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12/6/12 — Rollie Edgar Haley
Funeral services for Mr. Rollie Edgar Haley, age 93, of Manchester, will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Barry Whitaker officiating.
Burial will follow in Reddens Chapel Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Wednesday, December 5 at the funeral home.
Mr. Haley passed away on Monday, December 3 at Horizon Health and Rehab Center in Manchester.
Mr. Haley was born in Coffee County, TN, the son of the late Alex and Josephine Wiser Haley.
He worked in sales at Western Auto. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during World War II. He enjoyed fishing and was of the Methodist faith.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Haley was also preceded in death by two brothers, Roy Lee Haley and Walter Haley; and three sisters, Emma Jones, Effie Wilson and Audie Alford.
He is survived by nieces and nephews.
Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
12/6/12 — June St. John Duckett
Memorial services for Mrs. June St. John Duckett, age 74, of the Pocahontas community of Coffee County, TN, will be conducted at 12:00 Noon on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Danny Freeman officiating.
A private burial will be held at a later date.
Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Wednesday, December 5 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Duckett passed away on Monday, December 3, 2012 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Duckett was born in the Ivy Bluff community of Cannon County, TN, the daughter of the late Virgil and Goldia Winnett St. John.
She attended Ivy Bluff United Methodist Church and Manchester First United Methodist Church. She began her career as a legal secretary for Judge John Shields in Coffee County, and was later a secretary at AEDC. For most of her career, she owned a catering business, Susannah’s Catering, where she was well known for her wedding cakes.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Duckett was also preceded in death by one sister, Vivian Willis.
She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Lee Duckett, of the Pocahontas community; one son, Chris (Julie) Duckett of Murfreesboro; two daughters, Julee (David) Grosch and Janet (David) Orrick, both of the Pocahontas community; five brothers, Fred St. John of Birmingham, AL, Harry St. John of McMinnville, Loyd St. John of Owensboro, KY, Bill St. John of Gonzales, TX, and Doug St. John of the Pocahontas community; two sisters, Maxine St. John of Mexico and Linda St. John of the Pocahontas community; and nine grandchildren, Andy Grosch, Eric Grosch, Amy Duckett, Carly Duckett, Annalee Duckett, Emma Duckett, Elsie Duckett, Will Rigsby, and Makenna Orrick.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to the Coffee County Public Library, 1005 Hillsboro Blvd, Manchester, TN 37355 or the American Diabetes Association, 4205 Hillsboro Road, Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37215.
Manchester Funral Home in charge of arrangements.
12/3/12
Birthdays:
Gracie Patterson – 4 – Pizza Winner!
Kathy Anderson, Jacklyn Bell Parker – 8,
Anniversaries: Kent & Luketta Carter – 29th!
12/2/12
Birthdays:
Zachary Smith – 4 – Pizza Winner!
Cole Butler – 11, Shawn Staten – 26, Auburn Ledford
12/1/12
Birthdays:
Cheyenne Garner – 18 – Pizza Winner!
Damon Dotson – 1, James Cartwright, James Harmon – 68, Chris Kease – 38, Jimmy Hendericks – 70, Richard Milburn
Anniversaries: Bill & Alice Breward, Greg & Lorie Warren – 5th
Accused Murderer In Court On Monday
Michael Curtis in court on Monday... Photo by Wayne Thomas with the Tullahoma News
The Tullahoma man accused of murdering Kayla Qualls appeared in Coffee County General Sessions Court Monday morning (Dec. 3, 2012).
Michael Curtis informed Judge Jere Ledsinger that he did not have an attorney. “I talked with an attorney but he isn’t here,” Curtis told the judge. The judge appointed Jess Stockwell of the Coffee County Public Defender’s Office to represent Curtis. Curtis accused of killing Qualls Monday Nov. 26 at his residence on General Street in Tullahoma and then placing her body in her SUV and driving it to an area on Spring Creek Road in Franklin County. According to Franklin County Sheriff Tim Fuller Qualls died of blunt force trauma to the head. Curtis was arrested last Wednesday after investigators from the Franklin and Coffee County Sheriff Departments, the Tullahoma Police Department and agents from the TBI conducted a search of his residence. Investigators say that they seized several pieces of evidence from the residence, which was sent to the TBI Crime Lab in Nashville for analysis. After the public defender was named to represent Curtis, he was returned to his cell in the Coffee County Jail where he is being held under a $1 million bond. A preliminary hearing for Curtis will be held January 22.
Murder Trial Continues Today In Coffee County
Jeffrey Smithson
Grundy County Man Accused In Child Porn Case In Court
Jimmy Walter Rollins
Forty-four-year-old Jimmy Rollins was indicted last week on nine counts of child pornography production, after investigators found more than 300,000 photos and videos in his Palmer home. He’s accused of sexually exploiting at least 15 young boys from Grundy and surrounding counties.
Rollins went before the judge for a detention hearing. Magistrate Judge William Carter advised Rollins should be detained based on the evidence in the case.
Winchester Police Department Detective Chris Layne testified while searching Rollins’ home, investigators discovered videos of Rollins performing sexual acts with the boys. Layne also says two of his victims are a father and son. The father was abused decades ago and Rollins recently preyed on his son.
Legislators Get Raise
Tennessee State Capital
The Knoxville News Sentinel reported the increase of about 6.28% took effect Nov. 6 – the day of the general election. The new salary for lawmakers is $20,203 and it will remain fixed until the 108th Tennessee General Assembly ends in November 2014.
A 2005 statute requires automatic increases in lawmakers’ pay every two years, based on raises given to state employees during that time.
The same statute calls for the House and Senate speakers to make three times what other legislators receive.
In addition, members of the legislature get $1,000 per month for a home office and a daily rate of $173 when they are meeting. They are also paid mileage for travel from home.
Ribbon-cutting Marks First Milestone For New Mission-critical Capability At AEDC’s Large Military Engine Test Facility
From left to right, Dr. Saeed Zadeh, AEDC Test Systems Sustainment Division’s chief of acquisitions; Kirk Rutland, technical director of the Test Systems Sustainment Division at AEDC; Britt Covington, AEDC executive director; Rosemary Matty, AEDC’s program manager for the Advanced Large Military Engine Capability (ALMEC) program; Dan Flanigan, ATA project manager; Col. Patrick Tom, AEDC Test Division director; and Lt. Col. Brent Peavy, AEDC’s Turbine Engine Ground Test Complex director, take part in a ribbon-cutting event marking the completion of the ASTF C1/C2 Temperature-controlled Cell Cooling project. (Photo by Rick Goodfriend)
This is the first of the Advanced Large Military Engine Capability (ALMEC) program projects to be completed. The success of this project required many organizations across the base to pull together as a team.
Ultimately Advanced Large Military Engine Capability will improve and modernize key Aeropropulsion Systems Test Facility (ASTF) mechanical and electrical controls, facility monitoring systems, process air distribution and exhaust inter-cooling systems. This ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the first leg of a multi-year Test Investment Planning and Programming (TIPP) effort that began in fiscal year 2011 with a planned completion date set for fiscal year 2017.