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8/15/15 —- Kenneth Joe Neal
Kenneth Joe Neal, age 63 of Manchester, Tennessee passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Fayetteville Care & Rehab in Fayetteville, TN.
Funeral Services will be Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 2 PM at the Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, from 12 PM until the service time.
Mr. Neal, a native of Lynchburg, TN was the son of the late Ed Neal and Sarah Pherenton Dorsett of Tullahoma.
He had worked as an orderly at Harton Regional Medical Center. He enjoyed listening to music, watching TV and he was a great conversationalist.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty “Perline” Swoape Neal.
In addition to his mother, Sarah Dorsett of Tullahoma, he is survived by one son, Billy Neal of Nashville, one daughter, Kathy Winton of Manchester, brothers, Jerry Dorsett and his wife, Katie and Thomas Dorsett and his wife Diane, both of Tullahoma; step brother, Harold Dorsett and his wife, Barbara of Tullahoma; sisters, Jessie McGuffey and Sarah Ann Anderson of Tullahoma and Betty Sue Dorsett of Manchester.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
Lady Raider Golf Has Strong Showing in Weekend Tournament
Lady Raider golfers (left to right) Sophie Vinson, Teagan Perry and Savannah Quick at the Golf Capital Invitational Tournament banquet on Saturday night in Crossville. (Photo provided)
The Lady Raiders of Coffee County competed against the best high school gold teams in the state this weekend in the prestigious Golf Capital of Tennessee Invitational held in Crossville. Savannah Quick, Sophie Vinson and Teagan Perry shot a 2 day total of 331 as they earned a 3rd place finish. Tournament champion Rossview shot a 306 while Clarksville finished second at 311. Ensworth was 4th place at 351 and St. Mary’s of Memphis shot a 371.
Quick carded 81 each day to lead Coffee County at 162. Vinson carded a 175 and Perry had an impressive 2 day total of 178 on the challenging Cumberland Mountain Bear Trace course. After the weekend tournament, the Lady Raiders season record stands at 24 & 3. Both boys and girls teams of Coffee County will host a match on Monday. Shelbyville and Grundy County visit Willowbrook for the match with a 4:00 PM tee time.
CHS JV Soccer Scores a Pair of Shutouts Saturday
Eliza Masters of Coffee County soccer
A pair of shutouts by keepers Ashley Woods and Megan Jones powered the CHS JV soccer team to a pair of scrimmage victories on Saturday. Eliza Masters scored a hat trick while Allie Amado banged home 2 goals in a 7 to 0 win over Wilson Central to open play on Saturday morning. Sam Ellison and Shelby Allen added goals for the Lady Raiders. In the noon contest, Masters and Amado each notched goals while Abby Morgan and Ashley Woods also found the back of the net in a 4 to 0 win over Lawrence Co. Coach David Amado was proud of his JV squad and their performance in the last scrimmage action of the preseason. The Lady Raiders are set to open the regular season on Monday night at Riverdale in a 7:00 PM contest.
CCCMS Volleyball Battles to a 3 & 3 Record in Weekend Tournament
CCMS volleyball coach Lora Selvog instructs her team during a recent match
It was the best of days, it was the worst of days on Friday and Saturday for the Coffee County Middle School volleyball team this weekend in Lincoln County. The Lady Raiders opened pool play on Friday night in the Lincoln County volleyball tournament with wins over Covenant Christian Academy of Huntsville and Flintville. Carrying a 4 and 0 season record into Saturday, the Lady Raiders dropped their final pool play game to Highland Rim of Park City entering bracket play in the early Saturday morning match. In the first round of the tournament, the Lady Raiders faced off against a taller Highland Rim squad which dropped Coffee County into the loser’s bracket. The Lady Raiders rallied to defeat Covenant Christian again before being eliminated by Blanche. The Lady Raiders season record stands at 5 and 3 on the season.
Though disappointed in the outcome, Coach Lora Selvog praised her team’s service game while lamenting too many unforced errors against teams featuring big and talented outside hitters. “We could never string together long scoring rallies while their big hitters were in the back row, but we learned a lot and look forward to seeing a couple of these teams again this season” said Selvog. The first rematch takes place on Monday at Highland Rim as the Lady Raiders will travel to Park City for the 6 PM game. The Lady Raiders return home on Tuesday afternoon for a 4:30 PM match with Warren County at the CCMS gym. Thunder Radio will be there to bring the broadcast of that match as part of their Home Town Tuesday series with the pregame show airing at 4:25.
Samuel Charles Snyder
Samuel Charles Snyder, age 20 of Tullahoma, Tennessee passed away, Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, August 19th at 2:00 PM in the Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel
Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, August 19th from 12:00 to time of service.
Sam, a native of Ft. Collins, Colorado has lived in Tullahoma the past 10 years.
He worked as a machine tool setter at Chassix in Shelbyville, Tennessee. He enjoyed making knives, riding his motorcycle, kayaking, weight lifting and visiting friends. Sam attended First Baptist Church and Christian Fellowship Church both in Tullahoma.
In addition to his parents, Richard and Brenda Snyder he is survived by three brothers; Benjamin who is serving in the U.S. Army in Washington State, Joshua and Alijah both of the home; maternal grandmother, Virginia Walker of Hoover, Alabama; paternal grandfather Eugene Snyder of Ridgeway, South Carolina as well as several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Endangered Child Alert Cancelled
Jasmine Nicole Johnson
An Endangered Child Alert was issued for the Cookeville Police Department for East and Middle Tennessee. That alert has been cancelled. Putnam County officials say they have located for 14-year old Jasmine Nicole Johnson. She was found safe
Jasmine was last seen leaving the Days Inn in Cookeville, Tennessee with a 28 year-old white male.
No other details were released by the Cookeville Police or the TBI at this time.
Lynchburg Woman Facing Statutory Rape and Other Charges
Cathleen Vaughn
Vaughn is employed by an agency which specializes in working with people with substance abuse issues. The woman is a substance abuse counselor and has been accused of becoming too involved with a teen client.
Vaughn’s arrest came after a lengthy investigation.
Grand Jury Hears Heavy Case Load
The Coffee County Grand Jury wrapped up a busy session last week by hearing 179 cases.
Of the cases heard 54 had been forwarded to the panel from the Coffee County General Sessions Court. The other 125 cases were sealed cases. Those cases will see those named arrested and booked into the Coffee County Jail.
Sealed cases are those that have not been through the court system and they are presented straight to the grand jury.
Murder Suspect Returned To Warren County
Bryan Cooke intake photo from Florida
Cooke is accused of murdering his in-laws, Gary and Gail Dodson, at the Dodson’s home in the Fairview Community. He then left the area and drove the victim’s vehicle to Jacksonville, Florida, where he was taken into custody at a motel.
He fought extradition until just recently. Deputies made the long drive to Jacksonville and Cooke was brought to the Warren County Jail Thursday afternoon.
Vice President Says The Chattanooga Shootings The Work of a ‘Perverted Jihadist.
VP Joe Biden
Biden’s comments came during a memorial for the five servicemen killed in a shooting rampage by 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez last month.
The vice president’s statement appears at odds with the official comments of investigators who have said they have not been able to determine a motive behind the attacks. The FBI has said it has not been able to determine whether Abdulazeez was “radicalized” before the July 16 attacks and has been treating him as a homegrown violent extremist.
Speaking before Biden, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said officials may never know “what combination of disturbed mind, violent extremism and hateful ideology” was behind the shooting.