Obituaries

Margaret Burgess

Margaret Burgess

Jul 13, 2003

MRS. MARGARET BURGESS Mrs. Margaret Shull Burgess, 87, resident of Crestland Drive, died Monday, July 14, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Friday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Ray Newell officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00...

William Randal Stephens

William Randal Stephens

Jul 9, 2003

Mr. William Randal "Randy" Stephens, 51, former employee of Spontex, Inc. and resident of Bestview Drive, died Thursday, July 10, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. John Rushing officiating. A graveside service will be conducted at 3:30 P.M. in Old Orchard Cemetery in Lincoln...

Lorena Park Harris

Lorena Park Harris

Jul 8, 2003

Mrs. Lorena Park Harris, 96, former resident of Crestland Drive, died Wednesday, July 9, 2003 at Alterra Sterling House. A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. Buddy Roberts officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday after 9:30 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Notes of sympathy may be sent...

Harris Thomas Mash

Harris Thomas Mash

Jul 3, 2003

Mr. Harris Thomas "Tommy" Mash, 50, died Friday, July 4, 2003 at his residence in Tampa, Florida. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Gordon officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 12:00 noon until time of service at the funeral home. Notes of sympathy may be...

Myrtle Knudsen

Myrtle Knudsen

Jun 27, 2003

MRS. MYRTLE A. KNUDSEN Mrs. Myrtle Irene Allman Knudsen, 65, resident of North Frierson Street, died Saturday, June 28, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Joe Rhodes officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols. A native of...

Horace Doggett

Horace Doggett

Jun 26, 2003

MR. HORACE DOGGETT William Horace Doggett, 91, retired farmer and former resident of Pickens Road in Lynnville, died Friday, June 27, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Sunday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Milton Stephens officiating. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery. Notes of sympathy may be sent to the family...

Robert Wheeler

Robert Wheeler

Jun 21, 2003

ROBERT WHEELER Robert Wheeler, 77, retired employee of Stauffer Chemical Company and resident of Lyon Street, died Sunday, June 22, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Phillip Wright officiating. Entombment will be in Polk Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will visit with friends Tuesday...

Frances Irwin Chatham

Frances Irwin Chatham

Jun 20, 2003

MRS. NED CHATHAM Mrs. Frances Irwin Chatham, 82, died June 21, 2003 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Graveside services were conducted Saturday, August 2, 2003 at the Arlington Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant with Dr. Keith Moore, minister of the Braelinn Baptist Church in Peachtree City, Georgia, officiating. Oakes & Nichols was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Georgetown...

Claude McDonald

Claude McDonald

Jun 18, 2003

CLAUDE McDONALD Claude McDonald, 85, retired employee of Dairyman, Inc. in Lewisburg, farmer, and former employee of Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home, died Thursday, June 19, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital.Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Curtis Dowdy and Brother Johnny Mack Young officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery....

Sonny McCullom

Sonny McCullom

Jun 17, 2003

SONNY McCULLOM, JR. Mr. Sam Hallis "Sonny" McCullom, Jr., 55, longtime resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted at 7:00 P.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Monte McCandless officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorials may...

Wanda Sulewski

Wanda Sulewski

Jun 16, 2003

MRS. WANDA SULEWSKIMrs. Wanda Pauline Raczkowski Sulewski, 82, died Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at her residence on Theta Pike. A memorial service will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Saturday at St. Catherine Catholic Church with Fr. Patrick Connor officiating. Notes of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.oakesandnichols.com. Memorials may be made to St. Catherine Catholic Church. A...

W J Churchwell

W J Churchwell

Jun 16, 2003

MR. W.J. CHURCHWELL Mr. Warren John ?W.J.? Churchwell, 72, retired employee of Occidental Chemical Company and resident of Cliff White Road, died Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Judge Jimmy Matthews officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will...

Dorothy Vinson

Dorothy Vinson

Jun 15, 2003

Mrs. Dorothy Nell ?Dot? Bilbrey Vinson, 76, officer of Recreation Enterprise, Inc., retired cashier and manager of Sundown Drive-In Theatre, died Monday, June 16, 2003, at her residence on Pulaski Pike. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Kimbrough officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family...

Gladys Attkisson Witherspoon

Gladys Attkisson Witherspoon

Jun 14, 2003

Mrs. Gladys Attkisson Witherspoon, 73, retired cashier at Stan?s Restaurant, died Sunday, June 15, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 11:00 - 12:00 at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with burial to follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The Giles County native was the daughter of the late U. B. Attkisson, Sr. and Violet...

Marcus Peery

Marcus Peery

Jun 13, 2003

MARCUS E. PEERY Marcus Ervin Peery, 32, manager of Peery Farms in the Culleoka Community, died Saturday, June 14, 2003 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Elmer Crosby and Rev. R. J. Clark officiating. Burial will be in the Brown Cemetery in Lewis County. The family will visit...

Elizabeth Gail Church

Elizabeth Gail Church

Jun 13, 2003

MRS. HERBERT J. CHURCH Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman Church, 95, long-time resident of Laurel Circle, died Saturday, June 14, 2003 at Life Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 3:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Brother Ted Burleson officiating. Burial will be in the Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends after 1:00 p.m. Monday at...

Elwyn Smith

Elwyn Smith

Jun 12, 2003

MR. ELWYN C. SMITH Mr. Elwyn Cooper Smith, 75, retired mechanic with the Maritime Marines in Great Lakes, Michigan, died Friday, June 13, 2003 at his residence in Pulaski. Graveside services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. Dwain Brown officiating and military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. Notes of...

Sara Whitaker

Sara Whitaker

Jun 9, 2003

MRS. SARA WHITAKER Mrs. Sara Goff Whitaker, 87, resident of Brookside Drive, died Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 noon, Thursday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan and Wendell Robinson officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 5:00 P.M....

Leroy S Thurman

Leroy S Thurman

Jun 7, 2003

MR. LEROY S. THURMAN Mr. Leroy Smith Thurman, 88, retired foreman for Campbell & Due Construction Company, farmer and resident of Covey Hollow Road, died Sunday, June 8, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. David McGregor and Brother Jack White officiating. Burial will be in the...

Ernestine Chappell

Ernestine Chappell

Jun 6, 2003

MRS. ERNESTINE CHAPPELL Mrs. Ernestine McMahon Chappell, longtime resident of Maury County, died Saturday, June 7, 2003, at her residence in Orlando, Florida. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday at Riverside United Methodist Church with Rev. Garie Taylor and Rev. Ray Newell officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M....