Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Edward "Flotch" Wayne Bass
Jul 30, 2015
Edward “Flotch” Wayne Bass, age 72, passed away on July 30, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Wayne was born on August 3, 1942 to the late Roy H. Bass and Frances Cheek Bass in Columbia, Tennessee. Wayne was a graduate of Central High School. He served in the United States Air Force and retired after twenty years of service...
Raymond Lucier, Jr.
Jul 29, 2015
Mr. Raymond Lucier, Jr., age 82, of Lawrenceburg, passed away following injuries sustained in an automobile accident, on July 29, 2015 at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Alabama. Raymond was born on June 1, 1933 to the late Raymond Lucier, Sr. and the late Emily Barowski Lucier in Detroit, Michigan. He married Kathleen Ehrke on March 21, 1953 and...
Inez Thomas
Jul 29, 2015
Inez Himes McClendon Thomas, age 80, passed away Thursday, July 29, 2015 at NHC Pulaski. Inez was born on July 2, 1935 in Columbia, Tennessee to the late Ruff Himes and Rachel Embler Himes. Inez loved to be in the garden. She enjoyed canning and reading. Inez loved to babysit and would babysit for everyone. She was of the Baptist...
Margaret "Ann" Cole
Jul 27, 2015
Margaret Ann “Momma Ann” Cole, age 74, passed away on July 27, 2015 peacefully at her home in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee surrounded by her family. Ann was a member of Mt. Zion Church of Christ. Ann was born in Maury County on March 30, 1941 to the late Raymond Wood and Ruth P. Wood. Ann has been a long time...
Laura Melbajean Nichols
Jul 27, 2015
Ms. Laura Melbajean Nichols, age 81, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015 at NHC Columbia following an extended illness. Laura was born on September 28, 1933 in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee to Isaiah Workman and Maggie Wood Workman. She was the widow of Robert Nichols who passed away in 1993. She was a homemaker and also upholstered furniture for a...
Lawrence Patrick Shearn
Jul 21, 2015
Lawrence Patrick "Larry" Shearn began his new journey on July 21, 2015 at the age of 61. He spent his early years in Levittown, PA, married and relocated to Tennessee where he planted his family roots. He retired from General Motors in 2009 allowing him to concentrate on the career he cherished most, being Mr. Mom. He was an avid...
Frances Josephine Smith
Jul 21, 2015
Frances Josephine Smith, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Frances was born on March 21, 1927 in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee to the late James M. and Lucy Stewart Johnson. She married Raymond Lewis Smith and they shared many wonderful years together until his passing in 1995. Frances worked at Whiteside Self-Service in...
Virginia Alston Osborne Mcclendon
Jul 21, 2015
Virginia Alston Osborne McClendon, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Sycamore Terrace Retirement Home. Virginia was born on May 4, 1923 in Marshall County, Tennessee to the late Grover Allen Osborne and Virginia Hayes Osborne. She was a lifelong resident of Donelson. Virginia graduated from Central High School in Nashville. She attended Andrew Price Memorial Methodist...
Joyce R. Marlin
Jul 17, 2015
Joyce Marlin, longtime resident of the Sandy Hook Community, passed away on July 17, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Miss Joyce had battled a long illness but was recovering nicely until pneumonia took the last of her immense strength. Joyce Marlin was born in her parent’s house, to the late Joe L. and Ester Roddy, in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee....
Helen F. Caldwell
Jul 16, 2015
Helen F. Caldwell, age 84, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Helen was born on April 30, 1931 in Madison County North Carolina to the late Burnett Frady and Cynthia Plemons Frady. She married Mr. Earnest B. Caldwell on October 29, 1955 and the two shared fifty-nine wonderful years together. Helen deeply loved her...
Shelby K. Johnson
Jul 14, 2015
Shelby K. Johnson, age 75, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at her home in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. Shelby was born in Maury County on May 25, 1940 to the late R.L. King and Doris “Foster” Chappell. Shelby has been a long time resident of Maury County. She graduated from Hay Long High School in Mt. Pleasant and then attended...
Marion Louise Williams Grace
Jul 12, 2015
Marion Louise Williams Grace of Columbia, TN, Passed away on July 12, 2015 at Life Care Center of Columbia. She was a month shy of being 98 years old. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Marion was one of eight children of the late Fredrick George Williams and Carrie Louise Montague Williams. A devoted wife of 58 years to the late William...
Wilma Jean Jones Odom
Jul 11, 2015
Wilma Jean Jones Odom, a resident of the Mt. Joy Community and a faithful member of the Church of Christ, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the age of 82. Wilma Jean was born November 29, 1932 in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, the only child of her father, Buster L. Jones, and her mother, Lelia...
Buddy Ray Kelley
Jul 9, 2015
Buddy Ray Kelley, age 57, entered into eternal sleep on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Skyline Medical in Nashville, Tennessee. Buddy was born on February 23, 1958 to the late Hurston E. Kelley and Myra Sue Harlow Kelley in Santa Fe, Tennessee. Buddy worked as an explosive engineer. He was a big fan of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and loved to...
Michael Booke Mathis
Jul 9, 2015
Michael Brooke Mathis, age 43, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at his home in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Michael was born on August 26, 1971 to John Mathis in Lawrence County, Tennessee. Michael was a well-loved son and brother. He touched the lives of everyone he met. Michael is survived by his father John Mathis, brother Keith Allen (Tina R.)...
William "Bill" Van Kidwell
Jul 7, 2015
“A renegade that knew where he was supposed to be all along and became the man he was along the way. “ Bill Kidwell of Columbia, Tennessee passed away today, July 7, 2015 at 10:25 am after a long struggle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Lizabeth Kidwell; son Alexander Kidwell; stepchildren Evan Henshaw and Laurel Henshaw; and...
Justin "Jack" Lee Wilsford
Jul 6, 2015
Justin Lee “Jack” Wilsford, age 86, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2015 at NHC Hillview in Columbia, Tennessee. Jack was born December 23, 1928 in Columbia, Tennessee, the son of the late Justin Robert Lee Wilsford and Lula Mae Major Wilsford. He married Joan Clark in 1950 and she preceded him in death in December 2003. Jack served in...
Ramona Hernandez
Jul 4, 2015
Ramona Hernandez Varela, age 44, passed away July 4, 2015 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Ramona was born in Coahuila, Mexico April 4, 1971 to Silverio and Juana Varela Hernandez. Ramona was a caretaker always caring for others but her family first. She even made a living by caring for others baby-sitting. Despite caring for everyone else she...
Terry Lynn Potts
Jul 1, 2015
Terry Lynn Potts, age 58, passed away, Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at his home in Knoxville, Tennessee. Terry was born in Columbia, Tennessee January 8, 1957 to RL Potts and the late Esther Ragsdale Potts. Terry graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from the University of Tennessee and enjoyed a long career with the Tennessee Wildlife...
Ella "Jean" Davis
Jun 30, 2015
Ella “Jean” Davis, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at her home in Waynesboro. Jean was born on October 27, 1934 to Ralph Sternberg and Bernice Slatter Sternberg in Perrysburg, Ohio. She married Curtis Davis on November 3, 1951. Jean worked as a cook at EW James Grocery in Waynesboro. She loved to read, put together puzzles,...
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