William Howard Minor

Video Memories of Mr. Billy MinorMr. William Howard "Bill" Minor, 71, retired owner of T.V. Sales & Service and the Colonial Motel, died Sunday, March 27, 2005 at his residence on the Old Bear Creek Pike. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Clyde Denton officiating. Burial will be in the Jones Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. The Lewis County native was the son of the late Howard Roberts "Red" Minor and Loraine McKee Minor. He was a graduate of Columbia Central High School. Survivors include his wife, Ollie Scott Minor of Columbia;a daughter, Tanya Minor Combs of Nashville; son, Joe Kent Minor of Columbia; grandchildren, Mandy (Rob) Eldridge of Portland and Joshua Smith of Leoma; great-grandson, Ethan Robert Eldridge; sister, Faye (Sonny) Hill of Columbia; niece and nephews, Nan Hawkins, Mark Hill and Ben Hill. Active pallbearers are Ronnie Erwin, Sonny Hill, Dale Ring, John Chadwell, Bob Lee, Ray Williams, David Fitzgerald, Larry Newberry, Tommy McCaleb and Norman Brown. Honorary pallbearers include Robert Hardison, Jimmy Hardison, Nurses of Caris Hospice, Mark Hill, Ben Hill, Willard Temes, Charlie Turner, Wendell Hartman, Jimmy Bass and Ed Holton.