Obituaries
James Robert Tucker
Mar 1, 2024
James Robert Tucker was born on October 8, 1947, and passed away on March 1, 2024 at the age of 76.
Mr. Tucker is the son of the late Carol Minor and Sarah Ruth Church Tucker. He is also preceded in death by his sister Dorothy Jean and his grandparents Sam C. and Mary Erwin Anderson Tucker and Robert Hayden and...
Mary Charles Berwind
Feb 29, 2024
Mary Charles Redman Berwind, 77, resident of Columbia, TN, and retired clerk for Tennessee Farm Bureau, passed away Thursday, February 29, 2024 at Green Hills Center for Rehabilitation and Healing.
Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. at Mount Hope Cemetery in Franklin, TN with Brandon Cochran officiating. The family will visit with friends Tuesday, March...
Douglas John Tracy
Feb 26, 2024
Douglas John Tracy, 67, and member of First United Methodist Church in Columbia, died February 26, 2024 at his residence in Hampshire.
The family will visit with friends Saturday, March 2, 2023 from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Online condolences may be extended at www.oakesandnichols.com.
Douglas was born on August 5, 1956 in New Jersey to...
Bettye Rose Frazier Messmer
Feb 23, 2024
Bettye Rose Frazier Messmer, 90, died Friday, February 23, 2024 at LifeCare of Columbia after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Per her written wishes, there will not be a visitation or funeral at this time. Instead, she has requested a Christian graveside service and burial at the family’s cemetery at Goose Pond Cemetery in Scottsboro, AL. Bettye was born to...
Mildred Ruth Voss
Feb 22, 2024
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Mildred Ruth Baldwin Voss, 81, retired office manager for Medical Management and longtime resident of Columbia, died Thursday, February 22, 2024 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, February 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Andrew Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Polk Memorial...
Matilda Couch Beaird
Feb 19, 2024
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Matilda Louise (Couch) Beaird, beloved wife, devoted mother, cherished grandmother, and cherished sister, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2024, in Columbia, TN, with her loving husband by her side. Matilda was born in Nashville on May 12, 1939, at St. Thomas Hospital, to Rebecca Louise (Wallace) Couch and James Cummins Couch, Sr. She spent her formative years...
Nellie Pruitt
Feb 19, 2024
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Nellie Boyd Pruitt, 78, lifelong resident of Columbia, died Monday, February 19, 2024 at her residence surrounded by her children.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Terry Peery officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 12:00...
Jerry Bryan Johns
Feb 19, 2024
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Jerry Bryan Johns, 84, resident of Columbia, died Monday, February 19, 2024 at his residence with his wife by his side.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Steven Douglas officiating. Burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from...
William Porter King
Feb 18, 2024
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William Porter King, 88, retired professor and longtime resident of Columbia, died Sunday, February 18, 2024 at Poplar Estates.
A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, February 24, 2024, at 11:00 AM at West 7th Street Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Worley Cemetery in the Hampshire community of Maury County. The family will visit with friends Friday...
Loretta Ballard
Feb 16, 2024
Loretta Hensley Ballard, 79, former resident of Jackson, Tennessee, died Friday, February 16, 2024 at Life Care Center of Columbia.
Graveside services will be conducted Friday, February 23, 2024 at 3:00 PM at Ridgecrest Cemetery in Jackson, Tennessee with Will Norrid officiating. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home....
Mary Evelyn Pruitt Abshier
Feb 14, 2024
Mary Evelyn Pruitt Abshier, 75, resident of Columbia, TN died Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at her residence.
A graveside service will be conducted Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Mapleview Cemetery in Smyrna, Tennessee. Online condolences may be extended at www.oakesandnichols.com.
She was a native of Knoxville, TN, born on December 11, 1948 to the late James Pruitt, Sr. and...
Frances Ann Wright
Feb 13, 2024
Frances “Ann” Derryberry Wright, 102, resident of Franklin, died Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at Claiborne & Hughes Nursing & Rehab.
A graveside service will be conducted Friday February 23, 2023 at 2:00 P.M at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Franklin, TN. Bro. Brandon Cochran officiating. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.
Born May 25, 1921 in Williamson County, Tennessee to the late...
Charles Errette Morton III
Feb 13, 2024
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Charles Errette “Pop” Morton III, 82, died February 13, 2024 at his residence on Booker Farm Road in Hampshire Community of Maury County, Tennessee.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, February 16, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with his grandson Greg Boyd officiating. Burial will follow in Worley Cemetery in the Hampshire Community. ...
James Ross Woody
Feb 6, 2024
James Ross Woody, age 74, passed away in the early morning of February 6, 2024 at UC Medical Center.
He was born to the late Robert and Katherine (Rieves) Woody on September 9, 1949 in Columbia, Tennessee. Always a great athlete in any sport, James Ross excelled in football under Coach Jim Cartwright. James received numerous awards as the...
Maggie Lee Anderson McMeen
Feb 4, 2024
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Maggie Lee Anderson McMeen, 97, resident of the Hampshire community, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024 at NHC Columbia.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Macer officiating. Burial will follow in Sheboss Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00...
Gary Wayne Jackson
Feb 2, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Gary. He passed on Friday February 2, 2024, at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN.
Born on January 18, 1978, in Pulaski, TN to the proud parents Veda Adelle Morrow Jackson and the late Mark Neil Jackson. Gary grew up in Columbia, TN and was an excellent...
Judy Whitley Johnson
Feb 1, 2024
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Judy Whitley Johnson, 75, retired Laboratory Technician for Maury Regional Medical Center and a long-time resident of Hilltown Road in Santa Fe, died Thursday, February 1, 2024, at Maury Regional Medical Center
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Stephen McCollum officiating. Burial will follow in...
Ann Chaney-Barefoot
Jan 30, 2024
Ann F. Chaney-Barefoot, died Tuesday, January 30, 2024, in Columbia.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, February 2, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday, February 1, 2024, from 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Condolences may...
Nettie Lou Walker Durham
Jan 30, 2024
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Nettie Lou Walker Durham, 95, retired from Maury Regional Medical Center and resident of Columbia, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at Life Care Center of Columbia.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, February 5, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rick Points officiating. Burial will follow in Henryville Cemetery with Doyle Parham...
James Dillard Irwin, Jr.
Jan 30, 2024
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James Dillard Irwin, Jr., 74, the loving husband of Reatha Irwin, an Electrician and HVAC specialist for Morgan Brothers Electric and resident of Santa Fe, died Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, February 4, 2024, at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brandon Cochran and Eric Roberts...
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