Obituaries

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....

RB Toone

RB Toone

Jun 5, 2003

MR. R. B. TOONE Mr. R. B. Toone, 87, a resident and former Mayor of Spring Hill and retired twenty-nine year employee of Union Carbide Corporation, died Friday, June 6, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Phillip Wright officiating. Burial will be in the Spring Hill...

Bill Whidby

Bill Whidby

Jun 4, 2003

MR. BILL WHIDBY Mr. William "Bill" Whidby, 92, retired farmer, carpenter and resident of Overton Drive, died Thursday, June 5, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 pm Sunday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Johnny Mack Young officiating. Burial will be in Brown Cemetery in the Kedron Community. The family will visit with...

Bob Jones

Bob Jones

Jun 4, 2003

ROBERT F. "BOB" JONES Robert Frederick "Bob" Jones, 78, retired self-employed manufacturing representative and resident of Downey Drive in Nashville, died Thursday, June 5, 2003, at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Williamsport Methodist Cemetery with Rev. Jay Hoppus officiating with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion...

Rachel Pickard

Rachel Pickard

Jun 2, 2003

MISS RACHEL PICKARD Mrs. Rachel Virginia Pickard, 78, retired secretary and bookkeeper for J. E. Crain & Son and resident of Edwin Warner Drive in Nashville, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at Lakeshore Nursing Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jim Bill McInteer officiating. Burial will be in Kittrell...

Katherine Evelyn Gabell Derryberry

Katherine Evelyn Gabell Derryberry

Jun 2, 2003

Mrs. Katherine Evelyn Gabell Derryberry, 86, former resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003 at her daughter's residence in Huntsville, Alabama. Graveside services will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. Thursday at Polk Memorial Gardens with Ted Burleson officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 5:30 P.M. until 8:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Notes of...

Teresa Ross

Teresa Ross

Jun 1, 2003

MRS. LARRY W. ROSS Mrs. Teresa Paulette Jones Ross, 57, retired medical secretary for Dr. Thomas Dake and resident of Shenandoah Drive, died Saturday, June 2, 2003 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Jeff LaBorg officiating. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Springfield Memorial...

David Cates

David Cates

May 30, 2003

DAVID A. CATESDavid Allen Cates, 46, owner of David Cates Roofing Company, died Saturday, May 31, 2003 at his residence on East 14th Street. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Johnny Higgason officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 to...

Homer Grant

Homer Grant

May 30, 2003

MR. HOMER E. GRANTMr. Homer E. Grant, 76, retired truck driver for the Tennessee Valley Authority and resident of East 17th Street, died Saturday, May 31, 2003 at Veterans Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Highland Park Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Adair officiating. Burial will be in the Polk Memorial Gardens...

Tony Chumley

Tony Chumley

May 29, 2003

TONY CHUMLEYAnthony Blake "Tony" Chumley, 40, materials accounting specialist with Detachment 1, Company A, 107th Aviation Division of the Tennessee National Guard, died Friday, May 30, 2003 from injuries sustained in an accident in Smyrna. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Brother Curtis Dowdy officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill...

Robert Hunt

Robert Hunt

May 29, 2003

MR. ROBERT H. HUNTMr. Robert Henderson Hunt, 85, died Friday, May 30, 2003 at his residence in Lynnville, Tennessee following an extended illness.Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 a.m. at the Lynnville Church of Christ with Milton Stephens and Artie Collins officiating. The body will lie in state at the church from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Burial will...

John Luna

John Luna

May 28, 2003

MR. JOHN W. LUNAMr. John William Luna, 85, retired from Maury Amusement Company since 1981 and a resident of the Santa Fe Pike, died Thursday, May 29, 2003 at NHC Hillview. For 35 years, he and his wife owned and operated Luna's Antiques.Graveside services will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. Telford Tharp officiating....

Grady Pinkleton

Grady Pinkleton

May 28, 2003

GRADY PINKLETON Grady Pinkleton, 86, retired employee of Victory Van Lines, former employee of Maury County Collection Center and resident of Greenfield Drive in Culleoka, died Thursday, May 29, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital.Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. Sunday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Gene Shelton officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery with...

Bill Orr

Bill Orr

May 27, 2003

BILL ORR, JR. Mr. William Parker "Bill" Orr, Jr., 54, former nineteen year veteran of the Columbia police department, died Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at his residence on Forrest Street in Lewisburg. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Darryl Martin officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens with...

Ann Lusk Davis

Ann Lusk Davis

May 25, 2003

MRS. ANN DAVIS Mrs. Ann Denise Lusk Davis, 47, preschool director at Donelson Church of Christ and resident of Donelson, died Monday, May 26, 2003, at Summit Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Thursday at the West Seventh Street Church of Christ with Jim Parnell and Stephen Lusk officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens....

Vernon Pruitt

Vernon Pruitt

May 25, 2003

MR. VERNON PRUITT Mr. Harold Vernon Pruitt, 76, retired self-employed painting contractor and resident of West Ninth Street, died Monday, May 26, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at the New Antioch Cemetery in Hickman County with Brother Dorris Rader officiating. Military honors at the graveside will be provided by Herbert Griffin...

Linda Gillenwater

Linda Gillenwater

May 22, 2003

MRS. LINDA GILLENWATER Mrs. Linda Sue Young Gillenwater, 55, retired bookkeeper at Mitchell Oil Company, died Friday, May 23, 2003, in Glendale, California. A graveside service will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, at Polk Memorial Gardens with Jeremy Butt officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home....

Wayne White

Wayne White

May 19, 2003

WAYNE WHITELawson Wayne White, 60, Maury County Registrar of Deeds, died Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at his residence after an arduous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Friday at West Seventh Street Church of Christ with Ted Burleson, Rev. Bill Williamson, and Porter King officiating. Burial will be in Worley Cemetery. The family will visit...