Obituaries

David Alan McCoy, 34, a resident of Columbia, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 17, 2019, at his residence. A funeral service will be held on Friday, June 21, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Heritage Funeral Home with Rick Points officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Thursday, June 20, 2019 from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements...

Guy Jerome Smith, 49, of Cornersville, died Monday, June 17, 2019 at Willamson Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born in Morgan County, (Decatur) AL, and the son of Jerry Smith and the late Judy (Mardis) Smith. He was a cutter operator for Lewisburg Printing, ran his own lawncare service, and was a member of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church...

Mrs. Marcella Maupin Spence, 89, of Verona, died Monday, June 17, 2019, at NHC Lewisburg. Mrs. Spence was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Lee Andrew Maupin and Mary Montgomery Maupin. She was a retired Marshall County School Bus Driver, homemaker, and a member of the Berea Church of Christ...

Harold G. McKenzie, 83, longtime resident of Lewisburg, died peacefully on June 14, 2019, at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service was conducted on Sunday, June 16, 2019, at 2 p.m. with entombment following at the Sunset Park Mausoleum...

John William Nicholas, 93, retired employee of John Deere Company and resident of Spring Dale Road, died Sunday, June 9, 2019, at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. at Oakes &Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan and Wendell Robinson officiating. ...

Donald Lee “Don” Derryberry, 84, of Marshall County passed away on Monday, June 10, 2019, at Marshall Medical Center in Lewisburg. He was born in Pulaski on October 2, 1934. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. ...

Orlando Martinez, 18, of Lewisburg, passed away unexpectedly on June 4, 2019, in Lewisburg. Born on April 17, 2001, in Shelbyville, TN, he was the son of Orlando Martinez Alvarez and Carolina Martinez of Lewisburg. Orlando had an infectious smile that lit up any room. ...

Dr. Jack Milligan, 74, a retired dentist and resident of Marshall County, died Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Marshall Medical Center. Born on Dec. 23, 1944, in Holland, MO, he was the son of the late Odis Milligan and the late Odie Wilson Milligan. Dr. Milligan was a devoted member of Church Street Church of Christ. His greatest joys in life were serving the Lord and spending time with his grandchildren...

Everett Ray Stocstill, 71, of Lewisburg, died Sunday, June 9, 2019, at NHC Lewisburg. Mr. Stocstill was a native of Lewisburg and the son of the late Everett Stocstill and Louise Wilson Stocstill. He was a teacher and football coach at Central High School in Columbia and later taught and coached football at Cornersville High School and Cornersville Middle School, and was a member of the East Commerce Baptist Church...

David Michael Vore, 64, of Lewisburg, died Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Mr. Vore was a native of Monroe, MI, and the son of Allen Vore and the late Ruth Vore Falkenburg. He was an inspector for the state of Tennessee Department of Agriculture, a farmer, and a member of the Hardin Chapel Church of Christ...

Wayne Arthur Coomes Sr., a Retired Marine Corps Colonel and leader in the Lewisburg, TN community, passed away on June 5, 2019. He was 81. Born in Evansville, IN, August 19, 1937, to Avery and Eloise Coomes, he attended Central High School where he was a accomplished athlete and a talented drummer in the school band. ...

Mr. Peter Michael Fantoni, 33, of Lewisburg, died Monday, June 3, 2019, in Belfast. Fantoni was a native of Milford, MA, the son of Mr. Michael Merchant and Mrs. Tammi Fantoni Merchant of Lewisburg. He was a salesman and a member of Grace Chapel of Thompson’s Station...

Corporal, Staff Sergeant, master Sergeant Paul Jackson, 96, resident of Lewisburg, died Monday, June 3, 2019 at Williamson Medical Center. He is survived by his daughters, Mary Jane Archer of Florida, Donna Thompson of Columbia, Carol Szentmartoni of Florida; son, William Bailey of Florida; thirty grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren and eleven great-great-grandchildren...

Ann Felker White, 79, died on Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Williamson County Medical Center, Franklin TN. She was born in Giles County, TN on Nov. 17, 1939, retired from First National Bank and a member of First United Methodist Church, Pulaski, TN. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Neal Felker and Mattie Lou Carpenter Felker; son, Bobby White; sisters, Thelma Jane Felker, Joyce Mildred O’Neal...

Mrs. Martha N. Nelms, 91, of College Grove, TN, died Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Franklin, TN. Mrs. Nelms was born in Memphis and retired after many years of service as an administrative assistant from the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education. Martha was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother to her family. ...

Mr. Joseph Ralph Lowrance, 78, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at NHC Lewisburg. Mr. Lowrance was a native of Marshall County, the son of the late Charles Hoyte Lowrance and Lonnie Vester Hedgecoth Lowrance. He was a Road Construction Inspector for the State of Tennessee, a farmer, and a member of the Church St. Church of Christ...

Bartley Paul “Bart” Fagan, 44, of Lewisburg, died Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Nashville, TN. Bart was a native of Marshall County and the son of Roger Paul Fagan and Helen Odom Fagan. He was a Law Enforcement officer and a member of East Commerce Baptist Church...

Donald Eugene Shirley, 74, of Lewisburg, died Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Maury Regional Hospital. He was a native of Lewisburg and the son of the late Claude and Wilma Alexander Shirley. He was a self-employed auto mechanic. He is survived by two brothers, Morris (Ann) Shirley of Lewisburg and Randall (Norma) Shirley of Lewisburg, and several nieces and nephews...

Dora Mae Gowan, age 88, of Belfast, died Friday, May 24, 2019, at her granddaughter’s home. She was a native of Nashville and the daughter of the late Joseph Franklin and Vance Caldonia Cole Cummings. She was retired from the packing department of Faber Castell...

Thomas Lee “Tom” Bills, 87, resident of Bear Creek Pike, died Thursday, May 23, 2019, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 4 p.m. at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home with John Waldrum officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 2 p.m.to – 4 p.m. at the funeral home...

Mrs. Sandra Lenora Crowell, 72, of Columbia, formerly of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Crowell was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Nick and Macie Sharp Allen. She was a Recreational Coordinator for NHC Oakwood and was a member of the Cornersville First Baptist Church...

Marcus Ben “Mark” Blalock, 57, of Lewisburg, lost his battle with cancer on Monday, May 20, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Blalock was born May 6, 1962, in Lewisburg, the son of Mr. Melvin Thomas Blalock and Mrs. Joyce Holder Blalock of Lewisburg. He is survived by wife of 37 years, Amy Haislip Blalock; parents; one daughter, Amber Blalock of Lewisburg; one son, Daniel (Lindsey) Blalock; sisters, Monica “Monty” (Barry) Thompson of Lewisburg, Anita (Frankie) Harwell of Culleoka; brothers, Mike (Estell) Blalock of Shelbyville, and Leslie (Trina) Blalock of Lewisburg; two step-grandchildren, Emerson and Parker; nieces and nephews, Kris Blalock, Tyler Blalock, Jason Curry, Tiffany Curry, Jessica Thompson Newton, Benton Thompson, Cole Blalock, Travis Childers, and Hunter Haislip; thirteen great-nieces and nephews. ...