Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Louise Felicia Goodwin
Mar 8, 2016
Miss Louise Felicia Goodwin, age 97, of Columbia passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at NHC Hillview. Louise was born in Maury County, Tennessee on July 22, 1918 to Will Washington Goodwin and Jewel Blanche Craig Goodwin. She was a seamstress and retired from Dixie Manufacturing Company. She was a second mother to her nieces and nephews. Known...
Joan Huggins Brewer
Mar 5, 2016
Joan Huggins Brewer, age 80, of Mt. Pleasant, and widow of Bill Brewer, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Joan was born on August 21, 1935 in Lewis County, Tennessee to Desmond Huggins and Pauline Pennington Huggins. She worked for several years at State Beauty Supply. Her greatest joys were...
Edgar "Eddie" L. Stewart, Jr.
Mar 4, 2016
Mr. Edgar “Eddie” L. Stewart, Jr., age 64, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Eddie was born on December 20, 1951 to Edgar L Stewart, Sr. and Jeraldine Pogue Stewart McCrary. On August 11, 1972 he married Beverly Ann Woodard Stewart and they built a wonderful life together, loving each other through...
Jerry Wayne "Andaddy" Kennedy
Mar 2, 2016
Jerry Wayne Kennedy, age 70, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at his residence. Jerry was born on March 5, 1945 to Ernest Kennedy and Artie Brown Kennedy in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. He married Ellen McKennon Kennedy on June 22, 1963 and have been married for 52 great years. Mr. Kennedy worked at Columbia Machine Works...
Douglas Wayne Stanfill
Mar 1, 2016
Douglas Wayne Stanfill, age 79, long time Columbia businessman, passed away after an extended illness in the early hours of March 1, 2016, at NHC Columbia. Wayne was born December 16, 1936, in the Santa Fe community of Maury County, the son of the late Joe Leland Stanfill, Sr., and Jessie Hill Stanfill. On October 9, 1959, he married Wanda...
Theresa B. Harvey
Feb 28, 2016
Theresa B. Harvey, age 73, of Lawrenceburg, passed away on February 28, at Lawrence Co. Southern TN Regional Health Systems. Theresa was born December 4, 1942 in Woonsocket, Rhoda Island, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Wojcik, She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. A memorial service for Theresa will be held at 11:00 A.M....
Carolyn Cecil Peterson
Feb 28, 2016
Mrs. Carolyn Cecil Peterson, age 71, of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Carolyn was born on November 25, 1944, in Flint, Michigan to Cecil Waltz and Caroline Pelham Waltz. Carolyn became the wife of David Peterson on February 22, 1964 and they built a wonderful life of love together. They enjoyed raising...
Hortensia Perdomo Corvin
Feb 28, 2016
Hortensia Perdomo Corvin, age 61, of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Hortensia was born on September 25, 1954 in Bogota, Colombia to Dimas Perdomo and Carmen Hermosa. On October 27, 1975 she married Horace Corvin and they had two children together. She worked as a nursing tech at Heritage Manor as well...
Bennie Lee Curtis
Feb 28, 2016
Bennie Lee Curtis, age 80, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Signature Health Care in Columbia, Tennessee. Bennie was born in Maury County January 3, 1936 to the late Robert Maynon Curtis and the late Lillian J. Haywood Curtis. Bennie had a big personality. He never met a stranger. He was always smokin’, jokin’, and drinkin’ coffee. He enjoyed...
Herbert Clyde Manning
Feb 22, 2016
Herbert Clyde Manning, age 84, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Monday, February 22, at Mt. Pleasant Health & Rehab surrounded by his loved ones. Herbert was born September 8, 1931, in Pulaski, TN, the son of the late O.W. Manning and Lucy Emma Howell Manning. In 1949, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he met his future wife,...
James "J.D." David Casteel
Feb 20, 2016
James “J.D.” David Casteel, age 76, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at NHC Columbia. J.D. was born to James Harrison Casteel and Daisy Cox Casteel in Lawrence County, Tennessee. J.D. is survived by his sister Mary (Glen) Campbell of Columbia, Tennessee and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. J.D. was preceded in death by his wife Geneva Slaughter Casteel....
Kevin Scott Keener
Feb 19, 2016
Kevin Scott Keener, age 43, of Lawrenceburg, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Scott was born July 24, 1972 in Lawrenceburg, TN, to Judy Forsythe Smith of Lawrenceburg and the late Ricky Don Keener. Scott was the husband of Lisa Kay Staggs Keener. He was a pump foreman for Gentry Well...
Dorothy "E" Wilbanks Tennyson
Feb 19, 2016
Mrs. Dorothy “E” Louise Wilbanks Tennyson, age 91, of Santa Fe, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016, peacefully in her sleep at her residence. Dorothy, who came to be known as “E”, was born on December 19, 1924 in Sheffield, Alabama to Hubert and Amy Miller Wilbanks. She grew up to be an amazing lady who wasn’t afraid to...
Billy Wayne Collins
Feb 18, 2016
Billy Wayne Collins, age 59, of Culleoka, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at his residence. Billy was born on August 24, 1956 to Jack Collins and Lois Frost Collins in Maury County, Tennessee. He was married to Patty Thomason Collins on February 23, 1981. They were married for nearly thirty-five years and had a great life together. Billy...
Jeffry Lee Krokker
Feb 18, 2016
Jeffry Lee Krokker, age 58, of Summertown passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Jeffry was the son of Richard Roland and Kathryn Joyce Berry Krokker, and was born on October 29, 1957 in Lansing, Michigan. He served honorably in the United States Marines, and was faithful to the end – “once a Marine, always...
William "Poppa" Scharrer
Feb 17, 2016
Mr. William (Poppa) Scharrer, age 79, of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. William was born on December 30, 1936 to Chris Scharrer and Geraldine McClure Scharrer in Mt. Morris, Michigan. He was a veteran of the US Navy. William married the love of his life, Jean Ann Parson on September 9, 1961...
Jimmy "Jay" Dale Staggs
Feb 17, 2016
Jimmy Dale “Jay” Staggs, age 40, resident of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, at Vanderbilt Medical Center, surrounded by his family and friends. Jay was born August 30, 1975, in Columbia, to Jimmy “Tippy” Staggs and Brenda Davis Foster. On June 3, 2014, he married Miranda “Mindy” McKennon, the love of his life. Jay loved video games...
Dale H. Black
Feb 15, 2016
Dale H. Black, age 93, of Columbia, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Dale was born on April 5, 1922 to Ottis Black and Pauline Nixon Black in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dale had a great love of country and joined the United States Navy during World War II, shortly after Pearl Harbor. He...
Jerldean Newton Vaughn
Feb 8, 2016
Jerldean Newton Vaughn, age 71, of Hampshire, Tennessee passed away on Monday, February 8, 2016. Jerldean was born on November 13, 1944 to the late Ernest and Laura Mae Hood Newton in the Minor Hill community of Giles County, Tennessee. She married Ray “Catfish” Vaughn on March 25, 1964 and they had 51 years together, building a home and family....
Billie Worthington Cockrell
Feb 7, 2016
Billie Cockrell entered into eternal peace on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at The Bridge, Columbia, Tennessee. Billie was born in Crocket Mills, Tennessee on May 16, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Jim Henry and Ruby P. Worthington. She was a graduate of UT Knoxville and an alumni of Sigma Kappa sorority. She was a retired school teacher...
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