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Birthdays- January 6
Ashley Abraham- 34
Linda Cooper
Sherry McCullough- Pizza Winner!
James Myers- 53
Garrett Johnson
Garrett Johnson, age 25 of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital.
Garrett was born in Mobile, AL to Jeff Johnson and Kim Tillman Hamburger. He attended school at Good Shepard Academy in Theodore, AL and graduated in 2013. He loved music and enjoyed spending time fishing, working on cars, jeeping, and bon fires.
He was preceded in death by grandparents, Johnny Johnson, Louis Tillman, and Kathleen Tillman.
He is survived by grandmother, Marion Ipock of Shelbyville; father, Jeff Johnson (Rita) of Shelbyville; mother, Kim Hamburger (Tom) of Eclectic, AL; brothers, Wesley Poulson (Dorothy) of Eclectic, AL and Thomas Hamburger of Eclectic, AL; sisters, Shawna Johnson of Fairhope, AL, Gena Nelson (Nate) of Beach, ND, Nicole Hamburger of Eclectic, AL; brothers by heart, Charles Tillman (Christi) of Grand Bay, AL and Daniel Byrd of Mobile, AL; and a host of aunts, uncles, and cousins.
For online guest registry please visit, www.lynchburgfuneralhome.com
LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Johnnie “J L” Nippers
Johnnie “J L” Nippers of Beechgrove passed this life on Monday, January 4, 2021 at Unity Medical Center at the age of 85. A Celebration of Life Service is scheduled for Sunday, February 21, 2021 from 1 – 3 PM at the Manchester Community Room in the Coffee County Administrative Plaza on Highway 55.
A native of Coffee County, Mr. Nippers was the son of the late Walter and Myrtle Hobbs Nippers. He was a plumber and welder by trade and worked in the oil fields. He was also a Chain Saw artist and has folk art displayed all over the world. He won best of shows at many craft fairs and was featured on the “Talk of the Town”. He befriended George Jones through his folk art. He enjoyed going to yard sales and flea markets and collecting clocks. He always was ready to go out to eat at Captain D’s or Kentucky Fried Chicken and enjoyed watching wrestling matches.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Loretta Marie Nippers; daughter, Pamela Nippers; brothers, Claude, Earl, Oscar “Bo” and James Nippers; sisters, Maude Nippers, Georgia-Kate Nippers, Mary Nell Holt, Helen Perry, Dorothy Ruth Nichols, Doris Philpot and Edna Flowers; grandson, Christopher Fitch and three angel great grand babies.
He is survived by son, Billy Glen Nippers (Sherry) of Beechgrove; daughters, Cindy Fitch of Beechgrove and Tam Turner (Donnie) of Manchester; grandchildren, Amber Turner, Justin Turner (Brittney), Jordan Turner, Billy Nippers Jr and Savannah Nippers and great grandchildren, Linkin, Brodie-Raelynn and Addilynn Grace.
Please visit our website at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com to leave online condolences. Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Birthdays- January 5
Birthdays:
Peyton Meekes
David Burris- Pizza Winner!
Randy Wilhoit- 51
Anniversaries:
Ray & Carol Kennedy- 47 Years
Louis R. Dorsett Jr.
Louis R. Dorsett Jr. , of Beechgrove, passed this life on Friday, January 1st, 2021 at his home at the age of 68. Mr. Dorsett was born in Tullahoma to the late Louis and Ida Virginia Jackson Dorsett. He is survived by his loving brothers and sisters in Christ at Lakewood Baptist Church. A graveside service will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, January 8th, 2021 at Maplewood Cemetery in Tullahoma.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Eric Glen Hamrick
Eric Glen Hamrick of Cowan passed this life on Friday, December 25, 2020 at
the age of 49. No services are scheduled.
Eric, the son of Gary Hamrick ( Denise) of Winchester and Shirley Holley of
Oriental, NC, was born in San Diego, CA. He enjoyed fishing, designing
metal works and learning foreign languages. Eric loved music and enjoyed
playing his guitar.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by son, Yngwie Hamrick
(Alexandria) of Manchester; daughters, Alexis Hamrick of Manchester, Aryana
Lowrey (Xavier) of Okinawa and Kelti Hamrick of Manchester; brother,
Christopher Hamrick of Cowan and grandchildren, Aubrey and Arien.
Please visit our website at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com to leave
online condolences. Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements
James Howell Peebles, Jr
James Howell Peebles, Jr., of Tullahoma and Crossville, passed this life on Friday, January 1st, 2021, in Crossville at the age of 99. Mr. Peebles was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, to the late James Howell, Sr. and Sarah McCrady Peebles on April 20, 1921. Howell was a man of varied accomplishments and interests: he earned his private pilot’s license as a teen, served in the U.S. Army as an infantryman in World War II and received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, taught mechanical engineering at Tulane University in New Orleans, worked at Arnold Engineering Development Center outside Tullahoma, and was an avid woodworker, amateur astronomer, and genealogist. He was a lifelong Episcopalian. Mr. Peebles is survived by two sons: Dr. J. Howell Peebles, III of Crossville, and Winn Peebles and his wife Jeannie of Sevierville; one daughter, Chloe Hannah and her husband Paul of Franklin; seven grandchildren: Alice Hawes (Jake), Howell (Lisa), Susan Headrick (Martin), Heather Chance, Tucker Hannah (Julie), Duncan Hannah, and Gentry Hannah; and seven great grandchildren: Sawyer and Ava Hawes, Lucy Peebles, Megan and Emily Headrick, and Camden and Lachlan Hannah. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Chloe Winn Peebles, and his daughter-in-law, Laurie Kite Peebles. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 9th, 2021 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 11:00-11:45am with a graveside service to follow at 12:00pm at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. For those who wish, donations may be made to the Lannom Memorial Library, 312 North Collins Street, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
John Fite Larkin
John Fite Larkin, age 74, passed-away peacefully at his home in Winchester,
Tennessee on January 1st, 2021. He was born at home in Huntland, Tennessee
on October 16, 1946 to Lemuel Augustus (Gus) Larkin and Ruth Hall Larkin
who resided in Lexie Crossroads, TN at the Caney Hollow family farm in a
very loving home surrounded by music and laughter. He was lovingly known as
“John Fite” by his parents and siblings.

