Beth Alderson DuBois

Beth Alderson DuBois, 70, retired co-owner/office manager of DuBois Closing & Title Services and resident of Crest Street, died Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church with Rev. Thomas S. Wilson officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 3:00 - 7:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home and Saturday from 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. at the church. The family suggests memorials to St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 311 West Seventh Street, Columbia, TN 38401, American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 1864, Columbia, TN 38402, or Zion Christian Academy, 6901 Old Zion Road, Columbia, TN 38401. Condolences may be offered online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born March 22, 1944 in Fayetteville, she was the daughter of the late James Robert "Bob" Alderson, Sr. and Martha "Marsie" Kirkland Frazier Alderson. On August 4, 1963, she married James Thomas DuBois who preceded her in death on May 15, 2012. Beth was a 1962 graduate of Columbia Central High School. A member of the James K. Polk Association and Maury County Benefit Ball Association, she had served as past chairman of both the Polk Ball and Maury County Benefit Ball. She was also elected a Paul Harris Fellow with the Columbia Rotary Club, a member of the APTA, and had served on the Board of Crime Stoppers of Maury County. Beth was an avid bridge player and enjoyed playing tennis and golfing. An outdoor enthusiast who enjoyed kayaking, she had rafted many rivers including the 32 degree Katun River in Siberia while it was still the USSR. Nothing brought her greater joy than being Nana. She was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Survivors include her daughters, Michelle Kirkland DuBois and Marci Elizabeth DuBois Middleton, both of Columbia; son, J. Thomas (Anita Farmer) DuBois, Jr. of Columbia; brothers, James Robert "Bobby" Alderson, Jr. of Columbia; Earl (Glenna) Alderson of Amherst, Massachusetts; sisters, Lynne (Dr. Terry) Hendrickson, Sarah Jane Alderson, Rosemary Alderson, all of Columbia; grandchildren, Whitney Maysel DuBois, Samuel T. DuBois, J. Ryan DuBois, Ben Aubrey Dickens, Avery Elizabeth Dickens, Everett "Rett" Thomas Middleton, Ella Jane Middleton, and Katie Beth Middleton. Honorary pallbearers will be Sam DuBois, Ryan DuBois, Ben Dickens, Rett Middleton, Wesley Hendrickson, Kyle Hendrickson, Bobby Alderson, Stan Alderson, Rob Alderson, Tristan Alderson, Dr. J. Cummins Couch, Kelli Gillham, Kathie Whitwell, Janet Carroll, Beverly Stanford, and past and present employees of DuBois Closing & Title Services.