Obituaries
Carey Warren Hight
Sep 9, 2026
At the age of 50, Carey Warren Hight, surrounded by her family, peacefully finished her earthly journey and was united with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Carey was the beloved wife of Christopher Eugene Hight, and the devoted mother to Bryant (Abby) Pratt, Sarah Elizabeth Hight, and Caroline Grace Hight, and an adoring Lovie to her granddaughters, Emerson Jane Pratt...
Jamie William Hawkins
Sep 2, 2026
Mr. Jamie William Randolph Hawkins, 53, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Online condolences may be extended at www.oakesandnichols.com.
Jamie was born July 8, 1973, in Murfreesboro. He was a volunteer...
Zenita Ann Bartlett
Sep 1, 2026
Zenita Ann Bartlett, 83, of Columbia, Tennessee, died Tuesday, September 1, 2026. She was born August 9, 1943, in Fayetteville, Tennessee, to the late J.B. Bartlett and Elise Groce Bartlett.
Graveside services will be conducted Friday, September 11, 2026, at 1:30 PM at Polk Memorial Gardens with Chris Moore officiating. The family will visit with friends on Friday from 11:00 AM...
Herman Cleatus Howell
Sep 5, 2026
Herman Cleatus Howell, 88, retired General Motors employee, retired Pastor of Hidden Mannah Church in Yokley, TN, and resident of Columbia, passed away peacefully at his residence on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
Herman was born May 21, 1938, in Pulaski and was the son of the late Quillear Elam Howell and the late Beatrice Garner Howell. In April 1955, he married...
Elissa Ann Seals
Sep 2, 2026
Elissa Ann Enerson Seals, 72, of Columbia, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Elissa was born October 17, 1953, in Whittier, California, to the late Walter Enerson and the late June McMurray Enerson. On November 29, 1974, she married Leroy E. “Lee” Seals Jr., who preceded her in death on December 26, 2024.
Elissa worked as a...
Faye Johnson Seals
Sep 2, 2026
Elsie Faye Johnson Seals, 90, of Columbia, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care.
Graveside services will be conducted Saturday, September 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM at Williamsport Cemetery with Rob Johnson officiating. Online condolences may be extended at www.oakesandnichols.com.
Faye was born November 8, 1935, to the late John Vanleer Johnson Sr. and the late Frances...
Earnest Allen Bailey
Sep 2, 2026
Earnest Allen Bailey, 72, of Culleoka, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
He was born November 15, 1953, to the late Willard Gregory Bailey, Sr. and Annie Walker Allen Bailey. Allen lived in Atlanta, Georgia, for much of his adult life.
Allen worked at Walker Hill from the time he graduated from high school, serving as a lighting technician and groundskeeper....
Buford Wayne Moss
Aug 31, 2026
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Buford Wayne Moss, 62, of Columbia, passed away Monday, August 31, 2026, at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 4, 2026, at 12:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Randy Isabell and Brother Bob Vassar officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday, September...
Randy Michael Farris
Aug 30, 2026
Randy Michael Farris, 73, was called home to Heaven on August 30, 2026, surrounded by the love and memories of those who knew him best. He was born on July 31, 1953, in Columbia, Tennessee to Kenneth McLain Farris and Wanda Howell Farris, who precedes him in death.
Randy was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend. He shared...
Keilyn Marquise Osborne
Aug 30, 2026
Keilyn Marquise Osborne, 23, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2026.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 12:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Ryan Reynolds officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 10:00 AM until the time of service at Oakes & Nichols...
Glen Dorris Rodgers
Aug 29, 2026
Glen Dorris Rodgers passed away in his sleep on the morning of Saturday, August 29, 2026 at his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He was 82 years old.
Glen was a longtime member of the Hendersonville Church of Christ, where he served as an elder for 29 years. He was a dedicated Christian who spent his life in service of Christ and...
Raymond Bryan McElroy
Aug 28, 2026
Raymond Bryan McElroy, 62, of Winchester, passed away Friday, August 28, 2026, at Bethany Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in Nashville.
A Celebration of Life for Bryan will be held Saturday, September 5, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 300 1st Ave NW, Winchester, Tennessee. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials in Bryan’s...
Susan Kinzer Ivey
Aug 28, 2026
Margaret Susan Kinzer Ivey, age 85, passed away on August 28, 2026, at Poplar Estates in Columbia, Tennessee.
Susan was born on February 15, 1941, in Sawdust, Tennessee, to the late Easom Caldwell Kinzer and Margaret Ella Hamilton Kinzer. She was married in 1964 to Leon Enlo Ivey, who preceded her in death in October 2012. She was also preceded in...
John Francis Myers Sr.
Aug 28, 2026
John Francis Myers, Sr., 79, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, August 28, 2026.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Chris Caldwell officiating. Burial will follow at Spring Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday, August 31,...
Edith Marie Dawson Burgess
Aug 25, 2026
Edith Marie Dawson Burgess, a beloved wife, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Maury Regional Medical Center. She was a resident of Columbia, Tennessee.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, August 28, 2026, at 3:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends Friday from 2:00 PM until service time at...
Pauline Carpenter Rankin
Aug 21, 2026
Pauline “Polly” Carpenter Rankin, 96, a resident of Columbia, passed away Friday, August 21, 2026, at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 3:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with David Morris officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 1:00 PM until...
Catherine Burns Choate
Aug 21, 2026
Some lives take root quietly, growing over time and leaving things better than they found them. Catherine Burns Choate lived such a life. A lifelong resident of Columbia, Tennessee, she passed away Friday, August 21, 2026, at Maury Regional Medical Center. She was 96. Born November 23, 1929, to John Bernard “J.B.” Burns Sr. and Rebecca Mae Eskew Burns, Catherine...
Jeffery Allen "Jeff" White
Aug 21, 2026
Jeffery Allen “Jeff” White, 36, a resident of Columbia, passed away Friday, August 21, 2026, in Ramer, TN.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 1:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Marshall Carson officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM...
Penny Ann Wright
Aug 20, 2026
Penny earned her wings late Thursday night on August 20th at the age of 58. She battled health issues related to scleroderma the last few years here on earth. Her husband Dwayne was by her side every step of the way.
Penny is survived by her husband of 33 years, Dwayne Wright; son, Cooper Wright and mother, Betty Mullins Morrow; sister,...
George Michael Neenan
Aug 18, 2026
It is with sadness that the family of George M. Neenan announces his passing on August 18, 2026. George, age 72, of Clarksville, TN passed away at home from natural causes.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Haynes Cemetery in Culleoka with military honors provided...
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