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Softball Clinic To Be Held
Head Coach Terry Floyd... By Barry West
There will be a softball clinic at the Coffee County Lady Raider softball feild behind the high school.
June 25th and 26th 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
The cost is $25.00 per player.
Instructors will be Coffee County High School Coach Terry Floyd and Former Maryville & Union College Coach Danny Fish. Others that will participate in the instruction will be past collegiate players from Lady Raider Softball.
Hitting — Throwing — Base running — Fielding will be taught.
For info and sign up call Terry Floyd at 931-409-0752
6/21/12 — Fannie Ibeulah Cooper
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Ibeulah Cooper, age 87, of Manchester, will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Noah’s Fork Baptist Church with Bro. Lynn Anderson and Bro. Donald Gregory officiating.
Burial will follow in the Farrar Hill Cemetery.
Visitation with the Cooper family will be from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Wednesday, June 20 at Manchester Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cooper will lie in state at the church on Thursday beginning at 11:00 AM.
Mrs. Cooper passed away Tuesday morning at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.
Mrs. Cooper was born in Coffee County, TN, the daughter of the late Robert Oscar and Betty Crocker Arnold. She was a machine operator at Genesco and a homemaker. She was a member of Noah’s Fork Baptist Church for over 60 years, having taught Sunday School for over 50 of those years.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cooper was also preceded in death by her husband, John William Cooper; five brothers, Grady, Marvin, Oscar, Jr., J.C, and Cleveland Arnold; and five sisters, Claty Anderson, Elora Anderson, Opal West, Gertie Haley, and Modean Ferrell.
She is survived by her five sons, Melvin (Molly) Cooper, Dale (Michelle) Cooper, Tony (Tresa) Cooper, Tommy Cooper, and Norman (Linda) Cooper, all of Manchester; one daughter, Linda (Mervin) Sain of Manchester; one sister, Alberta Lowe of Manchester; 12 grandchildren, Penny (Brien) McKelvey, Marty (Casey) Cooper, Britney Cooper, Brody Cooper, Madison Cooper, Traci Cooper, T.J. Cooper, Jamie Sain, Heath Sain, Kristen (Jeremy) Melton, Justen Cooper, and Savannah Cooper; and 3 great grandchildren, Austin McKelvey, John McKelvey, and Brady Cooper.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Cooper family.
6/23/12 — William J. Dineen, Jr.
Funeral services for Mr. William J. Dineen, Jr., age 79, of Manchester, will be conducted at 3:30 PM on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Doug Hankins officiating.
Visitation with the family will be from 10:00 AM on Saturday until time of service.
Entombment will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
Mr. Dineen passed away Monday afternoon at Manchester Healthcare.
Mr. Dineen was born in Chicago, IL, the son of the late William J. and Anna Ryan Dineen. He was formerly a dock worker at Consolidated Freightways. He served his country in the U.S. Army. He had been a resident of Coffee County since 1994.
Mr. Dineen is survived by his loving wife, Beryl Dineen; two daughters, Patricia (Terry) Bush of Manchester and Deborah (Walter) Gray of Estill Springs; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two brothers, Charles and Richard Dineen, both of Chicago; and two sisters, Gloria Bandemer and Mary Ellen Pegaguesh, both of Chicago.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Dineen family.
6/20/12 — Christine “Cricket” Breedlove Pecorino
Coffee County Animal Control Protocol and Budget Discussed
Outside Animal Control in Manchester... By Barry West
Emotions were high during the Coffee County Health, Welfare and Recreation committee meeting on Monday (June 18, 2012) afternoon. The meeting was held to discuss the handling of a recent Coffee County Animal Control dog euthanization of Bryan Pennington’s dog, “Toby” .
