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12/18/16 — Ruby Inez Moore
Ruby Inez Moore, was a native to Albertville, Alabama, and daughter to
the late Lucious and Sarah Cash Burdette. She was married to the late
Curtis Oliver Moore. She is also preceded in death by three sisters; six
brothers; and three children; Francis Dean Lane, Gilbert Moore, and
Charles Moore. Ruby enjoyed quilting, fishing, gardening, and cooking for
her family. She was a wonderful homemaker and loved being at home caring
for them. Babies brought her the most joy. She loved taking care of them
and enjoyed how they always appreciated her love toward them. Anyone that
knew Ruby will always have a special love and place in their hearts for
her and she will be greatly missed. She is survived by five children;
Sarah S. (Bill) Brown of Beechgrove, Tennessee, Linda J. Gilley of
McMinnville, Tennessee, Joyce A. (Jerry) Prater of Beechgrove, Tennessee,
Randall E. (Morrisa) Moore of Manchester, Tennessee, Pam K. (Billy) Hill
of Hillsboro, Tennessee, a sister; Bernice Carter, several grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.
VISITATION: Saturday, December 17, 2016, 2 – 5:00 P.M. at the Central
Funeral Home, 2812 Hillsboro Highway, Manchester, Tennessee
FUNERAL: Sunday, December 18, 2016, 1:00 P.M. at Central Funeral Home
BURIAL: Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS.
12/16/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Jeremy Darnell — Pizza Winner!
Kent Ayer, 40
Jan Riddle, 60
Jessica Blocker
Food Lion Birthday Cake Winner:
Kaden Akers, 1
Flowers by Michael Anniversary Winner:
Jerri & Sherri McCullough, 31
12/18/16—Ernest E. Bouton
Ernest E Bouton, age 76 of Manchester, passed away Thursday, December 15,
2016 at The Waters of Winchester. Funeral Services are scheduled for
Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 2 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with
burial to follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family
will be Sunday from 12 PM until the service time. A native of Sullivan
County, TN, Mr. Bouton was the son of the late Charles Irvin and Naomi
Georgia Colleen Riddle Bouton. He was a U S Army veteran and attended the
Church of God in Manchester. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, playing
horseshoes and flea marketing. In addition to his parents, he was preceded
in death by five brothers, John, Douglas, George, Richard and Irshmael
Bouton; three sisters, Phyllis, Layuna and Lena Mae Bouton. Mr. Bouton is
survived by his wife, Barbara Hereford Bouton of Manchester; sons, Ernest
E. Bouton Jr and his wife, Jeanette of West End, NC and Anthony Wilcox of
Manchester; daughters, Phyllis Teal and her husband, Jack of Hillsboro,
Tina Vaughn and her husband, Ronald of Manchester and Vicki Reed of
Manchester; brothers, Michael Bouton and his wife, Judy of Johnson City, TN
and West Bouton of South Carolina; sister, Sue Chapman and her husband,
Buddy of Bristol; sister-in-law, Lois Bouton of Elizabethton;
grandchildren, Kenneth (Ken) and Kristen Penn, Dorothy and Josh Smith, Mary
Haywood, Amber and Jack Watts, Ashlie and Trent Haddock, Kate and Ryan
Eddings, Toni Reed, Shannon Reed and Rachael Grey and great grandchildren,
Hannah Johnson, Hope Haywood, Hunter Haywood, Jade Smith. Colton Watts,
Kellen Watts, Ryan Eddings Jr, and Bryson Grey.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
CCMS Basketball Sweeps Harris on Thursday Night
Kiya Ferrell of CCMS basketball
In their last contest before the Christmas holiday break, the Coffee County Middle School basketball teams welcomed Harris Middle to the CCMS gym on Thursday night for a conference doubleheader. In a pair of games you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Coffee County teams each captured wins to enter the new year on a positive note. The Lady Raiders held off a late charge by the Eagles to capture a 30 to 22 win while the Red Raiders pulled away in the 4th quarter to win 34 to 26.
Despite struggling at the free throw line, Coffee County staved off a late charge from the Eaglettes to capture their 11th win of the year. The Lady Raiders hit 6 of their 13 free throws in the 4th quarter to power to the win. Coffee County was led in scoring by Bella Vinson who finished with 19 points. Marley Perry added 5 points and Kiya Ferrell finished with 4.
