Obituaries

Helen Eileen Goss Rusby

Helen Eileen Goss Rusby

Dec 6, 2002

Mrs. Helen Eileen Goss Rusby, 84, resident of Blackburn Lane, died Friday, December 6, 2002 at Heritage Manor. A memorial service will be conducted Monday at 4:30 P.M. at St. Catherine Catholic Church with Father Patrick Connor officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. at the church. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home is in...

Helen Thurman

Helen Thurman

Dec 5, 2002

MRS. HELEN THURMAN Mrs. Helen Owens Thurman, 95, resident of the Southport Community, died Thursday, December 5, 2002, at Rosewood Manor. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bro. Charles Hardison and Ron Eversole officiating. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 until...

Christine Bell

Christine Bell

Dec 4, 2002

MRS. CHRISTINE BELL Mrs. Christine Morel Bell, 92, retired teacher and former resident of Morel Road, died Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:30 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. E. Thomas Vann, Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Nebo Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...

Gladys Catherine Hall

Gladys Catherine Hall

Dec 1, 2002

Miss Gladys Catherine Hall, 80, retired from the Redstone Arsenal and resident of Kyle Lane, N.W. in Huntsville, Alabama, died Sunday, December 1, 2002 at Huntsville Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Harlan Heiserman officiating. Burial will be in the Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday...

John William Ervin

John William Ervin

Nov 30, 2002

Mr. John William Ervin, 71, retired heavy equipment operator for General Trucking Company, Floyd & Floyd Construction and Columbia Rock Products and resident of the Campbellsville Pike, died Saturday, November 30, 2002 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Brother Franklin Williams officiating. Burial will be in the Rose...

Gene Nall

Gene Nall

Nov 29, 2002

GENE NALL Harold Gene Nall, 58, truck driver for TFE and resident of Snow Creek Road, died Friday, November 29, 2002, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Tommy Fox officiating. Burial will be in Theta Baptist Church Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American...

Arnold Smith

Arnold Smith

Nov 28, 2002

ARNOLD J. SMITH Mr. Arnold Joyce Smith, 77, lifetime farmer and retired owner of Arnold Smith Implement Company, died Thursday, November 28, 2002, at his residence on Pulaski Pike. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Williamson, Ted Burleson, and Porter King officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial...

Fannie Mae Hood

Fannie Mae Hood

Nov 28, 2002

MRS. JAMES ALLEN HOOD Mrs. Fannie Mae Blackburn Hood, 90, long-time resident of Third Avenue, died Thursday, November 28, 2002 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Goshen United Methodist Church with Rev. Earl Davis, Rev. Charles Edward Blackburn and Rev. James Gardner officiating. Burial will be in the Goshen Cemetery. The...

Virginia Ashley

Virginia Ashley

Nov 26, 2002

MRS. VIRGINIA ASHLEY Mrs. Helen Virginia Vick Ashley, 75, retired seamstress and resident of Lenox Drive, died Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at St. Thomas Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:30 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Dorris Rader officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday and Thursday...

Louise O'Rear

Louise O'Rear

Nov 26, 2002

MRS. LOUISE O'REAR Mrs. Louise Hines O'Rear, 90, affectionately known to many as "Moma O", died Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at her residence following an extended illness. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Tony Brown officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...

Amos Dampier Jr

Amos Dampier Jr

Nov 22, 2002

MR. AMOS DAMPIER, JR. Mr. Amos Mercer Dampier, Jr., 91, retired engineer with Bovay Engineering, died Friday, November 22, 2002, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 10:00 A.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. Ray Newell officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements....

Olen Sutherland

Olen Sutherland

Nov 19, 2002

OLEN SUTHERLAND Mr. Olen Lewis Sutherland, 79, retired employee of Union Carbide Corporation and longtime resident of Snow Creek Road in the Santa Fe Community, died Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at NHC of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Earl Davis officiating. Burial will be in Santa Fe...

Fred J Petty

Fred J Petty

Nov 17, 2002

MR. FRED J. PETTY Mr. Fred Johnson Petty, 95, retired from Gibson Oil Company and resident of West 15th Street, died Sunday, November 17, 2002 at Life Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Brother Curtis Dowdy officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with...

Harold Ledbetter

Harold Ledbetter

Nov 16, 2002

Mr. Harold T. Ledbetter Mr. Harold Thomas Ledbetter, 70, well-known Columbia businessman associated with Victory Van Lines for many years and a resident of Country Club Lane, died Saturday, November 16, 2002 at his residence on Country Club Lane. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tom Smith, Father Patrick...

Hayes Dunnavant

Hayes Dunnavant

Nov 16, 2002

MR. HAYES DUNNAVANT Mr. Hayes Dunnavant, 77, retired auditor for the Tennessee Department of Employment Security and resident of Habersham Road, died Saturday, November 16, 2002 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Leon Reed, Barry Dunnavant and Rev. Neil Dunnavant officiating. Burial will be in the Lynnwood...

Cleo Hunter

Cleo Hunter

Nov 15, 2002

MRS. W. L. HUNTER, JR.Mrs. Cleo Salley Hunter, 84, former long-time resident of Cleveland, Mississippi and resident of Pillow Due Lane in Columbia for the past eighteen years, died Friday, November 15, 2002 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Jim Collins and Rev. Mike Dawson officiating. Burial...

Johnnie Hae Gentry

Johnnie Hae Gentry

Nov 13, 2002

MRS. JOHNNIE HAE GENTRY Mrs. Johnnie Hae Murphy Gentry, 97, longtime resident of Tinsley Lane, died Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 1:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Ted Burleson, Ricky Clay, and Mike Kessler officiating. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...

Dalice Harmon

Dalice Harmon

Nov 13, 2002

MRS. DALICE HARMON Mrs. Dalice Moore Hardison Hargrove Harmon, 84, former resident of Denham Drive, died Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at Rosewood Manor. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Hank Shelton and Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will be in Jones Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday...

Juan Magdaleno

Juan Magdaleno

Nov 12, 2002

JUAN LUIS MAGDALENO, JR.Juan Luis Magdaleno, Jr., infant son of Juan Luis Magdaleno and Mary Elizabeth Glasgow of the Bigbyville Community, died Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at Maury Regional Hospital. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 1:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Ricky Erwin officiating. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M....

Dick Young

Dick Young

Nov 12, 2002

Dick YoungRichard Maury (Dick) Young was born January 20, 1947 in Temple, Texas and died at Emory University Hospital on November 12, 2002 after a short but intensive Struggle with leukemia.Dick moved to Columbia, Tennessee in 1954 where his father Dr. Tom Young established a surgical practice. Dick was a graduate of Columbia Central High School and was named to...