Recent Obituaries in Columbia, Tennessee
Justine Pitts Roe
Dec 2, 2018
Justine Pitts Roe, age 84, a native of Mount Pleasant, Tennessee and a longtime resident of Pulaski, died Sunday, December 2, 2018. Born October 19, 1934 to Maggie Lee and Jim B. Pitts of Mount Pleasant, she graduated from Hay Long High School, Martin Methodist College, and Athens State University. At Martin College, she met the love of her life,...
Ima Jean Greene
Dec 1, 2018
Ima Jean Greene of Columbia, TN, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at NHC Columbia. Ima was 89 years old. Ima Jean was born on January 13, 1929, in Pleasantville, TN to the late Walter Thompson and Mary Lou Cocke. She devoted her life to the care of her son, John. Ima Jean worked tirelessly to see that he...
Marjorie J Selman
Nov 30, 2018
Marjorie Selman, age 80, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018 at her home in Columbia, Tennessee. Marjorie was born August 3, 1938 in Westerly, Rhode Island to the late Myra Peabody. Marjorie and her husband of 61 years moved to Columbia, Tennessee in 1996 following their retirement. Her family describes her as having a keen mind and a love of...
Ann Lura Clark
Nov 30, 2018
On Friday, November 30, 2018, Ann Lura Clark went to join her loving husband, Harold “Pete” Clark. Before this joyful reunion, Ann lived a long, loving and Christian life. Ann was born on May 15, 1930, in Columbia, TN to the late Lee and Mae Madden. After marrying Daddy Pete on May 20, 1950, Ann soon became Momma Ann to...
Yvonne Sumner Hayes
Nov 29, 2018
Yvonne Sumner Hayes, 76, of Columbia, TN passed away on November 29, 2018 at Vanderbilt Hospital. Yvonne was born on March 11, 1942 in New Orleans, LA to Jules & Martha “Gasper” Sumner. She married Allen Hayes in 1967. They were together for 51 wonderful years. Mrs. Hayes attended Southern University where she got a BS in teaching. She specialized...
Charles English King
Nov 29, 2018
Charles English King, age 77 of Mt. Pleasant, TN passed away on November 29, 2018, at Maury Regional Hospital. Charles was born in Maury County on August 4, 1941, to the late Cletus King and Louise Workman. Charles was married to his wife Mary Mabry for over 58 years. He worked in construction. In any spare time, he spent his...
Mary Lee Mccollum Fitzgerald Dotson
Nov 28, 2018
Mary Lee McCullom Fitzgerald Dotson, age 75, of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Mary was born on October 18, 1943, in Columbia, Tennessee to Sam and Dorthy Hyle McCullom. She was a hard worker at whatever she did. She worked in the textile industry for several years, and later was the owner...
Eleana Hicks Mccoy
Nov 26, 2018
Eleana Hicks McCoy, age 85, resident of Benton Hall, passed away on Sunday, November 25, at her residence. Eleana was born May 20, 1933 in Summertown, TN, the daughter of the late Opril and Peggy Barnett Hicks. She was the wife of 43 years of the late Charles “Jerry” McCoy, who preceded her in death in 2000. Eleana was a...
Jiviben M. Patel
Nov 24, 2018
Jiviben M. Patel, age 89, of Columbia, peacefully passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at NHC Columbia. Jiviben was born in India on October 1, 1929 to Mafatlal Patel and Ugariben Patel. She was the wife of Maneklal S. Patel, and the mother of 6 children. Jiviben was a strong, independent woman, who raised her children to love one...
Wilda Esther Knupp
Nov 20, 2018
Born in Union County, Dongola, IL, on February 27, 1921, Mrs. Knupp was the daughter of the late Esther A. and Vesta E. Karraker of Dongola, IL. Wilda was the wife of the late, Rev. J. Lowell Knupp. She was the mother of Robert L. (Dee) Knupp of Milner, GA, and Gary L. Knupp of Jackson, TN. She was preceded...
Paul A Kincaid
Nov 20, 2018
Paul Alvan Kincaid, age 78 of Lobelville, TN, passed away on November 20, 2018, at home. Paul was born in Oklahoma City, OK to the late Arthur and Ruth Kincaid. Paul served his country in the United States Marine Corps. While he only shows a couple of years of credits, Paul was a perpetual student, taking college classes on and...
Richard Eli Greer, Jr.
Nov 16, 2018
Richard Eli Greer, Jr., age 59, of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018 following an extending illness.Richard “Ricky” was born on April 12, 1959, to the Sybil Mae Greer and the late Richard Eli Greer, Sr., in Nashville, Tennessee. Ricky honorably served in the United States Navy. After the Navy, he worked as a construction worker, and...
John Michael Davison
Nov 15, 2018
John Michael Davison, age 47, of Franklin, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly on November 15, 2018. John was born on April 18, 1971, in Fairfield, Ohio, to John Cline Davison and Mary Davison. He was married to Sara Gardner Davison. John was a framer by trade, and was excellent at his work, never failing an inspection, until his injuries from and...
Cecil D. Burger
Nov 13, 2018
Cecil Deverl Burger, born May 10th, 1931 in Plymouth, Indiana, entered into eternal rest on November 13th, 2018 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mr. Burger was preceded in death by his wife of 39 years, Margaret (Peg) Elizabeth McClain; his parents Mary Inez and Cecil Deverl Burger; and children Mike Burger and Steve Mullenhour. He is survived by his children Rick (Kelly)...
Eddie Wilson Bishop, Chief Petty Officer, Us Navy, Ret.
Nov 13, 2018
Eddie Wilson Bishop, Chief Petty Officer, U. S. Navy, Retired, age 72, of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. Eddie was born in Summertown, Tennessee, on December 9, 1945, to Howard Bishop and Edna McAfee Williams. Eddie was proud to be a retiree of the U. S....
William Rayfield Braden
Nov 9, 2018
William Rayfield Braden, age 68, passed away Friday, November 9, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. William was born May 9, 1950 in Maury County to the late Alberta Braden and the late Annie Bell Cheatham Braden. After graduating from Carver Smith high school. William came to be a hard workingman. He could build or work on...
Clara Drucilla Floyd
Nov 9, 2018
Clara Drucilla Phillips Floyd, age 88, passed on Friday, November 9, 2018 at Mount Pleasant Rehabilitation. Drucilla was born on November 8, 1930 in Giles County to the late Mattie Coleman and Robert Phillips. On November 1, 1947 she married the love of her life James Edward (Jim) Floyd. They were married for 49 years before his death in 1996....
Russell Perry Daniels, Sr.
Nov 5, 2018
Russell Perry Daniels, Sr., age 73, of Columbia, passed away on Monday, November 5, at Magnolia Health Care in Columbia. Perry was born December 18, 1944 in Maury County, the son of the late William Claude Daniels and Etta “Gracie” Clifton Daniels. He was the husband of 49 years of Wilma Oliver Daniels. Perry retired from the Public Works Department...
Gary Lee Stewart
Nov 3, 2018
Gary Lee Stewart, age 62, went to Heaven Saturday, November 3, 2018 surrounded by family and close friends. He was born on December 18, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Melvindale High school in 1974 and then from Wayne State University. He worked and retired after 39 years for General Motors. Gary came to know the Lord at the...
Julia Mary Vassallo
Nov 1, 2018
Julia Mary Vassallo, age 83, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018 in Columbia, Tennessee. Julia was born on July 11, 1935 in Malta to the late Michael Camilleri and Concetta Cini. Julia worked as a nurse’s aide. She married George Vassallo and the two shared sixty beautiful years together. Julia was an exceptionally warmhearted and strong woman. She was...
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