Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Billy Ray King
Apr 11, 2020
Billy Ray King, 77, of Columbia, passed away on April 11, 2020 at his residence. He was born on March 28, 1943, in Maury County TN, to Ernest and Rachel Eddelmon King. He lived his life as an example to others, had a servant’s heart, loved his family, friends, and most of all his Lord. Billy was a retired firefighter,...
Ann Carol Winters
Apr 11, 2020
Ann Carol Winters, 87, passed away at NHC Healthcare, Columbia, in the early hours on April 11, 2020. Ann was born on August 10, 1932, in Nashville, TN, to her late parents J.K. and Hilda Harrison Winters. She is also preceded in death by her brother Kellis Waymon Winters and two nephews: Rick Winters and Greg Winters. Carol, as she...
John Owen Davidson, Jr.
Apr 11, 2020
John Owen Davidson, Jr., 64, passed away on April 11th in his home in Hohenwald, TN surrounded by his family. John was born on October 22, 1955, in Hampshire, TN to parents the late John Owen and Mary Bell Sharpe Davidson who survives him. John or as some knew him "Johnny" or "Johnny D.", loved to seek out "hidden treasures"...
Carl L. Greene
Apr 10, 2020
Carl Lavaughan Greene, age 65, passed away Friday, April 10, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Carl was born October 20, 1954 in Columbia, Tennessee to the late Joseph Jones and Bessie Greene. Carl was the kind of person that always worked hard. He worked hard for his family and because he enjoyed doing things right. He worked hard and...
Michael Massie
Apr 7, 2020
Michael “Big Mo” Massie, age 52, passed away on April 7, 2020, unexpectedly. Michael was born December 18, 1967, to the late William Massie and Virginia Tosh Massie. Big Mo was a die-hard road warrior and family man. Before he hit the road, he worked laying pipe, for Civil Construction, Shelby Utilities, Bassham Excavating and Shapiro Farm Supply. When he...
Marion Delores Miller
Apr 6, 2020
Marion Delores Miller, age 89, passed away at NHC in Franklin, Tennessee on April 6, 2020. Marion was born on August 3, 1930, in Waterbury, Connecticut to her late parents Margaret Smith and William Radigan. She was a Veteran who served her country in the US Navy as a Communication Specialist in Coronado, California during the Korean War. She worked...
Marie Dow
Apr 5, 2020
Marie Francis Dow, age 80, went home to be with her Lord, surrounded by family Sunday, April 5, 2020. Marie was born in Mt. Vernon, NY December 18, 1939 to the late Leroy Dow and Gertrude (Rhode) Dow. Marie was a strong person that was full of kindness and compassion. As a single mother she raised 3 children in New...
Alvin F Mcknight
Mar 31, 2020
Alvin McKnight, age 82, went to be with his Lord surrounded by family Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Alvin was born in Perry County Tennessee to the late Albert and Millie McKnight on December 1, 1937. He grew up in Perry County and immediately went to work at the age of 18. His first job was filling up boats with fuel...
John "Allen" Jones
Mar 29, 2020
John “Allen” Jones, age 95, a resident of Columbia, passed away Sunday, March 29th, at The Bridge, (Assistant Living) in Columbia. He was preceded in death by his wife Martha Ann (Phillips) Jones. Private graveside services will be held at Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbia. Williams Funeral Home is assisting the family. A Memorial Service will be held at a later...
Ray Thomas Jett
Mar 29, 2020
Ray passed away unexpectedly on March 29, 2020, in Hohenwald, Tennessee at the age of 50. Ray was born on July 6, 1969, to Thomas and Blanche Jett. Ray graduated from Culleoka High School in 1988. He worked for Allison-Walker Die Casting for over 30 years. Ray was bigger than life and was loved by all who know him. He...
Betty Ann Doty
Mar 25, 2020
Betty Ann Doty, 70, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Southern Tennessee Regional Health Systems in Lawrenceburg, TN. Betty was born on December 12, 1949 in Nebraska to parents William and Lucille Boelter Alder. Betty grew up in a small town in Nebraska with 6 siblings. She moved all over the south before finally landing in Leoma, TN in...
Maye Brewer Johnston
Mar 19, 2020
Maye Brewer Johnston, 86, of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on March 19, 2020 at Life Care Center of Columbia. There will be a private memorial service at a later date. Williams Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be offered at www.williamsfh.com .
Helen Lickteig
Mar 18, 2020
Helen Lickteig, 85, of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on March 18, 2020 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Helen was born on September 20, 1934 to the late Joseph Coppola and Margaret Gamberdella Coppola in New Haven, Connecticut. She was an excellent seamstress. Along with hemming and mending clothes, she also handmade Halloween costumes for her children, dresses,...
Jimmy B Smith
Mar 17, 2020
Jimmy Burns Smith, 82, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at his home in Columbia, Tennessee surround by loved ones. Jimmy was born on April 18, 1937 in Russellville, AL to parents Ollie Curtis and Lassye Marie Todd Smith. During his life in Maury County, Jimmy spent 35 years working at Occidental, 10 years with the City of Columbia, and...
Kenneth Paul Pukenis
Mar 16, 2020
Kenneth Paul (Mike) Pukenis, age 89 of Culleoka, TN passed away on March 16, at his daughter's home. He is preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Bernice (Bunny) Mitchell Pukenis. Kenneth was born on Oct. 30, 1930 in Milwaukee, WI., voluntarily entered military service in 1950 and was honorably discharged from the USAF in 1954. Kenneth and...
Ethridge "Sister" Elese Copeland
Mar 15, 2020
Ethridge “Sister” McKennon Copeland, 94, of Mount Pleasant, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Sister was born on January 14, 1926 to the late Bud McKennon and Inez Odom McKennon in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee. Sister is the late wife of Charlie Lee Copeland.She enjoyed being with her grandkids and family surrounded by spreads...
Lisa Renee Church
Mar 15, 2020
NOTICE: The family has postponed Lisa's memorial visitation until further notice. Lisa Renee Church, age 56, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center in TN. Lisa was born on September 25, 1963 in Honolulu, HI to parents Russell and the late Susan Haywood Church. Lisa grew up in the little town of Sawdust, TN. She graduated...
Geneva Lee Lewis
Mar 14, 2020
Geneva L. Lewis, age 93, devoted wife of 71 years to Herman Lewis( deceased), father of Greg (Jennifer) Lewis and Teresa (Jay) Lewis-Wing, grandfather of Jessica (Chad) Lewis Luck, Becca A. Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, and Sam Wing, and great grandmother of Fletcher Lewis Luck died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, March 14, 2020 in her home. Geneva left her...
William Lee Fowler
Mar 13, 2020
William Lee Fowler "Bill," age 89, passed away in his home in Brentwood, TN, on March 13, 2020. Bill was born on July 04, 1930, in Nashville, TN, to his late parents Foster Leon and Bertha Gall Fowler. He attended Vanderbilt Unversity in Nashville, then went to serve his country in the United States Navy. Thereafter he graduated from Harvard...
Stephen Layne Calvert
Mar 12, 2020
Stephen Layne Calvert, age 58, passed away on March 12, 2020 at his home in Athens, Alabama, after a short battle with cancer. Stephen was born June 7, 1961 in Columbia, Tennessee, to the late Cecil English Calvert and Evelyn Marie Dugger Calvert. He was of the Church of Christ faith. In his younger years he enjoyed playing cards. He...
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