Obituaries

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...

Elizabeth Pauline Lynch Burgess

Elizabeth Pauline Lynch Burgess

Dec 29, 2017

Elizabeth Pauline Lynch Burgess, 59, former resident of Columbia, died Friday, December 29, 2017 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.A memorial service will be conducted Friday, February 23, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Chip Hunter officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 12:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home....

Leslie Suzanne Cook Patterson

Leslie Suzanne Cook Patterson

Dec 28, 2017

Leslie Suzanne Cook Patterson, 56, employee of Regions Bank and resident of Navaho Trail, died Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Chaplain Lyndall Propst officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 12:00...

Ann Carolyn Delk Hayes

Ann Carolyn Delk Hayes

Dec 28, 2017

Ann Carolyn Delk Hayes, 87, retired employee of Bell South and resident of Sunset Avenue, died Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with David Morris officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Saturday from...

Patricia Deborah Hodge

Patricia Deborah Hodge

Dec 27, 2017

View Funeral WebcastPatricia Deborah Hodge, 63, retired property manager with Parrish Lumber Company and resident of Pulaski, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Alive Hospice in Nashville. A graveside service will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Beechwood Cemetery in Cornersville with Brother Joseph Meadows officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family...

Mildred Butler Foster Church

Mildred Butler Foster Church

Dec 27, 2017

View Funeral WebcastMildred Butler Foster Church, 93, retired sales clerk and resident of Hilltop Drive, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bob Duncan officiating. Burial will follow in Neapolis Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...

James William "Jimmy" March

James William "Jimmy" March

Dec 27, 2017

James William "Jimmy" March, 67, resident of South High Street, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Allen Lancaster officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. The family...

Sally Bob Carroll Kittrell

Sally Bob Carroll Kittrell

Dec 26, 2017

Sally Bob Carroll Kittrell, 85, retired Chief Executive Officer of George Kittrell Machinery Sales and resident of The Bridge Assisted Living, died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Life Care Center of Columbia.A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with David Morris officiating. The family will receive friends at West Seventh Street Church of...

Anne Hayes Ammons

Anne Hayes Ammons

Dec 25, 2017

Helen Anne Hayes Ammons, 85, resident of Double Branch Road, died Monday, December 25, 2017, at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Knob Creek Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 10:00 A.M. -...

Arlene Gilliam Hubbell

Arlene Gilliam Hubbell

Dec 24, 2017

Arlene Gilliam Hubbell, 76, retired banker, died Sunday, December 24, 2017, at her residence in the Stiversville Community. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at McCains Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Larry Benderman officiating. Burial will follow in McCains Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home...

Virginia Louise Tucker Courtney

Virginia Louise Tucker Courtney

Dec 23, 2017

Virginia Louise Tucker Courtney, 76, resident of Experiment Lane, died Saturday, December 23, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Eric Nichols officiating. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. The family suggests...

Houston Blackburn "HB" Stewart

Houston Blackburn "HB" Stewart

Dec 22, 2017

Houston Blackburn "H.B." Stewart, 82, resident of Mooresville Pike, died Friday, December 22, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Tuesday at 10:00 A.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Ronnie Parrish officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born December 12, 1935...