Trenton Scrivnor of CCMS basketball
After building a double digit lead in the 2nd quarter, the Raiders held off Eagle rallies in the 2nd and 3rd quarters to take a 25 to 24 lead into the final period. In the 4th quarter, Coffee County held Harris to one field goal while draining 9 free throws for the win. Jaxon Vaughn was the leading scorer for the Red Raiders as he finished with 14 points. Trenton Scrivnor added 8 points and Conner Shemwell finished with 6 points for Coffee County.
Coffee County will be off until January 5th when Warren County visits the Coffee County Middle School gym. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast as part of the First National Bank Hometown Sports Series. The opening tip will be at 6 PM, Lucky Knott will bring you all the action beginning with the pregame show at 5:50.
You can download a copy of the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
Raider Wrestlers Fall to Oakland
CHS wrestler Owen Teague(top) moves his Oakland opponent into position for the pinfall win on Thursday night
Facing a deeper and more experienced Oakland wrestling team on Thursday night, the Coffee County grapplers came up on the short end of the scoreboard in the dual meet. Originally scheduled to include Stewarts Creek, the Redhawks cancelled leaving Coffee County taking on Oakland in the 6 PM tussle.
A promising start saw Rein Bozich(145 pounds) fall in extra time by a 6 to 4 decision on an Oakland takedown in the last 10 seconds of the extra period. Owen Teague(152) followed that with an exciting pin to give the Raiders a 6 to 3 lead in the match. After a forfeit at 160 pounds, Reid Lawrence(170) dropped a hard fought 7 to 1 decision before pins and forfeits stoned and Raider momentum down the rest of the card.
The Coffee County wrestlers are back on the mat on Tuesday night when they travel to Chapel Hill to take on Forrest and Centennial. The three way dual meet will get underway at 6 PM.
Preds Push Not Enough, Fall to Wild
The Nashville Predators were unable to come back from a first-period deficit, as they fell to the Minnesota Wild by a 5-2 final on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena. The loss bumps Nashville’s record to 13-12-4 overall, just its third regulation defeat at home this season.
With the exception of a lapse late in the first period, in which the Wild took a 3-1 lead with two goals in less than 30 seconds, Nashville gave a strong effort, registering 36 shots on the night and creating quality scoring chances, but it wasn’t enough.
“It’s a tough way to play the game,” Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “You’re fortunate when you bail out of it at 3-0, 3-1 this time, against one of the teams that gives up the least amount of goals. It’s not going to be an easy task. We couldn’t pull it off.”
As the second period began, it looked as though the Preds might stage their second come-from-behind win in as many games. Mike Fisher scored a power-play goal in the middle frame and the Predators continued to outshoot and out chance Minnesota through the remainder of the contest.
But the Preds were unable to get a third goal past Devan Dubnyk, and the Wild added two empty-netters late in the game to seal the victory, their sixth in a row.
“I liked our effort in the second and third,” defenseman Ryann Ellis said. “We got some shots to the net, good chances and had zone time, but that’s a good team over there. They’re good right now for a reason, and we’ve got to tighten the first period up, especially.”
Nashville now turns their attention to Saturday night and the New York Rangers, one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.
“There’s a lot of positives out there in the second and third, but the first periods, they have to stop the way they’re going right now,” Ellis said. “Really, it’s what killed us there. But if we can play like we did in the second and third in the first, we’ll be a really good team.”
Notes:
With an assist on Ryan Ellis’s goal, Viktor Arvidsson extended his career-high point streak to five games (2g-4a).
Mike Fisher’s goal was his 99th in a Preds uniform. He has scored three goals in a two-game span for the first time since Dec. 28-30, 2013.
The Predators conclude their three-game home stand on Saturday night when they host the New York Rangers at Bridgestone Arena. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast of that game as part of the Nashville Predators Radio Network beginning at 6 PM.
12/17/16 — Landen Gage Burks
Landen Gage Burks, age 1 of Tullahoma, passed away Thursday, December 15,
2016 at the Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in
Nashville. Funeral Services are scheduled for Saturday, December 17, 2016
at 2 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Concord
Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 12 PM until the service
time.
