Lila Alexander

Lila Lee Yancey Alexander, 96, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at Alexian Village in Signal Mountain. Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, Tenn. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials to American Cancer Society Memorial Foundation Hope Lodge, 2008 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Survivors include her daughter, Cynthia (Dick) Hedrick, of Greenwood, S.C.; son, Larry D. Alexander, of Hixson, Tenn.; daughter-in-law, Jane Alexander, of Columbia, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.