Obituaries

Charlotte Blythe Williams Burton

Charlotte Blythe Williams Burton

Sep 12, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Charlotte Blythe Williams Burton, 89, homemaker and resident of Culleoka, died Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 12:00 P.M. until...

Christie Dawn Griffitt Scott

Christie Dawn Griffitt Scott

Sep 11, 2023

Christie Dawn Griffitt Scott, 49, former employee of Kenny Pipe Supply in Nashville, died Monday, September 11, 2023. 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 July 9, 1974 in Maury County, she was the daughter of the late Douglas Avery...

Kenneth Edward Lentz

Kenneth Edward Lentz

Sep 8, 2023

 

 

 

 

Kenneth Edward Lentz, 81, died Friday, September 8, 2023 at his daughter’s home in Lena, Mississippi.

 

In accordance with Ken’s wishes, there will be no services. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with local announcements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.

 

Born October 31, 1941, in Columbia, Tennessee,...

Gregory Todd Howell

Gregory Todd Howell

Sep 8, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Gregory Todd Howell, aged 62, passed away September 8th, 2023. Anyone who knew him called him Todd, or most favorably, Gramps. Todd was born on March 1st of 1961 in Boynton Beach Florida to the late Jimmy Acton Howell and Merry Jon McMinn Howell. Todd spent much of his early life in the small community of Riverside,...

Mary Ann Plant

Mary Ann Plant

Sep 8, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Mary Ann Plant, age 95 of Thompsons Station, TN, went to join the Lord on Friday, September 8, 2023, with family members by her side. Mary Ann Owens Plant was born to the late Will Doyle Owens and Robbie Lou Hicks Owens, at their family home in the Knob Creek community on July 8, 1928. After her...

Kristie Lea Harper Runions

Kristie Lea Harper Runions

Sep 2, 2023

Kristie Lea Harper Runions, 52, equipment operator for HMC Recycling and resident of Hampshire, died Saturday, September 2, 2023, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. The family suggests memorials in honor of Mrs. Runions to...

Andrew Gene "Andy" Jackson

Andrew Gene "Andy" Jackson

Sep 1, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Andrew Gene “Andy” Jackson, 70, died Friday, September 1, 2023 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Donnie Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 12:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. In...

Dickie Wayne Voorhies

Dickie Wayne Voorhies

Aug 28, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Dickie Wayne Voorhies, lifelong resident of Columbia, Tennessee, died unexpectedly on Monday, August 28, 2023, at the age of 54 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. He gave the gift of life through organ donation. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family...

Billy Keith Martin, Sr.

Billy Keith Martin, Sr.

Aug 28, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Billy Keith Martin, Sr., 91, retired Sergeant with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and resident of Columbia, died Monday, August 28, 2023, at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Graymere Church of Christ with John Vaughan and Andrew Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Haynes Cemetery. Honors will be...

Betty Ruth Berry Bates

Betty Ruth Berry Bates

Aug 26, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Betty Ruth Berry Bates, 89, retired Bookkeeper for Bel Aire Health Care and resident of Columbia, died Saturday, August 26, 2023, at Life Care of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Chris Caldwell officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Mount Cemetery. The family will visit...

Janice Gilley

Janice Gilley

Aug 26, 2023

Janice Gilley, of Atlanta Georgia, passed away on August 26th, 2023. She was at home, and her cause of death is believed to have been a heart attack. She was 68 years old. Janice was born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 6th, 1955. Her parents were Joe and Martha Gilley. She grew up in Columbia Tennessee, graduating from Central High...

George Otis Cochran

George Otis Cochran

Aug 26, 2023

George Otis Cochran, 90, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023, after leaving St. Joseph hospital in Ypsilanti, MI, and spending one night in Hospice care at Angela Hospice in Livonia, MI. Born March 30, 1933, in Hickman County, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Robert Clarence and the late Delia Mai George Cochran. On February 20, 1956, he...

Martin Doyle McKee

Martin Doyle McKee

Aug 24, 2023

Martin Doyle McKee, 72, employee of TDOT and resident of Columbia, died Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Neil Spence officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M....

Ellen Evon Morgan

Ellen Evon Morgan

Aug 23, 2023

Ellen Evon Morgan, 85, retired optician and former resident of Columbia, died August 23, 2023 in Orlando, Florida where she had made her home for many years.

A native of Orlando, Florida, born May 20, 1937, to the late Jesse Vitruvios Morgan and the late Thelma Bickerton Morgan. Miss Morgan served in the U. S. Navy from 1954 to 1958....

Roger Anthony Riddle

Roger Anthony Riddle

Aug 19, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Roger Anthony Riddle was born April 8, 1956, to the late Charles Calvin Riddle and the late Frances Parks Riddle in Columbia, Tennessee. His younger years were spent in the Riverside neighborhood, and he maintained many friendships made during that time for his lifetime. He went on to graduate from Central High School in 1974 and entered...

Gerald Rolfe Martin

Gerald Rolfe Martin

Aug 18, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Gerald Rolfe Martin, 93, of Columbia, died Friday, August 18, 2023, at Maury Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born November 15, 1929, to the late Perry Martin and the late Verna Harris Martin. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Faye Martin. Known as an avid golfer, hunter, and farmer, he...

James Timothy "Timmy" Bradford

James Timothy "Timmy" Bradford

Aug 16, 2023

View Funeral Webcast James Timothy “Timmy” Bradford, 54, died Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Condolences may be...

Clifford Eugene Johnson, Jr.

Clifford Eugene Johnson, Jr.

Aug 15, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Clifford Eugene Johnson, Jr., 72, employee of Kemper Insurance in Jackson, Tennessee, died Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at the residence of his daughter, Regan (Brian) Hartley. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Macer and Jeanna Johnson Frommel officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery. The family...

Stanley Lewis Valdes

Stanley Lewis Valdes

Aug 15, 2023

Stanley Lewis Valdes, 85, retired employee of TDOT and resident of White House, died Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at NHC Place Cool Springs. A private graveside service will be conducted at Lasting Hope Cemetery. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born February 28, 1938 in Davidson County,...

Malcolm Thomas McNeese

Malcolm Thomas McNeese

Aug 14, 2023

Malcolm Thomas McNeese, 57, employee of M&R Masonry and resident of Columbia, died Monday, August 14, 2023. 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 August 5, 1966 in Maury County, he was the son of the late Jerry McNeese and...

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