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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Louise Ambrose

Summertown, TN

Louise Ambrose, age 86, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2024, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. Born on March 15, 1938, in...

Louise Ambrose, age 86, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2024, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. Born on March 15, 1938, in Summertown, Tennessee, she was the cherished daughter of the late...

Williams Funeral Home

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Photo of Louise Ambrose

JoAn Davis Dial

Age 85

Smyrna, TN

JoAn Davis Dial, 85, died Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at Life Care Center of Hickory Woods in Antioch. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 30,...

JoAn Davis Dial, 85, died Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at Life Care Center of Hickory Woods in Antioch. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home...

Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home

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Photo of JoAn Davis Dial

Shirley Rouse Hazard

Age 91

Columbia, TN

Shirley Rouse Hazard, age 91, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at Poplar Estates Senior Living. A funeral service...

Shirley Rouse Hazard, age 91, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at Poplar Estates Senior Living. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at 2:00...

Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services

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Photo of Shirley Rouse Hazard

Paul Dean Smith

Age 89

Columbia, TN

Paul Dean Smith, 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Columbia, TN following a brief illness. Mr. Smith was born in Johnston City, a...

Paul Dean Smith, 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Columbia, TN following a brief illness. Mr. Smith was born in Johnston City, a small coal mining town in Southern Illinois. At the age...

Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home

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Photo of Paul Dean Smith

Leonard Stephens

Age 84

Duplex Community, TN

Leonard Abel Stephens age 84 of Spring Hill, TN and longtime resident of Williamson County and Maury County, passed away May 28, 2024. Leonard was...

Leonard Abel Stephens age 84 of Spring Hill, TN and longtime resident of Williamson County and Maury County, passed away May 28, 2024. Leonard was born and raised in the Duplex Community to the late...

Lawrence Funeral Home

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Photo of Leonard Stephens

Margaret Ann Blackburn Vincion

Age 93

Columbia, TN

Margaret Ann Blackburn Vincion, age 93, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at her residence. A funeral service will...

Margaret Ann Blackburn Vincion, age 93, a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at her residence. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 1:00 PM...

Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services

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Photo of Margaret Ann Blackburn Vincion

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

James Carlton Davenport

Age 93

Columbia, TN

James Carlton Davenport died surrounded by his loving family in Columbia, Tennessee on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at age 93. A graveside service will be held...

James Carlton Davenport died surrounded by his loving family in Columbia, Tennessee on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at age 93. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 2:00 PM at Polk...

Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services

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Photo of James Carlton Davenport

Saturday, May 25, 2024

Roy "Butch" Wilkins Prosser, III

Age 78

Columbia, TN

Mr. Roy “Butch” Prosser, III, age 78, husband of Lynda Faye Nichols Prosser, and a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, May 23,...

Mr. Roy “Butch” Prosser, III, age 78, husband of Lynda Faye Nichols Prosser, and a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A graveside service was...

Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services

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Photo of Roy "Butch" Wilkins Prosser, III

Rose Sharp

Age 88

Columbia, TN

Rose Marie Jones Sharp, 88, lifelong resident of the Bear Creek Community, died Friday, May 24, 2024 at American Home Assisted Living Facility in Lebanon....

Rose Marie Jones Sharp, 88, lifelong resident of the Bear Creek Community, died Friday, May 24, 2024 at American Home Assisted Living Facility in Lebanon. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 30, 2024 at...

Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home

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Photo of Rose Sharp

Friday, May 24, 2024

Paul Haynes Pennington

Age 71

Williamsport, TN

Paul Haynes Pennington, age 71, husband of Elizabeth Pennington, and a resident of Williamsport, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at his residence....

Paul Haynes Pennington, age 71, husband of Elizabeth Pennington, and a resident of Williamsport, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at his residence. A memorial service was held on Sunday, May 26, 2024,...

Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services

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Photo of Paul Haynes Pennington

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Patsy Marie Adair Goodness

Age 68

Columbia, TN

Patsy Marie Adair Goodness, age 68, wife of David Goodness, and a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at NHC...

