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8/5/12 — Herbert Conway Ross
Herbert Conway Ross of Millsboro, DE, formerly a 40 year resident of Westville, NJ on August 1, 2012. Age 87 years.
Legacy
A fun guy to be around, Herb was an outgoing guy who made friends easily.
Born in Jacksonville, FL and raised in Coalmont, TN, Herb served proudly in the US Navy from 1942-1946. Prior to retirement, he was employed as an electrician with Texaco for 30 years. He served as president of the AFL-CIO Local 638, was a board member of The Gloucester County Vocational School and The United Way. Herb enjoyed traveling, spending winters in Arizona and Florida, fishing and golfing.
Family
He is the son of the late Herbert and Louise (Dykes) Ross; special companion of Helen Snodgrass, beloved husband of the late Virginia C. (Bartl); devoted father of Patricia (Steve) Lesniowski, Susan (John) Draus, Nancy (Rob) Miller, Gail Ross and Laura Ross; loving grandfather of Stephen Lesniowski, Becky (Marc) Scambia, Tracy (Mark) Flitcraft, Robert W. Miller, Jr., Miah (Ben) Cooke, William Sampson and Lara Kerr and the late Mark Robert Lesniowski and Alex Ross Kerr and great-grandfather of Marc Scambia, Selena Spezio, Michael Scambia, Madison Scambia, Ethan Cooke and Dylan Cooke; dear brother of Norma Price, John Carroll Ross, Beverly Ann Brazelton, Eugene Ross, Rudy Ross, Judy (Jim) Miller and the late Pup Ross, Joe Ross and brother-in law of Gertrude Paul and the late Faye Cochran; special uncle to many nieces and nephews.
Farewell Tribute
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing 5 PM and Farewell Ceremony 7PM Sunday in the McGuinness Funeral Home, 34 Hunter St., Woodbury. Viewing 9 AM and funeral service 11am Wednesday in Watson-North Funeral Home, 405 Sharp Springs Rd., Winchester, TN 37398. Interment Coalmont Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Coalmont United Methodist Church, TN—56 & Fremont Rd., Coalmont, TN 37313.
Watson-North Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
8/6/12 — James Robert Thompson
Funeral services for Mr. James Robert Thompson, age 69, of Manchester, will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Monday, August 6, 2012 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will follow in Hopewell Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Sunday, August 5 at the funeral home.
Mr. Thompson passed away Friday morning at his residence.
Mr. Thompson was born in Coffee County, TN, the son of the late Johnny and Pearl Gray Thompson. He was retired from Carrier where he was employed in plant maintenance and was a member of Local #483 in Morrison. He enjoyed fishing and camping.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Thompson was also preceded in death by a grandchild, Gracie Rose.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Thompson of Manchester; three sons, James “Sonny” Thompson, Dennis (Shawnna) Thompson, and Eddie Taylor, all of Manchester; three daughters, Tina (Randy) Johnson of Manchester, Kelly (Terry) Henley and Stacey Rose (Michael Shockley), both of Hillsboro; one brother, Jacky (Sue) Thompson of Decherd; two sisters, Shirley (Ed) Walls of Decherd and Patricia (David) Arnold of Manchester; 13 grandchildren, Crystal Hill, Toshia Henley, T.J. Henley, Cody Thompson, Kayla Thompson, Kelsey Thompson, Kristen Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Eddie Lee Taylor, Leigha Taylor, Seth Rose, Mickaylee Shockley, and Nikki Harrison; and four great grandchildren, Wesley and Ethan Hill, Melaynie Pomar, and Brianna Harrison.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve theThompson family.
8/2/12
Birthdays:
Theresa Armstrong – Pizza Winner! Wayne Morton – 71, Geneva Willis – 90, Trisha Stotts.
8/5/12 — Lucius Emory “L.E.” Brown, Jr.
Funeral services for Mr. Lucius Emory “L.E.” Brown, Jr. will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Sunday, August 5, 2012 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will follow at Manchester City Cemetery with military honors.
Visitation with the family will be on Saturday, August 4 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the funeral home.
Mr. Brown passed away at his residence in Normandy on Wednesday evening.
Mr. Brown was born in Daisy, TN, son of the late Lucius Brown Sr. and Grace Copeland Brown.
He joined the Air Force in 1958 and received his honorable discharge 5 years later. In 1979, he joined the Army National Guard in Tullahoma, TN. He retired in 1997, after serving a total of 25 years in the military, as Sergeant First Class from the Headquarters Detachment 30th Quartermaster Battalion. In 1982, he received The Adjutant General’s Ribbon for Valor for a rescue mission which occurred while he was sightseeing in Colorado Springs, CO during his annual National Guard Camp in Colorado.
