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9/30/16 — Paul Michael Quinn
Paul Michael Quinn Sr. (Mike) 82, Beechgrove, Tennessee, July 12, 1934,
Passed from this life September 25, 2016. Visitation will be held
Thursday, September 29, from 6 until 8:00 P.M. at Central Funeral Home,
Manchester, Tennessee. Funeral services will be held at Temple Baptist
Church, Fairlane Drive Manchester, Tennessee on Friday, September 30, at
1:00 P.M. followed by burial at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens, Tullahoma,
Tennessee. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, he was the son of the late
O.C. Quinn Sr. and Ethel Parker Quinn. He was preceded in death by three
sisters and three brothers. He is survived by his loving wife of over 60
years, Mary Jean (Dunnie) Quinn of Beechgrove, sons Paul Michael Quinn
Jr. (Priscilla) and David Quinn of Beechgrove, daughter Diana Quinn of
Manchester, two grandsons, Ian Quinn (Michelle) of Phoenix Arizona,
Parker Quinn (Lindsey) of Manchester, one granddaughter, Meagan Peacher
(or Campbell) (Luke) of Robertsdale, Alabama and two great grandchildren
and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews for which he has great
fondness.
Upon graduation from the Massey College in 1954 (later absorbed by
Sanford University) he was employed by Hayes Aircraft in Birmingham,
Alabama which was involved in the overhaul of WWII aircraft such as the
B-25, B-50, and C-119. While employed as assistant to the company’s
Equipment Control Officer, he attended day and evening courses in
aircraft tooling and production offered on site by the U.S.A.F. for two
years.
In 1957 he was assigned to the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (later NASA)
at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama to assist in development of the
Jupiter, June, and Saturn missiles. Due to slowdown in space industries,
he changed career direction to join Liberty National Life Insurance as an
agent in the Murfreesboro, Tennessee district office, where he received
the National Quality Award and National Sales Achievement Awards
presented by American Life Underwriters Institute.
In 1977 he rejoined Avco Aerostructures in Nashville, Tennessee where he
had previously worked on a short term basis. While at Avco (later
Textron) he worked on various aircraft projects until his promotion in
1979 to Manager of Manufacturing Planning until his retirement there in
1989.
Mike enjoyed his family, church, fishing and reading Christian and
historical literature as well as many biographies. He was an active
member of the Temple Baptist Church.
Mike requests that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to ALIVE
Hospice, 1807 Patterson St., Nashville, TN, 37203. CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME
IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Lady Raider Golf Wins 4th Consecutive District Championship
![The CHS Lady Raider golf team with their district tournament plaque. Left to right - Sophie Vinson, Savannah Quick and Ashley Gilliam [Photo provided]](http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Lady-Raider-Golf-District-Champs.jpg)
The CHS Lady Raider golf team with their district tournament plaque. Left to right – Sophie Vinson, Savannah Quick and Ashley Gilliam [Photo provided]
Ashley Gilliam fired a 1 over par score of 72 on the Bear Trace Course at Tims Ford to tie for the overall low round with Malia Stovall of Franklin County. Gilliam lost on the first playoff hole to finish in 2nd place. Savannah Quick fired a 78 to finish in 3rd place and Sophie Vinson carded an 83 to finish in 4th. The Lady Raiders finished the round with a team score of 150. Franklin County came in 2nd at 186 and Shelbyville was 3rd at 206. The tournament win lifts the Lady Raiders season record to 49 and 3 on the year. The Lady Raiders will attempt to capture their 4th straight Region 4AAA title on Thursday at Murfreesboro’s Indian Hills Golf Course.
![The CHS Red Raider golf team with their district tournament runner-up plaque. Left to right - Reid Lawrence, Austin Farris, John Parigger, Josh Perry and Samuel Prater [Photo provided]](http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Red-Raider-Golf-District-runnerup.jpg)
The CHS Red Raider golf team with their district tournament runner-up plaque. Left to right – Reid Lawrence, Austin Farris, John Parigger, Josh Perry and Samuel Prater [Photo provided]
The Red Raiders will join the Lady Raiders at Thursday’s Region 4AAA tournament at Indian Hills. The tournament is set to get underway at 9 AM.
CHS Soccer Rallies for District Win at Columbia on Monday
Jenna Garretson of CHS Soccer
It took a pair of Lady Raider rallies, but the Coffee County Central High school soccer team escaped Columbia on Monday night with a 4 to 3 district win. Coffee County needed three 2nd half goals to hold off the Lions in a crucial battle for tournament seeding.
