Obituaries
Elizabeth Ann “Bette” Burnett Cole
Oct 9, 2019
Elizabeth Ann “Bette” Burnett Cole, 83, retired bus driver for the Maury County School System and longtime resident of Columbia, died Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials be made to Hospice Compassus, 830 Hatcher Ln, Columbia, TN 38401. Condolences may...
Joe Thomas Kelley, Jr
Oct 9, 2019
Joe Thomas Kelley, Jr., 74, Certified Public Accountant and resident of Cross Bridges Road, died Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 4:00 P.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Pastor Jason Caddy and Dr. Rufus Clifford officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M....
Ruth Ann Hairston Franklin
Oct 6, 2019
Ruth Ann Hairston Franklin, 78, homemaker, died Sunday, October 6, 2019 at her residence on West 14th Street. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Chris M. Ball, Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 12:00 P.M. until service time at...
Robin Lynn Miller
Oct 6, 2019
Robin Lynn Miller, 66, resident of Columbia, died Sunday, October 6, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 7:00 P.M. at West 7th Street Church of Christ. The family will visit with friends on Thursday from 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. at the church. Memorials may be made to West 7th Street Church of Christ, India...
Hazel Marie McMillen Beddingfield
Oct 4, 2019
Hazel Marie McMillen Beddingfield, 88, retired receptionist for Dr. Clay R. Miller, former sales clerk for Piggly Wiggly , and resident of Columbia, died Friday October 4, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Wilson Henderson officiating. A graveside service will follow in Kirkland Cemetery...
David Earl Locke
Oct 2, 2019
View Funeral Webcast Mr. David Earl Locke,94, died Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. David was born the youngest son to Lindsey Locke, a blacksmith for the Illinois Central Railroad, and his wife Pearl Miller Locke on November 23, 1924 in Paducah, Kentucky. David weathered the hardest years of the Great Depression and survived the...
Claude Allen Craig
Oct 2, 2019
Claude Allen Craig, 82, retired English teacher and resident of Terrace Drive, died Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Life Care Center of Columbia. The family will visit with friends Monday from 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Private family graveside service will be held at St. John’s Churchyard. The family suggests memorials to Columbia Central...
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
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