Obituaries

Forrest Taylor "FT" Foster

Forrest Taylor "FT" Foster

Nov 25, 2016

Forrest Taylor "F.T." Foster, 91, retired heavy equipment operator for Occidental Chemical Company and resident of Ashwood Drive, died Friday, November 25, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Jeff Kane officiating. Entombment will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with...

Dr Howard C Pomeroy

Dr Howard C Pomeroy

Nov 24, 2016

Dr. Howard Clifton Pomeroy, 89, long-time physician in the Nashville area, died Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2016 with his family by his side at his home. Private family services were held by Dr. Dean Barham.The family suggests memorials to the charity of your choice or volunteer to provide help for someone in need. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com....

Ronald Ray "Ronny" Lankford

Ronald Ray "Ronny" Lankford

Nov 24, 2016

Ronald Ray Lankford, age 69, resident of Thompson's Station, TN died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at his home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church, 222 West Seventh Street in Columbia, Tennessee. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church,...

Charlie Garfield "Jack" Gibson Jr

Charlie Garfield "Jack" Gibson Jr

Nov 24, 2016

Charlie Garfield "Jack" Gibson, Jr., 74, retired electrician for Morgan Brothers Electric and resident of Yokley Road in Lynnville, died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday at 6:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with military honors provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. The family will...

Peggy Jean Kincaid Jack

Peggy Jean Kincaid Jack

Nov 24, 2016

Peggy Jean Kincaid Jack, 81, retired beautician and resident of Sharon Circle, died Thursday, November 24, 2016, at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Chaplain Lyndell Propst officiating. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00 - 7:00...

William Marion "Billy" Warf

William Marion "Billy" Warf

Nov 20, 2016

William Marion "Billy" Warf, 84, long-time resident of the Santa Fe Community, died Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Joe Bowers officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery with military honors provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19....

Bobbie Fitzgerald Johnson

Bobbie Fitzgerald Johnson

Nov 19, 2016

Bobbie Fitzgerald Johnson, 85, retired Maury County Court Clerk Chief Deputy and longtime resident of Second Avenue, died Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Diversicare of Smyrna. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Norton and Rev. Gary Wedgewood officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will...

Albert Sidney "Pete" Johnson Jr

Albert Sidney "Pete" Johnson Jr

Nov 19, 2016

Albert Sidney "Pete" Johnson, Jr., 66, retired pharmacist and resident of Columbia, died Saturday, November 19, 2016, at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 12:00 P.M. at Craft Memorial United Methodist Church with Brother Steve Nave officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may...

Ewing Neelley "Neel" Frakes

Ewing Neelley "Neel" Frakes

Nov 18, 2016

Mr. Ewing Neelley "Neel" Frakes, 73, retired state employee for the Department of Human Services and resident of Hillcrest Avenue, died Friday, November 18, 2016 at Life Care Center of Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 3:30 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Houston Parks officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 1:00 - 3:00...

Betty Hubbell Puckett

Betty Hubbell Puckett

Nov 17, 2016

Mrs. Betty Hubbell Puckett, 82, former resident of Pickens Lane, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Hubert Cunningham and Pastor Bo Myers officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from...

Lillian Marie Cook Smallwood

Lillian Marie Cook Smallwood

Nov 17, 2016

Lillian Marie Cook Smallwood, 89, resident of Walnut Lane in Columbia, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Henry Coles, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 11:00 A.M. until service...

Herbert Eugene Lovett

Herbert Eugene Lovett

Nov 13, 2016

Herbert Eugene Lovett, 88, resident of Old Lewisburg Highway, died Sunday, November 13, 2016 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jacky White officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. The family will visit with...

Charles Douglas "Doug" Mayberry

Charles Douglas "Doug" Mayberry

Nov 10, 2016

View Funeral WebcastCharles Douglas "Doug" Mayberry, 85, retired employee of Barr Motor Company and resident of Davis Avenue, died Thursday, November 10, 2016 at NHC Lewisburg. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Steve Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday...

Patricia Kay Farris Johnson

Patricia Kay Farris Johnson

Nov 7, 2016

Patricia Kay Farris Johnson, 56, employee of Centerstone Associates and resident of Fifth Avenue, died unexpectedly Monday, November 7, 2016, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Barry Farris officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00...

James Ernest Worley

James Ernest Worley

Nov 6, 2016

James Ernest Worley, 61, former employee of Tennessee National Guard in Nashville and resident of New Cut Road, died Sunday, November 6, 2016, at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 3:30 P.M. at Pleasant Mount Cemetery with Pastor Derrek Whitten officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. at...

Wilma Jean White Tidwell

Wilma Jean White Tidwell

Nov 5, 2016

Wilma Jean White Tidwell, 78, longtime resident of Azalea Drive, died Saturday, November 5, 2016, at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 12:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Glenn Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at...

William Patterson "Bill" Dennis Sr

William Patterson "Bill" Dennis Sr

Nov 5, 2016

William (Bill) Patterson Dennis, Sr., born November 13, 1932 to Annie Patterson and Clarence Earl Dennis, passed away on November 5, 2016.He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Dr. Clarence Earl Dennis, and his in-laws Lura McCord Rayburn and Charles R. Rayburn, Sr.Bill graduated from Columbia Central High School, class of 1951. He then continued his education...

Annie Mae Kennedy Lain

Annie Mae Kennedy Lain

Nov 4, 2016

Annie Mae Kennedy Lain, 88, retired teletype operator with Western Union, died Friday, November 4, 2016, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Steve Lusk officiating. Burial will follow in Old Well Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M....

Carrie Saunders Sanders

Carrie Saunders Sanders

Nov 4, 2016

Carrie Viola Saunders Sanders, 93, homemaker and longtime resident of Hampshire, died Friday, November 4, 2016, at her residence.A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Cedar Hill Cemetery with James Dickey officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.The family suggests memorials to Cedar...

Brian Christopher Hubbell

Brian Christopher Hubbell

Nov 1, 2016

Brian Christopher Hubbell, 34, employee of Anderson Masonry and resident of Thompson Drive in Minor Hill, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Paul Arnold officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday...