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9/10/15 — Thomas David Towry
Mr. Thomas “Tommy” David Towry, age 65, of Tullahoma, passed away Monday morning at his residence. He was born in Winchester, TN to the late Samuel and Ruby Pepper Towry. He was a 1968 graduate of Franklin County High School. Tommy enjoyed many hobbies. A skilled craftsman, he built and flew model airplanes with the Coffee Airfoilers, enjoyed woodworking carving, metal working and though he didn’t always enjoy fixing things, he could fix anything. He was a member of Highland Rim Bicycle Club and an avid cyclist. He was a machinist with Schmiede Corp for over 40 years. He retired in 2013. He was a member of New Creation Church where he enjoyed the job of being the “sound man” for eight years. Tommy’s faith in God and his family were the most important things in his life. Tommy served our country for 4 years in the United States Navy where he became a jet engine mehanic.
Tommy is preceded in death by his sister Sandra Boyles. He is survived by his wife of 44 years Patti Lawson Towry; daughter and son-in-law Amy (Matt) Smith; son and daughter-in-law Jeremy (Clara) Towry; grandchildren Foster and Tuck Smith, Isaiah, Micah and Ezra Thomas Towry; brothers Wendell (Shirley) Towry and Lowell Towry; many nieces and nephews that loved him very much. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Hospice Compassus in particular Chris Bailey for their tremendous care and support. Donations can be made to the American Brain Tumor Association at 8550 W Bryn Mawr Ave. Suite 550 Chicago, IL 60631, or online www.abta.org or Voice of the Martyrs-Bibles for Captive Nations, https://secure.persecution.com
The family will receive friends Wednesday September 9, 2015 from 6-8pm at Tullahoma Funeral Home, the funeral service will be held Thursday September 10, 2015 at 1:00pm at Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Don Burkhalter and Pastor Tim Totty officiating. Interment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery.
Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of
Mr. Thomas “Tommy” David Towry
9/12/15 — Jerolyn C. Bennett
Jerolyn C. Bennett of Tullahoma passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 at
Bailey Manor in Manchester at the age of 85. Funeral Services will be held
Saturday, September 12 at 11 AM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with Dr.
Herb Hester officiating. Burial will follow at Lynchburg Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be Friday, September 11 from 5 – 8 PM at
the funeral home.
A native of Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Lester and
Katherine Brown Cashion. Mrs. Bennett was a longtime resident of Tullahoma.
She was a graduate of Tullahoma High School and Middle Tennessee State
University. She was a teacher and taught 3rd grade at Bel Aire Elementary
School in Tullahoma for many years. She was a member of the First Baptist
Church in Tullahoma and was very active in Sunday school and church
activities. She was also a very active member of DAR, ADK and the Bel Aire
and Coffee County retired teacher’s organizations. She enjoyed many
activities and loved to keep busy doing scrapbooking and spending time with
her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John
M. Bennett.
Mrs. Bennett is survived by two sons, Brian Bennett and his wife, Joyce of
Tullahoma and Matt Bennett and his wife, Karen of Maryville, TN; one
daughter, Bonnie Davis and her husband, Steve of Madison, AL; five
grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Bennett’s family would like to thank the staff of Bailey Manor and
Senior Advantage for all the loving help and care she received.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in her honor to
the Alzheimer’s Association, 201 W. Lincoln Street, Tullahoma, TN 37388
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
CHS Soccer Blanks Warren County on Tuesday Night
CHS freshman soccer player Allie Amado
An Alli Amado goal in the 18th minute, coupled with an outstanding defensive performance from the Lady Raider defense and keeper Ali Shelton, lifted the CHS Lady Raider soccer team to a 1 to 0 win over Warren County on Tuesday night. After a shaky start that forced Shelton to stop 4 Warren County shots, the Lady Raiders pressed the attack resulting in Amado’s goal off of a beautiful feed from the left wing by Eliza Masters. Coffee County controlled the middle of the field, especially in the middle 40 minutes of the contest as they outshot the Lady Pioneers 15 to 7 going into the last 20 minutes.
As the game became more physical down the stretch, Warren County was able to take more shots but had only 2 real chances to tie the game. An apparent Warren County goal in the 63rd minute was waved off due to an offside call and a 3 shot volley in the 72nd minute saw Shelton get 2 heroic saves before Warren County sailed a shot over the crossbar to kill the rally. Shelton finished the night with 9 saves while Coffee County had 16 shots with 14 of them being on frame. The Lady Raiders travel to Shelbyville on Thursday night for a 7 PM district match.
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CCMS Football Gets Homecoming Win on Tuesday
2015 CCMS Homecoming Court
Four touchdown runs by Tanner Hulvey lifted the Coffee County Middle School football team to a 42 to 20 homecoming win on Tuesday night over South Franklin. The visiting Trojans scored on their first possession of the game to take an early 6 – 0 lead, but Hulvey raced 65 yards for the tying touchdown 58 seconds later and Coffee County never trailed again. Quarterback Hayden Skipper added 2 first half touchdowns to give the Red Raiders a 20 to 6 halftime lead. Hulvey scored on runs of 19, 10 and 51 yards in the 2nd half to help the Raiders pull away for the win. At halftime, Emi McKee was named the CCMS homecoming queen as she was escorted by Brandon Jernigan. The Raiders will travel to Winchester on Tuesday night for a 6:30 PM conference game with North Franklin. The JV team will host North Franklin on Monday in a 6:30 PM at Carden-Jarrell Field.
Westwood Soccer Gets Tuesday Win to Remain Perfect
Beatris Barrera of Westwood soccer
Facing another stiff challenge to their undefeated record on Tuesday, the Westwood Lady Rocket soccer welcomed Lincoln County to Dyer-Bouldin Field. The Lady Rockets raced out to a 3 to 0 halftime lead and held on to stop the visiting Falcons 5 to 2. Beatris Barrera had 2 first half goals while Jimelda Penaloza added a tally to give the Lady Rockets a 3 to 0 lead at the half. Faith Willoughby notched a 2nd half goal as Barrera added her 3rd goal to give her a hat trick to complete the scoring for Westwood. Lady Rocket keeper Abbi Lowery finished the match with 12 saves. The Lady Rockets close out the regular season on Monday when they travel to Unionville to take on Community. Kickoff is set for 5:30 PM.
CHS Volleyball Gets 5 Set Win over Lawrence County on Tuesday
Maddie Taylor of CHS volleyball (Photo by John StClair – JohnStClairPhoto.com)
Needing to close the gap from “almost there” to “there” has been the focus of Coach Andrew Taylor with his CHS Lady Raider volleyball team. Tuesday night they welcomed district foe Lawrence County to “The Patch”. The pesky Lady Wildcats gave Coffee County a scare before the Lady Raiders prevailed in 5 sets. The Lady Raiders were able to work their offense effectively as they scored 42 aces on the match off of 33 assists. At the service line, Coffee County had 19 aces with 15 service errors on the match. Defensively, Coffee County was credited with 3 blocks and 46 digs.
Leaders for Coffee County in aces was Tyanna Fenton as she scored 8 aces. Diana Davis had 11 kills and 12 digs to lead in both of those categories. Fenton added 11 digs while Maddie Taylor had 8 digs and led the team in assists with 22. Logan Carr, Aerial Williams and Grace Spellings each had a block for the Lady Raiders while Peyton Nicoll and Kaylee Skipper joined Williams with 7 kills apiece. The Lady Raiders travel to Eagleville on Wednesday for an “In-School” game before the Eagleville student body. First serve is set for 1:30 PM.
Lady Raider Golf Closes out Regular Season with a Convincing Win
CHS senior golfer Teagan Perry
Facing a talented field of golfers, the CHS Lady Raider golf team placed 3 golfers in the top 5 of the Keith Maxwell Invitational in McMinnville on Tuesday. The Lady Raiders shot a 154 to outdistance Warren County by 15 strokes. Savannah Quick and Sophie Vinson had matching scores of 77 to tie for low score honors for the tournament. Quick won the 2 hole playoff to finish in 1st while Teagan Perry won a 2 hole playoff to claim 5th place. The girls finish the regular season with a record of 51 and 5. The girls will participate in the district tournament beginning Monday at Lakewood Country Club.
CHS Golfer John Parriger
The Red Raiders shot a 339 to finish 9th overall out of a field of 14 teams. John Parriger shot a 78 for low score honors for Coffee County. Hayden Proffitt fired a 84, Austin Farris had an 87 and Samuel Prater added a 90 to round out the scoring. The boys are 45 to 23 on the season and will conclude the regular season on Thursday in a 9 hole match at Lakewood Country Club in Tullahoma. The match tees off at 4.
Cross Country Fares Well at St Andrews on Tuesday
The CHS and CCMS cross country teams got strong performances from their top runners in Tuesday’s meet at St. Andrews-Sewanee. For the boys, James Lynn was 2nd overall with a time of 19:52 over the 5K course. Andy Rosson finished in 10th place and Edgar Marceleno finished in 11th place.
For the Lady Raiders, Makenzie Morgan finished in 3rd place and Bynaka Woods finished in 4th place. The Coffee County Middle School squad got a pair of top 5 finishes as Larson Meltzer won the boys division of the middle school race and Ethan Welch tallied a 3rd place finish. The Raider runners will host their lone home meet of the season on Tuesday as they welcome high school and middle school teams to their home course at the site of the former Old Stone Fort golf course.
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