Obituaries

Robert Lee Townsend

Robert Lee Townsend

Jan 27, 2018

Robert Lee Townsend, 84, retired Law Enforcement employee, died Saturday, January 27, 2018 at his residence in Columbia. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 12:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jerry Elder officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 11:00 A.M. until service...

Johnnie Mae Campbell Hutcherson

Johnnie Mae Campbell Hutcherson

Jan 26, 2018

Johnnie Mae Campbell Hutcherson, 94, retired seamstress, died Friday, January 26, 2018, at her residence on Carters Creek Pike. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with George Stofel and Weston Stofel officiating. Burial will follow in Lasting Hope Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M....

Eugene Finley "Eggshell" Aydelotte

Eugene Finley "Eggshell" Aydelotte

Jan 22, 2018

Eugene Finley "Eggshell" Aydelotte, 86, retired employee of E. I. DuPont and resident of Porter Circle, died Monday, January 22, 2018, at Life Care Center of Columbia. The family will celebrate his life and visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born June 29, 1931...

Mary Katherine Littlejohn McCracken

Mary Katherine Littlejohn McCracken

Jan 21, 2018

View Funeral WebcastMrs. Mary Katherine Littlejohn McCracken, 89, a long-time resident of Columbia, TN, died Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center after a short illness.She was born June 16, 1928 in Columbia, TN, the daughter of the late Herbert Baxter and Clatie Mae Johnson Littlejohn. Mrs. McCracken was a long time Bell South employee who retired in...

Betty Jo Jones Wilson

Betty Jo Jones Wilson

Jan 21, 2018

Betty Jo Jones Wilson, 84, former longtime resident of Main Street in Lynnville, died Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Life Care Center of Columbia where she had made her home for several years. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Danny Jones and Brother Gary Bailey officiating. Burial will follow...

Joshua Neal McCarley

Joshua Neal McCarley

Jan 20, 2018

Joshua Neal McCarley, age 40, employee of Ryder Logistics in Spring Hill and former employee of the Maury County Department of Corrections, died Saturday, January 20, 2018 at his residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Chaplain Douglas Cobern officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The...

Linda Kay Potts

Linda Kay Potts

Jan 19, 2018

View Funeral WebcastLinda Kay Potts, 69, owner-operator of Potts Grocery, died Friday, January 19, 2018 at her residence on New Highway 7.Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Reverend Mike Dawson officiating. Burial will follow in Santa Fe Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday 2:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M. and...

Billy Frank Jett

Billy Frank Jett

Jan 19, 2018

Billy Frank Jett, 81, retired Supervisor for Heil Quaker/Inter Cities Products and resident of Culleoka, died Friday, January 19, 2018 at Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 3:30 P.M. at Friendship Baptist Church with James Sampley officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. at Oakes...

Glenn Doak Ferrell

Glenn Doak Ferrell

Jan 16, 2018

Glenn Doak Ferrell, 86, retired owner/operator of Murfreesboro Plating Company and resident of Merlin Court in Columbia, Tennessee, died Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Rushing and Lyndall Propst officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with...

Lila Lee Yancey Alexander

Lila Lee Yancey Alexander

Jan 15, 2018

Lila Lee Yancey Alexander, 96, former longtime resident of Old Williamsport Pike, died Monday, January 15, 2018, at Alexian Village in Signal Mountain where she had made her home for the past few years. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill...

Wanda Jean Tomlin

Wanda Jean Tomlin

Jan 15, 2018

Wanda Jean Tomlin, 77, former resident of Terrace Drive, died Monday, January 15, 2018 at Maury Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 6:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. The family will visit with friends Friday from 4:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. and Saturday from 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. at the funeral home....

Elsie Marie Taylor Price

Elsie Marie Taylor Price

Jan 14, 2018

View Funeral WebcastElsie Marie Taylor Price, 94, died Sunday, January 14, 2018 at her residence on South Main Street in Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The...

Glenn Ray Porter

Glenn Ray Porter

Jan 14, 2018

Glenn Ray Porter, 93, a former longtime resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed from this life on Sunday, January 14, 2018 surrounded by his family at his home in Nashville, Tennessee. A Memorial Service will be conducted Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church preceded by a visitation in the church rotunda at 2:00 p.m. The family will host a...

Steven Joseph Holmes

Steven Joseph Holmes

Jan 14, 2018

Steven Joseph Holmes, 75, retired Director of Internal Affairs with the State of Tennessee and resident of Antioch, died Sunday, January 14, 2018 at TriStar Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, January 22, at 7:00 P.M. at Tusculum Hills Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Gunn officiating. A graveside service with military honors will be held Tuesday, January...

Juanita Lannom Martin

Juanita Lannom Martin

Jan 13, 2018

Elizabeth Juanita Lannom Martin, 92, former longtime resident of Carol Drive and more recently Morning Pointe, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 13, 2018, at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Mike Kesler, John Smith, and Andrew Altenbach officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial...

Patricia Gail "Pat" Grissom

Patricia Gail "Pat" Grissom

Jan 12, 2018

Patricia Gail "Pat" Grissom, 70, resident of Campbellsville Pike, died Friday, January 12, 2018 at NHC Healthcare of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Chapel with Pastor Bill Wagner officiating. Burial will follow in Arlington Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 5:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. and Monday from...

William Ronald "Ron" Gick

William Ronald "Ron" Gick

Jan 12, 2018

William Ronald "Ron" Gick, 67, retired employee of General Motors and resident of Greens Mill Road, died Friday, January 12, 2018, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Swango officiating. Burial will follow in Godwin Chappell Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Monday...

Dorothy Louise "Dot" Wilkes

Dorothy Louise "Dot" Wilkes

Jan 10, 2018

Dorothy Louise "Dot" Voss Wilkes, 88, homemaker, mother of five, and resident of Tanyard Hollow Road, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Dr. James Sampley officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from...

Mary Jane Wall Anderson

Mary Jane Wall Anderson

Jan 10, 2018

Mary Jane Wall Anderson, 63, retired caregiver and resident of Hohenwald, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at Countryside Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Lawrence County. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. Chad Middlebrook officiating. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements. The family suggests memorials to...

Martha Leaka Brown Hood

Martha Leaka Brown Hood

Jan 10, 2018

Martha Leaka Brown Hood, 87, longtime resident of Nashville Highway, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at Life Care Center of Columbia. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Kenny McFarlen officiating. Burial will be Monday in Brown Cemetery on Hardison Mill Road. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 2:00...