Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Laura Jo Bobo Gilliam
Feb 3, 2019
Laura Jo Bobo Gilliam, age 72, of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019 following an extended illness. Laura was born on January 12, 1947, in Columbia, to Rufus P. and Bonnie Loucille Prince Bobo. When Laura Jo Bobo was just 17 years old, she met a young man who was to become the love of her life, Monty...
Linda Fay Kersey
Feb 3, 2019
Linda Fay Kersey died on February 3, 2019, at her home due to an illness . A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 11:00 am at Spencer Hill Cemetery with Randy Kersey officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday morning from 8:00 am to 10:30 am at Williams Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. Fay is...
Ronald Floyd Hawkins
Feb 2, 2019
Ronald Floyd Hawkins, age 62, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019. Ronald was born on April 22, 1956 in Springfield, Ohio to Robert Hawkins and Betty Brown Hawkins. He was an electrician for General Motors for forty-two years. Ronald is survived by his wife Judy Hawkins; children Heather Hall, Bob (Margaret) Hawkins, Caitlin (Justin) Pollock, Emily (Nick) Gwin, Kris...
Council H. Graham
Feb 2, 2019
Council H. Graham, age 68, passed away on Saturday, February 02, 2019 at his residence in Culleoka. Council was born on January 25, 1951 in Lumberton, North Carolina to Daniel H. Graham and Rosa Deese Graham. The family will visit with friends and family on Monday, February 4, 2019 at Williams Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee from 4:00 p.m....
Jakie "Jake" Damron Sr.
Feb 2, 2019
Jakie “Jake” Damron, Sr. of Williamsport, Tennessee passed away on February 2, 2019 at the age of 67. Jake was born on October 30, 1951 to Samuel Damron and Edna Ray Damron. He was a warm and caring person, loved by all who met him. He was the most helpful family member, always trying to make a way to take...
Sally Ann Bryant Cardenas
Jan 30, 2019
Sally Ann Bryant Cardenas, age 52, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at her residence in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Sally was born on July 6, 1966 in Houston, Texas to Mary Jane Branam. She was a very gifted woman who could make anything out of nothing such as Easter baskets. She loved art, especially drawing. Sally enjoyed reading the word....
Jane Elizabeth Parks Boshears
Jan 30, 2019
Jane Elizabeth Parks Boshears of Mt. Pleasant was reunited with her husband in heaven on January 30, 2019 at the age of 90. Jane was born and raised in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Her parents were Paul Raymond Parks and Annie Florence Howell Parks. She was a woman of deep faith who loved the church. She was a wonderful example of...
Jerry Lee Staggs
Jan 30, 2019
Jerry Lee Staggs of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee passed away on January 30, 2019 at the age of 68. Jerry was born on November 5, 1950 to Matthew Staggs and Lucille May Clark Staggs. He was a truck driver having worked for various companies in Lawrence and Maury Counties. He and his wife, Jeanene McBride have been married for 50 years. He...
Francis (Frank) E. Svehlak
Jan 30, 2019
Francis (Frank) E. Svehlak of Hohenwald, Tennessee passed away on January 30, 2019 in Summertown, Tennessee surrounded by his loving family. Frank was born July 13, 1929 in Derby, Connecticut. He moved to then rural Monroe, Connecticut where he developed his love of the outdoors that stayed with him throughout his life. He developed a quest for adventure whether it...
Harold Wade Johnson
Jan 29, 2019
Harold Wade Johnson, age 83, passed away at home Tuesday Jan 29, 2019. Harold was born on May 24, 1935 in Pontiac, MI. After graduating from Pontiac Central High School, he married his high school sweetheart, Nancy McClure, on Aug 13, 1956. He served in the Army as an MP from 1954 to 1956. Harold’s working career was spent at...
Larry Thirl Simbeck
Jan 29, 2019
Larry Thirl Simbeck of Loretto, Tennessee passed away on January 29, 2019 at the age of 59. He was born on September 8, 1959 in Loretto to Fred Simbeck, Sr. and Georgia “Fisher” Simbeck.
Robert "Bobby" & Ruby Frazier
Jan 27, 2019
Robert “Bobby” Jones Frazier, Sr., age 76, and Ruby Dean Smith Frazier, age 75, passed away as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident, on January 27, 2019. Ruby was born on December 31, 1943, in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, to Athol Hunter Smith, Sr., and Virginia Calvert Smith. She was a graduate of Hay Long High School, and...
Lorene Mangrum Haywood
Jan 26, 2019
Lorene Mangrum Haywood, age 100, of Columbia, passed away at NHC Columbia, just a few days after reaching her 100th birthday, on January 26, 2019. Lorene was born on January 11, 1919, in Columbia, Tennessee, to Oscar Elijah Mangrum and Gennie Eula Blackwell Mangrum. She worked for many years in the Highland Park Elementary School office – until she reached...
Anthony John Girsch
Jan 25, 2019
Anthony John Girsch of Columbia passed away on January 25, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center at the age of 98 with his family by his side. Anthony was born on June 7, 1920 to the late Anthony Girsch and Agnes Bylecki Girsch. He rode on a bomber in WWII in the South Pacific which resulted in a love for...
Roger D Hutchinson, Sr.
Jan 25, 2019
Roger David Hutchinson, Sr., of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. Roger was born on July 24, 1954, in Pontiac, Michigan, to Robert L. Hutchinson, Sr. and Myrtle (Sis) King Hutchinson. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp, and a strong US patriot. He loved...
Mary Elizabeth Powell
Jan 22, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Powell of Columbia, Tennessee passed away on January 22, 2019 at NHC Columbia at the age of 87. Liz was born March 15, 1931 in Maury County to the late Arthur Grooms and Vera Katherine McCallum Grooms. She was very proud of her family and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren and was happy to be...
Charles P. Smith Jr.
Jan 22, 2019
Charles P. Smith, Jr. of Columbia passed away on January 22, 2019 at his home at the age of 73 with his family by his side. Charles was the son of the late Charles P. Smith, Sr. and the late Jewell Newborn Smith. He was a veteran having served in the Army National Guard from 1966 to 1972 with an...
Mary Neil Robinson Puryear Wise
Jan 20, 2019
Mary Neil Robinson Puryear Wise, 90, lifelong Maury County educator, died at NHC on January 20, 2019. She was born and grew up in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee where she graduated as 1946 valedictorian from Hay Long High School. While attending Tennessee Technological University, she met and married (1947) Henry Martin Puryear, Jr., a returning World War II veteran. He passed...
Rita Hamilton Luffman
Jan 16, 2019
Rita Hamilton Luffman, age 53 of Summertown, TN passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at home due to illness. She was a homemaker and a member of the church of Christ. Rita was preceded in death by her grandparents Clifford and Florence Hamilton and Clarence and Velma Henson. She is survived by a daughter, Christina (Eddie) Goins of Lawrenceburg and...
Freddie Kirk Warren
Jan 16, 2019
Freddie Kirk Warren, (aka Mr. Terrible) age 80, of Hohenwald, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Freddie was born May 20, 1938, in Hohenwald, the son of the late Roscoe H. Warren and Hettie Irene Mitchell Warren. Upon graduating in 1956 from Lewis County High School, Freddie joined the United States Air Force....
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