Obituaries

Bobby Ray Powell

Bobby Ray Powell

Dec 17, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Bobby Ray Powell, 72, retired employee of Kroger and resident of Columbia, died Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Eddie Rogers officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit with...

William Keith Pigue

William Keith Pigue

Dec 17, 2020

View Funeral Webcast William Keith Pigue, 48, Supervisor for Marshall County Highway Department, died Thursday, December 17, 2020 at his residence in Culleoka. A graveside service will be conducted Monday at 3:00 P.M. at Friendship Cemetery. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born May 31, 1972 in...

James William "Jimmy" Bloss

James William "Jimmy" Bloss

Dec 17, 2020

James William “Jimmy” Bloss, 84, retired Postmaster for the United States Postal Service, died Thursday, December 17, 2020 at his residence in Columbia. A private graveside service will be conducted at Polk Memorial Gardens with his son-in-law, Dexter Shelton officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the...

Dawson James McAllister

Dawson James McAllister

Dec 17, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Dawson McAllister, 74, a hero for Christ, went to be with his Savior unexpectedly as a result of heart complications at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Born November 14, 1946 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Margaret Ruth McAllister and the late Eugene B. McAllister, D.D....

William David Lindsey

William David Lindsey

Dec 16, 2020

William David Lindsey, 73, retired pharmacist for Reynolds Drugstore and Fred’s Pharmacy and resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 19, at noon at Polk Memorial Gardens with Andrew Phillips officiating. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral...

Mary Elizabeth Henderson Watkins

Mary Elizabeth Henderson Watkins

Dec 16, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Henderson Watkins, 77, retired secretary for the Columbia Daily Herald, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at residences in Columbia. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 2:30 P.M. at Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg, Tennessee with Reverend Tommy Vann officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family requests...

Rev. John Arch Warren

Rev. John Arch Warren

Dec 16, 2020

View Funeral Webcast John “Arch” Warren, died peacefully at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee, early Wednesday morning, December 16, 2020. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 64 years, 9 months and 5 days, Joyce Carpenter Warren. He grieved her passing every day for the next 4 years, 10 months and 8 days. He was also preceded...

Martha Carolyn Webb Myers

Martha Carolyn Webb Myers

Dec 11, 2020

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Martha Carolyn Webb Myers, 74, resident of Columbia, died Friday at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mike Redding officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Memorial Park. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M....

Virginia Gale Watkins Pylant

Virginia Gale Watkins Pylant

Dec 10, 2020

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Virginia Gale Watkins Pylant, 67, homemaker and former resident of Columbia, died Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A private family memorial service will be conducted Sunday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Justin Hudson officiating. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born September 27, 1953 in Maury County,...

Amaryllis "Amy" June Hale Ingrum

Amaryllis "Amy" June Hale Ingrum

Dec 10, 2020

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Amaryllis “Amy” June Hale Ingrum, 82, former resident of Columbia, died Thursday, December 10, 2020 at her daughter’s residence in Sevierville. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday at 6:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Keith Thornton. The family will visit with family and friends Sunday from 4:00 P.M. –...

George Edward Houser

George Edward Houser

Dec 8, 2020

View Video Tribute George Edward Houser, 77, entered this life on September 5, 1943 and left on December 8, 2020. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Roy Houser and Mike King officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 P.M. –...

Joyce Price Allen

Joyce Price Allen

Dec 7, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Joyce Price Allen, 71, a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and resident of Spring Hill, died Monday, December 7, 2020 at Williamson Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at West Seventh Street Church of Christ with Dr. Patrick Chapman officiating and song leader, Joe Bedwell. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens....

Betty Jean Watson Cox

Betty Jean Watson Cox

Dec 6, 2020

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast Betty Jean Watson Cox, 77, homemaker and resident of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Mt. Pleasant Health & Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Bob Rush officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with...

Harley Brown Weatherly, Sr.

Harley Brown Weatherly, Sr.

Dec 5, 2020

Harley Brown Weatherly, Sr. fought the good fight, he finished the race, and he kept the faith. On December 5, 2020 God called him home to be with Him eternally. Harley left his earthly home peacefully, with his loving wife and daughter holding him. Harley was a Godly man, a good man in every way. God was always first, then...

Margaret Ruth Callihan Prince

Margaret Ruth Callihan Prince

Dec 5, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Margaret Ruth Callihan Prince age 100 years, a resident of Morning Pointe of Columbia for the last 10 ½ years, died on December 5, 2020 at her residence. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 2:30 P.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Reverend Wilson Henderson and Reverend Bobby McCord officiating. Visitation with the...

Joseph Graham, Jr.

Joseph Graham, Jr.

Dec 5, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Joseph Graham, Jr., age 78, went to be with his Lord on December 5, 2020. Born in Clarksdale, MS, to the late Joseph Graham and Nancy Abbay Graham, he spent most of his childhood in Columbia, TN. After graduating Central High School, he attended Southwestern (now Rhodes) College in Memphis, and then served his country in the...

Dorothy Bernice James Baker

Dorothy Bernice James Baker

Dec 4, 2020

Dorothy Bernice James Baker, 90, retired employee of Maury Regional Medical Center, died Friday, December 4, 2020 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Graveside services will be conducted Monday at 2:30 P.M. at Santa Fe Cemetery with Pastor Telford Tharp and Pastor Jason Keysar officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. at Oakes...

James A. Derryberry

James A. Derryberry

Dec 3, 2020

View Funeral Webcast James A. Derryberry, 72, retired owner and operator of Riverside Discount Furniture and resident of Columbia, died Thursday at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00...

Donald Carl "Donny" Felton

Donald Carl "Donny" Felton

Dec 1, 2020

Donald Carl “Donny” Felton, 64, machinist for ITW-CIP Industries and resident of Westmoreland, Tennessee, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Sumner Regional Medical Center. A private graveside service will be held at Arlington Cemetery with his brother Roy Fraser officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born...

Robert Charles Kennedy

Robert Charles Kennedy

Dec 1, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Robert Charles Kennedy, 65, retired electrician for General Motors, died Monday, December 1, 2020 at his residence. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 6:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jerry Elder officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. The family suggests...

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