Wilma Rector Obituary

We bid farewell to Wilma Rector of Harrogate, Tennessee, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on November 12, 2025 at the age of 91. Wilma touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Mary Minton Tennyson and Clifford O. Tennyson; and her siblings, Myrna Denny (Don) and Albert Tennyson. She is survived by: her husband Charles Rector; her daughters, Alicia Metcalf (Steve) and Beth Minton (Emery Minton, Jr.); her grandchildren, Joshua Metcalf (Jill), Jeremy Metcalf (Ruth), Jonathan Metcalf, Meghan Patterson (Jacob) and Laura Hounshell (Reggie); her great grandchildren, Miles Metcalf, Isla Rose Metcalf, Charlie Metcalf, Reaghan Patterson, Adalyn Hounshell, Brooklyn Hounshell, Emersyn Minton and Traeson Minton; her siblings, Lana Hill (Jesse), Julie Tennyson (Scott) and Alfred Tennyson (Lisa); her sister-in-law Cheryl Tennyson; her stepmother Pat Tennyson; her close friend Nadean Meredith; and her grandsons, Josh Metcalf, Trae Minton, Reggie Hounshell and Jacob Patterson. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.