Debbie Green, age 55 of Estill Springs, passed away May 27, 2012 at Southern Tennessee Medical Center.

A native of Franklin County, she was a 1974 graduate of Franklin County High School and a member of the Estill Springs United Methodist Church. She worked as a CNA most of her working life and most recently at Southern Manor. She will be remembered by her family as loving to work with flowers and as a devoted mother and grandmother and an especially devoted daughter.

She is preceded in death by her father, Robert Butler; maternal grandparents James & Lois Finney; paternal grandparents, Willie and Edna Butler.

She is survived by her daughter, Kim Green of Shelbyville and Jamie Green of Tullahoma; mother Mary Ann Finney Butler of Estill Springs; sister Tina Donahue of Huntsville, AL; aunt and uncle, Jackie & Martin Finney of Winchester; grandchildren, Heather, Tyler and Luke Green.

A celebration of life will be conducted from the Chapel of Watson-North Funeral Home at 4 p.m. Wednesday May 30, 2012 with Rev. Joe Rutherford and Rev. Brian Nave officiating.

The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon from 2 p.m. until the time of service.

Watson-North Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Garland Duke Gregory was 77 years old the day that the train to Heaven, with Jesus Christ as the Conductor, stopped at his bedside and offered him the ride he had worked for his entire life.

Brother Gregory fought long and hard to regain his strength after a stroke in 2008 and heart bypass surgery in 2009, but he never quite recovered.

He will be remembered as an eloquent preacher of the gospel, and a kind, gentle, and sincere Christian man. He accepted the call to ministry while attending David Lipscomb in 1957 and spent the rest of his life preaching the gospel. His sacrifices for the Lord’s work included preaching the gospel at churches in Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Texas, and South Carolina.

A well-known Church of Christ evangelist, he loved speaking at meetings and revivals across the country, many of them at his own expense. He baptized hundreds of people during his career, in church baptisteries  as well as local creeks and rivers. He is responsible for the successful marriages of many couples across the South and it is regrettable that the breadth of his career accomplishments cannot be adequately accounted for in this account of his life.
But he would want it that way.

A humble man who never compromised his beliefs, he gave his life to the Church. The weather was never too bad or an illness so great that would keep him from worshipping whenever and wherever the doors of the Church were open. He believed the New Testament to be the full and complete revelation of Christ and could quote it word for word and cite book, chapter, and verse. He could do this for the Old Testament as well. His great example and good works will forever be remembered by those who came into contact with him.

The son of James Crockett Gregory and Florence Johnson Gregory both deceased, Brother Gregory was born in Pulaski, Virginia along with his sisters who survive: Margaret Sullivan and her husband Hoite, of Pulaski, Virginia; Doris Akers, and her husband Royce, of Charleston, South Carolina; and Janie Polutta, and her husband Larry, also of Charleston, South Carolina. His brother, Samuel Fredric Gregory, also born in Pulaski, Virginia passed away in 2009 in Lubbock, Texas.

He is survived by the love of his life and wife of 55 years, Cherie Holden Gregory and four children: Catherine Chambers and her husband Ray of Christiansburg, Virginia; Caryn Pace and her husband Kenneth, of Pelham, Tennessee; William Patrick Gregory of Manchester, Tennessee; and James Price Gregory of Dallas Texas. He treasured the time he spent with his grandchildren Christina Pellas, Angela Gregory Williams, Caleb Gregory, Lucy Gregory and Brian Massey, as well as his great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews across the country.

Thanks be to God for the life and works of this man.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1pm, Friday, June 1 at the Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Glann Lee and Charles Huff officiating. 

Burial will follow in the Prairie Plains Cemetery. 

Visitation with the Gregory family will be from 11am, Friday at service time at Manchester Funeral Home.

Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Gregory family.

Funeral services for Mrs. Hazel Mary Jane Trail Davis, age 95 of the Pocahontas Community of Coffee County, will be conducted at 10:00am, Wednesday, May 30 at the Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. John Bush officiating. 

Burial will follow in the Gnat Hill Cemetery. 

Visitation with the Davis family will be from 4pm until 8pm, Tuesday at the Manchester Funeral Home. 

Mrs. Davis passed away Monday, May 28 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

 Mrs. Davis was born in Coffee County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Herman and Golden Pearl Floyd Trail. 

She was a homemaker and operated the Davis Grocery for 21 years with her late husband, Hobart Lee Davis.  Mrs. Davis was the Director of the Pocahontas Senior Citizens Center for 25 years and was a member of the Pocahontas Church of Christ.  She enjoyed sewing and quilting, and was always a servant to Christ in all she came in touch with. 

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Davis was also preceded in death by her husband, Hobart Lee Davis, by 2 brothers, Russell Barton Trail and Kenneth Edward Trail, and by a sister, Edna Ann Davis. 

Mrs. Davis is survived by:

Daughter- Jo Ann (Richard) Summers of Manchester

Son- Jimmy Lee (Carolyn) Davis of the Rover Community of Bedford County

3 sisters- Audrey Ruth Sain of the Midway Community

                 Alta Bell Crosslin of Manchester

                 Mary Lee Messick of the Gnat Hill Community

4 brothers- Hershel W. Trail of the Midway Community

                    Howard E. Trail of the Gnat Hill Community

                    Fred N. Trail of the Gnat Hill Community

                    Virgil Ketrell Trail of the Gnat Hill Community

Grandchildren- Christy Davis, Craig Davis and Ricky Summers

Great Grandchildren- Taylor Summers, Gracie Jane Davis, Briar L. Summers and Carter L. Davis. 

Numerous Nieces and Nephews.

FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE MEMORIAL DONATIONS, THE FAMILY SUGGESTS:

The Happy Haven Children’s Home in Cookeville.

Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Davis family.

Funeral services for Charles “Fuzzy” Fulks, age 68 of Manchester will be conducted Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Brother Horace Lee Jacobs officiating. 

Burial will follow at Shelton Cemetery, Beech Grove, TN. 

Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00-9:00 PM at the funeral home. 

Mr. Fulks passed away Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Southern TN Medical Center in Winchester after a brief illness.

He was born October 15, 1943 in Beech Grove, TN the son of Mrs. Mary Evelyn Fulks and the late William Murphy Fulks. 

In earlier years, he participated in many car shows with his prized, restored 1956 Chevrolet which won first place at the Hunter’s Custom Auto Show in Nashville.  For over 18 years, he had a booth at the Monteagle Flea Market where he sold various items.  He enjoyed coin collecting, antique collection, yard sales, bowling and watching Nascar racing. 

In addition to his father, William Murphy Fulks, Jr.,  he is preceded in by his sister, Virginia Lee Duke.

Survivors include his mother, Mary Evelyn Fulks of Manchester; three children, Tammy Denise Fulks of Woodbury, TN; Shanda Dawn Floyd of Winchester, TN; and Chuck Fulks of Beech Grove, TN; three grandsons, Justin Sullivan, Jonathan Sullivan and Brandon Fulks; and very special loving, devoted companion, Beverly Parker of Manchester and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and loving friends. 

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Diabetes Association, Nashville TN Office, 4205 Hillsboro Road, Suite 200, Nashville, TN  37215-3339 or www.diabetes.org/honor

 Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the family of Charles “ Fuzzy” Fulks.

Jonetia “Jo” Edwards, age 70 of Winchester, passed away Saturday May 26, 2012 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.

A native of Sylvia, North Carolina, she had made her home in Franklin County most of her life. She was a member of the Church of Christ at Winchester.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Vivian Baldwin Edwards and her father, Edgar Edwards.

She is survived by her daughter, Becky M. Sisk of Winchester; sons, Billy Hall of Huntland and Eddie Hall of Winchester. Sisters, Dorothy Roberts of Winchester and Dollie Howse of Tullahoma; brothers, William Douglas Edwards of Pelham and Jimmy (Vickie) Edwards of Winchester; grandchildren, Tabitha Hall, Jessica Sanchez and Amanda Sisk; great-grandchildren , Dalton Jeremiah Hall, Miguel Angel Sanchez, Ina Liliano Sanchez, Yasmin Sanchez, Adrianna Sisk and Alex Sisk.

The funeral service will be conducted from the chapel of Watson-North Funeral Home at 1 p.m. Tuesday May 29, 2012.

Burial will follow at Maxwell Cemetery in Belvidere with nephews serving as pallbearers.

Visitation will be Tuesday morning from 11 a.m. until time of service.

Watson-North Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Argie Ruth Ridner, age 88, of Manchester will be conducted 2:00 PM Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the chapel of Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Bro. Willie Bradford officiating. 

Burial will follow atHurricaneCemetery. 

Visitation with the family will be held Tuesday, May 29, 2012 from 5:00-9:00 PM at the funeral home.  Mrs. Ridner passed away on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at the Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro.

Mrs. Ridner was born April 18, 1924 in Cannon County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Calvin and Mattie Frazier Bush. 

She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ.  She worked for many years as a nurse’s aide at both the Manchester Hospital and Harton Hospital.  She also worked at the Canning Factory in Manchester.  She enjoyed going to yard sales and flea markets.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Russell Ridner who passed away in 2007; one daughter, Barbara Ann Ridner; three brothers, Ivy, Virgil and Evans Bush; and one sister, Minnie Nunley.

She is survived by five sons, Jesse Floyd Jernigan of McMinnville, Danny Norman Jernigan of Manchester, Samuel Steven Ridner of Manchester, Russell Eugene Ridner of Manchester and Bobby Wayne Ridner and his wife, Carolyn of Manchester; one daughter, Robbie Faye Key of McMinnville; one daughter – in- law, Diane Whittemore of Manchester; eight grandchildren, Steven Dewane Ridner, James Russell Ridner, Angela Marie Ridner, Sandra Denise Starkes, Laura Ann Sanders, Sylene Ridner, Daniel Ridner and Samuel Lee Ridner;  twenty great grandchildren; two nieces, Lillie Bush and Janie Blackburn and four nephews, Gary, Ralph, Jerry Wayne and Winfred Bush.

COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL IS HONORED TO SERVE THE FAMILY OF MRS. ARGIE RUTH RIDNER.