Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Gail Ann Brawner Meigs
Nov 25, 2016
Gail Ann Brawner Meigs, age 61, of Summertown passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Gail was born on October 5, 1955 to the late Raymond Brawner and Dorothy Cooper Brawner in Niles, Michigan. Gail was a very strong, kind, funny, and generous woman. She has fought MS for 35 years and was an inspiration...
Mildred L. Short
Nov 23, 2016
Mildred L. Short, age 84, of Columbia passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at NHC Hillview. Mildred was born on May 31, 1932 to the late Tom England and the late Adell Durham. Mildred was a hard worker, she worked at Columbia Restaurant while attending high school. After she finished high school she continued to teach herself, she especially...
William David Brown
Nov 23, 2016
Mr. William David Brown, age 79, retired aerospace engineer and resident of Habersham Road, passed away in Columbia, on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. Private graveside services for Mr. Brown will be conducted on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Polk Memorial Gardens with Reverend Joe Evans officiating. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org . Honorary...
Michael David Steward
Nov 23, 2016
Michael David Steward, age 34, of Spring Hill passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at his residence. Michael was born on December 4, 1981 in Columbia, Tennessee. He is remembered as being witty, loving all things about space and Nintendo battles with his kids, especially the “Little Mac” character. However, above all he loved his children. The family will...
Daniel Francis Nelligan
Nov 23, 2016
Daniel Francis Nelligan, age 84, passed away peacefully on November 23, 2016 at Signature Healthcare in Columbia, Tennessee. Dan was born on May 7, 1932 to Clarence and Elizabeth Nelligan in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Dan’s perfect day would be when he sat on a boat dock, fishing with two poles, with three hooks on each pole, and catching three catfish per...
Mrs. Betty Lee Powell
Nov 21, 2016
Mrs. Betty Lee Powell, age 65, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016, at Williamson Medical Center. Betty was born July 18, 1951, in Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of the late Marion Estes Gray and Rosie Lee LeMay Gray. On February 25, 1973 she married Kenneth Powell and they shared 43 years together. Betty was a homemaker...
Maxine Jo Miller
Nov 19, 2016
Maxine Jo Miller, age 78, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at her residence. Maxine was born on July 14, 1938 to the late Robert Fields and Agnes Taylor Fields in West Virginia. Maxine was an artist. She enjoyed painting, embroidering, and quilting. She possessed all the typical artistic qualities – creative, stubborn, independent, and feisty. She will be...
Jose Louis Zuniga
Nov 18, 2016
Jose Louis Zuniga, age 60, of Columbia passed away on Friday, November 18, 2016 at his residence. Jose was born on January 29, 1956 to the late Rafael Zuniga and Rafaela Abundis Zuniga in Detroit, Michigan. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 1:00PM at the Arbors in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit...
Robert "Jeep" Williams
Nov 17, 2016
Robert “Jeep” Williams, age 64, of Columbia, passed away on November 17, 2016 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He was born in Brazil, Indiana to Thomas Albert and Elizabeth Jean Williams on August 10, 1952. Jeep was a retiree from General Motors where he worked for 33 years. During his time there he spent many years serving the people of...
Heatherly Love King Beckum
Nov 16, 2016
Heatherly Love King Beckum, age 43, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, at her residence. Heather was born July 10, 1973 in Columbia, TN, the daughter of Melissa Hutcheson and Bobby (Libby) King. She was retired as a retail associate and was of the Baptist faith. She was the wife of Christopher Beckum of Mt. Pleasant. Survivors...
Nancy Skelton Fleming
Nov 14, 2016
Nancy Skelton Fleming, 81, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016, at her home in Nashville, Tenn. Nancy was born on September 17, 1935, in Charleston, S.C., to Edwin Polk and Daisy Womble Skelton. Nancy was a graduate and active alumna of Vanderbilt University (’57). She was a member and past president of the Women's Medical Auxiliary. Always seeking to advance...
Mildred June Wiley
Nov 8, 2016
Mrs. Mildred June Wiley, age 89, of Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, November 08, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. June was born on June 6, 1927 to Thomas Kindred and Eunice Smith Kindred in Hickman County, Tennessee. She was a 1946 graduate of Hickman County High School and was happily married to Homer E. Wiley for 60 years until...
Walter "Frank" Francis Mahoney
Nov 3, 2016
Walter “Frank” Francis Mahoney, age 80, of Lakeland, Florida and Leoma, Tennessee went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. Frank was born April 21, 1936 in Buffalo, NY to the late John Walter Mahoney and the late Winifred Marion Dickinson Mahoney. Frank was a retiree of McArthur...
Elmer Edwin Mcnabb
Nov 2, 2016
Elmer Edwin McNabb passed away at his residence on Wednesday, November 2. He was born on May 11, 1946, to Clarence and Allie Henson McNabb. He was a “jack of all trades” including plumbing and electrical work. He had served in the United States Army. Funeral services for Elmer will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of...
James Robert Walden
Nov 2, 2016
Mr. James Robert Walden, age 59, of Columbia, passed away on November 2, 2016 at his residence. James was born on June 22, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan to Robert Walden and Christine Bumbalough Montgomery. He was a retiree from General Motors after working on the assembly line for many years. James was passionate about music, especially having an affinity for...
John Richard Kruckeberg, Dvm
Oct 31, 2016
Dr. John Richard Kruckeberg, age 66, entered into the presence of his Savior on Monday, October 31, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Dr. John Kruckeberg was born in Greenville, Ohio, on February 1, 1950, to the late Ott and Helen Kruckeberg. He attended Ohio State University where he received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in...
Captola "Cappy" Reed
Oct 29, 2016
Captola (Cappy) E. Oakley Reed, 94, of Columbia, was welcomed into the presence of her loving Heavenly Father on Saturday, October 29, 2016, at the Waynesboro Health and Rehab Center in Waynesboro, TN where she resided for the past 4 years. She was born on May 7, 1922 in Chicasaw, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ernest and Callie White Oakley. She...
Gladys Durham
Oct 28, 2016
Gladys Durham, age 101, a resident of Mt. Pleasant, passed away at Life Care Center of Columbia on Friday, October 28, 2016. She was born October 11, 1915. Gladys is preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Durham, who passed away in 1973; twin daughters: Betty Jean and Nana Jane; two siblings: Acie Bradburn, Odell Bradburn, and Lila Shaw;...
Edwin Howe Halsted
Oct 28, 2016
Edwin Howe Halsted of Spring Hill, formerly of Columbia passed away at NHC Hillview on Friday, October 28. He was born on February 29, 1944 in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Oakwood High School, Simpson College, and Loyola University. He worked for GM in three plants, Fisher-Body, Electro-Motive, and Saturn Corporation in the financial area. He enjoyed being with his...
Adam Lee Massie
Oct 27, 2016
Adam Lee Massie, age 37 of Columbia, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2016. He was the son of Melvin Jones and the late Debra Jean Fentress Jones. Adam loved his kids fiercely. In addition to his father, Adam is survived by: his children, Dylan and Courtney Massie; his sister, Ronda (Vaygen) Trimble; brother, Forest Ray Biggers; and grandmother, Norma Lord....
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