Obituaries

William Coy Ring

William Coy Ring

Aug 15, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast William “Billy” Coy Ring, 81, a resident of Spring Hill, died Sunday, August 15, 2021 at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Ring will be conducted on Tuesday at 3:30 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Kenny McFarland officiating. Burial will follow in the Thomas Mayhue Brown cemetery. The family will visit...

Mary Ellen Cellan

Mary Ellen Cellan

Aug 14, 2021

Mary Ellen (Blondie) Brewer Cellan, 92, died Saturday at NHC Maury in Columbia. A graveside service is planned for Mary on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 2:00 PM. Visitation will be from 12:00 to 1:30 at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home prior to the graveside service at Polk Memorial Gardens. Mary Ellen passed away on August 14, 2021. She was...

Larry C Love

Larry C Love

Aug 13, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Mr. Larry C Love, 72, a resident of Hampshire, died Friday, August 13, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro. Funeral services for Mr. Love will be conducted Wednesday August 18th at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Randy Baxter officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by the...

Tommy Ray Westmoreland

Tommy Ray Westmoreland

Aug 10, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Mr. Tommy Ray Westmoreland, 66, a resident of Dog Creek Road in Santa Fe, died Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Westmoreland will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bro. Josh McCord and Bro. James Lunsford officiating. Burial will follow in the Santa...

Billie Jean Warren

Billie Jean Warren

Aug 9, 2021

Mrs. Billie Jean Scribner Warren, 84, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, peacefully passed to the loving arms of her Savior Jesus Christ surrounded by her family on August 9, 2021. Funeral services for Billie Jean Warren will be conducted Thursday, August 12th at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Clark Albright officiating. Burial will follow in Rose...

Mary Jane Webb

Mary Jane Webb

Aug 8, 2021

Mary Jane Lancaster Webb, 96, passed peacefully at home, Sunday, August 8, 2021. A memorial service is scheduled for Sunday, August 15th at 3:00pm at the First United Methodist Church, 222 West 7th Street, Columbia, TN, 38401. Family will receive visitors prior to the service beginning at 2:00pm. The family suggests memorials to Ayers-Whitney Fellowship Sunday School Class, First United...

Kyle Harris

Kyle Harris

Aug 8, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast With extraordinarily great sorrow the family of Benjamin Kyle Harris, 33, born September 15, 1987, a resident of Columbia and son of Kerry and Leisa Harris, announces that he has departed this world August 8, 2021. Kyle had a tragic accident while rock climbing and is no longer with us but is now in...

Mildred Dixon Crosby

Mildred Dixon Crosby

Aug 6, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Mildred Crosby, 94, resident of Lookout Drive, died Friday, August 6, 2021 at her residence. A graveside service for Mrs. Crosby will be conducted Saturday, August 14th at 12:30 p.m. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Jason Crosby officiating. The family will visit with friends at the graveside from 12:00 p.m. until time of the service. Masks...

Martha Jane Esslinger

Martha Jane Esslinger

Aug 6, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Martha Jane Pilkinton Esslinger, 84, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, died Friday, August 6, 2021 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services for Mrs. Esslinger will be conducted Sunday, August 8th at 4:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Russ Countess and David Morris officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The...

Martha Dean Gilliam

Martha Dean Gilliam

Aug 6, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Ms. Martha Dean McDonald Gilliam, 77, a resident of Columbia, died Friday, August 6, 2021 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services for Mrs. Gilliam will be conducted Saturday, August 14th at 10:00 a.m. at First United Methodist with Rev. Lee Stevenson officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...

Phillip Michael Hooten

Phillip Michael Hooten

Jul 29, 2021

Mr. Phillip Michael Hooten, 68, a resident of Lee Drive, died July 29, 2021 at his residence. A graveside service will be conducted August 13th at 1:00 p.m. at Tottys Bend Cemetery with Bro. Rick Points officiating. Oakes & Nichols is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born October 10, 1952, he was the...

Brenda Gail Thurman Wilson

Brenda Gail Thurman Wilson

Jul 29, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Brenda Gail Thurman Wilson, 69, retired employee of Maury Regional Medical Center, died Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Dr. David Craig officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with...

John Wayne Price

John Wayne Price

Jul 26, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Mr. John Wayne Price, 73, a resident of Brookside Drive died Monday, July 26, 2021 at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Price will be conducted Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jeremy Butt officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday...

Tiffany Morgan Fox

Tiffany Morgan Fox

Jul 26, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Miss Tiffany Morgan Fox, 23, resident of LaVergne and daughter of Michael and Patsy Fox of Culleoka, died unexpectedly Monday, July 26, 2021 at Stonecrest Medical Center in Smyrna. Funeral services for Miss Fox will be conducted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Henry Mobley...

Amelia "Tot" Whitworth

Amelia "Tot" Whitworth

Jul 25, 2021

Mrs. Amelia “Tot” Mattei Whitworth, age 99½, a resident of Destin, Florida, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021 at Brookdale Senior Living in Destin. Her funeral at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home will be on Monday, August 2 at 1:00 preceded by visitation beginning at 11:00 and burial at Polk Memorial Gardens to follow. Condolences may be sent online to...

Betsy Burton Willis

Betsy Burton Willis

Jul 24, 2021

Betsy Burton Willis, 84 of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021. The family will receive friends at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. A service will follow at the church and will commence at 11:30 followed by a private graveside interment. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to King’s...

Dick Miller Bradley

Dick Miller Bradley

Jul 22, 2021

Mr. Dick Miller Bradley, 77, a resident of School Street in Columbia, died Thursday, July 22, 2021 at his residence. Born March 22, 1944 in Romulus, Michigan he was the son of the late Richard Miller Bradley and the late Margaret Bradley. On March 22, 1995 he married Peggy Bradley. Mr. Bradley served in the Vietnam War. He worked at...

Chris Thurman

Chris Thurman

Jul 18, 2021

View Video Tribute Mr. Chris Thurman, 49, resident of Creek Trail in Columbia, died Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Carl May officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 – 8:00...

Betty Chapman Cross

Betty Chapman Cross

Jul 16, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Betty Carol Chapman Cross, 57, resident of Crossville, Tennessee, died Friday, July 16, 2021 at Park West Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Keaton Paul officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends after 12:00 P.M. Tuesday at...

Robert Edward Zumbrunn

Robert Edward Zumbrunn

Jul 16, 2021

Mr. Robert Edward Zumbrunn, 89, a resident of Fry Branch Road in Lynnville, died Friday, July 16, 2021 at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at Lynnville First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Blake Hawthorne officiating. Inurnment will follow at a later date at Ottawa Hill Cemetery in Ottawa, Ohio. Condolences may be extended online...