MARY ANN LASATER was born March 20. 1920 in Greenville, Alabama and
passed February 6, 2016 at the Manchester Health Care Center. She
was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Ben B. Lasater;
parents, George W. and Anna Laura Wade Fail; and siblings, Georgia
(Hugh) Fails Carr, Wade Fails, Herman (Edie) Fails and Renford
(Millicent) Fails. She is survived son, G. Benson (Kay) Lasater of
Hendersonville, Tennessee; two daughters, Betty J. (Aaron) Jones
and Nancy A. (Grady) by her sister, Julie B. (Kenneth) Fails
Johnson of Monroeville, Alabama. Ms. Lasater grew up in Greenville,
Alabama, graduating from Greenville High School. After graduating
in Greenville, she later moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she worked
at Merck, Sharpe and Dohme Corporation, a pharmaceutical company
for 6 years. While in Atlanta, she met Ben Burton Lasater of
Hillsboro, Tennessee. They married in Jasper, Florida on February
27, 1940. Mr. Lasater was subsequently sent overseas during WW II
and Mrs. Lasater moved to Hillsboro, Tennessee, living with his
parents, Burton and Maude Farrar Lasater.
Ms. Lasater set up a kindergarden class in her home, where she
taught for 10 years. In 1971, Ms. Lasater began work at the
Hillsboro Post Office, where she later became the Post Master for
26 years. She belonged to the Hillsboro United Methodist Church and
was active in many community activities including the Coffee County
Fair Board and the Coffee County Farm Bureau.

VISITATION

Sunday, February 7, 2016 from 12:30 p.m. – 1: 45 p.m. at Central
Funeral Home, 2812 Hillsboro Highway, Manchester, TN 37355.
931-723-7774.

FUNERAL

Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 2 :00 p.m. at Central Funeral Home

OFFICIANTS

Rev. Martin Bowlin

Bro. Danny Anderson

BURIAL

Hillsboro Methodist Cemetery

Charles “Tommy” Nelson, age 59 of Tullahoma, passed away suddenly Friday February 5, 2016 at Harton Regional Medical Center. Tommy loved to spend time with his family, especially his children, grandchildren and nieces and nephews. He enjoyed UT football, nascar and his Tuesday night bowling league and was a proud member of the Local 6817 United Steelworkers Union.
He is preceded in death by his parents Jake and Genny Nelson; two sisters Sherrie Brawley and Sue Nelson; brother Kevin Nelson. He is survived by his daughter Michelle McCormick and husband Jeremy; son Phillip Nelson; Brother Ronnie Nelson and wife Melinda; four grandchildren Kevin Sweeten, Katelyn Sweeten, Ryan Sweeten and Kevan McCormick; one nephew Jason Rackley; two nieces Lacey Burns and husband Joey and Rebecca Nelson; Several great nieces and nephews, many special friends and his faithful dog Maddie.
The family will receive friends Sunday February 7, 2016 from four o’clock pm until eight o’clock pm at Tullahoma Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Held Monday February 8, 2016 in Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel at one o’clock pm with Bro. Tim McGehee officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Tullahoma, TN

Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Nelson

Betty E. Melton, age 79 of Manchester, Tennessee passed away, Friday,
February 5, 2016 at Unity Medical Center. Graveside Services are scheduled
for Wednesday, February 10 at 12 PM at Farrar Hill Cemetery.

A native of Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William Floyd and Hannah
Davis Hottinger. She enjoyed reading and working crossword puzzles.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers,
Walter and Ray Hottinger.

Mrs. Melton is survived by her husband, David L. Melton of Manchester; four
sons, David A. Melton of Manchester, Bobby Bentley and Johnny Bentley, both
of Florida and Walter Alan Bentley of Lexington, TN; four daughters, Sandra
Melton of Manchester, Sharon Swyer and her husband, Ben of Watertown, TN,
Sherry Bentley and Shirley Rainard and her husband, William, both of
Florida; one brother, Richard Hottinger of Florida; one sister, Emma Mae
Cochran of Ohio; seventeen grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.

DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS