Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Herman "Pete" Lee Staggs
Nov 26, 2014
Herman Lee “Pete” Staggs, age 67, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on November 26, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Pete was born on April 13, 1947, in Columbia, Tennessee and was the son of Dellie Lucille “Hootie” Ragsdale (Harvey) Hughes. He was married to Vicki Akins Staggs for twenty three years. Pete worked as a fork lift operator for...
Sarah Irene Long
Nov 25, 2014
Sarah Irene Duncan Long, age 82 of Columbia, passed away at her residence in Columbia, Tennessee on Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Irene was born February 1, 1932 in Perry County to Hugh and Lura Curry Duncan. She married the love of her life, Mr. Austin Long, on September 16, 1950 and the two shared 64 wonderful years together. Irene worked...
Ronnie Joe Dugger
Nov 25, 2014
Ronnie Joe Dugger was born to be a coach and teacher and that was his passion. It showed through in the way he impacted students’ and athletes’ lives throughout his career. Ronnie was born on August 30, 1948 to G. B. Dugger and Betty Irwin Dugger in Columbia, Tennessee. He wanted to be a coach even as a young man...
John Arthur Echols Jr.
Nov 25, 2014
John Arthur Echols Jr. age 82 passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, TN. John was born March 3, 1932 in Quitman, GA to the late John Arthur Echols Sr. and Ruth Wise Echols. John lived a full life. He married the love of his life Gloria Holland Echols December 1, 1954. He earned...
Lewis Anderson
Nov 24, 2014
Lewis Anderson, age 91, passed away at Signature Healthcare in Columbia, Tennessee Monday, November 24, 2014. Lewis was born in Columbia, Tennessee January 15, 1923 to Thomas Bailey and Mattie P. Hayes Anderson. Lewis married Maybelle Lamar on November 6, 1943. Lewis was an active member and deacon at Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Fountain Heights. He was a...
Shirley Jones Green
Nov 23, 2014
Mrs. Shirley Ann Jones Green, age 65, passed away into the arms of Jesus at her residence in Hampshire, on Sunday, November 23, 2014, while surrounded by her family and friends. Shirley was born on November 24, 1948 to the late Riley Jones, Sr. and the late Mable Davis Jones at home in Hampshire, Tennessee with a midwife. She graduated...
Doris A. Grimes
Nov 21, 2014
Doris Ann Holt Grimes, age 82, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2014 at Signature Health Care in Columbia. Doris was born in Mt. Pleasant on February 10, 1932 to Jim Holt and Susie B. Dale Holt. On April 3, 1950 she married the love of her life, Charles H. “Tink” Grimes, Jr. and was always very...
Christine Pogue Morgan
Nov 16, 2014
Mrs. Christine Pogue Morgan, age 95, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, passed away at NHC Hillview on Sunday, November 16, 2014. Christine was born on July 25, 1919 in Hampshire, Tennessee to the late Bernard and Carrie Saunders Pogue. She grew up in what she called “the house on the hill” and always had fond memories of growing up in the...
Samuel "Sammy" Junior Escue
Nov 16, 2014
Samuel “Sammy” Junior Escue, age 67, of Summertown, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2014 in Summertown, Tennessee. Sammy was born on July 27, 1947 in Lewis County, Tennessee to the late Charlie Raymond Escue and Ruby Elizabeth Gray. He was a very hard worker, loved his children, grandchildren, and his late wife Trish. Sammy worked in construction and worked...
Estelle Ann Weslow
Nov 15, 2014
Mrs. Estelle Ann Weslow, age 90, of Columbia and formerly of Illinois, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the home of her loving niece Barbara Crawford. Estelle was born on March 1, 1924 in Aurora, IL to Frank S. and Rozallia Garonis Eininges. She was married to Thaddeus Weslow. She was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church...
Betty Bible Childress
Nov 15, 2014
Mrs. Betty E. Bible Childress, age 78, resident of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2014, at Life Care Center in Columbia, Tennessee. Betty was born on November 6, 1936 in Greenville, Tennessee to the late Seth T. Bible and the late Julie Kirk Bible. On August 16, 1952 she married Jack Childress and they had three sons together....
Derenda Kay Wilson
Nov 15, 2014
Mrs. Derenda Kay Wilson, age 54, resident of Lawrenceburg, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2014, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Derenda was born on February 25, 1960 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee to C.B. Brazier and the late Wilma Tripp Brazier. On October 5, 1980 she married Larry Wilson and they raised four children together. Derenda was of the...
Helen Louise Knowles
Nov 13, 2014
Helen Louise Hall Knowles, age 90 and a resident of First Avenue in Mt. Pleasant, passed away at her residence Thursday, November 13, 2014 following an extended illness. Helen was born on November 15, 1923 in Mt. Pleasant to the late Robert D. Hall and the late Nannie Frances Boshears Hall. Helen was the wife of Ernest W. Knowles for...
Gracy Pauline Halbrooks Barber
Nov 10, 2014
Mrs. Gracy Pauline Halbrooks Barber, age 89, formerly of Columbia, passed away following an extended illness on Monday, November 10, 2014 at Mathison Retirement Center in Panama City, Florida surrounded by her loving family. Pauline always told her daughter, Janice that, “You’re no better than anybody, but as long as we love God, nobody’s better than you.” This summarized her...
Mack Craft Jr
Nov 10, 2014
Mack Craft Jr, age 85, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Mack was born on May 10, 1929 in Iron City, Tennessee to the late Mack Craft Sr. and Celia Kimbell. Mack joined the United States Navy when he was just 16 years old. He proudly served his country during WWII on the USS...
Letha S. Pullen
Nov 10, 2014
Letha S. Pullen, age 89, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2014 at Life Care Center. Letha was born on November 10, 1925 in Maury County to the late Richard R. Stanfill and Betty Kelly Stanfill. As a young girl, Letha loved bowling and water skiing. She loved to crochet. Letha was a seamstress at several sewing factories over the...
Donald Joseph Schell
Nov 9, 2014
Donald Joseph Schell “Papa”, age 74, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Donald was born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 6, 1940 to the late Earl Schell Sr. and Thelma Wheeler. Donald was a hardworking man who worked for Wagner’s Castings for 39 years before retiring. After retirement, Donald went on at the...
Jean E. Ponder
Nov 9, 2014
Mrs. Jean E. Ponder, age 74, of Pleasantville, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Westwood Health Care Center in Decaturville, Tennessee. Jean was born on April 13, 1940 to the late Salvatore “Sam” Provenzano and the late Emma Geneva Richeson in Port Arthur, Texas. She married to Richard L. Ponder, on December 30, 1960. They met in...
Kay "Suzy" Suzanne Emmitt
Nov 8, 2014
“Don’t sweat the small stuff….it’s all small stuff.” – the famous words of Kay “Suzy” Suzanne Emmitt. Suzy passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the early age of 59, in her home on Adams Avenue in Mt. Pleasant, TN. Suzy was born February 15, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas to the late William and Vernon Emmitt. Suzy’s philosophy...
Hattie Ann Mccubbin Nowlin
Nov 7, 2014
Hattie Ann McCubbin Nowlin, age 93, passed away Friday, November 7, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. Hattie was born February 26, 1921 in Campbellsville, Kentucky to the late William N. McCubbin and the late Ollie Noe McCubbin. Hattie lived a full and enjoyable life. She married at age 24 to Melvin V. Nowlin whom she shared...
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