Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Jerry Lee Staggs
Jan 30, 2019
Jerry Lee Staggs of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee passed away on January 30, 2019 at the age of 68. Jerry was born on November 5, 1950 to Matthew Staggs and Lucille May Clark Staggs. He was a truck driver having worked for various companies in Lawrence and Maury Counties. He and his wife, Jeanene McBride have been married for 50 years. He...
Francis (Frank) E. Svehlak
Jan 30, 2019
Francis (Frank) E. Svehlak of Hohenwald, Tennessee passed away on January 30, 2019 in Summertown, Tennessee surrounded by his loving family. Frank was born July 13, 1929 in Derby, Connecticut. He moved to then rural Monroe, Connecticut where he developed his love of the outdoors that stayed with him throughout his life. He developed a quest for adventure whether it...
Harold Wade Johnson
Jan 29, 2019
Harold Wade Johnson, age 83, passed away at home Tuesday Jan 29, 2019. Harold was born on May 24, 1935 in Pontiac, MI. After graduating from Pontiac Central High School, he married his high school sweetheart, Nancy McClure, on Aug 13, 1956. He served in the Army as an MP from 1954 to 1956. Harold’s working career was spent at...
Larry Thirl Simbeck
Jan 29, 2019
Larry Thirl Simbeck of Loretto, Tennessee passed away on January 29, 2019 at the age of 59. He was born on September 8, 1959 in Loretto to Fred Simbeck, Sr. and Georgia “Fisher” Simbeck.
Robert "Bobby" & Ruby Frazier
Jan 27, 2019
Robert “Bobby” Jones Frazier, Sr., age 76, and Ruby Dean Smith Frazier, age 75, passed away as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident, on January 27, 2019. Ruby was born on December 31, 1943, in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, to Athol Hunter Smith, Sr., and Virginia Calvert Smith. She was a graduate of Hay Long High School, and...
Lorene Mangrum Haywood
Jan 26, 2019
Lorene Mangrum Haywood, age 100, of Columbia, passed away at NHC Columbia, just a few days after reaching her 100th birthday, on January 26, 2019. Lorene was born on January 11, 1919, in Columbia, Tennessee, to Oscar Elijah Mangrum and Gennie Eula Blackwell Mangrum. She worked for many years in the Highland Park Elementary School office – until she reached...
Anthony John Girsch
Jan 25, 2019
Anthony John Girsch of Columbia passed away on January 25, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center at the age of 98 with his family by his side. Anthony was born on June 7, 1920 to the late Anthony Girsch and Agnes Bylecki Girsch. He rode on a bomber in WWII in the South Pacific which resulted in a love for...
Roger D Hutchinson, Sr.
Jan 25, 2019
Roger David Hutchinson, Sr., of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. Roger was born on July 24, 1954, in Pontiac, Michigan, to Robert L. Hutchinson, Sr. and Myrtle (Sis) King Hutchinson. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp, and a strong US patriot. He loved...
Mary Elizabeth Powell
Jan 22, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Powell of Columbia, Tennessee passed away on January 22, 2019 at NHC Columbia at the age of 87. Liz was born March 15, 1931 in Maury County to the late Arthur Grooms and Vera Katherine McCallum Grooms. She was very proud of her family and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren and was happy to be...
Charles P. Smith Jr.
Jan 22, 2019
Charles P. Smith, Jr. of Columbia passed away on January 22, 2019 at his home at the age of 73 with his family by his side. Charles was the son of the late Charles P. Smith, Sr. and the late Jewell Newborn Smith. He was a veteran having served in the Army National Guard from 1966 to 1972 with an...
Mary Neil Robinson Puryear Wise
Jan 20, 2019
Mary Neil Robinson Puryear Wise, 90, lifelong Maury County educator, died at NHC on January 20, 2019. She was born and grew up in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee where she graduated as 1946 valedictorian from Hay Long High School. While attending Tennessee Technological University, she met and married (1947) Henry Martin Puryear, Jr., a returning World War II veteran. He passed...
Rita Hamilton Luffman
Jan 16, 2019
Rita Hamilton Luffman, age 53 of Summertown, TN passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at home due to illness. She was a homemaker and a member of the church of Christ. Rita was preceded in death by her grandparents Clifford and Florence Hamilton and Clarence and Velma Henson. She is survived by a daughter, Christina (Eddie) Goins of Lawrenceburg and...
Freddie Kirk Warren
Jan 16, 2019
Freddie Kirk Warren, (aka Mr. Terrible) age 80, of Hohenwald, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Freddie was born May 20, 1938, in Hohenwald, the son of the late Roscoe H. Warren and Hettie Irene Mitchell Warren. Upon graduating in 1956 from Lewis County High School, Freddie joined the United States Air Force....
Lisa Jane "Rutherford" Cummins
Jan 15, 2019
Lisa Jane “Rutherford” Cummins, 57, passed away on January 15, 2019 at her home in Mt. Pleasant surrounded by her loving family. Lisa was born May 12, 1961 to the late Matthew Gene Rutherford and Ann Elaine “Goble” in Birmingham, Alabama. She loved her family dearly and enjoyed watching her grandchildren play sports. She often sat on her front porch...
Vivian "Bibi" Todd
Jan 14, 2019
Vivian “Bibi” Vandygriff Todd, born August 27, 1947 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to the late James Vandygriff and Rachel Wood Vandygriff, went to be with the Lord on January 14, 2019 after an extended illness. She was of the Church of Christ faith and a long-time employee of General Electric and retired from Impact Center. Services will be held at...
Anna Pearl Porter Brady
Jan 14, 2019
Anna Pearl Porter Brady, age 96, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019, at Life Care of Columbia. Anna was born on March 20, 1922, in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, to Henry Porter and Daisy Marie Tyler Porter. She was married to John Lewis Brady. She was a dedicated Christian lady and was a long-time member at Southgate Church of Christ....
Shirley Ann Cummins
Jan 13, 2019
Mrs. Shirley Ann Cummins, age 80, a resident of Enterprise Road in Mt Pleasant, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at Mt Pleasant Health & Rehab Center. Born September 7, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Sank Nichols and Mable Marshall Nichols. She was married to the late Robert Lee Cummins. Mrs. Cummins was a loving mother,...
James W. Stephens
Jan 12, 2019
James W. Stephens, age 75, born January 11, 1944 in Nashville, Tennessee, passed away on January 12, 2019. He was an employee of the State of Tennessee Board of Education for 35 years. Jimmy was an avid private pilot, loving father, grandfather, brother and uncle. Williams Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Sharon Downey
Jan 12, 2019
Sharon Downey, age 71 passed away at Southern Tennessee Regional Health Systems in Lawrenceburg, TN on January 12, 2019. Sharon was born on 1947 to the late Donald and Alice Brown. Sharon's children will celebrate her life in Ohio at a later date. Williams Funeral Home is in charge of her arrangements. You may send your condolences to the family...
Randy Lee Elston
Jan 11, 2019
Randy Lee Elston, age 71, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2019 at his residence. Randy was born on April 24, 1947 to Ralph W. Elston and Delores Frost Elston in Spokane, Washington. He was raised on a farm in Illinois. Throughout his life, Randy never forgot the values and principles that were bestowed upon him by his Uncle Paul....
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