Obituaries

Leland W Harris

Leland W Harris

Oct 3, 2009

Mr. Leland William Harris, 88, retired from Monsanto Chemical Co. and resident of West Avenue, died Saturday, October 3, 2009 at St. Thomas Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Bob Vasser officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin America Legion Post 19....

Diane Keiran

Diane Keiran

Oct 2, 2009

View Funeral WebcastMiss Diane Keiran, 59, died Friday, October 2, 2009 at her residence on New Lewisburg Highway. Funeral services will be conducted at Monday at 11:30 a.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church with Father Davis Chackaleckel officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. at Oakes &...

Tracy S Landry

Tracy S Landry

Oct 1, 2009

Tracy Shawn Landry, 48, former employee of Cytec Corporation and resident of North Bigby Drive, died Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Graveside services will be Sunday at 4:00 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Wade Turner officiating. Military honors will be provided by the U. S. Navy Honor Guard. The family will visit...

Cathy Sue Peterson

Cathy Sue Peterson

Oct 1, 2009

Mrs. Cathy Sue Morris Peterson, 52, retired from General Motors and resident of Kelly Court in Culleoka, died Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Randy Miller officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from...

Charles Ralph Wolff Jr

Charles Ralph Wolff Jr

Sep 30, 2009

Charles Ralph Wolff, Jr., 94, retired Civil Engineer and former resident of Towson Drive, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at Life Care Center. A graveside service will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. Buddy Roberts officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit with friends...

Kathryn Rayburn Johnson

Kathryn Rayburn Johnson

Sep 24, 2009

View Funeral WebcastMrs. Kathryn "Ted" Rayburn Johnson, 84, retired nurse and resident of West 15th Street, died Thursday, September 24, 2009 at Life Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 12noon Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. James Allen Bryant will deliver the eulogy. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday...

John Gardner Copeland Sr

John Gardner Copeland Sr

Sep 24, 2009

View Funeral WwebcastJohn Gardner Copeland, Sr., 63, retired City of Columbia fire fighter, died Thursday, September 24, 2009 at his residence on Tower Drive. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Hubert Cunningham officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with honors provided by the Columbia Fire Department Honor Guard. The...

James B Bryant Sr

James B Bryant Sr

Sep 22, 2009

James Benjamin "Benny" Bryant, Sr., 73, retired from Iron Workers Local 492 and former resident of Highland Avenue, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Hickman Community Nursing Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 12noon Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Rick Blevins officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...

Virginia Whitehead Shiver

Virginia Whitehead Shiver

Sep 21, 2009

View Funeral WebcastVirginia "Jennie" Whitehead Shiver, 85, died Monday, September 21, 2009 at her residence on Kedron Road. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Frank Shiver officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends from 11:00 a.m. to service time Wednesday at the funeral home....

Hugh Ervin Peery

Hugh Ervin Peery

Sep 21, 2009

View Funeral WebcastMr. Hugh Ervin "Sonny" Peery, 74, retired teacher and resident of Mooresville Pike, died Monday, September 21, 2009 at St. Thomas Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Thursday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Matthew Wood and Troy Dugger officiating. Burial will be in Brown Cemetery in the Cathey's Creek Community with military...

Marion Vivian Howell Voigts

Marion Vivian Howell Voigts

Sep 19, 2009

Mrs. Marion Vivian Howell Voigts, resident of Oak Valley Drive in Spring Hill, died Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Life Care of Columbia. Her body has been conveyed to Brian Mark Funeral Home, 1000 Inman Parkway, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511 for funeral services and interment. She is survived by a son, Bill Voigts, former Spring Hill resident, now living in Tomahawk,...

Glenda Chadwell White

Glenda Chadwell White

Sep 16, 2009

View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Glenda Faye Chadwell White, 64, licensed insurance agent and enroller for BCI Insurance and resident of Patterson Drive, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Glen Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit...

June Wheeler Blankenship

June Wheeler Blankenship

Sep 15, 2009

View Funeral WebcastYvonnie June Wheeler Blankenship, Educator, Speaker, Writer, Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009 in Nashville. Mrs. Blankenship is fondly remembered as a former Columbia resident and teacher during the period her husband was minister of Riverside and First United Methodist Churches. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00-7:30 p.m. at...

Thomas Sparkman

Thomas Sparkman

Sep 14, 2009

View Funeral WebcastMr. Thomas "Tom" Sparkman, 81, recording engineer with Mercury and Columbia Records, died Monday, September 14, 2009 at his residence on Sixth Avenue. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with John Vaughan and Wendell Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Alexander Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00...

Frances Hargis Rainey

Frances Hargis Rainey

Sep 14, 2009

Frances Hargis Rainey, long-time resident of Columbia, died Monday, September 14, 2009 in Knoxville at age 89. She most recently made her home at an assisted living facility in Knoxville to be near her son. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Maggie Beamguard officiating. Memorials may be made to the...

Nora Clemens Bowie

Nora Clemens Bowie

Sep 12, 2009

View Funeral Webcast Nora Esther Clemens Bowie, 96, Columbia businesswoman and long-time resident of West Seventh Street, died Saturday, September 12, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bowie also had maintained a residence in the Florida Keys for a number of years. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church with The Reverend...

Bette Davis Liggett

Bette Davis Liggett

Sep 8, 2009

Bette Jean Davis Liggett, 71, former employee of Anderson Brothers & Foster and resident of South Laurel Circle, died Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Bethlehem Cemetery in Marshall County with James Dickey and Jimmy Atkisson officiating. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 to...

Elizabeth Short Harris

Elizabeth Short Harris

Sep 8, 2009

Mrs. Sara Elizabeth Short Harris, 89, resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Scott Aleridge and Rev. Melinda Britt officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Mount Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 5 -...

John Thomas Rosenthal

John Thomas Rosenthal

Sep 7, 2009

View Memorial WebcastMr. John Thomas "Tom" Rosenthal, 64, died Monday, September 7, 2009 at his residence on Horton Lane in Franklin. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The...

Clint Moore Dillehay

Clint Moore Dillehay

Sep 4, 2009

Clint Moore "Punk" Dillehay, 72, retired supervisor for Smelter Services and resident of the Rich Community in Giles County, died Friday, September 4, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 12:00 Noon at Oakes & Nichols. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 to 8:00...