Weldon James; mother, Marlene Lavonne Munday James; and brother, Dennis James.

Denise is survived by her husband of 39 years, Joe Wayne Hartman; children, Tiffany and Heather Kipness of Manchester, Cory and Racheal Hartman of Bell Buckle, Robyn and Ty Barker of Sattelite Beach, Fla. and Tyler and Jessica Hartman of McMinnville; 14 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and many friends and family.

Funeral service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, April 4 in the McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Johnny Haston will officiate. Interment will follow at the Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Visitation with the Hartman family will be held on Wednesday from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. and again on Thursday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at McMinnville Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be made at www.mcminnvillefuneralhome.com.

Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) April 3, 2024