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7/29/19 — Dorothy Imogene Wiggs
Dorothy Imogene Wiggs passed this life on Friday, July 26, 2019 at the Life
Care Center of Tullahoma at the age of 92. Funeral Services are scheduled
for Monday, July 29, 2019 at 11 AM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with
burial to follow at Maplewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends
from 6 – 8 PM on Sunday, July 28, 2019.
A native of Lawrenceburg, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and
Hattie Bell Yost Smith. She was the oldest living charter member of Grace
Baptist Church in Tullahoma. She enjoyed cooking, canning and reading. She
was a great story teller and enjoyed riddles. Her late husband, Millard
Wiggs and she were married 65 years prior to his death. She was a very
loving wife, mother and grandmother.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by
daughter, Teresa Havelin; brother, A C Smith; sister, Judy Brown and great
grandchild, Alex Doss. She is survived by son, Glenn Wiggs and his wife,
Diana of Lewisburg; daughters, Kay Reed and Dianne George, both of
Tullahoma, Debbie Schmidt and her husband, Jimmy of Mobile and Hattie
Marlene Powers and her husband, David of Tullahoma; brother, Wayne Smith
and his wife, Jewell of Tullahoma; sisters, Wilizene Kilgore of Winchester
and Nina Holden of Tullahoma; eighteen grandchildren; thirty four great
grandchildren; fourteen great great grandchildren and many nieces, nephews
and cousins.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
7/31/19 — Myrten E. Trail, Jr.
Myrten E Trail Jr. of Manchester, passed this life on Friday, July 26, 2019
at Unity Medical Center at the age of 70. Funeral Services are scheduled
for Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 2 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with
burial to follow at Maplewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends
beginning at 12 PM.
A native of Manchester, he was the son of the late Myrten and Vera Collins
Trail. He was a member of Main Street Church of Christ in Manchester and
enjoyed fishing, hunting, whittling gardening and playing his guitar. He
also loved being with family, especially his great granddaughter. He also
enjoyed going out eat and his favorite meals consisted on a cheeseburger,
French fries and a strawberry milkshake.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sister, Doris
Carter and grandchild, Chasity Hunt. He is survived by wife, Nectaria
Trail of Manchester; sons, Daniel Trail and his wife, Teresa of Lynchburg,
Adam, Kevin and Nicolas Cooper, all of Little Falls, NJ; daughter, Teresa
Elsea and her husband, Michael of Tullahoma; brothers, Howard Trail and his
wife, Debbie and James Trail, both of Manchester; sister, Betty Curless of
Woodbury; grandchildren, Slayton and his wife, Jama, Alaina Hunt and her
fiance’, Matt Parkes, and Ethan and Andrea Trail and great granddaughter,
Evelyn Parkes.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
Sounds Drop Opener in New Orleans
The Nashville Sounds stranded 11 runners on base and went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position on Friday night, falling 6-1 to the New Orleans Baby Cakes on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at the Shrine on Airline.
Sounds starter Esmerling Vasquez tossed three perfect innings before departing in his first start since July 7, and New Orleans scored at least one run against each of the four relievers the Sounds used. Wei-Chieh Huang took the loss, yielding two runs in the fourth as New Orleans grabbed a lead it never gave back.
The Sounds’ only run came in the sixth inning. They loaded the bases with no outs against Cakes starter Joe Gunkel, and Eli White delivered a sacrifice fly off Tyler Kinley to cut the deficit to 2-1. The Sounds stranded multiple runners on base four times, and twice had two on with no outs and did not score. Miguel Del Pozo, Joe Barlow and Reed Garrett combined to allow four runs over three innings for the 6-1 final.
The three-game series continues Saturday night at 6:00 CT. Tim Dillard (6-8, 5.28) is scheduled to oppose Mike Kickham (3-4, 4.37).
Post-Game Notes
Ronald Guzman went 1-for-3 with 2 walks in his Sounds debut after being optioned by the Rangers
Scott Heineman went 2-for-4, moved his hitting streak to 8 games, and started at first base for the third consecutive game and sixth overall in his career
Zack Granite snapped a 10-game hitting streak, his third streak of 10-plus games this season
With the loss, the Sounds record is now 43-61
The 2019 season is the 42nd in Nashville Sounds franchise history and first as the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.
Kenneth Woodrow Hawks
Mr. Kenneth Woodrow Hawks, age 67, of Morrison, TN, passed from this life surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at St. Thomas – West in Nashville, TN. Kenneth was born in Detroit, MI to the late Woodrow and Hazel Hawks. He was a farmer, and loved scuba diving, flying airplanes, and traveling. He was an avid cook and a devoted family man. Kenneth never met a stranger and loved to talk with everyone he encountered. He was a loving father, grandfather, and friend.
In addition to his parents, Kenneth is also preceded in death by two sisters, Joyce VanMeter and Polly VanMeter; two dogs, PeeWee and Buckwheat. He is survived by his significant other, Deb Clark; one daughter, Kenna Long (Jimmy); one sister, Betty Harden (Dale); three grandchildren, Zara, Ian, and Kaiser “Kai”; two dogs, Shotgun and Goldie.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Hawks family.
7/26/19 — Birthdays
No birthdays to report
Food Lion Birthday Cake Winner:
Callie Jernigan, 22
Flowers by Michael Anniversary Winner:
Jeff & Tracie Bailey
TDOT crews working to repair large sinkhole on Interstate 24 westbound at mile marker 90
TDOT crews had to dig 11 feet deep, 15 feet long and 13 feet wide to excavate a sinkhole that closed one lane of Interstate 24 westbound at mile maker 90 for most of the day Friday. Crews anticipate having the lane re-opened by 5 p.m. Friday afternoon. (Photo provided by TDOT)
Many area residents have noticed that Interstate 24 traffic in westbound lanes between Manchester and Murfreesboro has been at a crawl today (Friday). This is because of a sinkhole that TDOT crews have been working to repair.
According to Kathryn Schulte with TDOT, crews finished excavating the sinkhole at approximately 1 p.m. and are working to repair the closed lane of interstate now. According to Schulte, crews had to dig approximately 11 feet deep, 15 feet long and 13 feet wide to excavate the sink hole. She said that crews anticipate re-opening the closed lane by approximately 5 p.m. Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile, if you need to travel to Murfreesboro or anywhere else further down I-24 west, you should seek an alternate route.
7/28/19 — Rudy D Peary
Rudy D Peary of Tullahoma passed this life on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at
his residence at the age of 52. Funeral Services are scheduled for Sunday,
July 28, 2019 at 2 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with burial to
follow at Swanson Cemetery in Chapel Hill, TN. The family will receive
friends on Sunday beginning at 12 PM.
A native of Gardena, California, he was the son of the late Martha Dyer
Peary and Rudy Perez of Vicksburg, MS. He was a U S Army/National Guard
Veteran and served during Desert Storm. He loved music, playing guitar,
writing songs and singing. He also enjoyed telling stories. He enjoyed
watching sports: the San Francisco 49ers football games, the Los Angeles
Angels baseball games and the University of Southern California football
games.
In addition to his father, Rudy Perez and his wife, Karen of Vicksburg, MS,
he is survived by wife, Angie Peary of Tullahoma; sons, Chris Richardson
and Andrew Haggard, both of Tullahoma; daughters, Deana Peary of Tullahoma,
Jessica Peary of Unionville, Andrea Phillips of Fayetteville, Keira
Phillips Pfefferkorn and her husband, Karl of Tullahoma and Samantha Gattis
of Manchester; brothers, Mark Peary of Unionville and Eric Peary and his
wife, Maria of Chapel Hill; sister, Monica Peary Whitsett of Lewisburg and
fifteen grandchildren.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
Coffee County CHS Volleyball Team Goes 2 and 1 at Thursday Playday
Maddie Husted of Coffee Co volleyball
The Coffee County Lady Raider volleyball team played host to their annual scrimmage playday on Thursday at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. Dividing the 12 team field into 3 pools of 4 teams, Coffee County plopped itself in the strongest pool. The Lady Raiders rose to the challenge posting a 2 and 1 record in their 3 games.
