Roundtree, Napier, and Ogilvie Funeral Home

09/11/2025

🇺🇸 Remembering September 11, 2001 🇺🇸

Today we pause to honor the lives lost, the families forever changed, and the courage of those who responded in the face of unthinkable tragedy. 💙🤍❤️

As we reflect, may we never forget the power of unity, resilience, and faith. In moments of darkness, our nation came together with strength and compassion.

🕊️ “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18

We lift our prayers for comfort, peace, and continued healing for all who carry the weight of this day in their hearts.

09/10/2025

🕊️🌹 ✨ Pillars of Excellence ✨ 🌹🕊️

✨ Employee Spotlight:
𝔽𝕦𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝 𝔸𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕃𝕖𝕤𝕒 𝕎𝕖𝕓𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝔻𝕒𝕨𝕤𝕠𝕟

Mt. Pleasant & Columbia Offices – Roundtree, Napier, & Ogilvie Funeral Home

In the sacred rhythm of funeral service, some carry out the work — while others embody the ministry. Funeral Attendant Mrs. Lesa Webster Dawson stands among the latter, a living testament to reverent leadership and Black excellence within the Roundtree, Napier, & Ogilvie Funeral Home family.

At our Mt. Pleasant and Columbia locations, Mrs.Webster Dawson has been more than a steady presence — she has been a foundation. Every detail she oversees, from the dignity of casket presentation to the discipline of graveside protocol, carries her signature of excellence. She understands that in funeral service, precision is not preference — it is respect. With grace and an unwavering sense of duty, she reminds us that one misstep can fracture trust, but one act of intention can restore it.

Known affectionately as “Momma Lesa,” her impact radiates far beyond our chapel doors. A lifelong daughter of Mount Pleasant, she is both neighbor and servant-leader, a bold voice for community rooted in love. As a Maury County School Board Member for District 10, her advocacy for students reflects the same compassion she extends to families — whether feeding the homeless, helping elders with groceries and bills, or opening her home to foster children in need.

Her ministry is not confined to titles or platforms. It often unfolds quietly — in a church kitchen, preparing meals for those who might otherwise go without; in a whispered prayer over a grieving family; in an embrace that steadies a weary soul. Public recognition has followed — including NewsChannel 5’s “My Hero!” feature — yet Mrs. Lesa Webster Dawson remains defined not by accolades but by humility.

Together with her husband, Daryl Dawson, Lesa has built a legacy of family. As matriarch to children and grandchildren, her nurturing spirit creates spaces of strength — from gravesides to school board meetings to homes filled with food, laughter, and prayer.

Within Roundtree, Napier, & Ogilvie Funeral Home, she is a standard-bearer: respected, relied upon, and quietly transformative. Her leadership does not demand attention — it commands reverence. Every act of service is a reminder that funeral care is not merely a profession, but a calling.

“Mrs. Lesa Webster Dawson, doesn’t just meet expectations — she raises them. She leads by example, she serves with heart, and her compassion continues long after the service ends.”
— Executive Leadership Roundtree, Napier, & Ogilvie Funera

09/06/2025

09/05/2025

🕊️ 🌹𝔽𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔻𝕖𝕤𝕜 𝕠𝕗 ℝℕ𝕆 𝔽𝕦𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝 ℍ𝕠𝕞𝕖🌹🕊️:
𝔸 ℂ𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕠 𝕃𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕆𝕦𝕣 𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕥𝕙 𝕎𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕖 𝕎𝕖 𝕊𝕥𝕚𝕝𝕝 ℂ𝕒𝕟

In recent months, we’ve laid to rest more 𝓣𝓮𝓮𝓷𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻𝓼 than we typically see in an entire year. Each service has been heavy. Each family🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒, shattered. Each obituary, a reminder that our youth are not guaranteed time—they are only guaranteed love, if we choose to give it.

, we don’t just prepare loved 🥰 ones. We hold stories 🎭🧩. We witness grief in its rawest form. And lately, we’ve seen too many parents walk through our doors asking, “How did we get here?” The answer is layered—but the📣 call is simple:

Love 🫶 your children while you still can.
Not just with gifts💰 or praise👏🏾, but with presence✨. With boundaries. With mentorship. With time⌛️.
Be involved—not just when they’re winning, but when they’re wandering.
Show up—not just at funerals, but at 🏈football games, at therapy🩺 sessions, at 🍗🍔🍗dinner tables.

We’ve buried teens who were brilliant, creative🤩, misunderstood🙃, and deeply loved😘. But love that isn’t expressed becomes regret. And involvement that’s delayed becomes mourning.

