Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Athaleen Marie Cox
Jul 2, 2022
Athaleen Marie Cox, age 94, passed away July 2, 2022, in Columbia, Tennessee. Athaleen was born March 23, 1928, to the late John Francis Beard and Iva Dell Adkison Beard in Maury County, Tennessee. She is survived by her brother: Wayne (Jo Ann) Beard; sister: Katherine Beard; grandson: Bobby Cox; granddaughter: Samantha (Matthew) Howington; and great-grandson: Oliver; and several nieces...
Rita Faye Mcpheron
Jun 30, 2022
Rita Faye McPheron, age 59, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2022 in her home in Pulaski, Tennessee. Rita was born on December 25, 1962 to the later Tillman Rogers and Rebecca Wright Rogers in Williamson County, Tennessee. Rita was kindhearted and a sweet soul. She adored her family with all her might. She would call and check on her...
Dorothy "Dolly" Mckinnon
Jun 29, 2022
Dorothy Alice McKinnon, known as “Dolly”, lovingly known to her grandchildren as “Nana”, passed away on June 29, 2022. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Edward and Dorothy Bello. Dorothy spent most of her years in Dearborn, Michigan, as a long-time valued executive at Awrey Bakeries. In her younger years, Dolly had a passion for music and...
Margaret Elizabeth Oliver
Jun 29, 2022
Margaret Elizabeth Oliver, age 83, passed away on June 29, 2022, at Kemp Meadows in Winfield, Alabama. Margaret was born on September 29, 1938, was born in Decatur, Alabama to the late Woodrow Wilson Jackson and Earline Jackson. Margaret was a skilled cook. She loved to make sure her family was well fed anytime they were around. Margaret’s best dish...
Philis Ann Thomason
Jun 27, 2022
Philis Ann Thomason was born on February 28, 1942, and passed away on June 27, 2022. She is preceded in death by her parents Lon and Ruth Davis; her husband: Douglas Thomason; and daughter: Sheila Thomason Gray. She was the mother of five children: Debbie, Kathy, Sheila, Doug, and Dawn. She was one of a kind, loving, and set in...
Rogelio Mora Rodriguez
Jun 26, 2022
Rogelio Mora, age 27, left this world too soon on Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Columbia, Tennessee. Rogelio was born in Mexico on July 15, 1994, to his parents Rosalba Rodriguez Mora and Rogelio Mora, and was raised in Columbia, Tennessee for nearly 25 years. He was a wonderful son, brother, father, and uncle. He was a very happy kind,...
Bruce Wayne Keltner
Jun 24, 2022
Bruce Wayne Keltner, age 66, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. Bruce was born on July 22, 1955, in Hohenwald, Tennessee to Margarete Curtis Keltner and the late Odell Keltner. Bruce served as a volunteer fireman for many years in Summertown at the Summertown Fire Department. He loved serving his community....
Jerry Wayne "Smitty" Smith
Jun 22, 2022
Jerry Wayne (Smitty) Smith, age 69, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. Smitty was born on September 17, 1952, to William “Bill” and Betty Smith in Lawrence County, Tennessee. From the day he was born, Smitty had always been a fighter. As a baby, he spent many days in the hospital...
Michael "Mike" Edward Vaughn
Jun 20, 2022
Michael “Mike” Edward Vaughn, age 77, passed away Monday, June 20, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee. Mike was born on July 5, 1944, to the late Harold Scott Vaughn and Geneva Choate Vaughn in Ottumwa, Iowa. Kentucky was his home until he moved to Tennessee eleven years ago. Michael earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Forestry from the University of Florida,...
Odalys Rodriguez-Vazquez
Jun 16, 2022
Odalys Rodriguez-Vazquez, age 58, left this world too soon on Thursday, June 16, 2022 in Columbia, Tennessee. Odalys was born on April 8, 1964, to Esther Rodriguez and the late Jose Manuel Rodriguez in Havana, Cuba. Those left to cherish her memory will be her mother and children: Aliagne Diaz-Rodriguez and Osvaldo Diaz-Rodriguez. There are no words to describe how...
Jonathan Brown
Jun 16, 2022
Jonathan Eugene Brown, age 41, passed away June 16, 2022. Jonathan was born June 17, 1981 in Washington D.C. to the late James Brown, II and Linda Mae Brown. Jonathan was one of the good ones. He was one that always put others before himself. He had the kind of personality that would fill the room. He loved to laugh...
David L. Turner
Jun 7, 2022
David Leigh Turner, age 52, left this world too soon on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. David was born on January 30, 1970, in Nashville, TN. Raised in Columbia, TN by his parents, Carolyn Marie Rush Turner and the late Marvin Mimms Turner, Jr., who preceded him in death at the age of 42. David was a...
Barbara Marie Bruce
Jun 6, 2022
Barbara Marie Bruce, age 66, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022, at Maury Regional Transitional Care in Columbia, Tennessee. Barbara was born on February 7, 1956, in Westland, Michigan to the late Donald and Royce Schukofsky. Barbara was a one-of-a-kind woman. She was free-spirited and so fiercely independent. She always spoke her mind. Barbara also loved all kinds of...
Julia Lelis Correa Youmans
Jun 6, 2022
Julia Lelis Correa Youmans passed away on June 6, 2022, in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee. She was born July 18, 1937, in Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay. Julia accompanied her husband David on numerous international assignments to a handful of countries on three continents. She was very fond of the natural world, loved all plants, animals, and most people. The frequent...
David Woody
Jun 5, 2022
David Woody, age 64, went to be with his Lord and Savior on June 5, 2022. He was born on December 26, 1957, to his loving parents Wallace Woody and Frances and James Hanback in Columbia, TN. David was better known as “Woody” to everyone he knew. He and his wife, Sheila, owned and operated a daycare in their home...
Bobby Ray Henslee
Jun 4, 2022
Bobby Ray Henslee, 83, passed away on June 4, 2022, after a brave battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family at home in Columbia, Tennessee. Bob was born in Gadsden, Alabama to the late Theo Henslee and Eula (Doyle) Henslee. He worked as a salesman for many years before his retirement. He was dedicated to his family and...
Debra Renee Hice Pile
Jun 4, 2022
Debra Renee Hice Pile, age 52, passed away on June 4, 2022 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. Renee was born on October 19, 1969 in Nashville, Tennessee to Wanda Sue Johnson White and the late Joseph Carl Hice. Renee was kind hearted and would do anything for anyone. She would make sure everyone was taken care of....
Gerald Ray Spangler
Jun 3, 2022
Gerald Spangler, age 94, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022, in Waynesboro, Tennessee. He was born on September 15, 1927, in Akron, Ohio to the late Julius and May Spangler. A native of Akron, Ohio, Gerald worked as a car salesman for Klaben Dodge. Everyone knew him as “Spanky”. He even had a special coat with his name embroidered on...
Sandra Simmons Swarr
Jun 2, 2022
Sandra Kaye Simmons Swarr, age 81, passed away on June 2, 2022, at NHC Place at the Trace in Nashville, Tennessee. Sandra was born on September 2, 1940, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to the late Lester Simmons and Marian Wolfe Simmons. Sandra was in the graduating class of 1958 at J.P. McCaskey High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Later she worked for...
Johnnie Beth Johns
Jun 2, 2022
Johnnie “Beth” Johns, age 92, passed from this life on June 2, 2022, in Columbia, Tennessee. She was born on March 5, 1930, to her loving parents Johnny and Ima Weatherspoon in Hickman County. Beth was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She was a faithful longtime member of Hampshire First Baptist church, and she dearly...
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