Obituaries
JoAn Davis Dial
May 28, 2024
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JoAn Davis Dial, 85, died Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at Life Care Center of Hickory Woods in Antioch.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Greg Vick and Allen Vick officiating. Burial will follow in McCains Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 10:00 AM...
Beverly Johnson Pigg
May 27, 2024
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The bright spirit of Beverly Johnson Pigg made its flight heavenward in the late afternoon/early evening of Monday, May 27th, Memorial Day, shortly after being prayed over by her family of friends gathered at Brookdale Columbia.
Long time resident of 815 Academy Lane, Beverly Pigg was a native of the Columbia she loved. Daughter of Edgar Ellis Johnson, Jr....
David Marshall Watkins II
May 27, 2024
David Marshall Watkins II, 77, retired engineer for MARTA, former resident of Gallatin and resident of Columbia, died Monday, May 27, 2024 at NHC Columbia.
A Funeral Mass will be conducted Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at St Catherine of Siena Catholic Church with Father Regie Augustine officiating. Inurnment will follow in Zion Cemetery with military honors provided by...
Lisa Elliott Ashley
May 27, 2024
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Lisa Lynn Elliott Ashley, 46, resident of Columbia, passed away Monday, May 27, 2024 surrounded by her loving family at her brother’s residence.
A memorial service will be conducted Friday, May 31, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Kane officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00...
Paul Dean Smith
May 26, 2024
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Paul Dean Smith, 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Columbia, TN following a brief illness. Mr. Smith was born in Johnston City, a small coal mining town in Southern Illinois. At the age of twelve, Paul’s father took him into a coal mine and reminded him that without an education and participation in sports mining would...
Rose Jones Sharp
May 24, 2024
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Rose Marie Jones Sharp, 88, lifelong resident of the Bear Creek Community, died Friday, May 24, 2024 at American Home Assisted Living Facility in Lebanon.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Drew Love and Judge Bobby Sands officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery. The family...
Kathleen Fay Coates
May 20, 2024
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Mrs. Kathleen Fay Akin Coates was born in Columbia, Tennessee on April 25th, 1939 and went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 20th, 2024 at the age of 85.
The Maury County native was the daughter of the late Pleasant Johnson and Kathleen Dever Akin, both of whom were from Maury County. Kathleen graduated from Columbia...
Kristi Lyle Vanderburg
May 18, 2024
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Kristi Lyle Vanderburg, 45, resident of Columbia, TN, died Saturday, May 18, 2024 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Jack Smith officiating. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the...
Mary Susan Kennedy
May 17, 2024
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Mary Susan Berry Kennedy died on Friday, at the age of sixty-seven. Mary Susan was the daughter of Sue and Dewees Berry of Franklin, Tennessee. She was raised along with her 4 siblings on a farm off West Harpeth Road that she loved. She rode horses, played in the woods, and developed a love of nature that she...
Okerleen Mabry Thompson
May 15, 2024
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Okerleen Mabry Thompson, 94, resident of Columbia and beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at her residence.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with David Morris officiating. Burial will follow at John Lay Cemetery in Ethridge. The family will visit with friends Wednesday...
Brenda Kennedy Shephard
May 14, 2024
Mrs. Brenda Gail Kennedy Shephard, 70 resident of Columbia, and an employee as a CNA at of NHC Franklin died Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, May 17, 2024 at 11AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Jay Logan officiating. Burial will follow at Pasquo Cemetery in Williamson County. ...
Thomas Alexander Yates
May 13, 2024
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Thomas Alexander Yates, 90, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, son, and brother, passed away at his son’s home in Brentwood, TN on May 13, 2024, surrounded by his family.
Tom was born in Winchester, TN. As a young child, he moved to Bakersfield, CA and graduated from East Bakersfield High School in 1953. As a young man, he was...
William “Bill” Edward Lakey
May 13, 2024
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William “Bill” Edward Lakey, 86, resident of Columbia, died Monday, May 13, 2024, after an extended illness. Bill was born on March 11, 1938, to the late William Harmon Lakey and Bertie Robertson Harper, and was the stepson of the late Granville Harper, all natives of middle Tennessee. Bill was born in Collinwood, TN, but moved to Columbia...
Jonathan Patrick St.Clair
May 11, 2024
Jonathan Patrick St.Clair, 49, a resident of Culleoka and an employee of Adient in Pulaski, died Saturday, May 11, 2024 in Decaturville, Tennessee.
The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Graveside service will be conducted Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery in Culleoka with...
Billy Gower Dial
May 10, 2024
Billy Gower Dial, 83, of Brentwood, Tennessee, formerly of Culleoka, Tennessee passed away at Somerfield Health Center on May 10, 2024.
Billy is preceded in death by his parents, Willie Robert and Katherine Hamlett Dial, brother Charles Dial and sister Kathy Gifford.
He is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Barbara Calvert Dial, daughter Marjorie (Scott) Mennen, son Michael...
Clifford McEwen Brooks
May 10, 2024
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Clifford McEwen Brooks, 68, employee of AutoZone, retired bus driver for Maury County Public Schools, and resident of Columbia, died Friday, May 10, 2024 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, May 13, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Danny Fleming officiating. Burial will follow in Morrow Cemetery. The family...
Cheryl Denise Hickman Lovett
May 8, 2024
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Cheryl Denise Hickman “Nannan” Lovett, 67, retired from Stan’s Restaurant, and resident of Spring Hill, died Wednesday, May 8, 2024 in Maury County.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Richard VanCleave officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday...
Jason Daniel Slayman
May 8, 2024
Jason Daniel Slayman, 43, resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
A graveside service will be conducted Monday, May 13, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. at Chessor Cemetery in Centerville. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.
Born November 25, 1980 in Honolulu, HI, Jason is the son of Edward Brown Slayman and Mary Jane Walker Slayman...
Hank Keller
May 5, 2024
Walter Henry “Hank” Keller III, 46, of Columbia, Tennessee passed away at his home on May 5, 2024.
The family will visit with friends on Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 11 until 1 at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia, with a graveside service immediately following at St. John’s Ashwood.
He was born in Memphis, Tennessee on November 17, 1977...
Ty David Smithson
May 5, 2024
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Ty David Smithson, 33, a resident of Spring Hill, died on Sunday, May 5, 2024 in a motorcycle accident.
The family will gather with friends and loved ones at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home from 12:00 PM till 4:00 Saturday May 11, 2024. A celebration of Ty’s life beginning at 4:00 PM, with Pastor Eric Nichols officiating. Sammy and...
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