Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Nancy Shrader
Aug 31, 2011
Nancy Shrader, age 57, resident of the Summertown Community, passed away Wednesday, August 31 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Born January 5, 1953 in Lawrence County, daughter of the late Willie Earl and Martha Kilburn Staggs. She had spent her life as a seamstress for Mt. Pleasant Manufacturing and most of all loved caring for her grandchildren. Survivors include her...
Winnie Johnson-Adkins Russell
Aug 29, 2011
Mrs. Winnie M. Johnson-Adkins Russell, 84, resident of School Street in Columbia, passed away Monday, August 29 surrounded by her loving family. Born April 27, 1927 in Maury County, daughter of the late Dave and Beulah Cammuse Johnson. She was a homemaker, had worked at Storktown from the opening, Maury Manufacturing and ended with the closing at Weather Tamer, loved...
Jessie B. Taylor
Aug 24, 2011
Mrs. Jessie B. Taylor, age 77, a resident of Columbia, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Sterling House. Born March 26, 1934 in Arkansas, daughter of the late Odist and Bettie Ward White and wife of the late James E. Taylor Jr., who preceded her in death in December 1999. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse with Hurley Hospital...
Alec F. Bridges
Aug 20, 2011
Alec F. Bridges was born November 4, 1943 in Gibson County, Tennessee, the son of the late Joe L. and Gracie Jackson Bridges. Alec received his Master's degree in chemistry from U.T. Martin and worked for Stauffer Chemical Company until it closed. After that he taught chemistry on the college level. He had recently shared with his family that one...
Doris B. Kibbons
Aug 20, 2011
Mrs. Doris Kibbons, a resident of Whitney Drive in Columbia, passed away Saturday at her home. Born September 16, 1914 in Decatur, AL, daughter of the late Dr. John Howard and Bess May Black and wife of the late Charles "Cal" Kibbons. She was a home maker and she had worked for Victor Chemical during WWII. Mrs. Kibbons was a...
Loretta Lynn Crumley
Aug 20, 2011
Loretta Lynn Crumley, age 49, resident of Preacher Holt Road in Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Saturday morning at Maury Regional Medical Center. A celebration of Lynn's life will be held Monday at 7:00 P.M. at Viola Baptist Church with Bro. Mylen Coble officiating. Born September 19, 1961 in Maury County, Lynn was the daughter of the late Edward L....
Jerry Prater Alley
Aug 14, 2011
Mr. Jerry Prater Alley, 70, a resident of Main Street in Clifton, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, August 14 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Born March 7, 1941 in Wayne County, son of the late Tom Frank and Willie Mae Prater Alley and the husband of Peggy Alley. He was a retired tow boat assistant. Mr. Alley enjoyed reading war books...
Marie Bryant Harris
Aug 13, 2011
Mrs. Marie Bryant Harris, age 77, former resident of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Hidden Acres Nursing Home. Born on December 15, 1933 in Lawrence County, she was daughter of the late Buford Evans and Amy Spurgeon Bryant. Marie was the wife of the late Arthur "Chick" Harris. She was a homemaker and was involved...
Brenda Bishop
Aug 10, 2011
Ms. Brenda Bishop, age 62, resident of the Hohenwald community, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, TN. She was born in Alamo, TN on September 9, 1948, and was the daughter of the late Perry Bond and Mary Reed Bond. Her beautiful spirit and soul was portrayed through her love of painting...
Wilma Sue Callahan
Aug 8, 2011
Wilma Sue Callahan, 66, a resident of the Culleoka Community, passed away Monday, August 8 at Signaute Health Care in Columbia. Born November 28, 1944 in Nashville, daughter of the late John and Rosie McCord and wife of the late Samuel Sanders Callahan. She worked as a CNA in the health care services and was of the Church of Christ...
Wilbert Choate, Sr.
