Obituaries
Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Columbia, TN & Surrounding Areas
Brenda Sue Collins
Aug 19, 2025
Brenda Sue Collins, age 64, a resident of Lynnville, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at Southern Tennessee Regional Health System in Lawrenceburg.
Brenda was born on March 9, 1961, in Canada. In 1979, she married her high school sweetheart and the love of her life, Richard Collins, with whom she shared forty-five wonderful years.
She was of the Catholic faith...
Dennis Wayne Lowe
Aug 19, 2025
Dennis Wayne Lowe, age 74, a longtime resident of Lewisburg, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at his residence.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, August 22, 2025, at 3:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Rick Points officiating. Military honors will be provided by the United States Army. A visitation will also be held on Friday...
Velma Marie Hodge
Aug 18, 2025
Mrs. Velma Marie Hodge, daughter of the late John Ely Lee and Marjorie Lockridge, was born on January 2, 1950, and entered into eternal life on August 18, 2025, at St. Thomas Rutherford Medical Center.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at 12:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Saturday from...
Kristal LeDawn Lindsey-Cullum
Aug 18, 2025
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith”. ( 2 Timothy 4:7)
Our beloved Kristal LeDawn Lindsey-Cullum transitioned on Monday,August 18, 2025 at Maury Regional Hospital, Columbia, TN.
Kristal was born December 24th, 1974 to. parents Gloria Lindsey and Larry D Stone. She was educated in the Maury County School System. Kristal professed her...
Ouida L Bennett
Aug 18, 2025
Ouida L. Bennett, age 79, a resident of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025, at Mt. Pleasant Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Born on June 9, 1946, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Ouida was the daughter of the late William Ballard and the late Elma Hood Ballard. She was married fifty years to Morris Ray Bennett before his passing...
Betty Jean Staggs
Aug 18, 2025
Betty Jean Staggs, age 79, a resident of Summertown, passed away Monday, August 18, 2025, at her residence.
Born on October 21, 1945 in Lawrence County, Betty was the daughter of the late Clivous Favors and the late Josephine Clifft Favors. Betty enjoyed the simple things in life, being outdoors, walking to pick blackberries, cooking and cleaning, listening to country and...
Donna Jean Helmer
Aug 16, 2025
Donna Jean Helmer passed away peacefully on August 16, 2025, her 70th birthday, at NHC nursing home in Columbia, Tennessee after a long, brave health battle.
Born the oldest child of Oleta and Loile Koeppen in St. John’s, MI, she spent her childhood farming in the mid-Michigan countryside. After moving several times in her childhood, Donna graduated from Ionia HIgh School...
Cheryl Denise Robinson
Aug 16, 2025
Cheryl Denise Robinson, age 69, a resident of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Countryside Health and Rehabilitation.
Born on September 2, 1955, in Valdese, North Carolina, Cheryl was the daughter of the late Leonard Brooks Robinson and the late Arlie E. Robinson. She worked many years in wholesale tech style business and enjoyed traveling and thrift...
James Steven Logan
Aug 15, 2025
James Steven Logan, age 46, a resident of Columbia, TN, passed away on Friday, August 15, 2025 at his residence. This is the story of James Steven Logan. I bet most of you didn’t know that his first name was James, because you probably called him Steven the whole time. So for the rest of this story, it only makes...
Rachel Murriel Beard
Aug 14, 2025
Rachel Murriel Beard, age 89, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at NHC Columbia.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, August 18, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Lisa Hanson officiating. Following the service, she will be laid to rest in Adkison Cemetery. A visitation will also be held on...
Mary Frances Moss McCandless Garner
Aug 14, 2025
Mary Frances Moss McCandless Garner, age 88, a resident of Santa Fe, passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at Maury Regional Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 1:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Brandon Cochran officiating. A visitation will also be held on Saturday from 12:00 – 1:00 PM at the...
Gerald Harold Monzel
Aug 12, 2025
Mr. Gerald Harold Monzel, age 86, a resident of Columbia, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at his residence.
Born on October 25, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, Gerald was the son of the late Harold Monzel and the late Julia Rzeszutko Monzel. He married the love of his life and best friend Ruth Mary Helfert and together they celebrated sixty-five years...
Benjamin Cordell "Dell" Goodpasture, IV
Aug 10, 2025
Benjamin Cordell “Dell” Goodpasture, IV, age 59, a resident of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at Maury Regional Medical Center.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, with Donnie Davis officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until the time of...
Melissa Veloria Akins
Aug 10, 2025
Melissa Veloria Akins, age 59, a resident of Columbia, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, August 10, 2025 at her residence.
A home going service will be held on Friday August 15, 2025 at 1PM at Heritage Funeral Home. A lie in state will also be held on Friday from 11AM-1PM at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Pinecrest...
James Lewis Dixon, Jr.
Aug 9, 2025
Mr. James Lewis “Jimmy” Dixon, Jr., age 78, a resident of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Maury Regional Medical Center.
A funeral service will be held on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Pastor Rob Johnson officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 – 1:30 PM, prior to the service...
Hilda M. Green
Aug 8, 2025
Mrs. Hilda M. Green, age 77, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 8, 2025, at Life Care Center.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at 12:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Rick Points officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until...
Ricky Lee Gray
Aug 4, 2025
Ricky Lee “Rick” Gray, age 60, husband of Denise Gobble Gray, and a resident of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2025, at his residence, surrounded by his family.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Mike Tucker officiating. A visitation will also be held on...
Alfred Leon Dial
Aug 4, 2025
Alfred Leon Dial, age 86, resident of Hickman County, Tennessee passed away on Monday, August 4, 2025 at Countryside Health and Rehabilitation in Lawrenceburg.
Leon was born June 14, 1939 in Lawrence County, Tennessee and was the son of the late Johnnie Dial and the late Lula Bell Tice Dial. He is survived by his brothers, Tommy (Christine) Dial and Lance...
Deborah Kay Martin
Aug 3, 2025
Deborah Kay Martin, age 67, resident of Lawrenceburg, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at her residence.
Deborah was born May 3, 1958, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee and was the daughter of the late Curtis Leon Hudson and the late Bennie Sue Mayfield Hudson. She enjoyed working at Pats Café and Santini Clothing Factory. She enjoyed quilting, fishing, and most of...
Donald Wayne Morgan
Aug 3, 2025
Donald Wayne Morgan, age 66, a resident of Waynesboro, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2025.
Born December 8, 1958 in Orlando, FL, he was the son of the late John Morgan and the late Colene Morgan. He was a jack of all trades and enjoyed working with his hands and would help anyone in need. He also enjoyed fishing and spending...
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