Obituaries

Dorothy Mildred Wilcox Straight

Dorothy Mildred Wilcox Straight

Mar 25, 2019

View Video Tribute  View Funeral Webcast  Dorothy Mildred Wilcox Straight, 88, died Monday, March 25, 2019 at her residence on Bell Grove Drive in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with her grandsons Jacob Haywood and Jesse Haywood officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit...

Martha Kimbrough Johnson

Martha Kimbrough Johnson

Mar 23, 2019

Martha Kimbrough Johnson, 95, retired seamstress and resident of Denham Avenue, died Saturday, March 23, 2019 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Wilson Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 –...

Ethel Potts Young

Ethel Potts Young

Mar 23, 2019

Ethel Potts Young, 75, former seamstress for Dixie Manufacturing and Maury Manufacturing and resident of Seavy Hight Road, died Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Ricky Clay officiating. Burial will follow in Scribners Mill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends...

Bettie Vernon Sparkman

Bettie Vernon Sparkman

Mar 22, 2019

Bettie Vernon Sparkman, 90, retired employee of Bellsouth and resident of 6th Avenue, died Friday, March 22, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with John Vaughan officiating. Burial will follow in Alexander Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M....

Misty Ann Rich Heisler

Misty Ann Rich Heisler

Mar 21, 2019

Misty Ann Rich Heisler, 40, resident of Columbia, died Thursday, March 21, 2019. Funeral Services for Ms. Heisler will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home with Calvin Hunt officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends on Monday from 12:00 P.M. until the time of the service at the...

William Dale "Bill" Barker

William Dale "Bill" Barker

Mar 21, 2019

William Dale “Bill” Barker, 68, retired employee of General Motors, died Thursday, March 21, 2019 at his residence in the Primm Springs Community. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.Born September 17, 1950 in Adrian, Michigan, he was the son of the...

Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Pilkinton

Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Pilkinton

Mar 20, 2019

Jeffrey Thomas “Jeff” Pilkinton, 57, farmer and resident of Valley Creek Road in Culleoka, died Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials be...

Roy Lewis Scribner, Jr.

Roy Lewis Scribner, Jr.

Mar 20, 2019

  Roy Lewis Scribner, Jr., 63, longtime resident of Columbia, died Wednesday March 20, 2019.  At this time per his request there will be no services, but his friends will host a celebration of his life at a later date.  Donations can be made to the Maury County Animal Shelter, 1233 Mapleash Ave, Columbia, TN 38401.  Condolences may be extended online...

Edith Sue Goolsby Brewer

Edith Sue Goolsby Brewer

Mar 19, 2019

Edith Sue Goolsby Brewer, 67, homemaker, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at her residence on Wilkinson Street in Saltillo, Tennessee. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday at 5:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Steve Swango officiating. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 3:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will...

Fain Earl Reese

Fain Earl Reese

Mar 19, 2019

Fain Earl Reese, 71, resident of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside inurnment will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Reverend Steve Swango officiating. The family will visit with friends at the graveside. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be...

Judy Michelle Hedrick Davidson

Judy Michelle Hedrick Davidson

Mar 17, 2019

Judy Michelle Hedrick Davidson, 74, retired employee of General Motors, died Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Stacy Gonzalez officiating. Entombment will follow in Maury Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 11:00 A.M. – 2:00...

Bobby Joe Hemphill

Bobby Joe Hemphill

Mar 15, 2019

Bobby Joe Hemphill, 83, retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 CW4 in the Tennessee National Guard, died Friday, March 15, 2019 at his daughter’s residence in Mt. Juliet. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home with Kenny Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin...

William Thomas "Butch" Ellis

William Thomas "Butch" Ellis

Mar 15, 2019

Mr. William Thomas “Butch” Ellis, 76, went to be with his Lord on Friday, March 15, 2019 surrounded by his loving family at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11:00 A.M. at First United Pentecostal Church of Columbia, 955 Baker Road, Columbia, TN with Pastor Telford Tharp and Brother Jason Keyser officiating. Burial will follow in Polk...

Dorothy Faye "Dot" Bobo Griffy

Dorothy Faye "Dot" Bobo Griffy

Mar 12, 2019

View Funeral Webcast  Dorothy Faye “Dot” Bobo Griffy, 89, homemaker and resident of Tinsley Lane in Columbia, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Bethany Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Rick Points officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family...

Pauline Brookshire Renfro

Pauline Brookshire Renfro

Mar 12, 2019

Pauline Brookshire Renfro, 93, homemaker and former long-time resident of Haven Circle, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Frank Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 12:00 P.M....

Richard Wayne Fly

Richard Wayne Fly

Mar 12, 2019

Richard Wayne Fly, 85, resident of Alicia Lane, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The family will visit with friends Friday from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to The Boys...

Eleanor Marie Potts Blackburn

Eleanor Marie Potts Blackburn

Mar 10, 2019

View Funeral Webcast  Eleanor Marie Potts Blackburn, 78, retired seamstress, died Sunday, March 10, 2019 at her residence on East 17th Street in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joel Love, Ricky Clay, and Brian Gregory officiating. Burial will follow in Scribner’s Mill Cemetery. The family will visit with...

June Rushing Anderson

June Rushing Anderson

Mar 9, 2019

June Rushing Anderson, 82 retired from the Maury County Register of Deeds, died Saturday March, 9 2019 at her residence in Maury County. Funeral Services for Mrs. Anderson will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. at Graymere Church of Christ with John Vaughan officiating. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. at Oakes and Nichols,...

Carl Steven Jones

Carl Steven Jones

Mar 9, 2019

Carl Steven “Steve” Jones, 63, former owner of Village Pizza, died Saturday, March 9, 2019 at his residence on Wayne Street in Columbia. A Celebration of Life will be held as the family visits with friends Wednesday from 5:00 – 7:00 at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born July 19, 1955 in Lewis...

J.C. Gray, Sr.

J.C. Gray, Sr.

Mar 8, 2019

J.C. Gray, Sr., 84, retired maintenance supervisor for Occidental Chemical Company, died Friday March 8, 2019 in Columbia. Funeral services for Mr. Gray will be conducted Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mike Roberts and Rev. Steve Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends on Monday from...

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