Obituaries

Jack T. Chism

Jack T. Chism

May 19, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Jack T. Chism, 90, resident of Columbia, died Tuesday at Maury Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at Polk Memorial Gardens, Thursday, May 21st at 11:00 for family and close family friends. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born in East Tupelo, MS....

Madge Colleen Sharp Jennings

Madge Colleen Sharp Jennings

May 19, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Madge Colleen Sharp Jennings, 92, former long-time resident of Columbia, before moving to Murfreesboro in 2013 to be cared for by her loving and devoted son, Keith, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 2:30 P.M. at Rock Springs Cemetery with Reverend Richard VanCleave officiating. The...

Annie Doris Carroll Stanfill

Annie Doris Carroll Stanfill

May 18, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Annie Doris Carroll Stanfill, 78, retired line-worker for CPS, died Monday, May 18, 2020 at her residence on Lindsay Drive. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 12:00P.M. at Johnsons Chapel Cemetery with John Stanfill officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born May...

Bobbie Ann Counts

Bobbie Ann Counts

May 17, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Bobbie Ann Counts, 85, retired employee of National Life Insurance/American General Life Insurance and former resident of Carrol Drive, died Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Wellington Place in Brentwood. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The...

Adrian Edward "Dick" Fox

Adrian Edward "Dick" Fox

May 15, 2020

Adrian Edward “Dick” Fox, 71, resident of Lynnville, died Friday, May 15, 2020 at NHC Columbia. A private graveside service will be held at Gibsonville Cemetery at a later date. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born February 2, 1949 in Maury County, he was the son...

Lawrence William Moon, Jr.

Lawrence William Moon, Jr.

May 14, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Lawrence William Moon, Jr., 77, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020 at NHC Maury Transitional Care after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Stephen McCollum officiating. Burial will follow in Zion Presbyterian Churchyard. The family will visit with...

Rhonda Leigh Meservy Dahlhauser

Rhonda Leigh Meservy Dahlhauser

May 8, 2020

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Rhonda Dahlhauser was born on February 15, 1961 at Edwards Air Force Base in California. She was a resident of Mooresville Pike, Columbia, TN, and died at her home on Friday, May 8, 2020. She was 59 years old. The family would like to offer the opportunity for friends and family to come by...

Katrina Jo "Trina" Brooks

Katrina Jo "Trina" Brooks

May 7, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Katrina Jo “Trina” Brooks “Shortcake”, 42, a resident of Wedgewood Drive, died Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at McClain Cemetery with Russ Adcox officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home....

Mildred Frances Demastus Young

Mildred Frances Demastus Young

May 3, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Mildred Frances Demastus Young, 93, homemaker and former resident of Trotwood Avenue, died Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Carriage House in Shelbyville where she had made her home for last few years. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at Polk Memorial Gardens with Pastor Lawrence Jackson officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family...

Thomas Frederick Wildsmith

Thomas Frederick Wildsmith

Apr 29, 2020

Thomas Frederick Wildsmith was born on March 26, 1939 and slipped from this life on April 29, 2020. Fred was the son of Vastine Stickley Wildsmith and Sally Graham Wildsmith. He grew up in Columbia, Tennessee and was a 1957 graduate of Columbia Central High School. He attended Duke University and graduated from Vanderbilt University. He loved his family, his...

Jo Anne Roberts Chatman

Jo Anne Roberts Chatman

Apr 25, 2020

Jo Anne Roberts Chatman, 81, caregiver and resident of Etheridge, died Saturday, April 25, 2020 at NHC Columbia. No services are scheduled at this time. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born July 18, 1938 in Maury County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Howard Roberts...

Herschel Wayne Tomlin

Herschel Wayne Tomlin

Apr 24, 2020

View Funeral Webcast EHerschel Wayne Tomlin, 64, former owner of Ceramics and Bargains, former employee of Heil-Quaker, and retired employee of Conalco, died Friday, April 24, 2020 at his residence in Mt. Pleasant. A graveside service will be conducted Monday at Glenwood Cemetery with Pastor Steven Morgan officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The...

William "Billy Ray" Campbell

William "Billy Ray" Campbell

Apr 23, 2020

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast William Ray Campbell, 81, retired co-owner of Columbia Oil Company, died Thursday, April 23, 2020 at his residence. The family would like to offer the opportunity for friends and family to come by Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home Saturday between 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. to pay respects to Mr. Campbell. A private family...

Heather Michelle Blocker Burgett

Heather Michelle Blocker Burgett

Apr 23, 2020

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Heather Michelle Blocker Burgett, 42, former telemarketer for CTEL and FNI Communications, died Thursday, April 23, 2020 at her residence in Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted Monday at the Arbors at Polk Memorial Gardens with Pastor Jason Caddy and her mother, Patti Hollinsworth officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the...

James Hershel Currie

James Hershel Currie

Apr 20, 2020

View Funeral Webcast James Hershel Currie, 79, resident of Columbia, died Monday at Life Care Center of Columbia. A private graveside service will be conducted in Polk Memorial Gardens with Pastor Tonya Marks. Memorial folders and a register book will be available for visitors under the carport at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home on Friday from 12:00 P.M. – 2:00...

Faye Ernestine Dodson Locke

Faye Ernestine Dodson Locke

Apr 16, 2020

Faye Ernestine Dodson Locke, 93, former resident of Columbia, died Thursday, April 16, 2020 in Franklin. A private graveside service for Mrs. Locke was held Friday in Polk Memorial Gardens. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born October 19, 1926 in Maury County, she was the daughter of...

Ruby Blackburn Parham

Ruby Blackburn Parham

Apr 14, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Ruby Blackburn Parham, 93, passed away at home April 14, 2020. She was a 1946 graduate of Santa Fe High School and attended Columbia Business College. Ruby retired from Western Electric and AT&T after working as an executive secretary. Ruby was a member of Riverside Methodist Church and more recently had attended Creivewood Baptist Church. She was...

Walter Wilson “Pee-Wee” Bolton

Walter Wilson “Pee-Wee” Bolton

Apr 12, 2020

Walter Wilson “Pee-Wee” Bolton, Sr. 74, employee of SA Recycling and resident of Summertown, died Sunday at Maury Regional Medical Center. A private family graveside service will be held at Ebenezer Cemetery with Brother William Owens officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Born November 15, 1945 in Maury County, he was the son of...

Troy Lee Bowers

Troy Lee Bowers

Apr 11, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Troy Lee Bowers, 83, retired employee of Monsanto Chemical Company, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, April 11, 2020 at his residence on Carol Drive. A private graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at Polk Memorial Gardens with Reverend Steve Swango and Jerry Williams officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with...

Sandra Kaye Elliott

Sandra Kaye Elliott

Apr 8, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Sandra Kaye Elliott (née Mannon) died peacefully at Life Care on April 8, 2020 in Columbia, TN, at the age of 76. Sandra is survived by her husband Don Elliott and her brother Gregory Bias of Lake City, FL. She was preceded in death by her mother Clarice (Pat) Mannon Bias and her first husband John Sevy....