Obituaries
Willa Dolores Rogers Brown
Jul 15, 2017
Willa Dolores Rogers Brown, 87, retired secretary and resident of Wedgewood Drive, died Saturday, July 15, 2017, at NHC Columbia Health Care. A graveside inurnment service will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Chaplain C. Ray Dye officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors...
Rita Rajean Pullen Douglass
Jul 14, 2017
Rita Rajean Pullen Douglass, 68, former Registered Nurse for Maury Regional Medical Center and resident of Columbia, died Friday, July 14, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Kane officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...
Andrea Loretta York Rich
Jul 13, 2017
View Funeral WebcastAndrea Loretta York Rich, of Maury County, passed away at her residence on Thursday morning, July 13, 2017.Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Eddie Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Springs Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at the funeral...
Timothy Eugene "Tim" Gibson
Jul 12, 2017
Timothy Eugene "Tim" Gibson, 56, former employee of Gibson Brothers Scrap Metal and Parkview Manor Apartments, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Eddie Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Pisgah Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 1:00...
Mary Elizabeth Walker Dale
Jul 11, 2017
Mary Elizabeth Walker Dale, age 94, a resident of Columbia, died at home on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.She was born on May 21, 1923, in Franklin, Tennessee, to Dr. James Otey Walker and Annie Baker Jones Walker. She graduated from Ward Belmont in Nashville, Tennessee, and received a BA from Vanderbilt University in 1944 and a Master's Degree in Early...
Betty Jane Duncan Love
Jul 8, 2017
Betty Jane Duncan Love, 85, homemaker and resident of Knob Creek Road, died Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center.An Eastern Star service will be held Tuesday at 12:30 P.M. followed by funeral service at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Anthony Muston officiating. Burial will follow in Knob Creek Cemetery. The family will...
Thomas Leslie Erwin Jr
Jul 6, 2017
Thomas Leslie Erwin, Jr., 71, retired employee of Dana Corporation and resident of Lark Court, died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Life Care Center of Columbia.Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Reverend Bob Mullenix officiating. Burial will follow in McCains Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00...
Alice Ann Mitchum Fitts
Jul 5, 2017
Alice Ann Mitchum Fitts, 85, wife, mother, grandmother and friend, died peacefully Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at her home just outside of Spring Hill as the sun rose over her beloved Tennessee hills. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 p.m. with visitation one hour prior at Grace Episcopal Church in Spring Hill. The Reverend Robin Courtney will officiate...
Deborah Lynn Hale Borden
Jul 4, 2017
Deborah Lynn Hale Borden, 58, died Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at her residence on Milky Way Drive in Pulaski.A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with W.L. Culberson and Judge Bobby Sands officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 2:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. The...
Jean Lynch Beatty
Jul 1, 2017
Jean Lynch Beatty, 86, retired cattle farmer and resident of Santa Fe, died Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Lindstrom officiating. Burial will follow in Swiss Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M....
Samuel Parr Hardison
Jun 29, 2017
Samuel Parr Hardison, 39, resident of Brookmeade Drive in Pulaski, died Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Friday at 5:00 P.M. at Parkway Baptist Church with Reverend Mike Roberts officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family arrangements.The family suggests memorial be made to King's Daughters' School, 412 West...
Dr John Dale Alden Jr
Jun 29, 2017
Dr. John Dale Alden, Jr., 78, orthodontist and resident of College Park Drive, died Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Mount Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00 - 6:00...
Dinah Paulette Webb Potts
Jun 28, 2017
Dinah Paulette Webb Potts, 66, homemaker and resident of Leipers Creek Road in the Water Valley Community, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:30 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Dennis Tidwell officiating. Burial will follow in Wilson Cemetery in Hickman County. The family will visit...
Louis Glenn "Junior" Shouse Jr
Jun 28, 2017
Louis Glenn "Junior" Shouse, Jr., 48, heavy equipment operator, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at his residence on Old Natchez Trace. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Johnsons Chapel Cemetery with Rev. James Lunsford officiating. The family will visit with friends at the cemetery. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements...
Martha Edna Pennington Gidcomb
Jun 27, 2017
Martha Edna Pennington Gidcomb, 84, homemaker and long-time resident of Mingo Branch, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at NHC- Hendersonville. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mark Pennington officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. and Friday...
Mary Nelle Johnson Black
Jun 23, 2017
Mary Nelle Johnson Black, 84, former resident of Rally Hill Road, died Friday, June 23, 2017 at Life Care Center of Columbia.Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Waldrum officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 3:00 - 5:00 P.M. at the...
Patricia Jane Rasbury
Jun 23, 2017
Patricia Jane Rasbury, known to her friends as "Trish", died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Friday, June 23, 2017 at the age of 62. A native of Columbia, Trish grew up on the family farm and had a love of riding horses, gardening, nature, and caring for her many beloved dogs and cats. She graduated from Columbia Military Academy...
Betty Jean Potts Mearse
Jun 22, 2017
Betty Jean Potts Mearse, 78, former longtime resident of Mockingbird Drive, died Thursday, June 22, 2017, at her daughter's residence in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Ronnie Grooms officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 - 8:00...
David Joe Esa
Jun 17, 2017
David Joe Esa, age 67, died on June 17, 2017, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, after a brief illness. A native of Columbia, Tennessee, he graduated from Central High School in Columbia, Tennessee, and from Middle Tennessee State University with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree. In 1976, he married his high school sweetheart,...
Elijah Jayce Taylor Wilson
Jun 16, 2017
Elijah Jayce Taylor Wilson, seven-week-old son of Terrell Wilson and Samantha Taylor of Columbia, died Friday, June 16, 2017, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 12:00 - 1:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to...
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