Many people of the near 100 in attendance questioned Charlie Brown, the officer who euthanized the animal by gunshot last week. Brown said he did what he thought was best for the dog. Brown said he received a call from Coffee County Communications that a dog had been run over. He added he looked for the dog’s owner by going door to door. Brown said he believed the animal was suffering and that’s why he did what he did. The animal control officer was asked about the three day waiting period before an animal can be put down, and Brown said he felt this was an emergency. County Attorney Bob Huskey disagreed with this being an emergency under a county resolution. Brown said the dog’s breathing was very shallow after a sedative was given and reiterated that he did what he thought was best and told the Pennington family that he was very sorry for what had happened.
A lack of funding was brought up; Funding to animal control in Coffee County for 2011-2012 was $97,916, and they are asking for $102,067 in the upcoming budget. The big question was money for training, which was $1,000 in the 2011-12 budget, and the same proposed in the upcoming budget. Committee Chairman Jackie Duncan said the county tries to give as much as they can to departments, but sometimes the money is just not there.
Bryan Pennington told the committee that he does not want to see Brown lose his job. His hope is that Coffee County Animal Control will reconsider the way they euthanize. Pennington requested that animal control officers sign a letter of understanding of policies set by the county.
Commissioner Barry West made a motion for the county to form a study committee to plan out new protocol for animal control to follow, and that was approved.
At the end of the meeting, Brown and Pennington shook hands and agreed to move forward.
6/18/12
Birthdays:
Jamie Howard – Pizza Winner! Austin Fairris, B. J. Jackson – 56, Linda Fletcher, Hattie Nunley, Clint Grant – 22, Chase McCormick.
Anniversaries: Chris & Christen Elam – 1st.
6/17/12
Birthdays:
Josh Lee – Pizza Winner! Evan Conch – 24, Denise Davis.
6/16/12
Birthdays:
Steven Perry – 17 – Pizza Winner! Samantha Terrell.
6/21/12 — Lee R. Hermann
Lee R. Hermann, age 65, passed away into rest on June 17, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer, at his home in Manchester, Tennessee with his family by his side.
Lee was a fighter and never, never gave up. Lee retired from GTE/Verizon Wireless after 32 years of dedicated serverice as a Service Supervisor.
He was born in Twin Rivers, Wisconson; graduated from Washington High School in 1965; and proudly served a tour of duty in Vietnam in the U. S. Army. He enjoyed being outside, vacationing at state parks and the beach, but above all he enjoyed spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his son, Jason Lee; father, Kenneth W. Hermann; father-in-law, Jake Gottinger; niece, Becky Blashka; nephew, Cory Gottinger; brother-in-law, Terry Peterson.
Lee is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Donna M. Gottinger Hermann of Manchester; daughter, Tammy Sharketti and her husband Stephen of Manchester; two granddaughters, Sarah and Taryn; mother, Beatrice H. Naesar Hermann; sister, Connie Blashka and her family of Wisconsin; brother, Todd Hermann and his family of Wisconsin; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
A special “Thank you” is extended to the staff at the Sarah Cannon Research Institute; Dr. Johanna Bendell and Dee McCombs.
Visitation will be on Thursday, June 21, 2012 from 1:00 P.M. until 3:00 P.M. at the Faith Lutheran Church located on Wilson Avenue at 101 Bragg Circle, Tullahoma, TN 37388.
The Memorial Service will follow at 3:00 P.M. with Reverend Martin S. Nutter, Pastor officiating.
Arrangements with CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME of Manchester, TN.
Starting In 2013 Coffee County Could See New Football Region and Class
Here are potential regions the TSSAA presented to the Board of Control for a five-class football system for the 2013-16 seasons.
These are based on current enrollments. The 2013-16 regions would be based on enrollments 20 days into the fall semester.
In Class 5-A Region 3: Coffee Co., Bradley Central, Franklin Co., Lincoln Co., McMinn Co., Soddy-Daisy, Walker Valley and Warren Co.
In Class 4-A Region 6: Tullahoma, Columbia, David Lipscomb, Glencliff, Hillsboro, Hillwood, Lawrence Co., Shelbyville and Summit High School.
A decision on the proposal could happen at a meeting in July.