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5/23/14 —- Harold Raybourn Miller
Harold Raybourn Miller, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 at Harton Regional Medical Center at the age of 92.
Mr. Miller was born in Oklahoma City, OK to the late L
slie Lloyd and Edna Mae Deputy Miller.
He served his country during World War II in the Army Air Corps, serving in Leeche, Itlay and was a Navigator on B-24s. He then became a navigation instructor after his combat tour. Mr. Miller later went on to graduate from the University of Oklahoma as a aeronautical engineer and worked as a professional Aerospace Engineer with ARO before his retirement. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Tullahoma and is described by his family as an exceptional father and husband.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Miller is preceded in death by his brother, Leslie Miller.
He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Anne Miller of Tullahoma; two sons, Dwight Miller and his wife Susie of Tullahoma, and Randy Miller and his wife Dinah of Tyler, TX; five grandchildren, Trey Miller of Houston, TX, Tracy Haberle and her husband Stuart of Whitehouse, TX, Tisha Reed and her husband Brad of Houston, TX, Christopher Miller and his wife Cathy of Manchester, and Greg Miller of Tullahoma; seven great-grandchildren, Glenn Haberle, Miller Haberle, Trey Haberle, John Reed, Cayden Miller, Elizabeth Miller and Madison Miller; and special friends, Frank and Kathy Glass of Tullahoma.
Visitation for Mr. Miller will be held on Friday, May 23rd, 2014 from 1:00-3:00 pm at First United Methodist Church with funeral services immediately following at 3:00 pm with Revs. Edd Templeton, Paul Purdue, and Mark Ashley officiating.
Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Tullahoma.
Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
5/22/14 —- Maudie Lee Bell
Mrs. Maudie Lee Bell, age 90 of Tullahoma, Tennessee passed away, Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at the Life Care Center of Tullahoma.
Funeral Services will be held Thursday, May 22, 2014 at 2 PM at the Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Bethany Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, May 21 from 5 PM – 8 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
A native of Coffee County, she was the daughter of the late George and Kate Evans Tatum.
She was a member of Hickerson Station Church of Christ and had retired from Wilson Sporting Goods in Tullahoma. She loved her family and especially loved to spoil her grandchildren. She enjoyed flower gardening and listening to Blue Grass and Gospel music. She especially enjoyed attending the Manchester Senior Citizens music nights on Mondays.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thornton Harrison Bell who passed away in 1952; daughter, Mary Alice Bell; brother, Warner Andrew Tatum; sister, Annie Alice May Tatum; granddaughter, Jennifer Lynn Bell; great granddaughter, Tammy Annette Finchum and great great grandson, James Michael Gibson.
Mrs. Bell is survived by two sons, Thornton Bell and his wife, Velma of Tullahoma and Tommy Joe Bell of Tullahoma; one sister, Pearline Richards of Tullahoma; twelve grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren; fifteen great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
Two Claybusters Sign At Martin-Methodist
Back to front: Richard Skipper, Coach Eddie Reagan, Coach Ben Loveless, Dewayne Drake, UTM Coach Ryler Cox // row 2: Cindy Drake, Morgan Drake, Patty Dickson, Travis Dickson, Coach Craig Hafer// front row: Tyler Drake, Mikayla Dickson, Scott Dickson
Coach Cox was very complimentary of both Tyler and Mikayla for not only their shooting ability but especially their academic standard. Coach Cox told the new Red Hawks and their parents how and where the team competes and about the exciting challenges that await them.
Mikayla is enrolling in a pre-veterinary course of study and Tyler is enrolling in a pre-pharmacy course of study.
Tyler and Mikayla have been great assets to the Claybusters and will be important contributors to the Martin Methodist Red Hawks!
New Baseball Coach Named At Coffee County High School
Coach Brad Weir.. Photo from the Dade County Sentinel
Coffee County Central High School announced their new Head Baseball Coach on Tuesday. His name is Brad Weir. Coach Weir is coming to us from Irwin County in Ocilla Georgia. He is a native of Chattanooga Tennessee but has spent the last 16 years coaching in Georgia, 15 of those years as a Head coach.
His overall record to this point is 232 and 105. Coach Weir was an all American at Cleveland State and then went on to play at Austin Peay and Tennessee Wesleyan.
Coach Weir’s mother still lives in Chattanooga and he has a sister that lives in Nashville. He has been looking for the right opportunity to come along that would get him closer to home. Brad is 43 yrs old, single and lives and breathes baseball.
Athletic Director Richard Skipper said, “We feel very fortunate to welcome Coach Weir to our CCCHS athletic family”. Skipper added, “He is aware of the planning that needs to be put in place and is prepared to hit the ground running”. Irwin County High school has graduation this Friday night and he plans on relocating to Coffee County the week following.
Weir takes over for Brent Whitlock who resigned after two years as head coach.
Banks Competes In TSSAA State Pentathlon
Haley Banks competes in TSSAA Spring Fling.. Photo by Dennis Weaver
Despite a personal best in the high jump and a number 1 finish in the shot put, Coffee County Lady Raider Haley Banks could not finish aboard the medal platform for the Pentathlon at the TSSAA Spring Fling state track meet on Monday. Banks started the 5 event competition with a 10th place finish in the 100M hurdles with a time of 16.46. Next up was the High Jump where Banks cleared 4’ 7 ¾” which was almost 4 inches better than her previous personal best. In the Shot Put, Banks was the only competitor to surpass the 10 meter mark in winning the event at 34’ 10 ½”.