Columbia opened the scoring with a goal in the 6th minute. Coffee County leveled the score in the 30th minute when Caitlyn Moore scored after a corner kick feed from Allie Amado. That momentum was lost 3 minutes later as Columbia scored again to take a 2 to 1 lead into halftime. In the 2nd half, Columbia stretched their lead to 3 to 1 after a goal in the 49th minute to put Coffee County on the ropes. But the Lady Raiders responded in the 52nd minute on a goal by Amado, assisted by Sam Ellison. Five minutes later, Jenna Garretson was dragged down in the box and Karson Young converted on the penalty kick to level the match at 3 with 23 minutes remaining. Garretson added the game winner in the 74th minute on a breakaway to cap the dramatic comeback win.
The win improved Coffee County to 11-4-1 on the year and 5-1 in district play. It also assures the Lady Raiders of a 2nd place finish in the district regular season and an opportunity to host a possible 2 district tournament games at the Raider Soccer Field. The Lady Raiders are back at home on Thursday night when they play host to Community for Senior Night. That match is set to get underway at 7 PM, with Senior Night activities to start around 6:30.
CCMS Volleyball Sweeps Eagleville on Monday
Maci Head of CCMS Volleyball
The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team stayed hot on Monday night as they got a straight set win at Eagleville. The Lady Raiders won by set scores of 25-15 and 25-14. Coffee County’s Maci Head led Coffee County at the service line as she served 8 aces on the match. Kiya Ferrell added 3 aces to help the Lady Raiders earn the season sweep over the Lady Eagles.
The win improves Coffee County’s record to 7 and 4 overall as they remain 4 and 3 in conference play after the non-conference win. Coffee County is back at home on Wednesday night for a 4:30 PM game with North Franklin. Immediately following that match, and before the JV match, the Lady Raider 8th graders will be recognized and honored. Coffee County will close out the season on Saturday with a tournament at Warren County. Thunder Radio will post that schedule later in the week.
9/26/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Brenda Deadman — Pizza Winner!
Susie Brown, 68
Anniversaries:
Tom & Carmell Tritchler, 21
9/25/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Leanne McCullough — Pizza Winner!
Roxanna Bryan
Clyde Jones, 80
9/24/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Christopher Vandergriff — Pizza Winner!
Anniversaries:
John & Christine Stephens, 33
Man claiming to be a Clown Threatening Children Arrested
George Randy Hoppe… Photo provided by the CCCD
On Friday night the Coffee County Communications Center notified officers that a call had come in with the caller identifying himself as the clown who has been threatening children.
According to the arrest warrant, the subject became very lewd with the dispatcher talking sexually with her and stating he was going to harm children. He also allegedly stated that he was going to kidnap children and her, cut their ears off and other lewd acts. The call came through the non-emergency line and was not traceable.
The caller allegedly called back a second time a short time later and told another dispatcher that he was going to be waiting and kidnap her and more lewd comments. She asked where he was and he said he was at an address on Commodore Dr. Deputies were dispatched to the area where they found an empty lot.
Deputies then listened to the recordings and one of the officers thought he recognized the voice on the recording. Officers went to George Randy Hoppe’s home and obtained the man’s cell phone number and then called communications from his phone and the man then spoke to dispatchers and they claimed it was the same voice and laugh they had heard.
Hoppe age 64 of Volunteer Ave Manchester was arrested and charged by Deputy Cody Lendley with stalking. His bond was set at $100,000 and a court date of Oct. 24, 2016.
Fatal Crash in Franklin County on Sunday
On Sunday morning around 1:20am there was a one vehicle crash in Franklin County on the Old Alto Hwy at the intersection of Greenhaw Rd.
According to a report by Tennessee Highway Patrolman Tommy Lyles, a 2010 Mercury MPR driven by Gary L Jones age 36 of Winchester was traveling east on the highway when the driver apparently lost control and over corrected. The vehicle exited the right side of the roadway, traveled through a ditch, and struck a utility pole.
Jones died in the crash and passenger Amy E Campbell age 38 of Winchester was injured. No other information was released about Campbell’s condition.
Franklin County Authorities Searching for Wanted Man
Joseph Luther Garner.. Photo provided by the FCSO
Authorities are attempting to locate Joseph Luther Garner, 219 Bethpage Road, Estill Springs, TN.
Garner is wanted for Violation of Federal Probation in connection with Methamphetamine charges.
Anyone having any information that could lead to the apprehension of Garner is asked to contact Investigation George Dyer of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at 931-308-9420, 931-962-0123 or Crime Stoppers at 931-962-INFO.