Obituaries

Linda Jane Rose Young

Linda Jane Rose Young

Dec 17, 2018

Linda Jane Rose Young, 69, died Monday, December 17, 2018 at her residence in Shelbyville. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Don Rose officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Condolences may be...

Fannie Dee Osborne Ellis

Fannie Dee Osborne Ellis

Dec 14, 2018

Fannie Dee Osborne Ellis, 96, passed away peacefully at home on December 14, 2018. A graveside service will be held for family and friends on Monday, December 17th at 11:30 A.M. Polk Memorial Gardens, 6465 Trotwood Ave, Columbia. The family will visit with friends Monday from 10:00 – 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers,...

Rebecca Bell Derryberry Harmon

Rebecca Bell Derryberry Harmon

Dec 12, 2018

Rebecca Bell Derryberry Harmon, 95, longtime resident of Bear Creek Pike, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at NHC Place, Cool Springs. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Krista Koleas and Bobby Harmon officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 12:00 –...

Bettye Sue Cole Grigsby

Bettye Sue Cole Grigsby

Dec 11, 2018

Bettye Sue Cole Grigsby, 80, retired secretary and resident of Santa Fe Pike, died Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. David Spencer and Rev. Jim Norton officiating. Burial will follow in Arlington Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday...

Sherry Lynn Chatman Johnson

Sherry Lynn Chatman Johnson

Dec 7, 2018

Sherry Lynn Chatman Johnson, 56, homemaker, died Friday, December 7, 2018 at her residence on Gaither Drive. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Dickey Lindsey officiating. Burial will follow in Ebenezer Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday and Sunday from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. at the funeral...

Delores Childress Meissner

Delores Childress Meissner

Dec 6, 2018

Delores Childress Meissner, 87, resident of Jacksonville, Florida and longtime resident of Columbia, went to be with her Savior and Lord on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Community Hospice in Jacksonville. A graveside service will be conducted Tuesday at 10:30 A.M. at Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. at Oakes &...

Nettie Jo Anderson Hinson

Nettie Jo Anderson Hinson

Dec 3, 2018

Nettie Jo Anderson Hinson, 95, retired secretary, died Monday, December 3, 2018 at The Bridge at Life Care Center of Columbia.A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 P.M. at Swiss Cemetery in Hohenwald with Russell Yoder officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family suggests...

Dr. Linda Gail Parks Moore

Dr. Linda Gail Parks Moore

Dec 1, 2018

Dr. Linda Gail Parks Moore, 73, retired professor for Middle Tennessee State University at Columbia State Community College, died Saturday, December 1, 2018 at her residence in Culleoka.Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Randy Kersey officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Mount Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday...

Alice Ruth Jones Taylor

Alice Ruth Jones Taylor

Dec 1, 2018

Alice Ruth Jones Taylor, 87, retired employee of Middle Tennessee Bank and former longtime resident of North Hardin Drive, died Saturday, December 1, 2018 in Williamson County.Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Danny Ray Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday...

Ola Mae Weaver Andrews

Ola Mae Weaver Andrews

Nov 30, 2018

Ola Mae Weaver Andrews, 96, retired employee of Tennessee Farm Bureau, died Friday, November 30, 2018, at her residence in Holladay in Decatur County.Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rick Welty officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 2:00 – 5:00...

Linda "Lin" Runner Taylor

Linda "Lin" Runner Taylor

Nov 30, 2018

Linda “Lin” Runner Taylor, 71, retired educator and resident of Lyon Street, died Friday, November 30, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center.Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at 2:00 P.M. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church with The Rev. Father Chris Bowhay and The Rev. Father Thomas S. Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in St. John’s Churchyard. The...

Jerry Thomas Vaughn

Jerry Thomas Vaughn

Nov 29, 2018

Jerry Thomas Vaughn, 75, dairy farmer and resident of Old Columbia Highway in Lewisburg, died Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bryan Bassham and Randy Kersey officiating.  Burial will follow in Pleasant Mount Cemetery.  The family will visit with friends Sunday...

Virgil Rayburn Lewis

Virgil Rayburn Lewis

Nov 27, 2018

View Funeral Webcast Virgil Rayburn Lewis, 82, retired Insurance Adjuster for Farm Bureau and resident of Fowler Hollow Road in Lynnville, died Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Graymere Church of Christ with family and friends officiating. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family...

Janie Louise Hargrove

Janie Louise Hargrove

Nov 25, 2018

Janie Louise Hargrove, 94, retired employee of Wal-Mart and Ben Franklin Store and resident of Boston – Theta Road, died Sunday, November 25, 2018 at NHC Maury Regional. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Theodore Durham officiating. Burial will follow in Sparkman Cemetery. The family will visit the friends Wednesday...

George Edward Turner

George Edward Turner

Nov 24, 2018

George Edward Turner, 80, retired long-time employee of Shapard Lumber Company and resident of Fleming Street, died Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Charles Blythe officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from...

Donna Gail Graham Savage

Donna Gail Graham Savage

Nov 23, 2018

Donna Gail Graham Savage, 67, homemaker and resident of Water Oak Street in Summertown, died Friday, November 23, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Clayton Bunn officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00...

Jerry Carothers Colley

Jerry Carothers Colley

Nov 23, 2018

  View Funeral WebcastJerry Carothers Colley, age 91, longtime Columbia attorney, died Friday, November 23, 2018 surrounded by his family.              A Celebration of Life service will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at First United Methodist Church with Reverend Lee Stevenson, Judge Bobby Sands, and Judge Robert Jones officiating.  A private burial will follow in Centerville Cemetery in Hickman County with...

Gable D.R. Campbell, Sr.

Gable D.R. Campbell, Sr.

Nov 20, 2018

Gable D.R. Campbell, Sr., 83, retired Industrial Engineer for the TVA and resident of Autumn Breeze Lane in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, died Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Lee Stevenson officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The...

Ethel Dake Cross Robertson

Ethel Dake Cross Robertson

Nov 18, 2018

Ethel Dake Cross Robertson, 61, homemaker and resident of Lester, Alabama, died Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Athens-Limestone Hospital in Alabama. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born December 3, 1956 in Marshall County, Tennessee, she was...

Claudell Robbins Parrott

Claudell Robbins Parrott

Nov 18, 2018

Claudell Robbins Parrott, age 87, long time resident of Columbia died peacefully on November 18, 2018 at Life Care Center surrounded by her family. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 12:30 P.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Reverend Stacy Gonzalez officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols...