Obituaries

Roy March Pritchard

Roy March Pritchard

Jan 12, 2014

View Funeral WebcastMr. Roy March Pritchard, 95, former resident of Columbia, died Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Forrest City Medical Center in Forrest City, Arkansas where, due to health problems, he had moved in 2011 to be near one of his sons. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Reverend Tommy Vann and...

Peter Fyfe Watson

Peter Fyfe Watson

Jan 10, 2014

Peter Fyfe Watson, a warm and courageous Giles County man, died Jan. 10 after a long fight with cancer. Loved ones surrounded him as his suffering ended at Vanderbilt University Hospital, his birthplace 54 years ago. Peter was assistant coach for the junior high girls soccer team at Richland School in Lynnville and previously coached in the county's recreational soccer...

Harold D "Buddy" Kelley

Harold D "Buddy" Kelley

Jan 8, 2014

Harold Douglas "Buddy" Kelley, 75, retired employee of Kelley's Drywall & Painting, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at his residence on Seavy Hight Road. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Eddie Milner officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Mount Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 3:00 -...

Betty Jean Noblin Gobbell

Betty Jean Noblin Gobbell

Jan 6, 2014

Betty Jean (Noblin) Gobbell, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother died Monday, Jan. 6, 2014 in Columbia, Tennessee.Betty was born in Manila, Arkansas on November 10, 1934 to William Henry Hugh and Lillian Elizabeth (Kerr) Noblin. She was 79. Betty married Bruce Gobbell in 1953 and began her full time role as a minister's wife. During the 61 years Bruce...

Effie Jones Overbey Duke

Effie Jones Overbey Duke

Jan 4, 2014

Effie Jones Overbey Duke, 94, retired laboratory technician at Union Carbide Corporation and resident of Cross Bridges Road, died Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church with The Rev. Davis Chackaleckel officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with...

Lisa Enyart Sermonet

Lisa Enyart Sermonet

Jan 4, 2014

Lisa Ellen Sermonet was healed in Heaven January 4, 2014 after battling cancer for almost eight months. She is survived by her husband of thirty years, Steve, and their two daughters, Stephanie and Sarah. Lisa was born to parents Bill and Holly Enyart on March 13, 1961. She is the third of four children, leaving behind her sister, Kathy, and...

Richard Wayne "Ricky" Oliver

Richard Wayne "Ricky" Oliver

Jan 3, 2014

Richard Wayne "Ricky" Oliver, 61, employee of the Impact Center, died Friday, January 3, 2014 at Signature Health Care. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Dave Gerber officiating. The family will visit with friends from 11:00 a.m. to service time. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Notes of sympathy may...

Donald Lee Osborne

Donald Lee Osborne

Jan 2, 2014

View Video Tribute View Funeral WebcastMr. Donald Lee Osborne, 61, independent truck driver, died Thursday, January 2, 2014 at his residence in Culleoka. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 12:00 noon at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with his cousins, David Ussery, Billy Ussery and Danny Ussery officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with...

Ulner Scott Morrow

Ulner Scott Morrow

Jan 2, 2014

View Funeral WebcastMr. Ulner Scott Morrow, 85, former employee of Rhone-Polenc Agricultural Company and resident of the Hampshire Community, died peacefully Tuesday, January 2, 2014 at his son's home in Mt. Pleasant. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bishop Douglas Fry officiating. Burial will follow in Morrow Cemetery in Hampshire...

Herbert Henry Farris Jr

Herbert Henry Farris Jr

Jan 1, 2014

Herbert Henry Farris, Jr. of Ashburn, Virginia, passed away on January 1, 2014 at Capital Caring Hospice, Halquist Memorial Inpatient Center in Arlington, Virginia. He was born in Maury County, Tennessee on January 4, 1931 to Herbert Henry Farris, Sr. and Josephine Olivia Farris (Kennedy). There will be a memorial service and burial at the Old Well Cemetery in Kettle...

Agnes Shouse

Agnes Shouse

Jan 1, 2014

View Video Tribute Mrs. Martha Agnes Hinson Shouse, 79, resident of Meadowview Drive, entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Carl May and Jeff Thomason officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...

James F "Jim" Casselberry

James F "Jim" Casselberry

Dec 31, 2013

James Franklin "Jim" Casselberry, 75, retired engineer with Bell South, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at his residence on Osborne Drive. A Celebration of Life will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Joe Evans and Rev. Jennie Barber officiating. A private family burial will be held at Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit...

Ronnie Craig

Ronnie Craig

Dec 29, 2013

View Video Tribute Ronnie Craig, 62, former owner and operator of Craig's Wrecker Service, died Sunday, December 29, 2013 at his residence on New Highway 7. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 12:00 noon at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Donald Pruitt and Rev. Wayne Bowden officiating. . Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family...

R Jason Brooks

R Jason Brooks

Dec 29, 2013

View Video Tribute Robert Jason Brooks, 41, resident of Lewisburg, died Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jeremy Butt officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4 - 8:00 p.m. at the...

Paula Ann Dorton

Paula Ann Dorton

Dec 27, 2013

View Video Tribute View Funeral WebcastPaula Ann "Granny" Estes Dorton, 67, resident of the Duck River Community and former employee for Weather-Tamer, died Friday, December 27, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Phillip Johnson officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from...

Tom C Sharp DPh

Tom C Sharp DPh

Dec 23, 2013

Tom C. Sharp, Jr., 90, Executive Director Emeritus of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association, the voice of pharmacy in Tennessee for more than four decades, died Monday, December 23, 2013 at Nashville Alive Hospice. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Burial will follow in St. John's Churchyard, Ashwood with military honors provided by...

Virginia Stofel Wright Crowson

Virginia Stofel Wright Crowson

Dec 22, 2013

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Virginia Stofel Wright Crowson, 96, well-known owner operator of Wright's Beauty Shop for sixty-five years on Highland Avenue, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with David Stofel officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will...

Jewell White Scott

Jewell White Scott

Dec 22, 2013

View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Jewell White Scott, 84, resident of Winding Way, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 10:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Vann officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 5 - 8:00...

Helen Galbraith Foskett

Helen Galbraith Foskett

Dec 20, 2013

Helen June Galbraith Foskett, 83, former resident of Woolard Rd in the Santa Fe Community, died Friday at NHC Columbia. Graveside services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Santa Fe Cemetery near her grandson Everett Lauderdale. The family will visit with friends at the graveside. Condolences may be offered online at www.oakesandnichols.com. The Lawrence, Kansas native was the...

Helen Thompson Kincade

Helen Thompson Kincade

Dec 20, 2013

View Video TributeMrs. Helen Thompson Kincade, 94, resident of the Hampshire Community, died Friday, December 20, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Lawrence Jackson and Charles Clark officiating. Burial will follow in Morrow Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 3 -...