Obituaries

David Clark McKee

David Clark McKee

Feb 26, 2018

David Clark McKee, 60, died Monday, February 26, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 2:00 - 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Survivors include his daughters, Christina McKee and Amanda (Randall) Stanfill; brother, James McKee; grandchildren, Steven Anderson, Tre McKee, Hanna Anderson, Christi'Ana...

Lee Roy "Petey" Payne Jr

Lee Roy "Petey" Payne Jr

Feb 22, 2018

View Funeral Webcast  Lee Roy "Petey" Payne, Jr., 78, retired employee of Monsanto and resident of Hiwassee Drive, died Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home....

William Thomas Osborne

William Thomas Osborne

Feb 22, 2018

Family and friends regret to announce, William Thomas Osborne, 97, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Williamson Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, Janice Hardison Osborne of Columbia; daughters, Ouida (Steve) Hill of Columbia; Phoebe (Jeff) Zimmer of Nashville; sons, Ross Osborne of Columbia; Wendell (Lenae) Cheek of Brentwood; sister, Fannie D. Ellis of Nashville; grandchildren, Anderson (Meredith)...

Harold Raymond Taylor III

Harold Raymond Taylor III

Feb 21, 2018

View Funeral Webcast  Mr. Harold Raymond Taylor III, age 71, passed away on Wednesday, 21 February 2018, at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, TN, with his devoted wife, Hellen, by his side. A celebration of life will be conducted Saturday, 24 March 2018 at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, TN, with the Reverend Chip Hunter...

Elizabeth Fraser Lyons

Elizabeth Fraser Lyons

Feb 21, 2018

View Funeral Webcast Elizabeth Fraser Lyons, 80, retired nurse at Bright Glade Nursing Home and resident of Memphis, died Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jeffrey Talley officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with...

Marcie Cordelia Bolton

Marcie Cordelia Bolton

Feb 20, 2018

Marcie Cordelia Bolton, 81, retired employee of Tuscarora Plastics and resident of Culleoka, died Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. William Owens officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 -...

Bobby Ray Fite

Bobby Ray Fite

Feb 19, 2018

Bobby Ray Fite, 82, lifelong resident and farmer of the Williamsport Community, died Monday, February 19, 2018 at his residence.Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Christine Penner officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Nebo Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will...

Sarah Elizabeth Lee

Sarah Elizabeth Lee

Feb 19, 2018

Sarah Elizabeth Lee passed away February 19, 2018 in Spring Hill, Tennessee, after recently celebrating her 92nd birthday. A graveside service will be held Thursday, March 1, 2018, at 1:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born February 8, 1926 in Columbia, Tennessee,...

Everett Reed Hollis

Everett Reed Hollis

Feb 18, 2018

Everett Reed Hollis, infant son of Paul Ross Hollis and Haley Burns Hollis, died Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Lynnwood Cemetery with Richard Long officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com....

Bobby Gene Chaffin

Bobby Gene Chaffin

Feb 18, 2018

Bobby Gene Chaffin, 83, resident of Stiversville Road, died Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Signature Health Care. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Lynnwood Cemetery with Joel Love officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com....

Norma Sue Luttrell Bates

Norma Sue Luttrell Bates

Feb 17, 2018

Norma Sue Luttrell Bates, 78, retired administrative secretary for Tennessee Department of Human Services, died Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bradley Dugger officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from...

Joe Sam Savage

Joe Sam Savage

Feb 16, 2018

Joe Sam Savage, 89, retired employee of Maury Farmers Co-op, farmer and resident of Dry Fork Road, died Friday, February 16, 2018 in Columbia.Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 10:30 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Hueston Marshall officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from 3:00 P.M. -...

Martha White Helm Redding

Martha White Helm Redding

Feb 15, 2018

Martha Redding, 56, died Thursday, February 15, 2018 at her residence near Culleoka, Tennessee.A memorial service will be conducted Wednesday, February 21 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Columbia, Tennessee. Visitation will be in the church Parrish Hall from 12:00 P.M. - 1:30 P.M. The Episcopal Rite of the Burial of the Dead with Holy Eucharist will be officiated by...

John Oliver Helling

John Oliver Helling

Feb 14, 2018

John Oliver Helling, 84, died February 14, 2018. Maury County will miss a very special gentleman, as John Helling lost his battle with several medical issues. A Celebration of the Life of John Oliver Helling will be conducted Sunday at 5:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Chip Hunter officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday...

Julie Grace Roberts

Julie Grace Roberts

Feb 13, 2018

Julie Grace Roberts, 45, employee of A. O. Smith Water Products Company in Ashland City, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at her residence in Ashland City. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Milton Stephens and Bobby Sands officiating. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...

Mildred Mai Blalock Chandler

Mildred Mai Blalock Chandler

Feb 13, 2018

Mildred Mai Blalock Chandler, 90, retired employee of The Daily Herald and resident of Brookview Circle, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Wilson Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in Ring Cemetery in the Pottsville Community. The family will visit with friends...

Margaret Joann Knapton Johnson

Margaret Joann Knapton Johnson

Feb 13, 2018

Margaret Joann "JoJo" Knapton Johnson, 69, resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jimmy Elliott, Jason Beck, and Tyler Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Memorial Park. The family will visit with friends Saturday after 4:00...

Matthew Garrett Anderson

Matthew Garrett Anderson

Feb 11, 2018

Matthew Garrett Anderson, 22, resident of Old Highway 99 in Columbia, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. and Saturday from...

Joe Cecil Crews

Joe Cecil Crews

Feb 10, 2018

Joe Cecil Crews, 96, retired employee of Dixie Electrotype Company and resident of Nashville, died Saturday, February 10, 2018, at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Rush officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post...

Carolyn Rodgers Hickman

Carolyn Rodgers Hickman

Feb 9, 2018

View Funeral WebcastCarolyn Rodgers Hickman, 79, former longtime resident of Cheyenne Trail in Columbia, died Friday, February 9, 2018, at her daughter's residence in Antioch, where she had made her home for the past several years. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Perry Muse officiating. Burial will follow in Rose...