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4/10/14 —— YOSHIKO K. KNOTT
YOSHIKO K. KNOTT, age 85, of Winchester, Tenn., departed this life on Tuesday, April 08, 2014, at Golden Living Center-Mtn. View in Winchester following an extended illness.
Ms. Knott was born in Tokyo, Japan to the late Jisaburo and Tomi Kosuge. 
She was employed as a seamstress at the former Lanier Clothing Company. She was a homemaker most of her life. She enjoyed crafts, cross stitching, and painting. She loved blackberries and making blackberry jam for her family, her children will always remember her making them go with her to pick blackberries in the summer, but it was worth it when it came time in the winter to open the jars of jam she made for them. She was a wonderful cook and would often write her recipes in Japanese so no one could copy them unless she wanted to share them or they knew Japanese. She always had an optimistic attitude about everything. Mrs. Knott had a lot of friends and never met a stranger. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She will be greatly missed.
Ms. Knott is survived by her children; James K. (Charlotte) Knott of Estill Springs, Tenn., Sue Fulmer of Cowan, Karen Jones of Columbus, Georgia, Robert Knott of Winchester, 7-grandchildren and 8-great-grandchildren, 1-brother, Hiroshi Kosuge of Tokyo, Japan.
It was Ms. Knott’s request that she be cremated.
A Remembrance time with the family is scheduled for 5:00-8:00 P.M. Thursday Evening, April 10, 2014, in the Chapel of Grant Funeral Services.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to be made to the Play Ground Fund at Winchester Head Start, P.O. Box 523, Winchester, TN 37398 in Memory of Ms. Knott.
Grant Funeral Services in charge of arrangements.
Coffee County Baseball Falls In District Action
Zach Holder waits for a pitch. Holder was 4 for 4 on Tuesday night.. Photo by Dennis Weaver
Zach Holder was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game as he went 4 for 4 at the plate.
Coffee County and Columbia will each other again Wednesday in Columbia starting at 4pm.
Lady Raider Softball Update
Last night’s Coffee County softball game was postponed. The home game against Shelbyville will be made up Wednesday April 23. The game at Lawrence County that was postponed Monday night will be made up on Wednesday April 16.
The Lady Raiders play at Warren County Wednesday (April 9) beginning at 1pm. Thunder Radio will broadcast the game starting with pre-game show at 12:50pm.
Fishing Comments Needed
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is accepting welcoming comments for its 2015 fishing regulations.
Public comments will be considered by fisheries managers and may be presented as proposals for regulation changes.
Comments may be submitted by mail to: Fish Comments, TWRA, Fisheries Management Division, P.O. 40747, Nashville, TN 37204 or emailed to TWRA.Comment@tn.gov.
Please include “Fish Comments” on the subject line of emailed submissions.
The fishing regulations are usually set each year during the October meeting by the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission.
This comment period concerning fishing regulations will be open until May 6, 2014.
4/11/14 —- Mary Irene Richards
Mary Irene Richards, nee Lakowski, born in Detroit, Michigan, May 27, 1928; died in Manchester, Tennessee, April 8, 2014, at age 85.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Anton and Sophie Lakowski; all six of her siblings; her first husband of 27 years Dominic Lapczynski with whom she had three children; her second husband of 25 years Paul Richards; her daughter Maryrose Martin, and her granddaughter Kathy Anne Lapczynski.
Mary is survived by her son David (Kate) Lapczynski of Tullahoma, Tennessee and a daughter Rita Dinser of Sterling Heights, Michigan, as well as seven grandchildren, Kelly Lapczynski, Jake (Becca) Lapczynski, Erik Martin, Jamie Martin, David, Dennis, and Mattthew Dinser, and four great-grandchildren.
Mary was a homemaker and part-time cook who worked for many years in a department store restaurant in Michigan. She was a devout Catholic. Mary moved to Tullahoma following the death of her second husband in 2000 and lived there for twelve years. She was in hospice care at McArthur Manor in Manchester at the time of her death.
Visitation with the family of Mrs. Richards will be Friday evening, April 11, 2014, from 5 PM until 8 PM at Tullahoma Funeral Home.
Mrs. Richards will be buried in Taylor, Michigan.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to GFWC Tullahoma Womans Club, c/o Vera Koger, 605 Bragg Circle, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 37388.
Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Mary Irene Richards.
4/10/14 —- George Coleman Layne
Mr. George Coleman Layne age 66 of Monteagle passed away at his home, with his family by his bedside, Tuesday morning, April 8, 2014.
George had worked for many years as a mechanic at the Monteagle Truck Plaza. Born in Manchester, he was a son of the late Clyde Layne and Elsie Meeks Layne.
