Obituaries

Susie Mai Estes

Susie Mai Estes

Aug 11, 2009

Susie Mai Estes, 48, former Columbia resident, passed away August 11, 2009 in New York City after valiantly battling cancer for many years. A celebration of her life will be observed Tuesday, September 1, 2009 in New York. Graveside services will be conducted at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia. The family will visit...

Fred Eugene Prince

Fred Eugene Prince

Aug 11, 2009

View Funeral WebcastMr. Fred Eugene Prince, 83, retired from E.I. Dupont Corporation and Spontex and resident of Experiment Station Lane, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Adair and Barry Williams officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens...

Clarence H Bradford

Clarence H Bradford

Aug 9, 2009

Mr. Clarence "Dick" Hensley Bradford, 79, retired employee of the City of Columbia, died Sunday, August 9, 2009 at his residence on S. High Street. Graveside services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Rose Hill Cemetery with Tommy Culberson and Clark Albright officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. Oakes & Nichols...

Josephine Jackson Hewgley Holmes

Josephine Jackson Hewgley Holmes

Aug 9, 2009

View Funeral WebcastJosephine Jackson Hewgley Holmes, 83, former Knoxville resident, died Sunday, August 9, 2009 in Newburgh, Indiana. The family will visit with friends Saturday, August 15th from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Columbia. Rev. Bill Williamson will lead a Celebration of Life service immediately following at the church, followed by burial in Polk Memorial Gardens. Serving...

Ellis James Bradford Jr

Ellis James Bradford Jr

Aug 9, 2009

Mr. Ellis James Bradford, Jr., 74, self-employed carpenter, died Sunday, August 9, 2009 at his residence in Manchester. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday at 2p.m. at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Columbia. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Notes of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.oakesandnichols.com....

Bertha Childress Johnson

Bertha Childress Johnson

Aug 9, 2009

View Funeral WebcastMrs. Bertha Childress Johnson, 92, retired employee of Dixie Manufacturing and resident of Highway 431, died Sunday August 9, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Bobby Sampson officiating. Burial will follow in Ring Cemetery in the Pottsville Community. The family will visit with friends...

Rachel E Head Cooley

Rachel E Head Cooley

Aug 8, 2009

View Funeral WebcastRachel E. Head Cooley, 88, died Saturday, August 8, 2009 at Columbus Hospice in Columbus, Georgia. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 12 at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with David Morris officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 6 - 8 p.m. at the...

Carl Edward Turner

Carl Edward Turner

Aug 5, 2009

Mr. Carl Edward Turner, 74, retired from ABF Trucking Company and resident of Hillsboro Road in Nashville died Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at Donalson Skill Care in Fayetteville. Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery with Wayne Pagel officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will...

Mae Carlton Sands

Mae Carlton Sands

Aug 4, 2009

View Funeral WebcastMrs. Mae Carlton Sands, 90, retired nurse and resident of Pickens Lane, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at Life Care of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jeremy Butt officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4 -...

Nelson Scott

Nelson Scott

Aug 4, 2009

Mr. Nelson Scott, 69, resident of Hayes Denton Road, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center after a long courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Eddie Rogers officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American...

Dila Vuksanaj MD FAAP

Dila Vuksanaj MD FAAP

Aug 3, 2009

Dila Vuksanaj, MD, FAAP, passed away Monday, August 3, 2009 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.Friends and associates are invited to gather with her family Saturday, August 8th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Graymere Country Club, 2100 Country Club Lane, Columbia for a celebration of her life. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com.Dila was born February 13, 1955...

Jimmy Joe Stephens

Jimmy Joe Stephens

Aug 3, 2009

View Funeral WebcastJimmy Joe Stephens, 58, retired from Kroger Company in Campbell Plaza and resident of Mockingbird Drive, died Monday, August 3, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 12:00 noon at Oakes & Nichols with Pastor Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors at graveside provided by...

Prentice Cooper Emler

Prentice Cooper Emler

Aug 2, 2009

View Funeral Webcast Prentice Cooper "Hoss" Emler, 70, retired from ICP, former employee of Conalco, and resident of Old Williamsport Pike, died Sunday, August 2, 2009 at Signature Health Care. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Argine Hughes and Rev. Gene Shelton officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The...

Carolyn Johnson Hemphill

Carolyn Johnson Hemphill

Aug 2, 2009

View Funeral Webcast Carolyn Gail Johnson Hemphill, 71, retired from Maury Regional Hospital and resident of Reece's Church Road, died Sunday, August 2, 2009 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Mike Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in Arlington Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday...

Billie Edwards Worrell

Billie Edwards Worrell

Jul 31, 2009

Mrs. Billie Joyce Edwards Worrell, 72, former owner of Goose & Gander Craft Store and art instructor, died Friday, July 31, 2009, at her residence on Danbury Drive. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Monday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Stan Breeden officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with...

John Robert Mcclanahan

John Robert Mcclanahan

Jul 31, 2009

View Funeral Webcast John Robert McClanahan, 72, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, July 31, 2009 at his residence on Dowell Branch Road. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Bill Williamson, Rev. Steve Thomas, and Rev. James Lunsford officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military...

Ovie Travis Pennington

Ovie Travis Pennington

Jul 30, 2009

Ovie Travis Pennington, 84, homemaker and resident of Keg Springs Road in the Hampshire Community, died Thursday, July 30, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1608 Hampshire Pike, with Bishop Ray Pennington officiating. Burial will follow in Greenfield Bend Cemetery. The family...

Bijou Frances Looper Watkins

Bijou Frances Looper Watkins

Jul 30, 2009

Bijou Frances Looper Watkins, 87, died Thursday, July 30, 2009 at her residence at The Bridge in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols in Columbia with Rev. Elmer Crosby officiating. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at Overton County Memorial Gardens in Livingston with Rev. Donald Cobb officiating. The...

Randy Steven Oliver

Randy Steven Oliver

Jul 28, 2009

View Funeral Webcast Randy Steven Oliver, 55, resident of Kittrell Road in Hohenwald, died Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at Lewis County Manor.Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Pastor Jim Ledbetter officiating. Burial followed in Friendship Cemetery in the Culleoka Community. The Maury County native was the son of the late Herman Murphy Oliver...

Ricky Doyle Fox

Ricky Doyle Fox

Jul 27, 2009

View Funeral WebcastMr. Ricky Doyle Fox, 43, employee of J&T Services, died Monday, July 27, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Monte McCandless officiating. Burial will be in Gibsonville Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4 - 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Notes of sympathy may...