Mr. Brown went to work at AEDC in 1962, first as a security guard and later as a Firefighter and medic. He also worked as a Firefighter for the City of Manchester in the late 1960s and remained as a volunteer for many years. He was named Volunteer of The Year in 1998. At the time of his death, he was a volunteer for the Normandy Volunteer Fire Department.
He worked for more than 40 years for Lewis Auto Service as a mechanic and assistant. He was loved by all of his customers in and around the Manchester area.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown was also preceded in death by his grandson, Aidan Brown.
He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 52 years, Sharon J. Brown; two daughters, Suzanne (Lindsey) Garner of Greenbrier, TN and Tina (Wayne) Stephens of Manchester; one son, Daniel (Katherine) Brown of Beechgrove; four jewels in his crown, his grandchildren, Caroline Garner, Riley and Jimmy Stephens, and Liam E. Brown; five brothers and one sister, Bill (Hazel) Brown of Manchester, Linda Weaver of Estill Springs, Larry (Faye) Brown of Decherd, Harold (Deb) Brown of Hillsboro, Wayne (Vickie) Brown of Winchester, and Terry Brown of Estill Springs; and scores of nieces and nephews whom he adored.
His siblings will serve as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be both retired and present Firefighters at AEDC.
Donations may be made to the Lung Cancer Research Foundation, or the Scholarship program at the First United Methodist Church in Manchester for the Preschool program (Christian Learning Center).
Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Results Are In
Manchester Mayor elect Lonnie Norman... By Barry West
Click here for Coffee County’s vote totals.
A major change occurred last night in Manchester as a new mayor and 3 new aldermen were elected to serve the citizens of Manchester. Lonnie Norman was selected to be the mayor with 745 votes, Claude Morse finished 2nd, incumbent Mayor Betty Superstein came in 3rd, and Stella McWhorter in 4th.
For alderman Tim Pauley was tops in votes with 972 and will serve 4 years. Incumbent Ryan French will continue to be in his seat for 4 more years with 919 votes. Russell Bryan gets to serve 4 years with his 915 votes. Cheryl Swan won a seat for 2 years with 913 and incumbent Roxanne Patton will see 2 more years on the board with 705 votes.
One incumbent returns to the Manchester City School Board as Susan Parsley received 941 votes. The top vote-getter was Mike Lewis with 986. Incumbent Bob Bellamy finished 3rd.
In the race for 4th district county commissioner, Sam Mai defeated Anne Frisby 239 to 150.
County school board seat 2: Freda K Jones won with 725 votes to Marshall Gilliam’s 304. Seat 5 was won by Shannon Duncan with 853 to incumbent Kathy Norton’s 358.
In Tullahoma’s only contested race, Jimmy Blanks and Sandy Lindeman won alderman seats.
In the race for District 16 State Senate, Democrat Steve Roller won in Coffee County , but Jim Lewis won overall. Janice Bowling won both Coffee County and the district. Lewis and Bowling will run against each other in November.
Diane Black defeated Lou Ann Zelenik in both for 6th district congressman.
For all local election results click here. http://www.thunder1320.com/election.html
Normandy Woman Found Dead In Tullahoma Pool
A Gentry Street resident made a startling discovery when he returned to his Tullahoma home Wednesday evening. William Frye of Gentry Street found a Normandy woman dead in his swimming pool. According to a police report by Tullahoma Officer Rana Pawlowski, around 1:48 p.m. as Frye was leaving home, he had given Linda Kaye Stephens, 39, of Normandy Road, Normandy permission to “float” in his pool. When he returned home around 6 p.m. he found her dead. When the officer arrived at the Gentry Street address she was informed that Frye had pulled the woman out of the pool. According to the police report, Stephens had, apparently, been dead for “a while.” Her body was transported to Harton Regional Medical Center. Investigator Sgt. Dale Stone had Stephen’s body transferred to the State Medical Examiner’s Office where an autopsy was performed yesterday.
1175th To Be Deployed
The 1175th Combat HET unit will be deploying 39 Soldiers to support the 248th Engineer Company out of Connecticut. This will be a 12 month deployment to Bahrain to provide security and installation protection duties. The 39 Soldiers deploying are composed of 3 detachments, Brownsville, Jacksboro and Tullahoma. All 3 detachments make up the The 1175th Combat HET unit who are based at the new Readiness Center (Armory) in Tullahoma. These 39 Soldiers will be leaving the Armory Saturday Aug. 11 at approximately 9:00am. Busses will leave the armory down Hwy 55 to Hwy 64 through Lynchburg, escorted by the TN Highway Patrol and Patriot Guard riders.
