Obituaries

Linda Gail O'Rear

Linda Gail O'Rear

Sep 29, 2012

View Video Tribute Linda Gail O'Rear, 63, well-known Maury County educator, died Saturday, September 29, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. The family will begin visitation with friends Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols concluding with a Celebration of Life Service at 4:00 p.m. with Rev. Terry Peery officiating. Tina Weatherford will also participate. Burial will...

William C Love Jr

William C Love Jr

Sep 27, 2012

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast William C. Love, Jr., 66, retired quality engineer and resident of Ashwood Drive, died Thursday, September 27, 2012 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Bill Alsup and Tony Collins officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit...

Esther Culberson Thompson

Esther Culberson Thompson

Sep 26, 2012

View Video TributeView Funeral WebcastMrs. Esther Culberson Thompson, 87, retired employee of Weather Tamer and longtime resident of the Hilltown Community, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Dr. Joe Bowers and Rev. Howard Alexander officiating. Burial will follow in Andrews Cemetery with...

Scott Antony Fowler

Scott Antony Fowler

Sep 25, 2012

View Video Tribute Scott Antony Fowler, 45, employee of Intercity Products and Swarco and resident of Mooresville Pike, died Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at Southern Hills Hospital. A graveside inurnment will be conducted Sunday October 21, 2012 at 4:00 P.M. at Harvey Cemetery with Doug Williams officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences...

Jerry Wayne McNeese

Jerry Wayne McNeese

Sep 24, 2012

View Funeral Webcast Jerry Wayne McNeese, 70, retired employee of the Maury County Highway Dept., died Monday, September 24, 2012 at his residence on Ridge Road in the Theta Community. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Rick Points officiating. Burial will follow in Williamsport Baptist Cemetery. The family will...

Fred C White

Fred C White

Sep 24, 2012

Mr. Fred C. White, long time resident of Columbia, TN died on Monday, September 24, 2012 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia after a brief illness.Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church with Reverend Joe Evans and Reverend Jennie Barber officiating. A private family burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens.The family will...

Tom Baker Johnson

Tom Baker Johnson

Sep 23, 2012

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Tom Baker Johnson, 66, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2012 at his residence in the Williamsport Community surrounded by his family after battling multiple myeloma. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Jeremy Butt and Jeff Smith officiating. Graveside services will follow at Santa Fe Cemetery with...

Jack Rogers Willis

Jack Rogers Willis

Sep 21, 2012

View Video Tribute Jack Rogers Willis, 81, retired Maintenance Supervisor for Monsanto Company, died Friday, September 21, 2012 at his residence in the Santa Fe Community. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Anthony Muston officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00...

Elizabeth Yearwood Warren

Elizabeth Yearwood Warren

Sep 19, 2012

View Funeral Webcast Elizabeth Yearwood Warren, 97, former resident of Campbellsville Pike, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at the home of her daughter. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with John Vaughan and Wendell Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 3:00 to...

Mary Lambert Lane

Mary Lambert Lane

Sep 18, 2012

Mary Joe Lambert Lane, 83, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at NHC Healthcare of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 10:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Eddie Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 5 - 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials...

Myra Jordan Sowell

Myra Jordan Sowell

Sep 18, 2012

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Myra Jordan Sowell, 75, resident of the Santa Fe Community, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2012 following an extended illness. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Earl Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...

Dorothy Anderson "Dot" Bone

Dorothy Anderson "Dot" Bone

Sep 16, 2012

View Video TributeView Funeral Webcast Dorothy Anderson "Dot" Bone, 94, loving wife, mother, and doting grandmother, died Sunday, September 16, 2012 at her residence on Jewell Drive. Affectionately known as "Mama Bone" and "Mama Dot," she left a lasting impression on her family, her church, and her community. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Pleasant Heights...

Sheryll Gray Fly

Sheryll Gray Fly

Sep 15, 2012

View Video Tribute Sheryll Gray Fly, 54, died Saturday, September 15, 2012 at her residence on West 14th Street. Private memorial services will be conducted at a later date. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1212, Columbia 38402 or to the family, c/o Amity Beckenbach, 2409 New Cut Road, Columbia 38401. Notes of sympathy may...

Ruby Green Reed

Ruby Green Reed

Sep 12, 2012

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Ruby Lee Green Reed, 94, longtime resident of Kedron Road in Spring Hill, departed this earth to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at her residence on 15th St. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Brother Ronnie Johnson officiating. Burial will follow...

Eleanor Sowell Cranford

Eleanor Sowell Cranford

Sep 8, 2012

Eleanor Katherine Sowell Cranford, 99, retired housemother for King's Daughters' School and former resident of 8th Avenue, died Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Life Care of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside United Methodist Church with Rev. David Spencer and Rev. David McIntyre officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will...

Jimmy & Barbara Prince

Jimmy & Barbara Prince

Sep 5, 2012

View Video TributeJames "Jimmy" Travis Prince, 68, and Barbara Jean Black Prince, 66, died Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at their residence on Snow Creek Road in the Santa Fe Community. A joint memorial service will be conducted Sunday at 4:00 P.M. at West Point Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Terry Peery officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from...

Edward Wayne Reese Sr

Edward Wayne Reese Sr

Sep 5, 2012

View Funeral Webcast Mr. Edward Wayne Reese, Sr., 74, retired from Columbia Neon and resident of Tinsley Lane, died Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rick Bilyeu officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin...

Billie Westmoreland Young

Billie Westmoreland Young

Sep 4, 2012

Billie Westmoreland Young, 84, former resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 in Chattanooga where she made her home for seventeen years. She was a member of Abba's House.Mrs. Young was preceded in death by her husband, Irvin Jones Young; Sister, Mary Edith Gillum and brothers, Howard West moreland and George Westmoreland. Survivors are her son, Mark T. (Jane)...

Elizabeth Ragland "Betsy" Gipson

Elizabeth Ragland "Betsy" Gipson

Sep 2, 2012

View Video Tribute Elizabeth Ragland "Betsy" Gipson, 91, homemaker and former long-time resident of Wedgewood Drive, died Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Sterling House. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Mike Roberts and David Morris officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from...

Leonard Potts

Leonard Potts

Sep 1, 2012

View Video TributeView Funeral Webcast Wilburn Leonard Potts, 99, well-known owner-operator of Potts Garage and Grocery and resident of the Santa Fe Community, died Saturday, September 1, 2012 at his residence on New Highway 7. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Brother Jack Taylor and Brother Don Emmitte officiating. Burial will follow...