Joseph Franklin "Joe" Retz, Jr., 48, pugmill operator for Columbia Rock Products from 1991 to 2003 and resident of Carter's Creek Pike, died Monday, May 21, 2007 at Maury Regional Hospital. Service arrangements will be announced later by Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors. Survivors include his mother, Jo Ann Jarvis Retz of Columbia; two sisters, Julie Ann Retz and Jennifer Lee Retz, and a brother, James David (Becky) Retz, all of Indianapolis, Indiana; several aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Franklin Retz, Sr..