Obituaries

Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Columbia, TN & Surrounding Areas

Debbie June James

Debbie June James

Oct 13, 2024

Debbie June Burns James, age 63, wife of Charlie James, and a resident of Santa Fe, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024, at her residence.

A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 1:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Randy Isabell officiating. Burial will follow at Burns Cemetery, Woolard Road, Santa Fe, Tennessee. A...

Sue Carolyn Myers

Sue Carolyn Myers

Oct 11, 2024

Sue Carolyn Myers, age 77, beloved wife of Randall James Myers, and a resident of Five Points, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2024, at Southern Tennessee Regional Health System in Lawrenceburg. 

 

Sue was born on December 14, 1946, in Bonham, Texas, and at the age of four was adopted by Jesse and Oleta Fulton Wright. She married Randy Myers...

Susan Ann Martin

Susan Ann Martin

Oct 10, 2024

Susan Ann Lynch Martin, age 57, resident of Pulaski, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at her residence.

A celebration of life service will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 2:00pm at Culleoka Church of Christ, 2225 Church Street, Culleoka, Tennessee. 

Susan was born March 17, 1967 in Dickson, Tennessee and was the daughter of the Marvin Lynch and...

Patricia Carlyne Scribner

Patricia Carlyne Scribner

Oct 10, 2024

Patricia Carlyne Scribner, age 59, a resident of Columbia, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at her residence. 

 

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 4:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Pastor James Maddox officiating. A visitation will also be held on Thursday, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM at the funeral home. Heritage Funeral...

Pamela Lenore Olds

Pamela Lenore Olds

Oct 8, 2024

Pamela Lenore Olds, age 61, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at her residence. 

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, October 18, 2024, from 6:30PM until 7:30PM, at the front of her house, 3047 Goodtown Trace, Columbia, Tennessee. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. 

 Pamela was born on April 12,...

Debra Dianne Rubert

Debra Dianne Rubert

Oct 8, 2024

Debra Dianne Rubert, age 67, a resident of Culleoka, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at St. Thomas West.

 

Debbie was born on April 23, 1957, in Lewis County, Tennessee, and was the daughter of the late Delbert Ashworth and the late Irene Whitehead Ashworth. In addition to being a devoted homemaker, Debbie had a love for reading, cooking,...

Robert Lindsay Smith

Robert Lindsay Smith

Oct 7, 2024

Robert Lyndsay Smith, age 93, a resident of Pulaski, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2024, at Maury Regional Medical Center under hospice care with family members by his side.

A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at a future date, details to be announced when finalized.

He was born on May 26, 1931, in Rupert, Idaho, the...

Larry A. Anderson

Larry A. Anderson

Oct 7, 2024

Larry A. Anderson, age 81, a resident of Spring Hill, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2024, at Maury Regional Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 2pm at Heritage Funeral Home with Randy Fox and Kenny McFarlen officiating. Following the service, he will be laid to rest in Maury Memorial Gardens. A...

Donna Atkins White

Donna Atkins White

Oct 6, 2024

Donna Atkins White, age 92, a resident of Spring Hill, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro. 

 

Born on June 18, 1932, in Smith County, Virginia, Donna was the daughter of the late John C. Atkins and the late Sally Ann Davidson Atkins. On January 13, 1951, she married Ben Walter White, who preceded her...

Ottis Edwin Guinn, Jr.

Ottis Edwin Guinn, Jr.

Oct 6, 2024

Ottis Edwin Guinn, Jr. passed away on October 6, 2024 in Columbia, TN. Born February 3, 1961 in Huntsville, AL to Ottis Edwin Guinn, Sr. and his wife, Ora Jeanette Prince Guinn. 

He is survived by his wife, Ina Neely Guinn, his mother and sister, Edwina Guinn Denning (Mrs. Lawrence J.). He is preceded in death by his father and sister,...

Stephen "Steve" Duane Kelley

Stephen "Steve" Duane Kelley

Oct 6, 2024

Stephen “Steve” Duane Kelley, age 69, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at his residence. 

 

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 10:00AM at Heritage Funeral Home with Peter Sierson officiating. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the funeral...

William T. Oakley

William T. Oakley

Oct 4, 2024

William T. Oakley, was born on January 19th, 1948, to the late Tommy and Ruby Oakley. He went to be with his Lord and Savior on October 4, 2024. Also known as Speedy by his friends and family, William had an enduring love for life and a great sense of humor.

He was educated in the Maury County School System, playing...

Ernest Eugene Baugus "JR"

Ernest Eugene Baugus "JR"

Oct 4, 2024

Deacon Ernest Eugene Baugus, age 78, a resident of Columbia and Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, passed away Friday, October 4, 2024, at his residence. 

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 12:00 pm at Heritage Funeral Home with military honors to be provided by the United States Army. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. A visitation...

James Adams

James Adams

Oct 2, 2024

James Monroe Adams, age 79, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.

A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, October 4, 2024, from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with military honors provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family...

Lee Arthur Burgess

Lee Arthur Burgess

Oct 1, 2024

Mr. Lee Arthur Burgess, age 76 and husband of Maggie Burgess of fifty-seven years, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at his Columbia, Tennessee residence. 

 Lee was born on April 8, 1948, to the late John and Dorothy Burgess. Lee proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam...

Daniel Leroy Hammond

Daniel Leroy Hammond

Oct 1, 2024

Daniel “Dan” Leroy Hammond, age 71, husband of Wanda Hammond, and a resident of Hohenwald, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at his residence. 

 

Born on February 10, 1953, in South Haven, Michigan, Dan was the son of the late Therald and Marilyn Cutler Hammond. He devoted his career to carpentry and construction, where his hard work and craftsmanship were...

Rachel Leah Underwood

Rachel Leah Underwood

Sep 29, 2024

Rachel Leah Pagel Underwood, age 93, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at Life Care Center in Columbia, Tennessee, surrounded by her family. 

 

Rachel Leah Pagel was born on April 12, 1931, and was the daughter of the late Bertha Koone and Amos Alfred Pagel, Sr. She was a graduate of Culleoka Unit School. On February 9, 1950, she married...

Larry Leaon Blevins

Larry Leaon Blevins

Sep 27, 2024

Larry Leaon Blevins, Sr., age 77, husband of Margaret Blevins, and a resident of Hampshire, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2024, at Maury Regional Medical Center. 

 A visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM at the funeral home. His body will be transferred to East Tennessee where a funeral service will be...

George Robert Ogden

George Robert Ogden

Sep 27, 2024

George Robert Ogden, 63, of Columbia TN, passed away on September 27, 2024, surrounded by loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.

George, born December 17, 1960 in New Carlisle, OH is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 18 years, Teresa Ogden. They met in 2004 while serving at Inner City Ministries in Columbus,...

Betty Castleman

Betty Castleman

Sep 26, 2024

Betty Castleman of Brentwood, Tennessee passed away peacefully at Alive Hospice on September 26, 2024. 

Born in Corinth, Mississippi in 1952, Mrs. Castleman moved with her mother, Daddy and sister to Jackson, Tennessee where she met her husband, John. Her family moved again to Brentwood, Tennessee where she graduated from David Lipscomb High School. Betty and John married in 1971 and...

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