Obituaries
Dawson James McAllister
Dec 17, 2020
View Funeral Webcast Dawson McAllister, 74, a hero for Christ, went to be with his Savior unexpectedly as a result of heart complications at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Born November 14, 1946 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Margaret Ruth McAllister and the late Eugene B. McAllister, D.D....
James William "Jimmy" Bloss
Dec 17, 2020
James William “Jimmy” Bloss, 84, retired Postmaster for the United States Postal Service, died Thursday, December 17, 2020 at his residence in Columbia. A private graveside service will be conducted at Polk Memorial Gardens with his son-in-law, Dexter Shelton officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the...
William David Lindsey
Dec 16, 2020
William David Lindsey, 73, retired pharmacist for Reynolds Drugstore and Fred’s Pharmacy and resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 19, at noon at Polk Memorial Gardens with Andrew Phillips officiating. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral...
Mary Elizabeth Henderson Watkins
Dec 16, 2020
Mary Elizabeth Henderson Watkins, 77, retired secretary for the Columbia Daily Herald, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at residences in Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 2:30 P.M. at Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg, Tennessee with Reverend Tommy Vann officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family requests...
Rev. John Arch Warren
Dec 16, 2020
View Funeral Webcast John “Arch” Warren, died peacefully at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee, early Wednesday morning, December 16, 2020. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 64 years, 9 months and 5 days, Joyce Carpenter Warren. He grieved her passing every day for the next 4 years, 10 months and 8 days. He was also preceded...
Martha Carolyn Webb Myers
Dec 11, 2020
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Martha Carolyn Webb Myers, 74, resident of Columbia, died Friday at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mike Redding officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Memorial Park. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M....
Virginia Gale Watkins Pylant
Dec 10, 2020
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Virginia Gale Watkins Pylant, 67, homemaker and former resident of Columbia, died Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A private family memorial service will be conducted Sunday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Justin Hudson officiating. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born September 27, 1953 in Maury County,...
Amaryllis "Amy" June Hale Ingrum
Dec 10, 2020
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Amaryllis “Amy” June Hale Ingrum, 82, former resident of Columbia, died Thursday, December 10, 2020 at her daughter’s residence in Sevierville. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday at 6:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Keith Thornton. The family will visit with family and friends Sunday from 4:00 P.M. –...
George Edward Houser
Dec 8, 2020
View Video Tribute George Edward Houser, 77, entered this life on September 5, 1943 and left on December 8, 2020. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Roy Houser and Mike King officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 P.M. –...
Joyce Price Allen
Dec 7, 2020
View Funeral Webcast Joyce Price Allen, 71, a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and resident of Spring Hill, died Monday, December 7, 2020 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at West Seventh Street Church of Christ with Dr. Patrick Chapman officiating and song leader, Joe Bedwell. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens....
Betty Jean Watson Cox
Dec 6, 2020
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Betty Jean Watson Cox, 77, homemaker and resident of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Mt. Pleasant Health & Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Bob Rush officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with...
Harley Brown Weatherly, Sr.
Dec 5, 2020
Harley Brown Weatherly, Sr. fought the good fight, he finished the race, and he kept the faith. On December 5, 2020 God called him home to be with Him eternally. Harley left his earthly home peacefully, with his loving wife and daughter holding him. Harley was a Godly man, a good man in every way. God was always first, then...
Margaret Ruth Callihan Prince
Dec 5, 2020
View Funeral Webcast Margaret Ruth Callihan Prince age 100 years, a resident of Morning Pointe of Columbia for the last 10 ½ years, died on December 5, 2020 at her residence. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 2:30 P.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Reverend Wilson Henderson and Reverend Bobby McCord officiating. Visitation with the...
Joseph Graham, Jr.
Dec 5, 2020
View Funeral Webcast Joseph Graham, Jr., age 78, went to be with his Lord on December 5, 2020. Born in Clarksdale, MS, to the late Joseph Graham and Nancy Abbay Graham, he spent most of his childhood in Columbia, TN. After graduating Central High School, he attended Southwestern (now Rhodes) College in Memphis, and then served his country in the...
Dorothy Bernice James Baker
Dec 4, 2020
Dorothy Bernice James Baker, 90, retired employee of Maury Regional Medical Center, died Friday, December 4, 2020 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Graveside services will be conducted Monday at 2:30 P.M. at Santa Fe Cemetery with Pastor Telford Tharp and Pastor Jason Keysar officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. at Oakes...
James A. Derryberry
Dec 3, 2020
View Funeral Webcast James A. Derryberry, 72, retired owner and operator of Riverside Discount Furniture and resident of Columbia, died Thursday at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00...
Donald Carl "Donny" Felton
Dec 1, 2020
Donald Carl “Donny” Felton, 64, machinist for ITW-CIP Industries and resident of Westmoreland, Tennessee, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Sumner Regional Medical Center. A private graveside service will be held at Arlington Cemetery with his brother Roy Fraser officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born...
Robert Charles Kennedy
Dec 1, 2020
View Funeral Webcast Robert Charles Kennedy, 65, retired electrician for General Motors, died Monday, December 1, 2020 at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 6:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jerry Elder officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. The family suggests...
Jerry Wayne Runions
Nov 28, 2020
Jerry Wayne "Bull" Runions, 71, resident of Columbia, died Saturday at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mylen Coble and Rock Jaggers officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorials...
Wendell Cain Hughes
Nov 27, 2020
Wendell Cain Hughes, 63, truck driver for TMC Trucking Co., died Friday at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Andrew Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home...
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