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Coffee County Competes In JV Golf
Eli Clutter hits a shot in Monday match
The Raiders claimed a victory over Huntland 214-271 in the 9-hole match and Franklin County picked up 2 wins shooting 192.
Hayden Proffitt had the low score for Coffee County with a 47.
Locker Will Be Titans Starter
The Tennessee Titans reportedly will start quarterback Jake Locker in their Sept. 9 season opener against the New England Patriots, according to The Tennessean.
Locker went 4 of 11 for 21 yards in his first NFL start Friday night, a 30-7 win at Tampa Bay.
Locker was the team’s No. 1 draft in 2011.
The Titans host the Cardnials Thursday night on Thunder Radio
8/21/12 — Oscar Franklin Meeks
Mr. Oscar Franklin Meeks age 77 of Tracy City, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at The Bridge in Monteagle.
He loved the Lord and was a longtime member of Pryor Ridge Church.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife Gearldine Meeks; his parents Joe Vernon and Cora Elizabeth Meeks; brothers Walter and Gilliam Meeks; sisters Virginia Nunley, Hazel Dykes, and Clara Ruth Byers.
Survivors include his son Donald (Donnie) Meeks, Tracy City; daughter Cindy Moon, Tracy City; sisters Josephine Meeks, Anna Lou Anderson, and Elizabeth Caldwell all of Tracy City; grandchildren Miranda (Adam) Bennett, Dallas Moon, and Jessica Norman; great-granddaughter Shayla Bennett.
Services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 21, 2012 in the funeral home chapel. Reverend Bobby Winton and Reverend Dennis Rollins will officiate.
Burial will be in Pryor Ridge Cemetery.
The family will receive friends 6-9 P.M. Monday at the funeral home.
Arrangements provided by Foster & Lay Funeral Home Tracy City, Tennessee.
8/21/12 — Zoe Ann Duke Bowen
Zoe Ann Duke Bowen, age 76 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2012.
Mrs. Bowen was born on October 1, 1935 in Woodbury, TN to her parents, the late Thomas Vance Duke and Mary Josephine Duke. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Bowen; son, Tom Bowen; and brother, Sonny Duke.
She will be fondly remembered as a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who liked to work with flowers, cook and bake. Zoe Ann had also worked for several years with Wilson Sporting Goods sewing baseballs and softballs.
She is survived by her children, Betty Sue Collins (Russell) of Brodhead, KY and James M. Bowen (Connie) of Manchester, TN; sisters, Sally Wood and Linda Breeden both of Knoxville, TN and Betty J. Cole of Wisconsin; brothers, Richard Duke (Jeanie) of Florida, Jimmy Duke (Diane) of Wisconsin and Virgil Duke (Marsella) of Wisconsin; four grandchildren, Jason Messick, Michael Bowen, Bethany Bowen and Matt Asher all of Manchester, TN; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be on Monday evening, August 20, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Central Funeral Home.
The Funeral Service will be on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Central Funeral Home with Brother Horace Lee Jacobs officiating. Burial will follow at the Blanton Cemetery.
Arrangements with CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME.
8/22/12 — Peggy Creasman Smith
8/20/12 —- Greta S. Gipson
Greta S. Gipson, age 60 of Decherd, passed away on August 17, 2012. Greta was born April 18, 1952, in Winchester, Tennessee.
She attended Oak Grove Elementary and graduated from Franklin County High School in 1970. During her high school years, she was a soloist in the choir, a majorette, and in 1968, she was crowned “Miss Tennessee of Baton Twirling.” She was a lifelong member of the Oak Grove Church of Christ and active in their youth program. But a tragic accident in the fall of 1968 changed her life forever.
She received assoicate degrees in both music and accounting from Motlow State Community College. Afterwards, she operated Greta’s Studio of Voice for twenty-five years. In 1979, she was named an “Outstanding Young Woman of America.” In the early 1980’s, she was named “Tennessee’s Outstanding Woman of the Year with a Disability.” She was the founder and director of the Franklin County chapter of “Sweet Adelines.” She also served on both Governor Ned Ray McWherter’s and Governor Phil Bredesen’s Advisory Council for Vocational Rehabilitation.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Gaston and Thelma Barnes Gipson and a sister, Carol Linda Gipson.
She is survived by her sister, Glenda Gipson Partin of Decherd; two nieces, Stacie Partin and Stephanie (Alex) Hiscock of Decherd; two great-nieces, Shelbie Smith and Morgan Hunter; one great-nephew, Austin Scharber; four aunts, Ida Lou Disbrow of Decherd, Iva Sue Huffman and Helen Gibson of Winchester, and Aline Barnes of Cown and several cousins.
Active pallbearers are Steve Macon, Roger Wilcox, Donnie Gipson, Dennis O’Dear, Barry Barnes, and John Maybrey. Honorary pallbearers are former students of Greta’s Studio of Voice.
Visitation will be Sunday, 5-9 pm at Moore-Cortner Fuenral Home, and services will be Monday at 2:00 pm at the Moore-Cortner Funeral Home Chapel.
Interment will be in Franklin Memorial Gardens, Winchester, TN.
Memorial contributions may be made in Greta’s memory to the Oak Grove Church of Christ in Decherd, Tennessee.
Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 300 First Ave. NW, Winchester.
8/21/12 — Julian Ancel Stovall
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Julian Ancel Stovall Sr., age 89 of Huntland, TN passed away August 18, 2012 after a brief illness. He was born in Huntland, TN, son of the late Ernest and Emmy Stovall. Although he was raised in Centerville, Iowa and lived in other parts of the United States, he came back to his hometown to live in Huntland, TN for the past 41 years. Julian A. Stovall Sr.,served in the Army in the Americal Division and was awarded the Bronze Star for his heroic actions in WWII. He was an active member of the Huntland United Methodist Church and shared many special times with his loving church family. He touched many lives, radiated warmth and love, and never met a stranger. He had a joy for life and for helping others. Mr. Stovall is predeceased by his sister, Peggy Beck and son, Ricky Stovall. He leaves behind his loving wife, Geraldine Hudson Stovall, of 66 years to cherish their memories; a daughter, Peggye Stovall of Bel Air, MD, and two sons, Julian Stovall (Lydia) of Virginia Beach, VA and Kenneth Stovall (June) of Charleston, SC, as well as 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren and a nephew. Visitation will be held at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home in Winchester, TN on Monday, August 20th from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the Huntland United Methodist Church at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 21st with Pastor Christopher Haynes officiating. The Burial will follow the service at the Moore Memorial Cemetery in Huntland, TN. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer a donation made in the memory of Julian Ancel Stovall to the Huntland United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 204, Huntland, TN 37345. Moore-Cortner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Unemployment Rate Rises In Tennessee
Tennessee Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development Karla Davis announced that Tennessee’s unemployment rate for July increased to 8.4 percent, up from the June revised rate of 8.1 percent. The national unemployment rate for July 2012 was 8.3 percent, 0.1 percentage point higher than the June rate. Economic Summary: Tennessee’s July unemployment rate is the highest since December 2011, but is still 1.0 percentage point below one year ago Total nonfarm employment increased 6,400 jobs from June to July. There were increases in local government, education/health services, and durable goods manufacturing. There were small declines this month in administrative/support/waste services. Over the year, nonfarm employment increased 32,900 jobs, with increases in durable goods manufacturing, government, and health care/social assistance.
AEDC Signs Deal With Elk River Public Utility District
AEDC contracting officer Tony Clayborne, front left, signs a 10-year, $35 million agreement for natural gas with Elk River Public Utility District general manager Mike Gundersen. Pictured standing from left are AEDC Civil Engineering Branch project manager Corey Rice, Civil Engineering Branch technical director Bob Walker, ERPUD construction representative Larry Powers and ERPUD manager of operations Eddie Moffitt. (Photo by Jacqueline Cowan)
AEDC has decided to expand its current natural gas supplier’s role and responsibility for the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas. On July 1 the Elk River Public Utility District (ERPUD) signed a new 10-year, $35 million contract with the government for natural gas, operations and maintenance of pipelines to AEDC and now an expanded operation supplying gas through an ERPUD-replaced distribution system. The government previously owned those lines and ATA, the operating contractor at AEDC, previously operated and maintained them. The new piping replaced aged piping that needed upgrades. All valves, equipment, meters and connections were upgraded. AEDC points of delivery were reduced and connections to abandoned sites were terminated. All this work ensures AEDC and ERPUD that natural gas supply and service for the next 10 years will be performed with the least amount of operational risk.
Woman Wants To Pay Less Child Support
Torry Hansen
An American woman who sent her adopted Russian son back to Moscow is appealing court-ordered child support for him because she said she cannot afford to pay $1,000 a month. Torry Hansen, who currently lives in Redding, Calif., filed a notice of appeal Tuesday after a judge in Tennessee last month upheld his decision to order her to pay $150,000 in child support. Hansen was living in Shelbyville in April 2010 when she sent the young boy back to Russia with a letter that said he had violent behavior problems and she no longer wanted to be his mother. In the court records, Hansen says she is unemployed and has no income and asks the court to halt the child support while the case is appealed.