Obituaries

Martha Fern Hickman Barron

Martha Fern Hickman Barron

Aug 23, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Martha Fern Hickman Barron, retired Educator for Maury County Board of Education for thirty plus years and a resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Reverend Chris Caldwell officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens....

Melvin Landy Bennett

Melvin Landy Bennett

Aug 22, 2022

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Melvin Landy Bennett, 79, retired from Coca-Cola Company and resident of Columbia, died Monday, August 22, 2022 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with military honors provided...

Ljiljana Milkovic Ball

Ljiljana Milkovic Ball

Aug 21, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Ljiljana Milkovic Ball, age 82, of Clarksville and Culleoka, Tennessee, died peacefully on August 21, 2022. Born on July 18, 1940, in North Macedonia, she grew up in Belgrade, Serbia, and was the daughter of Milan Milkovic and Mila Vucetic Milkovic. On July 21, 1962, she married Millard Roger Ball in Belgrade and moved to Fort Campbell,...

Barbara Nell Johnson Dycus

Barbara Nell Johnson Dycus

Aug 19, 2022

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Barbara Nell Johnson Dycus, 92, retired owner and operator of Duncan’s Grocery at Williamsport, died Friday, August 19, 2022 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Steve Holmes and Bobby Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Greenfield Bend Cemetery....

Judith Elayne Schutz Rhodes

Judith Elayne Schutz Rhodes

Aug 17, 2022

Judith Elayne Schutz Rhodes, age 66, of Columbia, Tennessee, formerly of Salem, Massachusetts, died Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville. She was the wife of Bill Rhodes of Columbia. Born February 2, 1956, during a Massachusetts blizzard, she was the daughter of Lt Cdr Albert C Schutz, Jr, and Geraldine B Latinik Schutz. Judy delighted in...

Joan Richardson Trulove

Joan Richardson Trulove

Aug 16, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Joan Richardson Trulove, 88, retired Real Estate Agent with White-Woodard and former manager of Colony House Apartments, died Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Magnolia Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jeremy Butt officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit...

James Darrin Church

James Darrin Church

Aug 13, 2022

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute James “Darrin” Church, 47, passed away August 13, 2022, at his residence in Santa Fe, Tennessee following a 3 ½ year battle with cancer. Born on May 21, 1975, Darrin was the son of the late Frank Church and Gail Church of Columbia. Darrin first met his wife, Gayla by chance at the age...

Leland Melvin Anderson

Leland Melvin Anderson

Aug 11, 2022

View Funeral Service Leland Melvin Anderson, 84, retired self-employed Mechanic, died Thursday, August 11, 2022 at his residence in Santa Fe. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Jon Lonneman officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born April...

Patricia Vernice Hutcherson Valdes

Patricia Vernice Hutcherson Valdes

Aug 11, 2022

Patricia Vernice Hutcherson Valdes, 82, retired employee of White House Utility District, died Thursday, August 11, 2022 at NHC Place Cool Springs. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Lasting Hope Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended online...

Melissa Seals Petty

Melissa Seals Petty

Aug 8, 2022

Melissa Seals Petty, 56, Substitute Teacher for Maury County Public Schools and resident of Spring Hill, died Monday, August 8, 2022. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 10:00 A.M. at Williamsport Cemetery. The family will visit with friends at the graveside. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials to the...

Jerry T. Blackburn

Jerry T. Blackburn

Aug 5, 2022

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Jerry T. Blackburn, age 77, a resident of Nashville Highway, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022 with his family beside his bedside. Mr. Blackburn was born and raised in Maury County, he was the son of the late Lester F. and Frances Fox Blackburn. For 46 years, he was married to Margaret Cox...

Judith Ann Baxter Cothran

Judith Ann Baxter Cothran

Aug 5, 2022

View Video Tribute Judith Ann Baxter Cothran, 80, retired employee of Maury Regional Medical Center and resident of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, August 5, 2022 at Brookdale Assisted Living. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born June 4, 1942 in...

Corey D. Stein

Corey D. Stein

Aug 5, 2022

View Funeral Service Corey D. Stein left this world suddenly last Friday August 5, 2022 at age of 51. Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he is survived by the love of his life, Linda, his two sons, Kevin and Dennis; his mother, Diane Stein, his sister, Dea Jo (Darryl) Ray, his “brother” Aaron Steadman, nephews and his treasured dog, Cobra....

Thomas Murphy "Sonny" Gordon

Thomas Murphy "Sonny" Gordon

Aug 4, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Thomas Murphy “Sonny” Gordon, 82, Retired employee of Union Carbide, died Thursday, August 4, 2022 at his residence in Santa Fe. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Wendell Ragsdale officiating. Burial will follow in Oakley Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until...

Marvin Evans Underwood, Jr.

Marvin Evans Underwood, Jr.

Aug 3, 2022

View Funeral Webcast Marvin Evans Underwood, Jr., 77, resident of Culleoka, died Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at NHC Lewisburg. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Larry Benderman and Donnie Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Wilkes Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 9:00 A.M. until service time...

Evelyn Holeman Sharp

Evelyn Holeman Sharp

Aug 2, 2022

Evelyn Holeman Sharp, age 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at The Bridge at Columbia Assisted Living. Evelyn was born August 23, 1926 in Clarksville, TN to the late Roy Holeman and Mayme Frey Holeman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 63 years, Tom Clayton Sharp, Jr and...

Verna Louise Roberts Farris

Verna Louise Roberts Farris

Aug 1, 2022

Verna Louise Roberts Farris, 80, retired Chief Deputy Clerk for the Maury County Trustees Office and resident of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, August 1, 2022 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside inurnment will be conducted Monday at 10:00 A.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended...

Norma Ruth Dooley Mayse

Norma Ruth Dooley Mayse

Aug 1, 2022

View Funeral Service Norma Ruth Dooley Mayse, 86, died Monday, August 1, 2022 in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Russ Adcox officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. The family...

Thelma Osborne Boatright

Thelma Osborne Boatright

Jul 31, 2022

Thelma Osborne Boatright, 66, died Sunday, July 31, 2022 at her residence in Lawrenceburg. No services are scheduled at the time. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrnagments. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born November 28, 1955 in Marshall County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Hazel Osborne and the late Mary...

Charles Kenneth "Ken" Wiles

Charles Kenneth "Ken" Wiles

Jul 31, 2022

View Video Tribute View Service Charles Kenneth “Ken” Wiles passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at Saint Thomas Hospital. Born on May 16, 1945, in Nashville, Ken was the son of the late Mary and Charles Wiles, and was raised in Madison, Tennessee. He graduated from Lipscomb University and began his teaching career in Maury...

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