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5/8/12 — Ernest “Fuzzy” Tobitt
Mr. Ernest “Fuzzy” Tobitt, age 68, of Normandy, passed away Saturday at his residence.
He is a native of Coffee Co., TN and is the son of the late Lewis and Frances Ferrell Teal Sr. In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by a brother, Robert Tobitt.
Mr. Tobitt was owner/operator of Tobitt Concrete and attended Roberts Chapel Baptist Church.
He is survived by his loving wife, Carolyn Tobitt of Normandy, brothers, Lewis Teal Jr. of Tullahoma, Louie B. Tobitt of Normandy, sisters, Carol Taylor of Tullahoma, Connie Ployer of Clarksville, several nieces and nephews and several brother in laws and sisters in laws.
Visitation with the family will be Monday, from 5:00PM until 9:00PM at the Tullahoma Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00PM in the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jason Sells officiating.
Burial will follow in the Bethany Cemetery.
Tullahoma Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
5/7/12 — Ethel Crownover
Ethel Crownover age 89 of Winchester, passed away May 4, 2012 at Golden Living Center.
She was a long life resident of Franklin County and was an avid member of Church of Christ of Oak Grove for many years. Ms. Crownover enjoyed reading until her eyesight began to fail.
She will be remembered by her family as a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
Ms. Crownover is preceded in death by her parents; Ike and Effie Hoosier; husband, Ben Crownover; son, Ben Crownover Jr.; granddaughter, Jessica Crownover; sisters, Dot Crownover and Jean Sherman.
She is survived by her daughter, June (Jim) Campbell of Decherd; son, Garry (Theresa) Crownover of Estill Springs; grandchildren, Chris (Amanda) Campbell of Smyrna and Tory Westmoreland of Roswell, GA; 3 great grandchildren.
Graveside service will be Monday, May 7, 2012 at 10am at Mt. Garner Cemetery.
Watson-North Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
5/7/12 — James Monroe “Jimmy” Bartlett
Funeral services for Mr. James Monroe “Jimmy” Bartlett, age 78 of Manchester will be conducted at 2pm, Monday, May 7 at the Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Charles Williams officiating.
Burial will follow in the Prairie Plains Cemetery.
Visitation with the Bartlett family will be from 4pm until 8pm, Sunday at Manchester Funeral Home.
Mr. Bartlett passed away Friday, May 4 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Jimmy was born in Hillsboro, Tennessee the son of the late James Leonard Bartlett and Rosa Marcrom Bartlett.
In earlier years Mr. Bartlett was the Massey-Ferguson Tractor Dealer (A&G Equipment) and also the Case (Bartlett Farm Service) dealer in this area. Jimmy also transported milk from dairy farms and later operated Bartlett Excavation in Coffee County. Jimmy attended the Church of Christ and was a US Navy veteran of the Korean War.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Rebecca Irene Bartlett, an infant son, Aaron Wayne Bartlett and by a brother in law, Rondol Oakley.
Jimmy is survived by: His loving wife of 53 years-Mrs. Irene D. Bartlett of Manchester
One Son- Benton (Donna) Bartlett of Manchester
Two Daughters- Brenda Sue (Terry) Cunningham of Kingsport, Tn
Mary Ann (Clarence) Rainey of Atlanta, Ga.
Five grandchildren- Rebecca Bartlett, Bryan Bartlett, Rachel Cunningham, Katherine “Katie” Cunningham and James Cunningham. One sister-Mary Oakley.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Bartlett family.
5/4/12
Birthdays/Weekly Winners:
Jenine Rogers – 50 – Pizza Winner!
Weekly Birthday Winner Birthday Cake from Food Lion: Geraldine Lemmons
Anniversaries: Doug & Joanne Thomas – 40th
Weekly Winners Anniversary Flowers by Michael: Felicia & John Savage
5/3/12
Birthdays:
Qwnetta Sutton – 40 – Pizza Winner! Susan Daniel, Geraldine Lemons – 65, Chris Taylor, Hope Lorance – 60, Kristina Moore, Bailey Keele – 9.
Anniversaries: John & Felicia Savage – 32nd!
5/6/12 — Bettie Jane Bush
Funeral services for Mrs. Bettie Jane Bush, age 102 of Manchester will be conducted Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Brother Charles Williams officiating.
Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 6:00-9:00 PM at the funeral home.
Mrs. Bush passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Bailey Manor in Manchester.
She was born February 4, 1910 in Coffee County, TN one of thirteen children born to the late John W. Brown and Emma McCullough Brown.
Mrs. Bush enjoyed working puzzles, quilting and loved playing scrabble. She was a devoted homemaker and a member of New Union Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Perry A. Bush who passed away in 1999, a grand-daughter, Deborah Thomas, a son-in-law, D.C. Frazier, a grandson-in-law, Larry Branch, a great great-grandson, Lynn Brown and four brothers and seven sisters.
Survivors include three daughters, Jean Frazier of Tullahoma, TN; Jo Thomas and husband, Ken of Manchester and Dorothy Ellis and husband, Tim of Guthrie, OK; seven grandchildren, Brenda Branch; Steve Frazier and wife, Cindy; Kim Aaron and husband, Doug; Pam Clayton and husband, Chip; Jim Thomas and wife, Angie; Robin Wright and husband, Sean and Wendy Jones and husband, Charley; thirteen great-grandchildren, Todd Branch; Shannon “Larry” Branch; Luke Aaron; Ben Aaron; Matt Kegley; Kyle Kegley; Ashley Thomas; Wesley Thomas; Joseph Wright; Jessica Wright; Cody Jones; Kylie Jones and Dylan Jones; five great-great grandchildren, Tyler and Gracie Branch; Noah Branch; Connor and Cade Kegley; one sister, Zelma Fults of Shelbyville, TN; sister-in-law, Martha Jo Brown; and a brother-in-law, Waymon Baltimore; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and loving friends.
The family has requested memorial contributions be made to Potter Children’s Home, 2350 Nashville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101 or donate by website, www.potterministries.org
Coffee County Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements.
5/6/12 — George Murl Mohr
Funeral services for Mr. George Murl Mohr, age 93, of Manchester, will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Grace Baptist Church with Rev. Frank Bell officiating.
Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Saturday at the church.
Mr. Mohr was a member of Grace Baptist Church.
He passed away at his residence on Friday morning.
Mr. Mohr was born in Toledo, OH, the son of the late George A. and Vesta Lehnert Mohr, both of Toledo.
He was a Computer Systems Analyst for Unisys. Mr. Mohr knew George Bennard, who was the author of the song, “The Old Rugged Cross”. Mr. Mohr chauffeured Bennard around Toledo in the late 1930s, when there for special engagements.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Mohr was also preceded in death by his wives, Eileen Mohr and Alene Mullins and one brother, Glenn Thomas Mohr.
He is survived by one daughter, Rebecca Ruth Mohr of Manchester.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Coffee County Humane Society, P.O. Box 252, Manchester, TN 37349.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Mohr family.
Money taken From 2nd Church In Tullahoma
For the second time in less than a week a Tullahoma area church has been the victim of a break in. Thieves entered the Covenant Presbyterian Church on Wilson Avenue in the late hours of Wednesday or early Thursday morning. Tullahoma Police Sgt. Robert Weaver found a rear door to the church building open around 2:48 a.m. Thursday morning while doing a safety check of the building. The officer entered the building and found several drawers and closets had been ransacked and a safe had been pried open. The officer reported that there were a number of items scattered in the floor. A church official arrived and after survey the building and found that $60 had been taken from the safe and a video projector was missing. Detective Sgt. Dale Stone is investigating the burglary. Meanwhile, Detective Ty Brazier is following up on leads into the burglary of the Cedar Lane Church of Christ that was discovered Monday morning. In that burglary, thieves opened the safe and removed over $20,000. Anyone with information about these two burglaries is asked to call Tullahoma Crime Stoppers at 461-8888 for a possible reward up to $1,000 or contact either Detective Stone or Brazier at 455-0530.
Two Vehicle Crash On Thursday
Cresh scene photo by Barry West
Coffee County Divers Help Out In Bedford County
Divers from the Coffee County Rescue Squad took part in a search for the remains of Bobby Smelcer, whose skull was found in the Duck River in Bedford County in April. The skull was identified Monday. The Coffee County divers along with other diver from other counties searched the river bottom, occasionally filling large metal buckets with rocks and debris. Those buckets were carried by a boat occupied by two divers to a makeshift workstation filled with forensics personnel. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation forensics experts and several students from Middle Tennessee State University’s forensics program worked side-by-side inspecting the debris. Bedford County investigators say that there were no remains found.