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12/09/15 — Velma Jean Boylan
Funeral services for Mrs. Velma Jean Boylan, age 72 of Manchester will be conducted Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Brother Brandon Stutts officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Boylan passed away surrounded by her loving family Friday, December 4, 2015 at her residence.
She was born March 26, 1943 in Kalamazoo, Michigan the daughter of the late Arlington Guernsey and Mary Hearld Guernsey. Velma met her husband of 55 years, George W. Boylan in 1960. They have raised a family of 5 children, Roger Boylan and wife Debbie of Manchester, William Boylan and wife, Tina of Hillsboro, Frederic Boylan (Deceased) and Paula Butcher of Manchester and Kristine Yates and husband, Rocky of Belvidere, TN.
Velma enjoyed music, bingo laughing and joking with family and friends. She enjoyed life to the fullest and was a loving homemaker and friend to many.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by two sisters, Arlene Plunkett and Dawn Lewis.
In addition to her loving husband, George Boylan of Manchester and her five children, she is survived by 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren and a brother, Michael E. Guernsey of Parchment, Michigan and a sister, Patricia Ann Shelton of Murfreesboro, TN.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Velma Jean Boylan.
12/08/15 — James Kelly
Mr. James “Roger” Kelly, age 58 of Manchester passed away Friday, December 4 2015 at Unity Medical Center in Manchester, Tennessee. Funeral services are schedule for Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel, with burial at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Monday, December 7th from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
A native of Corbin, Kentucky, he was of the Baptist Faith. He like to cook, fish and loved the water, fast cars and animals. Roger was very musical and a proud truck driver. He was “the strong one of the family and life of the party”.
Roger was preceded in death by his father James Arthur Kelly and one nephew, Ricky Wayne Aldridge. He is survived by his son Ricky James Kelly of Tullahoma; his mother Wilma Newton of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee; two sisters, Diane Kelly of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee and Brenda Aldridge and husband Wayne of Memphis, Tennessee; nieces Jackie Hill of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee and Rhonda Stus of Memphis, Tennessee; 5 great nieces and nephews and 1 great great niece and special family member, Carolyn Crawford of Tullahoma, Tennessee.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
12/08/15 — James Ralph Reeves, Jr.
Funeral services for Mr. James Ralph “ Jim” Reeves, Jr., age 84 of Manchester will be conducted Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Trinity Baptist Church in Manchester with Dr. Scott Parkison and Dr. Kerry Walker officiating. Interment will follow at 3:30 PM at Sequatchie Valley Memorial Gardens, 3042 Hwy 41, Jasper, TN 37347 with military honors. Visitation will be held Monday, December 7, 2015 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Mr. Reeves departed from this life for his heavenly home Friday, December 4, 2015 surrounded by his loving family.
He was born February 12, 1931, in Guild, TN the son of the late James Ralph Reeves, Sr., and Sadie Morgan Reeves. He grew up in the Haletown community and graduated high school in nearby Jasper where he was an athlete lettering in four sports. Also, Jim earned two Golden Gloves Boxing awards by being undefeated in the ring in the Chattanooga region. He joined the United States Navy in March 1951 and was honorably discharged in February 1955 with the rank of Aviation Electronics Tech Second Class, USN-1. He married his high school sweet heart, the girl of his dreams, Peggy Jane Tate, during his first leave home from the service. After moving to Manchester, with the help of friends and colleagues, Jim went to MTSU full time while working full time at AEDC, earning an engineering degree. Jim retired from AEDC as a senior engineer after 38 years of service in February 1993. He was a founding member of Trinity Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and in many other dedicated positions through the years. Jim felt that service to the Lord should come first in one’s life and he led by example. An avid football fan, he also loved listening to gospel music and encouraging those who made it, fishing and playing pool with his friends. Jim touched many lives through the years and will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Lee Reeves, a grandson, James Ralph Reeves, IV, and four sisters.
Survivors include his loving wife and best friend, Peggy Tate Reeves; three children, Gaylynn Cheatham and husband, David, James Ralph “Jay” Reeves, III and wife, Delilah, and Penny Howe and husband, Page; seven grandchildren, Amber Sanchez (Rob), Joshua Warren (Andrea), James Warren, Alisha Rader (Brett), John Morgan Reeves, Jania Howe and Julie Howe; four great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and loving friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, 1513 McArthur Street, Manchester, TN 37355
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the family of Mr. James Ralph Reeves, Jr.
12/07/15 — Mavis King Carter
Mavis King Carter, age 91 of Tullahoma formerly of Waverly, TN, passed away Friday December 4, 2015 at Lynchburg Nursing Center. Mavis was the owner of Carter’s Daycare and was a great mother and loved her family very much. She is preceded in death by her parents Luther and Catherine Baker King; husband Joseph M. Carter Jr.; brothers Luther Carroll King, Sandy King, Connely King and Henson King
She is survived by her children Catherine (Terrell Spence) Carter, Carol (Eddie) Ivey, Joseph M. (Dona Patton) Carter III and Candace (John) Osteen; six grandchildren and 1 great grandchild; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends Sunday December 6, 2015 from 5-7pm at Tullahoma Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held Monday December 7, 2015 at 10:30am at Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel. The committal will follow at Hurricane Cemetery Lynchburg, TN
Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the Carter family
Weber’s Hat Trick Not Enough as Preds Lose to Wings in OT
Postgame Report from Pete Weber
Nashville Predators captain Shea Weber
Shea Weber recorded at hat trick, but the Nashville Predators fell 5-4 in overtime to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena.
The hat trick was the first of Weber’s career, and the first by a Preds defenseman in franchise history, a moment that was tough for the Captain to appreciate after the loss.
“It was a tough game,” Weber said. “I thought we battled really hard. It was a quick game; they’re a quick team, and we talked about them being a puck-possession team, so you know they’re going to fight for the puck. They did that a lot better in the third than they did the other two, and we just have to find a way to win games.”
Detroit got a bounce with just 38 seconds to play in the first period after Pekka Rinne stopped a Brad Richards’ shot. The rebound caromed into the net off of Weber for a 1-0 lead heading into the locker room.
Weber made up for that bounce at the 1:03 mark of the second stanza, as he one-timed a Roman Josi pass home on the power play to even the score at 1-1. Weber’s seventh tally of the season was his sixth on the man advantage.
Just 1:50 later, Viktor Arvidsson converted on a masterful deflection from just outside the crease, tipping a Ryan Ellis point shot past Petr Mrazek to give Nashville a 2-1 lead.
Weber’s redemption continued on another Predators power play, as the Captain’s point shot struck the glass behind the cage, bounced off of Mrazek and barely across the goal line for a 3-1 tally. Detroit, however, cut the lead to 3-2, courtesy of a Tomas Tatar goal on the power play before the period was out.
Weber got his third power-play goal of the game to complete the hat trick and give Nashville a 4-2 lead, again hammering home a shot from the blue line past Mrazek.
“He was great,” defenseman Roman Josi said of Weber. “His shot is unbelievable, but everybody knows that. He showed it again tonight with three unbelievable shots. He’s been great all year, and he really stepped up tonight.”
Down two scores, Detroit stormed back with goals from Dylan Larkin and Justin Abdelkader before regulation was out to send the contest to overtime.
After back-and-forth play in the extra frame, Gustav Nyquist ended it for the Red Wings on a breakaway opportunity.
“It’s a tough loss,” Weber said. “The penalty kill is still struggling; we gave up two more, especially when we needed it and we just have to find a way. We have to battle through, stick together here and find a way to get those wins.”
The road trip continues in Boston on Monday night with a contest against the Bruins, and the Preds are hoping for a reversal in fortunes.
“We’re all dealing with it together,” Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “We have a good group in there. We’ll stick together, and we’ll get ready to play the next game. All teams go through stretches; we’ll take our lumps along the way as well, but our guys came here, played a hard hockey game, it just got away from us at the end.”
The Predators head to Boston to face the Bruins on Monday in the first half of a back-to-back. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast of that contest beginning at 6 PM.
Coffee County Elementary League Basketball Results from Saturday
Girls
North Coffee 20, Deerfield 14
Hillsboro 23, College Street 8
New Union 17, Westwood 14
Hickerson 26, East Coffee 6
Boys
Westwood 25, New Union 8
College Street 37, Hillsboro 7
Deerfield 24, North Coffee 8
Hickerson 22, East Coffee 15
Standings
Girls
Hillsboro ——— 5 & 1
New Union —— 5 & 1
College Street – 4 & 2
Hickerson ——- 4 & 2
Westwood —— 4 & 2
North Coffee — 2 & 4
Deerfield ——– 0 & 6
East Coffee —– 0 & 6
Boys
College Street – 6 & 0
Westwood —— 6 & 0
Hickerson —— 5 & 1
New Union —– 4 & 2
East Coffee —– 1 & 5
Hillsboro ——– 1 & 5
Deerfield ——– 1 & 5
North Coffee — 0 & 6
Traffic Stops Leads to Several Charges
Intake photo of Sergio Ramone Willis provided by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department
According to warrants obtained by Tennessee Highway Patrolman Jason Boles, Sergio Ramone Willis, 23 of College Park, Georgia was arrested on charges of schedule I, schedule II, schedule VI, 8 counts of identity theft, vandalism and eight counts of criminal simulation.
According to the warrants, the man was stopped on Arnold Center Road for a traffic violation.
He also had the drugs in his possession and numerous Visa/MasterCard debit cards and altered credit cards.
Willis was booked into the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $619,500. He is set to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Jan. 26, 2016.
Fugitive from Justice Busted in Coffee County
James Arnold Wilder
James Arnold Wilder, 53, of Cauburndale, Florida was charged with being a fugitive from justice, simple possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to warrants obtained by the trooper, Wilder was in possession of five grams of marijuana and rolling papers.
A check revealed that he was wanted in Florida for parole violation on charges of possession of a firearm and two counts of habitual violent offender. Florida officials plan to extradite him to face the charges against him.
Bomb Threat at Goodman Manufacturing in Fayetteville
Last Thursday detectives with the Fayetteville Police Department charged 3 individuals they believe to be responsible for making at least one bomb threat at Goodman Manufacturing in Fayetteville. Corey Cozad, an employee of Goodman at the time of the threat, Zachary Posey and Tyler Petty have all been charged with making a false report and criminal conspiracy. Cozad has a $65,000 bond. Posey and Petty have $70,000 bonds.
At this time investigations continue into the other threats made at Goodman.
Also Posey and Petty along with Amberly Coats have been charged with theft under $500 and burglary. These charges are in reference to an incident that occurred in November at Lincoln Medical Center. Coats was an employee of the hospital at the time of this incident.
Free Health Care Help for Tennesseans
Tennesseans without health coverage in 2016 will face a penalty under the Affordable Care Act. Credit: MGDboston/morguefile.com
While some lament the $695 or more fine for those who don’t secure coverage, Michele Johnson, executive director of the Tennessee Justice Center, says it’s important to remember the fine is in place to make sure we all don’t end up paying the price when the uninsured get sick.
“Health insurance is for all of us,” she points out. “It stabilizes our health care infrastructure and it’s a fair thing. It’s must cheaper for all of us if everybody’s covered.
“You’re much more likely to have your health needs met if you’re insured and you’re much less likely to die of preventable illness if you’re health-insured.”
According to HealthCare.gov, eight out of 10 people who enrolled in a health plan with the federal health exchange qualified for financial help to make their monthly payments more affordable.
There are monthly premiums available for $75 or less a month. There is free assistance available in communities across the state.
Johnson says even the most capable people have trouble navigating the process and she says asking for help can help expedite your enrollment.
“What we found is that people who are really sophisticated just are overwhelmed and intimidated by this process and so people shouldn’t be afraid to come and sit with somebody else because people who do it all day every day are just a lot better at making sure it’s less overwhelming that you get into the plan that makes the most sense for you and your family,” she states.
Johnson adds that there is growing public support for Gov. Bill Haslam’s Insure Tennessee plan, which has been stalled by the legislature.
Insure Tennessee is a two-year pilot program that would have offered health care coverage to Tennesseans who currently don’t have access to it.
The governor said recently he still hadn’t seen an indication that public opinion or lawmakers had shifted to support the plan in greater numbers.