Obituaries

Loris Jean Warf Willis

Loris Jean Warf Willis

Aug 24, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Loris Jean Warf Willis, 91, homemaker and former resident of Santa Fe, died Monday, August 24, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Anthony Muston officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from...

Martha Frankie Hulin Harris

Martha Frankie Hulin Harris

Aug 24, 2020

View Video Tribute Martha Frankie Hulin Harris, 99, retired hairdresser, died Monday, August 24, 2020 at Courtyard at the Seasons in Cincinnati, Ohio. No services are scheduled at this time. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials to any local food bank. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born January 10,...

Gary Wilkes Redding

Gary Wilkes Redding

Aug 23, 2020

Gary Wilkes Redding, 90, longtime resident of Moore Lane near Culleoka, died Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday at 10:00 A.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Chris Bowhay officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials to Highland Church of...

Margaret Anderson Rochelle

Margaret Anderson Rochelle

Aug 23, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Margaret Anderson Rochelle, 93, retired employee of Porter Walker Hardware and a former greeter at Wal-Mart, died Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Byrd Broyles and Reverend Bill Rolman officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial...

Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harris

Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harris

Aug 23, 2020

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Deborah Ann “Debbie” Harris, 60, well known female league softball player, died Sunday, August 23, 2020 at her residence on Riverside Drive surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Kane officiating. Burial will follow in Rose...

Wilma Jean Turner Stanley

Wilma Jean Turner Stanley

Aug 23, 2020

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Wilma Jean Turner Stanley passed away on August 23, 2020 in Raleigh, NC. Although Wilma had several health challenges in recent years and survived COVID in June she passed peacefully at home in her sleep. She was 80 years old. Wilma was born February 5th, 1940 in Nashville, TN. Wilma grew up in Columbia,...

Goldie Scott Harder

Goldie Scott Harder

Aug 23, 2020

Goldie Scott Harder, 85, resident of Hohenwald, died Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Life Care Center of Columbia. She was a member of Pineview Church of Christ. Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, a private graveside service will be conducted at Polk Memorial Gardens with Jerry Elder officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Survivors include two...

Roy Eugene Dugger

Roy Eugene Dugger

Aug 20, 2020

Roy Eugene Dugger, 74, retired employee of Columbia Plastics, died Thursday, August 20, 2020 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Terry Peery officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at...

Larry Allen Auville

Larry Allen Auville

Aug 18, 2020

Larry Allen Auville, 75, former employee of General Electric and Fedders, died Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at his residence. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Friendship Cemetery with Danny Auville and Keith Auville officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born June...

Harold Douglas "Doug" Fraser

Harold Douglas "Doug" Fraser

Aug 15, 2020

Doug Fraser, age 90, a life-long resident of Columbia, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at his home. He was a beloved father, grandfather, uncle, and friend who will be deeply missed. Doug was born to parents, Ulna and Gladys Fraser on July 8, 1930, in Columbia, Tennessee. He graduated from Columbia Central High School in 1948 and...

William Thomas "Tommy" Dunn

William Thomas "Tommy" Dunn

Aug 14, 2020

View Funeral Webcast William Thomas “Tommy or Bubba” Dunn, 74, died Friday, August 14, 2020 from complications of COVID-19. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Randy Baxter officiating. Burial will follow in Morrow Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. at the funeral...

Bennetta Helen Loggins Miller

Bennetta Helen Loggins Miller

Aug 12, 2020

Bennetta Helen Loggins Miller, centenarian and long-time resident of Columbia, Tennessee, died on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center at age 100. She was born January 5, 1920, in Charlotte, Tennessee, to Dr. Lemuel Farmer Loggins and Frances Pearl Dickson Loggins. Her mother Pearl, a gifted musician, filled their home with music. Helen recalled her...

Shelby Jean Williams Grubbs

Shelby Jean Williams Grubbs

Aug 11, 2020

Shelby Jean Williams Grubbs, 83, retired employee of General Electric and resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Morning Pointe Assisted Living. A family graveside service will be conducted Friday at 1:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Cliff Stanfill officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 11:00 A.M – 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols...

Marguerite Ross Cook

Marguerite Ross Cook

Aug 11, 2020

Marguerite Ross Cook, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and resident of Camellia Drive, died Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at NHC Columbia. A private graveside service will be conducted Friday at Polk Memorial Gardens with her son, Johnny Cook officiating. Oakes and Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association, 478 Craighead Street,...

Tony Lee Isabell

Tony Lee Isabell

Aug 9, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Tony Lee Isabell, better known as Mr. T by his friends and family, 77, resident of Mooresville Pike, died Sunday at Maury Regional Medical Center from complications of Myasthenia Gravis also known as the “snow flake disease” which he was diagnosed with on October 17, 2019 by Dr. Tim Gordon and Dr. Lucy Ledbetter. This disease only...

Nellie Beard Scott

Nellie Beard Scott

Aug 5, 2020

Nellie Beard Scott, 90, affectionally and loving known as “Nanny”, died Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at her residence in Santa Fe. A funeral service will be conducted Saturday 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Ronnie Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 P.M. – 8:00...

Everett Stewart

Everett Stewart

Jul 29, 2020

Everett J. Stewart, 85, well known master carpenter and resident of Santa Fe, died Wednesday at his residence. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 10:30 A.M. at Santa Fe Cemetery with Reverend James Lunsford officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born June 7, 1935...

Mickey Olivia Campbell Blalock

Mickey Olivia Campbell Blalock

Jul 28, 2020

Mickey Olivia Campbell Blalock, 96, homemaker and longtime resident of Maury County, died Tuesday at NHC Maury Regional. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 3: 00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Billy Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. at...

Sammie June Larkins Andrews

Sammie June Larkins Andrews

Jul 27, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Retired Maury County schoolteacher, Sammie June Larkins Andrews, 83, died Monday, July 27, at NHC HealthCare Columbia, with her loving family able to spend precious days at her side. The family will hold a memorial service in her honor at a later date. Born May 23, 1937, in Bruceton, Tennessee, Sammie was the daughter of the late...

Mary Margaret Erwin Lovell

Mary Margaret Erwin Lovell

Jul 27, 2020

Mary Margaret Erwin Lovell, 95, retired manager of Columbia Bowling Center and noted embroiderer died Monday morning at her assisted living apartment in Columbia. Due to COVID-19, the family will have a private service at McCain’s Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in McCain’s Cemetery. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials...