Obituaries

Wanda Norene Creel Sealey

Wanda Norene Creel Sealey

Sep 15, 2021

Mrs. Wanda Norene Creel Sealey, 78, wife of Frank Everett Sealey, died Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services for Mrs. Sealey will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in the Jones Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 p.m. to...

Cheri Lynn Harris Rankin

Cheri Lynn Harris Rankin

Sep 14, 2021

Cheri Lynn Harris Rankin a resident of Columbia, TN passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home surrounded by family Tuesday, September 14, 2021. The family will visit with friends Friday from 11:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Direct burial will be held in Maury Memorial Gardens. The family suggests memorials to your favorite...

Hector Colorado

Hector Colorado

Sep 14, 2021

Hector Colorado, 61, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021. A memorial service for Mr. Colorado will be conducted Tuesday, September 21st at 11:00 a.m. at First Family Baptist Church with Pastor Gustavo Castillo officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols funeral home. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com....

Della Ruth Shea Garner

Della Ruth Shea Garner

Sep 14, 2021

Della Ruth Shea Garner, 85, retired from Publix Shirt Factory and resident of Columbia, died September 14, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brandon Cochran officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 9:00 A.M. until...

Jonathan Lee Tubville

Jonathan Lee Tubville

Sep 12, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Mr. Jonathan Lee Tubville, 48, a resident of Columbia, died Sunday, September 12, 2021 at his residence. A memorial service for Mr. Tubville will be conducted Saturday, September 18th at 4:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends from 2:00 p.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Condolences...

Norma Jean Duvall

Norma Jean Duvall

Sep 10, 2021

Mrs. Norma Jean Brown Duvall, 85, died Friday, September 10, 2021 at NHC Columbia. A private graveside service will be conducted at Spring Hill Memorial Cemetery with Dr. Rufus Clifford officiating. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Mrs. Duvall was born on September 18, 1936 in Columbia, TN to the late Joe Richard Brown and the late Amanda Myrtle...

DeWayne Dougherty

DeWayne Dougherty

Sep 10, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Mr. DeWayne Carl Dougherty, 70, a resident of Hampshire and husband of Elaine Cooper Rash Dougherty, died Friday, September 10, 2021 at Mt. Pleasant Health and Rehab. A memorial service for Mr. Dougherty will be conducted Saturday, October 2nd at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Elmer Cooper officiating. Military honors...

Jerry Thomas White

Jerry Thomas White

Sep 9, 2021

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute Jerry Thomas White, 83, retired Vice President of Middle Tennessee Bank, died Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 14th at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Kenny McFarlan officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with...

William Vance Capley

William Vance Capley

Sep 8, 2021

Mr. William Vance Capley, 49, a resident of Academy Heights, died Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. The family will visit with friends Monday September 13th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm. at Northview Church of Christ. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born May...

Katherine Faye Moore Vandiver

Katherine Faye Moore Vandiver

Sep 8, 2021

View Video Tribute Katherine Faye Moore Vandiver, 85, retired President’s Executive Assistant for DuPont/Spontex, died Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at her residence in Columbia. A private family service will be held at Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 3:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended online at...

Dorothy Gray Sowell

Dorothy Gray Sowell

Sep 8, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Dorothy Gray Sowell, 98, a native of the Santa Fe Community in Maury County, Tennessee, died Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at her daughter’s residence in Culleoka. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church with Reverend Tommy Vann, Reverend Lee Stevenson, and Reverend Frank Smith officiating. Burial will...

Dora J. Dawson LaCroix Barr

Dora J. Dawson LaCroix Barr

Sep 7, 2021

View Video Tribute Dora J. Dawson LaCroix Barr, 89, died Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Greenview Hospital in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mike Thomas and Gerald Barr officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 1:00 P.M. until...

James R."Bobby" Smithson

James R."Bobby" Smithson

Sep 7, 2021

Mr. James R. “Bobby” Smithson, 98 a retiree of Union Carbide, died Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at the Bridge of Columbia where he had resided for eleven years. Graveside services for Mr. Smithson will be conducted Thursday, September 9th at 11:00 a.m. at Rock Springs Cemetery with Wendell Robinson officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 p.m....

Carlene June Cater

Carlene June Cater

Sep 7, 2021

View Video Tribute Ms. Carlene June Cater, 79, a resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. The family will visit with friends Saturday, September 11th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will be held at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church on Friday, September 24th at...

Jewel Samantha Mathis Whitlatch

Jewel Samantha Mathis Whitlatch

Sep 5, 2021

View Video Tribute Jewel Samantha Mathis Whitlatch, 90, secretary for Mt. Pleasant Schools, died Sunday, September 5, 2021 at her residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 12:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 P.M. –...

Claudie Ray Lindsey

Claudie Ray Lindsey

Sep 4, 2021

Mr. Claudie Ray Lindsey, 94, retired employee of Tennessee Department of Employment Security and resident of Adair Avenue, passed away September 4, 2021 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Lawrence Jackson officiating. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m....

Mary Jane Knox Miles

Mary Jane Knox Miles

Sep 3, 2021

Mrs. Mary Jane Knox Miles, 87, a retired medical technologist with Maury Regional Medical Center and resident of Culleoka, died Friday, September 3, 2021 at Williamson Medical Center. A graveside service for Mrs. Miles will be conducted Saturday, September 11th at 11:00 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro with Rev. Sherard Edington officiating. The family will visit with friends following...

Ralph Beard, Jr.

Ralph Beard, Jr.

Aug 30, 2021

Ralph Beard, Jr, 80, retired employee of Rippey Auto Parts and resident of Columbia, died Monday, August 30, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Anthony Muston officiating. Burial will follow in Adkison Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post...

Dave Gordon Coleman, Sr.

Dave Gordon Coleman, Sr.

Aug 29, 2021

View Video Tribute Dave Gordon Coleman, Sr., 85, self-employed mechanic and resident of Columbia, died Sunday, August 29, 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Macer and Drew Love officiating. Burial will follow in Harvey Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from...

Brenda Ann Ashworth

Brenda Ann Ashworth

Aug 29, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Ms. Brenda Ann Ashworth, 61, a resident of Dyer Street in Columbia, died Sunday, August 29, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services for Ms. Ashworth will be conducted Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00...

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