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4/27/12 — Jessie L. Amos
Ms. Jessie L. Amos, age 95, of Tullahoma, passed away Wednesday night at her residence.
A native of Coffee County, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Almeade Blanton Throneberry.
She was a homemaker and was the oldest member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Tullahoma.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Glen E. Amos, one son; Robert E. Amos, two sisters; Elizabeth T. Martin and Mary K. Woods, and four brothers; Albert, Elzie B., Frank, and Clifton Throneberry.
She is survived by her great grandson; Robert Wayne Amos, and many loving nieces and nephews, including Ms. Minnie Womack, whom worked tirelessly to care for Ms. Amos.
Visitation with the family will be Friday, from 12:00PM until 1:00PM at the Tullahoma Funeral Home.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 1:00PM in the Chapel of Tullahoma Funeral Home with Bro. Elbert Smith officiating.
Burial will be private.
Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Ms. Jessie Amos.
4/28/12 — Willie Mae Long
Ms. Willie Mae Long, age 83, of Tullahoma, passed away Wednesday evening at Harton Regional Medical Center.
A native of Tullahoma, she was the daughter of the late Huey and Emma Weaver Branch.
She was a retired CNA, having worked over 20 years at LifeCare Center of Tullahoma, and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son Cleveland Long, one great granddaughter, Morgan Meyer, and two brothers, Johnny and Robert Branch.
She is survived by her loving daughters, Nelda Lueneburg and Brenda (Jerry) Thomas, both of Manchester, two sisters, Ann Jones and Virginia Evans, both of Tullahoma, three grandchildren, Eddie (Regina) Hill of Tullahoma, Lisa (Robert) Meyer and Jennifer (Keith) Jones, both of Manchester, five great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.
Visitation with the family will be Friday, from 5:00PM until 9:00PM at Tullahoma Funeral Home.
Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday, at 2:00PM, in the chapel of Tullahoma Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Willie Long.
4/30/12 — Aworn Kutil
Funeral services for Ms. Aworn Kutil, age 57 of Manchester will be conducted Monday, April 30, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Brother Billy Waters officiating and special family friend Chris Byrd Jendersee speaking.
Burial will follow at Blanton’s Chapel Cemetery.
Visitation will be Sunday evening from 5:00-9:00 PM at the funeral home.
Ms. Kutil passed away Monday, April 23, 2012 at her residence in Manchester.
She was born August 7, 1954 in Ubolratthani, Thailand. She was previously employed as a seamstress with PCA for over 8 years. Most recently she was employed with M-Tek in Manchester until December 2011. Aworn was well known by family, friends and work associates as a wonderful “Gourmet Cook”. She enjoyed sharing her gourmet dishes with many of her friends, especially her work family. She loved to nurture her beautiful flower garden but most of all enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
Survivors include her devoted companion of 21 years, Carmen Pellegrini of Manchester; three sons, Anusorn “Bobby” Kutil and wife, Marysue of Manchester; David Kutil and wife, Meredith of Knoxville, TN; and Gordon Kutil of Beijing, China; three precious grandchildren, Skylar Kutil, Azalie Kutil and Simon Kutil. Also surviving are two very special friends, Renita Floyd and Freida Driver both of Manchester and numerous extended family and loving friends.
The family would like to suggest Memorial Contributions may be made in Memory of Aworn to Fight Colorectal Cancer at www.fightcolorectalcancer.org
COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL in charge of arrangements.
4/27/12 — Kenneth Eugene Myers
Kenneth Eugene Myers, age 59 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at home with his family by his side.
He was an Industrial Pipe Fitter and Welder and attended the New Life Church.
He was preceded in death by his father, the late Harry Walker Myers; grandchild, Tyler Alexander Barrett; sister, Sharon Kay Lowery; maternal grandparents, Kenneth & Verna Gentry; and paternal grandparents, Clennie & Zelpha Myers.
Kenneth loved life and enjoyed riding his motorcycle, collecting knives and guns, camping, and just spending time with family and friends.
He is survived by his mother, Joyce Gentry Bailey of Manchester; children, Cory Myers of Nashville, Nichole Myers of Manchester and Tiffany Myers of Tullahoma; sister, Pam Jones of Manchester; brothers, Dennis Myers (Rowena) of White, Georgia and Jerry Jones (Debby) of Manchester; grandchild, Lillie Grace Williams; special friend, Vickie Sitz; niece, Kay (T.J.) Duncan; nephews, Travis Reed (Amber), Richard Myers and Jeremy Keele; brother-in-law, Don Lowery; three great nieces, Candace Duncan, Jessica Duncan and Hope Reed; and a host of friends.
Visitation will be on Friday, April 27, 2012 from 4 :00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Central Funeral Home with the Funeral Service to follow at 7:00 p.m. from the Chapel of Central Funeral Home with Pastor David Kidder officiating.
Arrangements with CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME . www.centralfuneralhome.com.
4/26/12 — Kenneth Wayne Totherow
Kenneth Wayne Totherow, age 50 of Birmingham, Alabama and former Grundy County, Tennessee resident, passed away on April 16, 2012 in Birmingham.
Kenneth was born in Grundy County, Tennessee and was a farmer and sold produce.
He loved sports, played basketball in his schools years, collected coins and stamps, loved the outdoors and enjoyed traveling and meeting new people.
He was of the Pentecostal Faith and attended the First Church of Jesus Christ.
He was preceded in death by his father, Chester Totherow.
He is survived by his
mother Bessie Jean Fults Totherow; sisters, Luverta Totherow, Faye Shrum, Abby Totherow, Anita Totherow and Freinda Totherow and Gloria Totherow;
brothers, Bearl Totherow, Chester Totherow, Anthony Totherow, George Totherow and Ronnie Totherow; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Visitation was on Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 11:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. with Funeral Service following at 1:00 P.M. from the Chapel of Central Funeral Home with Brother Ralph Hart officiating.
Burial followed at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Viola, Tennessee.
Arrangements with CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME.
Coach Terry Floyd Gets 250th Win As Coffee County Beats Cookeville
Congratulations to Coach Floyd on win 250.
Coffee County will host the Coffee County Classic starting Friday afternoon and running all day Saturday.
4/28/12 — Mary Katherine Lyons
Mary Katherine Lyons, 86, passed peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 24th, 2012.
Ms. Lyons was born in Viola, TN to the late James and Mary Dewar Scott.
She worked as a homemaker and was a member of the First Assembly of God in Tullahoma.
In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by one son, Robert Dale Lyons; one daughter, Sherry Lofty; two grandchildren, Kimberly and Billy Lofty; ten brothers, Buck, Rob, Raymond, Thomas, Warren, Sherman, Herman, Teddy, and Hershel Scott; and one sister, Lillian Tosh.
Ms. Lyons is survived by two daughters, Nancy Jones and husband Dale of Hillsboro, Cathy West and husband Roger of Estill Springs; one son, Alan Lyons and wife Karen of Lynchburg; six grandchildren, Tonya Summarell, Hannah Lawson, Amber Davenport, Andrea Lyons, Justin Lyons, and Lisa Lofty; five great-grandchildren, Kristyn, Kimberlee, Nicolas, JJ, and Kylie Jo; and her special loving caregiver, Phyllis Gifford.
Visitation will be held on Friday, April 27th, 2012 from 5:00-9:00pm at Kilgore Funeral Home.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, April 28th, 2012 at 10:00am in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Alan Lyons and Pastor Ron Forrester officiating.
Burial will be at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
The family ask that you dress casually and suggests donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 201 West Lincoln Street, Tullahoma, TN 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
New Jail Has Up To $22(M) To Spend
The Jail Review Committee has voted to move forward with a not-to-exceed estimate of $22 million to construct the new Coffee County Jail, including the $2 million already temporarily issued for architectural design and land purchase costs, which would be folded into the permanent bond financing. County Attorney Robert Huskey says that the deeds for the land on Hillsboro Highway should be ready for transfer by this weekend. The construction figure was based on “soft” bids gathered by the county’s construction manager, who said several verbal estimates from contractors for materials and construction-related costs, plus a $500,000 contingency figure and the cost is approximately $20.8 million.