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7/8/14 —- Leonard Blackburn
Mr. Leonard Blackburn, “Pa”, age 90 of Shelbyville, TN passed away peacefully, Friday, July 4 surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services will be held, Tuesday, July 8 at 11 AM at the Lynchburg Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bill Cantrell officiating.
Burial will follow at Rose Bank Cemetery in the Flat Creek Community.
Visitation with the family will be Monday, July 7, 2014 from 5-8 PM at the Lynchburg Funeral Home.
A native of Franklin County, TN, he was the son of the late Walter and Annie Mae Cannon Blackburn.
He was the owner/operator of A & B Auto & Truck Repair, Inc and B & G Upholstery & Trim, both of Nashville. He enjoyed farming, but most of all he enjoyed working.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sally Irene Burt Blackburn; two brothers, Sonny and JR Blackburn and three sisters, Josephine Blackburn, Mabel Thomas and Lorene Phillips.
Mr. Blackburn is survived by his daughter, Linda Morelock and her husband, Roy of Brentwood; two brothers, Billy Joe Blackburn and his wife, Katherine of Lynchburg and Roger Blackburn of Antioch; one sister, Marie Gross of Antioch; two grandchildren, Terry Morelock and his wife, Janet of Murfreesboro and Crystall Tobin and her husband, Jeff of Smyrna and five great grandchildren.
Lynchburg Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
7/6/14 —– Clyde Henry Hayner Sr.
Clyde Henry Hayner Sr. of Fayetteville and Estill Springs, TN passed this life on Thursday, July 3rd, 2014 at his residence at the age of 75.
Mr. Hayner was born in Hamburg, MI to the late Harold Clyde Hayner, and Clara Wingate Hayner.
He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War where he received the rank of Sgt. First Class. After his retirement from the Army, Mr. Hayner worked for NASA as an electronic engineer. During his life, Mr. Hayner was a member of the VFW, American Legion, The SUVCW (Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War), and was a Mason.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Hayner is preceded in death by one daughter, Shirley Ann; and three sons, Mike Hayner, David Hayner, and David Tinsley.
He is survived by his loving wife, Dawn Hayner of Fayetteville; two daughters, Jeanne Howard and her husband Mike of Glen Burnie, MD, and Dawn Richardson and her husband Ryan of Lewisburg, TN; three sons, Clyde “Butch” Hayner of Michigan, Brian Hayner and his wife Pam of Fayetteville, and Donovan “Donnie” Tinsley and his wife Esther “Yellow Bird” of Davenport, Iowa; three sisters, Sharon Morris and her husband Jimmy, Kitty Richards and her husband David, and Karen Richards; one brother, David Harmon and his wife Inez; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Hayner will be held on Monday, July 7th from 12:00-2:00 pm at Kilgore Funeral Home with a service to immediately follow at 2:00 pm with Masonic rites and full military honors.
For those who wish, donations may be made to: The Wounded Warrior Project, 223 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Suite 301, Nashville, TN 37203; The Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Dr. Tampa, FL 33607; or The Knights Templar Eye Foundation, 1033 Long Prairie Rd, Suite 5, Flower Mound, TX, 7502.
Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
7/6/14 — Lillie Ann Shelton
Lillie Ann Shelton, age 64 of Hillsboro, Tennessee, passed away on July 2, 2014 at the Horizon Health Care Center in Manchester. She was preced in death by her parents, the late Samuel Paul Shelton and Vennie Lou Tinney Fults Shelton; sister, Connie Shelton; and brother, Earl Shelton. She is survived by her sister, Pearl Shelton Dill and her husband Troy of South Lake, Texas; two brothers, Benny Shelton of Hillsboro, TN and Keath Shelton of Jeffersonville, Indiana; two nieces, Michelle Dill and Pepper Shelton; nephew, Troy Dill, Jr.; and a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation will be on Sunday, July 6, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. with the Funeral Service to follow on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. from the Chapel of Central Funeral Home. Burial will be at the Stephenson Cemetery in Hillsboro. CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME in Charge of Arrangements. www.centralfuneralhome.com
7/6/14 — Lilbern Clifton Rutledge
Lilbern Clifton Rutledge of Moore County, TN, age 89, passed this life July 4, 2014. Born in Lincoln County on March 28, 1925, he was the son of the late William Christopher Rutledge and Ella Kathryn Mitchell Pearce.
He was a World War II army veteran of the 90th Division who proudly served his country. He loved God, his family, his country, and his farm. He was a long time member of County Line Church of Christ in Moore County.
Mr. Rutledge is preceded in death by two sisters, Frances Howard and Dorothy Oleniczek , five brothers; Wallace “Bud” Rutledge, J.D. Rutledge, Dewey Rutledge, Billy Rutledge and David Rutledge.
Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Thelma Juanita Rutledge, daughters; Carol (Jimmy) Burton and Bonnie (Ronnie) Darnell of Moore County; grandchildren, Trent (Quintina) Burton of Murfreesboro, Meredith Burton of Moore County, and James Darnell of Washington, D.C. ; great-grandchildren, Tristyn and Aliya Burton of Murfreesboro, one sister, Mary Elizabeth “Bob” Warren of Petersburg; and three brothers, Don (Rosie) Rutledge of Tullahoma, Fred Rutledge of Moore County and Paul (Deloris) Rutledge of Nevada, and many special nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted July 6, 2014, at Lynchburg Funeral Home at 2:00 PM with Leo Bechard and Richard Logan officiating.
Interment will be in the Lynchburg Cemetery.
Visitation will be Saturday evening, July 5, 2014 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Lynchburg Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to camp Joy, Friends of the Tennessee Blind School, or St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
7/6/14 —- A.L. Clark
Funeral Services are scheduled at 2 pm, Sunday, July 6 at the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel for Mr. A.L. Clark, age 65 of Tullahoma.
Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be Saturday evening at Tullahoma Funeral Home.
Mr. Clark passed away Thursday morning at his home in Tullahoma surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Clark was born in Tullahoma the son of the late A.L. Clark, Jr and Kathryn Boyd Clark.
He was retired from Lite Rider Trailers in Tullahoma, was a heavy equipment operator and was a US Army Veteran.
Mr. Clark is survived by:
His loving Wife, Mrs. Linda Clark Allen of Tullahoma
Daughter, Alana (Chad) Gillihan
Son, Lee (Rhonda) Clark
Sisters, Kathy Mason and Karen Clark
Loving Grandchildren, Brianna, Angelica, Calyssa & Dawson Clark, and Kadyn Gillihan
Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. A.L. Clark. 
Tullahoma Man Dies In 3-Vehicle Crash
Deadly crash scene photo by Brian Mosely from the Shelbyville Times-Gazette
According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, around 6 a.m. Davy T. Wall, 26, of Tullahoma was traveling northbound on Highway 41A in Moore County when his 2000 Honda Accord veered across the turn lane and into the south bound lane of traffic. He then attempted to correct and veered back into the northbound lane of traffic.
In an attempt to avoid the Wall vehicle, Velencia Whittaker, 48, of Shelbyville entered into the turn lane and she collided with the Wall vehicle. Then Andrew Clanton, 23, of Shelbyville, who was operating a Ford F350 in the south bound lane, attempted to avoid the collision by veering into the north bound lane of traffic and was struck by one of the other vehicles. Investigators are not sure which vehicle was collided with.
LifeFlight helicopter landed on the site and transported Whittaker to Vanderbilt Medical Center for treatment of injuries.
Clanton was not injured in the crash.
The Tullahoma Fire Department assisted the Bedford County Fire Department in removing Wall from the crash, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Five Hurt In I-24 Crash
A two-vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 24 late Wednesday night. The crash involved a Ford Explorer and a pick-up truck just before midnight near mile-marker 108. When the two vehicles collided it caused both to rollover several times according to Manchester Fire and Rescue Captain Roger Chambers.
Five people were inside the Ford SUV and had to be transported by Coffee County EMS to Medical Center of Manchester for treatment of various injures.
Manchester Police and the Tennessee Highway Patrol worked the accident scene.
Woman Accused Of Killing Her Mother
April Stowe intake photo
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, 40-year-old April Stowe allegedly murdered her mother, Valerie Jean McFadden, 61, on or near June 23 at the home the two shared at 223 Paschal Road in Readyville.
In cooperation with the Millersville Police Department and with the assistance of the Cannon County Sheriff’s Department, TBI special agents began the investigation after a passerby discovered McFadden’s body on June 23 along a rural road in Millersville.
Agents said during the course of the investigation they developed information leading to the arrest of Stowe. They believe the crime occurred on or around June 23 and that Stowe allegedly attempted to dispose of the victim’s body on Woody Lane in Millersville.
Specific circumstances of the crime and its motive remain under investigation, according to the TBI.
Stowe was transported to the Cannon County Jail under $1,000,000 bond.
Millersville is a small town located in Robertson and Sumner counties and is northeast of Cannon County.
Manchester July 4th Celebration
What: Firecracker 5/10K Run
When: Friday, July 4th, 2014
Where: Manchester Recreation Center
Time: 7:00 AM
Sponsored by: Thunder Radio and First National Bank
The City of Manchester will host its Red, White and Groove July 4th Independence Day Celebration Friday at Rotary Park. 6:00pm –Live Music performed at Rotary Amphitheater by; The AquaDuck, Skytown Riot, and Mize and the Drive. Fireworks begin around 9pm.
Come on to the Manchester Recreation Center for swimming from Noon-5pm.
07/02/14
Birthdays:
John Thurmond – Pizza Winner!
Brenda Ashby, Charlotte Teal – 75,
Samuel Martin – 43.
