Obituaries

Betty Hendley Vaughn

Betty Hendley Vaughn

Aug 27, 2013

View Video TributeMrs. Betty Hendley Vaughn, 78, resident of Lasea Road in Spring Hill, died Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Dr. Dwain Brown and Rev. Richard VanCleave officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday...

George Ann Thurman

George Ann Thurman

Aug 24, 2013

View Video TributeMrs. George Ann Stanfill Thurman, 83, retired employee of Walls Grocery, died Saturday, August 24, 2013 at her residence on West Avenue. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with David Morris officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from 5:00 -...

William "Billy" Foster Jr

William "Billy" Foster Jr

Aug 21, 2013

View Video TributeMr. William "Billy" Clyde Foster, Jr., 82, retired from the U.S. Post Office and longtime resident of Culleoka, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Corey Bell officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post...

Tommie Ray Yocom

Tommie Ray Yocom

Aug 20, 2013

View Video TributeMr. Tommie Ray Yocom, 71, resident of Mobley Ridge Road in Duck River, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Dr. Dwain Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Reese's Chapel Cemetery. The family will visit...

Bob White Jr

Bob White Jr

Aug 20, 2013

Robert Leslie "Bob" White, Jr., 80, local businessman and longtime Columbia native, passed away on August 20, 2013, at NHC Hillview, following a valiant battle with brain cancer.For the past 30-years, Bob was active in real estate in Maury County, serving as a Realtor, Broker and Auctioneer. He was currently affiliated with ReMax Elite of Columbia. He is the past...

Florence Webb Pollock

Florence Webb Pollock

Aug 18, 2013

View Video TributeMrs. Florence Ruby Webb Pollock, 84, homemaker and resident of Blythe Circle, died Sunday, August 18, 2013 at NHC Hillview.Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Ezell Rose officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home....

Paul Cummins Kennedy

Paul Cummins Kennedy

Aug 16, 2013

Mr. Paul Cummins Kennedy, 72, died Friday, August 16, 2013 at Donelson Place Care and Rehabilitation in Nashville. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bro. Tom Riley, minister of the Bellevue Church of Christ officiating. Burial will follow in Old Well Cemetery. Condolences may be offered online at www.oakesandnichols.com.A native...

Mary Alexander Green

Mary Alexander Green

Aug 16, 2013

Mrs. Mary Alexander Green, 85, resident of West 17th St., died Friday, August 16, 2013 at Hillview Health Care. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 12:00 noon until time of service...

Lynn Mayfield

Lynn Mayfield

Aug 16, 2013

Lynnette "Lynn" Stephens Mayfield, 74, went home to be with our Lord on Friday, August 16, 2013, in Corinth, Texas. She was born May 26, 1939, near Fayetteville, NC, to Dorothy and G.W. Stephens. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 27, at the Delk Cemetery near Kettle Mills in Maury County. Oakes & Nichols Funeral...

Miriam Adkins Shoemaker

Miriam Adkins Shoemaker

Aug 16, 2013

View Video TributeMrs. Miriam Lovenia Adkins Faulkner Shoemaker, 92, passed away Friday, August 16, 2013 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home, 320 West 7th St., Columbia, TN 38401 with Rev. Janis Lofton officiating. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 11:00...

David Lee Crowther

David Lee Crowther

Aug 12, 2013

Mr. David Lee Crowther, 67, resident of Old Highway 99, died Monday, August 12, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. The family will visit with friends Friday from 5 - 7:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday, at 1:00 p.m. EST in Memorial Park Cemetery in Vincennes, Indiana with military honors provided by...

Jerry Wayne Lewis

Jerry Wayne Lewis

Aug 11, 2013

Mr. Jerry Wayne Lewis, 69, retired from Occidental Chemical Corporation and Spontex Corporation, died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at his residence on New Highway 7. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Howard Alexander and Bro. Dorris Rader officiating. Burial will be in Adkison Cemetery at a later date. The...

Wayne Garner

Wayne Garner

Aug 9, 2013

Mr. Wayne Garner, 70, resident of Hampshire Pike, died Friday, August 9, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Jackson Heights Church of Christ with Andrew Roberts and Dr. Rufus Clifford officiating. Entombment will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 2:00 - 7:00...

Dorothy Martin Church

Dorothy Martin Church

Aug 9, 2013

Mrs. Dorothy Mai Martin Church, 88, resident of the Nashville Highway, died Friday, August 9, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Andrew Roberts and Bradley Dugger officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4 -...

Elizabeth Brooks Martin

Elizabeth Brooks Martin

Aug 6, 2013

Mrs. Carrie Elizabeth Brooks Martin, 78, resident of Hay Hollow Road in Santa Fe, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Johnson and Dr. Tom Cox officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with...

Ruth Counts Mencer

Ruth Counts Mencer

Aug 1, 2013

View Video TributeView Funeral WebcastMrs. Ruth Mae Counts Mencer, 76, homemaker and resident of Lillian Circle, died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Chris Ball officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...

Sara Sewell Babb

Sara Sewell Babb

Aug 1, 2013

View Funeral WebcastMrs. Sara Elizabeth Sewell Babb, 86, went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Riverside United Methodist Church with Rev. David Spencer, Barry Babb and Joseph Houston Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with...

Edgar Rogers Callahan

Edgar Rogers Callahan

Jul 28, 2013

Mr. Edgar Rogers Callahan, 83, mechanic and resident of Buffalo Road, died Sunday, July 28, 2013 at Crockett Hospital in Lawrenceburg. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be offered online at www.oakesandnichols.com....

Porter Black

Porter Black

Jul 26, 2013

View Video TributeMr. James Porter Black, 63, former owner and operator of Porter's Electric, died Friday, July 26, 2013 at his residence in the Campbell Station Community. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Glen Alexander officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...

Hazel Pigg

Hazel Pigg

Jul 26, 2013

Mrs. Hazel Elizabeth Miller Baker Pigg, 88, former employee of Sears & Roebuck, died Friday, July 26, 2013 at her residence in the Santa Fe Community. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Donna Higginbotham officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday...