Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Sally Betty Chunn
Mar 1, 2015
Sally Betty Chunn, age 85, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. She is preceded in death by her parents, Elwood and Lula Wrather Oliver, her husband of fifty-one years until his death on June 16, 2004, Logan Chunn, and her son, Eugene Hargrove, who died while serving in Vietnam. Sally...
Paul Leo Burns
Feb 26, 2015
Mr. Paul Leo Burns, age 79, of Summertown, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at his residence. Paul was born on February 10, 1936 in Ethridge, Tennessee to Oscar H. Burns and Alice Kirk Burns. He married his loving wife, Norma Tucker Burns, on April 5, 1959 and they had five children together. He served honorably in the...
Delmer James Still
Feb 26, 2015
Mr. Delmer James Still, age 70, of Columbia, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at his residence in Columbia, Tennessee. Delmer was born on November 21, 1944 in Hickman County, Tennessee to Raleigh Kirkland Still and Ethel Hudgins Still. Delmer was a veteran of the US Armed forces and was stationed in Germany for his training. Delmer was a...
Gretchen Belle Woods
Feb 26, 2015
Gretchen Belle McCartney Woods, age 64, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Mt. Pleasant Health and Rehab. Gretchen was born to Ernest and Janie Romine McCartney on September 26, 1950 in Nashville, Tennessee. She was married for thirty-eight years to Randy Woods and they had two sons together. She was a member of Freedom Church of Christ and...
Larry Austin Embler
Feb 25, 2015
Larry Austin Embler, age 66 of Hampshire, passed away February 25, 2015 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Larry was born September 8, 1948 to Griffin and Cynthia Runions Embler in Maury County. He was the store manager at Giant Foods for twenty-four years and the assistant manager at Walmart for the last seventeen. Larry leaves a legacy behind for his...
Joe Carlton Gibson
Feb 24, 2015
Joe Carlton Gibson, age 84, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at his residence in Columbia. Joe was born on June 30, 1930 to the late Emmitt Gibson and the late Nina Sands Gibson in Maury County, Tennessee. Joe married the late Freda Cook on July 3, 1956. He served his country in the United States Army and was wounded...
Katherine "Katie" Walker
Feb 23, 2015
Katherine “Katie” Walker age 89, passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 at St. Thomas Midtown in Nashville, Tennessee. Katherine was born December 13, 1925 in Alabama to the late Ernest Cleveland Walker and the late Alma Smith Walker. Katie graduated from Summertown High School and continued her education at Columbia Business College. After college, she worked as an executive assistant...
Robert Louis Moore
Feb 23, 2015
Mr. Robert Louis Moore, age 90 of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Robert was born on October 28, 1924 to Joseph and Julian Stevenson Moore in Maury County, Tennessee. He was a retiree of the steel industry. Robert loved to go fishing, especially for brim. He was a friendly man who...
Clarence Glenn Mulholland
Feb 20, 2015
Clarence Glenn Mulholland, also known as “Muleshoe” and “Uncle Buck”, age 60, passed away on February 20, 2015 at his residence in Hermitage, Tennessee. Clarence was born in Clarksville, Tennessee on November 28, 1954 to the late Donald G. Mulholland and Ruby Lampley. Clarence worked for Becon Hill in Mt. Juliet as an electrician. In his spare time he could...
James Ellis Foster
Feb 19, 2015
James E. Foster, age 81, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at his residence. James was born on April 3, 1933 to the late Ralph Womack and Veda Eller Wofford in Madison, Illinois. James served his country during the Korean War. He married Ms. Imelda Perry and the two shared almost forty-seven wonderful years together. James was a great...
Lewis E. Reed
Feb 17, 2015
Lewis E. Reed, age 76, of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Lewis was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Lewis is survived by three sons: Christopher Lewis Reed of Nashville, Tennessee; Major Spencer Reed of Cleaved, Ohio; and Temple Reed of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. Williams Funeral Home is...
Joe Horace Massey
Feb 15, 2015
Joe Horace Massey, age 84, longtime resident of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Sunday February 15, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Joe was born on April 27, 1930 in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee to the late Horace Raymond Massey and Nell Alberta High Massey. Joe was a graduate of Haylong High School. During his younger years, he enjoyed boating and...
Jewel Geneva Liles
Feb 13, 2015
Jewel Geneva Wright Liles was born on April 4, 1917 in Lawrence County, near Loretto, Tennessee and passed away on Friday, February 13, 2015 at the age of 97. Jewel was preceded in death by her husband: Rev. Leslie H. Liles, Sr.; parents: Olaf Phillip and Martha Temperance Benefield Wright; siblings: Wilson L. Wright, Charles T. Wright, Esmond Wright and...
Nancy Drake
Feb 12, 2015
Nancy Yvonne Drake, age 83, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at her home in Columbia, Tennessee. Nancy was born August 11, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Jack Shelton and late Martha “Wirth” Shelton. Nancy worked for GE for 17 years before finally retiring. She was a strong woman and she loved to build things. She would say...
Ray Lynn Piearce
Feb 12, 2015
Ray Lynn Piearce, age 54, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Ray was born on April 5, 1960 in Dallas, Texas to the late James Shelton Piearce and Juanita Weeks Piearce. Ray married Debbie Ellen Krosch on January 20, 1992. Ray enjoyed spending time with his family, from get togethers to family fish fries....
Josephine O'Neil
Feb 11, 2015
Josephine O’Neil, age 94, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at NHC in Columbia, Tennessee. Josephine was born March 19, 1920 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Fred Schob and the late Ann “Schiffelbein” Schob. Josephine was a loving person and it showed, she was a light in any room. She was a caring mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great...
Watson "Sarge" Drane
Feb 10, 2015
Watson Albert “Sarge” Drane, age 93, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at his home in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. “Sarge” was born December 12, 1921 in Union Point, Georgia son of the late Alfonso Drane and the late Odessa Agatha Quill Drane. Watson had a very full military career with the United States Army. During Watson’s time in the Army...
Blanche Leona Browning
Feb 7, 2015
Blanche Leona Browning – Vanlandingham, age 88, passed away February 7, 2015 at NHC Hillview in Columbia, Tennessee. Blanche was born June 30, 1926 in Bowlegs, OK to the late Claude V. Vanlandingham and the late Minnie Annette Self. She was married to Eugene Browning for many years before being widowed in 1989. Blanche was a hard worker and put...
Marvin W. "Goldie" Anderson
Feb 5, 2015
Marvin W. “Goldie” Anderson, age 62, a native of Maury County, passed away on Thursday, February 05, 2015 at NHC Columbia. Marvin was born on May 4, 1952 to the late Marvin E. Anderson and Minnie Alice Runions Anderson in Columbia, Tennessee. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Marvin married Judy M. Matthews and the two created...
Jimmy Ray Brooks
Feb 5, 2015
Jimmy Ray Brooks, age 75 of Lewisburg, Tennessee, passed away at his daughter’s home in Hickman County. Jimmy was born to the late Thomas and Mary Hann Brooks on January 9, 1940 in Maury County. He worked at Lewisburg, Columbia, and Giles County Co-op, from where he retired after 25 years of hard work. He was also employed at Waste...
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