Obituaries

Billy Ray Young

Billy Ray Young

Dec 24, 2003

BILLY RAY YOUNG Billy Ray Young, 62, former employee of the City of Columbia and resident of Seavy Hight Road, died Wednesday, December 24, 2003, at the VA Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 noon Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Danny Riggins and Danny Ray Jones officiating. Burial will be in Friendship...

Horacio Zaragoza

Horacio Zaragoza

Dec 24, 2003

Mr. Horacio Washington "Elvis" Zaragoza, 56, former employee at the Maury County Courthouse and resident of West Tenth Street, died Wednesday, December 24, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Judge Jimmy Matthews officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with...

Donald Bigsby

Donald Bigsby

Dec 23, 2003

MR. DONALD BIGSBY Mr. Donald L. Bigsby, 83, retired furniture company executive, died Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at North Mississippi Medical Center. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols. Notes of sympathy may be sent to the family...

Cordelia Pratt

Cordelia Pratt

Dec 23, 2003

MISS CORDELIA PRATT Miss Cordelia Clagett Pratt, 91, retired employee of Tennessee Farm Bureau and resident of Howard Lane, died Tuesday, December 23, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Jacobs officiating. Burial will be in Centerville Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...

Virgie Mae Hardison

Virgie Mae Hardison

Dec 22, 2003

MISS VIRGIE MAE HARDISON Miss Virgie Mae Hardison, 96, former resident of the Bear Creek Community, died Monday, December 22, 2003, at Life Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Ted Burleson officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00...

John Raymond Cole

John Raymond Cole

Dec 20, 2003

MR. RAYMOND COLE Mr. John Raymond Cole, 87, retired from Parrish Lumber Company and a resident of Eugene Road, died December 20, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Eddie Thomason and Elmer Lusk officiating. Burial will be in the Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by...

Joan Wilsford

Joan Wilsford

Dec 19, 2003

Mrs. Betty Joan Clark Wilsford, 71, retired Central High School Cafeteria Manager, died Friday, December 19, 2003, at her residence on Pullen Mill Road. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. Sunday at Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. E. G. Sims and Rev. Keith Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Mount Cemetery. The family will visit...

Lewis David Ingrum

Lewis David Ingrum

Dec 18, 2003

Mr. Lewis David Ingrum, 63, retired employee of Monsanto Chemical Company, died Thursday, December 18, 2003 at his residence in Williamsport. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jack Taylor and Oliver Pantall officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday after 12:00 noon...

Edward Vlach

Edward Vlach

Dec 18, 2003

EDWARD VLACH Mr. Edward Amselm Vlach, 66, former service station attendant, died Thursday, December 18, 2003, at his residence on Birchwood Drive. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday at Polk Memorial Gardens with Joe Rhodes officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Notes of sympathy may be sent to the family at...

Roy Baker

Roy Baker

Dec 18, 2003

Mr. Roy William Baker, 51, employee of Spontex and resident of Water Valley Road, died Thursday, December 18, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 P.M. Sunday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Kenneth Tucker and Mike Williams officiating. Burial will be in Greenbrier Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from...

Roy Baker

Roy Baker

Dec 18, 2003

ROY BAKER Mr. Roy William Baker, 51, employee of Spontex and resident of Water Valley Road, died Thursday, December 18, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 P.M. Sunday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Kenneth Tucker and Mike Williams officiating. Burial will be in Greenbrier Cemetery. Notes of sympathy may be sent...

Edward Vlach

Edward Vlach

Dec 18, 2003

EDWARD VLACH Mr. Edward Amselm Vlach, 66, former service station attendant, died Thursday, December 18, 2003, at his residence on Birchwood Drive. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, January 17, 2004, at Polk Memorial Gardens with Joe Rhodes officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home...

Ed Montgomery

Ed Montgomery

Dec 17, 2003

Mr. George Edward "Ed" Montgomery, 73, retired firefighter with the Columbia Fire Department died Wednesday, December 17, 2003, at his residence on Rosewood Drive. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Gene Shelton officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Columbia Fire Department Honor Guard....

Parizetta Anna Moore Fox

Parizetta Anna Moore Fox

Dec 17, 2003

MRS. W. NATHAN FOX Mrs. Parizetta Anna Moore Fox, 92, former long-time resident of Myers Avenue, died December 17, 2003 at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Virginia where she made her home for the past two years. Funeral services for Mrs. Fox will be conducted Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with David D. Davidson and Ted Burleson officiating....

Gerald Hogan

Gerald Hogan

Dec 14, 2003

MR. GERALD W. HOGAN Mr. Gerald Warren Hogan, 74, retired from Monsanto Company, former employee of the Maury County Collection Center and resident of Hilltop Drive, died Sunday, December 14, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Brother Daniel Vannoy officiating. Burial will be in the Polk Memorial...

James Davidson

James Davidson

Dec 14, 2003

Mr. JAMES DAVIDSON Mr. James Melvin Davidson, 71, construction worker and resident of West 12th Street, died Sunday, December 14, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 11a.m. Wednesday at Center Point Baptist Church with Rev. Argine Hughes and Rev. J.D. Brooks officiating. Burial will be in Center Point Baptist Cemetery. The family will visit with...

James Laurie Webster

James Laurie Webster

Dec 10, 2003

Mr. James Laurie "Jimmy" Webster, 70, former resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at his residence in Florence, South Carolina. Graveside services will be conducted at 2p.m. Sunday at the Webster Family Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4 - 6p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. John's Episcopal...

Mary Evelyn Knowles Jett

Mary Evelyn Knowles Jett

Dec 9, 2003

MARY EVELYN JETT Mrs. Mary Evelyn Knowles Jett, 93, former resident of Pickens Road in Lynnville, died Wednesday, December 9, 2003, at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 noon Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Milton Stephens and Brother Mack Wheeler officiating. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...

Marvin Hall

Marvin Hall

Dec 9, 2003

MARVIN HALL Mr. Marvin Douglas Hall, 91, retired forty-seven year employee of DuPont Chemical Company and resident of Sheddan Drive, died Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Friday at Northview Church of Christ with Wayne B. Hardison, Hueston Marshall and David Davidson officiating. Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday...

Bill Bolton

Bill Bolton

Dec 9, 2003

BILL BOLTON Mr. William E. "Bill" Bolton, 74, retired employee of E.I. DuPont Company and Spontex and lifelong resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Michael E. Williams, Blakemore UMC in Nashville, officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens...