Obituaries

Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Columbia, TN & Surrounding Areas

Charles Morris Crumley

Charles Morris Crumley

Feb 26, 2025

Charles Morris Crumley, age 94, resident of Columbia, passed away Wednesday February 26 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

A graveside service for Mr. Crumley will be held Monday, March 3 at 12:00 Noon at Polk Memorial Gardens with Rick Points officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM at Heritage Funeral Home....

Fredrick James Shipp Sr.

Fredrick James Shipp Sr.

Feb 26, 2025

Mr. Fredrick James Shipp Sr., age 62, a resident of Williamsport, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025, surrounded by his family at his residence.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, from 4:00-7:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with...

Phyllis Singleton

Phyllis Singleton

Feb 25, 2025

Phyllis Ann Singleton, age 79, a resident of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at her residence.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, February 28, 2025, at 10:00 AM at Maury Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel with Reverend Ryan Tatham officiating. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. 

Phyllis was born on January 22, 1946, in Pikeville, Kentucky...

James D. Connors

James D. Connors

Feb 25, 2025

James D. Connors, age 86, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2025. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. 

Mike Greenfield

Mike Greenfield

Feb 24, 2025

Michael Dean "Mike" Greenfield, 68 of Columbia, passed away February 24, 2025 in Savannah, TN.

A Columbia native, Mike was the son of the late Orsen Dean Greenfield and Bonnie Ruth Johnson Greenfield. He earned a degree in electronics from Columbia State Community College and worked as an accomplished plumber and electrician.

Mike loved fishing and boating, having acquired a new sailing...

KayKay Crosby

KayKay Crosby

Feb 24, 2025

Carolyn Elaine "KayKay" Crosby, age 62, a beloved resident of Columbia, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2025, at Tri-Star Centennial Hospital in Nashville.

A funeral service will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home, with Rev. Kenny Anderson, Sr. officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Missionary Church Cemetery. The family will receive...

Joe Marshall Huckaby, Jr.

Joe Marshall Huckaby, Jr.

Feb 24, 2025

Mr. Joe Marshall Huckaby, age 101, died Monday, February 24, 2025, at The Bridge Assisted Living of Columbia. 

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 12:00pm at Heritage Funeral Home with John Vaughan officiating. Entombment will follow in Maury Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will visit with friends on Saturday from 10:00am until the service time...

Gail Frey

Gail Frey

Feb 22, 2025

Gail Carol Frey, age 75, resident of Columbia, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at her home.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, from 12:00pm until 2:00pm at Heritage Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held on Saturday at 2:00pm at the funeral home with Brother Stephen McCollum officiating. Burial will follow in Knob Creek...

Betty Gilliand

Betty Gilliand

Feb 21, 2025

Betty Lou White Gilliand, age 88, resident of Columbia passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025 at NHC Healthcare in Franklin.

Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

 

Renater Webster

Renater Webster

Feb 21, 2025

Renater Webster, age 65, resident of Columbia, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025, at St. Thomas West Hospital.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Heritage Funeral Home, with a burial to follow at Maury Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Friday, February 28th, from 4:00 – 7:00 PM at...

Marilyn Monroe Riley

Marilyn Monroe Riley

Feb 20, 2025

Marilyn Monroe Ragsdale Riley, age 66, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at Maury Regional Medical Center. 

Born on February 17, 1959, in Columbia, Tennessee, Marilyn was the daughter of the late Annie Bell Ragsdale. She worked as a dump truck driver before transitioning to a career as a caregiver, a role she embraced until...

Wendell Bennett

Wendell Bennett

Feb 19, 2025

Wendell Clark Bennett, age 81, resident of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. 

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later.

Jackie Arnold Wheeler

Jackie Arnold Wheeler

Feb 19, 2025

Jackie Arnold Wheeler, 86, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 in Columbia, Tennessee. A visitation will be on Monday February 24, 2025, from 10:30am – 12pm with service to follow at Heritage Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg, Tennessee. 

Born on February 12, 1939 in Nashville, Tennessee, Jack was the son of the late Johnnie...

David Hartley

David Hartley

Feb 18, 2025

David Hartley passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on February 18th, 2025, following a brief illness. David was born on March 25, 1953, in Williamson County, Tennessee. He grew up in the Peytonsville community and graduated from Bethesda School in 1971. David attended Franklin Community of Faith Church of the Nazarene and led a life filled...

Ralph Broughton

Ralph Broughton

Feb 17, 2025

Ralph Broughton, age 68, a resident of Milford, Michigan, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025.

 

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 2:00 PM in the Garden of Hope at Maury Memorial Gardens with Rick Points officiating. A visitation will also be held on Tuesday, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home. 

 

Born on...

Tracy Lynn Roberson

Tracy Lynn Roberson

Feb 17, 2025

Tracy Lynn Roberson, age 54, beloved wife of William Tracy Roberson, and a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday evening, February 17, 2025, after an extended illness.

 

Born on January 13, 1971, in Maury County, Tennessee, Tracy was the daughter of the late William Clayton Norman and the late Margaret Ellen Roberts Norman. She attended...

Joyce M Wright

Joyce M Wright

Feb 16, 2025

Mrs. Joyce M. Wright, age 77, beloved wife of Gary Wright, and a resident of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at her residence. 

 

Born on July 25, 1947, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, Joyce was the daughter of the late Kenneth Smith and the late Hazel Campbell Smith. On May 29, 1965, she married Gary Wright, and together they...

Virginia Ann Pulley Denham

Virginia Ann Pulley Denham

Feb 15, 2025

Virginia Ann Pulley Denham, age 82, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday morning, February 15, 2025. 

 

A graveside service will be held on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Jones Cemetery. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. 

 

Born on March 7, 1942, in Waynesboro, Tennessee, Virginia was the daughter of...

Patricia Jean McCullom Smithson

Patricia Jean McCullom Smithson

Feb 13, 2025

Patricia Jean McCullom Smithson, age 75, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025, just two days shy of her 76th birthday. 

 

Born on February 15, 1949, in Columbia, Tennessee, Patricia was the daughter of the late Sam Hallis McCullom and the late Mary Dorothy Hyle McCullom. A graduate of Columbia Central High, she dedicated her life...

Essie Mae Cora Lee Potts

Essie Mae Cora Lee Potts

Feb 12, 2025

Essie Mae Cora Lee Humphrey Potts, age 89, a resident of Santa Fe, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at her residence. 

 

A funeral service will be held on Friday, February 14, 2025, at 1:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Rick Points and Roger Humphrey officiating. Following the service, she will be buried at Johnson’s Chapel Cemetery. A...

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