Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Gary Lee Markham
Mar 17, 2019
Gary Lee Markham, age 71, passed away on March 17, 2019 at his home surrounded by loved ones. Gary was born March 16, 1948 to the late Neal and Shirley Blair Markham in Effingham, Illinois. He was a member of Elks Club and served as Exalted Ruler. He was also a member of Moose Club and Sons of The American...
Mark Anthony Hayes
Mar 15, 2019
Mark Anthony “Poppy” “Too-Tall” Hayes left this world to join his creator Friday morning, March 15, 2019, surrounded by his family on his beloved “Hayes Hollow Farm” in the West Fork Community. Mark was born in Columbia on November 13, 1955, to the late Paul Stephen Hayes and his mother who survives him, Martha Faye Milan. Mark married Melissa Carol...
Hugh Lafayette Callens Sr.
Mar 11, 2019
Hugh Lafayette Callens, Sr. of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away on March 11, 2019 at the age of 96. He was born on May 28, 1922 in Hardin County to the late Eugene and Nellie Baxter Callens. Services are being planned for April and will be posted as soon as the arrangements are complete. Williams Funeral Home is assisting the family...
Ulna Lee Hill
Mar 11, 2019
Mr. Ulna Lee Hill, age 77, a resident of Foster Chapel Road, passed away peacefully Monday, March 11, 2019, at home surrounded by family members and close friends. Lee was born July 7, 1941, in Maury County, the son of the late Ulna Willard Hill and Lovice Lucille Jarratt Hill. On March 26, 1965, he married Carolyn Butler. The couple...
James Willis Brown
Mar 9, 2019
James Willis Brown, age 76, passed away at his residence in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee on Saturday, March 9, 2019. James was born on December 24, 1942, in Maury County, Tennessee to Lester and Gladys Alexander Brown. He married his devoted and loving wife, Katherine Odom Brown on July 18, 1972. James was a wonderful, loving father, grandfather, brother, and uncle....
Shirley Carolyn Brown
Mar 7, 2019
Shirley Carolyn Brown, age 75, of Columbia, Tennessee went to her heavenly home on March 7, 2019. Shirley’s family was everything to her with God always the center. She was a compassionate angel always taking care of others. She was always proud of her career accomplishments with an associate degree as a paralegal helping many people. She also volunteered at...
Wilma Jane Murrell Locke
Mar 5, 2019
Wilma Jane Murrell Locke was born August 6, 1931, in the Rockdale community just south of her home town of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. She passed away on March 5, 2019, at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She was an only child born to the late Connor Ledford Murrell and Rubye Marie Lindsey Murrell. Wilma was a 1949 graduate of Hay Long High...
Leona Lyons
Mar 3, 2019
Leona Norman Lyons, age 87, of Columbia, passed away on March 3, 2019. Leona was born August 16, 1932 in Columbia, Tennessee to the late Sam “Happy” and Lena Cummins Norman. She was very loving person who would say “Bless Your Heart” to everyone she met. She was a member of Riverview Baptist Church. She was a waitress all her...
Mildred Baker
Mar 2, 2019
Sarah Mildred Baker, age 84, of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Saturday March 2, 2019 at Life Care Center in Columbia. Mildred was born September 9, 1934 in Columbia, Tennessee to the late William A. and Fannie Mae Kelley Baker. She married William Lawrence Baker and remained married to him for forty-seven years until his...
Johnny "Smoke" Wayne Scott
Mar 2, 2019
Johnny Wayne Scott “Smoke”, age 59, of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly on March 2, 2019. Johnny was born February 16, 1960 in Westpoint, Tennessee to the late Burford and Lorene Scott. He was a native of Lawrence County and retired from Graphic Packaging. He was a member of the VFW and served as a chaplain of the sons of...
Shannon Douglas Sparkman
Mar 1, 2019
Shannon Douglas Sparkman, age 48, passed away on March 1, 2019 at Mat-Su Regional Hospital in Palmer, Alaska. Shannon was born on January 11, 1971 in Columbia, Tennessee to Gracie and Arnold Sparkman. Shannon graduated in 1990 from Wahkiakum High School in Cathlamet, Washington where he participated in track and field. He was a bartender and a very skilled machinist...
Elizabeth "Libba" Cook
Feb 28, 2019
Elizabeth “Libba” Gantt Cook of Columbia passed away at the age of 60 on February 28, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Libba was born on June 25, 1958 to the late Maxwell and Nell Boddie Gantt. She received a Masters Degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was an undergraduate from Auburn University. She was a member...
Irving Dorning Jr.
Feb 27, 2019
Irving Dorning, Jr., 88 of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee passed away on February 27, 2019 at Southern Tennessee Regional Hospital. Irving was born on August 10, 1930 to the late R. I. Dorning and Clarice Steelman Dorning. He served his country in the United States Army and was honored with the Army of Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Metal, and Good Conduct...
William Wesley Henson
Feb 27, 2019
William Wesley Henson, age 72, of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, at Mt. Pleasant Health and Rehab. William was born July 10, 1947 in Mt. Pleasant, the son of the late William R. Henson and Omega L. Sharp Henson. He retired from the housekeeping department of Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service for William will be conducted...
Dr. Charlotte Ann Neeley
Feb 22, 2019
Dr. Charlotte “Ann” Neeley, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on February 22, 2019 at Life Care of Columbia. Ann was born on February 29, 1940 to the late William Howard Neeley and Ruth Elizabeth Murray Neeley. She lived on Washington Ave. in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee for over thirty years. She enjoyed learning and received many degrees: a Doctorate of...
Charles Steven Grooms
Feb 20, 2019
Charles Steven Grooms, 71, of Columbia, Tennessee passed away on February 20, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. Steve was born on October 8, 1947 to the late James Amos Grooms and Jewell Norman Grooms. He was a veteran of the Vietnam war having served in the Army. He enjoyed socializing and gathering with his many friends. There...
Billie Dee Myers
Feb 20, 2019
Mrs. Billie Dee Myers, age 82, of Louisiana, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at NHC Oakwood, in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Billie was born on July 3, 1936, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to William A. and Mary Beadreaux Cranford. Billie was married to Harold Myers, who precedes her in death. Billie was a homemaker, wife and mother, who had a...
Charles W. Allen
Feb 19, 2019
Charles W. Allen, 67, of Columbia, Tennessee passed away on February 19, 2019 at Sumner Regional Medical Center. Charles was born on December 18, 1951 in Wyandotte, Michigan to Lonnie Allen and Jessie Irene Martin Freels. He was an excellent storyteller and a practical joker who loved to play pranks on people. He was a very talented artist and often...
Mary Martha Vassar
Feb 19, 2019
Mary Martha Roberson Vassar, 95, of Columbia, Tennessee formerly of Huntsville, Alabama, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2019 at NHC Maury Regional surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Decherd, Tennessee to W. H. and Lizzy Belle Jones Roberson. Mary Martha was a devoted follower of Jesus and an active member of Lincoln Memorial/Heritage Baptist Church and...
Braswell Hairrell
Feb 18, 2019
Braswell (Bras) Hairrell, age 75, passed away February 18, 2019 after an extended illness. He was retired from TVA and served his country honorably in the U S Air Force. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Mary Hairrell, brothers Benton Hairrell and Mike Hairrell. He is survived by a daughter, Lea Ann Olive and granddaughter, Claudia...
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