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8/15/15 —— Jo Ann Henry
After a blessed life filled with traveling, friends and family, Mrs. Jo Ann Henry passed away peacefully Monday, August 10, 2015.
She was born March 25, 1926 to the late Joe and Irene Harris.
Mrs. Henry was a member of First United Methodist Church in Tullahoma, the AEDC Women’s Club and volunteered with many blood drives at the American Red Cross. She loved to travel and enjoyed playing bridge as well as gardening.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Clarence Joseph Henry Sr; and daughter Martha Ann Shallenberg.
Mrs. Henry is survived by a brother, George Harris of Knoxville, TN; a son Clarence Joseph Henry Jr. (Jackie) of Tullahoma; 4 grandchildren, Ruth Ann Rebutoc (Leandro) of Calgary, Canada, Amanda Merrell of Lynchburg, Brian Henry (Tamarra) of Tullahoma and Clarence Joseph Henry III of Tullahoma; 5 great grandchildren, Paul and Jaden Henry of Tullahoma and Kiara, Dakoda and Trinity Merrell of Lynchburg.
Visitation for Mrs. Henry will be held on Saturday, August 15th, 2015 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 11:00 am-2:00 pm with the funeral service to immediately follow in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 pm with Rev. Paul Purdue officiating.
Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to The First United Methodist Church of Tullahoma’s Food Pantry or to The American Red Cross.
Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
8/8/15 —- Warren Frederick Mann II
Warren Frederick Mann II, age 61 of Normandy, Tennessee passed away, Saturday, August 8, 2015 at his residence.
No services are scheduled.
Mr. Mann, a native of Norfolk, VA, was the son of Warren Frederick Mann I of Normandy and the late Juanita McLain Mann.
He was a U S Marine veteran, serving in Vietnam. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and watching TV. He was an avid Duke basketball fan and enjoyed watching the games on TV.
In addition to his father, he is survived by one son, Keaton Mann of Normandy and two sisters, Lorna Juanita Clews of Normandy and Lorretta Dorothea Westbrook of Durham, NC.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
CCMS Volleyball Claims Preseason Tournament Title
The CCMS volleyball team following their CHS Middle School Play Day tournament win.
A spectacular performance in the service and passing phases of the game powered the Coffee County Middle School varsity volleyball team to a 5 and 0 record and the championship of the inaugural Coffee County CHS Middle School Play Day held at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. The Lady Raiders swept through pool play with 3 wins which slotted them into the semifinals of the single elimination tournament. In the semifinals, Coffee County dismantled Rock Springs 25-16 and 25-2. In the second set, Elizabeth Proffitt served 17 times in a row without a service error as Rock Springs was unable to effectively set their offense off her well placed serves. “Elizabeth played great at the net and behind the line which is hard to do” said head coach Lora Selvog.
In the championship, the Lady Raiders rallied from a 16 to 1o deficit to take their first lead at 21-20. From that point, each team traded points to 24 before Coffee County was able to scratch out the last 2 points to get a 26 to 24 win. In the 2nd set, Warren County, a team which Coffee County Middle has never defeated, built an early 6 point lead before cruising to an easy 25 to 13 win to force a decisive 3rd set to 15. In the final set, the Lady raiders built an early 9 to 2 lead only to see Warren County close the gap to 12 to 10. A crucial Warren County service error opened the door for the Lady Raiders to recapture the momentum and earn the 15 to 11 win and the tournament title.
Warren County earned their finals appearance with a hard fought 25 to 22 and 25 to 20 win over the Coffee County JV team. The Lady Raider JV team, which went 1 and 2 in pool play, was the talk of the day as they appeared on the verge of facing their varsity sisters in the tournament finals before settling for 3rd place. Prior to the tournament finals, the Lady Raider JV team was the only team to win a game against Warren County on the day. The 3 set loss to Warren County in pool play and the close 2 set loss in the semifinals had Coffee County head coach happy and a little scared: “I was beginning to think I was gonna have to play my JV in the finals” said Selvog. She went to praise them saying “They came out today and dominated.” The JV team got wins over the varsity squads from Whitworth Buchanan and Harris in the first 2 rounds of the tournament claiming a 2 set win over Buchanan and a 3 set win over Harris.
