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11/27/19 — Reita Clara Davidson
Reita Clara Davidson of Tullahoma, passed this life on Friday, November 22,
2019 at NHC of Tullahoma at the age of 88. Funeral Services are scheduled
for Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 1 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home
with burial to follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will
receive friends beginning at 12 PM.
Mrs. Davidson, a native of Dunlap, TN, was the daughter of the late Willis
Hoosier. She was a member of Homeland Baptist Church and enjoyed
crocheting, reading, doing word search puzzles and going to church.
In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband,
Kolmer Davidson; sons, Paul and Larry Davidson; daughter, Karen Davidson
Komnick and sister, Shirley Ray.
She is survived by son, Van Davidson (Lynn) of Tullahoma; Garry Davidson
(Patty) of Estill Springs and Kenny Davidson (Debbie) of Tullahoma; many
grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the
Homeland Baptist Church, 307 W. Grundy St, Tullahoma, TN 37388 or the
Tullahoma Animal Shelter, 942 Maplewood Avenue, Tullahoma, TN. 37388.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
11/26/19 — Anthony Wayne Tucker
Anthony Wayne Tucker, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Sunday, November
17, 2019 at the age of 52. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2 PM,
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with burial to
follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends
beginning at 12 PM.
A native of Fayetteville, he was the son of the late Jerry Tucker and
Clydia Moore LeBel. He enjoyed fishing, martial arts, and scuba diving. He
was a “jack of all trades”.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Alyssa
Tori Tucker.
Mr. Tucker is survived by his mother Clydia LeBel; son, Andrew Casey Tucker
and his wife, Morgan; fiancé, Minnie Cox and her children, Katrice
Pabelico, Jotham Cox and Annara Cox; brother, Daryl Tucker and his wife,
Pam and sister, Lisa Lones and her husband, Dickie.
Please visit our website at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com to leave
online condolences.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
11/26/19 — Haskel “Dugan” Merlin Harper
Funeral Services for Mr. Haskel “Dugan” Merlin Harper, age 90, of Manchester, TN will be conducted at 10:00 AM Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at Manchester Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be on Monday, November 25, 2019 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Manchester Funeral Home. Mr. Harper passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Manchester Health Care.
Dugan was born in Fulton, Mississippi on July 4, 1929, to the late Johnny and Modean Harper. He was a U.S Navy Veteran serving in the Korean War, World War II, and the Cold War. He also was a member of the American Legion Post 43 in Tullahoma, The Coffee County Coon Hunters Association, and Spotted Saddle Horse Association. He worked as a Farmer and Heavy Equipment Operator.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one daughter, Rhonda Gail; one stepson, Tim Buckner (Joanna); one brother, Robert Harper. He is survived by two sons, Johnny Harper (Vickie) and Clint Harper (Kim); four daughters, Sandra South (Ervin), Rhonda Harper, Victoria David (Jeremy), and Lisa Crim (Ronnie); one step son, Steve Walden; two brothers, Johnny Harper and Ben Harper (Agnes); one sister, Wanda Fowler; 17 grandchildren, Timothy South, Michael South, John Harper, Nicole Austin, Kris Frye, Brooke Powers, Daneile Jeffery, Marilyn Baker, Cliff Baker, Lindsey Crim, Amanda Harper, Audrae Harper, Derek Harper, Jason Buckner, Charles Buckner, Elizabeth Sheehan, and Courtney Walden; 30 great grandchildren; and seven great – great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to American Legion Patriot Riders of Manchester. 130 Shelton Road Manchester, TN 37355
Coffee County CHS Basketball Sweeps Saturday Games to Open Season with Perfect Weekend
The Coffee County CHS basketball teams closed out the season opening Hall of Champions Classic on Saturday with 4 impressive performances. The Lady Raiders grabbed wins over Baylor and Huntland. The Red Raiders improved to 3 and 0 on the season after Saturday wins over Cannon County and Huntland.
The Lady Raiders opened up play on Saturday morning taking on a highly regarded Baylor team. The Lady Raiders used a strong 2nd half to roll to a 51 to 23 win. After leading by 9 at the half, Coffee County outscored Baylor 31 to 12 in the second half to get the win. Bella Vinson led the Lady Raiders in points with 11 points. Kiya Ferrell added 8 points and Jenna Garretson and Jalie Ruehling each finished with 7 points as Coffee County improved to 3 and 0 on the season.
In their final game of the night, the Lady Raiders got points from all 13 players dressed out as they pasted Huntland 83 to 19. Coffee County jumped out to a 25 to 3 lead in the first quarter to put the game on ice early. Vinson again led Coffee County in scoring with 18 points. Chloe Gannon added 10 points. Garretson and Ruehling each scored 9 points as the Lady Raiders finished the weekend with a record of 4 and 0.
The Red Raiders opened up on Saturday afternoon taking on a tenacious Cannon County team. The Red Raiders did well enough at the free throw line down the stretch to get a 50 to 45 win. Leading 38 to 31 entering the 4th quarter, Coffee County hit 5 of their 9 free throws in the 4th quarter to grab the win. Kyle Farless led Coffee County in scoring with 11 points. Jaylon Wooten finished with 10 points and Jaxon Vaughn added 8 points.
The Red Raiders closed out the night taking on Huntland. Coffee County jumped on the Hornets early as they built a 35 point halftime lead on the way to an 87 to 33 win. The Red Raiders hit 7 three pointers in the first half, including 6 in the 2nd quarter to open the season with a 3 to 0 record. Hayden Hullett and Trenton Scrivnor came off the bench to lead Coffee County in scoring as each dropped 18 points. Farless added 11 points in the impressive win for the Red Raiders.
Coffee County is back at home on Monday when they welcome While County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. The teams will also welcome the basketball teams of Deerfield Elementary and Hickerson Elementary as their special guests. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast. Tip-off is set for 6 PM; we will begin our live coverage with the Powers Storage Pregame Show at 5:50 PM.
Temple Baptist Christian School Basketball Drops Friday Doubleheader
The Temple Baptist Christian School basketball teams hit the road on Friday for a pair of games in Calhoun, Georgia. Taking on Philadelphia Baptist, the varsity and JV Eagles each dropped the road contest. The middle school age(JV) team fell 28 to 19, the varsity dropped a 42 to 32 decision.
In the middle school game, the Eagles held Philadelphia scoreless in the 1st quarter and built a 9 to 4 halftime lead. Philadelphia rallied for 24 points in the 2nd half to grab the win. Sam Floyd and Isaac Stewart led the Eagles in scoring as each netted 6 points. David Tran chipped in 5 points for Temple.
In the varsity game, Temple had a strong 2nd quarter to build a 2 point halftime lead. Philadelphia pulled away in the 2nd half to grab the win. Alex Gloden led Temple in scoring as he finished with 14 points. Mich Gloden added 6 points and led the team in steals with 7. Sam Floyd also added 6 points and led Temple in rebounds with 7.
The Eagles hit the road again on Monday night as they travel to Jamestown for a JV/varsity doubleheader at Faith Christian. Tip-off is set for 5 PM.
Coffee County Basketball Opens Season with Huge Wins
The Coffee County Central High School basketball teams opened their season at home on Friday night. Hosting the first of 2 days of Hall of Champions Classic games, the Lady Raiders got a pair of wins while the Red Raiders captured a win in their only contest. All 3 wins by the home teams involved Coffee County invoking the Mercy Rule on their way to victories.
The Lady Raiders opened the night with a 103 to 14 win over Valor Collegiate Academy. The Lady Raiders jumped out to a 27 point lead after 1 quarter and held a 53 to 5 lead at the half. Twelve different Lady Raiders scored in the contest as Coffee County finished with 13 made 3 point baskets. Bella Vinson led Coffee County in scoring as she had 29 points. Chloe Gannon added 20 points and Jalie Ruehling chipped in 13 points.
In the second game, the Lady Raiders fell behind early before rolling over the Siegel Stars 68 to 27. Coffee County fell behind 12 to 6 before Vinson hit a 3 pointer to eclipse the 1,000 point mark for her career. That made 3 pointer keyed a Lady Raider run that saw them close out the half on a 31 to 6 run. That cushion was pushed to a 35 point lead heading into the 4th quarter as Coffee County against emptied the bench in the 4th quarter. Tem different Lady Raiders scored in the game led by Vinson who had 15. Gannon chipped in another 12 while Jenna Garretson and Alivia Reel each added 8 points.
The Red Raiders jumped out to a 6 to 0 lead over Valor Collegiate and never trailed in a 75 to 34 win. A scrappy Wildcat squad from Nashville cut the deficit to 2 points before Coffee County went on a 10 point run. Valor could never get that lead below double figures the rest of the game. Kyle Farless was the leading scorer for Coffee County as he had 15 points. Roderic Brinkley was beast on the offensive boards as he added 12 points. Tyler Taylor knocked down 10 points for Coffee County.
Coffee County will host a full day of Hall of Champion games on Saturday at CHS and the Coffee County Middle School. Both the Red Raiders and Lady Raiders will play a pair of games at Coffee County’s Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. The Lady Raiders will play Baylor at 11:30 AM and Huntland at 5:45. The Red Raiders will take on Cannon County at 2 PM and Huntland at 7 PM.
You can download a recording of our broadcast at: www.thunder1320.com/downloads
Preds Snap Losing Streak, Beat Blues in St. Louis
Four different Predators players found the back of the net and Juuse Saros made 24 saves as Nashville defeated the St. Louis Blues, 4-2, on Saturday night at Enterprise Center. The victory snaps a six-game winless streak for the Preds, a much-needed triumph to start a home-and-home set with the Blues.
A hot start led to three goals in the first period for Nashville, and they ultimately handed the top team in the Western Conference only their fifth regulation loss of the season.
More importantly, for the first time in almost three weeks, the Preds got to pack the two points.
“Winning is a lot more fun than losing, and I thought we worked really hard tonight,” Preds Captain Roman Josi said. “We can enjoy this for a couple minutes, but obviously we’re playing them again Monday, so it’s going to be even harder [to face them again]. But it’s definitely a lot more fun [to win].”
“The guys played hard and invested a lot,” Preds Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “It was good that we were consistent with our game, that guys have been working hard, and the results came tonight. That’s a really good thing.”
It didn’t take Filip Forsberg long – just 20 seconds in, to be exact – to give the Predators the game’s first lead when he pounced on a juicy rebound and fired home his 10th of the season. Just minutes later, Mattias Ekholm threw the puck toward the net and got a friendly bounce as the feed deflected off a Blues defender and past Jordan Binnington for a 2-0 advantage.
After the Blues cut the lead in half with Klim Kostin’s first NHL goal, Nashville’s checking line went to work. Rookie winger Mathieu Olivier drove to the net, and Colton Sissons helped to clean up a loose biscuit in front to give Nashville a 3-1 advantage after 20 minutes.
The play gave Olivier his first-career point in his third NHL game with the Preds. He, Sissons and Austin Watson continued to make up an effective trio for Nashville on Saturday as they combined for eight of the team’s 43 shots on goal.
“We’re getting chances offensively because we’re playing [a physical] style of game, and that’s how we’re going to find success as a line,” Olivier said. “I want to be good in that role, and that’s really important for me and also for my linemates. We’re happy it’s working right now.”
“He was really good,” Laviolette said of Olivier. “He had a couple chances to score, he’s physical, he’s getting his nose dirty, so he’s coming in and providing the element that we’re looking for.”
The second stanza was scoreless, and although the Blues made it interesting with a late power-play goal, Calle Jarnkrok iced it with an empty-netter to give the Predators their first victory since Nov. 4 at Detroit.
“[Saros], first of all, was great. He made some huge saves, and we played really hard defensively,” Josi said. “You start the first shift, you got a goal right away. We got a couple more in the first… It just gives you that momentum for the game.”
Yes, it’s just one win after six results on the wrong side of the ledger, but make no mistake, this one gives the Preds a welcome boost. Now, they’ll get a chance to prove they can follow it up as they face the Blues once more on Monday night (at 7 p.m. CT at Bridgestone Arena).
“We were just trying to get that one, and we got it,” Watson said. “When you’re in it rough like we were, the first [win is] hard to get. It feels like it just eludes you no matter what you do. So, credit to everybody in here, right down to the staff, to the players, everybody stayed with each other, and we were able to find a way to to get a big win tonight. But it’s not even close to over with. We have to bring it. We have to be ready to bring that same effort every time we step on the ice, especially coming up again Monday.”
Notes:
Preds defenseman Ryan Ellis skated in his 500th career game, and Viktor Arvidsson appeared in his 300th contest as the Preds beat the Blues on Saturday night.
Arvidsson left the game in the first period and did not return due to a lower-body injury. Laviolette said following the game he did not have an update on Arvidsson’s status for Monday’s contest.
Forward Kyle Turris and defenseman Yannick Weber were scratched for the Predators.
Nashville will now return to Bridgestone Arena to complete the home-and-home set with the Blues on Monday before hosting the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.
Titans Explode on Offense in Second Half to Rout Jaguars, 42-20
Story by Jim Wyatt, TitansOnline.com
The Titans turned a tight game vs the Jaguars into a blowout on Sunday with an offensive explosion to start the second half.
And I do mean an offensive explosion.
The Titans scored three touchdowns in less than five minutes to start the second half and rolled to a 42-20 win over the Jaguars at Nissan Stadium.
The touchdowns came at a fast and furious pace, in every way imaginable.
They came on a day when Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill completed 14-of-18 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns while also running for 43 yards and two touchdowns.
They came on a day when Titans running back Derrick Henry once again electrified the crowd, running for 159 yards and two touchdowns.
They came on a day when receiver A.J. Brown caught four passes for 159 yards, including a 65-yard catch.
And they came on a day when the Titans improved to 6-5 while moving to within one game of the Houston Texans (7-4) for first place in the AFC South.
In the third quarter, Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith went digging into his pile of tricks as the Titans racked up 248 yards and four touchdowns.
On the first possession of the third quarter, after a halfback pass from Henry to tight end Jonnu Smith drew a defensive pass interference penalty, the Titans had the ball at the one-yard line. That’s when Tannehill completed a one-yard touchdown pass to tackle-eligible Dennis Kelly, who spun the ball before celebrating with his teammates as the Titans took a 14-3 lead with 13:13 left in the third.
Less than three minutes later, Henry took off and scored a 74-yard touchdown run that included another batch of stiff-armed, reminiscent of his 99-yard touchdown run against the Jaguars in December of 2018. Henry ended up in the end zone, and that made it 21-3 with 10:40 left in the third.
After linebacker Daren Bates forced a fumble – and recovered it – on the ensuing kickoff, Henry scored again, this time on a seven-yard run, which made it 28-3 with 10:24 remaining.
The three touchdowns came in a span of 4:36.
But the Titans weren’t finished. A few minutes later, Tannehill connected with Brown for the 65-yard touchdown, which made it 35-3 with 6:57 left in the third quarter.
The Jaguars scored on a pair of one-yard touchdown runs by Leonard Fournette to cut the lead to 35-17 before Tannehill scored again on another touchdown run, which made it 42-17 with 9:47 left. The Jaguars kicked a field goal with 4:48 left to make it 42-20.
The second half scene at Nissan Stadium was a wild one, as chants chanted “Henry, Henry, Henry” on multiple occasions while celebrating one score after the next.
The first half lacked scoring, but it didn’t lack some excitement.
The Titans took a 7-0 lead in the second quarter on another highlight-reel play from Tannehill.
One a second-and-nine from the Jacksonville 21-yard line, Tannehill took off to his right before cutting to his left and in the direction of the endzone. Tannehill collided with Jacksonville defender Tre Herndon at the goal-line, and after gong airborne, he landed on his back in the endzone for a touchdown.
The Jaguars cut the lead to 7-3 at halftime on a 49-yard field goal by kicker Josh Lambo, but that only set the stage for a crazy final 30 minutes.
The Titans travel to Indianapolis next Sunday to face the Colts.
11/26/19 — Linda Gail Keever
Mrs. Linda Gail Keever, 69, passed away Friday
November 22, 2019 at McArthur Manor in Manchester, Tennessee. She was born
in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on December 3, 1949. She was preceded in death by
her father, Ray Keever; birth mother, Mildred Ada Neal Keever; and the
mother who raised her, Barbara Jean Neal Keever.
She was a retired teacher of 42 years having taught in Coffee, Grundy and
Knox County.
She is survived by her daughter, Tracey and her husband Brad Weibert of
Monteagle, Tennessee; brothers, Ken (Sandy) Keever, Clinton, TN, Alan
(Carla) Keever, Merle (Michelle) Keever, Oak Ridge, TN and Christopher
Keever, Oak Ridge, TN; special friend, Christine Fisher; nieces, Mallory
Avello, Alexis Keever, Kasey Keever and Rachel Keever; nephews, Chase
Keever, Matthew Keever and Bogey Keever. Extended family members include
the Hershman and Weibert Families.
Funeral services will be 7:00 PM Monday in the Central Funeral Home chapel
with visitation: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Monday at Central Funeral Home,
Manchester, Tennessee. www.centralfuneralhome.com
Visitation Tuesday: 5:00 pm EST – 7:00 pm EST at Martin Oak Ridge Funeral
Home in Oak Ridge, Tennessee with a graveside service 11:00 am EST
Wednesday at the Oak Ridge Memorial Park conducted by Martin Oak Ridge
Funeral Home, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made to the Coffee
County Children’s Advocacy Center, 104 North Spring Street, Manchester,
Tennessee 37355.
11/24/19 — Dennis Wayne Barnes
Barnes, Dennis Wayne, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Friday, November 22nd, 2019 at his home at the age of 65. Mr. Barnes was born in Fall Branch, Tennessee to the late Rev. E.W. and Dorothy Irlene Snapp Barnes. During his life, he worked as an electrical engineer at AEDC and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Mr. Barnes is survived by his wife, Debbie Schoenrock Barnes; two daughters, Emily Barnes and Sarah Barnes Mock and her husband Nathan; and one brother, Roger Barnes and his wife Pat. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 24th, 2019 at Trinity Lutheran Church from 2:00-4:00pm with a memorial service to immediately follow at 4:00pm with Rev. Alex Hoffner officiating. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church with an emphasis on music programs, 705 Wilson Avenue, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.