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Manchester Woman Injured In Crash
Sherry May’s car after the crash on Monday… Photo by Barry West
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a 2-vehicle crash occurred at 5:35am Monday morning near mile-marker 107 on Interstate 24. A 2002 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Sherry May, age 42, of Manchester, TN, was traveling eastbound when, for an unknown reason, the driver lost control of the vehicle and rear-ended a 2002 Dodge Neon driven by 24-year-old Aaron Cousins of Hixon, TN. The impact caused May’s Blazer to lose control and roll several times landing on the right shoulder of the roadway. May was ejected from the vehicle, and she was taken medical helicopter to Vanderbilt Medical Center for treatment of her injuries. Cousins was uninjured.
6/12/15 —- Kathleen Rogers
Mrs. Kathleen Rogers, age 69 of Manchester, Tennessee passed from this life on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Rogers was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Allen and Lillie Alberta West Barnes.
She is survived by her loving husband of nearly thirty-six years, Lawton “Eston” Rogers, Jr., one daughter, Tammy Elliott and husband Donnie of Manchester, Tennessee, one brother, Jerry Barnes and wife Sue of Manchester, Tennessee, one grandson, Braxton Elliott, and another grandson Carter Elliott that is due in October.
Mrs. Rogers was a 1963 graduate of Coffee County Central High School and a lifetime Coffee County native. She was employed at Tennessee Apparel for many years. She enjoyed puzzles, cross-stitching and sewing. She and her husband worked their vegetable garden and canned lots of homemade goodies. Mrs. Rogers was known for her fabulous banana pudding. She loved spending time her grandson Braxton and family. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Kathleen Rogers will be conducted on Friday, June 12, 2015 at 1:00 PM at the Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Brother Charlie Westmoreland officiating.
Burial will follow in the Shady Grove Cemetery, Coffee County, Tennessee.
Visitation will be held on Friday, June 12, 2015 from 11:00 AM until the time of the service at the Coffee County Funeral Chapel, Manchester, Tennessee.
COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL IS HONORED TO SERVE THE FAMILY OF KATHLEEN ROGERS.
Shelbyville Police Looking For Hit and Run Suspect
The Shelbyville Police Department is looking for the driver responsible for a hit and run involving a family of four. The incident occurred while the family was walking on the side of the road in the 600 block of Deery Street around 10:30 p.m. Sunday night. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered three of the four family members needed medical attention. Two were transported to Heritage Medical Center and the third was sent via Life Flight to Vanderbilt. Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 931-685-4300 or Det. Lt. Brian Crews at 931-684-5811.
Weekly Update On Gas Prices
Gas prices have been creeping up in some parts of the southeastern United States over the last 2 weeks, but motorists are forecast to pay the lowest summer gas prices since 2009. In comparison to this same date last year, Tennesseans are saving 92 cents per gallon.
The national average of $2.75 per gallon is 1-cent more than last week. The Tennessee average of $2.51 is 2 cents more than last week. Prices in Manchester have been coming down this week, falling to a low price of $2.47, that’s 2-cents lower. In Tullahoma the low price per gallon is up 7-cents to $2.44.
Stressed Tennessee Children Dealt Bad Hand with “ACEs” – How to Help
Fifty-two percent of Tennessee children have experienced at least one adverse childhood experience during childhood, according to data released from the CDC. Photo credit: GaborfromHungary/morguefile.com
The Volunteer State is one of five states recognized in a recently released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the prevalence of what experts call an adverse childhood experience, or ACE. Those experiences include abuse and neglect, and according to the report, 52 percent of children in the state experience an ACE at least once during childhood. Barbara Nicholson, co-founder of Attachment Parenting International based in Tennessee, says ACEs can have a big impact on children going forward. “A lot of families in Tennessee are under a lot of stress,” she points out. “Parents need to be that listening ear, that empathic person and that is what will give them resilience to other stresses that maybe parents don’t have that much control over.” The report underlines the long-term impact of things such as abuse and neglect on a child’s brain development. Both the report and Nicholson recommend building a strong and solid foundation for children by talking, singing and rhyming with them; breastfeeding if possible; offering good nutrition and regular sleep. Nicholson adds it’s also important to engage children in the process of discipline and teach them a lifestyle of healthy habits. Attachment Parenting International recommends that parents respond to their children with sensitivity and consistent and loving care. Nicholson says it often comes down to making sure parents are offered proper support, particularly in the first three years of their child’s life. “Reaching parents when their children are very young – infants, toddlers – that seems to be the most critical period and that’s when they’re more open for support,” she stresses. While more than half of Tennessee children have experienced at least one ACE, 21 percent of them have experienced three or more, which can lead to chronic disease, mental illness, violence and being a victim of violence.
Sounds Outlast Rain and Zephyrs
Behind Matt Carson’s power hitting and baserunning, the Nashville Sounds defeated the New Orleans Zephyrs 6-3 at rain-soaked Zephyr Field on Tuesday afternoon.
The game’s original 11:00 a.m. start time was pushed back one hundred minutes due to rain. It was not the first time the tarp would come on the field.
After falling behind 1-0 after one, Matt Carson gave the Sounds a 3-1 advantage that scored Niuman Romero and Jason Pridie. In his next appearance, Carson stole second and went to third on a throwing error by Zephyrs catcher Brandon Bantz in the fourth inning. He then scored on a Luke Carlin sacrifice fly and the Sounds led 4-1.
The Zephyrs cut the lead in half with a run in the bottom half of the frame, but the Sounds pushed across another run their next time up when Kent Matthes hit his team-leading 19th double and Pridie drove him in with a liner up the middle.
Sean Nolin returned to the mound for Nashville after missing his last start with a left groin strain. The southpaw lasted just 3.2 innings, giving up two earned runs, two walks and three strikeouts. Angel Castro relieved Nolin and earned his second win of the season.
The Zephyrs went to the pen in the sixth after Misch let two batters reach. James Nygren came into the game, but was uncomfortable with the safety of the mound. Standing water had begun to collect on the mound and at shortstop and the Zephyrs’ grounds crew ran out to add fresh dirt. After conferring with both managers, the umpire crew decided to continue the game. First batter, Craig Gentry hit a grounder to short, Miguel Rojas lost his footing and the ball rolled into the outfield. The Sounds added a run, but more importantly won the game as the umpire crew called for the tarp. After a brief delay, the game was called.
The Sounds and the rest of the members of the Pacific Coast League are off Wednesday. Nashville will start a series at Oklahoma City on Thursday. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
6/10/15 —- Kinzlee Nichole Rayne Sullivan
Kinzlee Nichole Rayne Sullivan, infant daughter of Aaron Scott Green and Haley Nicole Sullivan, passed away Friday, June 5, 2015, at Southern Tennessee Medical Center in Winchester, Tennessee.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her grandfather Rodney Sullivan, grandmother Tonya Samples, grandmother Debbie Green, grandfather Ora Green, and great grandmothers Kay Baxter and Pearlene Oxford.
Graveside Services will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Wiser Bluff Cemetery.
Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Kinzlee Nichole Rayne Sullivan
6/11/15 —– Robert “Bob” Thomas Layne
Funeral services for Mr. Robert “Bob” Thomas Layne, age 77, of Manchester, will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bob Case officiating.
Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Layne passed away Tuesday morning at Medical Center of Manchester.
Bob was born in Coffee County, TN, the son of the late William Taylor and Lessie Thomas Layne.
He was a machinist for Eaton Manufacturing and a member of Forest Mill United Methodist Church. Bob loved sports, especially Vanderbilt and Atlanta Braves baseball, gardening, and spending time with his family. He was a Little League, Babe Ruth, and American Legion coach in Manchester.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Layne was also preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Jane Bush Layne; four brothers, Carl “Pete”, Ed “Hulon”, Bill “W.T.”, and Dillard Layne; four sisters, Margie Good, Villis Thomas, Jean Woodward, and Helen Sargeant.
He is survived by three sons, Kendall (Lorie) Layne and Chris (Elise) Layne, both of Manchester, and Steve Cunningham of AL; one daughter, Gina (Max) Richey of AL; and eight grandchildren, Abigail, Anabelle, Kristen, Will, Jamie, Jessica, Joshua, and Shana.
Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
6/11/15 — Joyce Evelyn Allen
In 1599, William Shakespeare issued Julius Caesar a prescient warning through a soothsayer: “Beware the Ides of March.” 345 years later, on March 15, 1944, Joyce Evelyn Payne Allen entered this world. Before departing, she rode the Earth 71 1/3 rotations around the Sun.
Daughter of Rye Payne (d) and Doris Whittemore Payne (d), sister of Jodie Payne Higley, wife of Tommy Allen (d), mother of Robert Allen and Evelyn Allen Derriso, and grandmother of Cross, Sarah, Estella and Levi Derriso, Joyce enjoyed spending time with her large extended family including her husband’s relatives, friends from Isaac Litton High School, George Peabody College for Teachers (BA) and Middle Tennessee State University (MA) and former colleagues and students from her 35-year teaching career in the Coffee County School System.
Joyce taught us many things. For example, wives don’t need to learn to cook if they catch a man who can do it for them. Also, if you can’t find a parking place, just pull up in front of the store on the sidewalk and leave the car running. There are more important things to do than worry whether your clothing matches; being comfortable is good enough. Unexpected midnight visitors are a perfect excuse to bake cookies. If you feel like going to Florida, just go…no need to plan! Dogs are supposed to sleep in bed with you. You can always find something new at Wal*Mart at 3 am. And most importantly, be generous with love and money, especially towards the unlovable and poor…they need it the most.
Her life was mostly definitely measured in Love.
In 1997, Joyce was almost fatally injured in a car accident. She was not expected to survive but through hard work and determination, made a full recovery after several months in a coma. Aside from her children and husband, both of whom she fiercely protected, this was the event in her life of which she was most proud.
Joyce was a bleeding-heart liberal, long-time member of The Coffee County Democratic Women, First Baptist Church, Tennessee Education Association, Coffee County Retired Teachers Association, The South Jackson Civic Association and Community Playhouse.
In lieu of flowers or gifts, please donate generously in her honor to The Tullahoma GFWC Centennial Women’s Club’s “Light Up South Jackson!” Campaign: PO Box 113, Tullahoma, TN 37388.
The family wishes to extend special thanks to the Morning Pointe community who provided such comforting care over the past 3 years.
Visitation will be Thursday, June 11 at Kilgore Funeral Home in Tullahoma, TN. beginning at 12.30 pm.
A memorial service will follow at 2.30 pm featuring traditional hymns, music from Big River, Into the Woods, Quilters, Godspell and Rent.
First Baptist Church’s Dr. J. Herbert Hester will officiate w/ tributes from her sister, friend Eleanor Burdeshaw, colleague Pat Barton & caregiver Barbie Vinson. Others wishing to speak will be given the opportunity.
A short graveside service will immediately follow the memorial.
All are invited to attend this joyful celebration of her life.
Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
06/08/15
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Anniversaries: Anthony & Serita Bratcher – 31st!