Obituaries

Arthur L Gidcomb Jr

Arthur L Gidcomb Jr

Nov 5, 2004

Mr. Arthur L. Gidcomb, Jr., 81, retired farmer and long-time resident of the Bigbyville Community, died Friday, November 5, 2004 at Maury Regional Hospital. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday at 4:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Tony Brown officiating. Burial will be in the Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 2:00...

Dora Parks Kannon

Dora Parks Kannon

Nov 5, 2004

Mrs. Dora Parks Kannon, 93, long-time resident of West 6th Street, died Friday, November 5, 2004 at Good Samaritan Health Care in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Bob Lewis officiating. Burial will be in the Neapolis Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday after 12:00 Noon at the...

Mr Richard F May

Mr Richard F May

Nov 2, 2004

Mr. Richard F. May, 79, of Covington, Georgia, died Tuesday, November 2, 2004 at Portsbridge Hospice in Georgia. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m., Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Ricky Clay officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4 - 8p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials...

Alvin Simpson Perry

Alvin Simpson Perry

Nov 1, 2004

Mr. Alvin Simpson Perry, 92, retired farmer and lifelong resident of Campbellsville Pike, died Monday, November 1, 2004 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted at 12 noon, Thursday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Williamson and Rev. Jim Gardner officiating. Burial will be in Matthews Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4-...

Albert Myles Scribner

Albert Myles Scribner

Nov 1, 2004

Mr. Albert Myles Scribner, Jr., 54, resident of Indian Camp Springs Road, died Monday, November 1, 2004. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30p.m., Thursday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Barry Farris officiating. Burial will be in Scribners Mill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4-8p.m. at the funeral home. Notes of sympathy may be...

Heather Elizabeth Betts Bazzel

Heather Elizabeth Betts Bazzel

Nov 1, 2004

Heather Elizabeth Betts Bazzel, M.D., 36, Internal Medicine Specialist and resident of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, November 1, 2004 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. Friday at The First United Methodist Church in Columbia with Rev. Bernard Strickland officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. at the...

Edward James Lee

Edward James Lee

Oct 28, 2004

Mr. Edward James "Ed" Lee, 87, retired from Maury Steel Company, died Friday, October 29, 2004 at his residence on River Heights Drive. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Eddie Rogers and Harlan Ogle officiating. Burial will be in the Haynes Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post...

Edna Thomas Newton Lightfoot

Edna Thomas Newton Lightfoot

Oct 28, 2004

Mrs. Edna Thomas Newton Lightfoot, 93, widow of William Alexander Lightfoot and long-time resident of Sperry Avenue in Nashville, died Friday, October 29, 2004 at NHC Hillview. Graveside services willl be conducted Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery with Rev. Carson Salyer officiating. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. The Davidson County native was the daughter of...

Mr Hunter Lee Harris

Mr Hunter Lee Harris

Oct 27, 2004

Mr. Hunter Lee Harris, 80, longtime resident of Alpine Drive in Columbia and resident of Cullman, Alabama, died Thursday, October 28, 2004 at Woodland Medical Center in Cullman. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Polk Memorial Gardens with Rev. Ray Newell officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The...

Brett Dion Bear

Brett Dion Bear

Oct 25, 2004

Mr. Brett Dion Bear, 40, Upper School Headmaster at Columbia Academy and resident of Hopewell Road in Culleoka, died Tuesday, October 26, 2004 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, at Graymere Church of Christ with Gregg Elrod officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by...

Linda Singleton Roberts

Linda Singleton Roberts

Oct 23, 2004

Linda Roberts Mrs. Linda Singleton Roberts, 64, wife of Lowell G. Roberts, died Sunday, October 24, 2004 at her residence on Sam Johnson Road. Funeral services for Mrs. Roberts will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Ron Eversole officiating. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 5- 8 p.m. at the funeral...

Emily Breland Downs

Emily Breland Downs

Oct 23, 2004

Mrs. Emily Jean Breland Downs, 64, formerly of Clinton, Mississippi and resident of Columbia since 2000, died Sunday, October 24, 2004 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 4:00 p.m. at the Pleasant Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Vassar officiating. The family will visit with friends after 2:00 p.m. Monday at the church. Graveside services...

Walter Eugene Posey

Walter Eugene Posey

Oct 22, 2004

Mr. Walter Eugene Posey, 85, retired from Monsanto Company since 1982 and a resident of Fourth Avenue, went to be with the Lord on October 23, 2004 after a brief stay in St. Thomas Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Raymond R. Newell officiating. A celebration of his life will...

Ellean Davidson Vanderford

Ellean Davidson Vanderford

Oct 21, 2004

Mrs. Ellean Vanderford Mrs. Ellean Davidson Vanderford, 82, resident of West 12th Street, died Friday, October 22, 2004, at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Sunday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Billy Felker and Dalton Cole officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. Notes of sympathy may be sent to the family at...

Eugenia Swafford

Eugenia Swafford

Oct 19, 2004

Mrs. Eugenia Swafford Mrs. Eugenia Craft Swafford, 93, retired employee of Dixie Manufacturing and former longtime resident of Lynn Drive, died Wednesday, October 20, 2004, at Williamson Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Friday at Polk Memorial Gardens with Rev. Ray Newell officiating. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M....

Roy Weaver

Roy Weaver

Oct 18, 2004

Roy Weaver Mr. Roy Lee Weaver, 84, retired dairy farmer in the Cross Bridges community and resident of N. Cherry Street in Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Tommy Hagewood officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family...

Lucien O'Neal Sherrill

Lucien O'Neal Sherrill

Oct 13, 2004

Mr. Lucien O'Neal "Lou" Sherrill, 89, owner and operator of Sherrill's Pool Room and resident of South High Street, died Thursday, October 14, 2004 at Life Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Saturday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bro. Doyle Hurst and Danny Jones officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens with military...

Kenneth Kratzer

Kenneth Kratzer

Oct 13, 2004

Kenneth Kratzer Mr. Kenneth Mark Albert Kratzer, 43, truck driver and resident of Poplar Creek Road in Williamsport, died Thursday, October 14, 2004. Memorial services will be conducted at 4 p.m., Sunday, at Harvest Baptist Church, 119 Fourth Avenue, Riverside, with Ron Paul officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 2 :00 until 4:00 p.m. at the church....

Erskine Hassell Holt

Erskine Hassell Holt

Oct 10, 2004

Erskine Hassell Holt Erskine Hassell Holt, 67, retired mechanic and resident of Culleoka Highway, died Monday, October 11, 2004, at NHC of Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 P.M. Thursday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. John Rushing officiating. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 - 8:00...

Randall Scott

Randall Scott

Oct 10, 2004

Randall "Scoot" Scott Mr. Randall "Scoot" Scott, 45, construction worker and resident of Santa Fe, died Mondayy, October 11, 2004 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30p.m. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Tom Cox and Rev. Steve Quinn officiating. Burial will be in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday...