Obituaries

Ralph Ezell Reed

Ralph Ezell Reed

Feb 24, 2013

Ralph Ezell Reed, 85, retired employee of Union Carbide and resident of Rinks Circle, died Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Adrian Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post...

Frank Williams

Frank Williams

Feb 23, 2013

View Video Tribute James Frank Williams, 80, retired Columbia businessman and resident of Rand's Way, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Melinda Britt and Rev. Scott Aleridge officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by...

Andrew H Hunter

Andrew H Hunter

Feb 21, 2013

View Funeral Webcast Andrew H. "Andy" Hunter, 83, well-known farmer and retired Columbia businessman, died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Those wishing to personally express condolences are invited to visit with the family at Oakes & Nichols Friday between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home...

Claire Strang Dixon

Claire Strang Dixon

Feb 20, 2013

View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Claire Josephine Strang Dixon, 87, former longtime resident of Harris Street and later Morning Pointe, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at The Gardens of Poplar Estates. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church with The Rev. Dr. Richard Zalesak officiating. Burial will follow at St. John's, Ashwood. The family...

Willa Frances Morrow Williams

Willa Frances Morrow Williams

Feb 18, 2013

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Willa Frances Morrow Williams, 88, long-time resident of Seventh Avenue, died Monday, February 18, 2013 at Signature Health Care. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Wendell Robinson and Jeff Durham officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from...

Davey M Fowler

Davey M Fowler

Feb 18, 2013

View Video Tribute Davey M. Fowler, 41, self-employed mechanic and resident of Fitzpatrick Road in Culleoka, died Monday, February 18, 2013 at St. Thomas Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Ring Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4...

Kyle Spencer Allen

Kyle Spencer Allen

Feb 17, 2013

Kyle Spencer Allen, 35, former resident of Columbia, died Sunday, February 17, 2013 in New Delhi, India. A memorial service was conducted in New Delhi, India on Saturday, February 23rd and in Houston, Texas on March 2nd. A memorial service will be conducted in Columbia on Friday, March 8th at 6:00 p.m. at West Seventh Street Church of Christ. Visitation...

Johnathan Long

Johnathan Long

Feb 16, 2013

View Video TributeJohnathan Fred Long, 35, employee of Long Contracting Company, died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at his residence on Bryant Station Road. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 1:00 P.M. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church with Father Dr. Richard Zalesak officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 -...

Pattye Hight McGrew

Pattye Hight McGrew

Feb 15, 2013

View Video TributeMrs. Pattye Elizabeth Hight McGrew, 97, retired Registered Nurse and longtime resident of Seventh Avenue, died Friday, February 15, 2013 at her daughter's home on Sunnyside Drive. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Wendell Robinson officiating. A private family graveside service will be held. The family will visit...

Hattie Blocker

Hattie Blocker

Feb 14, 2013

Mrs. Hattie Tinsley Blocker, 95, former employee of Lasko Metal Products and resident of Riverside Drive, died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Theodore Durham officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from...

Willie Mae Emler Hughes

Willie Mae Emler Hughes

Feb 11, 2013

View Funeral WebcastMrs. Willie Mae Emler Luttrell Hughes, 87, retired nurse and resident of Old Williamsport Pike, died Monday, February 11, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...

Earlie Mae Wright Benderman

Earlie Mae Wright Benderman

Feb 10, 2013

Earlie Mae Wright Benderman, 91, retired from Bell South Telephone Company with 45 years service, died peacefully Sunday, February 10, 2013 in her home on Union Place surrounded by her loving family and caregivers. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Brother Bob Mullenix officiating. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from...

Jewell Cothron Cheek

Jewell Cothron Cheek

Feb 8, 2013

View Funeral Webcast Jewell Covey Cothron Cheek, 94, former resident of West Sixth Street and Poplar Estates, died Friday, February 8, 2013 at Life Care of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Wendell Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00...

Lorraine Burlison Rieves

Lorraine Burlison Rieves

Feb 7, 2013

View Video TributeMrs. Mamie Lorraine Burlison Rieves, 86, resident of Brannon Court, died Thursday, February 7, 2013 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Vassar officiating. Burial will follow in Rieves Bend Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4 - 8:00 p.m. at...

Cameron Kendall Scott

Cameron Kendall Scott

Feb 3, 2013

Cameron Kendall Scott, 22, employee of Calcium Sillacates Corp. and resident of Mooresville Pike, died Sunday, February 3, 2013 in Culleoka. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. James Lunsford and Wendell Ragsdale officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4...

Georgia Fergurson Lee

Georgia Fergurson Lee

Feb 1, 2013

Georgia B. Fergurson Lee, 92, long-time former resident of Negro Creek Road and New Lasea Road, died Friday, February 1, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. For the past few years, she made her home with her daughter, Louise in the Culleoka Community. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Calvin Lunn...

Susan M Uralowich Bechet

Susan M Uralowich Bechet

Feb 1, 2013

Susan M. Uralowich-Bechet, 59, resident of Williamsport Pike, died Friday, February 1, 2013 in Rhode Island surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. at Holt Funeral Home, 510 South Main Street, Woonsocket, Rhode Island and a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 63 Church Street, North Smithfield,...

Pauline Barlar Thurman

Pauline Barlar Thurman

Jan 31, 2013

View Video Tribute Pauline Virginia Barlar Thurman, 95, homemaker and long-time resident of Covey Hollow Road in the Culleoka Community, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. David McGregor officiating. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from...

Richard Thomas "Jimmy" Shaw

Richard Thomas "Jimmy" Shaw

Jan 30, 2013

Richard Thomas "Jimmy" Shaw, 65, former employee of A. J. Personnel and resident of Lawrenceburg, died Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. The Maury County native was the son of the late Francis Anderson Shaw, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Maxwell Shaw. Mr. Shaw had a great personal charm and sense of humor; and he enjoyed doing yard...

Ruth K Savage Saunders

Ruth K Savage Saunders

Jan 30, 2013

Ruth K. Savage Saunders, 102, retired personnel manager for Corn Products in New York, New York and former resident of Memphis, died Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Life Care of Columbia. Graveside services will be Friday at 12:00 p.m. at Memphis Memorial Park in Memphis. Notes of condolence may be extended at oakesandnichols.com. A native of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, she...