Obituaries

Thomas Leslie Erwin Jr

Thomas Leslie Erwin Jr

Jul 6, 2017

Thomas Leslie Erwin, Jr., 71, retired employee of Dana Corporation and resident of Lark Court, died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Life Care Center of Columbia.Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Reverend Bob Mullenix officiating. Burial will follow in McCains Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00...

Alice Ann Mitchum Fitts

Alice Ann Mitchum Fitts

Jul 5, 2017

Alice Ann Mitchum Fitts, 85, wife, mother, grandmother and friend, died peacefully Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at her home just outside of Spring Hill as the sun rose over her beloved Tennessee hills. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 p.m. with visitation one hour prior at Grace Episcopal Church in Spring Hill. The Reverend Robin Courtney will officiate...

Deborah Lynn Hale Borden

Deborah Lynn Hale Borden

Jul 4, 2017

Deborah Lynn Hale Borden, 58, died Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at her residence on Milky Way Drive in Pulaski.A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with W.L. Culberson and Judge Bobby Sands officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 2:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. The...

Jean Lynch Beatty

Jean Lynch Beatty

Jul 1, 2017

Jean Lynch Beatty, 86, retired cattle farmer and resident of Santa Fe, died Saturday, July 1, 2017, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Lindstrom officiating. Burial will follow in Swiss Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M....

Samuel Parr Hardison

Samuel Parr Hardison

Jun 29, 2017

Samuel Parr Hardison, 39, resident of Brookmeade Drive in Pulaski, died Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Friday at 5:00 P.M. at Parkway Baptist Church with Reverend Mike Roberts officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family arrangements.The family suggests memorial be made to King's Daughters' School, 412 West...

Dr John Dale Alden Jr

Dr John Dale Alden Jr

Jun 29, 2017

Dr. John Dale Alden, Jr., 78, orthodontist and resident of College Park Drive, died Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Mount Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00 - 6:00...

Dinah Paulette Webb Potts

Dinah Paulette Webb Potts

Jun 28, 2017

Dinah Paulette Webb Potts, 66, homemaker and resident of Leipers Creek Road in the Water Valley Community, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:30 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Dennis Tidwell officiating. Burial will follow in Wilson Cemetery in Hickman County. The family will visit...

Louis Glenn "Junior" Shouse Jr

Louis Glenn "Junior" Shouse Jr

Jun 28, 2017

Louis Glenn "Junior" Shouse, Jr., 48, heavy equipment operator, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at his residence on Old Natchez Trace. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Johnsons Chapel Cemetery with Rev. James Lunsford officiating. The family will visit with friends at the cemetery. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements...

Martha Edna Pennington Gidcomb

Martha Edna Pennington Gidcomb

Jun 27, 2017

Martha Edna Pennington Gidcomb, 84, homemaker and long-time resident of Mingo Branch, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at NHC- Hendersonville. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mark Pennington officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. and Friday...

Mary Nelle Johnson Black

Mary Nelle Johnson Black

Jun 23, 2017

Mary Nelle Johnson Black, 84, former resident of Rally Hill Road, died Friday, June 23, 2017 at Life Care Center of Columbia.Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Waldrum officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 3:00 - 5:00 P.M. at the...

Patricia Jane Rasbury

Patricia Jane Rasbury

Jun 23, 2017

Patricia Jane Rasbury, known to her friends as "Trish", died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Friday, June 23, 2017 at the age of 62. A native of Columbia, Trish grew up on the family farm and had a love of riding horses, gardening, nature, and caring for her many beloved dogs and cats. She graduated from Columbia Military Academy...

Betty Jean Potts Mearse

Betty Jean Potts Mearse

Jun 22, 2017

Betty Jean Potts Mearse, 78, former longtime resident of Mockingbird Drive, died Thursday, June 22, 2017, at her daughter's residence in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Ronnie Grooms officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 - 8:00...

David Joe Esa

David Joe Esa

Jun 17, 2017

David Joe Esa, age 67, died on June 17, 2017, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, after a brief illness. A native of Columbia, Tennessee, he graduated from Central High School in Columbia, Tennessee, and from Middle Tennessee State University with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree. In 1976, he married his high school sweetheart,...

Elijah Jayce Taylor Wilson

Elijah Jayce Taylor Wilson

Jun 16, 2017

Elijah Jayce Taylor Wilson, seven-week-old son of Terrell Wilson and Samantha Taylor of Columbia, died Friday, June 16, 2017, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 12:00 - 1:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to...

Catherine Fay Hickman Currie

Catherine Fay Hickman Currie

Jun 15, 2017

Catherine Fay Hickman Currie, 76, homemaker, died Thursday, June 15, 2017 at her residence on Mooresville Pike. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Mark Lindstrom officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home....

Larry Wayne Watson

Larry Wayne Watson

Jun 14, 2017

Larry Wayne Watson, 67, retired equipment operator for Teledyne, died Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at his residence on Napier Drive. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joey Skinner and Brother James Lunsford officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from to 4:00...

Paul Wayne Tomlinson

Paul Wayne Tomlinson

Jun 13, 2017

Paul Wayne Tomlinson, 72, resident of Green Street in Petersburg, Tennessee, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with James Tomlinson and Gene Woodard officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 - 7:00...

George Raymond Hamilton

George Raymond Hamilton

Jun 12, 2017

George Raymond Hamilton, 99, resident of Columbia, passed away peacefully this morning, Monday, June 12, 2017 at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted Thursday at 6:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Chip Hunter officiating. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Private family inurnment...

Nancy Witherspoon Thompson

Nancy Witherspoon Thompson

Jun 11, 2017

Nancy Witherspoon Thompson, 86, retired Maury County Court Clerk and resident of Bear Creek Pike, died Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 4:00 P.M. at Pleasant Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Dawson officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 2:00...

Fred Anderson Greer

Fred Anderson Greer

Jun 8, 2017

Fred Anderson Greer, 97, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Poplar Estates in Columbia, Tennessee. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 1:30 P.M. at Anderson-Stephenson Cemetery in the Shady Grove Community with Charlie Willis officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements.The family suggests memorials be made to the Herbert Griffin American Legion...