Obituaries

Joe Claiborne Foster

Joe Claiborne Foster

Oct 11, 2017

Joe Claiborne Foster, 91, retired former owner and President of Foster Insurance Agency, died Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at his residence on Manor Road. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Vassar and Judge Bobby Sands officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by...

Dorothy Mae Hubbell Thurman

Dorothy Mae Hubbell Thurman

Oct 11, 2017

Dorothy Mae Hubbell Thurman, 87, homemaker and longtime resident of Jackson Heights Road, died Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Theodore Durham officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 - 8:00...

Sylvia Leona Bradford Adair

Sylvia Leona Bradford Adair

Oct 9, 2017

Sylvia Leona Bradford Adair, 69, resident of Pulaski and former longtime resident of Lewisburg, died Monday, October 9, 2017, at NHC Pulaski. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 10:00 A.M. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home in Lewisburg with Brother Paul Woodford officiating. Burial will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00...

Ewing Patterson "Pat" Troope Jr

Ewing Patterson "Pat" Troope Jr

Oct 8, 2017

Ewing Patterson "Pat" Troope, Jr., 75, retired Assistant Chief at Columbia Police Department and retired Director of Security at Maury Regional Medical Center, died Sunday, October 8, 2017 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at Highland Park Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Proctor, Reverend Terry Perry, and Reverend Wilson Henderson officiating. Honors...

Coleson Levi Sellars

Coleson Levi Sellars

Oct 7, 2017

View Funeral WebcastColeson Levi Sellars, 26, resident of Stafford Drive, died Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Dave Baker officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. at...

Jerry Bruce Caskey

Jerry Bruce Caskey

Oct 4, 2017

Jerry Bruce Caskey, age 74 of Gainesville, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017. A visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM on Monday, October 9, 2017, with a prayer service at 7:30 PM, at the Buford Chapel of Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, on Tuesday, October...

Douglas G Hickman

Douglas G Hickman

Oct 3, 2017

Douglas G. Hickman, 69, resident of Rosewood Drive, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at Signature Health Care. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit with...

Edwina Jane Wells Fanning

Edwina Jane Wells Fanning

Oct 2, 2017

Edwina Jane Wells Fanning, 71, retired employee of State of Tennessee Department of Education and resident of Cobblestone Drive, died Monday, October 2, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center.Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Anthony Muston officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with...

Robert Anthony "Bobby" Bratton II

Robert Anthony "Bobby" Bratton II

Oct 2, 2017

View Funeral WebcastRobert Anthony "Bobby" Bratton, II, age 31, Group Leader for General Motors and resident of Oak Lake Subdivision in Spring Hill, died Monday, October 2, 2017 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Terry Lamar officiating. Burial...

J W "Shorty" Richardson

J W "Shorty" Richardson

Oct 2, 2017

View Funeral Webcast J W "Shorty" Richardson, 76, retired plumber and electrician and resident of Pawnee Trail, died Monday, October 2, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jerry Elder officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday...

Mary Gail Rountree Pigg

Mary Gail Rountree Pigg

Oct 1, 2017

Mary Gail Rountree Pigg, 78, longtime resident of Mingo Branch Road in the Santa Fe Community, died Sunday, October 1, 2017, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor David Usry officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from...

Dr Billy Joe Thrasher

Dr Billy Joe Thrasher

Sep 29, 2017

View Video Tribute View Funeral WebcastDr. Billy Joe Thrasher, 78, retired President Emeritus of Columbia Academy and resident of Kippsford Pond Road, died Friday, September 29, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at Anderson Field House on Columbia Academy Campus with Randy Owens, Dr. James Thomas, and Ed Higginbotham officiating. Burial...

Lila Haislip Garrett

Lila Haislip Garrett

Sep 25, 2017

Lila Haislip Garrett, 83, retired CPA for Union Carbide, died Monday, September 25, 2017 at her residence on Maple Court. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Reverend Paul Joiner officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements.The family suggests memorials be made to Zion Christian Academy, 6901...

Arch G Patterson

Arch G Patterson

Sep 25, 2017

Mr. Arch G. Patterson, 94, died Monday, September 25, 2017 at his residence on Hampshire Pike.Services will be conducted on Thursday, September 28 at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Steve Robertson officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home...

Patricia Rose Singer Brown

Patricia Rose Singer Brown

Sep 25, 2017

Patricia Rose Singer Brown, 63, died Monday, September 25, 2017 at her residence on Pulaski Highway. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 12:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Sherry Ladd officiating. 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 www.oakesandnichols.com.Born...

Lana Carole Wykle Dougherty

Lana Carole Wykle Dougherty

Sep 23, 2017

Lana Carole Wykle Dougherty, 78, retired employee of the State of Tennessee and longtime resident of North Cayce Lane, died Saturday, September 23, 2017, at NHC-Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Chip Hunter and Rev. Stacy Gonzalez officiating. Entombment will follow in Polk Memorial...

Richard Farris Woods

Richard Farris Woods

Sep 22, 2017

Richard Farris Woods, 63, resident of Elm Street, died Friday, September 22, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center.A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Pegram with full military honors provided by the United States Army. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be...

Thornton "Ted" Davis II

Thornton "Ted" Davis II

Sep 20, 2017

Thornton "Ted" Davis, II, age 93, retired farmer and rancher, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at his residence on Candlewood Court. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at New Lasea Church of Christ with David Langley, Carl May, and Kenny McFarlen officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American...

Laurie Anne Rinks Gilliam

Laurie Anne Rinks Gilliam

Sep 20, 2017

Laurie Anne Rinks Morrow Gilliam,87, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at St Thomas West in Nashville.Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. The family suggest memorials to the...

Benjamin Wesley Hancock

Benjamin Wesley Hancock

Sep 18, 2017

View Funeral WebcastBenjamin Wesley Hancock, a resident of Columbia, died Monday, September 18, 2017 at his home. Visitation with the family will be held Wednesday, September 20, 2017 from 3:00-7:00 P.M. at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 10:00 A.M., with a brief period of visitation...