William L May of Manchester, passed this life on Friday, October 12, 2018
at his residence at the age of 74. No services are scheduled.

A native of Benton Harbor, MI, he was the son of the late Walter L and
Irene Proctor May. He enjoyed fishing, working in his yard and tinkering
with his van.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brother, Larry May.

He is survived by his wife, Wanda May of Manchester; daughters, B J May of
Tampa, FL, Jessica English and her husband, Floyd of Manchester and Barbara
Brewer and her fiancé, Curtis Severino of Painsville, OH; brothers, Danny
May of Morrison and Richard May of Texas; sister, Marquita May of
Chiefland, FL and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements

Walter Douglas Robertson, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Sunday,
October 21st, 2018 at Tennova Healthcare-Harton at the age of 89. Mr.
Robertson was born in Tullahoma to the late Caleb and Gertrude Hyde
Robertson. He served his country proudly in the National Guard and work
for many years as a mail carrier with the United States Postal Service.
Mr. Robertson was a member of Estill Springs Baptist Church and was a
former member of the Mail Carriers Union. In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Scott Robertson; one son, Phil
Robertson; six brothers, Rainford, Hubert, Paul, Jack, Bobby and Ralph
Robertson; and two sisters, Lillian Fanning and Louise Huskey. Mr.
Robertson is survived by his son, Scott Robertson and his wife Regina of
Tullahoma; daughter-in-law, Rita Storey of Tullahoma; two sisters, Gladys
Griffin and Joann Woodson; grandchildren, Chris Robertson, Matt
Robertson, Shannan Mallich, Amanda West, Leah Fly, Andrew Scott, Patty
Bartlett and Tracey Gilliland; and great-grandchildren, Tyler, Alexa,
Alyce, Carter, Jaden, Grace, Braxton, Aiden, Jackson, Kailey, Trenton and
Courtney. Visitation for Mr. Robertson will be held on Wednesday, October
24th, 2018 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 5:00-8:00pm. The funeral service
will be held on Thursday, October 25th, 2018 at 2:00pm in the Kilgore
Funeral Home Chapel with Pastors Donald Gregory and Chris Seals
officiating. Burial will follow at Concord Cemetery. For those who wish,
in lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the
American Lung Association, 55 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago,
Illinois 60601.

Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Boyd, Effie Lee, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Friday, October
5th, 2018 at Morning Pointe of Tullahoma at the age of 85. Mrs. Boyd was
born in Alamo, Georgia to the late John and Josie Thomas Watkins. She was
a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and went on to work as a
Tech File Librarian at Arnold Engineering Development Center. Mrs. Boyd
was also a member of First United Methodist Church in Manchester. She was
preceded in death by her father, John Watkins; her birth mother, Josie
Watkins; her mother, Josephine Watkins; and her husband, William
Cleveland “Bill” Boyd. Mrs. Boyd is survived by one daughter, Sheila
Brown and her husband Eugene of Estill Springs; two sons, David Boyd and
his wife Suzi of Manchester, and Danny Boyd and his wife Debra of
Tullahoma; three grandchildren, LeAnne Henry and her husband Boz, Will
Boyd, and Amanda Bone and her husband Jason; three great-grandchildren,
Josey, Emmaline and Cora; two brothers, John Watkins and his wife Dale
and James Watkins; and two sisters, Jo Ann Caldwell and Barbara Rubino
and her husband Frank. Visitation for Mrs. Boyd will be held on Saturday,
October 27th, 2018 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 4:00-6:00pm with a
memorial service to immediately follow at 6:00pm with Rev. Mark Barron
officiating. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that
donations be made to Hospice Compassus and their Palliative Care Program,
110 East Lauderdale Street, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.

Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Derrick Taylor
Bethel Springs, TN: Derrick Jay Taylor, age 51, died at his home Sunday afternoon October 21, 2018 as the result of an ATV accident.

Mr. Taylor was born and reared in Coffee County, TN, the son of Charles William Taylor and the late Mary Wanda Wright Taylor. He graduated from Middle Tennessee Christian School at Murfreesboro in 1985 and from Freed-Hardeman University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Communications. He earned a Master of Education from Freed-Hardeman in 1998.

He married Sonya Rushing in 1989 and they made their home at Bethel Springs. He taught school at Beech Bluff for fifteen years and was currently teaching fourth grade math at Rose Hill K-8 in the Jackson-Madison County School System where he was also the girls’ volleyball coach. He was a self-taught musician, using his musical abilities and his love for music in his innovative teaching style. He loved fishing and camping. He was a member of the Adamsville Church of Christ.

He is survived by his wife Sonya Rushing Taylor, a son Zane William Taylor and a daughter Ella Grace Taylor all of Bethel Springs, his father and step-mother Charles and Martha Corlew Taylor of Manchester a sister Karen Tennant of Dyersburg, and two step-brothers Steve Corlew of Lexington and Marc Corlew of Manchester.

He was preceded in death by his mother Mary Wanda Wright Taylor and a step-sister Carol Corlew Boyd.

Memorial services will be 6:00 PM Thursday at Shackelford Funeral Directors Crook Avenue with Van Vansandt officiating. The family will receive friends at Shackelford Crook Avenue from 3:00 PM until 6:00 pm Thursday.