Obituaries
James Hoil Walker
Jan 3, 2021
View Funeral Webcast James Hoil Walker, age 83, former co-owner of General Trucking and co-founder of Haulers Insurance, and resident of Columbia, died January 3, 2021 at Maury Regional Medical Center. The Lascassas, Tennessee native was the son of the late Charles Hoil Walker and Annie Lucille Walker Powell. He was a 1954 graduate of Hay Long High School and...
Larry Ford Thomas
Jan 3, 2021
View Funeral Webcast Larry Ford Thomas, 95, retired Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and resident of Columbia, died Sunday, January 3, 2021 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at Polk Memorial Gardens. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are...
Burton Whiteside
Jan 1, 2021
Burton Whiteside, 95, passed away peacefully Friday, January 1, 2021, at his son’s home in Helena, AR. Born November 13, 1925, in Jacksonville, Alabama, he was the son of the late Effie Mae and L.A. Whiteside. He is survived by his son, Kirk Whiteside, of Helena. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Norma Kirk Whiteside,...
Sammie Helen Prince Ledford
Jan 1, 2021
Sammie Helen Prince Ledford, 89, homemaker and resident of Columbia, died Friday, January 1, 2021 at The Bridge Assisted Living of Columbia. A private family graveside service will be held at Polk Memorial Gardens with Reverend Christine Penner officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests in lieu of flowers, memorials to a...
Jean Sands Clark
Jan 1, 2021
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Jean Sands Clark, 83, homemaker and resident of Columbia, died Friday, January 1, 2021 at Traditions of Spring Hill. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 12:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Jim Norton officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from...
Susan Ellen Logue Vining
Jan 1, 2021
Susan Ellen Logue Vining, 73, of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on January 1, 2021 at Poplar Estates Assisted Living. She was born in Frostburg, Maryland to John Wesley Logue and Virginia Mae Miller Logue. She graduated from Beall High School and earned her nursing degree at Presbyterian-University Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, before beginning her nursing career there in...
Katie Sue Pinkston Foster
Jan 1, 2021
View Funeral Webcast Katie Sue Pinkston Foster went to be with our Lord on January 1, 2021 at the age of 97. Born in Columbia, TN, she was the daughter of the late Merritt Oliver Pinkston and Argie Grissom Pinkston and the youngest sibling of the late Nancy May Sullivan and Wallace Pinkston. She grew up in the Scribner’s Mill...
John William "Sam" Andrews
Jan 1, 2021
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast John William “Sam” Andrews, 89, retired mechanic for Wright & Lopez, died Friday, January 1, 2021 at his residence on Robert Truelove Road. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Richard VanCleave officiating. Burial will follow in Rock Springs Cemetery. The family will visit...
Elizabeth Lurlaine "Liz" Martin Hickman
Dec 31, 2020
View Funeral Webcast Elizabeth Lurlaine “Liz” Martin Hickman, 95, retired employee for The State of Tennessee Agriculture Department, died Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Tranditions of Spring Hill. A private graveside service will be held at Wilkes Cemetery with Reverend David Sawyer officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials to Willowbrook...
Danny Ray Massey
Dec 30, 2020
Danny Ray Massey, 42, lifelong resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A private family service will be held at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born December 16, 1978 in Maury County, he was the son of Kathy Jones Massey. Danny will be sadly and solely missed...
Allie Van Brown
Dec 29, 2020
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Allie Van Brown, 84, retired employee of Columbia Slag and Union Carbide, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Waldrum, Stephen Tyler Brown, and Kenny McFarlen officiating. Burial will follow in Hardison Cemetery on...
Martha Ann Frakes Schulz
Dec 29, 2020
Martha Ann Frakes Schulz, 79, retired teacher, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at NHC Columbia. A graveside service will be held at Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Reverend Lee Stevenson officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born May 9, 1941 in Maury County,...
Karyl Lou King Howell
Dec 29, 2020
Karyl Lou King Howell was born March 9, 1931 in Chicago, IL, and she passed from this earthly life in Spring Hill, TN, at the home of her granddaughter, Rachel Sims Manis, on December 29, 2020. She grew up in Memphis, TN. She was a pioneer for professional women when she earned her nurse anesthetist degree. She then met her...
Virgil H. Moore, Jr.
Dec 28, 2020
View Funeral Webcast Mr. Virgil H. Moore, Jr. 95, retired President and CEO of First Farmers & Merchants National Bank, died Monday, December 28, 2020 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Born October 21, 1925 in Maury County, he was the son of the late Virgil H. Moore, Sr. and the late Fannie Mae Arterburn Moore. On December 20, 1947,...
Thomas Ray "Tommy" Hendrix
Dec 27, 2020
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Thomas Ray “Tommy” Hendrix, 67, former employee of Stauffer Chemical Company & International Paper in Murfreesboro, died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery with...
Michael John Poling
Dec 24, 2020
Michael John “Mike” Poling, 68, owner of Poling Construction, died Thursday, December 24, 2020 at his home in Columbia. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials to Tennessee FFA, P.O. Box 5034, Cookeville, TN 38505 , Tennessee Tech University, 1 William...
Charles Edward Pigg
Dec 21, 2020
View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Charles Edward Pigg, 82, retired Electrician for Maury Regional Medical Center, died Monday, December 21, 2020 at his residence in Santa Fe. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Santa Fe Cemetery with Pastor David Usery officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 12:00 P.M.-1:30 P.M. at Oakes...
Lillie Ruth Cain Hughes
Dec 21, 2020
Lillie Ruth Cain Hughes, 86, retired salesclerk for K-Mart, died Monday, December 21, 2020 at her residence in Columbia. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday July 24, 2021 at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends one hour prior to the services. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with...
Carol Johnson Bybee
Dec 19, 2020
View Funeral Webcast Carol Johnson Bybee, 83, died Thursday, December 17, 2020 at NHC Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 10:30 A.M. at Hardison Cemetery on Rock Springs Road with Reverend Tony Brown officiating. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials to King’s...
Phyllis Jean White
Dec 19, 2020
View Funeral Webcast Phyllis Jean White, 80, retired Journalist for The Columbia Daily Herald, Textron Aeronautics, and Fire Chief Reporter, died Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Rick Blevins officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family...
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