Obituaries

Martha Sanders Minatra

Martha Sanders Minatra

Jan 29, 2010

View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Martha Alma Sanders Minatra, 89, former long-time resident of West Hardin Drive, died Friday, January 28, 2010 at Rosewood Manor. Funeral services for Mrs. Minatra will be conducted Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Rick Elsey officiating. Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. Family and friends will visit Wednesday from...

Donald Winn Smith

Donald Winn Smith

Jan 28, 2010

Donald Winn Smith, 67, retired U. S. Air Force Captain, teacher, and resident of Napier Drive, died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Rosewood Manor. Graveside services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Nashville with Wendell Robinson officiating. Military honors at graveside will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. The family will...

Maison Coker

Maison Coker

Jan 23, 2010

Maison Briley Coker, one month old son of Jesse Johnathan "John" Coker, Sr. and Jennie Ruth Smith Coker, died Saturday, January 23, 2010 at his residence on Clarke School Road in Mt. Pleasant. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday at Lighthouse Baptist Church with Pastor Dave Baker officiating. Burial will follow in Cross Bridges Cemetery. The family...

Jerry Lovett

Jerry Lovett

Jan 23, 2010

View Funeral WebcastJerry Lovett, 73, resident of Formosa Drive, died Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Life Care of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Russ Adcox, Charlie Norman, and Gary Vanwormer officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m....

Gaston Edward Creel

Gaston Edward Creel

Jan 22, 2010

View Funeral WebcastMr. Gaston Edward "Bud" Creel, 71, retired chief operator for the City of Columbia Water Treatment Plant and from the U. S. Navy, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Steve Swango, Rev. Brandon Stutts, and Rev. Bob Wells officiating....

William Edward Pitts

William Edward Pitts

Jan 22, 2010

View Funeral WebcastWilliam Edward "Slick" Pitts, 81, employee of Ted Brown Tile Company for 35 years and retired from the maintenance department of First Farmers & Merchants Bank, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at the home of his daughter. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Curtis Dowdy officiating. Burial will follow in...

Leonard Williams Jr

Leonard Williams Jr

Jan 18, 2010

View Funeral Webcast Charles Leonard Williams, Jr., 41, carpenter and resident of Seavy Hight Road, died Monday, January 18, 2010 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Oakes & Nichols with Bryan Basham officiating. Burial will follow in Philadelphia Cemetery. The Maury County native was the son of Charles Leonard Williams, Sr. of...

Joe Chadwell Hutcherson

Joe Chadwell Hutcherson

Jan 16, 2010

View Funeral WebcastJoe Chadwell "Frog" Hutcherson, 53, employee of Potts Brothers Sawmill and resident of Jones Valley Road in the Williamsport Community, died Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Rosewood Manor. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Les Albritton officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...

Jessie Warf Hines

Jessie Warf Hines

Jan 16, 2010

View Funeral WebcastMrs. Jessie Warf Hines, 90, retired from First Farmers & Merchants Bank and former long-time resident of Sunset Avenue, died Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Brakebill Nursing Home in Knoxville. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Thomas Vann officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will...

Jean Phillips Purkey

Jean Phillips Purkey

Jan 14, 2010

Mrs. Dorotha Jean Phillips Purkey, 81, retired secretary and former longtime resident of Morristown, Tennessee, died Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Sterling House in Columbia, TN. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hamblen Memory Gardens in Morristown with Rev. Dennis Loy officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. at Mayes...

William Ray Kelley

William Ray Kelley

Jan 14, 2010

Mr. William Ray Kelley, 53, died Thursday, January 14, 2010 at his residence on Cornersville Road in Lewisburg. The family will visit with friends Sunday at 4:00 P.M. concluding with a memorial service at 6:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Notes of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.oakesandnichols.com. The Maury County native was the son...

Alfred Ingram

Alfred Ingram

Jan 13, 2010

Mr. Alfred Ingram, 81, retired iron worker, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at his residence on Winding Way. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Glen Alexander officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Mount Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday at 3:00 P.M. concluding with a Masonic Service at...

Doris Locker Stowers

Doris Locker Stowers

Jan 9, 2010

Mrs. Doris Locker Stowers, 87, resident of Shawnee Drive, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Private graveside services will be conducted at Rose Hill Cemetery in Fayetteville with Jeremy Butt officiating. Memorials may be made to West 7th Street Church of Christ, 405 West 7th Street, Columbia 38401 or Columbia Academy, 1101 West 7th Street, Columbia...

Charlotte Ann Chumley Ledford

Charlotte Ann Chumley Ledford

Jan 8, 2010

View Funeral WebcastCharlotte Ann Chumley Ledford, 78, former resident of Naydolin Drive, died Friday, January 8, 2010 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 12:00 Noon at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at...

Reverend H Fred Blankenship

Reverend H Fred Blankenship

Jan 7, 2010

View Funeral WebcastRev. Happy Fred Blankenship, 96, retired minister and District Superintendent of the Tennessee Conference of the United Methodist Church, died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at his residence in Nashville.The family will visit with friends Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. at Oakes & Nichols and Monday after 12:00 Noon at Brentwood United Methodist Church, 309 Franklin Road, Brentwood,...

Ray Dawson

Ray Dawson

Jan 7, 2010

View Funeral Webcast Ray Clarence Dawson, 76, owner of Ray's Electric and resident of Rip Steele Road, died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Sunday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Carl May officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin...

Martha West Jones

Martha West Jones

Jan 7, 2010

View Funeral WebcastMrs. Martha Evelyn West Jones, 97, homemaker and former resident of Transit Avenue, went to be with her Lord on January 7, 2010 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Monday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Troy Dugger officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...

William Austin Pigg

William Austin Pigg

Jan 6, 2010

View Funeral WebcastMr. William Austin Pigg, 85, retired from Stauffer Chemical Company and resident of Winding Way, died Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with John Vaughan and Wendell Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin...

James Henry Jones Jr

James Henry Jones Jr

Jan 6, 2010

View Funeral WebcastMr. James Henry "Pooky" Jones, Jr., 89, long-time Columbia businessman and resident of Oakwood Drive, died Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Tommy Vann officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion...

Carol Jane Kassin Lowe

Carol Jane Kassin Lowe

Jan 5, 2010

Ms. Carol Jane Kassin Lowe, 72, retired from Saturn and resident of Daleview Circle, died Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness with Al Foglia officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 12 noon until time of service at Kingdom Hall....