Obituaries
Thomas Allen Anderson
Jan 14, 2026
Thomas “Tom” Allen Anderson, 61, resident of Columbia, died January 14, 2026 at his residence.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Stephen Souls and Rev. Dedra Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday, January 25, 2026 from 12:00...
Martha Ruth Foster Luster
Jan 13, 2026
Martha Ruth Foster Luster, 96, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at her daughter’s residence in Culleoka.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, January 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery in Culleoka. The family will visit with friends...
Delvene Warren Beard
Jan 13, 2026
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Delvene Warren Beard, 93, longtime resident of the Santa Fe community, died January 13, 2026 at The Bridge assisted living.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, January 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Randy Baxter officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday, January 16, 2026...
Cathy Wakefield Drewett
Jan 11, 2026
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Cathy Belinda Wakefield Drewett, 65, and resident of Culleoka, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2026 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Don McKee officiating. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 PM until...
Bobby Donald Neese
Jan 11, 2026
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Bobby Donald Neese, 87, a resident of Columbia, died January 11, 2026 at Maury Regional Medical Center after an extended illness of Lewy Body Dementia.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Foy Smith Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided...
Joseph Perko
Jan 6, 2026
Joseph Perko, 90, beloved father, grandfather, brother, and one of the most devoted husbands to his beloved wife that he joined in heaven only a month after her passing, passed away Monday, January 6, 2026 at his residence.
A funeral mass will be conducted Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM at St. Catherine Catholic Church with Father Davis Chackaleckel and...
Glenda South Lunn
Jan 3, 2026
Glenda South Lunn, 82, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Country Cottages in Lawrenceburg, TN where she had made her home.
A graveside memorial service will be conducted Monday, January 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Kinnard Cemetery on Clara Mathis Road in Spring Hill, TN. The family will visit with friends at the cemetery....
Eleanor Beauchamp Morgan
Jan 2, 2026
Eleanor Beauchamp Morgan, age 96, passed away Friday, January 2, 2026.
She was born May 25, 1929 in Maury County, TN to William & Sarah Morgan. Eleanor was a Stock Broker for J.C. Bradford & Co in Nashville, TN.
She is preceded in death by her parents and by sister Nancy L Pickard of Bartow, FL, and nephew Hardy Pickard of Lakeland,...
Madeline Kennedy Longo
Jan 1, 2026
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Maddie Longo lived a beautiful life full of curiosity and creativity. She was intentional about showing kindness, slow to judge and quick to forgive. Maddie loved her family, friends, classmates, community, and every living creature so well. We know love more because of Maddie.
Maddie’s final days were full of joy and all of the things she loves; a...
Aileen Greer Akin
Jan 1, 2026
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Aileen Greer Akin, 100, died January 1, 2026 at her residence in Columbia, Tennessee.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Tommy Vann officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 1:00 PM until 2:30 PM at Oakes...
Nancy Jo Dugger Hollis
Dec 29, 2025
Mrs. Nancy Jo Dugger Hollis, 93, retired educator and longtime resident of Lynnville, TN died Monday, December 29, 2025 at Southern Tennessee Regional Health System in Pulaski.
Graveside service will be conducted Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Lynnwood Cemetery with Bro. Milton Stephens officiating. Memorials may be made to Richland School Library 10610 Columbia Hwy, Lynnville, TN 38472....
Katherine Baker Davis
Dec 28, 2025
Mary Katherine Baker Davis, 96, died Sunday, December 28, 2025 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Rose Hill in Columbia. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Online...
Virginia Thurston Rice
Dec 27, 2025
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Virginia Thurston Rice was born on February 26, 1927 to Plush and Oneida Thurston in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. She and her three sisters grew up on a family farm which had been a War of 1812 land-grant. She attended a one room for elementary school and graduated from Beccaria Township High School.
After graduating she joined her two older...
Bobby Bishop
Dec 18, 2025
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Robert “Bobby” Wayne Bishop, 68, beloved son, husband, father, brother, uncle and grandfather passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025, at his residence surrounded by his devoted family.
Bobby was born on December 10, 1957 in Jacksonville, Florida where his father was stationed in the Navy, to Barbara Rochelle Bishop and the late Ronald Bishop. Most of his early life...
James Robert Ballinger
Dec 18, 2025
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James Robert “Pop” Ballinger, 83, died Thursday, December 18, 2025 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bro. Frank Webb and Lorrie Primm officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery in Culleoka. The family will visit with friends Monday from 12:00 PM...
Mary Ruth Grooms
Dec 18, 2025
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Mary Ruth Kelley “MawMaw” Grooms, 90, resident of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, December 18, 2025 at Life Care Center of Columbia.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Mike Gillock officiating. Burial will follow in Arlington Cemetery. The family will visit with friends on Saturday, December...
Peggy Louise Prentice
Dec 17, 2025
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Peggy Louise Witherspoon Prentice, 75, resident of Duck River, died Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Memorial services will be conducted Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends on Sunday, December 21, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral...
Sarah Ramsey
Dec 17, 2025
Sarah Elizabeth McCoy Ramsey, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away December 17, 2025 on her 81st birthday at Life Care Center of Columbia.
She was born on December 17, 1944 in Booneville, Mississippi to the late Julius Bolen McCoy and the late Bessie Faye Goff McCoy. She retired from Delta Airlines after 25 years as a reservationist. Sarah had many interests...
Sara Elizabeth Farris
Dec 16, 2025
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Sara Elizabeth Whiteside Farris, 91, a lifelong resident of Maury County, TN, died Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, December 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM at South Gate Church of Christ with Richard Farris, Barry Farris, Joe Macer and John Thomas officiating. Burial will follow at Old Well Cemetery. The...
Jerry Wayne Hartsfield
Dec 16, 2025
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Jerry Wayne Hartsfield, 79, longtime resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Steve Blackwell and Walter Clot officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...
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