Obituaries

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...

Jerry Wayne Runions

Jerry Wayne Runions

Nov 28, 2020

Jerry Wayne "Bull" Runions, 71, resident of Columbia, died Saturday at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mylen Coble and Rock Jaggers officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorials...

Wendell Cain Hughes

Wendell Cain Hughes

Nov 27, 2020

Wendell Cain Hughes, 63, truck driver for TMC Trucking Co., died Friday at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Andrew Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home...

James “Pete” Paul Green

James “Pete” Paul Green

Nov 26, 2020

View Tribute Video View Funeral Webcast James “Pete” Paul Green, 80, lifelong resident of Maury County, died Thursday at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Terry Peery officiating. Burial will follow in West Point Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 2:00 P.M....

Wanda J. Norman Fly

Wanda J. Norman Fly

Nov 25, 2020

Wanda J. Norman Fly, 75, owner of Wanda’s Styling Salon for many years and resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A private family graveside service will be held at Santa Fe Cemetery with Reverend Mike Dawson officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials to...

Marcus Ray Pinkelton

Marcus Ray Pinkelton

Nov 24, 2020

Marcus Ray Pinkelton, 77, retired Chief Petty Officer of the United States Navy, died Tuesday November 24, 2020 at his residence in Goodlettsville. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. in Lynnwood Cemetery in Lynnville with Eddie Rogers officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors...

Larry Pigue

Larry Pigue

Nov 24, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Larry Pigue, 74, longtime resident of Marshall County, died Tuesday at Marshall Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. in Friendship Cemetery with Rick Rolin officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences can be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born December 24, 1945 in Marshall County,...

Beverly Gertrude Bernhart Wilson

Beverly Gertrude Bernhart Wilson

Nov 23, 2020

Beverly Gertrude Bernhart Wilson, 69, resident of Columbia, died Monday at NHC of Columbia. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born August 23, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Donald Bernhart and the late Louise Davis Bernhart. Mrs. Wilson earned her...

Howard Eugene "Snooks" Alderson

Howard Eugene "Snooks" Alderson

Nov 23, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Howard Eugene (Snooks) Alderson was born February 2, 1927, in Columbia, Tennessee at The Kings Daughters Hospital. After living most of his life in Maury County, he died peacefully on November 23, 2020 at Morning Pointe in Columbia at the age of 93. Snooks was the only child of Lilly Mae Russell Alderson, and Thomas Howard (Buck)...

Richard Gregory Smith, Sr.

Richard Gregory Smith, Sr.

Nov 20, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Richard Gregory Smith 82, died Friday, November 20, 2020 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Bob Vassar officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit with...

Patty Ann Petrie Ridley

Patty Ann Petrie Ridley

Nov 19, 2020

Patty Ann Petrie Ridley, 77, of Columbia, Tennessee, a retired teacher for Mt. Pleasant Elementary School and a resident of Old Sunnyside Lane, passed away on November 19th, 2020 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. She was born in Turner, Montana, September 2, 1943, to parents Leo and Roxie Petrie. Patty graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA,...

Ruby Mai Truette

Ruby Mai Truette

Nov 18, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Ruby Mai Truette, 72, long-time resident of Williamsport and for the past 25 years she was made her home at Home Place in Nashville, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Alive Hospice. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Heather Harris officiating. Burial will follow in Williamsport...

James Martin Clark

James Martin Clark

Nov 17, 2020

View Video Tribute View Funeral Webcast James Martin Clark,85, retired employee of Monsanto Chemical Company, former employee of Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home, and resident of Morel Road in the Sawdust Community, died Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home...

Doris Pogue Ball Romine

Doris Pogue Ball Romine

Nov 17, 2020

View Funeral Webcast Doris Pogue Ball Romine was born in Hampshire, Tennessee on May 20, 1924 to Hobart and Ethel Pogue, and departed this life on November 17, 2020.She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Harold Kittrell Pogue, sister, Jeraldine McCrary, son-in-law and daughter, Harry and Patsy Grimmitt and husbands, Wayne A. Ball and Paul Romine. She...