Obituaries

Claude McDonald

Claude McDonald

Jun 18, 2003

CLAUDE McDONALD Claude McDonald, 85, retired employee of Dairyman, Inc. in Lewisburg, farmer, and former employee of Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home, died Thursday, June 19, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital.Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Curtis Dowdy and Brother Johnny Mack Young officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery....

Sonny McCullom

Sonny McCullom

Jun 17, 2003

SONNY McCULLOM, JR. Mr. Sam Hallis "Sonny" McCullom, Jr., 55, longtime resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted at 7:00 P.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Monte McCandless officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorials may...

Wanda Sulewski

Wanda Sulewski

Jun 16, 2003

MRS. WANDA SULEWSKIMrs. Wanda Pauline Raczkowski Sulewski, 82, died Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at her residence on Theta Pike. A memorial service will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Saturday at St. Catherine Catholic Church with Fr. Patrick Connor officiating. Notes of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.oakesandnichols.com. Memorials may be made to St. Catherine Catholic Church. A...

W J Churchwell

W J Churchwell

Jun 16, 2003

MR. W.J. CHURCHWELL Mr. Warren John ?W.J.? Churchwell, 72, retired employee of Occidental Chemical Company and resident of Cliff White Road, died Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Judge Jimmy Matthews officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will...

Dorothy Vinson

Dorothy Vinson

Jun 15, 2003

Mrs. Dorothy Nell ?Dot? Bilbrey Vinson, 76, officer of Recreation Enterprise, Inc., retired cashier and manager of Sundown Drive-In Theatre, died Monday, June 16, 2003, at her residence on Pulaski Pike. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Kimbrough officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family...

Gladys Attkisson Witherspoon

Gladys Attkisson Witherspoon

Jun 14, 2003

Mrs. Gladys Attkisson Witherspoon, 73, retired cashier at Stan?s Restaurant, died Sunday, June 15, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 11:00 - 12:00 at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with burial to follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The Giles County native was the daughter of the late U. B. Attkisson, Sr. and Violet...

Marcus Peery

Marcus Peery

Jun 13, 2003

MARCUS E. PEERY Marcus Ervin Peery, 32, manager of Peery Farms in the Culleoka Community, died Saturday, June 14, 2003 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Elmer Crosby and Rev. R. J. Clark officiating. Burial will be in the Brown Cemetery in Lewis County. The family will visit...

Elizabeth Gail Church

Elizabeth Gail Church

Jun 13, 2003

MRS. HERBERT J. CHURCH Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman Church, 95, long-time resident of Laurel Circle, died Saturday, June 14, 2003 at Life Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 3:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Brother Ted Burleson officiating. Burial will be in the Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends after 1:00 p.m. Monday at...

Elwyn Smith

Elwyn Smith

Jun 12, 2003

MR. ELWYN C. SMITH Mr. Elwyn Cooper Smith, 75, retired mechanic with the Maritime Marines in Great Lakes, Michigan, died Friday, June 13, 2003 at his residence in Pulaski. Graveside services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. Dwain Brown officiating and military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. Notes of...

Sara Whitaker

Sara Whitaker

Jun 9, 2003

MRS. SARA WHITAKER Mrs. Sara Goff Whitaker, 87, resident of Brookside Drive, died Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 noon, Thursday, at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan and Wendell Robinson officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 5:00 P.M....

Leroy S Thurman

Leroy S Thurman

Jun 7, 2003

MR. LEROY S. THURMAN Mr. Leroy Smith Thurman, 88, retired foreman for Campbell & Due Construction Company, farmer and resident of Covey Hollow Road, died Sunday, June 8, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. David McGregor and Brother Jack White officiating. Burial will be in the...

Ernestine Chappell

Ernestine Chappell

Jun 6, 2003

MRS. ERNESTINE CHAPPELL Mrs. Ernestine McMahon Chappell, longtime resident of Maury County, died Saturday, June 7, 2003, at her residence in Orlando, Florida. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday at Riverside United Methodist Church with Rev. Garie Taylor and Rev. Ray Newell officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M....

RB Toone

RB Toone

Jun 5, 2003

MR. R. B. TOONE Mr. R. B. Toone, 87, a resident and former Mayor of Spring Hill and retired twenty-nine year employee of Union Carbide Corporation, died Friday, June 6, 2003 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Phillip Wright officiating. Burial will be in the Spring Hill...

Bill Whidby

Bill Whidby

Jun 4, 2003

MR. BILL WHIDBY Mr. William "Bill" Whidby, 92, retired farmer, carpenter and resident of Overton Drive, died Thursday, June 5, 2003, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 pm Sunday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Johnny Mack Young officiating. Burial will be in Brown Cemetery in the Kedron Community. The family will visit with...

Bob Jones

Bob Jones

Jun 4, 2003

ROBERT F. "BOB" JONES Robert Frederick "Bob" Jones, 78, retired self-employed manufacturing representative and resident of Downey Drive in Nashville, died Thursday, June 5, 2003, at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Williamsport Methodist Cemetery with Rev. Jay Hoppus officiating with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion...

Rachel Pickard

Rachel Pickard

Jun 2, 2003

MISS RACHEL PICKARD Mrs. Rachel Virginia Pickard, 78, retired secretary and bookkeeper for J. E. Crain & Son and resident of Edwin Warner Drive in Nashville, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at Lakeshore Nursing Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jim Bill McInteer officiating. Burial will be in Kittrell...

Katherine Evelyn Gabell Derryberry

Katherine Evelyn Gabell Derryberry

Jun 2, 2003

Mrs. Katherine Evelyn Gabell Derryberry, 86, former resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003 at her daughter's residence in Huntsville, Alabama. Graveside services will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. Thursday at Polk Memorial Gardens with Ted Burleson officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 5:30 P.M. until 8:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Notes of...

Teresa Ross

Teresa Ross

Jun 1, 2003

MRS. LARRY W. ROSS Mrs. Teresa Paulette Jones Ross, 57, retired medical secretary for Dr. Thomas Dake and resident of Shenandoah Drive, died Saturday, June 2, 2003 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Jeff LaBorg officiating. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Springfield Memorial...

David Cates

David Cates

May 30, 2003

DAVID A. CATESDavid Allen Cates, 46, owner of David Cates Roofing Company, died Saturday, May 31, 2003 at his residence on East 14th Street. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Johnny Higgason officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 to...

Homer Grant

Homer Grant

May 30, 2003

MR. HOMER E. GRANTMr. Homer E. Grant, 76, retired truck driver for the Tennessee Valley Authority and resident of East 17th Street, died Saturday, May 31, 2003 at Veterans Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Highland Park Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Adair officiating. Burial will be in the Polk Memorial Gardens...