The TSSAA State Track Meet is held at MTSU.. Photo by Dennis Weaver
That event moved her into 8th place on the day but she could not hold it jumping 14’ 4” in the Long Jump and completing the 800M run in 2:51. Haley will compete individually in the 100M hurdles and the Shot Put later this week. The first preliminary heat for the hurdles will be at 5:00 PM on Wednesday with the shot out taking place at 9:00 AM on Thursday morning. Coffee County’s Karson Young qualified in the triple jump which will take place at 10:15 on Thursday morning.
5/25/14 —– Jewell Goodman
Funeral services for Mrs. Jewell Goodman, age 96, of Pelham, TN, will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Mirian Seyler officiating.
Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery in Grundy County.
Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Saturday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Goodman passed away Sunday at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma.
Mrs. Goodman was born in Pelham, TN, the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Bessie Meeks Hamby.
After graduating from Middle Tennessee State University, she taught in several elementary schools. She was a retired Grundy County High School English teacher and the owner of Pelham Food Market. She was a member of the Pelham United Methodist Church. Jewell loved gardening, singing in the church choir, working in her store with her sister, Ms. Melrose, and giving candy to the children of the Pelham Community.
In addition to her parents, Jewell was also preceded in death by her husband, Lude C. Goodman; one brother, Hagen Hamby; and one sister, Nana Lou Hamby Meeks.
She is survived by her sister, Melrose Holder of Pelham; two nieces, Rosalyn Holder (Dr. Charles) Bennett and Joy Meeks (Fred) Yarbro; two nephews, Edward Donevan (Patricia) Holder and Grant Meeks; two great nieces, Alicia Dawn (Jim) Halbert and Brittany Yarbro; great, great niece, Kathryn Halbert; and great, great nephew, Reid C. Halbert.
Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Manchester Woman Charged For Taking Meat From Tullahoma Store Without Paying
A Manchester woman was cited into to Coffee County General Sessions Court after she allegedly took $183 worth of meat from a grocery store.
Melissa A. Brewer, 47, allegedly took the meat Friday, May 16, from Food Lion on West Lincoln Street in Tullahoma.
Store employee Jerry Franklin Bell reported to Tullahoma Police Officer Donnie Burnett that she observed Brewer taking the meat and when confronted she fled on foot to Wheeler Street. That’s where she was apprehended and taken back to the store for positive identification. Brewer is scheduled to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court June 26.
Manchester Police Asking You To Click It or Ticket
Manchester Police Department is joining departments all across the United States in stepping up high-visibility enforcement during the 2014 Click It or Ticket national mobilization Now to June 1.
Statistics show nighttime drivers are less likely to buckle up compared to daytime drivers. In 2012, 10,480 passenger vehicle occupants were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Of those killed in nighttime crashes, 55 percent were not wearing seat belts; compared to 41 percent of occupants killed during daytime hours of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
In 2012, the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) statistics show that 21,667 occupants of passenger cars, trucks, vans and SUV’s were killed in motor vehicle crashes nationwide – and 48 percent were NOT wearing seat belts at the time of the fatal crashes.
Among young adult occupants ages 18 to 34, who were killed in crashes, 56 percent were not buckled up – the highest percentage of any age group. The number jumps to 59 percent when only men in this age group are included.
According to NHTSA, between 2008 and 2012, 49 percent of the 114,102 passenger vehicle occupants who were killed on our roadways were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the fatal crashes. Wearing a seat belt is the single most effective way to reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes.
Please join Manchester Police Department by wearing your seat belt and encouraging others to do the same. Seat belts save lives!
Case Against Former Director Of Bedford County Emergency Communications Continues
There’s been yet another delay in the case against the former director of the Bedford County Emergency Communications District. She is accused of theft.
The Shelbyville Times-Gazette reports that Circuit Court Judge Lee Russell said Friday one piece of information is required from the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office “in order to complete a resolution” in the case against Cathey D. Mathis.
Russell is giving the office until June 20 to get the information to the court, at which point a settlement will be announced, he said.
In April, defense attorney Greg Reed told Russell that preliminary discussions were taking place with Coffee County Assistant District Attorney Felicia Walkup, adding there “was a possibility of some resolution,” but more time for discussion was needed.
Russell has previously said he can only accept a plea in the matter. If the case goes to trial, another judge must be selected because of Russell’s having worked with Mathis in her former position.
Mathis was charged with theft of property over $10,000 by direct indictment following an investigation by the Coffee County District Attorney’s Office. An audit by the state comptroller’s office found $46,807 in undocumented or “questionable purchases.”
State Unemployment Rate Drops
Tennessee Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips has announced the Tennessee preliminary unemployment rate for April is 6.3 percent, which is four tenths of one percentage point lower than the 6.7 percent March revised rate and equal to the national preliminary rate for April. The U.S. revised rate for March was also 6.7 percent.
Economic Summary:
• Over the past year, Tennessee’s unemployment rate decreased from 8.3 percent to 6.3 percent while the national rate decreased from 7.5 percent to 6.3 percent.
• The number of unemployed persons (192,000) is the lowest since May 2008 and is 11,700 lower than last month.
• Total nonfarm employment increased 2,400 jobs from March to April. The largest increases occurred in mining/logging/construction, leisure/hospitality, and durable goods manufacturing.
Over the year, nonfarm employment increased 48,000 jobs. The largest increases occurred in professional/business services, leisure/hospitality, and trade/transportation/utilities.