Obituaries

Joe Thornton Carter Sr

Joe Thornton Carter Sr

Feb 7, 2015

Joe Thornton Carter, Sr., 82, resident of Fifth Avenue, died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. David Spencer and Rev. Jay Hoppus officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. The family will...

William O "Bill" Taylor

William O "Bill" Taylor

Feb 5, 2015

View Funeral WebcastWilliam O. "Bill' Taylor, 89, retired jeweler and watchmaker and resident of North Hardin Drive, died Thursday, February 5, 2015 at VA Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jackie White officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert...

Girline Mayberry Baird

Girline Mayberry Baird

Feb 4, 2015

View Funeral WebcastGirline Mayberry Baird, 88, retired employee of Tennessee Farm Bureau and former longtime resident of Wedgewood Drive in Columbia, passed into eternal life with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Wilson Henderson...

Joel Lynn Hendley

Joel Lynn Hendley

Feb 4, 2015

Mr. Joel Lynn Hendley, 64, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at his residence on Mercer Road in Hohenwald. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Dr. Dwain Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4 - 8:00 p.m. at the funeral...

Claude N Mays Jr

Claude N Mays Jr

Feb 3, 2015

Mr. Claude Nelson Mays, Jr., 94, retired from Union Carbide and resident of Galloway Street, died Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be conducted Friday at 1:00 p.m. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Rev. Calvin Lunn officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit with...

Mary Huckaby Dodson

Mary Huckaby Dodson

Feb 2, 2015

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Huckaby Dodson, 88, resident of Brannon Court, died Monday, February 2, 2015 at Signature Health Care. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 12:00 noon at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. until time of service at the...

Grady Alvin Morrow Jr

Grady Alvin Morrow Jr

Jan 30, 2015

Grady Alvin Morrow, Jr., 71, retired employee of General Electric, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at his residence on Taylor Store Road in the Hampshire Community. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Stephen Kelley officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 2:00 - 4:00 P.M at the funeral...

Barney Cannady

Barney Cannady

Jan 27, 2015

View Funeral WebcastBarney Evans Cannady, 85, retired truck driver with AmeriGas and longtime resident of Tanyard Hollow Road in the Campbell Station Community, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at the home of his son. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes &Nichols Funeral Home with Adam Southern and Pastor Jerry Yerkes officiating. Burial will follow in...

Donald Ray Hemphill

Donald Ray Hemphill

Jan 26, 2015

Mr. Donald Ray "Don" Hemphill, 68, died at his residence on Bailey Street on Monday, January 26, 2015. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Parkway Baptist Church with Brother Mike Roberts officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until time of service at the church. A private burial will take place...

Michael Dudas Jr

Michael Dudas Jr

Jan 25, 2015

Michael Dudas, Jr., 98, resident of Columbia, died Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Life Care Center of Columbia.A funeral Mass will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church with Father Davis Chackaleckel, M.S.F.S. officiating. Gene McShane will serve as Eucharistic Minister. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American...

Mary Elizabeth Brooks

Mary Elizabeth Brooks

Jan 22, 2015

Mary Elizabeth Holt Polk Brooks, 76, resident of West 13th Street, died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. Jeffrey L. Kane officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 12:00 - 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences...

Katherine Liles

Katherine Liles

Jan 22, 2015

Katherine Knox Liles, 64, resident of Union Place, died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday at 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Wendell Robinson and Mike Kesler officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 2:00 - 4:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Condolences may be...

Bobbye Robinson

Bobbye Robinson

Jan 22, 2015

Bobbye Elaine Pinkston Robinson, 83, retired Executive Director of Columbia Housing Authority, died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Wendell Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 3:00 - 7:00...

Doris Fitzgerald Allen Russell

Doris Fitzgerald Allen Russell

Jan 20, 2015

Doris Fitzgerald Allen Russell, age 91, passed away January 20, 2015. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Friday at 1:00 P.M. in Woodlawn's Dignity Hall with Rev. Eugene Martino Jr. officiating. A graveside service will be held Friday at 3:00 P.M. at Santa Fe Cemetery with Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home assisting the family. Visitation will be Friday...

Charles Edward Underwood

Charles Edward Underwood

Jan 19, 2015

Charles Edward Underwood, 63, Maury County native, died Monday, January 19, 2015 in Louisiana where he had made his home for the past few years.Born August 26, 1951, he was the son of the late Marvin Evans Underwood and Katherine May Franklin Underwood. Survivors include his wife of forty years, Peggy Charlene McCord Underwood of Broussard, Louisiana; children, Robert Underwood,...

Larry K Burgett

Larry K Burgett

Jan 18, 2015

View Funeral WebcastMr. Larry Kenneth Burgett, 66, resident of Tampa, Florida and former longtime resident of Nashville, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Brookside Hospice House in Pinellas County, Florida. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 10:00 AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Jeffrey L. Kane officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family...

Wanda Monteith May

Wanda Monteith May

Jan 17, 2015

View Funeral Webcast Wanda Lee Monteith May, 63, co-owner of R. C. May Jewelers on the Public Square and resident of Porter Circle, died Saturday, January 17, 2015 in Gatlinburg while on a week-end trip with her family. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Bill Watkins and Mike Bryan officiating. Burial will...

Joann Sesler Clark

Joann Sesler Clark

Jan 16, 2015

Joann Sesler Clark, 72, former employee of Holiday Inn and resident of West 12th Street, died Friday, January 16, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born May 2, 1942 in Waverly, she...

Ruby Hill

Ruby Hill

Jan 16, 2015

Ruby Cummins Hill, 84, homemaker and longtime resident of Perkins Lane, died Friday, January 16, 2015 at NHC Hillview. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 P.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with John Vaughan officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 12:00 - 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials to...

Katherine "Katie" Thornton Garrison

Katherine "Katie" Thornton Garrison

Jan 15, 2015

Katherine "Katie" Thornton Garrison, 88, retired employee of Third National Bank and former resident of Turpin Circle, died Thursday, January 15, 2015 at NHC Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville with John Vaughan officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 2:00 - 6:00 P.M. at Oakes &...