Obituaries

Rex Wayne Yeager

Rex Wayne Yeager

Apr 9, 2017

Rex Wayne Yeager, 65, retired employee of General Motors, died Sunday, April 9, 2017, at his residence on Bandywood Court. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in the Pegram Community with military honors. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home....

Mary Ruth Davis Parrish

Mary Ruth Davis Parrish

Apr 6, 2017

Mary Ruth Davis Parrish, 87, homemaker and resident of Hemingway Drive, died Thursday, April 6, 2017 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Hugh McHenry officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Inurnment will be...

Maddox Ray Jackson

Maddox Ray Jackson

Apr 5, 2017

Maddox Ray Jackson, 8, resident of Petty Hollow Road in Lynnville, died Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Barry Farris officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 3:00...

Clifford Thomas "Tommy" Prentice

Clifford Thomas "Tommy" Prentice

Apr 1, 2017

Clifford Thomas "Tommy" Prentice, 64, retired employee of Union Carbide and Rogers Group, died Saturday, April 1, 2017 at his residence on Poplar Union Road in Duck River, Tennessee.Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 7:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Rhodes officiating. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at...

Jo Ann Cole Patterson

Jo Ann Cole Patterson

Mar 31, 2017

View Funeral WebcastJo Ann Cole Patterson, 79, homemaker and resident of Marsh Creek Road in Linden, died Friday, March 31, 2017 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Maury County Park Kiwanis International Shelter with Donald Patterson officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences...

Caroline Rose Santangelo Bastone

Caroline Rose Santangelo Bastone

Mar 31, 2017

Caroline Rose Santangelo Bastone, age 83, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, March 31, 2017 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Ray Scibold officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 -...

Wade Hampton Bowie Jr

Wade Hampton Bowie Jr

Mar 31, 2017

View Funeral WebcastWade Hampton Bowie, Jr., passed away on March 31, 2017 in Hoover, Alabama, after a life of service to others and country. Born to the late Wade Hampton Bowie and Nora Esther Clemens Bowie, Wade grew up in Columbia, Tennessee, with his sisters, Barbara and the late Vivian, and his brother Thomas. He became an Eagle Scout and...

Doris Jean Johnson

Doris Jean Johnson

Mar 30, 2017

Doris Jean Johnson, 78, resident of Brannon Court, died Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Life Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Scott McCord officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. and Sunday from 1:00...

Robert Lee Baker Sr

Robert Lee Baker Sr

Mar 27, 2017

Robert Lee Baker, Sr., 82, resident of Pickens Lane, died Monday, March 27, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Macer officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. and Thursday from...

Steven Anthony Hopwood

Steven Anthony Hopwood

Mar 27, 2017

Steven Anthony Hopwood, 51, self-employed contractor and resident of Lewisburg, died Monday, March 27, 2017, in Lewisburg. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Bills-McGaugh Funeral Home with Rev. James Myers officiating. Burial will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. and Friday from 12:00 - 2:00...

Betty Gaye Lang Gordon

Betty Gaye Lang Gordon

Mar 26, 2017

View Funeral WebcastBetty Gaye Lang Gordon, 77, retired employee of Jamison Bedding and resident of Mooresville Highway, died Sunday, March 26, 2017 at NHC Healthcare in Lewisburg. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 5:00 P.M. at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Frank Rushing officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 3:00 P.M. until service...

Charles Hamlett Dial

Charles Hamlett Dial

Mar 23, 2017

Charles Hamlett Dial, 69, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at his residence on Chapman Lane. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Pleasant Heights Baptist Church with Reverend Bob Vassar and Reverend John M. Harris officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 2:00 - 6:00 P.M. at Oakes...

Edward Alexander Cox III

Edward Alexander Cox III

Mar 20, 2017

Edward Alexander Cox, III died suddenly and unexpectedly on March 20, 2017 as a result of heart-related issues. He was twenty-eight (28) years old and would have been twenty-nine (29) on May 18, 2017.There will be a receiving of friends on Saturday, March 25, 2017 in Farragut, Tennessee at the Farragut Church of Christ from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m....

Reba Jo Henson Cole

Reba Jo Henson Cole

Mar 20, 2017

View Funeral WebcastReba Jo Henson Cole, 87, retired employee of River Valley Mills, died Monday, March 20, 2017 at her residence on Paul Drive. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Adam Pogue officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 -...

William Monroe "Bill" Harlan

William Monroe "Bill" Harlan

Mar 16, 2017

William Monroe "Bill" Harlan, 90, long-time resident of Roberts Bend Road, died Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Harbor View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Steven Holt and Ken Harlan officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Nebo United Methodist Church Cemetery with military...

Billie Bird Dunnebacke

Billie Bird Dunnebacke

Mar 12, 2017

Billie Bird Dunnebacke, 91, retired Medical Technician for Dr. Mayfield and Dr. Olson, died Sunday, March 12, 2017 in Jackson, TennesseeA private graveside service will be held at Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Dr. Paul Joiner officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials to Zion Presbyterian Church, 2322 Zion Road, Columbia,...

Betty Ann Lovett Standen

Betty Ann Lovett Standen

Mar 11, 2017

Betty Ann Lovett Standen, former longtime resident of Columbia and more recently a resident of Hewitt House Assisted Living in Pulaski for several years, died Saturday, March 11, 2017, at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Bowers officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The...

James Elwood "Buddy" Pigg

James Elwood "Buddy" Pigg

Mar 9, 2017

PJames Elwood "Buddy" Pigg, 84, former part owner of Pigg & Parsons, and resident of Shelbyville, died Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Glen Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Father Watson Lamb officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by...

Ronald W McKee

Ronald W McKee

Mar 8, 2017

Ronald W. "Ron" McKee, 62, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017, of complications from pneumonia. At the time of his death, he was surrounded by family and friends. No service is scheduled at this time. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born June 26, 1954, in Mt. Vernon,...

Mary Ann Roll Nickell

Mary Ann Roll Nickell

Mar 6, 2017

Mary Annette Nickell, 89, long time resident of Columbia, TN, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017, in Brentwood, TN. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Dr. Lawrence Ray Nickell.A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Joe Evans officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from...