Obituaries
Alvin Renfro Brown
Sep 18, 2022
Alvin Renfro Brown, 89, retired Director of Power Distribution for Tennessee Valley Authority, died Sunday, September 18, 2022 at his residence in Sarasota, Florida. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by American Legion Post 19. The family will visit with...
Sidney Burgess Ralston
Sep 16, 2022
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Sidney Burgess Ralston, 92, retired Heavy Equipment Operator for Union Carbide, farmer, and life-long resident of Lynnville, died Friday, September 16, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother N.J. Pope officiating. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery with military honors...
Christopher Blake Williams
Sep 16, 2022
Christopher Blake Williams, 27, employee of Ruby Tuesday in Clarksville, died Friday, September 16, 2022 at his residence in Clarksville. The family will visit with friends Friday from 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. at Madison Street United Methodist Church in Clarksville with a memorial service to follow. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Potts Cemetery...
Elizabeth Anne Dodson Gibson
Sep 15, 2022
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Elizabeth Anne Dodson Gibson, 91, homemaker and resident of Columbia, died Thursday, September 15, 2022 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Bobby McCord officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 10:00 A.M. until service time...
William Thomas "Bill" Fly
Sep 15, 2022
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast William Thomas “Bill” Fly was born in the Sawdust community on January 17, 1938 to William Claude “WC” Fly, Jr. and Gladys Christine Thomas Fly. He died Thursday, September 15, 2022 at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia with his wife and 5 children by his side. Bill’s pride and joy was his family....
Elizabeth Wells
Sep 14, 2022
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Elizabeth Flo Thurman Wells, 88, homemaker and resident of Brentwood, died Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Randy Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from...
Barry Stewart
Sep 13, 2022
Barry Stewart, age 62, native of Columbia, and retired diesel mechanic, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2022 in Picayune, Mississippi. A memorial service will be conducted Tuesday at 6:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brian Adkisson officiating. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 5:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Condolences may be...
Donna Lynn Collins Hardy
Sep 10, 2022
Donna Lynn Collins Hardy, retired nurse for over 30 years at Maury Regional Medical Center and resident of Columbia, died Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Centennial Medical Center. No services are scheduled at this time. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials to Eastern Star Columbia Chapter 287, 123 Theta Pike, Columbia,...
Diane Fraser Morel Bishop
Sep 7, 2022
Diane Fraser Morel Bishop, 79, retired social worker for the City of Columbia, died Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 10:00 A.M. at Mt. Nebo Cemetery with Brother Bobby McCord officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials to St. Jude’s...
William Edward McClellan
Sep 4, 2022
View Funeral Webcast William Edward McClellan, age 75, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 4, 2022. Edward was a member of Eastern Shore Baptist Church in Daphne, Alabama. He retired after 37 years with CSX Railroad. Edward was a Mason and a Shriner. He was also a musician, avid golfer, wood worker and a loyal Tennessee...
Gerry Thomas Parker
Aug 29, 2022
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Gerry Thomas Parker, 63, of Columbia, Tennessee, went to be with Jesus on Monday, August 29th, 2022 around 7:15 PM, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Dickson, Tennessee on October 9th, 1958, to the late Floyd N. Parker and Lillie Estelle Bentle Parker. Gerry was a 1977 graduate of Dickson County...
Sondra Kaye Troope Ussery-King
Aug 28, 2022
View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute Sondra Kaye Troope Ussery-King went to be with her heavenly family on August 28, 2022. She was born September 7, 1947 in Columbia, Tennessee to the late Paul Edward Troope and the Viviene Harris Troope. She was a 1965 graduate of Columbia Central High School. Sondra was employed by Monsanto Chemical Company till their...
Alice Mazurowski Clark
Aug 27, 2022
Alice Mazurowski Clark, 66, resident of Mt. Pleasant, died on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at her residence. No service are scheduled at this time. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born on March 25, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas Mazurowski and...
Lt. Col. William H.F. Page
Aug 26, 2022
View Funeral Webcast Lt. Col. William H.F. Page was a native of Columbia, Tennessee. He enlisted at the age of fifteen to begin his distinguished military career as an enlisted man in the Army field artillery in 1943. He applied for and was accepted into the Army Air Corps and completed his pilot training in early 1944. He flew a...
Clark Jones Quin
Aug 25, 2022
Photographer, visual artist and documentarian Clark Jones Quin, 72, died August 25 in his hometown of Columbia, Tennessee following an extended illness. The son of Maj. Oliver Benton Quin, III and Harriette Jones Quin, Clark was born in Jackson, Mississippi but reared in Columbia. His parents preceded him in death. He proudly attended McDowell School and graduated with the legendary...
Wilma Jean Taylor Sowell
Aug 24, 2022
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Wilma Jean Taylor Sowell, 91, died Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Lee Stevenson officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until service...
Martha Fern Hickman Barron
Aug 23, 2022
View Funeral Webcast Martha Fern Hickman Barron, retired Educator for Maury County Board of Education for thirty plus years and a resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Reverend Chris Caldwell officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens....
Melvin Landy Bennett
Aug 22, 2022
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Melvin Landy Bennett, 79, retired from Coca-Cola Company and resident of Columbia, died Monday, August 22, 2022 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided...
Ljiljana Milkovic Ball
Aug 21, 2022
View Funeral Webcast Ljiljana Milkovic Ball, age 82, of Clarksville and Culleoka, Tennessee, died peacefully on August 21, 2022. Born on July 18, 1940, in North Macedonia, she grew up in Belgrade, Serbia, and was the daughter of Milan Milkovic and Mila Vucetic Milkovic. On July 21, 1962, she married Millard Roger Ball in Belgrade and moved to Fort Campbell,...
Barbara Nell Johnson Dycus
Aug 19, 2022
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Barbara Nell Johnson Dycus, 92, retired owner and operator of Duncan’s Grocery at Williamsport, died Friday, August 19, 2022 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Steve Holmes and Bobby Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Greenfield Bend Cemetery....
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