Obituaries

Laura Belle Russell Brown

Laura Belle Russell Brown

May 31, 2018

Laura Belle Russell Brown, 81, resident of Fly Road in Santa Fe, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Life Care Center of Columbia.Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Mike Dawson officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 9:00 A.M. until...

Bonnie Katherine Horne Sims

Bonnie Katherine Horne Sims

May 24, 2018

View Video Tribute Bonnie Katherine Horne Sims, 88, born June 27, 1929 in Maury County, Tennessee, was the daughter of the late Carmel Horne and the late Bonnie Ostene Pinkleton Horne and member of Bethel Church of Christ. Mrs. Sims died Thursday, May 24, 2018 at NHC Scott in Lawrenceburg, and was a retired employee of Dr. Fuqua, Dr. Gardner,...

Robert Wesley Fox

Robert Wesley Fox

May 24, 2018

View Video Tribute Robert Wesley Fox, 76, retired employee of Union Carbide and resident of Bear Creek Pike, died Thursday, May 24, 2018 at NHC Maury Regional. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Randy Fox and John Waldrum officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery. The family will visit with...

Doris McMillan Shirley

Doris McMillan Shirley

May 22, 2018

Doris McMillan Shirley, 84, resident of Poplar Estates, died Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Alabama. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Director are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born June 7, 1933 in Bibb County,...

Raymond Myron Saxe

Raymond Myron Saxe

May 21, 2018

Raymond Myron Saxe, 80, retired Allstate Insurance owner/agent in Rochester, New York, died Monday, May 21, 2018 at Life Care Center of Columbia. A memorial service will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church with Father Chris Bowhay officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Inurnment will be at a later...

Jimmy Ray Quirk

Jimmy Ray Quirk

May 19, 2018

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast  Jimmy Ray Quirk, 56, retired Regional Sales Representative with Lyons Textile Restoration, died Saturday, May 19, 2018 after a courageous five-year battle with cancer, at his residence on Wilson Court. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at South Gate Church of Christ with Sam Quirk and John Thomas officiating. Burial will...

Curtis M Bowden

Curtis M Bowden

May 19, 2018

Curtis M. Bowden, 83, retired employee of A-K Steel Mill in Middletown, Ohio and resident of Walnut Lane, died Saturday, May 19, 2018 at NHC Columbia.Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Donald Paul and Reverend Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by...

Terry Lee Tucker Sr

Terry Lee Tucker Sr

May 18, 2018

Terry Lee Tucker, Sr.,73, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018 at his home.The family will have a private gathering at their home to celebrate Terry's life. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Condolences may be extended...

Ruth McCullough Pinckney

Ruth McCullough Pinckney

May 16, 2018

View Video Tribute Ruth McCullough Pinckney, 90, self-employed accountant and resident of Bear Creek Pike, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Life Care Center of Columbia after a brief illness. A funeral service will be conducted Friday at 5:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia. The family will visit with friends Friday from 3:00 - 5:00 P.M....

James Allen Savage

James Allen Savage

May 13, 2018

View Video Tribute James Allen Savage, 91, of Columbia, graduated to glory Sunday morning, May 13, 2018 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan officiating. Burial will follow in Kittrell Cemetery with military honors provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19....

Katherine Naomi "Bing" Phillips

Katherine Naomi "Bing" Phillips

May 12, 2018

View Video Tribute Katherine Naomi "Bing Bing" Morris Phillips, 95, retired cashier for Rose's Department Store and long-time resident of Harris Street, died Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Brookdale Assisted Living. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 10:30 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Thomas Vann and Reverend Angy Trimmer officiating. Burial will follow in Old...

Janice Taylor Pressnell

Janice Taylor Pressnell

May 6, 2018

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute  Janice Taylor Pressnell, 62, died Sunday, May 6, 2018 at her residence on Carpenter Bridge Road. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Ricky Clay officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M....

Louise Scott Faulkner

Louise Scott Faulkner

May 6, 2018

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast  Louise Scott Faulkner, 79, longtime resident of Goshen Road in the Santa Fe Community, died Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with David Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Fly Cemetery. The family will visit with...

Ewell B Harris

Ewell B Harris

May 4, 2018

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute   Ewell B. Harris, 91, owner of Harris Foodland and long-time resident of Mooresville Pike, died Friday, May 4, 2018 at Morning Pointe Assisted Living. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend James Sampley officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery with military honors provided...

Larry Jackson Ambrose

Larry Jackson Ambrose

May 4, 2018

Larry Jackson Ambrose, 72, maintenance man for Apcom Incorporated, died Friday, May 4, 2018 at his residence on Parrish Hollow Road in Lynnville. No services are scheduled at the time. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born March 28, 1946 in Williamson County, Tennessee, he was the...

Ronald Dean "Ron" Rogers

Ronald Dean "Ron" Rogers

May 3, 2018

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast  Ronald Dean "Ron" Rogers, age 86, died peacefully Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 10 at 2:00 P.M. at Columbia First United Methodist Church with Rev. Chip Hunter and Rev. Tommy Vann officiating. Interment will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with...

Sam Delk Kennedy

Sam Delk Kennedy

May 1, 2018

Sam Delk Kennedy, publisher of The Daily Herald from 1965 to 1983 and a leader in Tennessee media and political circles for more than a half century, died suddenly Tuesday night at his home surrounded by his family. He was 91.Born, one of eight, in the tiny Maury County community of Kettle Mills, Mr. Kennedy, the son of Dr. Henry...

John Robert Seaborn

John Robert Seaborn

May 1, 2018

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute  John Robert Seaborn, 90, retired truck driver, died Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at his residence on Carters Creek Pike.Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Matt Travers officiating. A graveside service will be held Thursday at 1:30 P.M. at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with...

William Boyd "Punkin" Rich Jr

William Boyd "Punkin" Rich Jr

Apr 30, 2018

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute William Boyd "Punkin" Rich, Jr., 42, owner and operator of William Rich Plumbing for over twenty years, died Monday, April 30, 2018, at his residence on Cliff White Road. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Ronnie Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Rock...

Peggy Jean Kinzer Fuller

Peggy Jean Kinzer Fuller

Apr 29, 2018

Peggy Jean Kinzer Fuller, 74, retired Chief Deputy for the Circuit Court Clerk and resident of Columbia, died Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Private family burial will be held in Santa Fe Cemetery. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements.The family suggests memorials be made to Santa Fe Cemetery, c/o Mark...