Obituaries

John Henry Ralph

John Henry Ralph

Apr 1, 2009

John Henry Ralph, 86, retired employee of Dupont and TVA, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at his residence on Azalea Drive. A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Friday at Beech Historic Cemetery in Hendersonville with Rev. Malcomb Patton officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit with friends...

Evelyn Jones Hardison

Evelyn Jones Hardison

Mar 30, 2009

View Funeral WebcastMrs. Mary Evelyn Jones Prince Hardison, 83, resident of N. Lasea Road in Spring Hill, passed from this life to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday, March 30, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jack White and Ewing...

Charles Edward Hearod Sr

Charles Edward Hearod Sr

Mar 30, 2009

View Funeral WebcastMr. Charles Edward Hearod, Sr., 84, resident of Phinney Murphy Rd., died Monday, March 30, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Telford Tharp officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4 -...

Andrew Meglis Jr

Andrew Meglis Jr

Mar 28, 2009

Andrew Meglis, Jr., 87, retired machine operator for Morey-Larue Dry Cleaning Company in Linden, New Jersey and resident of West Ninth Street, died Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols. Inurnment will be at a later date in New Jersey.Memorials may be...

Okalene Stockard Mash

Okalene Stockard Mash

Mar 28, 2009

View Funeral WebcastOkalene Stockard Mash, 77, private sitter, died Saturday, March 28, 2009 at her residence on Hicks Lane. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Buck Paul officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Notes...

Robert Murphy Scott

Robert Murphy Scott

Mar 23, 2009

Directions to Ephesus Church of Christ:From Highway 31, South(Shoney's - Legend's intersection)turn onto Highway 50, Easttravel .07 mile turn right onto Mooresville Piketravel 3.1 milesEphesus Church of Christ is on the right(corner of Mooresville Pike & Murphy Lane)Robert Murphy Scott, 85, life-long resident and farmer in the Culleoka Community, died Monday, March 23, 2009. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday...

Helen Baker Perry

Helen Baker Perry

Mar 22, 2009

View Funeral WebcastMrs. Helen Baker Perry, 89 resident of Campbellsville Pike for many years, died Sunday at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Thomas Vann and Rev. David Bradley officiating. Burial will be follow in Matthews Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m....

Virginia Mai Fogg Golden

Virginia Mai Fogg Golden

Mar 19, 2009

Mrs. Virginia Mai Fogg Golden, 96, long-time resident of South Main Street, died Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Dr. Jim Hughes officiating. Burial was in Polk Memorial Gardens. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. The Giles County native was the daughter of...

Rodney E Webb

Rodney E Webb

Mar 16, 2009

Mr. Rodney Edwin Webb, 36, died Monday, March 16, 2009 at his residence in Pioneer, Tennessee. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Thursday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery in Hickman County. The family will visit with friends Wednesday after 4 p.m. at the funeral home. The...

Dr Wilbur H Scheitel

Dr Wilbur H Scheitel

Mar 15, 2009

View Memorial Service WebcastDr. Wilbur H. "Wil" Scheitel, 78, well-known chiropractor, died Sunday, March 15, 2009 at Alive Hospice of Nashville after a long bout with cancer. The family will visit with friends Saturday beginning at 12:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols concluding with a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Robert Lewis officiating. Members of Columbia Masonic Lodge...

Martha Blankenship Ferguson

Martha Blankenship Ferguson

Mar 14, 2009

Mrs. Martha Ferguson, 70, of Pulaski passed away Saturday, March 14, 2009, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Mrs. Ferguson and her husband made their home in Columbia when he pastored First Church of the Nazarene. Her father is remembered as former minister of Columbia's First United Methodist Church and Riverside United Methodist Church. She was a member of First...

Earlene Denton Smith

Earlene Denton Smith

Mar 13, 2009

View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Earlene Denton Smith, 85, retired licensed practical nurse, died Friday, March 13, 2009 at Village Manor in Lewisburg. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with John Vaughan officiating. Burial will be in Bryant Cemetery in the Mooresville Community. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 to 8:00...

Erica Leigh Roberts

Erica Leigh Roberts

Mar 9, 2009

Erica Leigh Roberts, 18 years of age of Columbia Tennessee passed away Monday, March 9th, 2009 at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.Born Wednesday, January 9th, 1991 at 5:11am at Fort-Hamilton-Hughes Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, Ohio to Kimberly L. Roberts and Jerry E. Roberts. Erica spent 14 years growing up in Columbia, TN. A senior at Spring Hill High School,...

Roy E Caruthers

Roy E Caruthers

Mar 7, 2009

Roy E. Caruthers, 65, retired sales representative, died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at his residence. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at Jones Cemetery with Jim Parnell officiating. Military honors at graveside will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. The family will visit with friends at the graveside. Family and friends will serve as...

Frances Galloway Fly Watkins

Frances Galloway Fly Watkins

Mar 6, 2009

View Funeral WebcastMrs. Frances Galloway Fly Watkins, 90, died Friday, March 6, 2009 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Terry Peery officiating. Burial will be in Glennwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 10:00 a.m. to service time at the funeral home. Notes of sympathy...

William Jennings Scott Jr

William Jennings Scott Jr

Mar 5, 2009

View Funeral WebcastMr. William Jennings (Bill) Scott, Jr., 64, long-time resident of Goodlettesville, died Thursday, March 5, 2009 after a long and courageous battle with leukemia and pulmonary fibrosis. Mr. Scott returned to Columbia last year to make his home and be near family due to his illness. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at Oakes &...

Ronald C Harlach Sr

Ronald C Harlach Sr

Mar 3, 2009

View Funeral WebcastMr. Ronald C. Harlach, Sr., 69, resident of Gardner Dr. in Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Clare Hendricks officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from...

Don Bailey

Don Bailey

Mar 2, 2009

View Memorial Service WebcastMr. Donald Ray "Don" Bailey, 61, owner of Triple R. Controls, died Monday, March 2, 2009 at his residence on Frye Road. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The...

Betty Blythe Childrey Goats

Betty Blythe Childrey Goats

Mar 1, 2009

Mrs. Betty Blythe Childrey Goats, 82, homemaker and retired cook for Village Market, died Sunday, March 1, 2009 at her residence on West 13th Street. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Rev. Mike Roberts officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 12:00 p.m....

William Ray Jones

William Ray Jones

Mar 1, 2009

View Funeral WebcastWilliam Ray Jones, 52, shop foreman and mechanic for Columbia Construction Company for 35 years, died Sunday, March 1, 2009 at his residence on Tanyard Hollow Road in the Culleoka Community. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Bob Rush officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery. The family will...