Obituaries

Oscar Dillehay

Oscar Dillehay

Dec 19, 2014

Oscar Dillehay, 86, farmer and retired employee of Heil Quaker, died Friday, December 19, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Monday at 2:30 P.M. at Pleasant Mount Cemetery with Rev. Frank Webb and Rev. Jack Taylor officiating.. The family will visit with friends Monday from 12:00 - 2:00 P. M. at the funeral home....

Barbara Hutt

Barbara Hutt

Dec 18, 2014

View Funeral WebcastBarbara Ann Hedrick Hutt, 78, died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at her residence in Gadsden, Alabama. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 3:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home, Columbia, Tennessee with Pastor Allen Armstrong officiating. Burial was in Williamsport Cemetery. Condolences may be offered online at www.oakesandnichols.com. The Maury County native was the last survivor of...

Allene Wiley Alderson

Allene Wiley Alderson

Dec 18, 2014

Allene Wiley Alderson, 92, longtime resident of the Water Valley Community, died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Rick Elsey and Jeremy Butt officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from...

Imogene Holt

Imogene Holt

Dec 18, 2014

Mrs. Imogene Bryant Holt, 82, died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at her residence on West Hardin Dr. A graveside service will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Cross Bridges Cemetery with Rev. Mark Sartain officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be offered online at...

Doris Head Choate

Doris Head Choate

Dec 17, 2014

View Funeral WebcastDoris Head Choate, 95, retired employee of Tennessee Knitting Mill and resident of Hemingway Drive, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with David Morris officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00...

Grace Collier Cothron

Grace Collier Cothron

Dec 15, 2014

Bertha Mae Grace Collier Cothron, 95, resident of East 9th Street, died Monday, December 15, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A private graveside service will be conducted at Rose Hill Cemetery with Mrs. Cothron's nephew, Allen Barrett, officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice....

Monroe M Lovell

Monroe M Lovell

Dec 13, 2014

Monroe Mason Lovell, 87, retired employee of Union Carbide and resident of Kippsford Pond Road, died Saturday at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Anderson Fieldhouse on the Columbia Academy Campus with Andrew Phillips, John Vaughan, Wendell Robinson, and Dr. Bill Thrasher officiating. Burial will follow in McCains Cemetery. The family will...

Ned Laughmiller

Ned Laughmiller

Dec 11, 2014

Mr. Winford Chester "Ned" Laughmiller, 93, retired sales representative for Nabisco and resident of Park Circle, died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tommy Vann, Rev. Chip Hunter and Rev. Melinda Britt officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday...

Sally Wright Frierson

Sally Wright Frierson

Dec 7, 2014

Mrs. Sally Wright Freeland Frierson, 82, devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died peacefully on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Tri-Star Medical Center in Spring Hill surrounded by her family. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Rev. Thomas Vann officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00...

Donald E Knoepfel Sr

Donald E Knoepfel Sr

Dec 5, 2014

Donald Eugene Knoepfel, Sr., 60, resident of Scott Hollow Road, died Friday at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jimmy Elliott officiating. Burial will follow in Wilkes Cemetery in the Culleoka Community. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at...

Athel Hickman

Athel Hickman

Dec 5, 2014

View Video TributeView Funeral Webcast Athel Allen Hickman, 87, retired employee of DuPont/Spontex and resident of Columbia, died Friday, December 5, 2014, at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas Vann and Pastor Angy Trimmer officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery with military honors at graveside...

Wayne Foster

Wayne Foster

Dec 2, 2014

View Video TributeCharles Wayne Foster, 64, a resident of Cheairs Circle, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bro. Howard Kitter officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Gardens Cemetery in Summertown. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M....

Samuel "Sammie" M Edwards

Samuel "Sammie" M Edwards

Dec 1, 2014

Mr. Samuel "Sammie" Marvin Edwards, 87, died Monday, December 1, 2014 at his residence on Sunset Lane. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Tommy Fox officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit with friends Tuesday...

Dr Laray Rector

Dr Laray Rector

Dec 1, 2014

View Funeral Webcast Part One View Funeral Webcast Part Two View Video TributeDr. Ponder Laray Rector, 55, local dentist and resident of Sequoya Trail, died unexpectedly Monday, December 1, 2014 in Maury County. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Graymere Church of Christ with John Vaughan and Andrew Phillips officiating. Private burial will follow in Polk...

Virginia Vernon

Virginia Vernon

Dec 1, 2014

Mrs. Virginia "Jenny" Mae Grimm Scalf Vernon, 90, resident of Westover Drive, died Monday, December 1, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 12:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Condolences may...

Angie Smith Daimwood

Angie Smith Daimwood

Nov 29, 2014

Angie Smith Daimwood, 95, former long-time resident of Bear Creek Pike in Columbia, went home to be with her Lord on November 29, 2014 in Sevierville, Tennessee.The family will visit with friends Monday from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols. Graveside services will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the Daimwood family plot in Rose Hill Cemetery. The...

Dorothy Thomason Lyles

Dorothy Thomason Lyles

Nov 27, 2014

Dorothy Ann Thomason Lyles, "Miss Dot", age 78, who died Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.at Oakes & Nichols with Jim Thomason officiating. Interment will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 to 8:00 p....

Frances Marie Springer

Frances Marie Springer

Nov 26, 2014

Mrs. Frances Marie Anderson Springer, 80, resident of Edgar Springs, Missouri and former resident of Columbia, died Wednesday in Missouri where she had made her home for the past several years. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Frank Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with...

Margie Haskin Davidson

Margie Haskin Davidson

Nov 25, 2014

Margie Pearl Haskin Davidson, 78, former supervisor at Maury Manufacturing and River Valley Mills, and resident of Culleoka, died Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Clayton Morris officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from...

Ricky Nelson

Ricky Nelson

Nov 25, 2014

View Video TributeRicky Lane Nelson, 55, employee of Vulcan Materials in Franklin and resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, November 25, 2014 in Williamson County.Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Arlington Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the funeral...