Obituaries

Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Columbia, TN & Surrounding Areas

Alice Marie Wells

Alice Marie Wells

Mar 19, 2016

Alice Marie Wells September 27, 1946 - March 19, 2016

Mrs. Alice Marie Wells, age 69, a resident of Pulaski, passed away March 19, 2016 at NHC Pulaski. The family will celebrate her life with services at a later date. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Born on September 27, 1946 in Giles County, Alice was...

Alice Faye Mangrum

Alice Faye Mangrum

Mar 17, 2016

Alice Faye Mangrum January 20, 1949 - March 17, 2016

Alice Faye Mangrum, age 67, a resident of White Bluff, TN passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at NHC Columbia. Born on January 20, 1949 in Nashville, Alice was the daughter of Mary Armstrong Charlton and the late William C. Charlton. In addition to her mother, she is survived...

Richard Saiz Ortega

Richard Saiz Ortega

Mar 17, 2016

Richard Saiz Ortega July 8, 1947 - March 17, 2016

Richard Ortega, age 68, a resident of Loretto, passed away March 17, 2016 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. He was born in California and was the son of the late Richard Ortega and the late Maria Saiz Ortega. He served his country in the US Air Force and worked...

Gregory Lagarce Hewitt

Gregory Lagarce Hewitt

Mar 16, 2016

Gregory LaGarce Hewitt August 6, 1941 - March 16, 2016

Mr. Gregory LaGarce Hewitt, age 74, a resident of Lewisburg, TN previously of St. Louis, MO, passed away March 16, 2016. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, March 19th at 4:00 PM at Roselawn Cemetery in Murfreesboro. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Greg...

Martha K. Johnson

Martha K. Johnson

Mar 15, 2016

Martha K. Johnson of Thompson Station, Tennessee December 14, 1927 - March 15, 2016

Martha K. Johnson, age 88, a resident of Thompson Stations, passed away March 15th at Claiborne-Hughes Health Center. Graveside services will be held on Thursday at 1PM at Johnson Hollow Cemetery in the Burwood Community with Bro. Ronnie Kephart officiating. Heritage Funeral Home of Franklin...

Maurice James Daugherty

Maurice James Daugherty

Mar 15, 2016

Maurice James Daugherty May 5, 1943 - March 15, 2016

Maurice Daugherty, age 72, a resident of Pulaski, passed away March 15th at Southern Tennessee Regional Health System He served his country in the United States Army and was a superintendent for a plywood mill company. He attended New Hope Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg. He is survived by his...

Betty Modrall

Betty Modrall

Mar 15, 2016

Betty Modrall August 3, 1931 - March 15, 2016

Jacquelyn Betty Rewis Modrall, age 84, a resident of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Heritage Funeral Home with Bro. David Morris officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial...

Dwight Eugene Cline

Dwight Eugene Cline

Mar 15, 2016

Dwight Eugene Cline August 21, 1954 - March 15, 2016

Dwight Eugene Cline, age 61, husband of Debra Cline, and a resident of Spring Hill, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 18th at 3pm at Heritage Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Maury Memorial Gardens. The...

John Lewis Burdett, Jr.

John Lewis Burdett, Jr.

Mar 15, 2016

John Lewis Burdett, Jr. May 3, 1929 - March 15, 2016

John Lewis Burdett, Jr., age 86, resident of Spring Hill, passed away March 15th at his residence. A private memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 20, 2016. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. John was born May 3, 1929 in Williamson County and...

Martha K. Johnson

Martha K. Johnson

Mar 15, 2016

Martha K. Johnson December 14, 1927 - March 15, 2016

Martha K. Johnson, age 88, a resident of Thompson Stations, passed away March 15th at Claiborne-Hughes Health Center. Graveside services will be held on Thursday at 1PM at Johnson Hollow Cemetery in the Burwood Community with Bro. Ronnie Kephart officiating. Heritage Funeral Home of Franklin is assisting the family....

