Obituaries

Catherine Lindsey Bolton

Catherine Lindsey Bolton

Mar 11, 2023

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute “May you always be under the shadow of His great Wing.” This is a quote that Elsie Catherine Lindsey Bolton always used when she signed cards and letters through the years. On March 11, 2023, Catherine left this Earth and she is now under the shadow of His wings. Catherine was born in Enterprise,...

Grayson Carol Mabry

Grayson Carol Mabry

Mar 11, 2023

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute Grayson Carol Mabry, 55, retired counselor for J.E. Woodard Elementary, died Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 3:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Mike Dawson and Mrs. Carol Ann Jent officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with...

Darrell Craig Vinson

Darrell Craig Vinson

Mar 7, 2023

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute Darrell Craig Vinson, 69, a resident of Roswell, Georgia, passed away in Atlanta on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 after a short illness. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Deacon Dan McCulley officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family...

Thomas Harry Anderson

Thomas Harry Anderson

Mar 2, 2023

Thomas Harry Anderson, husband of Columbia native, Josephine Elizabeth (Jo Beth) Folger passed away on March 2, 2023 in Los Altos, California. Tom was born on September 27, 1947 in San Francisco, California, the son of the late Warren Albert Anderson and Ruth Shirley Townsend Anderson. He grew up in San Rafael, California and was a 1965 graduate of Terra...

Griffitha Glasser Cook

Griffitha Glasser Cook

Feb 24, 2023

View Funeral Webcast In our sorrow, we rejoice as Griffitha Glasser Cook has entered her heavenly home. On February 24, 2023 her time on earth came to a close yet her time in eternity has just begun. Griffie was born in Birmingham, Alabama on December 1, 1943. She attended Vanderbilt University where she met her sweetheart and husband of 59...

Robert Carlton Derryberry, Jr.

Robert Carlton Derryberry, Jr.

Feb 22, 2023

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Robert Carlton Derryberry, Jr., 71, former employee of General Electric and Premier Manufacturing and resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Maury Hills Church with Russ Adcox, Donnie Davis, and Jon Shoulders officiating. Burial will follow in Polk...

John Alfred Churchwell

John Alfred Churchwell

Feb 22, 2023

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast John Alfred Churchwell, 100, former owner and operator of Churchwell Sign and Arts Company, died Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Friday 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Macer and Randy Baxter officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military...

Frick Hodges Hickman

Frick Hodges Hickman

Feb 21, 2023

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute Frick Hodges Hickman, 74, retired real estate agent for Coldwell Bankers Barnes, died Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at First United Methodist Church in Columbia with Reverend Lory Catlett and Reverend Lee Stevenson. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The...

Victor C. Beck, Sr.

Victor C. Beck, Sr.

Feb 19, 2023

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute Victor C. Beck, Sr., 94. a resident of Columbia, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Stan Butt officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military...

Christopher Lynn Brock

Christopher Lynn Brock

Feb 19, 2023

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Christopher Lynn Brock, 62, employee of Graphic Packaging International and resident of Williamsport, died unexpectedly Sunday, February 19, 2023 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Mylen Coble and Brother Phil Mash officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial...

Harry David Underwood

Harry David Underwood

Feb 17, 2023

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute Harry David Underwood, 90, retired Teacher, Principal, and Coach for Santa Fe School, Culleoka Unit School, and Spring Hill School, died Friday, February 17, 2023 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend N.J. Pope officiating. Burial will follow in...

Matthew Arnold Williams

Matthew Arnold Williams

Feb 16, 2023

Matthew Arnold Williams, 83, farmer and resident of Lynnville, died Thursday, February 16, 2023 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Jeff Kane officiating. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 12:00 P.M. until service time at the...

Beverly Ann Roach Dawson

Beverly Ann Roach Dawson

Feb 13, 2023

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Beverly Ann Roach Dawson, 86, passed away Monday, February 13, 2023, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Beverly was born March 30, 1936, in Columbia, TN. She was the daughter of the late James Glenn Roach, a veteran who served in the US Army during World War II in the Philippines and the late Mary...

Dan U. Harmon

Dan U. Harmon

Feb 12, 2023

View Video Tribute Dan U. Harmon, 80, retired architectural illustrator, long-time resident of Atlanta, GA and Columbia, TN, died Sunday, February 12, 2023 at his residence. A celebration of life service will be held Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home in Columbia TN. Burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be...

Mary Jane Galloway Moody

Mary Jane Galloway Moody

Feb 12, 2023

Mary Jane Galloway Moody, 80, retired employee of Travelers Insurance Company and resident of Houston, Texas died Sunday, February 12, 2023 following a brief illness. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday, July 29, at 10:00 a.m. at Polk Memorial Gardens to lay her to rest beside her husband. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements...

Earlene Phaye Fowler Pipkin

Earlene Phaye Fowler Pipkin

Feb 11, 2023

Earlene Phaye Fowler Pipkin, 77, homemaker and resident of Columbia, died Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 3:00 P.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with David Baker officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 5:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended...

Shane Clark

Shane Clark

Feb 10, 2023

Shane Clark,62, passed away on Friday, February 10 at his residence in Columbia, TN. He was born on February 7,1961 in Chicago. Visitation will be held at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home on Wednesday, February 15 from 4-8 pm. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. He was the...

Mildred Jones Gibson Crews

Mildred Jones Gibson Crews

Feb 8, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Mildred Jones Gibson Crews, 98, retired employee of Methodist Publishing House and resident of Nashville, died Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Bob Rush officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from...

James Gary Whitton

James Gary Whitton

Feb 7, 2023

James Gary Whitton, 64, died Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at his residence in Columbia. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Pine Log Cemetery in Brookland, Arkansas. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family arrangements. The family suggests memorials to the Maury County Animal Shelter, 1233 Mapleash Ave, Columbia, TN 38401. Condolences may be extended online...

Sharon Kaye Beard Teal

Sharon Kaye Beard Teal

Jan 31, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Sharon Kaye Beard Teal, 51, cosmetologist, died Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at her residence in Manchester. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Macer officiating. Burial will follow in Godwin Chappell Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 12:00 P.M. until service time at the...