Obituaries
Rose Ann White Saunders
Aug 10, 2023
View Funeral Webcast Rose Ann White Saunders, 80, retired and quietly led her life caring for others until her death on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, August 14, 2023 at 1:30 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with David Stofel, Clay Gentry, and Brady Saunders officiating. Burial will follow in Neapolis Cemetery. The family...
George Gilbert Brazelton
Aug 7, 2023
View Funeral Webcast George Gilbert Brazelton, CLU, 91, retired District Manager for Life Insurance Company of Georgia, died Monday, August 7, 2023 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, August 12, 2023, at 12:00 P.M. at Graymere Church of Christ with John Vaughan and Andrew Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military...
James Warren Thomas
Aug 6, 2023
View Funeral Webcast James Warren Thomas died Sunday night, August 6, 2023. Jim was born at home, June 8, 1934 in Bells,Tennessee to lifelong educators Atha Sewell and Martha Elizabeth Warren Thomas. He picked cotton, raised pigs for FFA, and skied at Reelfoot Lake. He graduated from Cloverdale high school in Obion County in 1952. He then attended UT Martin...
Dwight Stephen Stofel
Aug 6, 2023
View Funeral Webcast Dwight Stephen Stofel, age 74 of Paris, TN passed away on August 6, 2023 surrounded by his family after a years-long battle with Corticobasal Syndrome. Those that knew and loved Dwight will take comfort in knowing that he faced his final years in the same way that he lived, with a positive attitude and a steadfast will...
Betty Ruth Adams Bigsby
Aug 4, 2023
Betty Ruth Adams Bigsby, 85, retired waitress for Western Sizzlin and resident of Columbia, died Friday, August 4, 2023 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born June 30, 1938 in Maury County, she was the daughter of...
Samuel Thomas Wrather, Sr.
Jul 30, 2023
View Funeral Webcast Samuel Thomas Wrather, Sr., 91, retired Electrician for Union Carbide and resident of Columbia, died Sunday, July 30, 2023 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Richard VanCleave officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Springs Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...
James Thomas "Tommy" Beard
Jul 27, 2023
View Funeral Webcast James Thomas “Tommy” Beard, 70, retired employee of Nissan USA and resident of Columbia, died Thursday July 27, 2023 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Anthony Muston, Rev. Stephen McCollum, Pastor Ronnie Johnson, and Pastor Gary Fewell officiating. Burial will be...
William Neal Pulley, Sr.,
Jul 12, 2023
View Funeral Webcast William Neal Pulley, Sr., 92, retired crane operator for Union Carbide and resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brandon Bass officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by...
James Walker "Jim" McEwen
Jul 7, 2023
Surrounded by his family in Shady Grove, Tennessee on his sixth-generation family farm, James (Jim)Walker McEwen passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 7th, 2023. Jim was born to Arch ‘Rock’ Erwin and Georgia McEwen on September 23rd, 1947 at the King’s Daughters Hospital in Columbia. He deeply loved his family, and was deeply loved by them just the...
Patricia Ann Sewell Fitzgerald
Jul 6, 2023
View Funeral Webcast Patricia Sewell Fitzgerald, 85, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2023 in Columbia. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at Sunset Hill Cemetery in the Theta Community with Wendell Jump officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born June...
Wayne Cathey Delk
Jul 5, 2023
Wayne Cathey Delk, age 81, of Hermitage, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Wayne was born on April 1, 1942 in Maury County, TN to his parents Edward and Hortense Whiteside Delk who preceded him in death. Wayne was a graduate of Tennessee Tech University with a degree in Mathematics Education. Wayne taught Mathematics...
Angela Dawn Lackey
Jul 5, 2023
View Funeral Webcast Angela Dawn Lackey of Columbia, Tennessee passed from this life on July 5, 2023. She was born August 18, 1971, in Bedford County, Tennessee. She grew up in the Coldwater community in Lincoln County where she attended school at Taft, Blanche, and Lincoln County High School where she excelled academically. She was a proud graduate of Middle...
Diane Martin Weatherford
Jul 2, 2023
Diane Martin Weatherford, age 79, died Sunday, July 2, 2023, at home in Franklin, TN with her daughter by her side after a cancer diagnosis on March 1, 2023. Diane was born July 8, 1943, in Knoxville, TN. She was the only daughter of the late Dana Joe Martin and the late Eunice (“Marie”) Martin. Diane is preceded in death...
John Thomas "Buddy" Fisher, Jr
Jun 30, 2023
View Funeral Webcast John (Buddy) Thomas Fisher, Jr., age 95, passed away on June 30, 2023. He was the son of Major John (Jack) Thomas Fisher and LeMyra Harlan Fisher of Columbia, TN. Nicknamed the “Energizer Buddy” by his grand-daughters, Buddy led an active, productive and meaningful life. He was devoted to his beloved Carolyn, his faith, Baylor School, Vanderbilt...
Martha Blanche Shouse Nichols
Jun 30, 2023
Martha Blanche Shouse Nichols, 80, Math Teacher for the Davidson County Schools and resident of Mt. Juliet, died Friday, June 30, 2023 at Summit Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Goshen Cemetery with Danny Lunn officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online...
Shirley Jean Layne Cochran
Jun 29, 2023
View Funeral Webcast Shirley Jean Layne Cochran, 79, retired CPA and resident of Primm Springs, died Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 6:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Glenn Richardson officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 2:00 P.M. until service time at the...
Patricia Faye Ingram Holder
Jun 29, 2023
View Funeral Webcast Patricia Faye Ingram Holder, 68, Professional Painter and resident of Pulaski, died Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Meadowbrook. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. at Wilkes Cemetery with Kimberly Marshall officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com....
Russell Scott Troope
Jun 27, 2023
View Funeral Webcast Russell Scott Troope, 52, electrician with General Motors, Inc., died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 1, 2023, 11:00 AM at Parkway Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in Maury Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by the United States Marine Corp....
Billy Dale "Bill" Edwards
Jun 27, 2023
Billy Dale “Bill” Edwards, 78, retired Machinist for Brooks Machine Works for thirty-years and resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M.at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Bob Rush officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday...
Garland Dean Hill
Jun 26, 2023
View Funeral Webcast Garland Dean Hill, 75, retired employee of Bridgestone Tire Company for over twenty-five years, died Monday, June 26, 2023 at Williamson Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 2:30 P.M. at Johnson Chapel Cemetery with Randy Kersey officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit...
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