Christy Lee Darrow, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Monday, May 12th, 2014 at her residence at the age of 62.

Mrs. Darrow was the daughter of the late Kennedy and Dorothy Whitlock Taylor.

During her life she was involved with the Northlake Elementary P.T.O., Girls Scouts and was a Den Mother for Cub Scouts.

She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Paul Darrow of Tullahoma; daughter, Melanie Sweeney and her husband John of Tullahoma; and son, Stephen Darrow of Tullahoma.

Mrs. Darrow was a devoted grandmother to her two grandsons, Chase and Matthew Sweeney, who were the lights of her life.

She was also loving and devoted to her precious pets, two dogs, Barkley and Bea-Bea and her cat, Smokey.

Visitation for Mrs. Darrow will be held on Thursday, May 15th, 2014 from 4:30-7:00 pm with a memorial service immediately following at 7:00 pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Shane Hines officiating.

For those who wish, donations may be made in memory of Christy to the Tullahoma Animal Shelter at 942 Maplewood Avenue or P.O. Box 807, Tullahoma, TN 37388.

Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Ms. Patricia P. Cortese, age 68, of Tullahoma, passed away Tuesday at her residence.  

Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday in the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel . 

Burial will follow in the Maplewood Cemetery. 

Visitation with the family will be held from 5:00 till 9:00 PM Thursday night at Tullahoma Funeral Home.

Ms. Cortese born in Baxter, TN to the late William and Ewell Estelle Cunningham Payne.  In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by a brother, Fred Payne and her granddaughter, Samantha Cortese.  She was a former employee with Kroger and Keymark  Corporation and was a member of Smith Springs Church of Christ.

She is survived by two daughters, Stephanie Jones of Tullahoma, Robin Mooneyham of Murfreesboro, two sons, Glenn Cortese of Cherry Valley, NY, J.P. Cortese of Richfield Springs, NY, brothers, Gordon Payne of  Cartersville, GA, Roy Payne of Cartersville, GA, sister, Elenor ( Ray ) Barthelomew of Marietta, GA, grandchildren, Elizabeth Cortese, John Cortese, Sara Cortese, Michael Cortese, Sydney Beauman and Audrey Beauman.

Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Patricia Cortese

Angel Lee Buntley Kight, age 36, of McMinnville, TN passed away May 9, 2014 in Durant, OK. 

Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, at Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel. 

Burial will follow in the Maplewood Cemetery. 

Visitation with the family will be held Wednesday evening from 5:00 till 8:00 PM at Tullahoma Funeral Home.

Mrs. Kight is survived by her husband, Chris Kight, children, Kayla Buntley, Felecity Buntley, Dustin Kight, Jacalyn Bowman, mother, Janice Angus, father, William Angus, brothers, Willie Angus, Christopher Brock, sisters, Lisa Howard, Tabitha Hayes, Holly Stanford, mother & father in law, Mary and Glenn Kight and brother and sister in law, Jason  and Lesa Kight.  She is preceded in death by 2 brothers, Timothy Brock  and Tony Ray and her grandmother, Marie Brewer.

Tullahoma Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Walter Leo Hall, age 73 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away into rest on May 9, 2014.

He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Patricia “Pat” Hall of Manchester, TN; three children, Joseph Hall, Fred Hall and Tamme Panter; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be on Wednesday evening, May 14, 2014 from 5:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m. at Central Funeral Home.

The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday afternoon, May 15, 2014 at the St. Mark Catholic Church in Manchester at 1:00 p.m with Father Stephen Klasek officiating.

Interment will follow at the Gardens of Memory Memorial Cemetery in Smartt, TN.

CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME in Charge of Arrangements.

Mary Noble Angel (Mrs. Charles V.) Bennett, known as “Mimi” to her grandchildren, died May 10, 2014, at Life Care Center, Tullahoma, TN.

She was born February 21, 1921 in Rockingham, NC, the daughter of Constantine(Enie) and Edna Angel.

She was united in marriage to Charles V. (Chuck) Bennett of Alexandria, IN on May 21, 1944. He preceded her in death on January 7, 1992. She was additionally preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Verell of Hampton, VA and a brother, Charles Angel, of Greensboro, NC.

Mary Noble received her bachelor’s degree in music at Greensboro College and continued to make music a significant part of her life. In addition to teaching music at East Junior High and Bel-Aire Elementary School, she taught piano privately to many area children. She also provided accompaniment for many high school, church and civic music performances. Her greatest passion, however, was her forty years as organist at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, until failing eyesight forced her retirement in 2003. She was later named Organist Emeritus at a special dedication ceremony at the church.
Mary Noble had an unwavering faith in God, and she was a long-time member of St. Barnabas. She was also a member of the AEDC Women’s Club, the Tullahoma Civic Choir and the Community Concert Choir.

She is survived by her three sons and their spouses: Chip (Rosalyn)Bennett, Palestine, TX, Doug (Cathy) Bennett, Tullahoma, and Greg (Peri) Bennett, Oklahoma City, OK; grandchildren Scott and Katie Bennett, Oklahoma City, OK, Alicia Halbert (Jim), Waco, TX; and great-grandchildren: Reid and Kathryn Halbert, Waco, TX.

One thing not widely known about Mary Noble was her involvement during and after World War II as an aeronautical draftsman. She spent the war years working for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Her favorite duty with the war effort was her work in drafting blueprints for the B-36 bomber; as her children fondly poked fun at her that it was the only bomber in the US Air Force with its six engines designed to be attached backward.

Visitation will be Friday, May 16, 2014 from 5 PM – 8 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

A private family burial service will be held Saturday, May 17, and a Celebration of Life Memorial Service is planned for a later date.

Memorials may be made to St. Barnabas Church or the Alzheimer’ Association.