The local Family Readiness Group is asking the public to show their support in various ways…tie a ribbon along the route, place a “thank you 1175th” or “We support you” sign in the median along the route, stand along the road and wave a sign of support.
The Guard is also hosting an Open House and Ribbon cutting Ceremony tomorrow from 10 until noon.
Sales Tax Holiday Going On Now
The seventh annual Tennessee “Sales Tax Holiday” began today (Aug. 3, 2012) and will end Sunday (Aug. 5, 2012) 11:59 p.m. During the holiday, clothing with a purchase price of $100 or less per item is exempt from sales tax. School supplies exempted include items of $100 or less like binders, book bags, calculators, tape, chalk, crayons, erasers, folders, glue, pens, pencils, lunch boxes, notebooks, paper, ruler, and scissors. Additionally, there is no requirement that purchases be made only for students. Computers with a purchase price of $1,500 or less, not for use in a trade or business, are also exempt from tax. Laptop computers, if priced at $1,500 or less, qualify as well as tablet computers.
School Nurses say Most Tennessee Teens Not Vaccinated Against Meningitis
The Tennessee Association of School Nurses says more than half of Tennessee teens aren’t vaccinated against meningitis. With the new school year beginning, the group urges parents to get the shots for their children and teens. The first is administered at age 11-12 and a booster should be given around age 16-18. Meningitis can be spread through such contact as sharing drink bottles. Ten percent of people who contract the disease die – sometimes within 24 hours. Dr. Kelly Moore, who directs the Tennessee Department of Health immunization program, said the shots are not required in Tennessee, but are recommended. There is no charge for the vaccine at public health clinics for children on TennCare, those who are uninsured if parents’ insurance doesn’t cover the shots.
8/4/12 — Charles Lee “Chuck” Crosslin, Jr.
Funeral services for Mr. Charles Lee “Chuck” Crosslin, Jr., age 88, of Manchester will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Alan Adams and Bro. Ron Boyles officiating.
Burial will follow at Gnat Hill Cemetery with military honors.
Visitation with the family will be Friday 3:00 PM until 8:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM until time of services at the funeral home.
Mr. Crosslin passed away on Wednesday, August 1st at TN State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro.
Mr. Crosslin was born in Detroit, MI, the son of the late Charles Lee and Bertha Leola Duncan Crosslin.
He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne. After his time in the service, he worked as a salesman for Mid-State Paper and Notion in Nashville. He later owned and operated several businesses including a nursery business in McMinnville, Chuck’s Top of the Rock Truck Stop in Monteagle and retired as owner of Crosslin Enterprises, LLC in Manchester.
Mr. Crosslin was a member of Fredonia Church of Christ and most recently attended Main Street Church of Christ. He served as a Monteagle City Alderman and belonged to several associations including the NRA, VFW and Coffee County Senior Citizens. He never met a stranger and never missed an opportunity for conversation with anyone. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, reading his Bible and listening to gospel music, as well as “George” and “Hank”. He especially enjoyed playing Chinese checkers with his wife, Naomi.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Crosslin was also preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Martin Crosslin; daughter, Lorette Crosslin Bumstead; and granddaughter, Katrina Greer Richey.
He is survived by his loving wife of 18 years, Naomi Frazier Crosslin; children, Charline Crosslin Greer, Janette Crosslin (Bobby) Bolden, Barbara Martin, Jimmy (Lynda) Martin, Tresa Crosslin, Stephanie Crosslin; siblings, O.D. (Alta) Crosslin, Clyde Aaron Crosslin, Leola (Roy) Sain, Betty Jo (Ewin L.) Rigney; 9 grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jimmy Martin, Dan Sain, Barry Sain, David Rigney, Mike Crosslin, and Kevin Crosslin with honorary pallbearers being O.D. Crosslin, Clyde Aaron Crosslin, Bobby Bolden, Buck Dyer, J.B. Middleton, and members of Fredonia Church of Christ.
The family wishes to thank the staff of TN State Veterans Home for their exceptional care and comfort during Chucks stay. For those who wish to make donations, please send them to any chapter of the VFW or to Fredonia Church of Christ.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Crosslin family.