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Rockets Fall To Eagleville
Westwood traveled to Eagleville Tuesday night to take on a very good Eagle team. The Rockets fell behind early in the first but battled back to take a 1 point lead going into half. After the break the Rockets were unable to get on track and slowly lost their hold of the lead. Westwood lost to Eagleville by 8 points, 37-29. The Rockets were led by Jakota Alexander with 13. Stephen Sullivan and Breyer Taylor added 6 points each.
Will Pannell head coach of the Rockets said after the game, “I know the boys took this loss hard but I feel that we will be able to learn from this loss and improve. The boys have been working hard and I believe we will be able to work on some things that hurt us tonight to improve for the rest of the season.”
The Rockets will look to rebound from this loss tonight when they will travel to Moore County.
10/20/12 — Gertrude Jones Hoover
Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Jones Hoover, age 86 of Manchester will be conducted Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Rev. Neal Glass officiating.
Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation with the family will be Saturday, October 20, 2012 from 11:00 AM till service time at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hoover passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma.
Mrs. Hoover was born August 25, 1926 in Centertown, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Vernon and Etta Jones Page. In the 1940’s Mrs. Hoover worked as a phone operator. On August 6, 1950, she married her husband of 55 years, Herschel White Hoover, who passed away in 2005. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Manchester and the Johnson Hall Sunday School Class. She was a longtime member of Gideons International. Mrs. Hoover enjoyed reading, sewing and working at the family store, Hoover’s Jewelry in Manchester.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death two brothers, Everett and Alex Page and four sisters, Margaret Lance, Nerene Thompson, Vada Bost and Alma Holder.
Mrs. Hoover is survived by one son, Marlin Hoover and his wife, Kim of Tullahoma; two daughters, Sarah Potuk and her husband Tommy of Manchester and Lisa Jennings and her husband, Rick of Burlington, NC; one brother, Arvle Page and his wife Mozelle of McMinnville; one sister, Myrna Pearsall of McMinnville; four grandchildren, Amanda Whedbee and her husband, Mark, Kelli Barnett and her husband, Zach, Marina Jennings and Ryan Jennings and two great grandchildren, Evan Jones and Parker Whedbee.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to the Gideons International, P. O Box 1222, Manchester, TN. 37355 or the Alzheimer’s Association, 201 West Lincoln Street, Tullahoma, TN. 37388.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Gertrude Page Hoover.
10/17/12 — Mary Catherine Baker
Mary Catherine Baker, age 68, of Tullahoma, TN passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at United Regional Medical Center in Manchester.
Services and burial will be held at a later date in Tipton, IN.
Mrs. Baker was born in Nashville, TN, the daughter of the late Edward and Louella Guffey Moss. She was a caregiver in the homecare industry. She was of the Pentacostal faith and attended the Mt. Juliet Church of God. She enjoyed collecting Jesus figurines and crosses.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Baker was also preceded in death by one son, Allen Nicholas J. Binkley. She is survived by three daughters, Mary Elizabeth (Clinton) Stumpf of Tipton, IN, Tina Broyles of Manchester, and Janice Lee (Brandon) Cottles of Tullahoma; seven brothers and three sisters of Indiana and Arkansas; 10 grandchildren; and 5 great grandchildren.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Baker family.
10/16/12
Birthdays:
Amy Bruce – 29 – Pizza Winner!
Amanda Murray, Carly O’Kelley – 25, Jackson Brian Sain – 16, Kyle Farless – 10, Caroline Annette Web, Lanie McCormik – 9
10/19/12 — Dorothy Jane “Dot” Lowhorn
Dorothy Jane “Dot” Lowhorn, 82, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after a short illness.
Mrs. Lowhorn was born in Estill Springs, TN to the late Lloyd and Dimple Carroll Ingleburger.
During her life she worked as a homemaker and was an active member of Wesley Heights United Methodist Church and The Tullahoma Senior Citizens Center.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lowhorn is preceded in death by her husband, Sherman Lowhorn; one son, Dennis Sherman Lowhorn; one sister, Henrietta Arnold; one brother, Lloyd Carroll Ingleburger; and a brother-in-law, Jimmy Stone.
She is survived by three sons, Gary Lowhorn and his wife Robin of Knoxville, Anthony Lowhorn and his wife Ivy of Estill Springs, and Jeff Lowhorn of Tullahoma; three sisters Betty Davis-Pratt and her husband Don of Tullahoma, Barbara Stone of Tullahoma and Mary Turner and her husband Malcom of Tullahoma; three grandchildren, Jennifer Judy and her husband Wally, Ryan Lowhorn and his wife Ace and Aaron Lowhorn and his wife Ana; three great-grandchildren, Cole Hunter Judy, Ty Alan Judy and Alexis Rayn Lowhorn; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation for Mrs. Lowhorn will be held on Thursday, October 18th, 2012 from 4:00-8:00pm at Kilgore Funeral Home.
Funeral Service will be held on Friday, October 19th, 2012 at 11:00am in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jim Fields and Bro. Billy Ray Painter officiating.
Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. ?>
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
10/19/12 — Benjamin Franklin Ellis, Jr.
Benjamin Franklin Ellis, Jr. of Tullahoma, passed this life on Monday, October 15th, 2012 at Morning Pointe at the age of 86.
Mr. Ellis was born in New Milford, Pennsylvania to the late Benjamin F. Ellis Sr. and Clara Hall Ellis .
During his life, he lived in Schenectady, New York where he formerly worked for General Electric as a Guard and was a 40 year member of the Masonic Lodge No. 1174. Mr. Ellis also served in the United States Army, Navy and Air Force and retired from the United States Army Reserves in 1984. Ben moved to Tullahoma in 1993 and was a member of Wesley Heights United Methodist Church.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Eileen Bakeman Ellis and three brothers .
Mr. Ellis is survived by two daughters, Linda Cournoyer and husband Paul of Birmingham, AL and Lora Ross and husband Kenneth of Schenectady, New York; one sister, Harriet Nichols of New York; five grandchildren, Christina, Paul, Adelle, Julie and Ken; and four great-grandchildren, David, Dayton, Anthony and Elaina.
Visitation for Mr. Ellis will be Friday, October 19th, 2012 at 6:00pm in Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with the funeral service immediately following at 7:00pm with Bro. Jim Fields officiating.
For those who wish, donations may be made to Wesley Heights United Methodist Church, 2101 East Lincoln Street, Tullahoma, TN 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lady Raiders Will Play For Championship
The Coffee County Lady Raiders soccer team is headed to the region tournament and will play for the District 6-AAA championship. Coffee County defeated Cookeville last night on the road 4-2. The Lady Raiders jumped to a 3-0 lead before Cookeville came back to cut it to one goal. Later in the match Coffee County would score one more to seal the win.
Katie Reed scored twice; Tasha Anderson and Anna Nickels had a goal each.
The district championship will be played Thursday night in McMinnville.
County School Board Continues To Work On New Middle School Site
Middle School layout at Colwell property
The Coffee County School Board appears one step closer to officially purchasing the Colwell property on State Route 53 to construct a new middle school, but some hurdles do remain.
The Manchester Times reports the board voted 4-2 Monday afternoon to allow Director of Schools Dr. LaDonna McFall to close on the land pending a sewer permit from the State of Tennessee.
Board members Brett Henley and Gary Nester voted against the measure, which was put on the table by a motion from Marilyn Morris and a second from Freda Jones. Reggie Johnson and chair person Esther Sims also voted in favor of Dr. McFall to close the deal. Shannon Duncan was absent from the meeting.
Henley said, “I’m concerned about potentially spending $600,000-plus if 18-feet of dirt had to be moved.
American Constructors Vice President Matt Moore who said the potential dirt problem related to soft soil that may need to be addressed was, in fact, included in the overall site preparation cost.
Another snag facing the school board is the purchase of what is being labeled as the “Holmes property.” The Holmes property, which rests at the corner of the Colwell site and between the Colwell site and Woodbury Highway, could be beneficial to hook New Union up to the new sewer line and to move the location of the school, but is not necessary.
“We can do the New Union sewer without the Holmes property,” deputy director Joe Pedigo told the board after Jones asked if the sewer could be connected without the Holmes property.
“The report from Hastings [Architecture] and American [Constructors] is that by purchasing the site we save money in site prep,” McFall told the board.
Morris, Johnson, Jones and Sims voted to increase the spending cap for the property to $98,700. Henley and Nester voted against that measure.
Moore County Man Charged With Rape Of Tullahoma Girl
Jonathan Allen Ford
A Moore County man has been charged with rape of a 13-year-old Tullahoma girl. 20-year-old Jonathan Allen Ford of Chestnut Ridge Road, Lynchburg was arrested Monday by Tullahoma Police Officer Johnny Gore on the charges of rape. According to a warrant obtained by Gore, the girl had been staying with a relative on Maplewood Avenue when Ford arrived and entered through a bedroom window where the girl was. The girl told the officer that they first talked for a while but then he started to take her clothes off. She said that she told him to stop but that he did not, according to the warrant. The warrant alleges that he then raped her. The girl stated that she was afraid to yell for fear that he might hurt her. The girl was then transported to Harton Regional Medical Center where she underwent treatment. Ford is being held in the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $25,000. He is scheduled to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Nov. 15.
Crash Sends One Man To Erlanger
Emergency crews work to free man from wreckage... Photo by Barry West
According to a report by Tennessee Highway Patrolman Carl Seagroves, a 2009 Chevrolet HHR operated by Ernie Bouldin, 30, of Smartt Station, struck the rear of 1995 GMC pickup that was pulling a flat bed trailer with a farm tractor on it that was operated by Jack Cock, 56, of Morrison.
Bouldin’s vehicle then went airborne and struck a Frontier operated by Milton Whitsett, 41, of Oak Drive, Manchester.
Manchester Fire personnel worked carefully for a period of time to free Bouldin from the crashed HHR.
After he was freed, Bouldin was placed in a waiting helicopter and flown to the Chattanooga hospital for treatment.