Survivors include his wife, Nina Sue Rollins Layne; son, Jerry (Heather) Layne, Tracy City; daughter, Kimberly (Thomas) Collins, Monteagle; grandson, Sam; sisters, Mattie Murray, Novella Layne and Lucy Hill all of Pelham, Annie McCord, Nashville; brother, Kelly “Bug” Layne; half-brother, Wilson Tucker, Jr.; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday in the funeral home chapel. Dr. Daryll Smiley will officiate.
Burial will be in the Anderson Cemetery in Sewanee.
The family will receive friends Wednesday 5-9 P.M. at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Cumberland Funeral Home, 207 Mabee Avenue, Monteagle, Tennessee, 931-924-2381
Murder Case Heads To Grand Jury
Ricky Lee Brazier
The 57 year-old Brazier is accused choking his father at the residence they shared on Marbury Road.
According to investigators, a 9-1-1 call was received at the Coffee County Communication Center from the younger Brazier in which he allegedly said, “I’ve killed my father” and according to warrants, he told the dispatcher that he “choked him.”
Tullahoma Bobby Carter represents Brazier while Assistant District Attorney Jeff Ridner prosecuted the case.
The next term of the grand jury will be in June.
Gas Prices On The Rise
Gasoline prices continued their spring push this week amid tightened supplies and increasing demand. The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is the highest since August of last year.
Prices in Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee reached their highest levels since March 2013, September, and August respectively. Prices in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee are exceeding year-over-year levels, because at this time last year, pump prices were tumbling from an unusual late February peak.
In 2011 and 2012, prices followed a more traditional trend peaking in May and April respectively.
“Prices may move a little higher in the coming weeks,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “However the end is likely in sight for many drivers across the country.
Every spring refiners are required to switch to producing summer-blend gasoline by May 1, with gasoline required to be sold at the pumps by June 1. This seasonal refinery maintenance and the actual changeover itself increases the possibility of a disruption to production, which can send prices higher in an area that is normally supplied by a limited or offline facility. These sorts of refinery issues have been minimal this spring, but the coming weeks will bear close attention.
Sunday’s national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.58, 3 cents more than last week. Tennessee’s average of $3.41 jumped 7 cents from last week. The low price in Manchester has jumped to $3.45 per gallon and in Tullahoma the low price is $3.32.
Man Busted For Crack Cocaine and More
Crack cocaine fell from the mouth of a drug suspect as he fell when shocked by a Taser, Shelbyville police said.
Conard Julian Harris, 33, of Cherokee Drive in Shelbyville drove a motorcycle down the wrong side of Shoma Drive at a high rate of speed as officer Bobby Peacock was leaving an unrelated call, according to his report.
Harris drove to his home and unsuccessfully attempted to pass “a foreign object” to a neighbor, Peacock said, before placing it into his mouth when told to show his hands.
Officers Mitchell Warren and Jeff Goodrich tried to get the object but Harris allegedly ran to a nearby wooded area with all three officers in pursuit.
Peacock used the Taser on Harris’s neck and back as he tried to climb a rusty wire fence, the report said. The “foreign object” — a bag containing 6.5 grams of crack cocaine in powder and rock form — fell to the ground, Peacock said.
Bags containing 54.7 grams of crack cocaine and 25.0 grams of marijuana were found in the motorcycle’s saddle bags.
Harris was treated at the scene by Bedford County Emergency Medical Service before transport to Bedford County Jail on charges of possession of a schedule II drug, possession of a schedule VI drug for resale, evading arrest, reckless driving and resisting stop/frisk/halt/search. He was later released on a $100,000 bond. (Shelbyville Times-Gazette)
Tax Deadline Is Less Than One Week
With less than one week left before the April 15 tax deadline, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding Tennessee taxpayers that options are available if they can’t file their forms or pay their taxes on time. They can even submit filing extensions and request payment options online.
“Don’t panic if you need more time to file or pay your taxes,” said IRS spokesman Dan Boone. “Requesting more time to file is easy, and there are several payment options.”
The IRS expects Tennessee taxpayers to submit about 190,000 filing extension requests by the April 15 deadline. Nearly 3 million tax returns are expected to be filed by Tennesseans this year, with about 590,000 of those likely to be filed in April alone.
To avoid the late filing penalty, taxpayers should file a tax return or an extension form by April 15 even if they can’t pay the full amount due. Tax returns or extension forms can be filed online free at IRS.gov through the Free File program, which offers free use of brand-name tax software. Lower-income and elderly filers who need help completing their taxes can call 1-800-906-9887 to find free tax help sites in their area.