Patsy Marie Adair Goodness, age 68, wife of David Goodness, and a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at NHC Heartland in Nashville. A funeral service will be held on...

Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services

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Photo of Patsy Marie Adair Goodness

Danny W. McConnell

Age 81

Lynnville, TN

Danny W. McConnell, age 81, beloved husband of Lyndia Tarpley McConnell, and a resident of Lynnville, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at...

Danny W. McConnell, age 81, beloved husband of Lyndia Tarpley McConnell, and a resident of Lynnville, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at his residence. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May...

Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services

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Photo of Danny W. McConnell

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Kristi Vanderburg

Age 45

Columbia, TN

Kristi Lyle Vanderburg, 45, resident of Columbia, TN, died Saturday, May 18, 2024 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be conducted...

Kristi Lyle Vanderburg, 45, resident of Columbia, TN, died Saturday, May 18, 2024 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. at Oakes &...

Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home

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Photo of Kristi Vanderburg

Monday, May 20, 2024

Mary Kennedy

Age 67

Columbia, TN

Mary Susan Berry Kennedy died on Friday, at the age of sixty-seven. Mary Susan was the daughter of Sue and Dewees Berry of Franklin, Tennessee....

Mary Susan Berry Kennedy died on Friday, at the age of sixty-seven. Mary Susan was the daughter of Sue and Dewees Berry of Franklin, Tennessee. She was raised along with her 4 siblings on...

Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home

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Photo of Mary Kennedy

Sunday, May 19, 2024

John Ellsworth Dodd

Age 78

Johnson City, TN

John E. Dodd died May 16 at his home in Johnson City, Tenn. He was 78. Mr. Dodd taught English Literature to generations of Maury...

John E. Dodd died May 16 at his home in Johnson City, Tenn. He was 78. Mr. Dodd taught English Literature to generations of Maury County students at Mt. Pleasant, Whitthorne, and Columbia Central High...

Friday, May 17, 2024

Anton "Tony" Albert Dreher

Age 89

Columbia, TN

Tony was born near Peoria, Illinois in a small farming community. He loved farming and working outside with the soil and planting a garden and...

Tony was born near Peoria, Illinois in a small farming community. He loved farming and working outside with the soil and planting a garden and flowers. He kept many bird feeders full and loved watching...

Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services

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Photo of Anton "Tony" Albert Dreher

Stephen Todd Sharp

Age 37

We are broken-hearted to announce the unexpected passing of Stephen Todd Sharp on Friday, May 3, 2024. Todd loved traveling and he could be...

We are broken-hearted to announce the unexpected passing of Stephen Todd Sharp on Friday, May 3, 2024. Todd loved traveling and he could be found working as salesman somewhere close to the beach. Funeral services...

Oakes & Nichols, Inc.

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Photo of Stephen Todd Sharp

Okerleen Mabry Thompson

Age 94

Columbia, TN

Okerleen Mabry Thompson, 94, resident of Columbia and beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted...

Okerleen Mabry Thompson, 94, resident of Columbia and beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Oakes &...

Oakes & Nichols, Incl.

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Photo of Okerleen Mabry Thompson

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Terisa Diane "NeNe" Chumley

Age 68

Centerville, TN

Terisa Diane Chumley "NeNe", 68, a resident of Hicks Lane, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Tri Star Horizon Medical Center. Born April 19,...

Terisa Diane Chumley "NeNe", 68, a resident of Hicks Lane, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Tri Star Horizon Medical Center. Born April 19, 1956, she is the daughter of the late Obie Mash...

McDonald Funeral Home, Inc.

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Photo of Terisa Diane "NeNe" Chumley

Brenda Montgomery

Columbia, TN

Brenda Montgomery, a beloved member of the Columbia, Tennessee community, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2024, at her home. She was born on September...

Brenda Montgomery, a beloved member of the Columbia, Tennessee community, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2024, at her home. She was born on September 30, 1948, in Maury County, Tennessee, to the late James...

Williams Funeral Home

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Photo of Brenda Montgomery

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