Obituaries

James Arthur Hanes

James Arthur Hanes

Mar 29, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast James Arthur Hanes, 76, retired electrician by trade as Art's Electrical, died Monday, March 29, 2021 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Gary Smalley and Britt Hanes officiating. Burial will follow in Hopewell Cemetery with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin...

Maria Kyoko Melton

Maria Kyoko Melton

Mar 28, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Maria Kyoko Melton, 46, Director at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and for the past two years Instructor of MBA Faculty at Trevecca Nazarene University and Adjunct Faculty Member at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, died Sunday, March 28, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M....

Sara Jane Griffin

Sara Jane Griffin

Mar 27, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Sara Jane Gordon Griffin, 85, retired employee of Lasko Metal Products, died Saturday, March 27, 2021 at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mike Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Oakley Cemetery. Family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM...

Tennie Cathey Chaffin

Tennie Cathey Chaffin

Mar 26, 2021

View Video Tribute Almost 100 years ago, Tennie Cathey Chaffin was born in the Tennessee community of Cathey’s Creek, on property that was given to ancestor Alexander Cathey in the 1700’s as a Revolutionary War land grant. Tennie, her brother Hal, and her sisters Sara and Anna, grew up on a farm in Cathey’s Creek, and attended Hampshire school. In...

Jerry Wayne Russell

Jerry Wayne Russell

Mar 26, 2021

View Video Tribute Mr. Jerry Wayne Russell, 65, employee of the Williamson County Highway Department, died Friday March 26, 2021. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 PM at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home with Roger Banks officiating. Burial will follow at Green’s Chapel Cemetery located in the Primm Springs area of Williamson County. Family will visit with friends on...

Lila Pearl Cude Duncan

Lila Pearl Cude Duncan

Mar 24, 2021

Lila Pearl Cude Duncan, age 99, who passed from this life into the loving arms of her Savior on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, enjoyed a long and productive life serving her God, family, friends, and neighbors. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 26, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at Williamsport Methodist Church with Reverend David Spencer officiating. Burial will follow...

James David Wood

James David Wood

Mar 24, 2021

James David Wood, 54, construction worker, died Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at his residence in Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 12:00 P.M. at Potts Cemetery. The family will visit with friends from 11:00 A.M. until service time at the graveside. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assiting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended online...

Deborah Kay French Day

Deborah Kay French Day

Mar 22, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Deborah Kay French Day, 63, former owner and operator of Deb’s Designs, died Monday, March 22, 2021 at her residence in Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at St. John’s Churchyard with Father Chris Bowhay. The family will visit with friends Friday from 12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. at...

George K. Nelson

George K. Nelson

Mar 20, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Mr. George K. Nelson 93, resident of 2nd Avenue in Columbia, TN died March 20, 2021 at NHC Maury Regional. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday March, 24, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Oakes and Nichols with Reverend Len Carrell officiating. The family will visit with friends from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at...

Jacqueline Wood

Jacqueline Wood

Mar 20, 2021

Mrs. Jacqueline “Jackie” Benson Akin Wood 76, of Hermitage died Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Summit Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 2:30 PM at Pisgah Cemetery in the Hampshire community with Reverend Jeff Kane officiating. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Mrs. Wood was born December 19, 1944 in Nashville, to the late Jack...

Richard Stephen Greer

Richard Stephen Greer

Mar 19, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Mr. Richard Stephen Greer, 60, a resident of Gallatin died Friday March 19, 2021 at Sumner Regional Medical. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00PM at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Sean Stanfield officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Family will visit with friends from 11:00 AM until the...

Jimmie L. "Ace" Aslinger

Jimmie L. "Ace" Aslinger

Mar 19, 2021

Mr. Jimmie L. “Ace” Aslinger, 85, resident of Columbia, passed into our Lord & Savior’s loving arms on Friday, March 19, 2021. No services are scheduled at this time. Oakes and Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Mr. Aslinger is preceded in death by his loving wife, Ruby Williams...

Garry Ray Beard

Garry Ray Beard

Mar 16, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Garry Ray Beard, 63, retired employee of Spontex and Wiremasters, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at his home on Turkey Creek Road in the Santa Fe Community. Born September 1, 1957 in Maury County, he was the son of Delvene Beard and the late R.A. Beard. Garry was a 1975 graduate of...

Everleigh Rose Mota

Everleigh Rose Mota

Mar 15, 2021

Everleigh Rose Mota, infant daughter of Diego Mota and Lindsey Hubbard, died Monday, March 15, 2021 at Centennial Medical Center. No services are scheduled at this time. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. In addition to her parents, survivors include her brother, Ezekiel Mota; sister, Isabella Mota;...

Emily Jean Bratton Shepard

Emily Jean Bratton Shepard

Mar 14, 2021

Emily Jean Bratton Shepard, 90, certified teacher, homemaker and resident of Hilltop Drive, died Sunday, March 14, 2021 at NHC of Columbia. A private graveside service will be held at Polk Memorial Gardens with Reverend Frank Smith and Reverend Lee Stevenson officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at...

Edna Lou Folsom

Edna Lou Folsom

Mar 13, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Mrs. Edna Lou Prentice Folsom, 84, former truck driver for Ryder, died Saturday, March 13, 2021 at her residence in Giles County. Funeral services for Mrs. Folsom will be conducted Monday at 1:00 PM at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Darren Dugger officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family...

Reba Corinne Ayers Kelley

Reba Corinne Ayers Kelley

Mar 11, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Reba Corinne Ayers Kelley, 82, retired employee of Farm Bureau Insurance and resident of Columbia, died Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Rick Elsey officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family...

John Barrington Ferguson

John Barrington Ferguson

Mar 11, 2021

John Barrington Ferguson, 72, self-employed contractor, died Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service with military honors will be conducted at a later date at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Pegram. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born January 9, 1949 in...

Marjorie Ring Hardison Sedge

Marjorie Ring Hardison Sedge

Mar 9, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Marjorie Ring Hardison Sedge, 96, retired nurse for Leonard's Hospital in Lewisburg and Merihil Nursing Home in Lewisburg, died Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mark Pierce officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery. The...

Frances Virginia Kennedy Brown

Frances Virginia Kennedy Brown

Mar 1, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Frances Virginia Kennedy Brown, 90, homemaker and resident of Franklin, died Monday, March 1, 2021 in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jim Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 1:00 P.M until service time at...

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