Obituaries

Anthony "Tony" Boyd Endsley

Anthony "Tony" Boyd Endsley

Mar 5, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Mr. Tony Endsley, 65, resident of Columbia, died Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Endsley will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Randy Kersey and Joel Love officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00...

James Kenneth Cherry

James Kenneth Cherry

Mar 3, 2022

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Mr. James Kenneth Cherry, 91, long time resident of Columbia, died Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Cherry will be conducted Tuesday, March 8th at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. with Lonnie Roberts, Michael Davis, and Mike Kesler officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial...

Paul Howard Thrasher

Paul Howard Thrasher

Mar 2, 2022

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Paul Howard Thrasher, retired employee of Columbia Power and Water System, widower of Peggy Ann Mobley Thrasher, and long-time resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Isaac Bourne officiating. Entombment will follow...

The Reverend Thomas Stuart Wilson

The Reverend Thomas Stuart Wilson

Feb 28, 2022

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast The Reverend Thomas Stuart Wilson, 80, Rector Emeritus of St. Peter's Columbia, TN, priest in the Episcopal Church, died Monday, February 28, 2022, at Williamson Medical Center surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 5th, 2022, at 2 pm at St. Peter's Episcopal Church with The Right Reverend John Bauerschmidt...

Leslie Dale Holcomb

Leslie Dale Holcomb

Feb 27, 2022

Leslie Dale Holcomb, 78, retired accountant for Ceramic Tile in Nashville, and resident of Columbia, died Sunday, February 27, 2022 at NHC Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 10:30 A.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Reverend Jeff Kane officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit with friends...

Carolyn Biffle Dodson

Carolyn Biffle Dodson

Feb 25, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Carolyn Biffle Dodson, 84, retired secretary for Occidental Petroleum, died Friday, February 25, 2022 at her residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Russ Adcock officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 P.M. -7:00 P.M....

Dorothy Nelson Ladd

Dorothy Nelson Ladd

Feb 24, 2022

Dorothy Elizabeth Nelson Ladd, 78, former employee of Holiday Inn and resident of Columbia, died Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service was held Monday, February 28, 2022, at Santa Fe Cemetery with Kenneth Lovett officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors assisted the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born...

Peggy Wilson Jones

Peggy Wilson Jones

Feb 24, 2022

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Peggy Wilson Jones, 88, homemaker and resident of Columbia, died Thursday, February 24, 2022 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, March 1st at 2:00 p.m. at South Gate Church of Christ with John Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from...

Joyce F. Runions

Joyce F. Runions

Feb 23, 2022

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Joyce F. Runions, 74, resident of Columbia, died February 23, 2022 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 1:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Danny Douglas and Hueston Marshall officiating. Burial will follow in Palestine Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday 12:00 P.M. until service time...

James Leroy "Jimmy" Herron, Jr.

James Leroy "Jimmy" Herron, Jr.

Feb 23, 2022

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast James Leroy “Jimmy” Herron, Jr, 62, self-employed roofer and former owner of Herron Roofing for over 25 years, and resident of Lavergne, died Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Stone Crest Medical Center in Smyrna. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Chapel with Hubert Cunningham officiating. Burial will...

Billy Cox Plant, Jr.

Billy Cox Plant, Jr.

Feb 21, 2022

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute Mr. Billy Cox Plant, Jr., 70, a long-time resident of Columbia, died Monday, February 21, 2022 just two days short of his 71st birthday at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Plant will be conducted Friday at 11:00 a.m. with Terry Carroll and Wayne Simcox officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill...

Frank James Church

Frank James Church

Feb 20, 2022

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Mr. Frank James Church, 77, a resident of Lee Drive, died Sunday, February 20, 2022 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Church will be conducted Thursday, February 24th at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Don Terry officiating. Burial will follow in Concord Cemetery. The family will...

William "Billy" Taylor Crowe

William "Billy" Taylor Crowe

Feb 19, 2022

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Mr. William “Billy” Taylor Crowe, 89, long time resident of the Rally Hill Community, died Saturday, February 19, 2022 at The Reserve in Spring Hill. Funeral services for Mr. Crowe will be conducted Wednesday, February 23rd at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Dave Brown officiating. Burial will follow in...

Liam Blaize Cannady

Liam Blaize Cannady

Feb 19, 2022

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Liam Blaize Cannady, infant son of Tyler Allen Cannady and Elizabeth “Liz” Lou McGrew, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services for Liam will be conducted Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Richard VanCleave officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery. The family will visit...

Doris Ann Johnson Savage

Doris Ann Johnson Savage

Feb 18, 2022

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute Mrs. Doris Ann Johnson Savage, 90, former resident of Woods Circle, died Friday, February 18, 2022 at The Bridge. Funeral services for Mrs. Savage will be conducted Saturday, February 26th at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Andrew Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Kittrell Cemetery. The family will visit with...

John Robert Saunders

John Robert Saunders

Feb 17, 2022

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast John Robert Saunders, 82, well-known for his multiple entities of Real Estate, resident of Columbia, died Thursday, February 17, 2022 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:30 P.M. at Jackson Heights Church of Christ. Burial will follow in Neapolis Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 3:00...

Wanda Fay Brown Lentz

Wanda Fay Brown Lentz

Feb 16, 2022

Mrs. Wanda Fay Brown Lentz, 86, retired accountant for Frakes Electric and resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Magnolia Health Care. The family will visit with friends Sunday, February 20th from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family requests that you please wear a facial covering. A private family inurnment will...

Dr. William Norman Jernigan

Dr. William Norman Jernigan

Feb 15, 2022

Dr. William Norman Jernigan, 94, of Columbia passed at his residence on February 15, 2022. He was born in Waverly, TN, to Richard Parvin and Arbie Belle Stanfill Jernigan on January 24, 1928. His family moved around, but eventually settled in Oak Ridge, TN, where he graduated from high school. He then went on to join the Navy before attending...

Franklin Leon Hinson

Franklin Leon Hinson

Feb 14, 2022

Mr. Leon Hinson, 79, a resident of Denise Drive, died Monday, February 14, 2022 at his residence. Graveside services for Mr. Hinson will be conducted Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Brother Howard Kitter officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be...

Thomas Edward Lawwell

Thomas Edward Lawwell

Feb 12, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Thomas Edward Lawwell, age 87, peacefully passed away at Maury Regional Hospital on February 12, 2022, surrounded by family. Ed married Jane Nichols in 1963, and they celebrated their 50th anniversary before her death in 2013. He is survived by his two children: daughter, Lindsey “Lindy” (David) Gagnon of Murfreesboro and son, Tommy (Christy) Lawwell of Cumming,...

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