Obituaries

Shirley Hood Crain

Shirley Hood Crain

May 4, 2021

Shirley Hood Crain, 85, retired cafeteria worker for Brown Elementary, died Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at her residence in Columbia. A private family graveside service will be held at Polk Memorial Gardens. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born August 31, 1935 in Maury County, she was...

Peggy Belle Ashburn Richardson

Peggy Belle Ashburn Richardson

May 4, 2021

Peggy Ashburn Richardson, 87, of Tullahoma passed away May 4, 2021. Born in Smithville, Tennessee she was the daughter of Carlos and Ollie Ashburn. She earned a secondary education degree from Tennessee Polytechnic Institute and a BA in Sociology from Tennessee State University. She taught primary school for one year in DeKalb County, TN. Married in 1953 to William A....

Ronald Duncan

Ronald Duncan

May 3, 2021

Ronald Duncan, 69, former employee of Kroger and Maury Manufacturing, and resident of Columbia, died Monday, May 3, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Brown Cemetery. The family will visit with friends at the cemetery following the service. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements...

Amanda Dawn Alberts

Amanda Dawn Alberts

May 3, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Amanda Dawn Alberts, 36, homemaker, died Monday, May 3, 2021 at her residence in Lyles, TN. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Stanfill officiating. Burial will follow in Taylor Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00 P.M. -8:00 P.M. and...

Barbara Anne Potts Williams Butler

Barbara Anne Potts Williams Butler

Apr 29, 2021

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute Barbara Anne Potts Williams Butler, 84, long-time resident of Bear Creek Pike in Columbia, homemaker, and resident of Murfreesboro, died Thursday, April 29, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit...

Donald Fate White

Donald Fate White

Apr 29, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Donald Fate White, 85, resident of Columbia, died Thursday, April 29, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Macer and John Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American...

Debra Suzanne "Penny" Morrow Kilgore

Debra Suzanne "Penny" Morrow Kilgore

Apr 27, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Debra Suzanne “Penny” Morrow Kilgore, 60, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at her home in Columbia, Tennessee. She was born in Maury County to Edward S. and Mary Eleanor Dooley Morrow. Penny was raised in the Bigbyville Community and as a child was a member of the Bigbyville United Methodist Church. She graduated from Columbia Central...

Trevor Anthony Scott

Trevor Anthony Scott

Apr 27, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Trevor Anthony Scott, 30, press operator for MetriCan in Dickson, TN died Wednesday, April 27, 2021 at his residence in Dickson, TN. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at South Gate Church of Christ in Columbia, TN with Gary Kenney and Joe Macer officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday...

Dorothy Marie Attkisson Hardison

Dorothy Marie Attkisson Hardison

Apr 23, 2021

Dorothy Marie Attkisson Hardison, 99, former long-time resident of Clear Creek Lake in Giles County, died Friday, April 23, 2021 at The Summitt in Lawrenceburg, where she had lived for the last five years. A graveside service will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Michael Tidwell officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the...

Joe Wayne Agent

Joe Wayne Agent

Apr 23, 2021

View Video Tribute Mr. Joe Wayne Agent, 80, retired employee of UPS, died Friday, April 23, 2021 in Clarksville, Tennessee. A graveside service will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 PM at Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg, Tennessee with Jimmy Fann officiating. Burial will follow. Family will visit with friends from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the funeral home. Condolences...

Michael Lee "Mike" Hickman

Michael Lee "Mike" Hickman

Apr 22, 2021

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute Michael Lee “Mike” Hickman, 67, owner of Country Boys Home Improvement, formally employed by Union Carbide and Elias Construction and resident of Culleoka, died Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Corey Bell, Mike Bryan, and...

Leon Walters

Leon Walters

Apr 21, 2021

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute Leon Walters, 97, longtime farmer and resident of Columbia; died Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Anthony Muston officiating. Burial will follow in Knob Creek Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from...

John Herbert "Johnny" Jewell

John Herbert "Johnny" Jewell

Apr 20, 2021

View Funeral Webcast View Video Tribute John Herbert “Johnny” Jewell, 69, co-owner and operator of Tennessee Valley Packing Company and lifelong resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at St. Thomas West. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Vince Greer officiating. Burial will follow in Stand Cemetery in...

Lydia J. Wiley Powell

Lydia J. Wiley Powell

Apr 18, 2021

Lydia J. Wiley Powell, 68, homemaker and resident of Columbia, died Sunday, April 18, 2021 at NHC Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 12:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 11:00 A.M. until service time at the cemetery. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born November 8, 1952 in...

Kirby Carnell Howell

Kirby Carnell Howell

Apr 18, 2021

View Video Tribute Kirby Carnell Howell, 82, a resident of Hatcher Lane, died Sunday, April 18, 2021 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend David Buffaloe officiating. Burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post...

Frances Elizabeth Adams Scribner

Frances Elizabeth Adams Scribner

Apr 14, 2021

View Video Tribute Frances Elizabeth Adams Scribner, 87, homemaker and resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Andrew Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 12:00 P.M. until...

Evelyn Amelia Smith

Evelyn Amelia Smith

Apr 14, 2021

View Tribute Video View Funeral Webcast Evelyn Amelia Smith, 2, daughter of Corey and Abby Smith, died Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at her residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at South Gate Church of Christ. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00...

Lawrence David Cole

Lawrence David Cole

Apr 14, 2021

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Lawrence David Cole, 80, former Psychotherapist, died Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 4:00 P.M. at Highland Church of Christ. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 3:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The requests that all in...

Edwin Derryberry

Edwin Derryberry

Apr 12, 2021

View Video Tribute Edwin Derryberry, 96, retired Forman for Union Carbide and resident of Columbia, died Monday, April 12, 2021 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughn officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 P.M. –...

Betty Harrell McPeak

Betty Harrell McPeak

Apr 11, 2021

View Video Tribute Betty “MeMaw” Harrell McPeak, 89, retired Administrator for NHC Hillview, went home on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at her residence in Columbia surrounded by her family. A private family graveside will be held at Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The...