Ruth Naomi Harrison Shiroda

Ruth Naomi Harrison Shiroda

Mar 14, 2016

Ruth Naomi Harrison Shiroda March 14, 2016

Ruth Naomi Harrison Shiroda, age 79, a resident of Columbia, died Monday, March 14, 2016. Ruth was of the Catholic faith. She was a mother of six and loved every second of being with her children. She was a retired meat wrapper with Danny’s Foods in Dearborn, Michigan. She loved bingo and...

Rodney J. Mccormick

Rodney J. Mccormick

Mar 12, 2016

Rodney J. McCormick October 20, 1957 - March 12, 2016

Mr. Rodney J. McCormick, age 58, husband of Tina McCormick, and a resident of Trotwood Avenue in Columbia, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 12th at his residence. A memorial service to celebrate Rodney’s life will be held on Sunday, March 20th from 2-4PM at 412 6th Avenue in...

Thomas Edward Pittard

Thomas Edward Pittard

Mar 11, 2016

Thomas Edward Pittard January 28, 1994 - March 11, 2016

Thomas Edward Pittard, age 22, a resident of Spring Hill, TN passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016 at his residence. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Heritage Funeral Home with Pastor Derek Hunter officiating. The family will receive friends for visitation on...

Floyd Cates

Floyd Cates

Mar 11, 2016

Floyd Cates February 23, 1946 - March 11, 2016

Mr. Floyd Cates, age 70, and a resident of Lawrenceburg, formerly of Columbia, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016 at Southern Tennessee Regional Health System. Born on February 23, 1946 in Osceola, Arkansas, Floyd was the son of the late William Anderson Cates and the late Thelma Blanche Rogers...

William Earl Martin, Jr.

William Earl Martin, Jr.

Mar 10, 2016

William Earl Martin, Jr. November 15, 1965 - March 10, 2016

William Earl Martin, Jr., age 50, husband of Shelia Martin and a resident of Belfast, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Marshall Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 2pm at Heritage Funeral Home with John Stanfill officiating. Burial will follow in Johnson Chapel...

Patricia A. Dirla

Patricia A. Dirla

Mar 9, 2016

Patricia A. Dirla December 10, 1944 - March 9, 2016

Patricia Dirla, age 71, wife of Roland Dirla, and a resident of Columbia, passed away Wednesday, March 9th at Life Care Center of Columbia. A private inurnment will be held on Wednesday, March 15th at 3PM in the Garden of Resurrection in Maury Memorial Gardens adjacent to the funeral...

William Nicholas "Nick" Fleeman

William Nicholas "Nick" Fleeman

Mar 9, 2016

William Nicholas "Nick" Fleeman December 14, 1981 - March 9, 2016

Mr. William Nicholas “Nick” Fleeman, age 34, a resident of Lawrenceburg, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at his residence. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Mars Hill Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg with Bro. Mickey Brackin officiating....

Carroll King

Carroll King

Mar 8, 2016

Carroll King December 4, 1944 - March 8, 2016

Mr. Carroll Lee King, age 71, a resident of Lewisburg, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Saturday 2 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Sherry Ladd officiating. Burial will follow in Ring Cemetery in the Pottsville Community. A...

Rose Waltos

Rose Waltos

Mar 5, 2016

Rose Waltos May 6, 1922 - March 5, 2016

The daughters of Rose Waltos mourn their mother’s peaceful passing on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at home. Rose, age 93, was born, married and raised her family in and around Trenton, New Jersey, and then lately of Auburn, Maine and Columbia, Tennessee. She is predeceased by Joseph, her husband of...

Travis Ladell "Dale" Brown

Travis Ladell "Dale" Brown

Mar 5, 2016

Travis Ladell "Dale" Brown August 1, 1959 - March 5, 2016

Travis Ladell “Dale” Brown, age 56, resident of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at NHC/Columbia. Dale was born August 1, 1959 in Lawrenceburg to Shelby Jean Sandrell Brown of Columbia and the late Travis Henry Brown. He was a self employed electrician and a member...