Obituaries

Lila Lee Yancey Alexander

Lila Lee Yancey Alexander

Jan 15, 2018

Lila Lee Yancey Alexander, 96, former longtime resident of Old Williamsport Pike, died Monday, January 15, 2018, at Alexian Village in Signal Mountain where she had made her home for the past few years. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill...

Wanda Jean Tomlin

Wanda Jean Tomlin

Jan 15, 2018

Wanda Jean Tomlin, 77, former resident of Terrace Drive, died Monday, January 15, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 6:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. and Saturday from 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. at the funeral home....

Steven Joseph Holmes

Steven Joseph Holmes

Jan 14, 2018

Steven Joseph Holmes, 75, retired Director of Internal Affairs with the State of Tennessee and resident of Antioch, died Sunday, January 14, 2018 at TriStar Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, January 22, at 7:00 P.M. at Tusculum Hills Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Gunn officiating. A graveside service with military honors will be held Tuesday, January...

Elsie Marie Taylor Price

Elsie Marie Taylor Price

Jan 14, 2018

View Funeral WebcastElsie Marie Taylor Price, 94, died Sunday, January 14, 2018 at her residence on South Main Street in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The...

Glenn Ray Porter

Glenn Ray Porter

Jan 14, 2018

Glenn Ray Porter, 93, a former longtime resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed from this life on Sunday, January 14, 2018 surrounded by his family at his home in Nashville, Tennessee. A Memorial Service will be conducted Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church preceded by a visitation in the church rotunda at 2:00 p.m. The family will host a...

Juanita Lannom Martin

Juanita Lannom Martin

Jan 13, 2018

Elizabeth Juanita Lannom Martin, 92, former longtime resident of Carol Drive and more recently Morning Pointe, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 13, 2018, at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mike Kesler, John Smith, and Andrew Altenbach officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial...

Patricia Gail "Pat" Grissom

Patricia Gail "Pat" Grissom

Jan 12, 2018

Patricia Gail "Pat" Grissom, 70, resident of Campbellsville Pike, died Friday, January 12, 2018 at NHC Healthcare of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Chapel with Pastor Bill Wagner officiating. Burial will follow in Arlington Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 5:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. and Monday from...

William Ronald "Ron" Gick

William Ronald "Ron" Gick

Jan 12, 2018

William Ronald "Ron" Gick, 67, retired employee of General Motors and resident of Greens Mill Road, died Friday, January 12, 2018, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Godwin Chappell Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday...

Martha Leaka Brown Hood

Martha Leaka Brown Hood

Jan 10, 2018

Martha Leaka Brown Hood, 87, longtime resident of Nashville Highway, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Kenny McFarlen officiating. Burial will be Monday in Brown Cemetery on Hardison Mill Road. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 2:00...

Dorothy Louise "Dot" Wilkes

Dorothy Louise "Dot" Wilkes

Jan 10, 2018

Dorothy Louise "Dot" Voss Wilkes, 88, homemaker, mother of five, and resident of Tanyard Hollow Road, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Dr. James Sampley officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from...

Mary Jane Wall Anderson

Mary Jane Wall Anderson

Jan 10, 2018

Mary Jane Wall Anderson, 63, retired caregiver and resident of Hohenwald, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at Countryside Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Lawrence County. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. Chad Middlebrook officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials to...

Jocinda Lawrence Martin

Jocinda Lawrence Martin

Jan 9, 2018

Jocinda Lawrence Martin, 46, hairdresser and resident of Spring Hill, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at the home of her parents on Mooresville Pike. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:30 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. William Sasser and Pastor Derek Hunter officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with...

Dan Riccie Goble

Dan Riccie Goble

Jan 8, 2018

Dan Riccie Goble, 24, employee of American Stripers, died Monday, January 8, 2018 in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 11:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Condolences may be extended online at...

Robert Gregg "Harley" Norman

Robert Gregg "Harley" Norman

Jan 8, 2018

Robert Gregg "Harley" Norman, 45, resident of the Sandy Hook Community, died Monday, January 8, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Lindsey Combs officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 12:00 - 2:00 P.M. at...

Ronald Lyell "Ron" Bishop

Ronald Lyell "Ron" Bishop

Jan 7, 2018

View Funeral WebcastRonald Lyell Bishop, age 81, died Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at Graymere Church of Christ with John Vaughan and David Craig officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens in Centerville. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00-8:00 P.M. at the church. Oakes...

Lewis Edward "Chip" Moore III

Lewis Edward "Chip" Moore III

Jan 4, 2018

Lewis Edward "Chip" Moore, III, 55, 30-year veteran rocket engineer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, died Thursday, January 4, 2018 at his residence in Huntsville, Alabama.A celebration of his life will be conducted Tuesday at 12:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church with Reverend Melinda Britt and Reverend Chip Hunter officiating. Inurnment will follow in Polk...

Frances Daniels Demastus

Frances Daniels Demastus

Jan 1, 2018

Frances Daniels Demastus, 94, retired nurse for King's Daughters Hospital and Hillview Health Care Center, died Monday, January 1, 2018 at her residence on Green Acers Drive. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Eddie Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Mount Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday...

Ernest George "Sonny" Lehti

Ernest George "Sonny" Lehti

Dec 31, 2017

Ernest George "Sonny" Lehti, 65, retired rural route carrier in Hemet, California and resident of Westwood Drive in Columbia, died Sunday, December 31, 2017 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Montana. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with local arrangements and condolences may be extended...

Billy R Jones

Billy R Jones

Dec 31, 2017

Billy Ray Jones better known as "Daddy Bill", 85, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017 at his residence in Culleoka, Tennessee. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at South Gate Church of Christ with John Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with Joe Macer officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Herbert Griffin...

Herbert Coleman Church Sr

Herbert Coleman Church Sr

Dec 30, 2017

View Funeral WebcastHerbert Coleman Church, Sr., 88, retired employee of Union Carbide, died Saturday at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Carl May officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit...

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