Obituaries

Melvin Vance White Sr

Melvin Vance White Sr

Nov 22, 2017

Melvin Vance White, Sr., 81, resident of Kerr Hill Road in Lynnville, died Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at NHC-Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Pegram with full military honors. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be...

Maggie Helen Hayes Sims

Maggie Helen Hayes Sims

Nov 19, 2017

Maggie Helen Hayes Sims, 91, retired employee of Dixie Manufacturing and resident of South High Street, died Sunday, November 19, 2017, at NHC Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Buddy Hayes officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at...

Virginia Lorene Agent Collins

Virginia Lorene Agent Collins

Nov 19, 2017

Virginia Lorene Agent Collins, 76, former clerk at Kwik Sak and resident of Bass Drive, died Sunday, November 19, 2017, at Life Care Center of Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Jeff Kane officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols...

Mary Josephine Gibson Landers

Mary Josephine Gibson Landers

Nov 18, 2017

Mary Josephine Gibson Landers, 91, devoted wife of the late Finis Mark "Pud" Landers, Jr., for sixty-eight years and a former resident of Columbia, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017. A private family graveside service will be held at Friendship Cemetery in Culleoka with Rev. Jeff Kane officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences...

Maurice Manning Anderson Jr

Maurice Manning Anderson Jr

Nov 17, 2017

Maurice Manning Anderson, Jr., 72, retired Project Manager for DuPont, died Friday, November 17, 2017, at his residence on General Forrest Drive. Interment will be Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. in Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery in Gainesboro. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 -7:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials to American Cancer...

Thomas Gary Ladd

Thomas Gary Ladd

Nov 17, 2017

Thomas Gary Ladd, 74, died November 17, 2017 in Newnan, Georgia. A Celebration of Life will be conducted Saturday December 9 at 2:00 P.M. at the American Legion Hall in Columbia TN, with visitation starting there at 1:00 P.M. The body was donated to medical education.The family suggests memorial donations to "Maury County Needy Veterans" through James Patterson, jpatterson@maurycounty-tn.go, 308...

Katie Virginia Brasher Scribner

Katie Virginia Brasher Scribner

Nov 16, 2017

Katie Virginia Brasher Scribner, 93, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and devoted friend, departed this world for a better place on November 16, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend B.J. Bolton officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit...

Elmo Birdo Busby Jr

Elmo Birdo Busby Jr

Nov 16, 2017

Elmo Birdo Busby, Jr., 80, retired owner of The Busby Company Inc. and resident of Indian Hills Road, died Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Jeremy Songer and Pastor Christa Songer officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The...

James Marion Wilhoite

James Marion Wilhoite

Nov 15, 2017

James Marion Wilhoite, 76, retired Sports Editor for the Daily Herald and resident of Winding Way, died Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 P.M. at Grace Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Mark Lindstrom, Rev. Steve Boshers, Charles Troope, and John Pointer officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill...

Vickie Jean Ramsey

Vickie Jean Ramsey

Nov 12, 2017

Vickie Jean Ramsey, 65, former employee of Elm Hill Meats and resident of Columbia, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 12:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor James Maddox officiating. Burial will follow in Neapolis Cemetery. The family will...

Timothy Edward Creel

Timothy Edward Creel

Nov 11, 2017

Timothy Edward Creel, 55, former customer service manager at Spring Hill Wal-Mart and resident of Spring Hill, died Saturday, November 11, 2017, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert...

Sheila Marie Mochrie Campbell

Sheila Marie Mochrie Campbell

Nov 9, 2017

Sheila Marie Mochrie Campbell, 71, homemaker and resident of Autumn Breeze Lane in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, died Thursday, November 9, 2017 at CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Stacy Gonzalez officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...

Billy Massie Brown

Billy Massie Brown

Nov 5, 2017

Billy Massie Brown, 80, former resident of Carpenter Bridge Road, died Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Morning Pointe Assisted Living. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Harold Delk officiating. Burial will follow in Brown Cemetery in the Hardison Mill Community in Maury County. The family will visit with friends Wednesday...

Linda Sue Isabell Walters

Linda Sue Isabell Walters

Nov 5, 2017

Linda Sue Isabell Walters, 68, former seamstress at Weather Tamer, died Sunday, November 5, 2017, at her residence in the Enterprise Community. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Bobby Smartt officiating. Burial will follow in Arlington Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M....

Joseph Albert "Jay" IV

Joseph Albert "Jay" IV

Nov 5, 2017

Joseph Albert "Jay" Hall, IV, 69, died Sunday, November 5, 2017, at The King's Daughters' School where he had made his home for over sixty years. A memorial service will be conducted Monday, November 13, 2017, at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial was in Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Condolences may be extended online...

Jordon Joseph Delcambre

Jordon Joseph Delcambre

Nov 4, 2017

Jordon Joseph Delcambre, 69, hairdresser at Michael's Hair Design in Columbia and resident of Spring Hill, died Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Tri-Star Centennial Medical Center in Spring Hill. A memorial service will be conducted Wednesday at 7:00 P.M. at The Church of the Nativity in Thompson's Station with Father John Kirk and Deacon Tim Connelly officiating. Entombment will be...

Lennie Mae Craig Gibson

Lennie Mae Craig Gibson

Nov 3, 2017

View Funeral WebcastLennie Mae Craig Gibson, 75, retired employee of Apcom Inc. and resident of Pikes Peak Drive, died Friday, November 3, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center.Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:30 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Baker officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday...

Durll M Geasley

Durll M Geasley

Nov 2, 2017

Durll M. Geasley, 40, employee for Grassbusters and resident of Figures Avenue, died Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Boshers officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 - 8:00...

Nina Jo Yates Potter

Nina Jo Yates Potter

Nov 2, 2017

Nina Jo Yates Potter, 83, retired sales clerk, died Thursday, November 2, 2017, at her residence on Rolling Fields Circle. A Memorial Service will be conducted Monday at 1:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Chip Hunter and Mike Tyler officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 12:00 - 1:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols...

Evelyn Karen Beck Thorpe

Evelyn Karen Beck Thorpe

Nov 1, 2017

Evelyn Karen Beck Thorpe, 56, retired employee of General Motors and resident of Holdens Hollow, died Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Monday at 7:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Chip Hunter officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at the...