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8/24/15 —- Patricia D. Saine
Patricia D. Saine, age 59 of Tullahoma passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Harton Regional Medical Center.
Funeral Services will be held, Monday, August 24 at 4 PM at the Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bobby McBee, Pastor Chad Conn and Bro. Danny Bennett officiating.
Burial will follow at Hurricane Cemetery in Moore County.
Visitation with the family will be Monday from 2 PM until the service time.
Mrs. Saine, a native of Tullahoma, was the daughter of the late Vernon Robinson and the late Martha Munsey.
She was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Manchester and also attended Center Grove Baptist Church. She enjoyed the outdoors and especially like to feed and watch the many hummingbirds she attracted. She also enjoyed going fishing. She was a talented painter and enjoyed watching cooking shows on TV with her favorite chef, Julia Child.
She is survived by two sons, Harlan Helton and Johnny Helton, both of Winchester, brothers, Jeff Robinson and his wife, Patricia of Tullahoma, Bobby McBee and his wife, Darlene of Tullahoma, Johnny Munsey of Shelbyville, Chris Munsey of Tullahoma and Leon Munsey and his wife, Darlene of Manchester; sisters, Debra Sue Steel and her husband, Sherman of Winchester and Flora May Rollins of Normandy; three grandchildren, Hannah and Haley Crabtree of Tullahoma and Kinsley Stubblefield of Tullahoma; special aunt, Joyce Massingille of Tullahoma and many nieces, nephews and loving friends.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
08/21/15
Birthdays:
Gabriel Vanscotten – 3 – Pizza Winner!
Alexis Mang – 18, Donnie Qualls, Gloria Totherwo
Weekly Birthday Winner: Birthday Cake from Food Lion: Landon Byron!
Anniversaries: Mary & Johnny Jones – 50th!
Weekly Anniversary Winners Flowers by Michael: Mary & Johnny Jones
08/20/15
Birthdays:
Kylee Brown – 4 – Pizza Winner!
Morgan Underwood
Caleb Fairris – 28
Mark Trail – 51
Anniversaries: Wayne & Joan Morton – 52nd!
8/24/15 — Junior Boyd Thomas
Mr. Junior Boyd Thomas age 82 of Monteagle passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015, at his home.
He was born in Pelham, TN a son of the late Clarence Thomas and Ida Era Layne Thomas and was preceded in death by brothers, Albert Thomas and Edward Thomas.
Mr. Thomas had been a minister for over 50 years.
He is survived by his wife, Ava Thomas; children, Michael Boyd Thomas, Mark Thomas, Tracy Falls, Susan Lion, Lisa Whitfield, Tammie Reasonover and Johnny Reasonover; sisters, Mildred Church and Faye Yates; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday in the funeral home chapel.
Burial will follow in Summerfield Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Saturday 5-9 P.M. and Sunday 8:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Cumberland Funeral Home, 207 Mabee Avenue, Monteagle, Tennessee.
Coffee County Dominates Tullahoma for Coffee Pot Win
Coffee County CHS football coach Ryan Sulkowski(Right) holds the Great American Rivalry Trophy while his wife Heather(left) holds the Coffee Pot Trophy following Friday night’s game. (Photo Provided)
Before a capacity crowd at Carden-Jarrell Field on Friday night, the Coffee County Red Raiders claimed a win in the Coffee Pot rivalry for the first time since 2007 beating Tullahoma 42 to 7. Roaring out to a 42 to 0 lead at the half, the Red Raiders held Tullahoma off the scoreboard until the last 4 seconds of the game in the dominating win.
The Red Raiders converted 3 first half Tullahoma turnovers into touchdowns as the Raider defense held Tullahoma to 5 first downs in the game. Mill Harner and ALontae Taylor each had 3 tochdowns on the night as Harner scored on a 1 yard run in the first quarter, a 75 interception return for TD and a 50 yard TD run in the 2nd quarter. Harner finished the night with 131 yards rushing on 7 carries to earn the Thunder Radio/Farm Bureau Most Valuable Player trophy in addition to the Great American Rivalry MVP presented by the US Army. Alontae Taylor finished the night with 128 yards on 9 carries for Coffee County as he scored on runs of 2, 14 and 69 yards for Coffee County.