Coffee County opens the regular season at home on Tuesday night against Fayetteville. The Lady Raiders will square off with the Lady Tigers beginning at 6:00 PM. Coffee County will have a rematch with Warren County on Tuesday, August 18th at CCMS and Thunder Radio will be there to broadcast that important conference match.
Coffee Middle Soccer Finishes Preseason with Scrimmage Play Day
A Warren County goal in the 29th minute spoiled a perfect play day record for the Coffee County Middle School varsity soccer team on Saturday at CCMS. The Lady Raiders got a goal on their Pioneer rivals in the 19th minute from 6th grader Anna Amado to give the Lady Raiders a lead two-thirds of the way through the contest. Warren County got a one on one breakaway on a beautiful through ball to knot the score with a minute remaining to achieve the 1 to 1 draw. The varsity got a 3 to 0 win earlier in the day over DeKalb County to finish their “Kickin Cancer” play day with a record of 1-0-1. Marley Perry, Julia Duncan and Jade Arnold found the back of the net for the Lady Raiders.
The JV Lady Raiders were 1 & 1 on the day as they dropped a 3 to 1 decision to Siegel even though they dominated possession for most of the game. Kyleigh Harner scored the lone goal for Coffee County. In the second JV game, the Lady Raiders rebounded to shut out Harris 2 to 0 as Harner and Amado scored for Coffee County.
A big crowd was on hand for the play day which featured Coffee County in pink jerseys and the use of pink balls. Coach Travis O’Kelley said that a portion of the proceeds from the play day are donated to the Middle Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition. “Breast cancer is something that has touched many of our families” said O’Kelley.
Though the Lady Raiders passed the ball well, Coach O’Kelley stressed the need to improve their spacing and marking this week in practice. Coffee County opens the season on Thursday as they travel to Shelbyville to take on Harris in a big conference match. The game is a rematch of last season’s CTC Conference Tournament final that Harris won 1 to 0 which was the lone loss of the season for Coffee County. Kickoff between these bitter rivals is set for 6:00 PM.
8/11/15 —- Charles Bradford Jones
Funeral services for Mr. Charles Bradford Jones, age 52 of Manchester will be conducted at 1:00pm, Tuesday, August 11 at the Manchester Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will follow in the Fountain Grove Cemetery.
Visitation with the Jones family will be from 10:00 AM Tuesday until service time at Manchester Funeral Home.
Mr. Jones passed this life Friday at his home.
Mr. Jones was born in Manchester Tennessee the son of the late Alonzo Howard Jones and Margaret Minerva McDowell Jones.
He was a Logger by trade, and love fishing, Indian Heritage and history, and was known as a jack of all trades. Most of all he loved children and they loved him.
In addition to his parents, Charles was also preceded in death by three siblings, Richard Dale jones, Rita S. Smith and Lonnie Howard Jones.
He is survived by;
One sister, Mrs Rose Brock of Manchester
Aunt, Ruby Robinson of Manchester
Nephews, Shane Jones, Tommy Bolton, Chris Bolton, John Weir, Dakota Brock, Joe West, Tim Campbell, Ryan Phillips, Joseph Wilder, Ian Wilder, Lucas Myers, Jacob Campbell, Dawson Jay, Jamie Jones, Logan Burks, and Riley Burks
Nieces, Julie Burks, Bambi Weir, Danielle Campbell, Cindy Phillips, Gail Cude, Maria Jay, Alina Campbell, Emma Mae Jones, Emma Jay, Mary Jane Campbell, Mykaelah Campbell, and Macie Clark
Cousins, Martha Park and Clarice Hehe
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE JONES FAMILY
8/11/15 — Gladys Ruth Lowry
Gladys Ruth Lowry, age 88 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away Friday, August 7, 2015 at Bailey Manor in Manchester.
