Obituaries

Christine Jones Hall Tillery

Christine Jones Hall Tillery

Dec 18, 2013

Mrs. Mildred Christine Jones Hall Tillery, 85, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at her residence on South High Street. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Hicks officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4 - 8:00 p.m. and Friday...

Birney Wagner Alphin

Birney Wagner Alphin

Dec 16, 2013

View Video TributeMr. Birney Wagner Alphin, 94, former resident of Columbia, died Monday, December 16, 2013 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 101 Legends Club Lane, Franklin, TN with Rev. Chris Joiner officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 12:30 p.m. until time of service at the...

Steven Dale "Bug" Cates

Steven Dale "Bug" Cates

Dec 14, 2013

Steven Dale "Bug" Cates, 42, former employee of Moody Tire Company in Franklin and resident of Baker Road, died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Hardison Cemetery on Rock Springs Road with Rev. Bobby Cates officiating. The family will visit with friends at graveside.Notes of sympathy may...

Bessie Lankford Bass

Bessie Lankford Bass

Dec 11, 2013

Mrs. Bessie Huntington Lankford Bass, 95, retired employee of Chrysler Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 in Michigan where she had made her home for the past several years. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Gene Shelton and Edward Roupe officiating. Burial will follow in Polk...

Charles B Griggs Sr

Charles B Griggs Sr

Dec 6, 2013

Charles B. Griggs, Sr., 92, self-employed window cleaner and resident of Kedron Road in Spring Hill, died Friday, December 6, 2013 at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols with James Edwards officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. Burial will follow...

Bonnie Strong Langsdon

Bonnie Strong Langsdon

Dec 6, 2013

View Funeral WebcastMrs. Bonnie Strong Langsdon, 79, widow of J.K. Langsdon, Jr. and resident of Spainwood Street, died Friday, December 6, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Graymere Church of Christ with Jerry Hill and Taft Ayers officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with...

Larry Morrow

Larry Morrow

Dec 5, 2013

View Video TributeView Funeral Webcast Part 1View Funeral Webcast Part 2 William Larry Morrow, 60, self-employed CPA, died Thursday, December 5, 2013 at his residence on Stonewall Road. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at West Seventh Street Church of Christ with Jerry Elder officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with...

James F Russell Jr

James F Russell Jr

Dec 5, 2013

View Funeral WebcastJames Forgey Russell, Jr., CDR, USN, 83, retired farmer and longtime resident of Williamsport, died Thursday, December 5, 2013 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Donna Higginbotham officiating. Burial will follow in Williamsport Cemetery with military honors provided by the U. S. Navy. The family will...

J T Music

J T Music

Dec 3, 2013

John Tucker "J. T." Music, 20, employee of Century Mold in Shelbyville and resident of Cornersville, died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 1:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Kevin Warren officiating. Burial will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery. The family...

Raymond Lee Pennington Sr

Raymond Lee Pennington Sr

Dec 3, 2013

View Video TributeIt is with deepest sorrow that we, the children of our beloved Raymond Lee Pennington Sr., inform you that Raymond Sr., passed peacefully at home on December 3, 2013. His wonderful wife and companion of 67 years, Ovie Travis Pennington preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughters Carolyn Pennington (B.F.) Wilkinson, Linda Pennington (Joel) Lopez,...

Josephine "Josie" Cammuse

Josephine "Josie" Cammuse

Dec 3, 2013

View Video TributeView Funeral WebcastJosephine "Josie" Brown Cammuse, 85, died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at her residence in the Kedron Community of Maury County. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Franklin Williams and Jeremy Butt officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 P.M....

Virginia Brown Taylor

Virginia Brown Taylor

Dec 2, 2013

View Video TributeMrs. Virginia Brown Taylor, 96, former longtime resident of Mooresville Pike, died Monday, December 2, 2013 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Wayne Hardison and John Harris officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 3...

Mary Hill Haugen

Mary Hill Haugen

Dec 2, 2013

Mary Hill McKay Haugen, 92, longtime resident of Wahella Way, died Monday, December 2, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A private graveside service will be held at Polk Memorial Gardens with Doug Murphy officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials to Columbia Central High School Library, 921 Lion Parkway, Columbia,...

Wanda Jane Smith

Wanda Jane Smith

Dec 1, 2013

Mrs. Wanda Jane Smith, 68, resident of Massman Drive in Nashville, died Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. No funeral services are scheduled at this time. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home is in charge of announcements. Condolences may be offered online at www.oakesandnichols.com. The Maury County native was the daughter of the late William J. "Bill" Smith and...

James G Dugger

James G Dugger

Nov 30, 2013

View Video TributeView Funeral WebcastMr. James Glenn Dugger, Sr., 86, retired employee of Monsanto Chemical Company and resident of Culleoka, died Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Maury Regional Hospital following a brief illness. Funeral services will be conducted at Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Friendship Baptist Church in Culleoka, Tennessee with Pastor David Graves officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship...

Louis Eubank Jr

Louis Eubank Jr

Nov 29, 2013

Louis Eubank, Jr., 86, retired CPA, died Friday, November 29, 2013 at his residence on Walnut Lane. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 7:00 P.M. at Pleasant Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Vassar, Rev. Ron Brown, and Rev. Rush Harrison officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at the church. A graveside...

Margie Orvis

Margie Orvis

Nov 28, 2013

View Funeral WebcastMargie Faye King Puckett Orvis, 84, died Thursday, November 28, 2013 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bradley Dugger officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Silver Lake Cemetery in Wolverine, Michigan. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 1:00 - 3:00...

Gary Moss

Gary Moss

Nov 27, 2013

View Video TributeC. Gary Moss, 80, retired employee of Occidental Chemical Company, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at his residence on Oak Drive. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brian Gregory officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19....

Jimmy Dean Fralix

Jimmy Dean Fralix

Nov 24, 2013

Mr. Jimmy Dean Fralix, 78, resident of Trotwood Avenue, died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Brother Jimmy Nave officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until time of service at the...

William B "Hop" Dorris Jr

William B "Hop" Dorris Jr

Nov 24, 2013

Mr. William Buford "Hop" Dorris, Jr., 87, died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at his residence on Trotwood Avenue. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Judge Bobby Sands officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 12:00 noon until time of service at the funeral...