Obituaries

Leslie Ann Young Vick

Leslie Ann Young Vick

Dec 22, 2017

Leslie Ann Young Vick, 65, private sitter and former resident of Austella Drive Road, died Friday, December 22, 2017 at NHC Columbia. No services are scheduled at this time. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born May 7, 1952 in Maury County, she was the daughter of...

Mary Nell Belcher Abel

Mary Nell Belcher Abel

Dec 21, 2017

View Funeral WebcastMary "Nell" Belcher Moss Abel, 85, retired owner of Nell's Beauty Shop and resident of Cheairs Circle, died Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Ron Paul and Reverend Jim Ledbetter officiating. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday at...

Jerry Wayne Erwin

Jerry Wayne Erwin

Dec 19, 2017

Jerry Wayne Erwin, 79, long time resident of Carters Creek Pike, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Reverend Billy Kimbrough officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. The family...

David Clark Sanders

David Clark Sanders

Dec 19, 2017

David Clark Sanders, 49, lifelong resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center.A private family inurnment will be held later at McCains Cemetery with Reverend Jim Norton officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials be made...

Maxine Sellers Kelley

Maxine Sellers Kelley

Dec 18, 2017

Maxine Sellers Kelley, 92, homemaker, died Monday, December 18, 2017 at her residence on Pulaski Highway. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 5:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Barry Farris officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 3:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be held at a later date...

Marie Barnett Bland

Marie Barnett Bland

Dec 15, 2017

Marie Barnett Bland, 98, retired employee of Helm's Jewelry and former longtime resident of Sharondale Drive, died Friday, December 15, 2017, at Gallatin Health Care in Gallatin, where she had made her home for the past few years. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Rev. Jeff Kane officiating. Inurnment will follow...

June Elizabeth Collier King

June Elizabeth Collier King

Dec 15, 2017

June Elizabeth Collier King, 89, resident of Columbia Rock Road, died Friday, December 15, 2017 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 12:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 - 8:00...

James Walter "Jim" Farris

James Walter "Jim" Farris

Dec 13, 2017

James Walter "Jim" Farris, 77, retired employee of Columbia Machine Works and resident of Trotwood Avenue, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Randy Kersey officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from...

Robert David "Doc" Johnson

Robert David "Doc" Johnson

Dec 12, 2017

View Funeral WebcastRobert David "Doc" Johnson, 63, former supervisor with AP Tenntech in Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at his residence on Goodman Lane in Hampshire. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rock Jaggers officiating. Burial will follow in Worley Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday...

Judy Gwen Love Mencer

Judy Gwen Love Mencer

Dec 8, 2017

Judy Gwen Love Mencer, 52, Manager for Quick Mart, died Friday, December 8, 2017 at her residence on Kedron Road. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Mylen Coble and Phil Mash officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 5:00 -...

Rayburn Jerry Hickman

Rayburn Jerry Hickman

Dec 6, 2017

Rayburn Jerry Hickman, 78, retired Principal for Richland Elementary School and resident of Parrish Hollow Road in Lynnville, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Mt. Pleasant Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Tom Herring officiating. Burial will follow in Gibsonville Cemetery. The family will visit with...

Patricia Jean Thrasher Vaughn

Patricia Jean Thrasher Vaughn

Dec 5, 2017

Patricia Jean Thrasher Vaughn, 70, retired Beautician, died Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at her residence in the Bryant Station Community.Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 10:30 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Randy Kersey and Bryan Basham officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Mount Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M....

Gary M Weatherford

Gary M Weatherford

Dec 3, 2017

Gary M. Weatherford, 68, retired employee of SWARCO and resident of Campbellsville Pike, died Sunday, December 3, 2017, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Clark officiating. Burial will follow in McCain's Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 2:00 - 8:00...

Willard Blocker

Willard Blocker

Dec 1, 2017

View Funeral WebcastWillard Blocker, 89, born June 19, 1928, was the son of Ocy Alvin and Nena Grace Bishop Blocker, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017 at Waynesboro Health & Rehab.Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Macer officiating. Burial will follow in Morrow Cemetery with Randy Baxter officiating...

John Dennis Rodgers Sr

John Dennis Rodgers Sr

Nov 30, 2017

John Dennis Rodgers, Sr., 73, horse trainer, electrician, and truck driver, died Thursday, November 30, 2017, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, North Carolina, where he had made his home for the past two years. A graveside service will be conducted Monday at 2:30 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with his stepson Michael Pape officiating. The family will visit...

Kimberly Elizabeth Beasley

Kimberly Elizabeth Beasley

Nov 27, 2017

Kimberly Elizabeth Beasley, 47, employee of Magna Seating in Spring Hill and resident of Columbia, died Monday, November 27, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Eddie Miller officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 12:00 - 2:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Condolences may be extended online...

Edna Posey Hines

Edna Posey Hines

Nov 27, 2017

View Funeral WebcastEdna Ganell Posey Hines, 91, died Monday, November 27, 2017 at her residence on Porter Circle.Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Randy Sprouse officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 11:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home....

Micheal Ted Barnes

Micheal Ted Barnes

Nov 27, 2017

Micheal Ted Barnes, 59, well known self-employed electrician, plumber, and HVAC technician, died Monday, November 27, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with his brother-in-law, Tim McGehee officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Hill Cemetery with Ricky Clay officiating. The family will visit with friends...

Lavonia Jone Lewis

Lavonia Jone Lewis

Nov 25, 2017

Lavonia Jone Lewis, 76, retired Registered Nurse for 27 years, died Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oak Grove Cemetery in Humboldt. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended online at...

Joel Leonard Moen

Joel Leonard Moen

Nov 23, 2017

Joel Leonard Moen, 68, retired employee of Cytec and resident of Rainier Drive, died Thursday, November 23, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at First Family Church with Reverend Rick Blevins and Dr. Steve Nowlin officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from...