Aug 8, 2011
Mr. Wilbert Choate, Sr. was born September 17, 1923, son of the late William Robert and Elizabeth Coleman Choate and was the husband of the late Jewell Choate. He was a very proud World War II veteran, in which he was honorably discharged October 29, 1945. Mr. Choate passed away Monday, August 8, 2011 at NHC Lawrenceburg. In addition to...
H. Frank Alexander
Aug 6, 2011
Mr. H. Frank Alexander, 83, a long time resident of the Culleoka Community, passed away Saturday, August 6 at NHC/Hillview. Born August 19, 1927 in Maury County, son of the late Roy and Ethel Eddleman Matlock and the husband of the late Frances Porterfield Alexander. He was a carpenter, a farmer and a school bus driver for the Maury County...
Julius M. "Jim" Ebert
Aug 6, 2011
Mr. Julius M. "Jim" Ebert, Jr., age 79, resident of Duck River, TN, former Columbia resident, passed away on Saturday morning at Hickman County Hospital in Centerville. Jim was born August 22, 1931 in Fredericksburg, Texas, the son of the late Julius M. Ebert, Sr., and Estella Burrer Ebert.Jim was the husband of Jeanie Poeppelman Ebert of Duck River. He...
Gerald Wayne Ricketts
Aug 5, 2011
Gerald Wayne Ricketts was born in Columbia on July 9, 1946, at the King's Daughters Hospital, son of the late John Howard and Annie Ruth Scribner Ricketts. He was a 1964 graduate of Columbia Central High School. On October 23, 1981, Wayne was married to Linda Andrews who survives. Wayne worked as the service manager for various car dealerships throughout...
Lynn Hamby Freemon
Aug 5, 2011
Mrs. Lynn Hamby Freemon was born August 15, 1951 in Florence, Alabama, the daughter of Mrs. Robbie Joiner Hamby of Columbia and the late Dalton Hamby. Lynn was the office manager for Caledonian Financial in Columbia. She was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church where she was church secretary for a number of years. Lynn was the wife of...
J. B. "Pea Knuckle" Caperton
Aug 4, 2011
Mr. J.B. "Pea Knuckle" Caperton, 87, a longtime resident of Lynn Drive in Columbia, passed away Thursday, August 4 at the Southern Care Assisted Living in Franklin, TN. Born August 15, 1923 in Iron City, TN, son of the late Edgar and Flora Gambel Caperton and the husband of Joann Ringer Caperton and the late Dorothy Jean Caperton. He was...
Howard L. Anderson
Jul 31, 2011
Howard L. Anderson was born February 25, 1922 in Vinton, Iowa, the son of the late William Carl Anderson and Cora Barta Anderson. Howard was the husband of 60 years of Evelyn Peterson Anderson of Columbia. He was a longtime resident and farmer in Vinton, IA, where he worked the land for many years raising corn and soybeans. Howard and...
Marion Belew Willoughby
Jul 31, 2011
Mrs. Marion Paula Belew Scootie Willoughby, age 60, a resident of Railroad Bed Road in Summertown, passed away Sunday evening, July 31, 2011 at her residence. Born September 26, 1950 in Lawrenceburg, TN, she was the daughter of Bessie Ketchum Belew of Summertown and the late Raymond Paulie Belew and the wife of Charles R. Willoughby of Manchester. She worked...
Mackenzie Taylor Turner
Jul 28, 2011
Miss Mackenzie Taylor Turner was born on April 1, 1997 at Centennial Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, to Jean Ann Turner and Leroy High. She was the light of her mother's life and the two of them had a very special connection. Mackenzie was an exceptionally gifted student who was very involved in many extra-curricular activities at school. She had recently...
J. C. Gibson
Jul 27, 2011
J.C. Gibson was born March 30, 1926 in Columbia, TN. He was the son of the late Jesse Gibson and Marie Dawson Gibson Wade and the husband of the late Jane Marie Hickman Gibson. J.C. served during WW II in the Army Air Corps. He was retired from Union Carbide Corporation after 32 years of service as a crane operator...
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