Obituaries

Bobbie Fitzgerald Johnson

Bobbie Fitzgerald Johnson

Nov 19, 2016

Bobbie Fitzgerald Johnson, 85, retired Maury County Court Clerk Chief Deputy and longtime resident of Second Avenue, died Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Diversicare of Smyrna. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Norton and Rev. Gary Wedgewood officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will...

Albert Sidney "Pete" Johnson Jr

Albert Sidney "Pete" Johnson Jr

Nov 19, 2016

Albert Sidney "Pete" Johnson, Jr., 66, retired pharmacist and resident of Columbia, died Saturday, November 19, 2016, at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 12:00 P.M. at Craft Memorial United Methodist Church with Brother Steve Nave officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may...

Ewing Neelley "Neel" Frakes

Ewing Neelley "Neel" Frakes

Nov 18, 2016

Mr. Ewing Neelley "Neel" Frakes, 73, retired state employee for the Department of Human Services and resident of Hillcrest Avenue, died Friday, November 18, 2016 at Life Care Center of Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 3:30 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Houston Parks officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 1:00 - 3:00...

Betty Hubbell Puckett

Betty Hubbell Puckett

Nov 17, 2016

Mrs. Betty Hubbell Puckett, 82, former resident of Pickens Lane, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Hubert Cunningham and Pastor Bo Myers officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from...

Lillian Marie Cook Smallwood

Lillian Marie Cook Smallwood

Nov 17, 2016

Lillian Marie Cook Smallwood, 89, resident of Walnut Lane in Columbia, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Henry Coles, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 11:00 A.M. until service...

Herbert Eugene Lovett

Herbert Eugene Lovett

Nov 13, 2016

Herbert Eugene Lovett, 88, resident of Old Lewisburg Highway, died Sunday, November 13, 2016 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jacky White officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. The family will visit with...

Charles Douglas "Doug" Mayberry

Charles Douglas "Doug" Mayberry

Nov 10, 2016

View Funeral WebcastCharles Douglas "Doug" Mayberry, 85, retired employee of Barr Motor Company and resident of Davis Avenue, died Thursday, November 10, 2016 at NHC Lewisburg. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Steve Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday...

Patricia Kay Farris Johnson

Patricia Kay Farris Johnson

Nov 7, 2016

Patricia Kay Farris Johnson, 56, employee of Centerstone Associates and resident of Fifth Avenue, died unexpectedly Monday, November 7, 2016, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Barry Farris officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00...

James Ernest Worley

James Ernest Worley

Nov 6, 2016

James Ernest Worley, 61, former employee of Tennessee National Guard in Nashville and resident of New Cut Road, died Sunday, November 6, 2016, at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 3:30 P.M. at Pleasant Mount Cemetery with Pastor Derrek Whitten officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. at...

Wilma Jean White Tidwell

Wilma Jean White Tidwell

Nov 5, 2016

Wilma Jean White Tidwell, 78, longtime resident of Azalea Drive, died Saturday, November 5, 2016, at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 12:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Glenn Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at...

William Patterson "Bill" Dennis Sr

William Patterson "Bill" Dennis Sr

Nov 5, 2016

William (Bill) Patterson Dennis, Sr., born November 13, 1932 to Annie Patterson and Clarence Earl Dennis, passed away on November 5, 2016.He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Dr. Clarence Earl Dennis, and his in-laws Lura McCord Rayburn and Charles R. Rayburn, Sr.Bill graduated from Columbia Central High School, class of 1951. He then continued his education...

Annie Mae Kennedy Lain

Annie Mae Kennedy Lain

Nov 4, 2016

Annie Mae Kennedy Lain, 88, retired teletype operator with Western Union, died Friday, November 4, 2016, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Steve Lusk officiating. Burial will follow in Old Well Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M....

Carrie Saunders Sanders

Carrie Saunders Sanders

Nov 4, 2016

Carrie Viola Saunders Sanders, 93, homemaker and longtime resident of Hampshire, died Friday, November 4, 2016, at her residence.A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Cedar Hill Cemetery with James Dickey officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.The family suggests memorials to Cedar...

Brian Christopher Hubbell

Brian Christopher Hubbell

Nov 1, 2016

Brian Christopher Hubbell, 34, employee of Anderson Masonry and resident of Thompson Drive in Minor Hill, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Paul Arnold officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday...

David Owen Bernstein

David Owen Bernstein

Oct 29, 2016

David Owen Bernstein, 64, resident of Roy Sellers Road, died Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.The family suggests memorials to Russell Rescue, c/o Mary Ruth Rogers, 1412 Trotwood...

Jean Elizabeth Bunting Binch

Jean Elizabeth Bunting Binch

Oct 28, 2016

Jean Elizabeth Bunting Binch, 94, retired Register Nurse for Shore Memorial Hospital and resident of Goshen Road, died Friday, October 28, 2016 at NHC Franklin. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born September 8, 1922 in Philadelphia,...

Berniece Mayberry Baker

Berniece Mayberry Baker

Oct 27, 2016

Berniece Mayberry Baker, 90, long-time resident of Sunnyside Drive, died Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Hueston Marshall officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. at the funeral...

Vera Maxine Anderson

Vera Maxine Anderson

Oct 26, 2016

Vera Maxine Anderson, 87, resident of Centerville, died Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Greenfield Bend Church of Christ with Steve Holmes officiating. Burial will follow in Greenfield Bend Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday after 5:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home and Saturday from...

Jane Margaret Benderman Owen

Jane Margaret Benderman Owen

Oct 26, 2016

Jane Margaret Benderman Owen, 93, former employee of Zingarell's Market in Mt. Pleasant and Chicago Sandwich Shop in Columbia and resident of Scribner Avenue, died Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 10:00 A.M. at Arlington Cemetery with Pastor Angy Trimmer officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the...

James Paul Norman

James Paul Norman

Oct 25, 2016

James Paul Norman, 84, retired employee of Union Carbide and resident of Wedgewood Drive, died Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from...