Obituaries

Christine Haskins Chapman

Christine Haskins Chapman

May 9, 2016

Christine Haskins Chapman, 79, resident of Hayes Denton Road, died Monday, May 9, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Hudgins Cemetery in Williamson County. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M....

Della Mae McMeen Jones

Della Mae McMeen Jones

May 8, 2016

Della McMeen Jones, 87, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016, surrounded by family, at her family farm in Hickman County, Tennessee. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:30 A.M. at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home with Dr. Carl Duck officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M....

Lillian Katherine Rummage Pratt

Lillian Katherine Rummage Pratt

May 6, 2016

Lillian Katherine Rummage Pratt, 85, retired cafeteria worker at Spring Hill Elementary School and former employee of Wayne County Boot Camp, died Friday, May 6, 2016 at her residence in Summertown. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Howard Kitter officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery. The family will...

Bridget Ann Bryant

Bridget Ann Bryant

May 6, 2016

Bridget Ann Bryant, 58, Maury County native, died Friday, May 6, 2016 at Generations Center of Spencer. A private family inurnment service will be conducted at Polk Memorial Gardens. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born March 12, 1958 in Maury County, she was the daughter of Martha...

James Daniel "Dan" Hardison Sr

James Daniel "Dan" Hardison Sr

May 5, 2016

James Daniel "Dan" Hardison, Sr., 84, longtime resident of North Laurel Circle, died Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan and Wendell Robinson officiating. Congregational singing will be lead by Andrew Phillips. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The...

Vera Clara Ussery Russell

Vera Clara Ussery Russell

May 4, 2016

Vera Clara Ussery Russell, 75, local realtor and resident of Still Pond Road, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 4:00 P.M. at Parkway Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in Maury Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M....

Joseph Shane Reischman

Joseph Shane Reischman

May 4, 2016

View Funeral WebcastJoseph Shane Reischman, 41, died at his residence in Culleoka on May 4, 2016.Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Father Davis Chackaleckel and Pastor Steve Livengood officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 1:00 P.M. until time of the...

Eleanor Dale Jackson Hardison

Eleanor Dale Jackson Hardison

May 4, 2016

Eleanor Dale Jackson Hardison, 87, retired teacher and lifelong resident of Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Life Care Center of Columbia. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 12:00 P.M. at Mt. Pleasant First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dwight Liles officiating. Inurnment will follow in Arlington Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 10:00...

Harlan Dumont Bowsher

Harlan Dumont Bowsher

May 2, 2016

Harlan Dumont Bowsher, 88, retired plant manager of General Electric and resident of Sunnyside Lane, died Monday, May 2, 2016 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Tommy Vann officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Mount Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 -...

Dudley B Hardaway Jr

Dudley B Hardaway Jr

May 2, 2016

Dudley B. Hardaway, Jr., 93, retired employee of Union Carbide, died Monday, May 2, 2016 at his residence on Skelley Lane. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor John Harris officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family...

Robert Dudley "Bob" Sims

Robert Dudley "Bob" Sims

May 2, 2016

Robert Dudley "Bob" Sims, 84, resident of Academy Lane, died Monday, May 2, 2016 at Signature Health Care. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Paul Joiner officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. The family will...

Patricia Darlene Dial Derryberry

Patricia Darlene Dial Derryberry

Apr 30, 2016

Patricia Darlene Dial Derryberry, born April 30, 1956 went to see Jesus on her birthday surrounded by her family at her home after an extended illness. Survivors include her husband of 38 years, David "Butch" Derryberry; daughter, Samantha (Ray) Jung; granddaughter, Rachael Catherine Jung; brother, William (Ellen) Dial; sisters, Myra (Rick) Young, Virginia (Jerry) Nichols, and Katie Dial; brother-in-law, Donald...

Anna Faye Donaldson Watkins

Anna Faye Donaldson Watkins

Apr 29, 2016

Anna Faye Donaldson Cantrell Watkins, 86, homemaker and resident of Viewpointe Way, died Friday, April 29, 2016 at her residence. Graveside services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Memory Gardens in Weatherford, Texas with her grandson Jansen Bagwell officiating. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.Born January 16, 1930 in Throckmorton, Texas she was the daughter of the...

Junetta "June" Travis Andrews

Junetta "June" Travis Andrews

Apr 29, 2016

Junetta "June" Travis Andrews, 84, retired employee of Sears and resident of Larkspur Terrace in Decatur, Georgia, died Friday, April 29, 2016 at Mesun Hospice Care. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with J. D. Lewis officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday...

Leonard M Johnson Jr

Leonard M Johnson Jr

Apr 28, 2016

Leonard M. Johnson, Jr., 78, retired employee of Woods Cabinet Distribution in Nashville and longtime resident of Nashville, died Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Signature Health Care. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Wendell Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Williamsport Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American...

Patsy Anne Ellyson Kelly

Patsy Anne Ellyson Kelly

Apr 27, 2016

Patsy Anne Ellyson Kelly, 84, retired employee of Ten Hi Gin, longtime resident of Loop, Texas and more recently of Mitchell Avenue, died Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 5:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mike Robertson and Andrew Phillips officiating. The family will visit with friends...

Agnes Irene Duncan Metzler

Agnes Irene Duncan Metzler

Apr 22, 2016

Irene Duncan Metzler, 96, of Columbia, died 22 day, April 2016 at Life Care Center of Columbia.She was in born in Lewis County October 29, 1919 to the late Claude Wilburn Duncan and Thelma Ferguson Jones. She was also preceded by her husband, Robert C. Metzler, Jr. and her only sister, Nell Duncan McKee. Survivors include her niece, Lynn McKee...

Connie Renee Dawson

Connie Renee Dawson

Apr 21, 2016

Connie Renee Dawson, 52, homemaker and resident of Hillcrest Lane in Culleoka, died Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Wednesday at 5:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor David Baker officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 3:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home....

Elva Eskew Soapes

Elva Eskew Soapes

Apr 19, 2016

Elva Eskew Soapes, 91, retired architectural draftsman with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at NHC Healthcare Dickson. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Thad Austin and Rev. Jacob Clark Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit...

Emma Jean Malugin Bratton

Emma Jean Malugin Bratton

Apr 14, 2016

Emma Jean Malugin Bratton, 88, homemaker and longtime resident of Williamsport, died Thursday, April 14, 2016 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jim McEwen officiating. Burial followed in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family had visitation with friends Friday from 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Condolences...