Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
William Thomas Lamar Jr.
Nov 8, 2015
William Thomas Lamar, Jr., age 78, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. William was born on December 8, 1936 in Maury County, Tennessee to William Thomas Lamar, Sr. and Jurlean Beckum Lamar. He married Marilyn Taylor on December 8, 1957. Marilyn preceded William in death in 2014 after fifty-six years of marriage. Although William...
Mary Ann Ballard
Nov 8, 2015
Mary Ann Ballard, 77, born on October 22, 1938, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at her home in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. A celebration of her life will be held Tuesday evening, November 10, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.Visitation with family will follow. Mary Ann is survived by her son Jimmy (Susanne) Ballard of...
Paul "Ray" Raymond Guthrie
Nov 6, 2015
Paul Raymond “Ray” Guthrie, age 55, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2015 at his home in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee after fighting a courageous battle with melanoma cancer, “The Beast”. Ray was born on June 1, 1960 in Lawrence County, Tennessee to Marie Guthrie Waldrop and the late Paul C. Guthrie. Ray married Arlene Workman on July 25, 1980. They...
Edith B. Confehr
Nov 6, 2015
Edith B. Confehr, age 93, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2015 at NHC Hillview. Edith was born on September 2, 1922 in Mars Hill, North Carolina to the late John A. and Mary McCall Bennett. Edith married Wilmer Confehr on January 17, 1948. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at Rollins University in Winter Haven, Florida....
Ada Joyce Massey
Nov 5, 2015
Ada Joyce Massey, age 79 of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on September 15, 1936, Joyce was one of eight children born to Hubert and Edna Workman Davis. She was married to G.C. Massey for 35 years until he passed away in 1990. Joyce was...
Bernard Ramon Sparks Ii
Nov 4, 2015
Bernard Ramon Sparks II, age 53, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Bernard was born on June 14, 1962 in Olive Hill, Kentucky with the Sandhill Keetoowah Cherokee and Lenape Indians to the late Bernard Ramon Sparks and Marie Nichols Sparks. Bernard graduated from Buckeye State Sheriff's association Academy in 1981. He was commissioned...
Ned Mcpeak Jr.
Nov 3, 2015
Ned McPeak, Jr., age 84, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at his farm in Pulaski, Tennessee. Ned was born August 9, 1931, in Rutherford County, to Ned McPeak, Sr. and Jennie Sullivan McPeak. Ned was married to Dalton “Dottie” Howell. He oversaw the livestock division at the UT Experiment Station in Spring Hill for forty-seven years. He was a...
Peggy Sharon Zielinski
Oct 29, 2015
Peggy Sharon Zielinski, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015, at her home in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Peggy was born on January 23, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan to Wake Randolph and Hilda Osborn Randolph. She married Richard Zielinski in August 1970. She was a devoted mother to her children and doting grandmother. She loved her “Grammy’s girls.” Peggy was very involved...
Michael "Mickey" Ray Chatman
Oct 29, 2015
Michael Ray “Mickey” Chatman, age 61, of Duck River, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at his residence. Mickey was the son of Raymond C. Chatman and Mary Ingram Chatman and was born on June 7, 1954 in Maury County, Tennessee. He was the foreman at Brick Yard. He enjoyed fishing, and gardening, especially his vegetable garden. Also,...
Stephen "Steve" Hawkins
Oct 25, 2015
Stephen “Steve” Arthur Hawkins, age 71, passed away at his home in Hampshire, Tennessee, October 25, 2015. Steve was born in Tacoma, Washington March 16, 1944 to the late James Patrick Hawkins and the late Virginia Coudre Hawkins. Steve was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Steve was a member at the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 572 in...
Jerry Darwin Vandygriff
Oct 21, 2015
Jerry Darwin Vandygriff, age 74, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, passed away on October 21, 2015. Jerry was born on March 28, 1941 to James Vandygriff and Roberta Spencer Vandygriff in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. He loved people, loved life and was in general, a fun loving guy, who loved his family and God most of all. He played in a rock band...
Daniel "Danny" Charles Richard
Oct 20, 2015
Daniel “Danny” Charles Richard, age 35, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at his home after a courageous battle against brain cancer. Danny was born on March 4, 1980 to Debra Fort Swain in Islip, New York. He married Melissa Newport on July 27, 2002. Danny loved his family deeply. He enjoyed spending time with his sons, Keegan and...
Sara Jane Puckett
Oct 17, 2015
Mrs. Sara Jane Harris Puckett, age 67, of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Sara was born on November 7, 1947 in Midland, Michigan to Ralph J. Harris and Ellen Sackrider Harris Fitzpatrick. While in school she was involved in athletics, having played the position of center on the basketball...
John Edward Allen, Jr.
Oct 16, 2015
Mr. John Edward Allen, Jr. was born on October 27, 1943 in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee to John Ed Allen, Sr. and Mamie Malugin Allen. John was proud of his Mt. Pleasant heritage, having graduated from Hay Long High School. He proudly served his country in the Special Forces as a Green Beret during the Vietnam War. John was a very...
Larry Joe Kelley
Oct 15, 2015
Larry Joe Kelley, age 39, passed away October 15, 2015 at his home in Columbia, Tennessee. Larry was born in Columbia, Tennessee on July 9, 1976 to Earl Stanley Kelley and Iris Ragsdale. Larry worked for many years as a factory worker, driving a Tow Motor. He also worked as a carnie for years. For years he travelled around with...
Gloria Jane (Janey) Walters
Oct 14, 2015
Mrs. Gloria Jane (Janey) Walters, age 93, affectionately known as Mama Janey to her family and friends, passed away at NHC Columbia nursing home on Wednesday, October 14, 2015. She was a long-time resident of the Santa Fe/Bethel community, resident of Sheddan Drive in Columbia for 9 years and a current resident of Poplar Estates Assisted Living. Funeral services will...
Bessie C. Strickland
Oct 13, 2015
Mrs. Bessie Christine Strickland, age 80, of Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Bessie was born on March 11, 1935 in Carroll County, Mississippi to Lee Duggins and Mary Mims Duggins. She married Billy Joe Strickland on January 1, 1969 and they enjoyed 46 dedicated years of marriage together. She was a member...
Athol Hunter Smith Jr.
Oct 11, 2015
Mr. Athol Hunter Smith, Jr., age 68, of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Hunter was born on March 22, 1947 in the Rock Dale community of Maury County, Tennessee to Athol Hunter Smith, Sr. and Virginia Calvert Smith. Hunter loved collecting old Native American pictures as well as Confederate artwork....
Ruby Clair Mcwilliams
Oct 10, 2015
Ruby Clair McWilliams, age 85, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at NHC Hillview. Ruby was born on April 14, 1930 to the Robert Alexander Sims and Lizzie Seaton Sims in Mt. Joy, Tennessee. Ruby was married to the late Clifford “Buck” McWilliams and they raised nine children together. She was a wonderful gardener and could get anything to...
Paul Douglas Henrick
Oct 10, 2015
Mr. Henrick was a native of Detroit, MI, worked for GE & Fedders. He owned and operated his own business in Muscle Shoals, AL & later in Dickson, TN. The funeral service will be Friday, October 16, 2015 at Williams Funeral Home in Columbia at 11:00 a.m. with Colby McAnally & Bro. Rick Elsey officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday,...
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