The margin of victory is the largest for Coffee County in the series and the 42 points is tied for first place in the most points scored in a game by the Red Raiders. Coffee County will host Pope John Paul II next Friday night in a non-region game. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast beginning with the Friday Night Thunder Pregame show at 6:00 PM.
8/22/15 — Jason Dale “Little JD” Ney
Graveside services for Jason Dale "Little JD" Ney, infant son of David Ney
and Chasity Scott, of Manchester, will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Saturday,
August 22, 2015 at Ragsdale Cemetery.
Jason passed away on August 18, 2015 at Southern Tennessee Medical Center in Winchester.
In addition to his parents, Jason is also survived by one sister, Erica
Scott; two brothers, Logan and Dillian Scott; one grandmother, Jean Sons;
and several aunts.
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE NEY FAMILY
8/22/15 — Dixie Lee Spates
Dixie Lee Spates, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Thursday, August 20th, 2015 at her residence at the age of 75.
Ms. Spates was born in Waterloo, Iowa to the late Floyd and Ruth Evans Colvin.
Ms. Spates was a member of the Jehovah’s Witness Church.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by one son, Terry Watkins; one brother, Robert Colvin; and two sisters, Barbara Webb and JoAnn Hawk.
Ms. Spates is survived by two daughters, Kathy Boswell and her husband Larry of Tullahoma and Londa Nelson and her husband Wayne of Tullahoma; one son, John Watkins and his wife Kathleen of Feeding Hills, Massachusetts; one brother, Mike Colvin of Reno, Nevada; one sister, Dellrose Jakobsen of Waterloo, Iowa; five grandchildren, Amanda, Tammy, Adam, Kelsi and Alexander; two great-granddaughters, Jennifer and Emily; three great-great granddaughters, Madeline, Madison and Kaylee; and her companion, Tommy Arp.
Visitation for Ms. Spates will be held on Saturday, August 22nd, at Kilgore Funeral Home from 2:00-4:00 pm with a memorial service to immediately follow at 4:00 pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Brian Marler officiating.
For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, donation may be made to the Tullahoma Animal Shelter, 942 Maplewood Avenue, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
CHS Volleyball Dumps Tullahoma
CHS senior Dianna Davis hits a jump serve (Photo by John St.Clair – JohnStClairPhoto.com)
The Lady Raider volleyball team got the Coffee Pot fever a day early in a straight set sweep of Tullahoma on Thursday night in Tullahoma. The Lady Raiders throttled the Lady Cats 25 to 9, 25 to 14 and 25-21 to claim a win in the first matchup of the 2 teams this season. Dianna Davis led the Lady Raiders in kills with 7 while Baylee Nester had 6 and Macie Melton finished with 4. Maddie Taylor and Kaylee Skipper each had 4 aces as the Lady Raiders committed only 4 service errors in the match. Payton Nicoll led Coffee County in assists with 9 while Taylor added 8 and Makayla Morgan led the team in digs with 6. With the win, the Lady Raiders improved to 2 and 0 on the season and 2 and 0 in district play. Coffee County returns to the court on Monday night with a 6:00 PM match with Warren County.
CHS Golf gets a Sweep on Thursday at Shelbyville
Lady Raider golfer Savannah Quick
The Lady Raider and Red Raider golf teams continued their strong season performance on Thursday afternoon as they swept a pair of matches with Shelbyville and Cascade at Bedford County’s Riverbend Golf Course. Coffee County girls shot a 75 to beat Shelbyville and Cascade. The Eaglettes shot a 92 while Cascade carded a 111. Savannah Quick fired a 1 under 35 and Sophie Vinson had a 40 to improve the Lady Raiders to 26-3 on the year.
CHS Red Raider golfer John Parringer
The Red Raiders improved their record to 25-8 as they shot a 163, besting Shelbyville’s 178 and Cascade’s 184. John Parigger fired a 37 and Austin Farris shot a 39 to lead Coffee County. Senior Hayden Proffitt fired a 42 while Reid Lawrence got around in 45 strokes over the 9 hole match. The Raiders and Lady Raiders will play host to Macon County on Monday at Willowbrook in a match that starts at 1:00 PM. Coffee County will host their annual Willowbrook Invitational on Wednesday. Tee time is set for 9 AM.