Graveside Services for Mrs. Wilma Erdean Winningham, age 90, of the Walnut Grove Community, will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Walnut Grove Cemetery, with Bro. Scott Allred officiating. The family will welcome friends at the graveside.

Mrs. Erdean passed peacefully from this life on Monday morning, July 14, 2025, at NHC in Tullahoma, Tennessee. She was born in the Riverton Community of Pickett County, Tennessee, on February 3, 1935, to the late Wheeler and Allie King Cooper.

A 1953 graduate of York Institute, Erdean worked for many years as an LPN at Livingston Regional Hospital. She was a faithful member of Memorial Baptist Church in Livingston, where her kindness and devotion were known to many.

Erdean had a passion for gardening and loved cooking for her family and friends. She also found great joy in reading and could often be found with a book in hand at her home.

She is survived by her beloved sons:

Donald Francis Winningham, Jr. and wife Lori of Tullahoma, TN

Mark Winningham and wife Tabitha of Livingston, TN

Grandchildren:

Donald Francis Winningham III and wife April of Birmingham, AL

Bryan Winningham and wife Ashlie of Louisville, KY

Mary Elizabeth Winningham and fiancé Ty of Carrollton, GA

Mark Lee Winningham Jr. and wife Bre of Carrollton, GA

Ivy Grace Winningham, Samuel Cooper Winningham, and Abram Walker Winningham, all of Livingston, TN

Great-grandchildren:
Corinne, Caleb, Reid, and Liam Winningham

Sisters:

Faye Winningham of Livingston, TN

Josephine Long of the Willow Grove Community

Brothers:

Steve Cooper and wife Nancy of Livingston, TN

Terry Cooper and wife Carol of the Riverton Community

She is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and extended family members.

In addition to her parents, Erdean was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Donald Francis Winningham, Sr.

Pallbearers: Don Winningham Ill, Bryan Winningham, Mark Winningham Jr., Cooper Winningham, Mike Winningham, Vic Wheaton