Obituaries

Elmer Rummage

Elmer Rummage

Sep 2, 2019

Elmer Rummage, 88, a long-time resident of Columbia, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2019 surrounded by his family.  Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Ezell Rose officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends on Wednesday from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. and...

Phyllis Ann Spencer Smith

Phyllis Ann Spencer Smith

Aug 31, 2019

Phyllis Ann Spencer Smith, 83, homemaker, died Saturday, August 31, 2019 at her residence on Ashwood Road. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Billy Kimbrough officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. and Tuesday from 10:00...

Anthony Wayne "Tony" Lee

Anthony Wayne "Tony" Lee

Aug 31, 2019

Anthony Wayne Lee, 75, retired employee of Triangle Auto Springs and resident of Bradford Circle, died Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Russell Yoder and Dr. David Hutchings officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors...

Roberta Foster Sharp Kirk

Roberta Foster Sharp Kirk

Aug 29, 2019

Roberta Foster Sharp Kirk, 91, long-time resident of Windermere Drive, died Thursday, August 29, 2019 at NHC Place at the Trace. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with David Morris officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 12:00 P.M. until service time...

Mary Marie Hammond Hanson Voss

Mary Marie Hammond Hanson Voss

Aug 28, 2019

Mary Marie Hammond Hanson Voss, 94, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mike Green officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 6:00 – 8:00...

Matthew Joseph Peck

Matthew Joseph Peck

Aug 28, 2019

Matthew Joseph Peck, 72, retired radio announcer and resident of Barrow Court, died Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at NHC Lewisburg. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 10:00 A.M. at St. John’s Churchyard with Father Chris Bowhay officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born September...

Louise Fitzgerald Anderson

Louise Fitzgerald Anderson

Aug 28, 2019

Louise Fitzgerald Anderson, 101, homemaker and resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Ezell Rose and Brother W. D. Thomason officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from...

Elmer Litton Hughes

Elmer Litton Hughes

Aug 27, 2019

Elmer Litton Hughes, 77, former long-time farmer of Carter’s Creek Station Community, died Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at NHC-Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Chris Smith and Clay Gentry officiating. Burial will follow in Neapolis Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. at...

Billie Jane Temples Pitts

Billie Jane Temples Pitts

Aug 26, 2019

Billie Jane Temples Pitts, 86, homemaker and resident of Randlin Drive in Culleoka, died Monday, August 26, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Tim McHenry, Corey Bell, and Russell Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday...

Lorene McCord Allen

Lorene McCord Allen

Aug 26, 2019

Lorene McCord Allen, 90, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, died Monday, August 26, 2019 at NHC Columbia surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Stacy Gonzalez and Reverend Frank Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit friends Wednesday...

Morris King Givens

Morris King Givens

Aug 26, 2019

Morris King Givens, 86, retired employee of Monsanto, died Monday, August 26, 2019 at Life Care of Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Mt. Hope Cemetery with Tommy Vann officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born January 22, 1933 in Williamson...

Judy Couch Jones & Billy Jones

Judy Couch Jones & Billy Jones

Aug 25, 2019

Judy Ann Couch Jones, 74, homemaker, died Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Williamson Medical Center and Billy Jones, 79, retired senior field inspector for Underwriters Laboratories, died Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Thursday at 7:00 P.M. at Highland Church of Christ with David Morris officiating. The family will visit with...

Ronald Burton Norton

Ronald Burton Norton

Aug 24, 2019

On August 24, 2019, Ronald Burton Norton, loving husband and father of two daughters passed away at the age of 79. He was surrounded by his loved ones. Oakes and Nichols is assisting the family with arrangements. Celebration of Life will be conducted Tuesday August 27, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. in the sanctuary of The First Family Baptist Church 2790...

Melanie Jane Morris White

Melanie Jane Morris White

Aug 23, 2019

Melanie Jane Morris White, 58, resident of Lake Circle, died Friday August 23, 2019 surrounded by her family at her residence. A memorial service will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Riverside United Methodist Church. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home and Tuesday from 1:00 P.M. until...

David Theodore Warren

David Theodore Warren

Aug 21, 2019

View Funeral Webcast  David Theodore “Teddy Bear” Warren, 82, retired financial clerk for the United States Postal Service and resident of Double Branch Road, died Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Magnolia Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Eddie Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery....

Olivyn Pearson Hardison

Olivyn Pearson Hardison

Aug 19, 2019

View Funeral Webcast Olivyn Pearson Hardison, aged 95 years, of Columbia, TN, passed away on Monday August 19, 2019. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jerry Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 1:00 P.M. until the time of the...

James Earl "Jim" McKee

James Earl "Jim" McKee

Aug 19, 2019

James Earl “Jim” McKee, 77, retired security guard, died Monday, August 19, 2019 at his residence in the Stiversville Community. A graveside service will be Wednesday at 2:30 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born...

Kenneth Lee "Kenny" Ragsdale

Kenneth Lee "Kenny" Ragsdale

Aug 13, 2019

Kenneth Lee “Kenny” Ragsdale, 66, former employee of Union Carbide and resident of Summertown, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at St. Thomas West Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral with Reverend Herb Helton officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery with military honors provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion...

Helen Victoria Nixon Fleming

Helen Victoria Nixon Fleming

Aug 12, 2019

Helen Victoria Nixon Fleming passed away peacefully after a battle with brain cancer on August 12, 2019 in Columbia, Tennessee, surrounded by her loved ones.  Helen was born November 19, 1941, in Tampa, Florida to Francis Cobbs Nixon and Hazel Macon Nixon.  She is a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida.  Helen attended Hollins College, The...

Virginia Raye Littlejohn Westmoreland

Virginia Raye Littlejohn Westmoreland

Aug 10, 2019

View Funeral Webcast  Mrs. Virginia Raye Littlejohn Westmoreland, 85, died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Life Care Nursing Home. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Randy Kersey officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Springs Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. and Sunday from...

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