Obituaries

Bertha May Holt Kelley

Bertha May Holt Kelley

Oct 23, 2007

Mrs. Bertha May Holt Kelley, 84, former resident of Woods Drive, died Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 12:00 Noon at Oakes & Nichols with John Vaughan officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home....

Jerry Wayne Brooks

Jerry Wayne Brooks

Oct 23, 2007

Mr. Jerry Wayne Brooks, 66, retired meat cutter and resident of Pleasant Drive, died Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Hueston Marshall and Randy Jones officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 -...

Claryce Simcox Arms

Claryce Simcox Arms

Oct 22, 2007

Mrs. Claryce Simcox Arms, 90, retired missionary and former resident of Lyles, Tennessee, died Monday, October 22, 2007 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 A.M. Friday at Bon Aqua United Methodist Church with Rev. Tom Barker and Rev. Tom Herring officiating. Burial will be in Bon Aqua Methodist Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...

Ernestine Church

Ernestine Church

Oct 22, 2007

Mrs. Ernestine Jacobs Church, 93, homemaker and longtime resident of Snow Creek Road in the Santa Fe Community, died Monday, October 22, 2007 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 P.M. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Earl Davis officiating. Burial will be in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday...

Errol Dean O'Field

Errol Dean O'Field

Oct 21, 2007

Errol Dean O'Field, 66, retired clerk for Smelter Service, died Sunday, October 21, 2007 at his residence on Chapman Lane. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.at Rose Hill Cemetery with Raymond O'Field officiating. Military honors at graveside will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 12:00 p.m....

Rubye Morrow

Rubye Morrow

Oct 21, 2007

Mrs. Rubye Gertrude Collins Morrow, 85, homemaker and former longtime resident of Sheddan Drive, died Sunday, October 21, 2007, at Alterra Sterling House. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Morrow and Greg Gwin officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from...

Dorothy Carpenter Smith

Dorothy Carpenter Smith

Oct 20, 2007

Mrs. Dorothy Carpenter Smith, 84, a resident of Church Street in Lynnville, died Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Rev. Blake Hawthorne and Rev. SteveVan Hooser officiating. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 2:00 to 8:00...

Ruth Bell Davidson

Ruth Bell Davidson

Oct 20, 2007

Mrs. Ruth Bell Davidson, 93, former Columbia resident, died Saturday, October 20, 2007 at her residence in Obion, Tennessee. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Locust Grove Church of Christ in Bradford, Tennessee. Her three sons will officiate at graveside services at 2:00 p.m. in the Locust Grove Churchyard. Grandsons and grandsons-in-law will...

Willie Erwin Hardison

Willie Erwin Hardison

Oct 19, 2007

Mr. Willie Erwin "Smiley" Hardison, 75, mechanic at Monsanto Company for 30 years, died Friday, October 19, 2007 at Nashville Veterans Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 3:00 p.m. at Jackson Heights Church of Christ with Bradley Dugger officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. The...

Campbell Pillow Ridley Sr

Campbell Pillow Ridley Sr

Oct 18, 2007

Mr. Campbell Pillow Ridley, Sr., 96, farmer and resident of Ridley Farm on the Mt. Pleasant Pike, died Thursday, October 18, 2007 at Maury Regional Hospital. The family will visit with friends Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Bill Williamson officiating....

Rachel Denton

Rachel Denton

Oct 17, 2007

Mrs. Rachel L. Denton, 75, wife of former Culleoka resident Ralph T. Denton, died Wednesday, October 17, 2007 in Hope Sound/Jupiter, Florida, where they had made their home for several years. A private family graveside service at Friendship Cemetery will be held at a later date.Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Notes of sympathy may be...

Lem Wagster

Lem Wagster

Oct 17, 2007

Mr. William Lemuel "Lem" Wagster, 89, retired pharmacist and resident of Sunnyside Drive, died Wednesday, October 17, 2007, at NHC Hillview. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Dr. James Hughes and Rev. David Harkness officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from...

Helen Doris Ambrose Kelley

Helen Doris Ambrose Kelley

Oct 14, 2007

Mrs. Helen Doris Ambrose Kelley, 76, long-time resident of Florida Avenue in Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Maury Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. at Arlington Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant with Rev. Dickie Lindsey officiating. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. The Maury County native was the daughter of the...

Marie McDonald Dowell

Marie McDonald Dowell

Oct 13, 2007

Mrs. Marie McDonald Dowell, owner-operator of Marie's Beauty Shop for many years and resident of Nashville Highway, died Saturday, October 13, 2007 at Maury Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be conducted Monday at 3:00 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. Bob Adair officiating. Memorials may be made to Highland Park Baptist Church Handbell Fund, 1800 Highland Avenue, Columbia 38401....

Mary Etta England Grooms

Mary Etta England Grooms

Oct 13, 2007

Mrs. Mary Etta England Grooms, 89, widow of Roy Eugene Grooms and long-time resident of Southport Road in Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, October 13, 2007 at Rosewood Manor. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at Porter's Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. William Owens, Rev. Bobby Gobbell, and Rev. Eugene Barrett officiating. Burial will be in Arlington...

James Russell Watson

James Russell Watson

Oct 12, 2007

Mr. James Russell Watson, 74, retired self-employed roofer and resident of Peach Orchard Road in Culleoka, died Friday, October 12, 2007, at NHC Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted at 3:00 P.M. Sunday at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Clark Albright officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral...

Edward Pullen

Edward Pullen

Oct 11, 2007

Mr. Edward "Mr. Ed" Pullen, 82, retired employee of Ryder Truck Lines and resident of Neeley Hollow Road, died Thursday, October 11, 2007, at Maury Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. Saturday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Tommy Hagewood officiating. Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends...

Margaret Ann Kelley Williams

Margaret Ann Kelley Williams

Oct 10, 2007

Mrs. Margaret Ann Kelley Williams, 43, supervisor for the Impact Center, died October 10, 2007 at her residence in the Culleoka Community. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Dickie Lindsey officiating. Burial will be in Ebeneezer Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral...

Frances Ellen Hickman

Frances Ellen Hickman

Oct 9, 2007

Mrs. Frances Ellen "Fran" Church Hickman, 70, retired Licensed Practical Nurse, died Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at her residence on Martin Hollow Road in the Campbell Station Community. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Glen Alexander officiating. Burial will be in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday...

Robert Scott Wiley

Robert Scott Wiley

Oct 9, 2007

View Video TributeMr. Robert Scott Wiley, 30, employee of Harlan Electric and resident of Camellia Drive, died Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at Skyline Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 noon Friday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pleasant Mount Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. at...