Obituaries

Nancy Jane Oliver Wiley

Nancy Jane Oliver Wiley

Sep 13, 2011

Nancy Jane Oliver Wiley, 51, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at her residence on Comstock Avenue. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Eddie Rogers and Rev Joe Evans officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Mount Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 12 - 2:00 p.m. at the...

Martha Sharp Derryberry

Martha Sharp Derryberry

Sep 12, 2011

View Funeral Webcast Martha Sharp Derryberry, 82, resident of Wedgewood Dr., died Monday, September 12, 2011 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4 - 8:00 p.m. at the...

Cynthia Long Carney

Cynthia Long Carney

Sep 10, 2011

View Funeral Webcast Cynthia Sue Long Carney, 63, former resident of Hood Road in the Knob Creek Community and current resident of Murfreesboro, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 12:00 noon at Oakes & Nichols with John Hayes and Charles Hardison officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The...

Vera Marlin Gidcomb

Vera Marlin Gidcomb

Sep 9, 2011

View Funeral Webcast Vera Marlin Gidcomb, 93, retired registered nurse at Maury Regional Medical Center and long-time resident of Daleview Circle,died Friday, September 9, 2011 at NHC Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. David McGregor officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday...

Mary Jo Ladd Folger

Mary Jo Ladd Folger

Sep 5, 2011

View Graveside Webcast Mary Josephine Ladd Folger, 84, died Monday, September 5, 2011 following an extended illness. Graveside services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Williamsport Cemetery where her husband and several generations of Mrs. Folger's family are interred. Rev. Melinda Britt will officiate. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Oakes...

JoAnn Roberts Weatherford

JoAnn Roberts Weatherford

Sep 4, 2011

View Video TributeView Funeral Webcast JoAnn Roberts Weatherford, 79, retired cashier for Giant Foods for 33 years and former resident of Sunset Avenue, died Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with David Morris and Curtis Dowdy officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens....

Howard Robinson

Howard Robinson

Sep 1, 2011

View Video TributeView Funeral Webcast Howard Robinson, 84, retired from Union Carbide Corporation and resident of Towson Drive, died Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Wendell Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors at graveside provided by Herbert...

Mr Edward Covey Fox

Mr Edward Covey Fox

Aug 29, 2011

View Video Tribute Mr. Edward Covey Fox, 86, former long time resident of Sheepneck Road in the Culleoka community, died Monday, August 29, 2011 at the home of his son, Bobby Fox in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Oakes & Nichols with Bro. Wilson Henderson and Rev. Henry Mobley officiating. Burial will follow in...

Jean Caldwell Caughran

Jean Caldwell Caughran

Aug 25, 2011

After a brief illness, Jean Caldwell Caughran, 87, former Maury County resident, passed quietly Thursday, August 25, 2011 in Dallas, Texas where she made her home for a number of years. Graveside services will be Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Zion Presbyterian Churchyard. Family and friends will gather from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols. Notes of sympathy...

Farrell Hall

Farrell Hall

Aug 24, 2011

Vernon Farrell Hall, 50, former resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at NHC Oakwood in Lewisburg. Graveside services will be Thursday at 4:00 p.m. at Cross Bridges Cemetery in Maury County with Pastor Steve Gervasi and George Simmons officiating. The family will visit with friends at graveside. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. Born in Maury...

Caleb Daniel Hall

Caleb Daniel Hall

Aug 23, 2011

View Video TributeView Funeral Webcast Caleb Daniel Hall, 25, roadside assistant for AAA of Nashville and resident of Transit Avenue, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols. Burial will follow in Maury Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 6:00 to 8:00...

J Mike Blair

J Mike Blair

Aug 21, 2011

View Video TributeView Funeral Webcast J. Mike Blair, 101, well-known Columbia businessman and community activist, died Sunday, August 21, 2011 at Life Care of Columbia. He was a former resident of The Bridge and long-time resident of Carter Street. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at West Seventh Street Church of Christ with Porter King, Jeremy Butt,...

Estelle Sneed Witherspoon

Estelle Sneed Witherspoon

Aug 20, 2011

View Video TributeView Funeral Webcast Estelle Sneed Witherspoon, 94, well-known Columbia saleslady and long-time resident of Trotwood Avenue, died Saturday, August 20, 2011 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Jeff Jacob officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00...

Donald Matthews Scott

Donald Matthews Scott

Aug 18, 2011

Donald Matthews Scott, 85, well-known Columbia grocerlivestock trader, and farmer in the Sawdust Community, died Thursday, August 18, 2011 at St. Thomas Hospice. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Graymere Church of Christ with Wendell Robinson and Don Vick officiating. Burial will follow in Wilkes Cemetery in the Culleoka Community. The family will visit with friends...

Mildred Davidson Craig

Mildred Davidson Craig

Aug 16, 2011

View Graveside Webcast Mildred Davidson Craig, 83, retired from Alford's Pharmacy in Lewisburg, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at her residence on B. Kerr Road in the Culleoka Community. Graveside services will be conducted Friday at 12:00 noon at Friendship Cemetery in Culleoka with Hueston Marshall officiating. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at...

John Henry "JH" Johnson

John Henry "JH" Johnson

Aug 14, 2011

John Henry "J. H." Johnson, 91, retired farmer and long-time resident of Stephens Road in the Sawdust Community, died Sunday, August 14, 2011 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Calvin Lunn officiating. Burial will follow in Neapolis Cemetery with military honors at graveside provided by the...

J W "Jady" Blair

J W "Jady" Blair

Aug 14, 2011

J. W. "Jady" Blair, 86, retired from Monsanto Company with 36 and 1/2 years service in the Maintenance Department, died Sunday, August 14, 2011 at his residence on Cheyenne Trail surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Greg Elrod officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military...

Jane DeLay Askey

Jane DeLay Askey

Aug 14, 2011

Jane DeLay Askey, 66, resident of Sheepneck Road in the Culleoka Community, died Sunday, August 14, 2011 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Roy DeLay and Ethel Elrod McDonald DeLay. She was a graduate of Morrisville High School in Morrisville, Pennsylvania and a licensed beautician. For a number of...

John Willie Bonner

John Willie Bonner

Aug 14, 2011

John Willie Bonner, 75, long-time farmer in the Culleoka and Bigbyville communities and former resident of East 8th Street, died Sunday at NHC Columbia. Friends will gather Friday at 3:30 p.m. at Rose Mount Cemetery for graveside services with Chaplain Eddie Rogers officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting with arrangements. There are no immediate survivors.

Joe Thomas Winchester

Joe Thomas Winchester

Aug 12, 2011

Joe Thomas Winchester, 86, retired supervisor for thirty-four years at Union Carbide Corporation and resident of Fry Branch Road in the Lynnville Community, died Friday, August 12, 2011 at Life Care of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Tony Brown and Johnny D. Ring officiating. Burial will follow in Polk...