Obituaries

May 4, 2021

Kathy Lynn Potts, age 57, a resident of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 11 th at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Heritage Funeral Home with Rick Points officiating.  Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.  The family will visit with friends on Monday, May 10 th...

May 3, 2021

Mr. Terry Wayne Williams, age 70, husband of Mary Luffman Williams, and a resident of Mount Olivet Road in Columbia, passed away Monday, May 3, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Rick Points officiating. Burial will follow in...

May 3, 2021

Sonda Phillips of Summertown, Tennessee July 6, 1956 - May 3, 2021

Sonda Kay Belew Phillips, age 64, resident of Summertown, passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021at her residence.

Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Sonda, better known as “Lucy”, was born July 6, 1956 in Maury County and was the daughter of...

May 2, 2021

Shirley Vaughn Smith, age 82, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee and formerly of Brentwood, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

A graveside service will be held on Thursday at 2:00 PM at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Shirley was born on June 13, 1938 in Chattanooga,...

May 1, 2021

Ruth Lee Taylor Hickerson, age 76, a resident of Summertown, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 at her residence.

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

Born on February 10, 1945 in Summertown, Ruth was the daughter of the late...

May 1, 2021

Nora A. Vincik of Spring Hill, Tennessee February 15, 1948 - May 1, 2021

Nora A. Vincik, age 73, a resident of Spring Hill, passed away Saturday morning, May 1, 2021 at her residence.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Apr 30, 2021

Patsy Lynn Potts, age 74, a resident of Summertown, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 at her residence.

Better known as “Nanny” to many, Patsy was born on October 3, 1946 in Maury County and was the daughter of the late Howard Brown and the late Verna Mae Johnson Brown. Besides her work as a homemaker, she...

Apr 29, 2021

Keshavlal M. Patel of Spring Hill, Tennessee August 1, 1937 - April 29, 2021

Keshavlal M. Patel, age 83, a resident of Spring Hill, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center.

A service will be held on Sunday, May 2, 2021 from 11AM-2PM at Heritage Funeral Home.  Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the...

Apr 29, 2021

Uta McElreath, age 73, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away Thursday morning, April 29, 2021, at Life Care Center.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 7, 2021 at 2PM at Maury Memorial Gardens with Rick Points officiating. A visitation will be held on Friday, May 7, 2021 from 12-2PM at Heritage Funeral Home....

Apr 29, 2021

Arlene Lillian Kemph of Columbia, Tennessee October 3, 1934 - April 29, 2021

Arlene Lillian Kemph, age 86, resident of Columbia and formerly of Princeton, NJ, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at her residence.

No services for Mrs. Kemph are scheduled at this time. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

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Apr 29, 2021

Ross Hunter Brown, age 44, husband of Jessica Brown and a resident of Chapel Hill, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at his residence, following a short, yet valiant battle with cancer.

A memorial service to celebrate Ross’s life will be held on Thursday, May 6 th at 4:00 PM in the chapel of Heritage Funeral...

Apr 29, 2021

Roberta “Robbie” Jane Little, age 75, a resident of Ethridge, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning, April 29, 2021.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, May 7th at 6:00 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Roger Reid officiating. A visitation will also be held on Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the...

Apr 29, 2021

Shirley Ann Beals February 13, 1936 - April 29, 2021

Shirley Ann Simmons Beals, age 85, resident of Spring Hill, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at Traditions of Spring Hill.

Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Shirley was born on Thursday February 13th, 1936, in Jones County, Georgia, to mother...

Apr 28, 2021

Glenn Lewis Maker March 27, 1983 - April 28, 2021

Glenn Lewis Maker, age 38, a resident of Columbia, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2021.

A memorial visitation and celebration of life will be held on Sunday, May 16, 2021 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with...

Apr 28, 2021

Virgil E. Mayberry, Jr., age 65, a resident of Columbia, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at NHC Columbia.

A graveside service will be held on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 2PM at Rosemont Cemetery. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Virgil was born on December 28, 1955 in Columbia and was...

Apr 27, 2021

Linda Anne Allen of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee January 1, 1944 - April 27, 2021

Linda Anne Allen, age 77, resident of Lawrenceburg, passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at her residence.

A memorial service for Linda will be held 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 1 at the Center Point Baptist Church in Leoma with Hobert Seymore officiating....

Apr 26, 2021

Thyra Belinda Heyd passed away in Giles county Tennessee. She was 68 years old. Thyra was born on March 13, 1953 in Muskegon, Michigan to the late Vernon Clar and Patricia Ann Sweet. Thyra was also preceded in death by her late husband Edward Elton Heyd and her brother Richard Charles Sweet.

Thyra spent a lot of...

Apr 25, 2021

Robert Merrill Valentine of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee October 23, 1955 - April 25, 2021

Robert Merrill Valentine, age 65, resident of Lawrenceburg, passed away Sunday, April 25 th at his home.

Private celebration of his life will be held later. Heritage Funeral Home of Columbia is assisting the family with services.

Born October 23, 1955 in...

Apr 24, 2021

Edward was born in Athens, Texas on February 28, 1930, to the late William Edward Whitesides, Sr., and the late Nola Early Whitesides, He passed away at the Tennessee Veteran’s Home in Murfreesboro, TN on April 24, 2021 at the age of 91.

Edward served in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Electronics Technician, 3 rd Class...

Apr 24, 2021

Betty Jean Williamson Ferguson, age 84, a resident of Columbia, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Mt. Pleasant Health and Rehabilitation Center.

The family will celebrate her life with private services. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Betty was born on September 11, 1936 in Giles County and was the daughter...