Obituaries

Audrey Payne

Audrey Payne

Oct 24, 2014

Mrs. Audrey Sanders Payne, 96, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and former resident of Woods Drive, died Friday, October 24, 2014 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Rick Elsey officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from...

James Gray Delk

James Gray Delk

Oct 21, 2014

Mr. James Gray Delk, 59, resident of Lyles, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 in Hickman County. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Steve Holmes officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 3 - 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Condolences may be offered online at www.oakesandnichols.com. The Maury...

Lewis Cecil Love

Lewis Cecil Love

Oct 21, 2014

Mr. Lewis Cecil Love, 90, retired from DuPont/Spontex and resident of Cheyenne Trail, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 10:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with David Davidson and Mike Kesler officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American...

Bud Chumley

Bud Chumley

Oct 18, 2014

Bobby Ray "Bud" Chumley, 58, resident of Hicks Lane, died Saturday, October 18, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Reverend Steve Swango officiating. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The family suggest memorials be made to Hospice Compassus,...

Kenneth Fail

Kenneth Fail

Oct 18, 2014

Kenneth Edward Fail, age 83, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died peacefully on Saturday, October 18, 2014 under Avalon Hospice care. The memorial service will be conducted Friday, October 24, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Northside Baptist Church in Murfreesboro with Pastor Ken Polk officiating. The graveside service will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia at 2:30 p.m. with sons-in-law, Rev....

Ralph Crowell Sims

Ralph Crowell Sims

Oct 16, 2014

Mr. Ralph Crowell Sims, 85, retired dairy farmer, died Thursday, October 16, 2014 at his lifelong residence on Foster Chapel Road in the Sawdust Community. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Pastor Lawrence E. Jackson, Charles Clark and Ricky Sims officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided...

Betty Ann King Gibson

Betty Ann King Gibson

Oct 15, 2014

Betty Ann King Gibson, 66, retired employee of Teledyne in Lewisburg and resident of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, October 15, 2014 in Columbia. Born August 4, 1948 in Marshall County, she was the daughter of Robert King and Lillie Grubbs King. She retired from Quality Control after fifteen years employment at Teledyne in Lewisburg. She had previously worked at the...

Charlotte Baker Rummage

Charlotte Baker Rummage

Oct 13, 2014

Mrs. Mary Charlotte Baker Rummage, 84, resident of Hampshire Pike, died Monday, October 13, 2014 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Ezell Rose officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M....

Curtis Riley

Curtis Riley

Oct 13, 2014

Mr. Curtis Riley, 91, retired from Stauffer Chemical Company and resident of Whiteside Road in Hampshire, died Monday, October 13, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 12:00 noon at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with David Davidson officiating. Burial will follow in Worley Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4...

Lonzo Terry

Lonzo Terry

Oct 10, 2014

Lonzo Boyd Terry, 78, retired special projects supervisor for the City of Columbia, died Friday, October 10, 2014 at his residence in Santa Fe. A memorial service will be conducted Tuesday at 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Eric Sandusky officiating. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. at the funeral...

Pauline Edwards Tinsley

Pauline Edwards Tinsley

Oct 4, 2014

Pauline Faye Edwards Tinsley, 81, resident of Kinzer Lane, died Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mark Sartain officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Springs Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 3:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The...

James D "Jim" Wilson

James D "Jim" Wilson

Oct 2, 2014

James Doak "Jim" Wilson, 88, retired employee of Monsanto and resident of Sowell Mill Pike, died Thursday, October 2, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at South Gate Church of Christ with Brian Gregory and Joe Macer officiating. Burial will follow in McCains Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday...

Sarah Voss

Sarah Voss

Sep 30, 2014

Sarah Jane Martin Voss, 66, resident of Voss Road, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 5:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 1:00 - 5:00 P.M. at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials to...

Robert "Petey" Matthews

Robert "Petey" Matthews

Sep 30, 2014

Robert Earl "Petey" Matthews, 70, employee of Cranford Lumber Company, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at his residence on Brannon Court. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 5:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born May 4, 1944 in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia,...

Bettye Brown

Bettye Brown

Sep 29, 2014

View Video TributeBettye Belle Underwood Brown died unexpectedly at her home in the Bear Creek community where she lived for seventy of her seventy-nine years. She had just celebrated her 79th birthday on September 18th. She was a farmer at heart and loved watching her cows, fixing fences and gardening. The Lord had blessed her with good health and energy...

Christine Cozart Walls

Christine Cozart Walls

Sep 27, 2014

Christine Cozart Walls, 84, retired employee of Tennessee Farm Bureau, resident of Decatur, Alabama, and former longtime resident of Columbia, died Saturday, September 27, 2014. A private graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at Polk Memorial Gardens with Pastor Todd Evans. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home....

Rayburn Jones

Rayburn Jones

Sep 26, 2014

Rayburn Gordon Jones, 75, retired welder, maintenance worker, and resident of Nashville, died Friday, September 26, 2014 at Mt. Pleasant Healthcare & Rehab. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Richard VanCleave officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Springs Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 1:00 -...

Nora Layne Williams

Nora Layne Williams

Sep 23, 2014

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Nora Eudora Layne Williams, 92, resident of Gallatin and former resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Eddie Hodges officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit...

Bob D Kannon

Bob D Kannon

Sep 21, 2014

Mr. Bob D. Kannon, 96, resident of Gulfport, Mississippi, died Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. A graveside service will be conducted Friday, December 5, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. at Pleasant Mount Cemetery with Rev. William Rolman officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting...

Gladys Iola Dorton Cooper

Gladys Iola Dorton Cooper

Sep 20, 2014

Gladys Iola Dorton Cooper, 90, homemaker and long-time resident of Owen Avenue, died Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Brother Rick Points officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and...