Mrs. Lowry was born in Chattanooga, TN to the late James Andrew and Mary Jane Bullard on October 1, 1926.
She retired from the Coffee County Election Commission in Manchester and was a member of the Forest Mill Church of Christ.
Gladys married Vance R. Lowry July 22, 1960. They had two sons.
She is survived by her son, Jeff Lowry and his wife Kristy ; grandson, Ryan Lowry; great granddaughter, Owen Kate Lowry; and grandson, Tyler Lowry all of Lubbock, Texas.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Judge Vance R. Lowry; son, Mark Lowry; two brothers, Ben and James “Jim”; and sister, Naomi.
VISITATION
Monday, August 10, 2015 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Central Funeral Home in Manchester, Tennessee
FUNERAL SERVICE
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 10 a.m. at Central Funeral Home
OFFICIANTS
Bro. Ray Marcrom and Bro. Benny Benjamin
BURIAL
Shady Grove Cemetery
MEMORIALS
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests Memorial Donations be made to Hospice Compassus of Tullahoma, the Alzheimer’s Association, or the Shady Grove Cemetery Fund.
Arrangements with CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME of Manchester, TN.
Coffee County Middle School Football Has Strong Scrimmage Performance on Saturday
A week of practice to correct some problems from last Friday’s scrimmage at Rock Springs was the winning recipe for the Coffee County Middle School football team on Saturday. The Red Raiders defeated Grundy Co Middle and Flintville in 3 sessions of varsity scrimmage action in preparation for Tuesday’s season opener.
Coach Brock Freeze was pleased with his offense’s performance and the performance of his defensive front 7. Grundy Co had some success in the passing game, but a Blanton Brown touchdown pass and 2 point conversion were the difference as the Raiders claimed an 8 to 6 win in the first session. In session 2, the Raiders dominated both lines of scrimmage in a 20 to 0 shut out of Flintville. Freeze shared praise for how the Raiders line blocked and how the offense executed in the win.
The varsity team closed the day with a 20 to 8 win over Grundy County as the 2 teams worked exclusively in goal line situations. “We did a good job of stopping the run all day, and it showed in (the) goal line(set)” said Freeze. “Our backs ran hard and I am pleased with our effort” added Freeze. The Raiders open the season at home on Tuesday night at 6:30 PM as Whitwell comes to Carden-Jarrell Field. Tuesday night also marks the season premiere of Home Town Tuesday as Thunder Radio will broadcast the game live beginning with the 6:15 pregame show.
Manchester Man Facing More Charges
Anthony Tyrone Dalton intake photo provided by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department.
According to a warrant obtained by Coffee Sheriff’s Investigator James Sherrill, Dalton had been selling tools that were inside the trailer to area pawn shops as well as two individuals.
Sherrill alleges that he has also located other items from inside the trailer at Dalton’s residence. However, some tools have not been located. The total value of the tools was set at $7,500.
Dalton was booked into the Coffee County Jail under a $75,000 bond.
He was arrested earlier last week by Sherrill for the theft of another trailer that had been taken from another individual in Tullahoma.
Missing Teenager Found Safe
Branson Isaiah Freeland
The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the community for sharing the information and the authorities in Paris, TX for helping locate this missing juvenile.
The 17 year-old went missing around 4 p.m. Thursday, July 23, 2015. Freeland was last seen in Shelbyville on that date before being found two weeks later in the Texas town.
Certain Tennessee Army & Air National Guard Members Will Be Allowed To Carry Guns
Maj. Gen. Max Haston, Tennessee’s Adjutant General
Haston’s decision follows Governor Bill Haslam’s directive, issued earlier this month in the aftermath of the deadly shootings in Chattanooga, to review current Guard personnel who are authorized to be armed in the performance of their duties, and identify and arm Guardsmen where necessary to protect themselves, citizens and Guard facilities.