Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Wanda Ilene Stanfill
May 26, 2020
Wanda Ilene Stanfill, age 81, went to be with her Lord and Savior, on May 26, 2020, in her home surrounded by her family in Columbia, TN. Wanda was born on January 26, 1939, in Hohenwald, TN, to her late parents Alfred Hartwell and Ella Christine Fain Poag. Wanda was lovingly known as "Meam." She attended Columbia Central High School....
Nettie L. Gibson
May 26, 2020
Nettie Finerty. Gibson, age 82, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at NHC Columbia. Nettie was born December 9, 1937, in Mt. Pleasant, TN to the late Robert Ollie Finerty and Lena Dugger Finerty. Nettie was truly just as kind as they come; she always had a caring heart for others. Her life of mothering and caring began with all...
Kyla Renee Guerra
May 21, 2020
Kyla Renee Guerra, age 27, passed away on May 21, 2020. She was born on September 5, 1992 to Jesse Guerra and Cathy Bernal, in Denton, Texas. Kyla was a beautiful, fun loving, funny, and caring person who was always concerned for others. Kyla is survived by her parents: Jesse Guerra and Cathy Bernal of Columbia; son: Jude Webb; fiancé:...
Douglas Ray Russell
May 19, 2020
Douglas "Pete" Ray Russell, age 78, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Pete was born May 30, 1941 in Mt. Pleasant, TN to the late Eugene Russell and Lema Henson Russell. Pete grew up in the Mt. Pleasant area where he left to serve in the United States Army. He returned to Maury...
Harold Reed
May 15, 2020
Harold "Papa" Reed, 81, of Columbia passed away on May 15, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Harold was born on May 4, 1939, to the late John and Opal Taylor Reed. He retired from Maury Regional Hospital after 35 years of service in Environmental Services with wife, Betty. They enjoyed 40 wonderful years together before her...
Harper Marie Thompson
May 15, 2020
Harper Marie Thompson of Mt Pleasant passed away on May 15, 2020 at Vanderbilt Children Hospital. Harper was born April 7, 2020 in Columbia, Tennessee to Jessie D. and Rachel A. Fisher Thompson. Her doctor said she was spunky from the start. It was soon apparent that she was also strong willed and feisty. Her family embraced everyday with her....
Betty Sue Byrd
May 12, 2020
Betty Sue Byrd, age 67, passed away on May 12, 2020, at Meadow Brook Healthcare and Rehab. Betty Sue was born on December 12, 1952 to Robert E. Berry Sr. and Annie Heard Berry, in Florence, AL. Betty Sue is survived by her daughter: Christy Byrd; grandson: Justin Barnett; granddaughters: Shyanna Barnett and Peyton Barnett. She was preceded in death...
Betty Faye Rayl
May 11, 2020
Betty F. King Rayl, age 77, passed on to her Heavenly home on Monday, May 11, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, TN. Betty was born on March 28, 1943, in Maury County TN, to Rachel Eddelmon King and Ernest W. King, Sr. She lived and worked in Columbia at several clothing manufacturing plants and became quite a...
Mabel Virginia Mcdowell
May 11, 2020
Mabel Virginia Yocom McDowell, age 86, passed away in her home in Decherd, TN, on May 11, 2020. Mabel was born on February 28, 1934, in Lawrenceburg, TN, to her late parents Martin and Effie Evans. She graduated from the Vanderbilt School of Nursing and spent the duration of her career working as an LPN. She was of the Christian...
Velma Dee Hooker
May 9, 2020
Velma Dee Hooker passed away on May 9, 2020. Velma was born on February 19, 1951, to Mary Evelyn Kight Hooker and Johnnie William Hooker in Ft. Smith Arkansas. Velma participated in the Special Olympics in California. She worked at Impact Center. She has lived in Columbia TN, for the past 20 years. She is preceded in death by her...
Barbara Ann Mcneece
May 7, 2020
Barbara Ann McNeece, age 85, was a long time resident of Hampshire Pike. More recently, she was a 10 year resident of Canterbury Gardens in Columbia, TN. For the last 3 years, she lived at Poplar Estates Memory Care and passed away there on May 7, 2020. Barbara was born on June 7, 1934 in Lawrence County, TN. She is...
Robert Farrell Long
May 7, 2020
Robert Farrell Long, born on October 26, 1947, died at his home in Columbia on May 7, 2020. He was preceded in death by his mother: Margaret Yancey of Columbia, TN, and father: Robert Brannon Long of Spring City, TN. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Donna Walker Long; Daughter: Kendra (Shawn) McGuire Elkins of Columbia, TN;...
Walter Thomas White
May 6, 2020
Walter "Thomas" White of Santa Fe, age 65, passed away on May 6, 2020, at Maury Regional. Thomas was born on December 9, 1954, in Maury County to Wesley White and Bessie Rainey White. He was married to the love of his life, Donna (Kelley) White for 47 years. He retired with 38 years of service from UCAR/Graf Tech. After...
Leonard Lewis Mcneely
May 5, 2020
Leonard "Sonny" L. McNeely, Sr., 77, passed away peacefully at the VA Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Hospital, on May 5, 2020. Sonny was born on December 14, 1942 in Spring Hill, TN to William Spivey and Maggie Ellen Tomlin-McNeely and was the seventh and oldest son of nine wonderful children. In 1959 he joined the United States Marine Corps and...
William Stanley Leech
May 4, 2020
William Stanley Leech, 67, passed away at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee on May 4, 2020. William was born on July 19, 1952 in Lawton, Oklahoma to George Sanford Phillips and Dorothy Mae Tidwell. He worked as an Alcohol & Drug Counselor. He was a Martin Methodist graduate semi cum laude with a bachelors in science. His favorite...
John Edward Campbell
May 3, 2020
John Edward Campbell, age 80, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Magnolia Health and Rehab in Columbia, TN. John was born August 29, 1939 in Talladega, AL to the late Charlie and Elizabeth Campbell. John quit school early in life so that he could work and help provide for his family. He has done several different things in life...
James Larry Holden
May 2, 2020
James Larry Holden, age 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Saturday, May 2, 2020 in Mt. Pleasant, TN. Larry was born May 9, 1941 to the late William Holden, Sr. and Vola Geneva Gilliam Holden in the Mt. Pleasant area where he raised his family and lived out his life. He left for only a short time on a...
Joe Louis Mcgee
May 1, 2020
Joe Louis McGee (79) of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee died on May 1, 2020. He was born on November 29, 1940 to John Junior McGee and Maggie Marie Patton (both deceased) and was the youngest of 6 children. After graduating from Pearl Cohn High School in Nashville, Tennessee, Joe volunteered to fight in Vietnam in the United States Army where he served...
Christine Orban
Apr 28, 2020
Christine Orban, age 90, a resident of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at her home. A private, immediate family only graveside service will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Born in Maury County and raised in Screamer, she was the daughter of James Buford Henson and Vivian McMillion Henson. Christine attended the elementary grades at Enterprise School,...
Annie Sue Jones
Apr 28, 2020
Sue Jones, age 89, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at her home in Columbia, TN. Annie Sue Jones was born in the Water Valley Community in Maury County, TN To the late Herbert and Eliza Potts Kelley. Sue was was raised here in the Maury County area a long time resident of both the Bear Creek and Riverside Communities....
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