Obituaries

Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Columbia, TN & Surrounding Areas

Robert M. Mckay, Jr.

Robert M. Mckay, Jr.

Jun 6, 2015

Robert M. McKay, Jr. August 26, 1920 - June 6, 2015

R.M. "Bob" McKay, Jr., age 94, a lifelong resident of Maury County, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015 at his residence. Graveside services will be conducted on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion...

Rena Helms

Rena Helms

Jun 5, 2015

Rena Helms June 5, 2015

Rena Helms, age 80, a resident of Chapel Hill, passed away Friday evening, June 5, 2015 at Signature Healthcare. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 4PM at Heritage Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Garden of Eternity at Maury Memorial Gardens, adjacent to Heritage Funeral Home. The...

Rayburn Roger

Rayburn Roger

Jun 5, 2015

Rayburn Roger November 28, 1942 - June 5, 2015

Mr. Rayburn Rogers, age 72, a resident of Giles County, passed away Friday, June 5, 2015 at Ardmore Care & Rehab. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

John Thomas Johnson

John Thomas Johnson

Jun 4, 2015

John Thomas Johnson June 11, 1931 - June 4, 2015

John Thomas Johnson, age 83, husband of Doris Jean Johnson, and a resident of Columbia, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015 at NHC Columbia. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Bro. Ronnie Parrish officiating. Burial will...

Annie L. Tarpley

Annie L. Tarpley

Jun 4, 2015

Annie L. Tarpley August 22, 1936 - June 4, 2015

Annie L. Tarpley, age 78, of Columbia, passed away Thursday evening, June 4, 2015 at Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Ashland City, Tennessee. A graveside service will be held on Monday, June 8, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Polk Memorial Gardens with Eddie Bassham officiating. The family will also receive...

Constance Mcneely Richardson

Constance Mcneely Richardson

Jun 4, 2015

Constance McNeely Richardson August 13, 1951 - June 4, 2015

Constance McNeely Richardson, age 63, of Columbia, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, AL. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 4PM at Heritage Funeral Home. A visitation will be held two hours prior to the service from 2-4PM...

Marci Wyn Brown

Marci Wyn Brown

Jun 4, 2015

Marci Wyn Brown October 27, 1962 - June 4, 2015

Marci Wyn Brown, age 52 and a resident of Columbia, TN passed away early Thursday morning June 4, 2015 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Graveside services will be held on Monday, June 8th at 2pm at Maury Memorial Gardens in the Garden of Promise. The family will visit with...

Martha Ann Owens

Martha Ann Owens

Jun 3, 2015

Martha Ann Owens May 19, 1943 - June 3, 2015

Martha Ann Owens, age 72, a resident of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at her residence. Graveside services will be held on Sunday, June 7th at 4:00pm at Santa Fe Cemetery with Bro. Nathan Potts officiating. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Martha...

Bessie Belew

Bessie Belew

Jun 1, 2015

Bessie Belew June 15, 1917 - June 1, 2015

Bessie Belew, who would have turned 97 on Friday, passed away Monday morning, June 1, 2015 at her residence. A funeral service will be held on Friday, June 5, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Henryville United Methodist Church with Bro. Doug Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Lawrence County Memorial...

Roy Eugene Rohelier

Roy Eugene Rohelier

May 30, 2015

Roy Eugene Rohelier May 30, 2015

Roy Eugene Rohelier, age 47, resident of Wartrace, TN passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at his residence. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Roy was born in Bedford County, Tennessee and was the son of the late Roy Eugene Rohelier, Sr. and Frances Boles Rohelier. He worked in...

Mary Ruth Mencer

Mary Ruth Mencer

May 30, 2015

Mary Ruth Mencer December 11, 1942 - May 30, 2015

Mary Ruth Mencer, age 72, resident of Madison, TN and formerly of Columbia, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Sumner Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, June 4th at 12 noon in the chapel of Heritage Funeral Home with Joe Malcom Mencer officiating. The...

Lucas Golden

Lucas Golden

May 29, 2015

Lucas Golden October 20, 2008 - May 29, 2015

Lucas Brendan Golden, 6 year old son of Matt and Jessica Golden of Culleoka, TN went to be with Jesus on Friday, May 29, 2015 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 2:00PM at Culleoka School...

Melva Williamson Floyd

Melva Williamson Floyd

May 27, 2015

Melva Williamson Floyd September 7, 1927 - May 27, 2015

Melva Louise Floyd, age 87, a resident of Columbia, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 29th at 2pm at Heritage Funeral Home with Brother Ezell Rose officiating. Burial will follow at Polk Memorial...

O'Lisa Rochelle Cohea

O'Lisa Rochelle Cohea

May 25, 2015

O'Lisa Rochelle Cohea December 4, 1979 - May 25, 2015

O'Lisa Cohea, age 35, a resident of Columbia, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. The family will celebrate her life with services at a later date. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Born on December 4, 1979 in Cleveland, Ohio, O'Lisa...

William Hill

William Hill

May 25, 2015

William Hill August 4, 1944 - May 25, 2015

William Larry Hill, age 70, a resident of Columbia, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 28th at 7pm in the chapel of Heritage Funeral Home with Jim Ledbetter officiating. Burial will be held on Friday, May 29th at 10am...

Randall Mezo

Randall Mezo

May 23, 2015

Randall Mezo July 23, 1949 - May 23, 2015

Mr. Randall Mezo, age 65, a resident of Chapel Hill, passed away Saturday morning, May 23, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. The family will celebrate his "One Last Ride" at a later date. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Born on July 23, 1949 in Chebanse,...

Lorna Froehlich

Lorna Froehlich

May 21, 2015

Lorna Froehlich February 9, 1939 - May 21, 2015

Ms. Lorna Mary Anderson Froehlich, age 76, a resident of Thompson's Station, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 at her residence after an extended illness. The family will celebrate her life on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 5:30pm at Nashville Family Church, 1715 Columbia Avenue, Franklin, TN 37064. There will...

Tiffany Staggs

Tiffany Staggs

May 17, 2015

Tiffany Staggs August 10, 1988 - May 17, 2015

Tiffany Leann Staggs, age 26, a resident of Leoma, TN, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 3:00 PM at Centerpoint Baptist Church in Leoma, TN with Bro. Hobert Seymore officiating. An inurnment...

Joe Henry Mathers

Joe Henry Mathers

May 17, 2015

Joe Henry Mathers January 23, 1929 - May 17, 2015

Joe Henry "Mr. Joe" Mathers, age 86, resident of Hampshire Pike in Columbia, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A funeral service for Mr. Joe will be held Tuesday, May 19 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Heritage Funeral Home with Pastor Frances...

Hillard Yocom

Hillard Yocom

May 16, 2015

Hillard Yocom October 22, 1932 - May 16, 2015

Hillard Yocom, age 82, a resident of Lawrenceburg, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015, at his residence. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Born on October 22, 1932 in Lawrence County, TN, Hillard was the son of the late Mack B. and Linn M. Clark Yocom. He...