Coffee County opened the day against Oakland, a team they struggled with last week at Eagleville. The Lady Raiders grabbed a 2 set win by set scores of 25-21 and 25-19. After a short break, the Lady Raiders squared off against an impressive Riverside Christian squad. Coffee County never trailed in a 2 set win grabbing the victory by set scores of 25-16 and 25-19. The Lady Raiders closed out the day with a hard fought loss to Lawrence County. The Lady Cats took the match 24-26 and 19-25.
“I thought we took a step forward today. We played more consistent” said Lady Raider coach Andrew Taylor. He went on to say, “The girls did a good job with their service game. We played everyone that dressed and all the girls had and some good moments. I thought Keelie Hillis, Kiya Ferrell, and Maddie Husted really played well. We have to improve on our defensive slides and serve receive.”
Titans Reach Multi-Year Deal With Safety Kevin Byard
Kevin Byard(Photo by Yahoo Sports)
The Titans have agreed to terms on a multi-year deal with safety Kevin Byard.
Byard, who has 12 interceptions in the past two seasons, was a third-round draft pick by the Titans in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Middle Tennessee State University. He’s considered one of the NFL’s best safeties.
Byard was named to the Pro Bowl in 2017, when he racked up eight interceptions. Byard tied for the league high lead in interceptions in ’17 and he led the NFL in takeaways. In addition to making it to the Pro Bowl, Byard was also named All-Pro that season.
In three seasons, Byard has 246 tackles with 12 interceptions and 10 quarterback pressures. Byard had 96 tackles, four interceptions and two sacks in 2018, one season after racking up eight interceptions.
Byard’s contract was initially scheduled to expire after the 2019 season. Earlier this offseason, the Titans also signed safety Kenny Vaccaro to a new multi-year contract.
The Titans reported to training camp on Thursday.
Nashville Defeats Dodgers in Front of Sellout
In front of a sellout crowd of 10,734 fans, the Nashville Sounds beat the Oklahoma City Dodgers 7-5 and avoided a three-game sweep. Nick Solak hit his fourth home run of the season and his 21st in Triple-A this season.
It was an early deficit for Nashville in the first inning when Oklahoma City put up three runs in the top half. Connor Joe doubled down the left field line to score Gavin Lux from first base. Keibert Ruiz hit a single to score Joe. DJ Peters scored on a Kyle Garlick sacrifice fly to score the third run of the inning.
Solak hit his home run in the bottom of the first to help alleviate the three-spot put up by Oklahoma City. That cut the lead 3-1.
The Dodgers scored another in the top of the second on an RBI groundout by Lux. But the Sounds responded with a Patrick Wisdom RBI single in the bottom-half of the inning to make it 4-2.
Nashville took the lead in the bottom of the third putting up their own three-spot. Matt Davidson and Wisdom both hit RBI singles to tie the game at 4. Juremi Profar would hit a sacrifice fly later in the inning to take the lead 5-4.
Christian Lopes added another run in the bottom of the fifth to make it 6-4. The Sounds followed with great defense in the top of the sixth inning, when Wisdom threw out Kyle Garlick at second base from left field on a laser. On the next play, Lopes made a diving grab in right field to rob another hit from the Dodgers.
Both teams would score runs in the seventh inning to make the game at 7-5. The Sounds brought in David Carpenter to finalize the score and give the Sounds a win.
The Sounds hit the road for a quick three-game series against New Orleans. The Sounds won’t return to Nashville until Tuesday, where they host El Paso and Albuquerque for two three-game series.
Post-Game Notes
– With tonight’s 7-5 win, the Sounds are now 43-60 in 2019.
– Patrick Wisdom’s start in left field tonight was his first in the outfield in his professional career.
– Matt Davidson extended his on-base streak to 18 games after going 2-for-4 tonight.
– Nick Solak hit his fourth home run with the Sounds tonight, all coming within his last six games.
– Wisdom’s three hits tonight marks a season-high for him. It’s also the fourth time he’s recorded three RBI, the last time was on June 26 at Memphis.
– David Carpenter is now 17-for-17 in save opportunities, leading all of Triple-A baseball.
The 2019 season is the 42nd in Nashville Sounds franchise history and first as the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.