Obituaries

Gary W Lovell

Gary W Lovell

Mar 23, 2016

Gary Wendell Lovell, 74, retired employee of General Electric and resident of Greenvale Drive, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Greg Gwin officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 -...

Doris Francene McCall

Doris Francene McCall

Mar 23, 2016

Doris Francene McCall, 51, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at residence on 3rd Street in Lawrenceburg. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Graveside inurnment will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at Rock Springs Cemetery. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. The Maury County native was...

Craig Richard Meglis

Craig Richard Meglis

Mar 22, 2016

Craig Richard Meglis, 47, car enthusiast and resident of South Laurel Circle, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Survivors include his parents, Andrew Meglis, III and Mary K. Augimeri Meglis of Columbia; sisters, Dawn (Jay)...

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Mar 18, 2016

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 90, self-employed accountant and resident of Bear Creek Pike, died Friday, March 18, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Saluda Memorial Park in Saluda, North Carolina. A memorial service will be conducted Friday at 5:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home...

John Scott Ludden

John Scott Ludden

Mar 16, 2016

John Scott Ludden, 76, retired supervisor with Nissan and resident of Mingo Branch Road in Santa Fe, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Gene Shelton officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...

Eunice Stewart Wolfe

Eunice Stewart Wolfe

Mar 13, 2016

Eunice Grace Stewart Wolfe, 92, retired instructor with the Impact Center and longtime resident of Graymere Manor Road, died Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Signature Health Care. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Vassar and Rev. John Harris officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family...

Ray W Cheek

Ray W Cheek

Mar 13, 2016

Ray Winfred Cheek, 86, Maury County native and resident of Mountain Grove, Missouri, died Sunday, March 13, 2016 in Springfield, Missouri. A memorial service will be conducted Friday at 6:30 P.M. at First Free Will Baptist Church in Mountain Grove, Missouri under the direction of Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home in Mountain Grove. A time for visiting and fellowship will follow with...

Thomas J "Tom" Burt Jr

Thomas J "Tom" Burt Jr

Mar 11, 2016

Thomas Jackson "Tom" Burt, Jr., 90, retired farmer and resident of North Cayce Lane, died Friday, March 11, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Frank Webb and Steve Burt officiating. Burial will follow in Zion Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin...

William E "Moto" Thurman

William E "Moto" Thurman

Mar 11, 2016

William E. "Moto" Thurman, 62, retired employee of Advantage Sales and resident of John Sharp Road, died Friday, March 11, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Monday at 3:00 P.M. at First Family Church with Pastor Rick Blevins, Johnny Cook, and Ross Cook officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 1:00 -...

Captain James W (Ret)

Captain James W (Ret)

Mar 10, 2016

Captain James William Jones, USN (Ret.), 73, died Thursday, March 10, 2016, at his beloved home on Snow Creek Road in Santa Fe. A Celebration of Life will be conducted Sunday at 1:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church with Reverend Joe Evans officiating. Inurnment will follow at Santa Fe Cemetery. Visitation will be held at First Presbyterian Church Saturday from...

Mickey Dean Wright

Mickey Dean Wright

Mar 8, 2016

Mickey Dean Wright, 60, resident of Parkway Avenue, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Scott McCord officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Condolences...

Oliver Benton Quin IV

Oliver Benton Quin IV

Mar 5, 2016

Oliver Benton Quin, IV, 70, of Venice Beach, California and Columbia, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2016 in Santa Monica, California after a long struggle with cancer. Reared in Columbia, TN, Benton graduated from University of Virginia, and then lived in Washington, D.C. and New York City before eventually settling in California. An active participant in the New...

Lennie Sullivan Collins

Lennie Sullivan Collins

Mar 3, 2016

Lennie Sullivan Collins, 79, longtime resident of Spring Hill, died unexpectedly Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with grandson Brian Collins and Mark Mardis officiating. Burial will follow in Knob Creek Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 - 8:00...

Wanda Jones Barrett

Wanda Jones Barrett

Mar 2, 2016

Mrs. Wanda Marie Jones Barrett, 89, passed away on March 2, 2016, in Columbia, Tennessee. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:30 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Bob Mullenix and Reverend Gary Wedgewood officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 10:00 A.M. to service time at...

Carolyn Murray Outlaw

Carolyn Murray Outlaw

Feb 29, 2016

Ruth Carolyn Murray Outlaw, retired teacher and longtime resident of Columbia, died Monday, February 29, 2016 at Abe's Garden at Park Manor in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 12:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with The Reverend Rob Courtney officiating. Burial will follow in St. John's Churchyard. The family will visit with friends Saturday from...

Vera Anne Whiteside Grimes

Vera Anne Whiteside Grimes

Feb 28, 2016

View Funeral WebcastVera Anne Whiteside Grimes, 88, retired teacher, died Sunday, February 28, 2016, at her residence on Highway 166 North in Mt. Pleasant. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Wendell Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Worley Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 12:00 - 2:00...

Mary King Vaughn

Mary King Vaughn

Feb 27, 2016

View Funeral WebcastMrs. Mary Ledell King Vaughn, 74, died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at her residence on Rieves Bend Road. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Chaplain Dennis Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Springs Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. at...

Marie McCrary Ketchum Tomlinson

Marie McCrary Ketchum Tomlinson

Feb 27, 2016

Marie McCrary Ketchum Tomlinson, 91, retired seamstress and former resident of Wheeler Drive in Columbia, died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 10:30 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday...

James Edgar Pollard Jr

James Edgar Pollard Jr

Feb 26, 2016

Mr. James Edgar Pollard, Jr., age 79, resident of Columbia, died Friday, February 26, 2016 at NHC Healthcare Hillview in Columbia. Visitation with the family will be at South Gate Church of Christ Sunday, February 28, 2016 from 1:00 - 4:00 P.M. and Monday, February 29, 2016 from 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. with funeral services conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M....

June Evans Caperton

June Evans Caperton

Feb 26, 2016

Mrs. June Evans Stockard Caperton, 81, died Friday, February 26, 2016 at her residence on Nashville Highway. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Steve Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Condolences...