Mr. Bruce Scott Marchetti, age 62, of Manchester, passed from this life on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Bruce was born on November 30, 1957, the son of the late René and Sandra Marchetti. He was a retired United States Air Force Vietnam Veteran. Bruce enjoyed gardening, traveling with his family, and fishing. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother.

Bruce is preceded in death by his parents, René and Sandra Marchetti. He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Sherri Marchetti; one son, Bruce Marchetti, Jr. (Felicia); three daughters, Sarah Marchetti, Tracy Mulligan, and Michelle Holdridge; two brothers, René Marchetti and Craig Marchetti; one sister, Suzette Marchetti; ten grandchildren, Isiah, Kaden, Bella, Christian, Madison, Logan, Paisley, Jaxon, Ealynne, and Ashton.

Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Marchetti family.

You may sign the online guestbook at www.coffeecountyfuneralchapel.com.

Graveside services for Mr. Sam Watson Jr, age 82, of Hillsboro, will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Prairie Plains Methodist Cemetery in Hillsboro, TN. Mr. Watson passed from this life on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at his residence in Hillsboro.

Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Watson family.

You may sign the online guestbook at www.coffeecountyfuneralchapel.com.

Hassie “Pebbles” M. Merrell of Tullahoma passed this life on Tuesday,
August 18, 2020 at Centennial Hospital at the age of 56 years. Funeral
Services are scheduled for Friday, August 21 at 2 PM at Daves-Culbertson
Funeral Home with burial to follow at Summerfield Cemetery in Monteagle,
TN.  The family will receive friends from 12 – 2 PM.

Hassie, a native of Monteagle, was the daughter of the late Joe Lannie Hill
Sr. and Josephine Cox Hill. She was a member of Calvary Apostolic Church of
Jesus in Tullahoma and enjoyed being at church.  Hassie impacted many
people and was the cherished wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend
to many.  She was the definition of “unconditional love”. Hassie loved
being with her family and was always the “life of the party”.  She enjoyed
taking unannounced photos of her family and friends but never liked to have
her own picture taken.  She also enjoyed cooking and sewing for her
grandchildren.  She operated her own beauty shop for several years,
Hassie’s Beauty Shop in Monteagle and was an LPN for many years.

In addition to parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Ruby Layne
(Tim Layne); Frieda Layne (Wendell Layne) and Troyce Ann Hill.

She is survived by her husband, Jimmy Merrell of Tullahoma; sons, Jay
Merrell (Mary Frances) of Tullahoma, Evan Merrell (Casey) of Tracy City and
Brandon Merrell (Megan) of Monteagle; brother, Joe Hill (Dannette) of
Lynchburg; sisters, Patsy Foshee (Ronnie) of Monteagle and Wanda Marsh
(Wilbert) of Estill Springs and grandchildren, Dylan, Lannie, Alice,
Bailey, Josiah, Maisie and Mason Merrell.

Due to COVID-19 the family has requested that anyone attending please
maintain social distancing and wear masks if possible.

Please visit our website at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com to leave
online condolences. Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.

Funeral services for Thelma Louise Espy Collins, age 60 of Beechgrove, will
be conducted on Friday, August 21, 2020, at 1 PM in the Manchester Funeral
Home chapel with pastor Chip Sekulich officiating. Burial will follow in
the Gilley Hill cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held on
Thursday, August 20 from 5-8 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Collins passed
away at her home on Friday, August 14, 2020.

Ms. Louise was born on August 23, 1959, in Coffee County, to the late
Herbert and Maddie Mae Green Espy. In addition to her parents, she is
preceded in death by three brothers, James, John Ray, and Edward Espy. Ms.
Louise is survived by her husband, Daniel Collins; son, Stephen Collins,
daughter, Stephanie Steelman and her husband, Cody; eight grandchildren;
and three brothers, Jesse, Rick, and Thurman Espy.

Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Collins family.

www.manchesterfuneralhome.com

Grobleski, Ronald Edward, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Sunday, August 16th, 2020 at Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville at the age of 80. Mr. Grobleski was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania to the late Edward and Anna Petrobich Grobleski. He served his country proudly in the United States Air Force before, during, and after the Vietnam War, attaining the rank of Master Sargent before his retirement. He is survived by his loving wife, Leonora Sheila Grobleski; three daughters, Berit MacRae, Leanne Grobleski, and Jeannie Grobleski; one brother; two sisters; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Visitation for Mr. Grobleski will be held on Friday, August 21st, 2020 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 5:00-7:00pm. Military honors will be rendered at approximately 6:45pm. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Multi County Cancer Support Network, P.O. Box 1355, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Judy Gail Douglas of Tullahoma passed this life on Friday, August 14, 2020
at St. Thomas West Hospital at the age of 64.  No services are scheduled.

Mrs. Douglas, a native of Hartsville, TN, was the daughter of the late John
and Nellie Stafford. She was an avid TN Vols and Dallas Cowboys football
fan. She liked helping people.

She is survived by son, Dallas Sturgis of Nashville; daughter, Tracy
Covington of Jonesboro, Arkansas; brothers, Jimmy and Johnny Stafford;
sister, Linda Reece; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Please visit our website at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com to leave
online condolences. Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.

James F. Fuqua, Sr. of Tullahoma, TN passed away peacefully in Birmingham,
AL. on January 24, 2020at the age of 100. Graveside services will be held
on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at 11 AM at the family plot in Oakwood
Cemetery.

 James was born on 9/15/1919 in Springfield, TN. to the late Frank and
Elizabeth Fuqua. He was the husband of the late Mary Ruth Simpkins Fuqua
for 52 years. Their son is James F. Fuqua, Jr. of Mountain Brook, Alabama.

Survivors in addition to their son are daughter-in-law Sena Steenbergen
Fuqua and granddaughters, Sena Meredith Sherrill (John) and three Great
Grandchildren, James Madden Sherrill, John Fuqua Sherrill and Vivian Ruth
Sherrill, all of Mountain Brook, Alabama and Bradley Elizabeth Petersen
(Stephen) and Great Grandson, Huck Bryant Petersen of Jupiter, Florida.

After serving in the Army Air Forces in WWII, and graduating from Middle
Tennessee State University, James had a long, illustrious career with the
USAF in both civilian and consulting roles. Over the last 35 years,
originally with Mary Ruth, they owned Mary Ruth Fuqua Antiques in
Lynchburg, TN.

James was very active in his community, serving on the Coffee County
Election Commission, the Tullahoma City Schools Board of Education and was
the Chairman of the Administrative Board of First United Methodist Church
in Tullahoma for 9 years. He was a founding member of Lakewood Golf and
Country Club.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests Memorial gifts to All Hands and
Hearts Smart Response-Hurricane Dorian Relief at *give.allhandsandhearts.org
<http://give.allhandsandhearts.org> *or No Kid Hungry at *nokidhungy.org
<http://nokidhungy.org>.*

Please visit our website at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com to leave
online condolences. Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.

Manchester, Tennessee- Mr. Christopher Albert Pierce, Jr., age 91, of
Manchester, TN, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020, at his residence.

Mr. Pierce was born in Brookhaven, NY, to his late parents, Christopher
Albert Pierce, Sr., and Irene Daub Pierce. He was a retired veteran of the
United States Navy, where he served his country in the Korean War. Mr.
Pierce was the owner and operator of Pierce Arrow Fence Company here in
Manchester. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son,
Chester Pierce and sisters, Irene Turner and Dorothy Kneski.

Mr. Pierce is survived by a son, James (Juanita) Pierce; daughters, Susan
(Claudio) Rivera, Marjorie Jensen, and Christine Fisher; sister, Gladys
Harris; grandchildren, Ann, Eugene, Erica, Jose, William, Emily, Julie,
Ronnie, Debbie, Bobby, and Chris; several great grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.

Family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, from 11:00AM
until 1:00PM at Central Funeral Home in Manchester. A memorial service will
follow visitation at 1:00PM in the chapel of Central Funeral Home. Burial
will follow at a later date at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.