Landen was born on January 6, 2015 in Tullahoma. He was the son of Kristie
Burks of Tullahoma and Paul L Rose of Estill Springs. He was preceded in
death by his sister, Sophie Kaydence Burks; great grandfather, Robert
Stanley Burks; grandfather, Shirley Wayne Baker Jr and uncles, Wayne Baker
Jr and Adam Baker.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by one sister, Leah Tigue and
two brothers, Kandon and Nathanael Rose; grandmothers, Tina Baker and
Laverne Price, both of Shelbyville and Becky Hebert of Estill Springs;
grandfathers, Joseph Burks of Michigan and Tino Taylor of Shelbyville;
great grandmothers Patricia Baker of Wartrace, Naomi Burks of Michigan and
Ethel Nungester of Estill Springs; great grandfather, Herman B. Taylor of
Franklin County; special friend, Steven Tigue of Tullahoma; aunts, Alishia
Burks of Tullahoma, Amanda Burks of Lewisburg, Alexis Taylor of Shelbyville
and Alyssa Northcutt of Tullahoma, Melissa Rose Boyle of Winchester and
Christina Rose of North Carolina; uncles, James Tigue, Josh Burt and Caleb
Chavis, all of Tullahoma and James Baker of Manchester; cousins Zya Burks,
Trea Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Mia Johnson, Lyndsey Moreno, Karlee Price and
Brae Price, Samantha Rose and Alexis and Arianna Boyle and close friends,
Bobby and Delynn Lowe of Tullahoma and Johnny and Jamie Limbaugh of
Tullahoma.
The family has requested that memorial donations be made in his honor to
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home. Please call us at 931-455-3481 for
information regarding making donations.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
Another Child Dies from injuries in Tullahoma House Fire
We have another update on the tragic fire that occurred Monday morning around 8:30am on Blue Creek Road in Tullahoma inside Franklin County. One year old Landon Burks who was in the house fire in Franklin County died Thursday at Monroe Carell Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. 4-year-old Sophie Burks died from her injuries after being taken to Southern Tennessee Regional Healthcare in Winchester the day of the fire.
Their 6 month old sister Leah Tigue has been released from Vanderbilt.
There is an ongoing investigation into the fire by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and state bomb and arson investigators.
Poll: Trump Voters Favor Clean Energy
A new survey from the Conservative Energy Network found overwhelming support for clean energy among Trump supporters. (Raymond Bosma/flickr.com)
President-elect Donald Trump’s position on renewables and clean energy is worrying environmentalists, but a new national poll from Conservative Energy Voters indicates his voters strongly favor them. The post-election survey found nearly 90 percent of all voters support more government action to speed up the shift to clean energy.
The public sentiment comes as no surprise to Warren Nevad, the director of the Tennessee Renewable Energy and Economic Development Council, a statewide network of city and county leaders.
“We look at renewable energy in a business-minded manner,” he said. “We tell our cities and our members that ‘hey, energy is the second highest part of your budget, next to labor. Now if you use renewable energy, that is a way to save on your energy costs, thus reducing the tax burden to your citizens.'”
Coal and oil companies have argued that policies supporting renewables will raise the cost of energy and hurt the economy. But the survey found conservatives favor those policies specifically because renewables are growing and rapidly adding jobs. Pollster Public Opinion Strategies talked to 1,000 U.S. voters.
Trump’s selection of a climate skeptic to head the EPA suggests the incoming administration may try to undo President Obama’s attempts to cut the carbon emissions that cause climate change.
Mark Pischea, the executive director of the Conservative Energy Network, which commissioned the survey, said conservative groups are working to help transform the nation’s energy supply, but they’ve been more focused on state and local policies. He said they will work in Washington.
“Urge Congress and urge the Trump administration to take a proactive platform on clean energy,” he said. “But most of the important work to move the ball is really happening at the state level.”
Dwain Land is mayor of Dunlap and also a member of TREEDC. He said as a supporter of clean energy, he has been a supporter of Donald Trump from the beginning.
“I was for Trump, but I am for renewable energy also and conserving energy, because we just feel like that’s the right thing to do,” he explained.
This weekend TREEDC is holding its annual conference in Cookeville to discuss ways to educate members about the benefits of renewable energy and how to expand programs in their municipalities and counties.
Donations make Toys for Tots a Success in Tullahoma
The Tullahoma Fire Department (TFD) is grateful for the support of the community for the donations that have been made to Toys for Tots.
“We are grateful to the community for their donations. It is this support that allows us to serve the families in our community,” said Captain Jasen Damron. “Our goal is to provide a few toys to each child up to age 14, and this year we have had a successful campaign.”
At the beginning of December, this year’s Toys for Tots campaign was not fully funded. However, after announcing the need, the TFD will be able to provide 186 families and 450 children with new toys for Christmas morning.
“We appreciate the community spirit and willingness to help those less fortunate in our community” said Fire Chief Richard Shasteen.
This year’s campaign is complete and any additional donations that come in will be applied to next year’s efforts.