Obituaries
Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Columbia, TN & Surrounding Areas
Martha Faye Smith
Dec 9, 2024
Martha Faye Smith, age 75, a resident of the Water Valley Community in Santa Fe, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2024, at her residence.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 12:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Rick Points officiating. Following the service, she will be laid to rest in Polk Memorial Gardens....
Charles "Chuck" Rau
Dec 6, 2024
Charles “Chuck” Rau, age 80, husband of Fiona Frances Rau, and a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2024, at his residence.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 4:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Rick Points officiating. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Born on March 3, 1944,...
Ronald Frederick Duvall
Dec 5, 2024
Ronald Frederick Duvall, age 82, resident of Spring Hill, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, December 5th, 2024, peacefully at his residence.
A funeral service with be held on Saturday, January 4th, 2025, at 4pm at Heritage Funeral Home in Columbia, TN, with Randy Owens officiating. There will be visitation prior to the service from 2:30pm – 4:00pm at Heritage Funeral Home.
Born...
David Lake Kendall
Dec 5, 2024
The indomitable spirit of David Lake Kendall made its final mounted ride heavenward in the early evening of Thursday, December 5th, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. For those who knew him best it would be no surprise to say the Hounds of Heaven escorted him there.
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina to Henry David Kendall and Mary Didier Kendall, David’s...
Rhonda J. Autrey
Dec 5, 2024
Rhonda Autrey, age 69, passed away in Columbia, TN on December 5, 2024
Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Rhonda leaves to cherish her memory, a daughter: Piper Shannon of Las Vegas, NV; son: Scott Shannon of Columbia; mother: Betty Ryan of Texas; brother, Mark Prochnau, granddaughter: Bella Shannon; companion: James Martinez of Columbia.
No services have been scheduled at...
Dennis L Nagel
Dec 5, 2024
Dennis L. Nagel, age 81, husband of Susan Dunnavant Nagel, and a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Born on September 17, 1943, in Enid, Oklahoma, Dennis was the son of the late Vincent Nagel and the late Ruth Ketts Nagel Huffman. He dedicated 28 years of honorable service to the...

Pamela Kay Hodges
Dec 4, 2024
Pamela Kay Hodges, 62, resident of Columbia, passed away December 4, 2024 at Maury Regional.
Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Born March 9, 1962 in Nashville, TN, daughter of the late Clyde and Elizabeth Walton Tomlin. Pamela was a homemaker.
She is survived by her sons: Caleb Hodges and Anthony Hodges, both of Columbia; daughter Ambeer Hodges of Gallatin;...
Rodd Thomas Keech
Dec 4, 2024
Rodd Thomas Keech, age 73, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 2:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Dustin Miller and Chris Caldwell officiating. Military honors will be provided by the United States Air Force. The family will...
Ernest Baugh
Dec 3, 2024
Ernest Baugh was born March 9, 1955. He departed his earthly life at his residency on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at 12:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home. A visitation will also be held on Saturday, from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM at the funeral home. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting...
Kevin Shane Moody
Dec 2, 2024
Kevin Shane Moody, age 51, better known as Moody to all of his friends, and a resident of Culleoka, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2024, at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Born on February 13, 1973, Kevin was the son of the late Vernon Howard and Janice Workman Moody. Kevin loved watching westerns...
Joseph Richard Kincaid
Dec 1, 2024
Joseph “Joey” Richard Kincaid, age 50, a resident of Spring Hill, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2024, at his residence.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 1:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Rick Points officiating. Following the service, he will be laid to rest next to his wife, Amanda, in Hargrove Cemetery....
Jason Boyd West
Dec 1, 2024
Jason Boyd West, age 58, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2024, at his home.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 5th, 2024, at 12:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Ricky Clay officiating. The family will visit with friends and loved ones on Thursday from 10:00 AM until the service time. Heritage...
Carl Griggs
Nov 29, 2024
Mr. Carl Eugene Griggs, age 69, a resident of Old Leipers Creek Road, passed away Friday, November 29, 2024.
Born on December 15, 1954 in Franklin, TN, Carl was the son of the late Marvin Eugene and Dessie Conner Griggs. He was also the husband of the late Karen Smith Griggs for 49 years. Carl retired from the City of Franklin...
Belton Stanley Dickens
Nov 29, 2024
Belton Stanley Dickens, age 83, a resident of Columbia, passed way Friday, November 29, 2024, at his residence.
Born on January 7, 1941, in Colbert County, Alabama, Belton was the son of the late James Garfield Dickens and the late Lulu Bell Dickens. Belton was a supervisor at Mobile Chemical Plant in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee. He liked to deer hunt, travel...
Everette Junior Pullen
Nov 28, 2024
Everette Junior Pullen, age 85, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at his residence.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 11:00 AM at Heritage Funeral Home with Randy Fox and Phil Mash officiating. Following the service, he will be laid to rest in Philadelphia Cemetery. A visitation will be...

Wanda Cruse
Nov 27, 2024
Wanda Cruse, age 83, passed away on November 27, 2024, at Lexington Manor in Lexington, Tennessee.
Wanda was born on October 26, 1941, and was the daughter of the late Fey Johnson Maas and the late Saddie Juanita Wiggins. She is survived by her children, Caryol F. Lloyd, Cynthia Oliver, Donald Chatman, and James Richard Bramlett, Jr.
Tom Walton
Nov 23, 2024
Charles Thomas Walton, age 83, a resident of Spring Hill, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at Williamson Medical Center.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at 11:00 AM at Heritage Funeral Home, with Pastor Mike Shockley officiating. The family will visit with friends on Saturday from 10:00 AM until the service hour at...
Mary Katherine Whalen Jandreski
Nov 22, 2024
Mary Katherine Whalen Jandreski, a resident of Spring Hill, Tennessee passed away at the age of seventy in the evening of November 22, 2024. She was surrounded by family and friends and her two children holding her hand at Saint Thomas West.
Mary grew up in Michigan living and breathing lake life. She was like a fish to water and shared...
Cody Daniel Alberts
Nov 22, 2024
Cody Daniel Alberts, age 33, a resident of Culleoka, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 22, 2024, at his residence.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at 12:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Bro. David Buffaloe officiating. A visitation will also be held on Tuesday, from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM at the funeral...
Rebecca Burgett
Nov 21, 2024
Rebecca Burgett, age 98, and a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at NHC-Maury Regional Transitional Care Center.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 25, 2024, at 1:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home Monday, with David Craig officiating, following the service, she will be laid to rest in Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg....
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