Obituaries

Thomas "Tom" Allen Anderson, 61, resident of Columbia, died January 14, 2026 at his residence.

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Stephen Souls and Rev. Dedra Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The...

Margaret Beard Rye, age 89, formerly of Erin, TN, passed away January 13, 2026 at TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center.

A Celebration of Life Service was held 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 16, 2026 at Rye Cemetery with Bro. Roy Buchanan officiating.

Margaret entered this life on January 21, 1936 in Erin, TN, one of...

Fred Brooks, Jr., age 82, a resident of Spring Hill, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026, at his residence.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 16, 2026, at 1:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with Rick Points officiating. Following the service, he will be laid to rest in Maury Memorial...

Sharon Dyan Byrum, 71, of Leoma died Dec. 31, 2025.

She was born Nov. 10, 1954, in Florence, Ala., the daughter of the late William "Bill" J. Lee Hensley and Gerline Beavis Daniel. She died peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of love and creativity. She dedicated many years to her professional life, beginning as a...

Mrs. Wilma Jean Claud, 79, of Pulaski died Jan. 15, 2026, at her residence.

Mrs. Claud was born Aug. 22, 1946, in Giles County and was a loving mother, grandmother and sister. She found great joy in tending to her garden, sewing and canning. A devoted member of Oak Grove Church, she gave her time and talents...

Beverly Biffle Collins, 90, a former resident of Columbia, died Sunday, January 11, 2026 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...

Sherry Lynne Davidson, age 66, resident of Spring Hill, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at Tri Star Spring Hill.

A funeral service was held on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 12:00pm at Heritage Funeral Home with Brandon Cochran officiating. Burial followed in Maury Memorial Gardens. The family visited...

A Celebration of Life service for Timothy Morris Dunn, age 60, of Clarksville, TN will be Friday, January 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM at Sykes Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville, KY, where military honors will be rendered. The family will receive friends Friday from 11:00 AM...

Sandra Kaye "Sandy" Field Amacher, age 62 of Lascassas, TN, passed away, Saturday, January 10, 2026. A native of Hohenwald, TN, she was the daughter of the late David Ray Field and Bonnie Elizabeth Durham Field.

Sandy is survived by her husband, Ronnie Lee Amacher of Lascassas, TN; son, Kyle Ray Amacher;...

With great sadness the family of Peggy Franklin Kobe announced that Peggy passed on December 30, 2025 at her home in Midlothian, Texas.

Peggy was born in Nashville, TN on December 12, 1939. She spent her childhood in Gallatin. She married the love of her life Gerard Kobe and they made their home in Texas. ...

Patricia Ann Greenwell, age 82 of Erin, TN, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at her residence.

A Celebration of Life Service was held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 18, 2026 at Knight Cemetery with Pastor Della Rye officiating. Family received friends on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the Chapel of...

Myra Jean Hayes, age 97, passed away at home on January 13, 2026, surrounded by loving family.

Myra was born on October 21, 1928, in Old Hickory, Tennessee, to John Robert Petty and Jessie Kirk Petty. She graduated from Gallatin High School in 1946, then boarded a train for Denver, Colorado, to attend Colorado...