Obituaries

Carl Wiley May

Carl Wiley May

Sep 25, 2021

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute Carl Wiley May, 70, retired Owner of R.C. May Jewelers, Master Jeweler, and resident of Columbia, died Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bill Watkins officiating and Andy Pogue as song leader. Burial will follow...

Mary Huston McLendon

Mary Huston McLendon

Sep 22, 2021

Mary Huston McLendon, 78, Brentwood, Tennessee Mary Huston McLendon passed away surrounded by her family on September 22, 2021. At her request, no traditional funeral service will be held. She instructed us to host a “Fond Farewell” (a celebration of her life) to be held in the future with details to be shared when arranged. Mary Huston McLendon (Armstrong) was...

Betty Ann Ray Lewis

Betty Ann Ray Lewis

Sep 20, 2021

Betty Ann Ray Lewis left this world and her worries behind on September 19, 2021. She was 91. Born at the start of the depression on April 16, 1930, to Violet W. Ray and John L. Ray, her family moved from Michigan to Missouri and back again. She graduated high school in 1948. Her older sister Venita invited her for...

Bobby Gene King

Bobby Gene King

Sep 19, 2021

Mr. Bobby Gene King, 72, a resident of Sims Road in Culleoka, died Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. King will be conducted Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Danny Douglas officiating. Burial will follow in Morton Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Herbert Griffin American...

Steven Edward Schubring

Steven Edward Schubring

Sep 19, 2021

Steven Edward Schubring, 62, resident of Culleoka, died Sunday, September 19, 2021. A memorial service will be held at later date in Michigan. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with local arrangements. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born October 13, 1958 in Huron County, Michigan, he was the son of Annabelle Thurshman Schubring and the...

Gregory Collier McMinnis

Gregory Collier McMinnis

Sep 19, 2021

Mr. Gregory Collier McMinnis, 55, a resident of Creek Trail died Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service for Mr. McMinnis will be conducted Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Kane officiating. Military honors will provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit...

Roger Dale Jackson

Roger Dale Jackson

Sep 17, 2021

Mr. Roger Dale Jackson, 77, a resident of Park Mere Drive, died Friday, September 17, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Jackson will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Conor and Todd Doyle officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery. The family will visit with friends from 11:00 a.m....

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...

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...

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....

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....