Obituaries

Thomas Lee "Tom" Bills

Thomas Lee "Tom" Bills

May 23, 2019

Thomas Lee “Tom” Bills, 87, resident of Bear Creek Pike, died Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 4:00 P.M. at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home with John Waldrum officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit...

Sandra Lenora Crowell

Sandra Lenora Crowell

May 22, 2019

Mrs. Sandra Lenora Crowell, age 72, of Columbia, formerly of Lewisburg, died Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 at her residence.Mrs. Crowell was a native of Marshall County, the daughter of the late Nick and Macie Sharp Allen. She was a Recreational Coordinator for NHC Oakwood and was a member of the Cornersville First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she...

Frances Jewell Watkins Ferrell

Frances Jewell Watkins Ferrell

May 20, 2019

Frances Jewell Watkins Ferrell, 88, retired Registered Nurse and resident of Columbia, died Monday, May 20, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Eddie Rogers and Lyndall Propst officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 11:00...

Billy Thomas Demastus

Billy Thomas Demastus

May 19, 2019

Billy Thomas Demastus, 91, retired employee of Tennessee Valley Authority for 50 years, died Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home at 2:00 P.M. with Eddie Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Mount Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from...

Nell Gunnells Sissom

Nell Gunnells Sissom

May 18, 2019

Nell Gunnells Sissom, 95, longtime Pattern Maker at Washington Manufacturing, went to join her Lord and Savior whom she loved and served all her life, Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Life Care Center of Columbia. A private family service will be held at a later date. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be...

Orvil J Musgrove

Orvil J Musgrove

May 17, 2019

View Funeral Webcast Orvil J Musgrove, 92, longtime resident of Sowell Hollow Road, died Friday, May 17, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Musgrove will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Roger Creecy and Brother J.B. Higgins officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Giles County...

Constance Louise “Connie” Marks Matlock

Constance Louise “Connie” Marks Matlock

May 17, 2019

Constance Louise “Connie” Marks Matlock, 69, teacher and resident of Maury County, died Friday, May 17, 2019 at Life Care in Columbia. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hydrocephalus Association Development Office, 4340 East West Highway, #905 Bethesda, MD 20814-4447, or the Osteogenesis...

Margaret Anita Daniels Petty

Margaret Anita Daniels Petty

May 16, 2019

Margaret Anita Daniels Petty, 82, retired employee of Creekwood Clothing and resident of Columbia, died Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 12:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Billy Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Nebo Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 10:00...

Bobbye Jean Lankford Roberts Ludden

Bobbye Jean Lankford Roberts Ludden

May 13, 2019

Bobbye Jean Lankford Roberts Ludden, 83, went home to be with her Lord, Monday, May 13, 2019 at Alive Hospice in Nashville.   Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Brian Attkisson officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 – 7:00...

Charles Henry "Charlie" Southern

Charles Henry "Charlie" Southern

May 12, 2019

View Funeral Webcast Charles Henry “Charlie” Southern, 76, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019 at home with his wife and youngest son by his side. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend David Buffaloe officiating. Burial will follow Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00...

Ronnie Stewart Greene

Ronnie Stewart Greene

May 8, 2019

View Funeral Webcast Ronnie Stewart Greene, 71, retired employee of General Electric and General Motors died Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with David Morris officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion...

Audrey Davis Thurman

Audrey Davis Thurman

May 8, 2019

Audrey Davis Thurman, 89, homemaker, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at her residence on Ella West Circle in Lynnville. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Milton Stephens officiating. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home...

Joan Fidler Parsons

Joan Fidler Parsons

May 8, 2019

Joan Fidler Parsons of Spring Hill, Tennessee, formerly of Waco, Texas, died peacefully Wednesday, May 8, 2019 after a recent hospitalization. A memorial service will be held at Lake Shore Baptist Church in Waco on Saturday, May 25, at 3:30 P.M. Joan affectionately known as “Bammaw” to her family and close friends, was born October 7, 1928 in Parkersburg, West...

Joe Willie Duvall, Sr.

Joe Willie Duvall, Sr.

May 3, 2019

View Funeral Webcast  Joe Willie Duvall, Sr., 85 resident of Columbia, died Friday May 3, 2019 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services for Mr. Duvall will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes and Nichols with Bradley Dugger and Dr. Rufus Clifford officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Memorial Park. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00...

Edgar Lee Deason

Edgar Lee Deason

May 3, 2019

Edgar Lee Deason, 82, longtime resident of Creek Trail, died Friday May, 3, 2019 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral Services for Mr. Deason will be conducted Monday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Mike Dawson, Pastor Steve Livengood, and Pastor Rick Blevins officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Springs Cemetery. The family will...

Douglas Ewell "Doug" Boehms

Douglas Ewell "Doug" Boehms

May 1, 2019

Douglas Ewell Boehms, 83, passed from this life on May 1, 2019. Visitation will be held at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home Sunday, May 5th from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M.. A private family burial will be held at Little Lot Cemetery in Hickman County. Memorials can be made to Little Lot Methodist Cemetery, 6784 Little Lot Cemetery Road, Lyles, TN...

Tina Denise Williams Crews

Tina Denise Williams Crews

Apr 30, 2019

It is with great sadness that the family of Tina Crews announces her passing after a brief illness. Tina will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 26 years, Larry and their beautiful 8 year old daughter, Natalee. Tina is preceded in death by her Father, Donald Lee Williams, and is survived by her Mother, Martha Jane Williams, and her...

Bruce B. Maley

Bruce B. Maley

Apr 24, 2019

Dr. Bruce B. Maley, 73, a pediatrician whose care for children and families spanned 44 years of U.S. Navy service and private practice in Jackson, died Wednesday, April 24, in Columbia, Tenn. He practiced for 37 years in Jackson at the Children’s Clinic. With his wife, Phyllis, he moved to Columbia in 2015 after retiring. Visitation will be Saturday, April...

Earl Lee Beckenbach

Earl Lee Beckenbach

Apr 23, 2019

Earl Lee Beckenbach, 48, lifelong resident of Maury County, died Tuesday April 23, 2019 in Davidson County. A celebration of life for Mr. Beckenbach will be conducted Saturday May 18, 2019 at The Rebel, 307 Riverside Drive Columbia, TN 38401. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born September 1, 1970 in Columbia, he was the son of the late...

Earl Pettus

Earl Pettus

Apr 21, 2019

View Funeral Webcast  Beloved husband and father Earl Pettus passed away at his home on Sunday, April 21, 2019 after an extended illness. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Wilson Henderson officiating. Private family entombment will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American...

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