Kay Derryberry Rodgers

Kay Derryberry Rodgers, 83, a resident of Columbia, TN died Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care.

A Memorial Service will be conducted Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Rev. Jeff Kane officiating. A private burial will occur at Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 12 PM until the service time at the church. Online condolences may be extended at www.oakesandnichols.com.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggest donations to the Room in the Inn Grace House. https://roomintheinn.co/donate or mail a check to Westminster Presbyterian Church made out to the Grace House at 2800 Trotwood Avenue, Columbia, TN 38401.

Kay was born on June 16, 1942 to the late Bennett Reeves Derryberry and the late Mary Elizabeth Palmer Derryberry. She graduated from Tennessee Tech in 1965 and later obtained her master’s degree. She was the librarian at McDowell Elementary from 1980 until she retired in 2003. Kay had a passion for reading, and could always be found with a book. She was an excellent seamstress, loved crosswords, collecting Christmas ornaments, and was a big University of Tennessee women’s basketball fan. Kay was a very active member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, being an elder and teaching Sunday school.

Survivors include her daughter, Melissa Rodgers (Robert) Jurbergs; son, Shannon (Robin) Rodgers; grandchildren, Ryan Bennett Jurbergs, Eric Robert Jurbergs, Kiley Shannon Rodgers, Cassidy Rodgers (Zach) Guthier; sister, Becky (Bowman) Baugh; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Joy D. Williams, and baby sister Martha Jane Derryberry.