Obituaries

Robert Gary Broadway

Robert Gary Broadway

Oct 2, 2016

Robert Gary Broadway, 71, retired iron worker with Iron Workers Local 492, died Sunday, October 2, 2016, at his residence on Stanfill Drive. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Eddie Rogers and James Patterson officiating. Entombment will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens Mausoleum with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin...

Rev Arthur G Robins

Rev Arthur G Robins

Sep 30, 2016

Reverend Arthur G. Robins, Sr., 86, long-time Methodist minister and resident of Franklin, died Friday, September 30, 2016 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 3:00 P.M. at Nolensville United Methodist Church with Reverend Jim Norton and Reverend Don Sensing officiating. Burial will follow in Nolensville Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00...

Betty Louise Inman Lancaster

Betty Louise Inman Lancaster

Sep 30, 2016

Betty Louise Inman Lancaster, 85, died peacefully on Friday, September 30, 2016 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 12:00 noon at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Chip Hunter and Rev. Melinda Britt officiating. Private family interment will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 10:00 A.M. until service...

Charles William "CW" Campbell

Charles William "CW" Campbell

Sep 29, 2016

Charles William "C. W." Campbell, 77, retired School Resource Officer, died Thursday, September 29, 2016 at his residence on Mooresville Pike. A memorial service will be conducted Monday at 7:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Randy McNeece officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. The family suggests...

Ewing Edward Neelley Sr

Ewing Edward Neelley Sr

Sep 26, 2016

Ewing Edward Neelley, Sr., well known Church of Christ minister, retired employee of Barr Motor Company, and resident of Crestland Drive, died Monday, September 26, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at New Lasea Church of Christ with Kenny McFarlen, Wayne Hardison, and John Vaughan officiating. Burial will follow in Rose...

Evalyn Laverne Holland Alexander

Evalyn Laverne Holland Alexander

Sep 24, 2016

View Funeral WebcastEvalyn Laverne Holland Alexander, 88, retired sitter for the elderly and resident of Sheddan Drive, died Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Brookdale Senior Living. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Norton officiating. A graveside service will be held Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Mt. Hope Cemetery...

Roy Franklin Harmon Jr MD

Roy Franklin Harmon Jr MD

Sep 22, 2016

View Funeral WebcastRoy Franklin Harmon, JR., M.D., recently of Brentwood, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Williamson County Medical Center at age 87. Dr. Harmon was born April 8, 1929 in Houston, Mississippi, the son of Grace McWhorter Harmon and Roy Franklin Harmon, Sr.Dr. Harmon was a graduate of the University of Mississippi where he also received his...

Foster Thurman

Foster Thurman

Sep 22, 2016

Foster Thurman, 86, retired truck driver for Allman Construction and resident of Sowell Mill Pike, died Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Signature Health Care of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jeremy Butt officiating. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00...

Mary Elizabeth "Sam" Potts

Mary Elizabeth "Sam" Potts

Sep 20, 2016

Mary Elizabeth "Sam" Hendley Potts, 98, retired employee of Publix Shirt Factory and resident of Lee Drive died Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Perry County Nursing Home. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 1:30 P.M. at Godwin Chappell United Methodist Church Cemetery with Murray Thomas Culberson officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 11:00 A.M. -...

Gary Ferguson Williams

Gary Ferguson Williams

Sep 16, 2016

View Funeral WebcastGary Ferguson Williams, 72, retired employee of Occidental Chemical Company, died Friday, September 16, 2016 at his residence on Skelley Road in Santa Fe. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Enoch George and John Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by...

George Washington Umstead

George Washington Umstead

Sep 16, 2016

View Funeral WebcastGeorge Washington Umstead, 84, retired employee of Ford Glass Plant, died Friday, September 16, 2016 at his residence on Arthur Court. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Ted Burleson, Mike Hayes, and Jeremy Butt officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by the...

Hubert Eugene Connelly

Hubert Eugene Connelly

Sep 10, 2016

Hubert Eugene Connelly, 90, went peacefully to be with the Lord September 10, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Kenny McFarlen officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Springs Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit...

Donald Farris Jack

Donald Farris Jack

Sep 8, 2016

View Funeral WebcastDonald Farris Jack, 86, resident of Sharon Circle, died Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Chaplain Lyndell Propst officiating. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery with military honors provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. The family...

Elizabeth May Doss Pruitt

Elizabeth May Doss Pruitt

Sep 7, 2016

Elizabeth May Doss Pruitt, 61, died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at her residence on Enterprise Road in Mt. Pleasant. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Gary Bailey officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 11:00 A.M. until service time at...

Joyce Faye King Jones

Joyce Faye King Jones

Sep 4, 2016

Joyce Faye King Jones, 76, resident of Wildview Drive in Nashville, died Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Joe Gray and Reverend Elizabeth Overstreet officiating. Burial will follow in McCains Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00-...

Suzanne Blocker Keene

Suzanne Blocker Keene

Sep 1, 2016

Suzanne Blocker Keene, 60, Patient Service Representative with Vanderbilt Walk-in Clinic, died Thursday, September 1, 2016 at her residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Hubert Cunningham officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M....

Billy Emler Runions

Billy Emler Runions

Aug 31, 2016

Billy Emler "Catfish" Runions, 53, employee of Wilson Sports and resident of Carthage Highway, gained his wings and went to heaven Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Tennova Medical Center in Lebanon. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Ron Shaw and Donnie Goodman officiating. Burial will follow in Sheboss Cemetery....

James Doyle "Jack" LaCroix

James Doyle "Jack" LaCroix

Aug 31, 2016

James Doyle "Jack" LaCroix, 81, resident of Jessitan Lane in Culleoka, died Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Caroll Jacobs officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. at...

Joan Nicholson Maniccia

Joan Nicholson Maniccia

Aug 30, 2016

Joan Nicholson Maniccia, 76, retired teacher and resident of Mt. Pleasant, died suddenly on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Life Care Center of Columbia after a long battle with lung cancer.Born June 23, 1940 in Cortland, New York, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Nicholson and the late Effie Voultrous Nicholson. On September 17, 1960, she married Roger...

Mary Ellen Thresh Robbins

Mary Ellen Thresh Robbins

Aug 29, 2016

Mary Ellen Thresh Robbins, 68, retired employee of Wal-Mart and resident of Culleoka, died Monday, August 29, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Family and friends will gather Saturday from 3:00 - 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home to celebrate the life of Mary Ellen Robbins. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born February 23, 1948 in...