Obituaries

William David Pilkinton

William David Pilkinton

Oct 10, 2010

View Funeral Webcast William David Pilkinton, 56, member of the Columbia Academy faculty for 30 years and resident of Stonewall Road, died Sunday, October 10, 2010 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Highland Church of Christ with David Morris officiating. The family will visit with friends from 3:00 p.m. to...

Mildred Derryberry Lunn

Mildred Derryberry Lunn

Oct 9, 2010

Mrs. Mildred Ann Derryberry Lunn, 81, died Saturday, October 9, 2010 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Joe Macer and Elmer Lusk officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The...

Cornelia Smartt Hendley Hodges

Cornelia Smartt Hendley Hodges

Oct 8, 2010

Cornelia Smartt Hodges, 104, former resident of the Smartt Station Community near McMinnville, Knoxville, and Columbia, Tennessee, died Friday, October 8, 2010, at Martha Jefferson House in Charlottesville, Virginia. Graveside services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia, Tennessee, with Rev. Roger Nicholson officiating. The family suggests memorials to the John C. Hodges Library...

Carrie Huckaby "Pud" Holton

Carrie Huckaby "Pud" Holton

Oct 5, 2010

Carrie Pauline Huckaby "Pud" Holton, 83, former long-time resident of 5th Avenue, died Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Mike Greene officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the...

Louise Maddux Rayburn

Louise Maddux Rayburn

Oct 5, 2010

Louise Maddux Rayburn, wife of the late Judge Taylor Rayburn, Sr., passed away on October 5, 2010 surrounded by her loving family and caregivers. Born July 15, 1915 in Bon Air, Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Ralph Guest Maddux and Beulah Mae Roddy Maddux. The family moved to Columbia from Chattanooga when she was thirteen years old...

Peggy Alderson Morgan

Peggy Alderson Morgan

Oct 5, 2010

Margaret Ann "Peggy" Alderson Morgan, 85, widow of former Columbia Mayor John Allison "Buddy" Morgan, died Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at her residence on Trotwood Avenue. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Friday at Zion Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. at Oakes...

Cora Jean Wrather

Cora Jean Wrather

Sep 29, 2010

Private graveside services for Cora Jean Wrather were conducted Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Polk Memorial Gardens with Rev. James Lunsford officiating. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis 38105. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. She was the infant daughter of Kristin Elaine and Benjamin Wayne Wrather of Columbia. Survivors...

Clifton Rogers Sparkman

Clifton Rogers Sparkman

Sep 26, 2010

Clifton Rogers Sparkman, age 77, resident of Rolling Fields Circle, passed away September 26, 2010 at Maury Regional Medical Center following an extended battle with cancer. Funeral services for Mr. Sparkman will be conducted at 1p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home with the Rev. Greg McCoy officiating. Interment will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with...

Mary Frances Finley McKenzie

Mary Frances Finley McKenzie

Sep 25, 2010

View Video TributeView Funeral Webcast Mary Frances Finley McKenzie, 80, homemaker and resident of Stockard Road in the Culleoka Community, died Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Bob Rush officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with...

Bobby William Sampson

Bobby William Sampson

Sep 23, 2010

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Mr. Bobby William Sampson, 76, devoted husband, daddy, preacher, farmer, retired Kroger employee and resident of Arthur Sampson Road in Lewisburg, died Thursday, September 23, 2010 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conduced at 2 p.m. Sunday at West Seventh Street Church of Christ with James Sampson, Richard Sampson and Kenneth McFarlen...

Hyman Frank

Hyman Frank

Sep 23, 2010

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Hyman Frank, 89, resident of Owen Avenue, died Thursday, September 23, 2010 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Poore officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19....

Joseph L Whiteside

Joseph L Whiteside

Sep 22, 2010

Joseph Lister Whiteside, 96, retired from Monsanto Company and resident of Mercer Court, died Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at Maury Regional Medical Center. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols followed by graveside services at 4:30 p.m. at St. John's Churchyard at Ashwood with Rev. Roger Nicholson officiating. The family suggests...

David Carter Hallworth

David Carter Hallworth

Sep 22, 2010

David Carter Hallworth, 26, died Wednesday, September 22, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. A memorial service for David was conducted Sunday, September 26, 2010 at Zion Presbyterian Church with Rev. Arch Warren officiating. Born in Davidson County he was the son of Patricia Wherry Hallworth of Columbia and Eugene R. (Gene) Hallworth of Summertown. He was a 2002 graduate of Zion...

Patricia Dianne Vaughn

Patricia Dianne Vaughn

Sep 22, 2010

View Video TributeMs. Patricia Dianne Wiley Vaughn, 56, resident of Trotwood Ave., died Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4 - 8 p.m. at the funeral home....

Opal Gordon Holden

Opal Gordon Holden

Sep 20, 2010

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Opal Gordon Holden, 92, resident of West Point Road in the Hampshire Community, died Monday, September 20, 2010 at Life Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols with Frank Wells officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday...

Buford Poteete

Buford Poteete

Sep 19, 2010

View Video TributeView Funeral Webcast Lesley Buford Poteete, 77, retired diesel mechanic for M. C. West Construction and General Trucking Company, died Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Signature Health Care. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Brian Gregory officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...

James Edward Creel

James Edward Creel

Sep 19, 2010

View Funeral Webcast James Edward Creel, 26, resident of Hill Station Road, died Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Creel will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from...

Mary Pate Inman

Mary Pate Inman

Sep 17, 2010

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Pate Inman, 81, retired office secretary at Central High School and resident of Seventh Avenue, died Friday, September 17, 2010 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Monday at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Art Robbins officiating. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 3:00...

James Ronald Grigsby

James Ronald Grigsby

Sep 16, 2010

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast James Ronald Grisgby, 69, retired unit IV operator for Rhone-Poulenc Corporation and resident of Whitney Drive, died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Signature Health Care. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Brother Dorris Rader. officiating. The family will visit with friends after 5:00 p.m. Friday at...

Crawford L Crabtree

Crawford L Crabtree

Sep 12, 2010

Mr. Crawford L. Crabtree, 92, resident of Pleasant Drive, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Life Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Phelps Cemetery in Giles County with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family...