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Huge Crowd Attended The Sacred Assembly Event In Manchester

Attendees of the Sacred Assembly event said it was a blessing from God… Photo by Cloud 9 Imagery

Attendees of the Sacred Assembly event said it was a blessing from God… Photo by Cloud 9 Imagery

Sacred Assembly, an event conducted by followers of Jesus from around Coffee County gathered on Sunday as a body. At the event on the Court House Square in downtown Manchester there were well known public leaders, pastors and singers participating. The event however is a nameless and faceless event in order to give the entire focus to no one but Jesus Christ.
The day’s activities included praying in humility, without hype or self-promotion. Asking God, begging God, to forgive our sins, to heal our land, to revive the church, to save the lost and to have mercy on all.
Brother Chris Boyce from the Forest Mill Church of Christ told WMSR News that the Sacred Assembly idea began at a church in Franklin as a one shot deal but it has grown from there. The non-denominational event is hoping to be in every Tennessee county by late 2016.
Over 1,000 people attended in Manchester.

3/15/15 —– Mary Clark Armstrong Stone

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Clark Armstrong Stone, age 91, of Hillsboro, will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Joel Davenport officiating.

Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.

Visitation with the family will be from 1:00 PM until time of service on Sunday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Stone passed away Tuesday, March 10 at her residence.

Mary was born in Manchester, the daughter of the late William Clark and Maude Mae Jones Armstrong.

She was a post office clerk for Camp Forrest and enjoyed flower gardening/landscaping, fishing, oil painting, as well as geology.

In addition to her parents, Mary was also preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, William Richard “Dick” Stone; one brother, Robert Edgar Armstrong; sisters, Willie Mae Medley, Evelyn Irene Spears, and Faye Marie Cooper; and her son-in-law, William Alan Bryan.

She is survived by one son, Richard Michael (Dee) Stone of Manchester; one daughter, Pamela Ann Bryan of Hillsboro; one brother, Charles Lyndel Armstrong; one sister, Pauline Armstrong Hayward; grandchildren, Carissa Stone-Wheeler and her husband, James, Renee Bryan, Vanessa (William) Guerrette, and Christopher Bryan; great grandchildren, Xavier Wheeler, William Guerrette, IV, and Philip Guerrette; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.flower 8

Monday Prep Roundup

Tennis RacketThe CHS Tennis teams swept Franklin County on Monday night as they opened the season at the Fred Deadman Park.  In girls play, Alex Crossland , Maddie Taylor, Savannah Hodge and Kayla Wright all won their single matches 8 to 0.  Karlee Reed won her match 8 to 1.  In boys play, Walker Seagraves and Easton Mai each swept their matches by a score of 8-0.  Trevor Ivy-Bodman won his match by a score of 8 to 4.  Weather permitting, the Raider tennis teams will travel to Tullahoma to take on the Wildcats.  The first match is set to begin at 3:30 PM at Tullahoma High School.

CCMS pitcher Haley Richardson delivers a pitch in preseason scrimmage action.

CCMS pitcher Haley Richardson delivers a pitch in preseason scrimmage action.

The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider softball team opened their season on Monday in McMinnville as they dropped a 5 to 0 decision to Warren County.  The Lady Raiders had 5 hits on the night, but could not string the hits together to push across a run.  Ashley Evans was 2 for 3 at the plate on the night for Coffee County.  The Lady Raiders have postponed Tuesday night’s scheduled home game with Warren County.  That game has been moved to April 19th.  The Lady Raiders are scheduled to travel to Winchester on Thursday night, weather permitting, to take on North Franklin.  The varsity game is set to get underway at 5:00 PM.

 

Lady Raiders Win Opening Game

Brianna Jones fires a pitch in the rain during Monday's not-hit performance... Photo by Barry West

Brianna Jones fires a pitch in the rain during Monday’s not-hit performance… Photo by Barry West

The 2015 high school softball season opened last night for the Coffee County Lady Raiders as they hosted Franklin County in District 8-AAA action.
Senior Brianna Jones was sensational has she threw a no-hitter and struck out 19 batters. Jones was just as good at the plate, going 3-3 with a homerun and 4 RBI. Tori Bell and Taylor Barnes added an RBI each as Coffee County picked up the 7-0 win. Jones was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game.
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The Lady Raiders will host Lawrence County on Thursday night at 7pm.

3/11/15 —- John C. Bass

flower 7John C. Bass, age 29, of Huntsville, Alabama and former Manchester, TN resident, passed away on March 9, 2015 resulting from a vehicular accident.

John was an operator in the construction business.

He was preceded in death by Dennis Murry, Sr.

He was born in Huntsville, Alabama to his parents, John Thomas Bass of Toney, AL and Kelly Jo Murry Bass of Manchester, TN who survive.

He is also survived by his spouse, Stephanie Lynne Bass of Huntsville, AL; daughter, Alyssia N. Bass of Huntsville, AL; sister, Ashley Ramsey (Anthony) of Manchester, TN; grandparents, Carol Murry and Bill Murry of Manchester, TN; niece, Felicity N. Ramsey; cousins, Madison Murry, Dennis Murry, Jr., Jessi Murry, Joshua Morgan and Nathaniel Morgan; aunt, Connie Morgan of Alabama; and a host of other relatives and friends.

VISITATION

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Central Funeral Home in Manchester, TN.

FUNERAL SERVICE

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 1 p.m.at Central Funeral Home

OFFICIANT

Pastor Steve Reeves

BURIAL

Zion Hill Cemetery in Hillsboro, TN.

CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME of Manchester, TN in Charge of Arrangements.

Mayor Asking Fire Chief To Resign

File photo of George DeShields

File photo of George Deshields

The mayor of Manchester is calling for the resignation of the city’s fire chief.
Manchester Mayor Lonnie Norman told WMSR News Monday night that he has ask Fire Chief George DeShields to resign. He has also suspended DeShields until a meeting is called about the issue. The mayor says that there is a specially called meeting of the board on Tuesday night on another topic so the fire chief will not be discussed until possibly next Tuesday at the city’s regular meeting.
Mayor Norman would not say exactly why he wants DeShields to resign but did say all department heads work at the will of the board.
WMSR News tried to reach out to Deshields, but his number has been changed or disconnected.

3/11/15 — Robert W. “Bobby” Brown Jr.

Robert W. “Bobby” Brown Jr., age 59 of Wartrace, Tennessee passed away,
Monday, March 9, 2015 at his residence.  

Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, March 11 at 2 PM at the 
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial will follow at Turkey Creek Cemetery. 

Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, March 11 from 11 AM 
until the service time at 2 PM.

Mr. Brown, a native of Coffee County, was the son of the late Robert W.
and Elwyn Byrom Brown Sr. He enjoyed watching wrestling matches, 
fishing and playing cards.

He is survived by his girlfriend, Rose Marie Tripe of Wartrace; daughter,
Mary Jean Phillips and her husband, Dale of Shelbyville; brother, Mark
Brown of Wartrace; sister, Sandy Holloway and her husband, Harold of
Tullahoma; five grandchildren, Parsha, Tasha, Virginia, Amber and Angel
Phillips, all of Shelbyville; five nieces, Tonya Villegas and her husband,
Juan of Normandy, Tammy Ibarra of Winchester, Savannah Brown, Angela
Pendergraff and Misty Sheffield and her husband, Travis, all of Tullahoma;
four nephews, Oddie Brown and his wife, Fraya of Wartrace, Robert Brown,
Shane Holloway and his wife, Ambre, and Nick Holloway and his wife, Mindy,
all of Tullahoma and many great nieces, great nephews and friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the
memorial fund at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.flower 13

3/11/15 —- David Larry Lusk

Mr. David Larry Lusk, age 56 of Manchester, Tennessee passed from this life of Sunday, March 8, 2015 surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Lusk was preceded in death by his parents, T.H. Lusk and Judy Lusk.

He is survived by his loving wife of thirty-two years, Mona Lesa Lusk, two sons, David Lee Lusk of Manchester, Tennessee, James Hamilton Lusk and wife Hollie of Hillsboro, Tennessee, and one grandson, Rickey Lee Lusk, two sisters, Deborah Lusk of Manchester, Tennessee, Carla Doak of Manchester, Tennessee, one brother, Mike Doak of Manchester, Tennessee two nieces, Brittany Howell and husband Brett of Manchester, Tennessee, Renee Seals Hancock and Family, two nephews, Brian Matlock of Manchester, Tennessee, Randy Seals and Family, Marie “Aunt Pip” and Earl “Uncle Jr.” Jernigan and several cousins also survive.

Mr. Lusk was a member of the Concord Baptist Church in Tullahoma, Tennessee. He was employed at Batesville Casket Company for thirty-six years. He was an avid golfer and a diehard Tennessee Vols football fan. He enjoyed fishing and hunting and was an outdoorsman. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

Funeral Services for Mr. David Larry Lusk will be conducted on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Brother Doyle Sherrill officiating.

Burial will follow in the Lusk Cemetery, Coffee County Tennessee.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the Coffee County Funeral Chapel, Manchester, Tennessee.

COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL IS HONORED TO SERVE THE FAMILY OF DAVID LARRY LUSK.flower vase 2

Body Found In Tims Ford Lake

Above Tims Ford Lake

Above Tims Ford Lake

A body was found floating in Tims Ford Lake on Sunday.
This happened near the Bel Acres subdivision in Franklin County.
Investigators said details were limited, but they did confirm a fisherman found the body in the lake around noon Sunday.
Franklin County authorities said the investigation was active, and an autopsy was being done to help in the investigation.
Sgt. Chris Guess with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department said, “The identity of the body is unknown at this time.”

Decherd Man Dies In Crash

Fatal-Crash2Terry J. Pride age 46 from Decherd man was killed in a head-on collision with a cargo truck Friday morning March 6.
The accident shut down State Highway 50 from U.S. 64 in Fayetteville to Highway 129 in Lynchburg for several hours Friday.
According to a report by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Pride, was driving a 2014 Chevy Silverado pickup truck in the eastbound lane of Highway 50 in the middle of the road.
Derrick J. Everett, 24, of Winchester, was driving westbound in a truck hauling beer and swerved to avoid Pride’s pickup truck.
According to troopers, Pride swerved into the westbound lane, and Everett swerved into the eastbound lane and ran over the top of the Silverado. Pride’s truck came to a final rest in the westbound lane. The cargo truck came to a final rest off the eastbound side of the roadway.
Pride died in the crash. Everett was injured and transported to Vanderbilt Hospital by helicopter.