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7/11/19 — Geneva Renee Hartman

Geneva Renee Hartman of Shelbyville, passed this life on Tuesday, July 9,
2019 at her residence at the age of 50 years. Funeral Services are
scheduled for 11 AM, Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral
Home with burial to follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation with the
family will be Wednesday, July 10, 2019 from 5 – 8 PM

Renee, a native of Tullahoma, was the daughter of Bobby Lowe Sr of
Manchester and Laura Lowe of Tullahoma. She was a member of New Haven
Baptist Church in Tullahoma. She enjoyed doing arts and crafts and loved
to color. She enjoyed fishing and watching dolphins. Her favorite times
were spent with her grandchildren.

Mrs. Hartman was preceded is death by four grandchildren, Hayden, Hadley,
Ellie and Nellie Nowlin. In addition to her parents, she is survived by
fiancé, Mark Gilliam of Tullahoma; sons, Jordan Nowlin and his wife,
Heather and Timothy Nowlin and his wife, Heidi, both of Shelbyville;
brothers, Chris Lowe of Manchester and Bobby Lowe Jr and his wife, Melinda
of Tullahoma; sisters, Jennifer Hickerson and her husband, Jimmy of
Manchester, Cassidy Pleasants of Shelbyville and Lisa Renee Finchum of New
Jersey and grandchildren, Noah and Bailey Nowlin.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be made
in her honor to Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

7/12/19 — William Joe Walters

William Joe Walters of Beechgrove, passed this life on Thursday, July 4,
2019 at his residence at the age of 46 years. Graveside Services are
scheduled for 2 PM, Friday, July 12, 2019 at Wiser Bluff Cemetery. The
family will receive friends from 11 AM until 1 PM at Daves-Culbertson
Funeral Home.

Joe, a native of Lexington, KY, was the son of Roger and Velinda Cawood
Walters of Beechgrove. He enjoyed fishing and camping and loved his dogs.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by grandmother, Ruby
Abner-Porter of Beechgrove; son, Noah Walters of Murfreesboro; sister,
Jeanne Travis and her husband, Frankie of Beechgrove and grandchild, Hadley
Rae Walters.

DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

Coffee County Schools officially hire Dr. Charles Lawson as director of schools

On Monday, the Coffee County School Board officially entered into a contract with Dr. Charles Lawson to become the next Director of Schools for Coffee County. The board held a work session to negotiate contract terms Monday afternoon, followed by a regularly scheduled school board meeting. The board voted unanimously to

Dr. Charles Lawson

enter into the contract with Lawson. His first day as the new director will be Wednesday, July the 10th. The three-year contract pays Lawson $115,000 per year to be the director of the school district, which includes the following schools: New Union elementary, North Coffee Elementary, East Coffee Elementary, Hillsboro Elementary, Deerfield Elementary, Hickerson Elementary,
Coffee County Middle School, Raider Academy, Koss Center alternative school and Coffee County Central High School.

Lawson is a native of Hillsboro and a 1989 graduate of Coffee County High School. He earned his Bachelor of Science from MTSU, Masters and EDS in administration from Tennessee Tech and his PHD from from University of the Cumberlands. He brings 16 total years of teaching experience, with stops in Idaho, Alaska and Tennessee.

His most recent stop as the principal at East Middle School in Tullahoma.
Lawson takes over for Dr. LaDonna McFall, who served as director of schools from 2012 through June of this year.

She took a position as director of schools in Roane County after opting not to pursue a contract extension in Coffee County. Joe Pedigo served as interim director during the transition.

Peter Frogner

Peter Frogner of Tullahoma, Tennessee, was born on August 21, 1938, and died on July 5, 2019. He was 80 years old and lived a full and happy life. He died as he wished, at home with his beloved wife, Sara Fitzgerald, and his wonderful dogs, Scruffy and Buddy.
A native of Grand Marais, Minnesota, Peter traveled the world and had may great experiences. The people he has called his friends have heard the stories of these experiences many times as only Peter could tell them..
He is preceded in death by his father, Dr. Luther Frogner and his mother, Grace Lucille Eastman Frogner.
He is survived by his wife, his brother, Karl (Kanith) Frogner of Thailand, his sister, Jean Frogner of Two Harbors, Minnesota, and his nephew, Luke Frogner of San Antonio, Texas.
By his wishes, he will be cremated and a celebration of life service will be held at a later date.
Donations to the following will be greatly appreciated: Southern Poverty Law Center (400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104 or on-line at splcenter.org), ACLU (memorial gift forms on-line at aclu.org, or Tullahoma Animal Shelter (942 Maplewood Ave., Tullahoma, TN 37388).

DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

7/12/19 — Donald McGeehee Moody

Donald McGeehee Moody of Fayetteville, passed this life on Saturday, July 6, 2019, after a brief illness, at his residence at the age of 87. Funeral Services are scheduled for 1 PM, Friday, July 12, 2019 at Lynchburg Funeral Home with burial to follow at Riverview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville. The family will receive friends beginning at 11:30 AM.
A native of Fayetteville, he was the son of the late Chester Bond and Beulah Murray McGeehee Moody. He was a U S Air Force veteran serving during the Korean War. He graduated from MTSU with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Industrial Arts and later received his Master’s degree in Vocational Rehabilitation from the Florida International University in Miami. He worked for many years for the State of Florida as a Facility’s Coordinator.
Mr. Moody was a life long Baptist and a member of the Marble Plains Baptist Church. He was an avid Tennessee Vols fan and enjoyed reading, especially Western novels. His favorite author was Louis L’Amour. Mr. Moody was always very close to his parents and sister as he was growing up and has always enjoyed being with family. He also has a very special pet, Shalako the Maltipoo. Mr. Moody was an extremely kind and generous man who would go out of his way to help others.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sister, Nell Bond Warren.
Mr. Moody is survived by his wife, Glynda Moody of Fayetteville; daughter, Donna Hall and her husband, James of West Palm Beach, FL; grandchildren Laurence Hall of West Palm Beach, FL and Sarah Hall of Tampa, FL; great grandchildren, Ryder and Wyatt Hall; nieces, Brenda Rasmus of West Palm Beach, FL and Wendy Vitali of Fayetteville and their families and many extended family members and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in his honor to a charity of your choice.

LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

Coffee County CHS Football Opens 7 on 7 Scrimmage Schedule on Tuesday

The Coffee County Red Raider football team has a busy first week back following the mandatory TSSAA Dead Period.  The Red Raiders will load the buses and travel to Ooltewah on Tuesday for a 9 AM 7 on 7 scrimmage event.  On Wednesday, Coffee County will travel to Lynchburg to take on Moore County in an 8 AM 7v7 workout with the Blue Raiders.  On Thursday, the Red Raiders will welcome Lincoln County to Manchester for a 5:30 PM 7v7 scrimmage on the CHS practice field.

Next week, Coffee County will hold 7 on 7 scrimmages with Walker Valley on Tuesday and Shelbyville on Thursday.  The Red Raiders will have 3 full team scrimmages in August.  They will take host Stewarts Creek on August 2nd before tangling with Ooltewah on August 12th and traveling to Walker Valley on August 15th.  The Red Raiders open the season on August 23rd at Franklin County.

7/8/19 — Birthdays

Birthdays:
Mattie Irwin, 15 — Pizza Winner!

Stormy George, 5

Jeffrey Smith, 48

Michael Sherrill

7/7/19 — Birthdays

Birthdays:
Wade Bassett — Pizza Winner!

Anniversaries:
Howard & Peggy Reed, 63

7/6/19 — Birthdays

Birthdays:
Kacy Kirk, 27 — Pizza Winner!

Holly Peterson

James Vaughn

Coffee County CHS Softball to Host Scrimmage Games on Tuesday

The Coffee County Lady Raider softball team will host a summer scrimmage tripleheader on Tuesday night.  The Lady Raiders will welcome Cannon County and Rockvale to Terry Floyd Field as each team will play a pair of games.  The public is invited to come out to watch the action beginning at 5 PM.

Coffee County will take on Cannon County at 5 PM.  At 6:15, Cannon County will take on Rockvale.  The evening concludes at 7:30 as Rockvale and Coffee County will do battle.