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3/24/12 — Mary Ruth Combs
Memorial services for Mrs. Mary Ruth “Toby” Combs age 85 of Manchester will be conducted Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 2:00 PM at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church with Father Jim Tubbs officiating.
Visitation will be Saturday evening from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel.
Mrs. Combs passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012 at her residence.
She was born November 17, 1926 in Jackson County, Alabama the daughter of the late Jonce August Paradise and Sarah Hart Paradise.
In earlier years, Mrs. Combs graduated from St. Mary’s School, Sewanee and went on to work at Oak Ridge where she met and married Lewis Combs in 1946. They moved to Coffee County in 1957. She worked in retail in Manchester for many years to include Redford’s Dime Store and Bargintown. Most recently she was employed at the Manchester Coffee County Library. She was a longtime member of St. Bede’s Episcopal Church.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Combs; a granddaughter, Stacey Lee Bussell; and brothers and sisters, David, Henry, Willie Mae, Wallace, Grady and Sadie.
Survivors include three children, Mary C. Trice and husband, Mike of Fisherville, KY; Sarah Lee Bussell of Manchester; and Robert Lewis Combs and wife, Becky of Manchester; five grandchildren, Paige Turner and husband Troy, Denise Bryant, LeAnne Evans and husband, Matthew, Lewie Combs and wife JoAnn, and Andy Bussell; 5 great-grandchildren, Troy Turner, Daniel Turner, Jordan Bussell, Ashley Evans and Olivia Evans. Also surviving are two brothers, R. Stanley “Stan” Paradise and wife, Shirley of Birmingham, AL and Aubrey “Bo” Paradise and wife, Marion of Decatur, AL and special family friend, Lisa McCoig.
The family has requested memorial contributions be made to the Manchester Coffee County Library 1005 Hillsboro Blvd., Manchester, TN 37355 or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 201 West Lincoln Street, Tullahoma, TN 37355.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
3/22/12
Birthdays:
Jayden Brent Malaciah Mitchell – 8 – Pizza Winner! Lia Shea Jacobs – 8, Sam MacMahon – 29, Shasta Sanders, Jessica Wimbley, Shirley Cole.
Anniversaries: Clyde & Odessa Locke
3/21/12
Birthdays:
Tori Toney – 18 – Pizza Winner! Warren Gore, Jill Chumbley – 50, Daniel Keele, Robert Stark, Edna Mae West – 71, James Robinson, Madison Vaughn – 11, Bobby Fraiser – 45, Bea Turner, Janette Bradford, Joseph Jones – 66, Chance Sneed, Donnie Allen, Reba Williams.
Anniversaries: Ray & Angela Carter – 31st!
Award Winners At CCCHS Basketball Banquet
Kyle Kirby(L) with Jeff Cox(R)
Ginny Clayborne receives award... By Barry West
The annual Coffee Co. High School banquet was held at the Manchester/Coffee County Conference Center on Wednesday night.
Junior Ginny Clayborne and Senior Kyle Kirby received the Gateway Tire and Thunder Radio players of the year.
Manager Jeff Cox was on hand to present the awards.
Motlow Gets Sweep In Softball
Danielle Davis throws a strike
Danielle Davis raced home from third on a wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning to score the winning run in the second game as the Motlow Lady Bucks swept the visiting Cleveland State Lady Cougars 7-2, 2-1 Wednesday afternoon at the softball complex in Moore County.
Although both teams are members of the TCCAA conference, the games do not count in the conference standings. The Lady Bucks (7-8, 0-0) will open conference play this weekend when they travel to Columbia State on Friday and Jackson State on Saturday.
Pitching dominated the warm, sunny afternoon where a large, vocal crowd gathered to enjoy the competition. They were not disappointed as the Lady Bucks continued their improvement under new head coach Tori Raby-Gentry.
Game one saw Motlow hurler Roxanne Hillman improve her record to 4-1 on the season as she scattered six hits and allowed only one earned run to lower her season earned run average to 2.43. Hillman struck out three Cleveland batters and didn’t allow a base on balls.
Game two didn’t feature much offense, but was highlighted by Kayla Green’s outstanding pitching performance and the dramatic finish.
Green (3-7) went the full eight innings, scattering only five hits and not allowing a single earned run. She struck out three and walked three, and lowered her season earned run average to 3.21.
Following the conference doubleheaders at Columbia State and Jackson State this weekend, the Lady Bucks will return to Moore County to host national-power Wallace State on Sunday, with the first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.
Motlow Gets Set For Big Weekend Of Baseball
The Motlow Bucks have an opportunity to make a significant move in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) standings this weekend when they face conference leader Columbia State in a three-game series at the Driver Baseball Complex.
Friday’s nine-inning opener is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. and Saturday’s doubleheader will start at noon. There is no admission charge for Motlow athletic events. Fans can follow Motlow athletic events in progress on Twitter by following @MoltowSports.
The Bucks (18-11, 3-6) are coming off a 12-2, 20-10 sweep of Martin Methodist on Monday, raising their home record to 14-4 for the season. Motlow has won 17 of its previous 23 contests since opening the season with a 1-5 record.
Motlow has been led offensively by Phenix City, Ala. sophomore power hitter Tyler Murphy, who is currently tied for fourth in the nation with nine home runs and 25th in the nation with 29 runs batted in. Murphy also leads the Bucks’ regulars with a .471 batting average and a slugging percentage of .914.
Murfreesboro freshman Cory Mitchell has been hot at the plate recently, raising his batting average to .442. Mitchell is tied for 25th nationally with 10 doubles and has driven in 18 runs. His slugging percentage of .814 is second on the team.
The Bucks have been led on the mound recently by Tullahoma redshirt freshman Jacob Honea, who sports a 3-0 record and leads the starting pitchers with a 2.91 earned-run average. Honea was honored as the TCCAA Pitcher of the Week last week.
Westwood Jr High Will Become Westwood Middle School
Westwood Jr High... Photo by Barry West
In December the Manchester City School Board voted to rename Westwood Jr High to Westwood Middle School. This week the board voted 3-2 reaffirm that name change. A petition has been passed around the city the last few weeks to name the school Manchester Middle School. Many people signed and ask leaders to reconsider. Proponents of the Westwood Middle School name said it would have been too costly to change the name. Supporters of the Manchester name said it would have given the school a better identity. So for now Westwood will only change from Jr high to middle school.
Looks Like McFall Will Take Directors Job
LaDonna McFall... Courtesy of the Herald Citizen in Cookeville
Looks like Dr LaDonna McFall from Jefferson City, TN will accept the job as the new director of schools for Coffee County. McFall met with the school board yesterday. She has pulled her name from consideration for the same job in Putnam County.
More On Multi-State Break-in Cases
Police continue to look over stolen items
According to Coffee County Sheriff’ Investigator Danny Ferrell, a number of counties are reporting the solving of burglaries in their jurisdiction with the recovery of stolen items this week at the Ambassador Motel from a Virginia man. According to the investigator, a town in Maryland reports that they have solved four burglaries. Virginia Beach, Virginia reports the solving of one burglary there. And Metro Nashville, Franklin and Brentwood are reporting the solving of several burglaries in their areas as well. Sgt Ferrell stated yesterday that the sheriff’s department continuing to receive phone calls from law enforcement around middle Tennessee as well as towns in Florida and several towns in Virginia about items that have been recovered so far during the investigation. Ferrell stated that in addition to the items recovered at the motel they have also found several items at area pawn shops and they have placed a hold on those items until investigators can retrieve the items.
More Cops More Stops
Sheriff Steve Graves
Tennessee drivers beware. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department is teaming with law enforcement agencies all across the state to crack down on traffic safety violations. State and local law enforcement will be out in force to remind all drivers and passengers to never drink and drive, always buckle up, obey the speed limit, and eliminate all distractions in the vehicle while driving. This special enforcement crackdown is part of the state’s new More Cops. Sheriff Steve Graves says they want everyone to be safe while traveling on Tennessee’s roadways. So the department is teaming with other state and local law enforcement officials on this special ‘More Cops, More Stops.’ Sixty-nine percent of 18 to 34 year old passenger vehicle occupants killed in Tennessee crashes during 2009 were NOT wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash.