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Manchester Man Dies In Bulldozer Accident
Accident scene photo from WGNS
Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol said McCurry was killed when his bulldozer overturned and landed on top of him.
Because of the severe injuries McCurry received, officials decided not to airlift the Coffee County man but instead transport him to Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro by ambulance, where he was pronounced dead.
Multiple agencies, including the THP, Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Operational Safety and Health Administration were investigating the incident.
Tombstone Found In South Dakota, Stolen From Coffee County
Image courtesy of the Black Hills Pioneer newspaper.
South Dakota authorities have returned a stolen Tennessee, tombstone discovered in Spearfish, SD and inscribed with the inscription, “We shall meet again.”
The words on S.J. Elliot’s 1888 tombstone matches those on his wife’s tombstone near Manchester, Tennessee. Elliot’s tombstone had been reported missing a month earlier to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, more than 1,300 miles from Spearfish.
Spearfish, SD Police Officer Kale Nelson says a resident found it in an alley during a motorcycle rally. The city’s cemetery determined that it came from Tennessee by using Google.
Nelson says it will probably remain a mystery how the tombstone traveled to Spearfish, SD. Police shipped the 60-pound stone back to Coffee County, where it arrived in two pieces. Authorities plan to have it restored and returned to its cemetery. (KDLT TV News)
Kids Moving Out of Booster Seats: Too Many Too Soon
Booster seats can reduce injuries during a car crash by 45 percent, but a new survey finds 90 percent of parents move their children to seat belts before they’re big enough. Photo credit: M. Kuhlman.
Binge Drinking Down Among Teens
Tennessee officials say fewer teenagers and pre-teens in the state are binge drinking.
The state Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services says the decreases follow a five-year effort to heighten awareness about the dangers of having five or more drinks on one occasion.
The agency says that between 2009 and 2013, binge drinking rates for teens ages 14 to 17 dropped nearly 16 percent. Among those ages 18 to 25, that drop was 5 percent.
Other findings include a 25 percent drop in alcohol-related arrests among young people, a 24 percent reduction in juvenile drunken driving arrests and a 14 percent decrease in alcohol-related traffic fatalities.
Fall Break Set For Motlow
Motlow College will observe Fall Break Oct. 13-14, according to college officials.
Offices will remain open on their regular schedule, but no classes will be held during the break. This applies to the Moore County campus and the Fayetteville, McMinnville and Smyrna centers.
The library on the Moore County campus will be open from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 13, and 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Library hours for each of the branch libraries will be 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on both Monday and Tuesday.
The Bookstore will be open from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Oct. 13 and 14. The McMinnville and Smyrna bookstores will be closed both days.
Classes resume at all Motlow College campuses Wednesday, Oct. 15.
9/26/14 —- Ashton Brady Holder
Ashton Brady Holder of Tullahoma, passed this life on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama at the age of 20.
Brady was born in Tullahoma, Ten
nessee to Dwight and Gail Branch Holder who survive.
She is preceded in death by her brother, Jeremy Holder; and two grandfathers, Bryce Holder and Robert Branch.
In addition to her parents, Brady is survived two sisters, Britney Shey Holder of Tullahoma, and Christie Prosser and her husband Josh of Tullahoma; grandmothers, Doris Holder of Tullahoma and Jennie Branch of Tullahoma; two nieces, Bryleigh Holder, Kensley Coker; and four nephews, Will, Blake, and Channing Green, and Logan Prosser.
Visitation will be held on Friday, September 26th, 2014 from 11:00 am-1:00 pm at Kilgore Funeral Home with the funeral service to immediately follow at 1:00 pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Marvin Davenport officiating.
Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to West End Baptist Church at 120 North Collins Street, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
09/23/14
Birthdays:
Nicholas Harris – 4 – Pizza Winner!
Dorothy Roggate – 84
Bob Ritch
Michelee Phillips – 45
9/26/14 —- Vera C. Fuller
Mrs. Vera C. Fuller, age 86 of Tullahoma passed away Wednesday, September 24 at NHC in Tullahoma.
Funeral services will be held Friday, September 26 at 11:00 AM at the Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Paul Smithson.
Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation with the family will be from 10:00 AM until service time.
A native of Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late William Aubrey and Sally Beatrice Bondurant Chrisco.
She worked for many years at Genesco as a machine operator. She also owned and operated Fuller’s Bait Shop. She was an active member of Westwood Church of Christ. She loved her church and her church family. She also enjoyed working in her flower garden and taking care of her lawn.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin York Fuller who passed away in 1976; one brother, James Douglas Chrisco and one sister, Catherine Womack.
She is survived by two nephews, Wayne Chrisco and his wife, Teddi of Winchester and Jimmy Chrisco of Manchester; four nieces, Diane Fletcher and her husband, Richard of Tullahoma, Rita Chrisco of San Diego, CA, Cindy Zeintak and her husband, Dave of Columbia, and Pam Brayton and her husband, Bruce of Tullahoma; several great nieces, great nephews and cousins and her loving friends at Westwood Church of Christ.
In Lieu of Flowers, the family has requested donations be made to Westwood Church of Christ, 1605 W. Lincoln Street, Tullahoma, TN. 37388.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
9/22/14 —- Douglass Hugh (Doug) Wurst
Douglass Hugh (Doug) Wurst — Age 71 of Tullahoma, TN, passed away at home on September 22, 2014, after courageously battling cancer for eight years.
No services are scheduled.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh and Eileen Wurst, and twin brother, Cliff Wurst.
He is survived by his loving wife, Leslie, of Tullahoma and devoted son, Cory Jackson, of Nashville, TN.
Born on October 17, 1942, in Dearborn, Michigan, he received a B.S.E. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. In the mid-1960s, he and twin brother Cliff moved to Manchester, TN, as co-op students at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AECD). He was a computer programmer at the AEDC von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility; a professional musician; and a programmer analyst at the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma, TN, where he met his future wife, Leslie Anne Sharber of Goodlettsville. Doug and Leslie married in 1978 and, in 1985, their son Cory Jackson was born.
Doug was an accomplished and enthusiastic engineer, entrepreneur, mathematician, woodworker and carpenter, guitar player, and barefoot skier. He and friend Robb Garrett conceived, designed, and built two 20-foot custom ski boats. He was a member of the American Barefoot Club of the American Waterski Association and even at age 69 continued to barefoot waterski while battling cancer. Doug was a guitarist and vocalist in the 1960’s band, “The Uncalled For,” whose music was revived in recent years leading to the band’s performance at the 2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.
Doug was a gentle, patient, and masterful teacher and mentor who gave generously of his time and talents to anyone who asked, from high school math students to water ski novices. He was most proud of the 1905 home and property, overlooking Ovoca Falls, which he restored and renovated alongside his wife Leslie, and the character and accomplishments of his son, Cory, who carries on his father’s barefoot skiing tradition.
All our gratitude to the physicians and nurses at Tennessee Oncology, St. Thomas Hospital, the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, and many devoted friends and family, who tenaciously and lovingly supported and cared for Doug.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Local Golfer To Play For National Championship
Ashley Gilliam will compete for the title in April, 2015… Photo provided,
Ashley Gilliam made the National Finals last year in the Drive, Chip and Putt inaugural competition and finished 3rd overall.
This year in her attempt to make a return trip to Augusta National, Ashley won the local qualifier in Chattanooga and the sub regional in Smyrna to advance to the regional finals at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, GA.
Ashley won the driving competition and tied for 1st in putting at the Regional. By winning the Regional she advances to the National Finals for a 2nd straight year. She is only one of two of last year’s finalists to make it back to Augusta National, home of the Masters. Only 80 players will make it, 10 in each age group, 40 girls and 40 boys.
The 2015 Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals will be held April 5, 2015 at the Augusta National Golf Club and televised on Golf Channel.
Samuel Prater from Manchester also competed in the regional final at TPC Sugarloaf after winning the sub regional in Smyrna. Prater finished 2nd in driving and 3rd in putting at the regional, just barely missing out on a trip to the national championship.