Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Anne Shirley Bumpus
May 29, 2021
Anne Shirley Bumpus, age 85, died Saturday, May 29, 2021. Born in West Nashville June 16, 1935, to the late McBroom and Ruby Murphy Shirley. She moved with her family to Mt. Pleasant, TN in 1939. She graduated from Hay Long High School in 1953, as Valedictorian, DAR good citizen Medalist, and Drum Majorette. She attended George Peabody College in...
Julia "Judy" Faye Pepper Bray
May 27, 2021
Julia Faye “Judy” Pepper Bray, a former resident of White County, died on May 27, 2021, at Poplar Estates Assisted Living and Memory Care facility in Columbia, Tennessee, where she had been a resident for six years. She was born in Limestone County, Alabama, on June 9, 1937, to Clara McMunn Pepper and William Pepper. She graduated from East Limestone...
Willodyne Odom
May 27, 2021
Willodyne Odom, age 86, passed away surrounded by family at her home in Mount Pleasant Thursday, May 27, 2021. Willodyne was born November 15, 1934, in Mount Pleasant, TN to the late Lester and Gladys Alexander Brown. Willodyne is a lifelong resident of Mount Pleasant. As was common during that time, Willodyne left school to begin working at a young...
Mary Blanche Nichols
May 25, 2021
Mary Blanche Nichols, age 94, passed from this life on Tuesday, May 25th, 2021, in her home surrounded by her family in Columbia, Tennessee. She was born on September 16th, 1926, in Scottsville, Kentucky to the late Howard and Myrtle Goad Jones. She met her husband, William “Bill” Edward Lantz, and was swept off her feet and later married in...
Lillian Doris Malugin
May 23, 2021
Lillian Doris Malugin, age 90, passed away at her home surrounded by family Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Columbia, Tennessee. Doris was born May 20, 1931, in Columbia, Tennessee to the late Burton Love Burns and Rosa Mae Shepard Burns. Doris was a lifetime resident of Columbia, Tennessee. After she finished school she married the love of her life Thomas...
Reginald Branham
May 21, 2021
Reginald Branham, 90, passed away on May 21, 2021, at his home in Culleoka, TN, surrounded by his family. He was born on July 6, 1930, in Pound, VA, firstborn to the late Delmar and Marie Warrick Branham. Reg grew up in Pound and graduated from Christopher Gist High School. Following high school, he enlisted in the US Army, serving...
William Mosley
May 20, 2021
William Washington Mosley, age 87, passed away May 20, 2021 in Pulaski, TN surrounded by his family. William was born November 22, 1933 to the late Louie and Ellar Mosley in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. William was married to the love of his life, Ive, for 65 years. He was smitten with her the first time he ever laid eyes at...
Gladys Marie Hodge
May 19, 2021
Gladys Marie Hodge passed away on Wednesday, May 19th, 2021, at Mitchell Hollingsworth Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. She was born on November 19th, 1932, to Vardie and Vera Wilburn. Marie became a widow at age 33 and moved back to Tennessee, where she spent many years managing restaurants in the area. She enjoyed traveling the country with her...
Doris Faye Grooms
May 19, 2021
Doris Faye Grooms, age 76, passed away at NHC Columbia surrounded by family Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Doris was born April 16, 1945, in Columbia, TN to the late James Homer and Maggie Pollion Spires. Doris lived her entire life in Maury County and graduated high school from Central High School. At the age of 18, she married the love...
Joann Mingledorff
May 18, 2021
Ms. JoAnn Mingledorff, age 83, resident of Cheyenne Trail in Columbia, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, May 18th, in her home surrounded by family. JoAnn was born on February 22nd, 1938, to the late F.T. Westmoreland and Sue Howard Westmoreland. JoAnn was a graduate of Columbia Central High School in 1956. She was a devoted lifelong member of Williamsport Methodist Church....
Johnny Paul Marlett
May 13, 2021
Johnny “John” Paul Marlett, age 70, passed away on May 13, 2021, in Columbia, TN. John was born on June 9, 1950, in Hobart, Oklahoma to the late Paul Marlett and Georgene Murphy Gee. In his younger years, Johnny was a Police Officer in Sperry, Oklahoma, and volunteered with Axillary Policeman in Tulsa, OK. He graduated with Honors at Will...
Edith M. Stephenson
May 13, 2021
Edith Melanie Stephenson, age 85, passed away surrounded by family May 13, 2021 at her home in Columbia, Tennessee. Edith was born January 26, 1936 in Winsted, Connecticut to the late Leland Harding and Anna O’Brian Harding. Edith grew up a New England girl. She grew up in the north eastern United States and went to school to be an...
Angelita Mitchell
May 12, 2021
Angelita Mitchell age 83, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at her home surrounded by family. Angie was born August 7, 1937 in Eagle Pass, Texas to the late Florencio and Jesus “Suzy” Rodriguez. Angelita had to grow up fast. She stopped going to school in the sixth grade and began helping support her family. Upon being old enough to...
Kevin Scott Clanton
May 12, 2021
Kevin “Scott” Clanton, age 51, passed away on May 12, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Scott was born on July 15, 1969 to Estelle Clanton and the late Jerry Allen Clanton in Toledo, Ohio. Scott was a kind man who had biggest heart anyone would come by. If you needed help, he would always try and find a way...
Howard "Sonny" Houston Love
May 11, 2021
Howard Houston Love, known to family and friends as Sonny, age 78, died on May 11, 2021, at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, Tennessee. He was born on February 10, 1943, to parents, Houston Walker Love and Ruth Lucille Stanfill Love, in Columbia, Tennessee. Sonny graduated from Central High School. He was drafted into the Army in 1963, with his...
Benjamin Charles Grooms
May 10, 2021
Benjamin Charles Grooms, age 22, passed away Monday, May 10, 2021, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. Benjamin Charles Grooms, Ben Charlie, Ben-Jamin’ the son of his loving mother Elizabeth Anne Grooms and grandson to his devoted Cherri “Mimi” Grooms, came into this world September 14, 1998, and changed everything. As Ben grew so did his confidence and...
Christopher James Mcallaster
May 9, 2021
Christopher James McAllaster, age 30, passed away on May 9, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. Christopher was born on July 26, 1990, in Honolulu to Robert McAllaster and Wendie (Quiel) McAllaster. He grew up in Kailua and graduated from Kalaheo High School in 2008. He went on to finish an Associates in Science degree in Music Business and Production from Honolulu...
Roy Kenneth Cathey
May 9, 2021
Roy Kenneth Cathey, age 89, resident of Columbia, passed away Sunday, May 9th, 2021. Funeral Services were held Monday, at Williams Funeral Home. Roy was born July 27, 1931 in Hampshire, TN. He was the son of the late William Cathey and Charlotte Cathey. He was a graduate of Hampshire High School. After graduation he joined the United States Air...
Ricky Hodge
May 7, 2021
Ricky Hodge, age 62 a long-time resident of Mt. Pleasant passed away on May 7, 2021, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Ricky was born on April 1, 1959, to the late Henry Hodge and his mother Imogene Taylor Hodge who survives him in Mt. Pleasant, TN. Ricky was proud of being a Mt. Pleasant native. He was an avid wrestling...
Connie Fay Madia
May 6, 2021
Connie Fay Madia sadly passed away on May 6th, 2021, in her home surrounded by loved ones in Mt. Pleasant, TN. Connie was born on August 9th, 1957, to the late Wilburn Gooch Shaffer and Audrey Christine Allen Shaffer. Connie is a vibrant, fun-loving, people person. She loved to surround herself with her family and friends, enjoying some laughs, fellowship,...
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