So we say this with ‼️urgency:

• Check in on your children.
• Speak life into the ones who’ve stopped dreaming.
• Mentor a teen who isn’t yours.
• And above all, remember that love is not passive—it’s protective.

Because if we don’t fight for our youth while they’re still breathing, we’ll be left fighting for justice after they’re gone.

From your ,
Marlene Ogilvie


Let us pray for healing, accountability, and a renewed commitment to our children.

09/05/2025

🕊️🌹BRO.ELVIS BERNARD JEFFERSON🌹🕊️

𝓕𝓞𝓡𝓔𝓥𝓔𝓡 𝓘𝓷 𝓗𝓔𝓐𝓡𝓣𝓢

🌅 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕙 𝟛𝟙,𝟙𝟡𝟝𝟡 𝟛𝟙,𝟙𝟡𝟝𝟡- 𝔸𝕦𝕘𝕦𝕤𝕥. 𝟚𝟛, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕤𝕖𝕥 🌅

𝓐 𝓒𝓻𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓸𝓯 𝓖𝓵𝓸𝓻𝔂 𝓐𝔀𝓪𝓲𝓽𝓼👑 To Leave Your Condolences or Life Stories www.roundtreenapierogilviefh.com.

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08/25/2025

🕊️ 👨🏾‍🦳𝕋𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔽𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕎𝕙𝕠 𝔾𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕧𝕖 👨🏾‍🦳🕊️

Grief does not ask for permission. It comes suddenly, and it changes everything.

For fathers, it often arrives in silence — the quiet drive home, the late-night hours when the world is still, the moments when memory feels heavier than breath. You may not always show it, but the weight is there.

It’s in the questions you carry: Why now? Why them? What could I have done differently? It’s in the anger that comes not from bitterness, but from love with no place to go. It’s in the ache of wanting to protect, provide, and fix — yet being forced to face what cannot be undone.

Grief doesn’t make you less of a man. It doesn’t cancel your role as a father. It doesn’t take away the love you poured in, or the bond you built. If anything, it proves how deeply you cared.

Your tears are not weakness. Your silence is not emptiness. Both are signs of a love that is still alive, even when the one you love is gone.

To every grieving father: you are seen. You are honored. Your love endures. And your story — your child’s story — will never be forgotten.

At Roundtree, Napier & Ogilvie Funeral Home, we walk with you in this sacred space of remembrance.

🕊️🌹 ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕃𝕚𝕗𝕖 𝕃𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕔𝕪 ℂ𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕓𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝔅𝔢𝔤𝔦𝔫𝔰, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕋𝕣𝕚𝕓𝕦𝕥𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕋𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤. 🌹🕊️

08/23/2025

🌹 🕊️To Every Grieving Mother 👩🏾‍🍼🕊️🌹

There is no grief more sacred, no love more enduring, than that of a mother for her child. To the mothers who carry loss in silence, who ache at memories both sweet and painful, who find strength in prayer when words fail—you are seen, you are loved, and you are not alone.

May you feel God’s nearness in your quiet moments, His strength when your heart feels heavy, and His peace when the world seems too much to bear.

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, or mourning, or crying, or pain.” – Revelation 21:4 🌿

From our family to yours, we hold you close today and always. 💜

✨ Here is Where the Life Legacy Celebration Begins — and The Tribute is Timeless. ✨

— Roundtree, Napier & Ogilvie Funeral Home

08/23/2025

We Extend our prayers to the 𝓙𝓮𝓯𝓯𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷 𝓕𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝔂.

It is with our deepest condolences that we announce the passing of:

🕊 𝓜𝓇. 𝐸𝓁𝓋𝒾𝓈 𝒥𝑒𝒻𝒻𝑒𝓇𝓈𝑜𝓃 🕊

Please join us in keeping her host of Family and Friends in your prayers, as we prepare to pay Tribute to Mr.Elvis Jefferson 🙏🏾.

Final care & Official arrangements are being provided by :

Roundtree Napier and Ogilvie Franklin Funeral Home

Arrangements For 𝓜𝓻.𝓔𝓵𝓿𝓲𝓼 𝓙𝓮𝓯𝓯𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷 are Incomplete and will be announced later through Roundtree, Napier, and Ogilvie Franklin Funeral Home🙏🏾😇

08/23/2025

The Homegoing Celebration Of Bro. Gerald Lamont Buchanan 🕊️❤️

08/19/2025

Forever Loved
Mr.Gerald Lamont Buchanan
🌅Sunrise 🌅 Sunset
September 20,1992 August 16,2025

Gerald Lamont Buchanan peacefully departed this life on Saturday, August 16th, 2025, at Maury Regional Medical Center, at the age of 32. He was born on September 20th, 1992, in Maury County, Tennessee, to the late Cynthia Patrice Fitzgerald and Derrick Lamont Buchanan.Gerald received his education from Mount Pleasant High School and graduated in May 2011. With love and devotion, he believed in Christ and was baptized under the leadership of Pastor Jerrold Arnouis at Destiny’s Church in Columbia, TN.

