Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Dorothy "Dotty" Spears
Mar 23, 2016
Dorothy E. “Dotty” Spears, age 74, resident of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, at her residence. Dotty was born June 15, 1941 in Maury County, the daughter of the late W.H. Edwards and Louise “Mama Easy” Sanders Edwards. Dotty went from Kindergarten through Business College and never missed a day. The day following her graduation from business...
James "Jim" Winchester
Mar 22, 2016
James H. “Jim” Winchester was born July 14, 1936 to James W. and Musie Robinson Winchester. He passed away on March 22 at V.A. Hospital in Nashville. He served in the Navy from 1955 – 1958. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing. Jim was a musician and singer. He performed with many of the Grand Ole Opry stars in...
Harold Ray Sharpe
Mar 22, 2016
Harold Ray Sharpe, age 73, resident of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on March 22, 2016, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Harold was born January 15, 1943 in Maury County, the son of the late Clyde Sharpe and Lucy Attkisson Sharpe. On September 26, 1981, he married Susan McCauley and they enjoyed 34 wonderful years together. Harold was retired...
Annie Delorice Hatten
Mar 22, 2016
Annie Delorice “Hicks” Hatten of Mount Pleasant, Tennessee passed away on March 22, 2016 at her residence. Delorice was born on December 24, 1947 in Canton, Mississippi to the late Paralee “Turner” Hicks and Meadie Allen Hicks. Delorice was retired from Mississippi Baptist Medical Center and spent her time knitting, sewing, and spending time in her garden. She loved her...
Timmy "Shorty" Wayne Morton
Mar 21, 2016
Timmy Wayne “Shorty” Morton of Mount Pleasant, Tennessee passed away Monday March 21, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Shorty was born on September 26, 1964 in Columbia, Tennessee to the late LB Morton and Annie Morton. He was married to his loving wife, Penny Burks Morton, for 28 wonderful years and had four children. Shorty was always the first...
Patricia "Pat" Gail Medley-Pipkin-Vasecka
Mar 20, 2016
Patricia “Pat” Gail Medley-Pipkin-Vasecka, age 61, passed away March 20, 2016 at Lakewood Health Care in Staples, Minnesota. Pat was born in Pikeville, Tennessee on October 22, 1954 to the late Ella Mae Prater and JC (Ceburn) Medley. Pat was a devoted mother to her children and an avid animal lover. She was a very loving woman who lived life...
Charles Louis Chapman
Mar 19, 2016
Charles Louis Chapman, age 60, passed away March 19, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. Charles was born in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee April 13, 1955 to the late Nathan Chapman and Betty Bowen. Charles is survived by his wife: Willie Jo Stanfill Ferguson; daughter: Kimberly (Dwight) Woodard of Jackson, TN; step daughters: Misty (Robert) Henson and Christy...
Howard Lee "Bubba" Fautt
Mar 17, 2016
Howard “Bubba” Lee Fautt Jr., age 50, of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on March 17, 2016, at his residence. Bubba was born May 9, 1965 in Maury Co., the son of Margie Ann Lemay Fautt of Columbia and the late Howard Lee “Poochie” Fautt, Sr. A true boy of the south is how Bubba’s family describes him. He loved to...
Blackie Norman
Mar 16, 2016
Blackie Norman, age 81, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Maury Regional Medical center. Blackie was born January 21, 1935 in Maury County, TN, the son of the late Thomas Norman and Eunice Logue Norman. In 1958 he married Mary Marche Norman and they had shared 58 wonderful years together. Blackie was a graduate of...
Conrad Hawes Noddin
Mar 15, 2016
Mr. Conrad Hawes Noddin, age 67, of Spring Hill, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Conrad was born in Bangor, Maine on May 10, 1948 to Cornelius Albert Noddin and Edna Mary Hawes Noddin. Conrad studied music formally since the age of eight. At the age of fifteen he was performing professionally with working bands such as The...
William "Bill" Smith Chaffin
Mar 14, 2016
Mr. William “Bill” Smith Chaffin, age 90, of Columbia, Tennessee passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Bill was born on October 17, 1925 in Florence, Alabama to Cecil S. Chaffin and Ethridge Johnston Chaffin. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a retiree of the US Post Office...
Roy Norman
Mar 14, 2016
Mr. Roy Norman, age 93, of Columbia, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Roy was born on May 9, 1922 in Giles County, Tennessee to Sam and Lena Mae Cummins Norman. A humble man, he was a man from what we call today “The Greatest Generation”, Roy served honorably in the European...
Billy Joe Hoyle
Mar 14, 2016
Mr. Billy Joe Hoyle, age 84, of Columbia, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016 at Nashville VA Hospital following an extended illness. Billy was born on March 2, 1932 in Opelika, Alabama to Dewey Andrew Hoyle and Francis Lucille Davidson Hoyle. He served honorably in the U. S. Army in the Korean War. He married Joyce Davidson Hoyle and...
Rafaela Zuniga
Mar 14, 2016
Rafaela Zuniga, age 87, of Columbia, passed away on March 14, 2016, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Rafaela was born December 22, 1928 in Port Huron, MI, the daughter of the late Secundino Abundis and Maria Estrada. She was retired as a seamstress for General Motors. Rafaela is survived by sons, daughters, grandchildren, great grandchildren, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law....
Linda Lou White
Mar 12, 2016
Linda Lou (Leslie) (Sparks) White, age 77 of Culleoka, TN, died Saturday, March 12, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents Wayne and Audrey Leslie. She was born February 20, 1939 in Clay County, IN. She graduated from Glenn High School, Terre Haute, IN. Linda retired after many years with Morrison’s Food Service as manager for Service Merchandise’s...
Jeanette Gay Cowels
Mar 8, 2016
Jeanette Gay Cowels age 85 of Spring Hill, TN, formerly of Saranac, passed away March 8, 2016. She was born September 17, 1930 in Grand Rapids the daughter of Clyde “Gene” and Gladys (Dodds) Cahoon. Gay graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Journalism. She was employed for 23 years as a Public Info Writer for the State...
Caroline May "Norris" Fultz
Mar 8, 2016
Caroline May Norris Fultz of Hohenwald, Tennessee passed away on March 8, 2016 at her residence. She was born on November 12, 1950 in Lodi, Ohio to Wayne and Lena Bell Norris. Funeral services will be Saturday March 12, 2016 at 6:00 P.M. in the chapel of Williams Funeral Home in Columbia. Visitation will be from 2:00 until 6:00 before...
Louise Felicia Goodwin
Mar 8, 2016
Miss Louise Felicia Goodwin, age 97, of Columbia passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at NHC Hillview. Louise was born in Maury County, Tennessee on July 22, 1918 to Will Washington Goodwin and Jewel Blanche Craig Goodwin. She was a seamstress and retired from Dixie Manufacturing Company. She was a second mother to her nieces and nephews. Known...
Joan Huggins Brewer
Mar 5, 2016
Joan Huggins Brewer, age 80, of Mt. Pleasant, and widow of Bill Brewer, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Joan was born on August 21, 1935 in Lewis County, Tennessee to Desmond Huggins and Pauline Pennington Huggins. She worked for several years at State Beauty Supply. Her greatest joys were...
Edgar "Eddie" L. Stewart, Jr.
Mar 4, 2016
Mr. Edgar “Eddie” L. Stewart, Jr., age 64, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Eddie was born on December 20, 1951 to Edgar L Stewart, Sr. and Jeraldine Pogue Stewart McCrary. On August 11, 1972 he married Beverly Ann Woodard Stewart and they built a wonderful life together, loving each other through...
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