Obituaries

Larry Pigue

Larry Pigue

Nov 24, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Larry Pigue, 74, longtime resident of Marshall County, died Tuesday at Marshall Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. in Friendship Cemetery with Rick Rolin officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences can be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born December 24, 1945 in Marshall County,...

Beverly Gertrude Bernhart Wilson

Beverly Gertrude Bernhart Wilson

Nov 23, 2020

Beverly Gertrude Bernhart Wilson, 69, resident of Columbia, died Monday at NHC of Columbia. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born August 23, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Donald Bernhart and the late Louise Davis Bernhart. Mrs. Wilson earned her...

Howard Eugene "Snooks" Alderson

Howard Eugene "Snooks" Alderson

Nov 23, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Howard Eugene (Snooks) Alderson was born February 2, 1927, in Columbia, Tennessee at The Kings Daughters Hospital. After living most of his life in Maury County, he died peacefully on November 23, 2020 at Morning Pointe in Columbia at the age of 93. Snooks was the only child of Lilly Mae Russell Alderson, and Thomas Howard (Buck)...

Richard Gregory Smith, Sr.

Richard Gregory Smith, Sr.

Nov 20, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Richard Gregory Smith 82, died Friday, November 20, 2020 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Bob Vassar officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit with...

Patty Ann Petrie Ridley

Patty Ann Petrie Ridley

Nov 19, 2020

Patty Ann Petrie Ridley, 77, of Columbia, Tennessee, a retired teacher for Mt. Pleasant Elementary School and a resident of Old Sunnyside Lane, passed away on November 19th, 2020 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. She was born in Turner, Montana, September 2, 1943, to parents Leo and Roxie Petrie. Patty graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA,...

Ruby Mai Truette

Ruby Mai Truette

Nov 18, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Ruby Mai Truette, 72, long-time resident of Williamsport and for the past 25 years she was made her home at Home Place in Nashville, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Alive Hospice. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Heather Harris officiating. Burial will follow in Williamsport...

James Martin Clark

James Martin Clark

Nov 17, 2020

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast James Martin Clark,85, retired employee of Monsanto Chemical Company, former employee of Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home, and resident of Morel Road in the Sawdust Community, died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home...

Doris Pogue Ball Romine

Doris Pogue Ball Romine

Nov 17, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Doris Pogue Ball Romine was born in Hampshire, Tennessee on May 20, 1924 to Hobart and Ethel Pogue, and departed this life on November 17, 2020.She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Harold Kittrell Pogue, sister, Jeraldine McCrary, son-in-law and daughter, Harry and Patsy Grimmitt and husbands, Wayne A. Ball and Paul Romine. She...

Terry Leon Church

Terry Leon Church

Nov 17, 2020

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Terry Leon Church, 71, long-time self-employed carpenter and former employee of Union Carbide, died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at his residence in Columbia. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 5:00 P.M. at Riverside United Methodist Church with Reverend Jim Norton officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00 P.M. until...

Joseph Martin Fitzwalter

Joseph Martin Fitzwalter

Nov 16, 2020

Joseph Martin Fitzwalter, 66, employee of General Motors in Spring Hill and resident of Hampshire, died Monday, November 16, 2020 at Williamson Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church with Pastor Isaac Crass officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 1:00 P.M. until service...

Robert Wayne McAdams

Robert Wayne McAdams

Nov 16, 2020

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Robert W. McAdams,82, retired Tennessee Highway Patrolman, died Monday, November 16, 2020 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Mike Roberts and Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19 Chaplain Eddie Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery with...

Charles Riddle

Charles Riddle

Nov 16, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Charles Riddle, 89, retired employee of Norton & Steeley and resident of Columbia, died Monday, November 16, 2020 at Life Care Center of Columbia. A private family and friends graveside service will be held Thursday at Polk Memorial Gardens with Wendell Robinson and Andrew Phillips officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post...

John Raymond Neal, II

John Raymond Neal, II

Nov 13, 2020

View Video Tribute John Raymond Neal, II, 24, resident of Trotwood Avenue, died Friday, November 13, 2020 at University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at St. John’s Churchyard with Father John Hays. The family will visit with friends Friday from 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols...

Laura Frances Reed Brock

Laura Frances Reed Brock

Nov 12, 2020

Laura Frances Reed Brock, 84, retired Administrative Assistant for Carter Distributing in Chattanooga, died Thursday, November 12, 2020 at NHC Maury Regional. Mrs. Brock spent the last few years of her life in Columbia. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials...

Robert Herman "Bob" Farmer

Robert Herman "Bob" Farmer

Nov 12, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Robert Herman “Bob” Farmer, 92, former Maury County Commissioner for 16 years, retired owner of Columbia Bonding Company and retired court officer for Judge Bobby Sands, and long-time resident of Joe Brown Road, died Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Brookdale Assisted Living. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home....

Bobby Lee Huckaby

Bobby Lee Huckaby

Nov 11, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Bobby Lee Huckaby, age 78, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on October 22, 1942 to the late J.W. Huckaby and Louise Shelton Huckaby. He was a 1960 graduate of Columbia Central High School. Bobby started his career in the bread business at the...

Tommy Wayne Stewart

Tommy Wayne Stewart

Nov 11, 2020

Tommy Wayne Stewart, 72, retired employee of Sole Support and resident of Primm Springs, died Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mike Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Oakley Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post...

Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Lindsey

Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Lindsey

Nov 8, 2020

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Elizabeth Ann “Liz” Lindsey, 48, passed away on November 8, 2020, near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Liz was born in Nashville to Annie Mai Malugin Lindsey and Clarence Reed Lindsey, and grew up in Spring Hill, Tennessee. After graduating from David Lipscomb High School in Nashville, Liz attended Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, graduating...

Esther Faye Hubbell

Esther Faye Hubbell

Nov 7, 2020

Esther Faye Hubbell, age 80, a resident of Stiversville, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Life Care Center of Columbia. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. at Gibsonville Cemetery with Barry Farris officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 11:00 A.M – 12:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home....

J.P. Due, Jr.

J.P. Due, Jr.

Nov 2, 2020

View Funeral Webcast J.P. Due, Jr., 98, owner of Campbell & Due Contractors Inc. and resident of Columbia, died Monday at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Chris Caldwell. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 P.M. –...