Obituaries
Jim Voss
Mar 16, 2024
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James Samuel “Jim” Voss, Jr., 86, retired employee of Monsanto Chemical Company and lifelong resident of Columbia, died Saturday, March 16, 2024 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Greg Daimwood officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with military...
Rick Young
Mar 13, 2024
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Rick Young, 70, resident of Columbia, TN, and retired Registered Nurse for Maury Regional Medical Center, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, March 18, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens. The family...
Kristofer David Gray
Mar 12, 2024
Kristofer David Gray, 47, former owner of 4 Sons Home Inspection and former server for Westhaven Golf Club in Franklin, died Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
A celebration of life service will be conducted Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Calvary Chapel Columbia 1028 Nashville Hwy, Columbia, TN with Pastor Tim Romero officiating. Online condolences may be extended at www.oakesandnichols.com.
Kristofer...
Roy Lee Cochran
Mar 12, 2024
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Roy Lee Cochran, 81, resident of Duck River, TN, died Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Highland church of Christ with David Morris, Brian Gregory and Bill McDonald officiating. Burial will follow in Stand Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from...
Carolyn Stacy
Mar 12, 2024
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Carolyn Edwards Stacy, 94, lifelong resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at Life Care Center of Columbia.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 3:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Charlie Norman officiating. Entombment will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 12:00 PM...
Nancy Lee Hamilton Fitzgerald
Mar 11, 2024
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Nancy Lee Hamilton Fitzgerald, 89, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 11, 2024, at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro. Nancy loved the Lord, was known as one of the kindest and sweetest souls in the world, and was a beloved retired substitute teacher for the Rutherford County School System.
Her memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2024,...
Carol Armstrong
Mar 11, 2024
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Born Ella Carol Fitzgerald to Allen and Ella Fitzgerald on July 25th, 1947 in Columbia, Tennessee. Carol passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024 surrounded by her daughters and closest friends.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at First Baptist Church of Columbia on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 4:00 pm. Family...
John Henry Chadwell Jr
Mar 9, 2024
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John Henry Chadwell Jr., 82, of Lynnville, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2024 at his residence.
Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jonathan Hickerson officiating. Burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM at he...
Judy Gale Caughron
Mar 7, 2024
Judy Gale Caughron, 80, of Columbia, Tennessee went home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 7 at Maury Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family and close friends. A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church, Columbia on March 11 at 2:00 pm. A visitation will be held at 1 pm prior to the service....
Barbara King Norton
Mar 6, 2024
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Barbara King Norton, 86, resident of Orange Park, Florida, died Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at her residence.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday, March 15, 2024 from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM at...
Johnny Ray Shearin Sr.
Mar 6, 2024
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Johnny Ray Shearin Sr., 69, resident of Columbia, retired skilled tradesman from General Motors, died March 6, 2024 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Funeral Services will be conducted Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 6:00 PM at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends before the service time Tuesday from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Military...
Lecil Smith
Mar 5, 2024
Lecil Jerry Smith, 71, retired line supervisor for Peterbilt, died Tuesday, March, 5, 2024 at his residence.
A graveside service will be conducted Friday, March 8, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Polk Memorial Gardens with Reverend Jeff Kane officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. Online condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.
Jerry was born...
Dottie Craig Morrow
Mar 3, 2024
Dottie Craig Morrow, 75, resident of Culleoka, TN, and retired bookkeepr for Porter-Walker, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024 at her residence.
Graveside services will be conducted Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. at Wilkes Cemetery in Culleoka, TN with Troy Dugger officiating. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.
Born on April 2, 1948, in Columbia, she was the daughter...
Amy Frances Caudle Smith
Mar 2, 2024
Amy Frances Caudle Smith, 47, Resident of Phoenix, AZ, unexpectedly passed away on March 2, 2024 after a tragic automobile accident.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Oakes and Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family.
Born on September 14, 1976, she was the daughter of Bobby and Frances Prince of Columbia. Amy was a 1994 graduate of...
James Robert Tucker
Mar 1, 2024
James Robert Tucker was born on October 8, 1947, and passed away on March 1, 2024 at the age of 76.
Mr. Tucker is the son of the late Carol Minor and Sarah Ruth Church Tucker. He is also preceded in death by his sister Dorothy Jean and his grandparents Sam C. and Mary Erwin Anderson Tucker and Robert Hayden and...
Mary Charles Berwind
Feb 29, 2024
Mary Charles Redman Berwind, 77, resident of Columbia, TN, and retired clerk for Tennessee Farm Bureau, passed away Thursday, February 29, 2024 at Green Hills Center for Rehabilitation and Healing.
Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. at Mount Hope Cemetery in Franklin, TN with Brandon Cochran officiating. The family will visit with friends Tuesday, March...
Douglas John Tracy
Feb 26, 2024
Douglas John Tracy, 67, and member of First United Methodist Church in Columbia, died February 26, 2024 at his residence in Hampshire.
The family will visit with friends Saturday, March 2, 2023 from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Online condolences may be extended at www.oakesandnichols.com.
Douglas was born on August 5, 1956 in New Jersey to...
Bettye Rose Frazier Messmer
Feb 23, 2024
Bettye Rose Frazier Messmer, 90, died Friday, February 23, 2024 at LifeCare of Columbia after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Per her written wishes, there will not be a visitation or funeral at this time. Instead, she has requested a Christian graveside service and burial at the family’s cemetery at Goose Pond Cemetery in Scottsboro, AL. Bettye was born to...
Mildred Ruth Voss
Feb 22, 2024
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Mildred Ruth Baldwin Voss, 81, retired office manager for Medical Management and longtime resident of Columbia, died Thursday, February 22, 2024 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, February 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Andrew Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Polk Memorial...
Matilda Couch Beaird
Feb 19, 2024
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Matilda Louise (Couch) Beaird, beloved wife, devoted mother, cherished grandmother, and cherished sister, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2024, in Columbia, TN, with her loving husband by her side. Matilda was born in Nashville on May 12, 1939, at St. Thomas Hospital, to Rebecca Louise (Wallace) Couch and James Cummins Couch, Sr. She spent her formative years...
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