John spent most of his childhood in Franklin County, TN. He graduated from
Huntland High School in 1964. He attended Middle Tennessee State University
in Murfreesboro, TN and graduated in 1968. John was active-duty Army from
May 1969-October 1969 where he was stationed at Ft. Knox, KY & Ft. Gordon,
GA. He then joined the U. S. Army Reserve where he was stationed in
Clarkesville, TN.
John was employed by Sears, Roebuck as a corporate employee for 32 years.
In that capacity, he worked in Sears Service, ending his career as Parts
and Service manager over the Southeast United States for 10 years. John
never met a stranger. In fact, after taking a personality test early in
his career, Sears said, “Nobody likes people that much” so they put him in
the service end of the corporation.
John’s career gave him the opportunity to live in many different cities,
Clarksville, TN; Dothan, AL; Richmond, VA; Yorktown, VA; Annapolis, MD and
Memphis, TN (Germantown). His girls got a history and geography education
just by moving so much.
After retiring, John moved back to his beloved Franklin County, TN. There
he was employed by Winchester Utility System for several years.
He was predeceased by his parents, Gus and Ruth Larkin of Winchester, TN
and his older brothers, Nelson Larkin of Nashville, TN and James Ronald
(Ron) Larkin of Huntsville, AL. He is survived by younger sister, Betty
(Ken) Wood of Rossville, GA, younger brother, William T. (Billy) of
Winchester, TN, two daughters Laura Larkin (David) of Birmingham, Alabama,
and Virginia (Ginny) Larkin Szalay (David) of Germantown, Tennessee and his
loving companion of many years Peggy Stevens of Winchester, TN and her
daughter Andrea Bennett Punke (Noah) of Murfreesboro, TN. He is also
survived by several grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
John’s grandchildren liked to call him Papa John because he often answered
his phone Papa John’s. John was a meticulous gardener, keeping his lawn in
a very specific order. He was an avid Volunteer fan, never to be seen
without some form of Orange around town and in his home.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date, when it is safe
to gather, in Pensacola Beach, Florida per his request. In lieu of flowers,
the family asks that donations be made to the American Cancer Society.
Please visit our website at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com to leave
online condolences. Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements
Alice Olsen
Alice Olsen, born in 1927, was just 2 years old when the great depression began. Being the first-born of Norwegian immigrants, she knew what it was like to struggle, to make due, to work, to save, to pray. Her life wasn’t easy, nothing handed to her on a silver platter. She was a tough woman. She raised 3 of us. Her firstborn, Erik, was her fearless adventurer; middle child, Lisa, was the animal lover; and youngest, June, gave her the greatest gift, her granddaughter, Skyler.
Alice was a proud member of the Eastern Star, the Lutheran church, and Sons of Norway. She spoke fluent Norwegian and kept the “old” traditions alive, especially at Christmas. When her husband of 58 years passed, she left the home they built on Cherry Lane, in Smithtown, NY; and moved to Manchester, Tennessee. And although she never lost the Brooklyn accent she was raised with, she was a Southerner for the last 13 years of her life.
Over a dozen charities received Alice’s continuous support. She worked as a Candy-Striper when she could, and along with her husband, drove countless families to and from the Shriner’s Hospital for Children. She had a giving heart and loved being of service to those in need.
On December 27th, at 3:30, Alice Olsen moved from Manchester, to her real home in Heaven. We will all miss her sorely, but she lives on in the hearts of those she has touched. Ser deg senere Mom (English translation: See you later!).

Carolyn Ann Hawkins Northcutt
Funeral services for Mrs. Carolyn Ann Hawkins Northcutt will be conducted
on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at 11 AM in the Manchester Funeral Home
chapel. Burial will follow in the Manchester City Cemetery. Visitation with
the family will begin at 10 AM prior to services at the funeral home. Mrs.
Northcutt passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021, at Vanderbilt Harton
Hospital in Tullahoma.
Mrs. Carolyn was born on January 26, 1936, to the late Grady Ernest and
Mildred Roberts Hawkins in Summitville, TN. She attended Southside Red Hill
Church of Christ in Manchester. Mrs. Carolyn retired from the Coffee
County Sheriff’s Department where she was the first female deputy for
Coffee County, and she was very instrumental in the business side of her
late husband, Don Northcutt’s artwork. Mrs. Carolyn was a very supportive
and loving wife and mother.
In addition to her parents and her husband, Ms. Carolyn is preceded in
death by her sister, Edna Dean Tensfield. She is survived by her children,
Mike Northcutt and his wife, Beth, Donna Gilbert and her husband, Steve,
and Jackie Bane and her husband, Tim; grandchildren, Joseph Northcutt,
Patrick Ridner and his wife, Mikeesha, Kelly Quinn and her husband, Kevin,
and Scott Duncan, and his wife, Mollie; great grandchildren, Morgan Ridner,
and Claire, Charlotte and Lydia Duncan.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial donations be made to
Tennessee Alzheimer’s, Inc.
5801 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Northcutt family.