Obituaries

Irene Jeffreys Moore

Irene Jeffreys Moore

Sep 30, 2023

 

Irene Jeffreys Moore, 97, retired real estate agent, died Saturday, September 30, 2023, at her residence in Columbia.

 

A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 3:00 P.M. at Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens in Florence, Alabama. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 12:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M. at Greenhill Funeral Home, 8450 Highway 43, Florence, AL 35634. Oakes...

Gary Wayne Poe

Gary Wayne Poe

Sep 30, 2023

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Gary Wayne Poe, 73, musician, entertainer, and resident of Columbia, died Saturday, September 30, 2023, at Maury Regional Medical Center.

 

Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Jeff Kane officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 5:00...

Alvin Moore

Alvin Moore

Sep 29, 2023

Murrel Alvin Moore, 94, passed gently from this world on September 29, 2023, at his home in Columbia, Tennessee, surrounded by his family.

 

Born May 31, 1929, in Montgomery County, Tennessee to Alvin Ramey Moore and Anna Elizabeth Hunter Moore, he was the third of seven children.  Alvin spent his young life farming alongside his father and brothers on...

Patricia Brown Gilliam Huey

Patricia Brown Gilliam Huey

Sep 29, 2023

 

Patricia Annette Brown Gilliam Huey, 80, retired employee of Farm Bureau Insurance and resident of Columbia, died Friday, September 29, 2023, at Life Care Center of Columbia.

 

A private graveside service will be held at Rock Springs Cemetery with Pastor Don Richey officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday, October 2, 2023 from 12:00 P.M. to 2:00...

John Mallory Church

John Mallory Church

Sep 29, 2023

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John Mallory Church, 88, retired realtor and auctioneer and resident of Columbia, died Friday, September 29, 2023, at Poplar Estates.

 

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jeremy Butt officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...

Helga Wieland O'Field

Helga Wieland O'Field

Sep 27, 2023

 

Helga Wieland O’Field, 86, retired employee of Innercity Products, died Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at her residence in Columbia.

Graveside services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Marleen Bedker officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.

 

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Mary Lee Freeman Blair

Mary Lee Freeman Blair

Sep 26, 2023

 

Mary Lee Freeman Blair, 85, retired teacher of Columbia, died Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at Life Care Center of Columbia.

 

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Lee Stevenson officiating.  Burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens.  The family will visit with friends Friday,...

Catherine Lemay Lindsey

Catherine Lemay Lindsey

Sep 26, 2023

 

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Catherine Lemay Lindsey, 88, homemaker, died Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at her residence in Mt. Pleasant.

 

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Terry Chapman officiating. Burial will follow in Arlington Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 P.M. –...

Charles Douglas "Doug" Dugger

Charles Douglas "Doug" Dugger

Sep 26, 2023

 

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Charles Douglas “Doug” Dugger, 80, retired inspector for Heil-Quaker and resident of Lynnville, died Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at Maury Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Glen Alexander and Wayne Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery with military honors...

George Raymond Hamilton, Jr.

George Raymond Hamilton, Jr.

Sep 24, 2023

 

Our father Ray passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 24,2023.

 

He was born August 22, 1943, in Greenville, South Carolina and grew up in Columbia, Tennessee. He graduated from Columbia Military Academy and attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He continued his education in Memphis, where Ray...

Matthew Wayne Hight

Matthew Wayne Hight

Sep 23, 2023

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Matthew Wayne Hight, 28, died Saturday, September 23, 2023, at his residence in Columbia.

 

Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Chaplain David C. Baker officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M....

Virginia Ruth Priestley Lamb

Virginia Ruth Priestley Lamb

Sep 23, 2023

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Virginia Ruth Priestley Lamb, 93, resident of Columbia, died Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Maury Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family.

 

Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan and Andrew Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with...

Steven Lynn Hay

Steven Lynn Hay

Sep 21, 2023

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Steven Lynn Hay, 42, died Thursday, September 21, 2023, at his residence in Columbia.

 

Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Kenneth Bray officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 12:00 P.M. until service time at...

Bobbie Claire Johnson Jones

Bobbie Claire Johnson Jones

Sep 16, 2023

Mrs. Bobbie Claire Johnson Jones, 88, Retired L.P.N. for Maury Regional Medical Center and resident of Columbia, died Saturday, September 16, 2023 at NHC Columbia. No services are scheduled at this time. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born December 4, 1934, in Mount Pleasant, she was...

Mary Louise Litton

Mary Louise Litton

Sep 15, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Mary Louise Litton, 100, a longtime resident of the Carter’s Creek and Neapolis communities, passed peacefully at NHC-Maury Regional, Friday, September 15, 2023. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Earl Davis officiating. Visitation will be from 12:00 noon until 1:00 P.M. Interment will...

Dao Dinh Dao

Dao Dinh Dao

Sep 15, 2023

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Dao Dinh Dao, 85, died Friday, September 15, 2023 at his residence in Columbia. A funeral mass will be conducted Friday, September 22, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Catherine Catholic Church with Father Daniel Reehil officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences may be extended at www.oakesandnichols.com. He...

Jerry Lee Bell

Jerry Lee Bell

Sep 15, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Jerry Lee Bell, 77, former resident of Columbia and former inspector for Union Carbide, died Friday, September 15, 2023 at Savannah Health Care & Rehab Center in Savannah, Tennessee surrounded by his devoted and loving family. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Randy Baxter...

Bettie Jean Buckner Pogue

Bettie Jean Buckner Pogue

Sep 14, 2023

Bettie Jean Buckner Pogue, 90, died Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Poplar Estates Memory Unit after battling Dementia and late onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Public graveside services will be conducted at 2:30 pm on Monday, September 18, 2023, at the Worley Cemetery in Cathey’s Creek, Tennessee with Greg Lusk officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with the...

Mary Alice Whiteside Delk

Mary Alice Whiteside Delk

Sep 14, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Mary Alice Whiteside Delk, 93, resident of Columbia, died Thursday, September 14, 2023 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, September 18, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends Sunday, September 17, 2023 from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home....

Margrett (Evelyn) Hickman Morrow

Margrett (Evelyn) Hickman Morrow

Sep 14, 2023

Margrett Evelyn Hickman Morrow, 94, resident of Culleoka TN, died Thursday September 14th at Life Care in Columbia. Graveside services will be conducted Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. at Lynnwood Cemetery will Russell Smith officiating. Born November 22, 1928 to the late Smiser M. Hickman and the late Arlie Mae Thurman Hickman. She grew up in the Stiversville...

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