Obituaries

Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Columbia, TN & Surrounding Areas

Boyd O. Kelley

Boyd O. Kelley

Aug 2, 2021

Boyd O. Kelley, age 61, a resident of Columbia, passed away Monday, August 2, 2021, at NHC Columbia.

A private family graveside service will be held at Mt. Nebo United Methodist Church Cemetery on Brown Hollow Road with Rev. Henry Mobley officiating. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Boyd was born February...

Christopher "Chris" Isabell

Christopher "Chris" Isabell

Jul 30, 2021

Christopher Robert "Chris" Isabell, age 39, resident of Columbia, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021, at his home.

A funeral service will be held Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at 11:00 AM at Heritage Funeral Home with Rick Points officiating. Burial will follow in Maury Memorial Gardens. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, from...

Edwin "Hany" Whisenant

Edwin "Hany" Whisenant

Jul 29, 2021

Mr. Edwin Mark “Hany” Whisenant, age 74, a resident of Columbia, passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center.

A funeral service will take place at Heritage Funeral Home on Friday, August 6, 2021 at 2:00 PM with Rick Points and Bill Yancy officiating. Burial will follow in Maury Memorial Gardens.  A visitation will...

Helen Marie Marshall

Helen Marie Marshall

Jul 29, 2021

Helen Marie Marshall, age 83, a resident of Santa Fe, passed away to her Heavenly Father on July 29, 2021, at Maury Regional Medical Center.

Helen was born on October 17, 1937, in Archibald, Louisiana and later moved to Watsonville, California and then DeLand, Florida, and retired with her husband to Santa Fe, Tennessee. She was an...

Betty Lou Cates

Betty Lou Cates

Jul 28, 2021

Betty Lou Cates, age 73, a resident of Columbia, passed away Wednesday morning, July 28, 2021, at Magnolia Healthcare and Rehabilitation.

The family will celebrate her life with services at a later date. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

A native of Maury County, Betty was born on March 30, 1948, and...

Charles Baker

Charles Baker

Jul 28, 2021

Mr. Charles Baker, age 85, a resident of Columbia, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, July 28, 2021, just three days following the passing of his son, Carlton “Rocky” Baker.

A funeral service will be held on Sunday, August 1, 2021 at 4:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Curtis Baker and Allen Lancaster officiating. A visitation...

Michael Thomas Smith

Michael Thomas Smith

Jul 27, 2021

Mr. Michael Thomas Smith, age 73, husband of Donna Murrell Smith, and a resident of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at his residence.

The family will celebrate his life with services at a later date. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Born on September 6, 1947, in Memphis, Tennessee, Michael...

Michael J. Moore

Michael J. Moore

Jul 26, 2021

Mr. Michael J. Moore, age 83, husband of Therese Fromhart Moore, and a resident of Lewisburg, Tennessee, passed away Monday, July 26,2021, at his residence.

Born on September 2. 1937, in Detroit, Michigan, Michael was the son of the late Le Roy Moore and the late Milly Jones Moore.  He previously worked as a police officer and...

Shirley Ann Hall

Shirley Ann Hall

Jul 26, 2021

Shirley Ann Hall, age 77, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away Monday, July 26, 2021, at Maury Regional Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at 4:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home. A visitation will be held on Friday, July 30, 2021, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the funeral...

Carlton "Rocky" Baker

Carlton "Rocky" Baker

Jul 25, 2021

Carlton “Rocky” Baker, age 52, husband of Charity Baker, and a resident of New Highway 7 in Columbia, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021, at his residence, after a nine-year long courageous battle with cancer.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at 11:00 AM at Heritage Funeral Home with Allen Lancaster officiating....

Justo Barrenechea

Justo Barrenechea

Jul 25, 2021

Justo Barrenechea of Columbia, Tennessee July 13, 1933 - July 25, 2021

Justo Barrenechea, 88, resident of Columbia, passed away Sunday, July 25 at his home.

A celebration of life will be held August 7, at 2:00 PM at the Lifehouse Church in Spring Hill with John Privett officiating. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with...

Herbert Clyde Helton

Herbert Clyde Helton

Jul 25, 2021

Mr. Herb Helton, age 90, a resident of Lynnville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 25, 2021, at his residence surrounded by family and friends.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at 2:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Herb’s grandchildren, Bro. Dwight Boswell, and Bro. Brandon Cochran officiating. Burial will follow...

Harold Williams

Harold Williams

Jul 24, 2021

Harold Lesley Williams was born September 21, 1945, as the first of nine children, to the late Clyde L. Williams and Thelma Wade Williams of the Theta community. He departed life on Saturday July 24, 2021.

A visitation will be held on Friday evening, July 30, 2021, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home. A...

Betty Smith

Betty Smith

Jul 24, 2021

Betty Smith of Lobelville, Tennessee November 29, 1946 - July 24, 2021

Betty Joyce Smith, age 74, a resident of Covington, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Lobelville.

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 3:00 at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home. Heritage...

Zona "Betsy" Elizabeth Morrical

Zona "Betsy" Elizabeth Morrical

Jul 23, 2021

Zona Elizabeth “Betsy” Morrical, age 80, a resident of Columbia, passed away Friday, July 23, 2021, at her residence.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at 11:00 AM at Heritage Funeral Home with...

John Turley

John Turley

Jul 23, 2021

John Edward Turley departed this life for the next on July 23, 2021.

He was born at home in the mountains of Nitro, West Virginia on July 24, 1936, to Ammi Edward and Mary Lou Turley. He was a connoisseur and creator of adventures throughout his childhood years, following the heroics of Roy Rogers and The Lone...

Telford Fain Tharp

Telford Fain Tharp

Jul 22, 2021

Telford Fain Tharp, age 78, former long-time pastor of The Pentecostals of Columbia, husband of Jonnie Marie Tharp, and a resident of Columbia, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday morning, July 22, 2021.

A funeral service will be held on Sunday, July 25, 2021, at 4:00 PM at The Pentecostals of...

John "Bulldog" Isabell

John "Bulldog" Isabell

Jul 21, 2021

Born on December 6, 1968, in Columbia, Tennessee John was the son of the late Judy Jones Isabell Whitley and Stanley Isabell. John departed this life July 21, 2021, at Southern Tennessee Regional Health System in Lawrenceburg with his wife, Marian, by his side, as she has been for their nine years and four months marriage.

John...

Charles Goolsby

Charles Goolsby

Jul 20, 2021

Mr. Charles Richard Goolsby, age 74, a lifelong resident of Spring Hill, passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at his residence.

The family will celebrate his life with a private graveside service in Neapolis Cemetery in October. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Charles was born in Columbia on February 7, 1947,...

Holly Nannett Puesaunt

Holly Nannett Puesaunt

Jul 20, 2021

Holly Nannette PueSaunt, age 52, a resident of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at her residence.

Born on January 4, 1969, in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, Holly was the daughter of the late Floyd Edward Craig and the late Nancy Florence Hatcher Craig. She was raised in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee and was a wife...

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