Gerald worked at Guerra’s Auto Detailing as a faithful employee until his health began to decline. Gerald was a warm, caring soul whose kindness touched everyone he met. He had a joyful spirit, a gift for making others laugh, and a love for dancing that lit up every room. To Gerald, there were no strangers-only friends he hadn’t met yet.

Gerald was preceded in death by his loving family, including his cherished mother, Cynthia “Pig” Fitzgerald, grandmother Margie Ann Fitzgerald, granddaddy Charlie Robert Buck, aunt Sandra Buchanan, uncles Kevin (Molly) Buchanan and Tyrone Buchanan.

He leaves to cherish his beautiful memory his beloved daughter, Ki’ Lynn Patrice Buchanan, who was the light of his life. He is also lovingly remembered by his father, Derrick (Beth) Buchanan, and his devoted grandmother, Faye Bassham. Gerald's love lives on through his cherished siblings: sisters De’Reka Patrice Buchanan, Destiny Faith Buchanan, and Markeshia Buchanan; and brothers Devonte Lamar Buchanan and Devin Lee Buchanan. He also leaves behind his step-siblings, Ryan Wiseman and Kayden Wiseman, and his god-sisters, Danielle Smith and Kristen Smith, all of whom held special places in his heart. He was a guiding presence to his bonus children, Shamia Foxx, Aniayh Foxx, and Brycen Foxx, and he shared a meaningful bond with his stepmother, Jessica Hayes, and his godmother, Pamela Carr.

Gerald was blessed with a large and loving circle of family and friends who meant the world to him. He leaves behind his devoted aunts and uncles: Becky Fitzgerald, Carolyn Buchanan, Marilyn Buchanan, Lisa (Edward) Rucker, Venus Goff, Charlie “Chucky” Buchanan, Charlie “Poo-Poo” Buchanan, and Charlie “Porkey” Buchanan. He was also deeply loved by his dedicated and compassionate great-aunts and great-uncle: Emma Fitzgerald (Doc), Lisa (Marshall) Brooks, and Henry Fitzgerald. Gerald held a special place in his heart for his cherished nieces, Willow Paige and Ka’ Mari Jane, and his beloved nephew, Kyrie Lamont. He also shared a close bond with his loving cousins, Monica Fitzgerald and Micey Windrow.

Throughout his life, Gerald was uplifted and supported by loyal best friends William Dodson, Colten Foster, Arsenio Guerra, and Ronnie Smith, as well as his considerate and caring friend, Bessie Skinner. Their friendship and unwavering love brought him great joy and comfort.

🕊️🌹Final Arrangements:🕊️🌹

Mr.Gerald Buchanan |LIE IN STATE
Friday,August 22,2025| 2:00pm-6:00pm
Roundtree, Napier, and Ogilvie Columbia Funeral Home:
126 East 8th Street, Columbia, Tenn, 38401

FUNERAL SERVICE | Saturday, August 23,2025
Visitation 11:30AM- 12PM | Funeral 12:Noon

Destiny’s Church
612 N Main St #3304, Columbia, TN 38401

Interment| Pinecrest Memorial Garden

🕊️🌹Roundtree, Napier, and Ogilvie Funeral Home is in Charge of the Arrangements

🕊️🌹 Condolences & Tributes can be made at
🌐www.roundtreenapierogilviefh.com

08/19/2025

We Extend our prayers to the 𝓑𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓷 𝓕𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝔂.

It is with our deepest condolences that we announce the passing of:

🕊 𝓜𝓻.𝓖𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓵𝓭 𝓛𝓪𝓶𝓸𝓷𝓽 𝓑𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓷 🕊

Please join us in keeping her host of Family and Friends in your prayers, as we prepare to pay Tribute to 𝓜𝓻.𝓖𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓵𝓭 𝓛𝓪𝓶𝓸𝓷𝓽 𝓑𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓷 🙏🏾

Final care & Official arrangements are being provided by :

Roundtree Napier and Ogilvie Columbia Funeral Home

Arrangements For 𝗠ʀ. ɢᴇʀᴀʟᴅ 𝗕ᴜᴄʜᴀɴᴀɴ are Incomplete and will be announced later through Roundtree, Napier, and Ogilvie Franklin Funeral Home🙏🏾

ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʟɪꜰᴇ ɪꜱ ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴇɢᴀᴄʏ ɪꜱ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ. ❤️