Obituaries

MD Cammuse

MD Cammuse

Dec 13, 2004

Mr. M.D. Cammuse, 79, retired employee of Union Carbide and resident of Kedron Road in Spring Hill, died Monday, December 13, 2004 at NHC Franklin. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Wednesday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bobby Sampson officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit friends Tuesday from 3 -...

Edward Bennett Brumley

Edward Bennett Brumley

Dec 11, 2004

Mr. Edward Bennett Brumley, 96, retired since 1973 from Union Carbide Corporation and former resident of Denise Drive, died Saturday, December 11, 2004 at Lake Shore Heartland in Donelson. Graveside services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Masonic Rites conducted by members of Columbia Masonic Lodge #31. Memorials may be made to Al Menah...

Ruth Howard Hawk

Ruth Howard Hawk

Dec 8, 2004

Mrs. Ruth Howard Hawk, 88, longtime resident of Nashville, died Wednesday, December 8, 2004 at her residence on Crofton Park Court in Columbia where she had made her home for the past one and a half years. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m., Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan and Kent Hall officiating. Burial...

Onnie Evelyn Riley Baxter

Onnie Evelyn Riley Baxter

Dec 6, 2004

Mrs. Onnie Evelyn Riley Baxter, 82, resident of the Hampshire Community, died Monday, December 6, 2004 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m., Wednesday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Lloyd E. Baxter, Jr. and Lloyd E. Baxter, III, officiating. Burial will be in Baxter Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4...

Martha Cammuse Winchester

Martha Cammuse Winchester

Dec 3, 2004

Mrs. Martha Evelyn Cammuse Winchester, 86, retired seamstress and resident of Maury Hill Street in Spring Hill, died Friday, December 3, 2004, at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 P.M. Sunday at Spring Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. John Andrew Mayton and John D. Ring officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. The family...

Katie Daniels Demastus

Katie Daniels Demastus

Dec 2, 2004

Mrs. Katie Daniels Demastus, 89, died Thursday, December 2, 2004, at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Wendell Robinson officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Notes of sympathy may be sent...

James Alvin Randall

James Alvin Randall

Dec 1, 2004

James Alvin "Buddy" Randall, 77, retired electrician and former resident of Spring Hill, died Wednesday, December 1, 2004, at Maury Regional Hospital. A graveside service will be conducted at 1:30 P.M. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. David McGregor officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home....

Frank Jennings

Frank Jennings

Dec 1, 2004

Frank Albert Jennings, 78, retired owner and operator of Jennings Automotive and resident of Sowell Mill Pike, died Wednesday, December 1, 2004, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Dr. Dwain Brown officiating. Burial will be in Rock Springs Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin...

Roberts U S Army

Roberts U S Army

Nov 29, 2004

SFC James Everette "Sarge" Roberts, Jr. 72, US Army retired, died Monday, November 29, 2004 at his residence on the Campbellsville Pike. Funeral services for Mr. Roberts will be conducted at 1:00p.m., Thursday, December 2, 2004, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. John Helton officiating. Burial will be in Haynes Cemetery with military honors provided by the Tennessee...

Eugene Elaine Culberson

Eugene Elaine Culberson

Nov 28, 2004

Mr. Eugene Culberson, 94, retired from Union Carbide Corporation, died Sunday, November 28, 2004 at his residence on Sunset Lane. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Murray Thomas Culberson officiating. Burial will be in the Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends after 4:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home....

Ralph Hawkins Brooks

Ralph Hawkins Brooks

Nov 27, 2004

Mr. Ralph Hawkins Brooks, 85, retired from the maintenance department of the City of Columbia and former employee of the Tennessee Knitting Mills, died Saturday, November 27, 2004 at Maury Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at the Worley Cemetery with military honors by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. Reverend Mike Roberts will officiate....

Felix Warner Truss

Felix Warner Truss

Nov 24, 2004

After living eighty years of, as he used to say, "heaven on earth," Felix Warner Truss, Jr. died in his home Wednesday, November 24, 2004.Felix loved his family, Tennessee, the church, bird dogs, walking horses and golf. Still living to celebrate his life are his wife, Joann Johnson Truss of Columbia; children, Caroline (Mark) Gilje of St. Louis, Missouri, Felix...

Evelyn Mitchell Abernathy

Evelyn Mitchell Abernathy

Nov 24, 2004

Mrs. Evelyn Mitchell Abernathy, 84, former resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at her residence in Huntsville, Alabama.The family will visit with friends Friday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the residence in Huntsville. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Wendell Trotter and Rev. Bob Phelps officiating....

Mrs Brownie Sweeney Hollaway

Mrs Brownie Sweeney Hollaway

Nov 22, 2004

Mrs. Brownie Sweeney Hollaway, 82, retired LPN and resident of Oakdale Drive, died Monday, November 22, 2004, at Life Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Doug Edwards and Dan Edwards officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday after 10:00 A.M....

Mrs Nina P Whitworth Cannady

Mrs Nina P Whitworth Cannady

Nov 22, 2004

Mrs. Nina Pearl Whitworth Cannady, 92, resident of East 17th Street, died Monday, November 22, 2004 at Life Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 noon Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Larry Benderman officiating. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 5 - 8 p.m. at the funeral...

William Beard

William Beard

Nov 22, 2004

Mr. William T. Beard, 75, resident of Park Circle, died Monday, November 22, 2004 at his daughter's residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Pete Tacket officiating. Burial will be in the Short Cemetery in the Spring Place Community in Marshall County. The family will visit with friends Friday...

Mrs Mildred Woody Riggan

Mrs Mildred Woody Riggan

Nov 21, 2004

Mrs. Mildred Woody Riggan, 83, retired teacher and longtime resident of Santa Fe Pike, died Sunday, November 21, 2004 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m., Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Dennis Meaker officiating. Burial will be in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4 -...

Terry Dean Sexton

Terry Dean Sexton

Nov 18, 2004

Terry Dean Sexton, 49, op-tech with C-Team at Saturn and resident of Rock Springs Road, died Thursday, November 18, 2004, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Monday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Dawson officiating. Burial will be in Jones Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday and Sunday evenings...

Clara Graves Sanders

Clara Graves Sanders

Nov 18, 2004

Mrs. Clara Sanders Mrs. Clara Maxine Graves Sanders, 84, retired employee of Roses Department Store and resident of Columbia Rock Road, died Thursday, November 18, 2004, at Columbia Care & Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Kirk Brothers and Daniel Vannoy officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial...

Gerald Lee Demastus

Gerald Lee Demastus

Nov 14, 2004

Mr. Gerald Lee "Derail" Demastus, 38, Store Manager at Advance Auto Parts in White House and resident of Kacie Drive in Pleasant View, died Sunday, November 14, 2004 as a result of an automobile accident in Davidson County. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 3-7p.m. with a funeral service conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols...