Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Billye Corono Dial
Mar 28, 2018
Billye Corono Dial, age 80, of Columbia, Tennessee passed away on March 28, 2018 at her residence. Billye was born on September 26, 1937 in Lewisburg, TN to the late Howard and Eva Fox. Billye was a strong woman; she never let her situation get her down. She was defined by her friends as a “tough ole’ bird”. She worshipped...
Franco Lagunes-Gargallo
Mar 28, 2018
Apolinar “Franco” Lagunes-Gargallo, age 44, of Summertown, Tennessee passed away on March 28, 2018. Franco was born on July 13, 1973 in Vera Cruz, Mexico to Rogelia Gargallo and the late Apolinar Lagunes. He was a strong man with a gentle character. He was always joking and was very talkative. He was a generous man; always wanting to help his...
Doreen E. Mashburn
Mar 28, 2018
Doreen E. Mashburn, age 59, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at her residence. Doreen was born on January 7, 1959 in Washington, D. C. to Howard E. Jones and Marjorie Roll. She married Ricky Mashburn on March 6, 1997. She was a sales associate for Walmart in retail. She was a member of the Farmington...
Geraldine "Jeri" Johnson
Mar 26, 2018
Geraldine “Jeri” Peery Johnson, age 85, passed away on March 26, 2018. She was born July 10, 1932 in Maury County, Tennessee to Izora and Andrew Jackson Peery. She graduated from Culleoka High School as Salutatorian in 1950 and from Columbia Business School. After graduation, she began her career with Production Credit Association, later known as Farm Credit Services. Jeri...
Arliss Shirley Littlejohn
Mar 23, 2018
Arliss Shirley Littlejohn, a resident of Cayce Lane, passed away March 23, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Born on August 18, 1931 in Hartford, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Russell Anthony Tischofer and Anna Lockman Tischofer. Arliss was married to her beloved husband, Bobby, for 50 years until his death in 2009. She...
Austin Blake Mckinney
Mar 21, 2018
Austin Blake McKinney was a young man who loved to have fun, especially if it concerned motorbikes. His family related in jest that “he could keep two wheels on the ground, but not four”, noting that he could ride any motorbike with no problem but seemed to get into fender-benders anytime he got behind the wheel of a car. Austin...
Mable "Buffy" Ingram
Mar 20, 2018
Mable “Buffy” Ingram, age 70, of Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at her residence. Buffy was born May 1, 1947 in Waynesboro, the daughter of the late Ernie Pope and Gladys Inman Pope. She was retired from American Bank Note as an inspector. Survivors include her children, Steve (Deonna) Phillips and Crystal Mills; grandchildren, Courtney (David) Hutchinson,...
Anthony "Tony" Clarence Reinbolt
Mar 19, 2018
Anthony "Tony" Clarence Reinbolt, age 63, of Columbia, Tennessee and formerly of the Toledo, Ohio area, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. The family will visit with friends on Monday, March 26, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Marsh & Marsteller Funeral Home Pemberville, 4094 State Route 105, Pemberville, OH 43450. Funeral...
Eddie Arlen Whitehead
Mar 16, 2018
Eddie Arlen Whitehead of Mount Pleasant, Tennessee passed away on March 16, 2018, at his home. Eddie was born on November 12, 1948, in Giles County to the late Ernest and Betty Blanche Whitehead. Eddie served his country in the United States Army. After serving his country he came back and labored many years in radiator and mechanic work. He...
Charles Luther Hubbell
Mar 15, 2018
Charles Luther Hubbell, age 73, of Lynnville, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018 surrounded by his family. Charles was born on May 28, 1944, in Pulaski, Tennessee, to Gardner and Mary Austin Hubbell. On July 24, 1964, he married Joyce Potts. He retired from Union Carbide after working as a crane operator for over twenty years. He instilled...
Matthew Scott Mills
Mar 14, 2018
Matthew Scott Mills, age 54, resident of Culleoka, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at his residence. Matthew was born August 4, 1963, in Flint, MI, the son of the late Gerald Eugene Mills and Rosalie Fodora Mills. On October 1, 2016, he married Brook Dundon. Matthew was an OpTech for General Motors and was a member of UAW...
Larry Herring
Mar 11, 2018
With hearts full of sorrow, we mourn the untimely passing of Larry Herring, 66, of Gulfport, MS, who went to his heavenly home on Sunday, March 11, 2018 in Columbia, TN. Larry was born in Gulfport, MS to James and Hester Herring on July 2, 1951. He was a graduate of Harrison Central High School and a member of The...
James Edward Thomas Jr.
Mar 11, 2018
James “Jimmy” Edward Thomas Jr, age 46, of Lewisburg, Tennessee passed away at his residence on Sunday, March 11, 2018. James was born on October 18, 1971 to James E. Thomas Sr. and the late Marylyn Baker Thomas at Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Jimmy had a kind, soft, loving heart. He loved to fish and enjoyed...
Charles "C. M." M Porter
Mar 11, 2018
Charles Marion "C. M." Porter, age 94, of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee passed away on March 11, 2018 after an extended illness. He was a native of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee and retired from General Motors. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence Hooper and Bertha Hughes Porter and nine siblings. He is survived by one sister, Maggie Johnston of Lawrenceburg, TN...
Johnny Wayne Akins
Mar 10, 2018
Johnny Wayne Akins, age 69, of Lewisburg, Tennessee passed away on March 10, 2018 at his residence. Johnny was born on September 7, 1948 to the late Willard and Rosa Belle Akins in Five Points, Tennessee. He married his beloved wife of 47 years, Margaret “Ellen” Akins in 1970. Together they had three children, Michelle, Rosa Lynn and Gary Wayne....
Martha Elizabeth Garling Cole
Mar 10, 2018
Martha Elizabeth Cole, age 95, passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons, Tennessee. Martha was born on November 12, 1922 in Memphis, Tennessee to Silas G. and Yecedrah Floyd Gargling. She was married to John Melvin Cole and they had two children together. She was a nurse, having worked for the Methodist Health...
Margaret Alleene Lovett
Mar 9, 2018
Margaret Alleene Lovett went to be with our Lord, peacefully, on March 9, 2018 at her residence in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee Margaret was a homemaker and retired from Hidden Acres in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. She was the beloved wife of the late Rufus Lee Lovett for 62 years. She was a member of Spencer Hill Church of Christ. She was...
Rl Hogan
Mar 9, 2018
RL Hogan, age 90 a resident of Paris, Arkansas passed away Friday, March 9, 2018, at his home. RL was born on February 18, 1928, in Checotah, Oklahoma to the late Robert Lee and Minnie Bell (Lewis) Hogan. After graduating from Prairie Grove High School in 1946, RL joined the United States Army Air Corp serving our country many tours...
Joseph Reed
Mar 8, 2018
Joseph Reed, age 56, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 8, 2018 surrounded by his loving family in Pineville, North Carolina. Joseph “Joe” Reed was born on September 11, 1961 to the late Odell and Artha Reed in Orlando, Florida. Joe attended Palm Beach Atlantic University, where he met the love of his life, Kelly...
Mitchell "Phil" Sanders
Mar 6, 2018
Mitchell “Phil” Sanders, age 66, of Columbia, Tennessee passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center with his family by his side. Phil was born on May 24, 1951 to the late William and Dena Sanders. On October 27, 1980 he married his loving wife of 38 years, Gail “Dial” Sanders. Phil and Gail together had...
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