Obituaries

Sharon Denise Watson Wise

Sharon Denise Watson Wise

Nov 25, 2024

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Sharon Denise Watson Wise, 77, retired nurse from Maury Regional Hospital and resident of Columbia, entered eternal rest with her family by her side on Monday November 25, 2024 at her residence.

Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, November 30th at 10:00 AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens. The...

Floyd Howard Holland

Floyd Howard Holland

Nov 24, 2024

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Floyd Howard Holland, 91, a resident of Columbia, TN, died Sunday, November 24, 2024 at his home. 

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Russell Pigg officiating. Graveside services will immediately follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday, November 30, 2024...

Marie Rhodes

Marie Rhodes

Nov 23, 2024

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“Aunt Marie” to many, “The Brownie Lady” to many more, Marie Rhodes left this world in the hope of Jesus Christ on Saturday November 23, 2024, aged 91. 

Born Frances Marie Dickson in the Glendale community of Maury County on a farm alongside the Duck River on March 12, 1933, Marie was the daughter of Lebert Luther Dickson and...

William Thomas Wall

William Thomas Wall

Nov 20, 2024

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William Thomas Wall peacefully passed away in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family and pet, Sugarbell, on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 at the age of 94. Born in Campbellsville, Giles County on May 6th, 1930 to the late Frances McCaskell Wall and Willie Ellwood Wall. His early life was helping out on his family farm...

Bobby Allen Dial Sr.

Bobby Allen Dial Sr.

Nov 18, 2024

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Bobby Allen Dial Sr., 86, retired bus driver for Shockey Tours out of Louisville, Kentucky and a resident of Smyrna, died Monday, November 18, 2024 at the Golden Swan retirement community in Smyrna.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday, November 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Allen Vick and Greg Vick officiating. Burial...

William Eugene Bohannon

William Eugene Bohannon

Nov 15, 2024

William Eugene “Bo” Bohannon, 87, resident of Spring Hill, died Friday, November 15, 2024 at his residence.

Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Spring Hill Memorial Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends on Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 4:00 PM until the service time. Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home is assisting the...

Lorene Baker Hickman

Lorene Baker Hickman

Nov 13, 2024

Lorene Baker Hickman, 84, retired teller for Regions Bank and lifelong resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at Poplar Estates.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday, November 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Macer officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends on Monday, November 18,...

Matthew Corey Prince

Matthew Corey Prince

Nov 12, 2024

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Matthew Corey Prince, 45, employee for Mold Busters, and resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at his residence.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday, November 15 2024 at 1:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Kane officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday, November 15,...

Anita Jo Foster

Anita Jo Foster

Nov 9, 2024

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Heaven gained a one-of-a-kind angel on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 7:42 pm, Anita Jo Foster, 76, passed away surrounded by her loving family at Life Care Center of Columbia where she had made her home the last two years.

A memorial service will be conducted Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home...

Virginia Couch “Ginger” Harlan

Virginia Couch “Ginger” Harlan

Nov 7, 2024

Virginia Couch “Ginger” Harlan passed away November 7th, 2024 at the Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, TN.  

Ginger was the daughter of Rebecca Louise Wallace Couch and James Cummins Couch, Sr. and beloved mother of Holly Armstrong Conners (Gilly), Virginia Helen “Hynie” Armstrong McDowell (Dave), and the late Maury Franklin Armstrong, Jr. She was preceded in death by her...

Thomas Hodge Cook

Thomas Hodge Cook

Nov 7, 2024

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Thomas Hodge “Tommy” Cook III, 83, retired co-owner of Moody's Tire & Auto Service in Franklin, TN and lifelong resident of Columbia, died Thursday, November 7, 2024 at Maury Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday, November 11, 2024 at 3:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Jimmy Peyton, Pastor Matthew King, and Pastor...

Carmen Ford, FNP-C

Carmen Ford, FNP-C

Nov 6, 2024

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Carmen Marie Lunn Ford, FNP-C, 39, Family Nurse Practitioner for Vanderbilt Heart of Columbia, and lifelong resident of Columbia, passed away at home after a short battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Columbia First Cumberland Presbyterian Church on the...

Ruth Helen Pitts Rogers Curry

Ruth Helen Pitts Rogers Curry

Nov 2, 2024

Ruth Helen Pitts Rogers Curry, 85, retired loan officer for First Farmers & Merchants and resident of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at her residence.

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rusty Colvett and Ed Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The...

John Cheairs Porter

John Cheairs Porter

Oct 31, 2024

John Cheairs Porter – our dear friend, devoted husband, loving father, grandfather, businessman and Renaissance Man – died on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at his home in Richmond, Virginia.

John was born on June 25, 1938, in Columbia, Tennessee to Cheairs Mayes and Lillian McGavock Porter, who – along with his wife Ruth Robbins “Gerrie” and brother Charles McGavock “Mac” –...

Olive Gray “Sunny” Houser

Olive Gray “Sunny” Houser

Oct 30, 2024

Olive Gray “Sunny” Houser, 73, resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at Maury Regional Medical Center.

The family will visit with friends Tuesday, November 5, 2024 from 4:00 PM till 6:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Online condolences may be extended at www.oakesandnichols.com.

Born March 31, 1951 in Joliet, IL, she was the daughter of the late George...

Rebecca Ellis Gregory Daimwood

Rebecca Ellis Gregory Daimwood

Oct 30, 2024

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Rebecca Ellis Gregory Daimwood, long time resident of Hilltop Drive, Columbia TN passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on October 30, 2024 after a short illness. 

Funeral services will be conducted Monday, November 4, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Greg Daimwood officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill cemetery. The...

Mary Ellen Elias Helton

Mary Ellen Elias Helton

Oct 29, 2024

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Mary Ellen Elias Helton, 84, former owner and operator of Ellen’s Catering Service, and resident of Murfreesboro, died Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at NHC Murfreesboro.

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Brock Lillis officiating. Burial will follow at Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with...

Betty Sue McCaleb O'Connor

Betty Sue McCaleb O'Connor

Oct 29, 2024

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Betty Sue McCaleb O’Connor, 92, retired secretary for Columbia Office Supply and longtime resident of Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at her residence.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday, November 1, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bro. Jim Ledbetter officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will...

Sam Whiteside

Sam Whiteside

Oct 29, 2024

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Sam Jackson Whiteside, 86, lifelong farmer, died Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at his residence in the Dry Fork Community.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday, November 1, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Donald Duncan, Mark Jones, and Paul Whiteside officiating. Burial will follow in Worley Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday,...

Virgil Woodard White

Virgil Woodard White

Oct 28, 2024

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Virgil Woodard White, 85, retired operator for Texas Eastern and lifelong resident of Columbia, died Monday, October 28, 2024 at Maury Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Clay Gentry officiating. Burial will follow at Knob Creek Cemetery with military honors provided by the...

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