Obituaries

Mar 9, 2022

Marlena Candace Johnson Rainey, age 29, a resident of Columbia, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.

A funeral service will be held on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at 5:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home. A visitation will also be held on Sunday from 3:00 – 5:00 PM at the funeral home. Heritage Funeral Home is...

Mar 8, 2022

Teresa Diane Dugger of Columbia, Tennessee March 8, 2022

Teresa Diane Dugger, age 69, a resident of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at her residence.

A funeral service will be held on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Reverend Jim Ledbetter officiating. Burial will follow in Shires Cemetery. A...

Mar 8, 2022

Joe Ann Gardner was born March 5, 1933, in Columbia, Tennessee. She entered into eternal rest on Tuesday morning, March 8, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Louise Sanford.

Joe Ann was preceded in death by her husband Wilburn Gardner, brothers, Henry E. Sanford, Charlie W. Sanford, Thomas E. Sanford, and Bobby J....

Mar 8, 2022

Mr. Ricky Dale Pruitt, age 62, husband of Shirley Faye Heaton Pruitt, and a resident of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at his residence.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at 2:00 PM with Pastor Jim Ledbetter officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. A visitation will also be...

Mar 8, 2022

Margie Earline Pitts, age 62, a resident of Lewisburg, passed away Tuesday evening, March 8, 2022, at her residence.

Margie was born on July 31, 1959, in Lucas County, Oregon, and was the daughter of the late Guy Reed Turner and the late Ella Mae Coats Turner. She worked as a school bus driver for the Marshall...

Mar 7, 2022

Eddy Morris Spencer, age 74, resident of Lynnville, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022 at NHC Columbia.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 11 th at 5:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Randy McNeece officiating.  The family will visit with friends on Friday from 3:00 until the 5:00 PM service.  Heritage Funeral...

Mar 7, 2022

Ty Lee Sanders March 1, 1971 - March 7, 2022

Ty Lee Sanders, age 51, a resident of Hickman County, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022, at Alive Hospice Residence in Nashville.

Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Mar 6, 2022

Scott Alan McCrea, age 56, a resident of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at his residence.

Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Mar 6, 2022

Jack “Jeffery” Cates, age 51, resident of Columbia, TN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 6, 2022, surrounded by his loving family in Centennial Hospital in Nashville, TN.

Jeff was born in Maury County and was the son of Jack Cates and the late Lorane Cates. He worked for A & F Properties doing maintenance. He was...

Mar 4, 2022

Melvin Donald Morris, Sr. of Columbia, Tennessee January 31, 1934 - March 4, 2022

Melvin Donald Morris, Sr., we called him “The Duke”, has passed away at 88 years old at home in Columbia, TN on March 4, 2022, of natural causes.

He was born on January 31, 1934, in Lincoln Park, Michigan to Harry Leroy Morris,...

Mar 3, 2022

James Walter Mabe August 31, 1933 - March 3, 2022

James Walter Mabe, age 88, resident of Pulaski, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at his residence.

Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Mar 3, 2022

Nancy Lee Kincaid April 15, 1941 - March 3, 2022

Nancy Lee Kincaid, age 80, resident of Spring Hill, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at her residence.

Nancy was born in Detroit, Michigan and was the daughter of the late Cecil Kincaid and the late Patricia Collins Kincaid.  She was of the Methodist faith and...

Mar 2, 2022

Audry Ann Hall, age 90, resident of Spring Hill, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at her residence.

Audry was born in Oakland, California and was the daughter of the late Ervin Francis Larue and the late Vera Kaye Keck.  She is survived by her children, Mike (Kathie) Hall of Spring Hill, TN, Tom (Sue) Hall...

Mar 2, 2022

Chris was born December 30, 1965 at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, TN.  He was the only child born to Carter and Frankie Bostick.  Chris passed away early morning on March 2, 2022 with his wife (Mille Bostick) by his side.  Chris attended elementary schools in Mt. Pleasant, TN and Alcoa, TN, and graduated high school in Reidsville, NC. ...

Feb 28, 2022

Misty Dawn Cozart, age 39, a resident of Lewisburg, passed away Monday, February 28, 2022, at her residence.

A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2022, from 4:00 – 5:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Born on May 31, 1982, in Columbia, Misty...

Feb 28, 2022

Stanton Scruggs, Jr., age 91, a resident of Thompson Station, fell asleep in death on Monday, February 28, 2022, at his home.

A memorial zoom service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, March 5, 2022, from Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with their services.

Stanton was born...

Feb 26, 2022

Sandra Louise Clark of Loretto, Tennessee January 12, 1951 - February 26, 2022

Sandra Louise Clark, age 71, a resident of Loretto, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at her residence.

Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Feb 26, 2022

Gopalbhai Patel August 4, 1949 - February 26, 2022

Gopalbhai Somdas Patel, age 72, resident of Columbia, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022 at his residence.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2022  beginning at 11AM at Heritage Funeral Home. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Feb 25, 2022

Nancy K. Grooms, age 81, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, left for her heavenly home on February 25, 2022, at Vanderbilt University Hospital.

A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Bob Vassar officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. A visitation will be held...

Feb 25, 2022

Mr. Willard Randolph “Bud” Duncan, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, age 81, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022, at Maury Regional Medical Center.

Born on December 3, 1940, in San Antonio, Texas and raised in Long Beach, California, Bud was the son of the late Floyd Randolph Duncan and the late Wilma...