Obituaries

Melissa Dawn Kinne Trotman

Melissa Dawn Kinne Trotman

Nov 1, 2017

Melissa Dawn Kinne Trotman, 45, retired Registered Nurse and resident of Gallatin, died Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 1:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Johnathon Hodges officiating. Burial will follow in Kittrell Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00 - 7:00 P.M. at...

Ernest Wilson Allen Sr

Ernest Wilson Allen Sr

Nov 1, 2017

Ernest Wilson Allen, Sr., 89, died Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at his residence on Woods Circle. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Chip Hunter and Rev. Frank Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 9:30 - 11:00 A.M. in the...

Hal Morgan

Hal Morgan

Oct 31, 2017

Hal Morgan, 94, retired former owner and Vice-President of Morgan Brothers Electric and resident of Morning Pointe, died Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at Maury Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Friday at 2:30 P.M. at Zion Cemetery with Chaplain C. Ray Dye and Rev. Paul Joiner officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion...

Donna Marie Underwood Clifford

Donna Marie Underwood Clifford

Oct 30, 2017

Donna Marie Underwood Clifford, 58, former employee of General Electric and resident of Apache Trail, died Monday, October 30, 2017, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family and condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born April 4, 1959 in Giles County, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Evans Underwood and...

Reuben Edward "Ted" Houston III

Reuben Edward "Ted" Houston III

Oct 30, 2017

Reuben Edward "Ted" Houston III, 75, resident of Franklin, Tennessee and Orange Beach, Alabama, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville.A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Judge Bobby Sands officiating. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. at The Shop. The family...

Sherrie Marie Pruitt Williams

Sherrie Marie Pruitt Williams

Oct 28, 2017

Sherrie Marie Pruitt Williams, 61, resident of Willa Circle in Pulaski, died Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Anthony Bledsoe officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M....

Billy Wayne Clark

Billy Wayne Clark

Oct 27, 2017

View Funeral WebcastBilly Wayne Clark, 79, retired owner and operator A & R Sales & Services, died Friday, October 27, 2017 at his residence on Hardison Road. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Charles Clark and Stephen Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided...

Father Robin Courtney Jr

Father Robin Courtney Jr

Oct 25, 2017

The Reverend Robin Courtney, Jr., pastor of St. James the Less Episcopal Church in Madison, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly on October 25, 2017 at the age of 55. Father Courtney was a sensitive and compassionate priest who was deeply devoted to his parishioners, his family, his neighbors and his friends.Raised in Columbia, Tennessee, Father Courtney attended Columbia Academy, where he...

Ray Wilson Gibson

Ray Wilson Gibson

Oct 25, 2017

Ray Wilson Gibson, 77, retired employee of Columbia Gulf, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at his home on Tindell Lane. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 P.M. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Danny Ray Jones officiating. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Condolences may...

Tony Harold Blackburn

Tony Harold Blackburn

Oct 24, 2017

Tony Harold Blackburn, 61, Department Manager at T. J. Maxx in Franklin and resident of Morris Avenue, died Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 10:00 A.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Johnny Felker officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Thursday...

Dorothy Juanita Reese Haywood

Dorothy Juanita Reese Haywood

Oct 23, 2017

Dorothy Juanita Reese Haywood, 76, former employee of Maury Manufacturing, died Monday, October 23, 2017, at her residence on Morris Avenue.A memorial service will be held Friday at 4:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Brother Johnnie Higgason officiating. The family will visit with friends Friday from 2:00 - 4:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Condolences may be...

James Edward Winchester

James Edward Winchester

Oct 23, 2017

James Edward Winchester, 84, retired employee of Union Carbide and resident of Columbia, died Monday, October 23, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 11:00 A.M. to service time at the...

Leah Williamson Hays

Leah Williamson Hays

Oct 21, 2017

Leah Williamson Hays, 96, retired Maury County teacher, died Saturday, October 21, 2017, at her residence on Wahella Way. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Chip Hunter officiating. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 1:00 - 2:00 P.M. in the church atrium. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are...

Margaret Ann Weible Pickle

Margaret Ann Weible Pickle

Oct 20, 2017

Margaret Ann Weible Pickle, 79, retired Professor at Columbia State Community College, died Friday, October 20, 2017, at the home of her daughter in Madison, Alabama. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Daniel Doty and Rev. Charles Blythe officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will...

Shirley Williams Palmer

Shirley Williams Palmer

Oct 18, 2017

View Funeral WebcastShirley Williams Palmer, 67, of Ethridge, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Jason Love officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Friday from 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. at the...

David Timothy Ferrell

David Timothy Ferrell

Oct 17, 2017

David Timothy Ferrell, 61, Social Security Administration Paralegal, died Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at his residence in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A memorial service will be conducted Sunday, January 21, at 3:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Joe Rushing and Lyndall Propst officiating. Inurnment will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by Herbert Griffin American...

Leslie Barnett "L Chappell Jr

Leslie Barnett "L Chappell Jr

Oct 17, 2017

Leslie Barnett "L. B." Chappell, Jr., 83, farmer and longtime resident of John Sharp Road, died Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 P.M. at Lasting Hope Cemetery with Mike Kesler officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19. The family will visit with friends...

Benton Sloan Foster

Benton Sloan Foster

Oct 15, 2017

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Benton Sloan Foster, 23, employee of Sherwin Williams and resident of Columbia, died Sunday, October 15, 2017, at St. Thomas West Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:00 P.M. at West Seventh Street Church of Christ with Corey Bell, Barney Burns, and his father, Joe Foster officiating. Burial will follow in Polk...

Belinda Jill Collins Gibson

Belinda Jill Collins Gibson

Oct 14, 2017

Belinda Jill Collins Gibson, 54, homemaker and resident of Westover Drive, died Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 4:00- 8:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral home. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com. Born July 16, 1963 in Maury County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late...

Charlene Potts Miller

Charlene Potts Miller

Oct 12, 2017

Charlene Potts Miller, 65, retired employee of Union Carbide and resident of Highland Avenue, died Thursday, October 12, 2017 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Timmy Golden officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 -...