Obituaries
Buford Wayne Moss
Aug 31, 2026
Buford Wayne Moss, 62, of Columbia, passed away Monday, August 31, 2026, at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 4, 2026, at 12:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Randy Isabell and Brother Bob Vassar officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday, September 3, from...
Susan Kinzer Ivey
Aug 28, 2026
Margaret Susan Kinzer Ivey, age 85, passed away on August 28, 2026, at Poplar Estates in Columbia, Tennessee.
Susan was born on February 15, 1941, in Sawdust, Tennessee, to the late Easom Caldwell Kinzer and Margaret Ella Hamilton Kinzer. She was married in 1964 to Leon Enlo Ivey, who preceded her in death in October 2012. She was also preceded in...
Earnest Allen Bailey
Sep 2, 2026
Earnest Allen Bailey, 72, of Culleoka, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
He was born November 15, 1953, to the late Willard Gregory Bailey, Sr. and Annie Walker Allen Bailey. Allen lived in Atlanta, Georgia, for much of his adult life.
Allen worked at Walker Hill from the time he graduated from high school, serving as a lighting technician and groundskeeper....
Zenita Ann Bartlett
Sep 1, 2026
Zenita Ann Bartlett, 83, of Columbia, Tennessee, died Tuesday, September 1, 2026. She was born August 9, 1943, in Fayetteville, Tennessee, to the late J.B. Bartlett and Elise Groce Bartlett.
Zenita was a talented beautician and entrepreneur who owned and operated several restaurants and beauty shops throughout her life. She was known for her love of baking and enjoyed spending time...
Randy Michael Farris
Aug 30, 2026
Randy Michael Farris, 73, was called home to Heaven on August 30, 2026, surrounded by the love and memories of those who knew him best. He was born on July 31, 1953, in Columbia, Tennessee to Kenneth McLain Farris and Wanda Howell Farris, who precedes him in death.
Randy was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend. He shared...
Keilyn Marquise Osborne
Aug 30, 2026
Keilyn Marquise Osborne, 23, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2026.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 12:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Ryan Reynolds officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 10:00 AM until the time of service at Oakes & Nichols...
Glen Dorris Rodgers
Aug 29, 2026
Glen Dorris Rodgers passed away in his sleep on the morning of Saturday, August 29, 2026 at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was 82 years old.
Glen was a longtime member of the Hendersonville Church of Christ, where he served as an elder for 29 years. He was a dedicated Christian who spent his life in service of Christ and...
Raymond Bryan McElroy
Aug 28, 2026
Raymond Bryan McElroy, 62, of Winchester, passed away Friday, August 28, 2026, at Bethany Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in Nashville.
A Celebration of Life for Bryan will be held Saturday, September 5, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 300 1st Ave NW, Winchester, Tennessee. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials in Bryan’s...
John Francis Myers Sr.
Aug 28, 2026
John Francis Myers, Sr., 79, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, August 28, 2026.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Chris Caldwell officiating. Burial will follow at Spring Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday, August 31,...
Edith Marie Dawson Burgess
Aug 25, 2026
Edith Marie Dawson Burgess, a beloved wife, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Maury Regional Medical Center. She was a resident of Columbia, Tennessee.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, August 28, 2026, at 3:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends Friday from 2:00 PM until service time at...
Pauline Carpenter Rankin
Aug 21, 2026
Pauline “Polly” Carpenter Rankin, 96, a resident of Columbia, passed away Friday, August 21, 2026, at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 3:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with David Morris officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 1:00 PM until...
Catherine Burns Choate
Aug 21, 2026
Some lives take root quietly, growing over time and leaving things better than they found them. Catherine Burns Choate lived such a life. A lifelong resident of Columbia, Tennessee, she passed away Friday, August 21, 2026, at Maury Regional Medical Center. She was 96. Born November 23, 1929, to John Bernard “J.B.” Burns Sr. and Rebecca Mae Eskew Burns, Catherine...
Jeffery Allen "Jeff" White
Aug 21, 2026
Jeffery Allen “Jeff” White, 36, a resident of Columbia, passed away Friday, August 21, 2026, in Ramer, TN.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 1:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Marshall Carson officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM...
Penny Ann Wright
Aug 20, 2026
Penny earned her wings late Thursday night on August 20th at the age of 58. She battled health issues related to scleroderma the last few years here on earth. Her husband Dwayne was by her side every step of the way.
Penny is survived by her husband of 33 years, Dwayne Wright; son, Cooper Wright and mother, Betty Mullins Morrow; sister,...
George Michael Neenan
Aug 18, 2026
It is with sadness that the family of George M. Neenan announces his passing on August 18, 2026. George, age 72, of Clarksville, TN passed away at home from natural causes.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Haynes Cemetery in Culleoka with military honors provided...
Thomas Michael Long
Aug 18, 2026
Thomas Michael Long, 85, died Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at Poplar Estates in Columbia, Tennessee, where he had recently made his home after moving from Dixon, Illinois, where he had lived for many years.
He was born on November 17, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Lawrence Herman Long and Marie Rose Kennedy Long. Thomas was a retired civil construction...
Clara Elizabeth Stewart
Aug 18, 2026
Clara Elizabeth Stewart of Water Valley, TN passed away on August 18th, 2026 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
The funeral service will be held on August 22, 2026 at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, TN at 2:00pm with Reverend James Lunsford officiating. Visitation will begin at 12:00pm prior to the service. Burial will follow the funeral at Santa Fe...
Ozella Denton Dugger
Aug 10, 2026
Ozella Denton Dugger, 94, died Monday, August 10, 2026, at Brookdale Assisted Living.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, August 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home.
Ozella was born December 24, 1931,...
Kenneth Orman Knox Sr.
Aug 9, 2026
Kenneth Orman Knox, Sr., 98, a lifelong resident of Columbia, died Sunday, August 9, 2026, at his residence.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, August 15, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with burial to follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until the service at the funeral home.
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Barbara Dey Horton Williams "Babs"
Aug 8, 2026
Barbara Jane Dey Horton Williams “Babs”, 78, of Columbia, TN passed away on August 8th, 2026 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
She was born in Nashville, TN to Emily Jane Dey Jackson “Jay” and Robert Charles Dey. Babs graduated from Antioch High School, Class of ’66 and spent her early 20’s raising her three children while learning to farm and raise...
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