Obituaries

Shelby Tice Graham Riddle

Shelby Tice Graham Riddle

Oct 1, 2019

View Funeral Webcast Shelby Tice Graham Riddle, 79, life-long resident of Columbia, died Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Gary Bailey officiating. Burial will follow in Wilkes Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M....

Lillian Frances Ogle Lee

Lillian Frances Ogle Lee

Oct 1, 2019

Lillian Frances Ogle Lee, daughter of David Wesley and Lula Rayburn Ogle passed away October 1, 2019. She was a long-time resident of Maury County, born October 27, 1921 in Providence, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 59 years, Edward James Lee; her sisters, Evelyn Higgins, Anne Estrada King; brothers, David Ogle, John Ogle; and...

Robert Andrew “Bob” Duncan

Robert Andrew “Bob” Duncan

Sep 30, 2019

View Funeral Webcast Robert Andrew “Bob” Duncan, 67, beloved Maury County Historian, died Monday, September 30, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A celebration of life will be conducted Saturday at 3:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church with Reverend Len Carrell and Tom Price, director of the Maury County Archives, officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 12:00...

Melba Jean Shipley Ferguson

Melba Jean Shipley Ferguson

Sep 30, 2019

Melba “Fergie” Jean Ferguson- Born September 21st, 1940 in Maynardville, TN to Eston Clayton Shipley and Mildred Irene Harmon Shipley, passed away peacefully at the home of her baby sister on September 30th, 2019 after a courageous battle with Pancreatic cancer. Jean was a hell of a woman, strong, stubborn, boisterous, and the keeper of all the family stories. If...

Norris L. Belcher

Norris L. Belcher

Sep 29, 2019

Norris L. Belcher, 72, resident of Linden, died Sunday, September 29, 2019 at St. Thomas West. A memorial service will be conducted Thursday at 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 2:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Military honors will be provided by the Herbert Griffin American Legion...

Bobby Brown Grimmitt

Bobby Brown Grimmitt

Sep 28, 2019

Bobby Brown Grimmitt, 83, of the Hampshire Community passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with his brother-in-law, Brother Jimmy Adcox officiating. Burial will follow in Kittrell Cemetery in Hampshire. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 –...

Cheri Lee Wood Kozlowski

Cheri Lee Wood Kozlowski

Sep 27, 2019

Cheri Lee Kozlowski, 58, died at home peacefully with her family on September 27, 2019 in Columbia, Tennessee. Cheri is survived by her husband Bart Kozlowski and their 2 children, Kendra (Isabella and Samuel) and Andrew. Her brother Robert Murry Wood III (Jona) and their 2 children (Murry and Zach). Her sister Beth McGee (Tommy) and her 3 children from...

Forrest Dale Mabry

Forrest Dale Mabry

Sep 26, 2019

Forrest Dale Mabry, 57, truck driver for Sammy McCandless Trucking, died Thursday, September 26, 2019 in Columbia. A memorial service will be conducted Thursday at 7:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Rob Johnson officiating. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 5:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Condolences may be extended online...

Billy Potts

Billy Potts

Sep 24, 2019

Billy Potts, 84, long-time resident of Maury County, died Tuesday, September 24, 2019 surrounded by his family. A private family graveside service was held at Polk Memorial Gardens. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors assisted the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials to Highland Park Baptist Church, 1800 Higland Avenue, Columbia, TN 38401. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com....

Martha Jean Woody

Martha Jean Woody

Sep 21, 2019

Martha Jean Woody, 70, retired Maury County School Teacher and former longtime resident of Columbia, died Saturday in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, where she had made her home since April.  A graveside service will be conducted Monday, September 30, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. at Santa Fe Cemetery with Reverend Steve Dorning officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from...

Walter Timothy "Tim" Grant

Walter Timothy "Tim" Grant

Sep 20, 2019

Mr. Walter Timothy “Tim” Grant, 70, of Columbia, TN and formerly of Chester, SC, died on September 20, 2019 at home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 19th at 3:00 PM at St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Franklin, TN. Born November 13, 1948 in Chester, SC, he was the son of the late Walter Clio “Skeet” Grant,...

Harry Douglas Garner, Sr.

Harry Douglas Garner, Sr.

Sep 19, 2019

Harry Douglas Garner, age 82, of Buford, GA passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019. He was preceded in death by parents, Willard and Annie Mae Brooks Garner of Hampshire, TN. Mr. Garner is survived by his wife of fifty-three years, Patricia Cheatham Garner, Buford; son, Dr. Harry Douglas Garner, Jr. and wife, Natalie, Suwanee, GA; granddaughter, Hannah Grace Garner, Suwanee,...

James Doyle Trigg

James Doyle Trigg

Sep 17, 2019

James Doyle Trigg, 74, retired Teacher for Giles County School System and resident of Dodson Gap Road, died Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in Alabama. Born July 20, 1945 in Giles County, he was the son of the late James Knox Trigg, III and the late Billie Jean Burgess Trigg Locke. He earned his Master’s degree in History and Social Studies...

Nancy Pruitt Landry

Nancy Pruitt Landry

Sep 16, 2019

Nancy Pruitt Landry, 78, homemaker, died Monday, September 16, 2019 at her residence on Buck Daniels Road. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 4:30 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Doug Brown officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials to Maury Regional...

George Laurent Carter, Jr.

George Laurent Carter, Jr.

Sep 14, 2019

View Funeral Webcast  George Laurent Carter, Jr., Columbia businessman, merchant, proprietor of Southern Sales Furniture, and Korean War veteran passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 in Columbia, Tennessee one month after his 90th birthday. Born August 15, 1929 in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee, he was the eldest son of the late George Laurent Carter, Sr. and Martha Ellen Cartledge Carter. As...

Martha Pogue Love

Martha Pogue Love

Sep 13, 2019

Martha Pogue Love, 88, resident of Carters Creek Pike, passed away Friday, September 13, 2019 at her home after an extended illness. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Charles Hardison officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 12:00 P.M. until service...

Brother John O. "J.O." Martin

Brother John O. "J.O." Martin

Sep 7, 2019

Brother John O. “J.O.” Martin, 83, resident of Columbia, died Saturday, September 7, 2019 at NHC Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Dale Yates and Brother Anthony Muston officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Baptist Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday after 4:00 P.M. at the...

Jerry Phillip Haynes, Sr.

Jerry Phillip Haynes, Sr.

Sep 7, 2019

View Funeral Webcast Jerry P. Haynes is at peace, leaving this world Saturday, September 7, 2019.  Jerry Haynes was the youngest of A.I. “Pap” and Electa Sisson Haynes’ seven children.  Jerry was born in Nashville and reared in Columbia.  He graduated from Central High in 1954 and was a first-generation college graduate, earning his Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from...

Freddie Dennis Goodman

Freddie Dennis Goodman

Sep 6, 2019

Freddie Dennis Goodman, 72 long-time resident of Turkey Creek Road in Santa Fe, died Friday, September 6, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Pastor Rick Elsey officiating. Burial will follow in Adkison Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from...

Billye Dean Reading Allen

Billye Dean Reading Allen

Sep 3, 2019

Billye Dean Reading Allen, 79, homemaker and resident of Ella West Circle in the Lynnville Community, died Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at Richland Baptist Church, 10930 Columbia Highway Lynnville, TN, with Pastor Rick Bilyeu and Danny Jones officiating.  Burial will follow in her family cemetery...

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