Obituaries

Betty Pauline Webb Love

Betty Pauline Webb Love

Oct 31, 2022

Betty Pauline Webb Love, 86, affectionately known as "Nanny", retired secretary for Edwards Oil Company and resident of Columbia, died Monday, October 31, 2022 at Poplar Estates. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Bill Webb and Mark Webb officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit...

Ruby Burns Johnson

Ruby Burns Johnson

Oct 31, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Ruby Burns Sisk Johnson, 88, a resident of Maury county TN, died Monday Oct 31, 2022 in NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be held at Oakes & Nichols on Thursday at 10:00 with burial services to follow at Cross Bridges Cemetery, with a visitation on Wednesday from 4-8 P.M. Born August 4. 1934 in Maury County TN...

Marjorie Ann Barr Castleman

Marjorie Ann Barr Castleman

Oct 25, 2022

Marjorie Anne (Barr) Castleman, 70, of Frankin, TN, passed away peacefully on October 25, 2022, at ALIVE Hospice, held dear by her family and friends. Marjorie grew up in Columbia, TN, where, as a young teen, she won Music Educator’s National Conference’s ensemble awards from MTSU and TN Tech. She was part of the Columbia Central High School Band, under...

Donald Wayne Cannady

Donald Wayne Cannady

Oct 25, 2022

Donald Wayne Cannady, 69, retired farm equipment mechanic for Lynch Equipment Sales and resident of the Rally Hill Community, died Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at Vanderbilt Medical Center after a short illness. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, November 5, 2022, at 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Jerry Yerkes officiating. The family will visit...

Nellie Weaver Rummage

Nellie Weaver Rummage

Oct 23, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Nellie Weaver Rummage, 84, retired employee of First Farmers Bank, Middle Tennessee Bank, and resident of Columbia, died Sunday, October 23, 2022 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Ethan Courtemanche and Ricky Clay officiating. Burial will follow in Morton Cemetery. The...

Margaret Delanie Bryant Thurman

Margaret Delanie Bryant Thurman

Oct 21, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Margaret Delanie Bryant Thurman, 71, passed way Friday, October 21, 2022 at Maury Regional Medical Center with her family by her side. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home, with Pastor Darrell Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from...

Jimmie Bone

Jimmie Bone

Oct 21, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Jimmie Ray Bone, 78, retired electrician for UCAR Carbon Company and Horn Electric, died Friday October 21, 2022 in his home. Graveside services will be conducted 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Friendship Cemetery with a eulogy by Melanie Stokes. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended...

Nancy Jane Westmoreland Derryberry

Nancy Jane Westmoreland Derryberry

Oct 19, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Nancy Jane Westmoreland Derryberry, 78, retired Secretary for Farm Bureau, died Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joey Westmoreland and Jackie White officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday...

Colonel James McVey Compton

Colonel James McVey Compton

Oct 18, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Colonel James McVey Compton, 91, a resident of Sterling, Virginia, died on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 in Leesburg, Virginia. Jim lived in Arlington, Virginia from 1977 to 1996 and was a founding member of Falcons Landing where he has lived from 1996 to present. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 11:00 A.M....

Colonel David Earl Fulkerson

Colonel David Earl Fulkerson

Oct 17, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Colonel David Earl Fulkerson, 79, retired director of the Spring Hill Public Library and resident of Columbia, died Monday, October 17, 2022 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home with Father Tim Williams officiating. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at...

Albert Carmack "A.C." Howell, Jr.

Albert Carmack "A.C." Howell, Jr.

Oct 15, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Albert Carmack (A.C.) Howell, Jr., 83, retired Maury County Budget Director, died Saturday, October 15, at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. The son of the late Albert Carmack Howell, Sr., and Nancy Helen Little Howell, was born on October 13, 1939, in Dyersburg, TN. After graduating from Columbia Central High School in 1957, he attended Tennessee Tech,...

Carl B. Garner

Carl B. Garner

Oct 15, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Carl Bailey Garner, 67, retired heavy equipment operator, died Saturday, October 15, 2022 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brandon Cochran officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M....

James Donald Vandiver, Sr.

James Donald Vandiver, Sr.

Oct 14, 2022

View Funeral Webcast James Donald Vandiver, 78, retired Maintenance Tech for Union Carbide, died Friday, October 14, 2022 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mike Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19....

Martha Mae Duncan

Martha Mae Duncan

Oct 12, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Martha Mae Duncan, 80, retired Lab Supervisor at Centennial Medical Center and resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 3:00 P.M. at Williamsport Methodist Church with Reverend David Spencer officiating. Burial will follow in Williamsport Cemetery. The family will visit...

Donna Faye Wantland Jones

Donna Faye Wantland Jones

Oct 12, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Donna Faye Wantland Jones, 83, died October 12, 2022 at NHC Maury Regional. Funeral services for Mrs. Jones will be conducted at 2pm on Sunday, October 16th at Williamsport United Methodist Church in Williamsport, TN with the Reverend Brady Cooper officiating. Burial will be in the Williamsport cemetery. The family will visit with friends from 1pm until...

Mary Sellers Pogue

Mary Sellers Pogue

Oct 12, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Mary Edna (Sellers) Pogue, 89, resident of Roy Sellers Road, died Wednesday, October 12, 2020. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 4:30 P.M. at Beech Grove Church of Christ with Jim Selbe officiating. Burial will follow in Lasting Hope Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 3:30 P.M. until service time at the church....

Ann Akin Dilley

Ann Akin Dilley

Oct 11, 2022

Ann Akin Dilley, 84, homemaker and resident of Nashville, died Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Trevecca Nazarene Care and Rehabilitation. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 4:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Reverend Steve Thomas officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born May...

Linda Johnson Akin

Linda Johnson Akin

Oct 11, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Linda Johnson Akin, 78, homemaker and long-time resident of Hampshire, died Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Randy Baxter and Ben Diles officiating. Burial will follow in Worley Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from...

Glenn H. Goad

Glenn H. Goad

Oct 11, 2022

Glenn Goad, 100, passed away on October 11, 2022 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Anthony Muston officiating. Burial will follow in Knob Creek Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. and Tuesday from 12:00 P.M. until...

Courtland Charles Christner

Courtland Charles Christner

Oct 10, 2022

Courtland Charles Christner, 83, retired Systems Analyst for AT&T, Bell South, and EDS, died Monday, October 10, 2022 at his residence in Spring Hill. A Masonic service will be conducted Monday at 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Spring Hill Masonic Lodge #124 officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 3:00 P.M. until service time...