Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
John Charlie Bolton
May 25, 2016
John Charlie Bolton of Columbia, Tennessee passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. JC was born on June 7, 1927 to the late Bernie and Lora Baker Bolton in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee. JC worked at Arrow Mines/ Mobil Chemical as a kiln operator, Conalco Aluminum, and retired from ICP of Lewisburg. All his life he loved to go fishing and...
John Morgan Rice
May 24, 2016
John Morgan Rice of Columbia, Tennessee passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Mr. Rice was born on June 23, 1940 to the late Israel and Laura Peake Rice in Union, South Carolina. He was known as “Pops” to all the family and was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Survivors of Mr. Rice include his wife, Gloria Rice; children,...
Johnny Boyce Keeton
May 22, 2016
Mr. Johnny Boyce Keeton, age 74, of Hohenwald passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Lewis County Health and Rehab. Johnny was born on August 21, 1941 in Waynesboro, Tennessee to Clarence H. Keeton and Vivian Miller Keeton. He was married to Jewell Cox Keeton who passed away on Nov. 18, 2008. Johnny was a truck driver and worked...
Connie D. Warren
May 21, 2016
Connie D. Warren, age 60, of Nashville, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Mt. Pleasant Health and Rehab in Mt. Pleasant. Connie was born on August 20, 1955 in Corona, California to Cecil and Sylvia Longmire Brewer. She was the widow of Charles Warren and the mother of two children. She was a dedicated homemaker and will be...
Elvira Marie Waldrop
May 19, 2016
Elvira “Marie” Pharr Guthrie Waldrop, age 76, passed away at her home in Mt. Pleasant, TN May 19, 2016. Marie was born August 8, 1939 in Jasper, AL to the late Thomas I. Pharr and the late Cleara McDow. Marie worked for many years as the manager at Jack’s Restaurant as well as Kitchen Manager at Western Sizzlin. Marie was...
Mary Lois Caperton
May 19, 2016
Mary Lois Bryant Caperton, age 68, of Waynesboro, TN passed away at her residence on Thurs. May 19, 2016. She was born on Mar. 29, 1948 in Lawrenceburg, TN and is survived by her loving family including her daughter: Lois Ritenour; grandchildren: Shayna McDonald, Zack Duke, Trent Caperton, Kristen Caperton and Haley Caperton; 3 great-grandchildren; mother: Elizabeth Bryant; siblings: John...
Gladys "Geneva" Orr
May 18, 2016
Gladys “Geneva” Haygood Orr, 96, formerly of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, May 18. She was happily married for 71 years to her husband, Hugh Orr. She was a member of Craft Memorial Church in Columbia. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Geneva Orr on Tuesday, May 24 at 12:30 pm in Bear Creek Cemetery in Culleoka,...
Eunice Helen Cozart
May 17, 2016
Eunice Helen Cozart of Columbia passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Eunice was born on August 19, 1936 to the late Andrew and Ollie Mae McMahan in Summertown, Tennessee. Eunice was known as a hard worker and a lady who loved her family and never met a stranger anywhere she went. She worked over...
Orvin Randolph Clark
May 16, 2016
Orvin Randolph Clark, EdD born December 26, 1940 to Carver Clark and Alice Rosen in Ashland, Wisconsin passed away May 16, 2016 at his residence in Bayfield. Orvin’s career consisted of forty-nine years in education as a school business manager, assistant superintendent (business and administration in Wisconsin and Illinois), a professor of educational leadership, and educational administration. He had a...
Joan Bassham Crews Hermsdorfer
May 15, 2016
Joan Bassham Crews Hermsdorfer of Sandy Hook passed away Sunday, May 15, at her home. Born and raised in Sandy Hook, she was the daughter of George and Reba Brewer Bassham. She was preceded in death by her parents, first husband and father of their children, William Crews; second husband, Art Hermsdorfer; daughter, Rhonda Brooks Cross; sister, Karena Pierce; and...
Kathleen Bassham Johnson
May 14, 2016
Kathleen Bassham Johnson a long time residence of Mt. Pleasant passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at her residence. Kathleen was born on September 26, 1925 in Mt. Pleasant, TN to the late Chancey Bell and Lena Bassham. Ms. Johnson was a member of the Sandy Hook Church of Christ. Her love for the Lord and her family are...
Billy Louis Coons
May 11, 2016
Billy Louis Coons of Columbia passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at his residence. Billy was born on February 22, 1932 to the late Charlie and Allie Coons in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee. Billy was a brick layer for thirty-five years and was of the Church of Christ faith. He was described as the best daddy in the world...
Kathryn Brown Baker
May 11, 2016
Kathryn Brown Baker, age 95, longtime resident of Charles Place, passed away on Tuesday morning, May 11, at LifeCare Center of Columbia. Kathryn was born March 20, 1921, in Maury County, the daughter of the late Seth R. Brown and Annie Pollock Brown. She was the wife of the late V. Milton Baker, who preceded her in death in 1998....
Ethel Lucille Spears
May 9, 2016
Ethel Lucille Perry Spears, age 85, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. Ethel was born in Nashville, Tennessee on February 2, 1931 to the late Jessie Perry and the late Frances Elizabeth Davenport. Ethel married Albert Spears and they shared 67 wonderful years together until he passed away on October 6, 2015....
Thomas King Jones
May 8, 2016
Thomas King Jones, age 81 of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 at NHC Columbia. Thomas was born February 16, 1935 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Charles Frederick Jones and Helen Layman Jones. He was married to Norma Graff Jones, who passed away in 2006. Thomas honorably served the United States Airforce, Army, and retired with the National...
Linda Gail Garth
May 5, 2016
Linda Gail Tease Garth, age 59, of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, May 05, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia. Linda was born on April 6, 1957, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee to Marshall and Patricia Ruth Pinder Tease. She was a caring mother to Jonathan and life partner to Rick who remembers her as the best friend he...
Vicky "Mammy" Faye Bowie
May 2, 2016
Vicky Faye Grooms Bowie, age 53, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Monday, May 02, 2016 at her residence surrounded by family and friends that loved her dearly. Vicky, affectionately known as “Mammy” to her family and friends, was born on May 14, 1962 in Columbia, Tennessee to Harold and Jessie Dugger Grooms. She worked for 10 years as a...
Perry "Phil" Philip Farris
May 2, 2016
Perry Philip “Phil” Farris, age 55, of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee passed away on Monday, May 02, 2016, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Phil was the son of George Farris and Dana Chapman Farris and was born on December 15, 1960 in Maury County, Tennessee. He was a devoted family man and loved his wife, Brenda Harville Farris, whom he married...
James Haldor Primm
May 2, 2016
Mr. James Haldor Primm, age 76, of Columbia, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Haldor was born on October 6, 1939 in Columbia, Tennessee to Sam S. Primm and Loraine Hutchenson Primm. He was served honorably as a veteran of the Tennessee Air National Guard. After thirty years of service, he was retired from...
Toni Gail Chapman
Apr 29, 2016
Mrs. Toni Gail Chapman, age 73, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016. Toni was born to Thomas & Ester Cummins Hester on January 13, 1943 in Evansville, Indiana. She was married to Forace Chapman for 54 loving years. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother with a great sense of humor and the desire to love life...
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