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1/17/18 — Freddie Gene Waits
Funeral services for Mr. Freddie Gene Waits, age 90, of Manchester, TN,
will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Coffee
County Funeral Chapel with J.T. Jordan and Joseph Johnston, Jr.
officiating. Burial will follow in Fredonia Cemetery. Visitation with
the family will be from 11:00 AM until time of service at the funeral
home. Mr. Waits passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at McArthur
Manor in Manchester, TN.
Freddie was born in Mt. Orab, OH, the son of the late Luther Floyd and
Urah Smith Waits. He served his country in the United States Navy.
Freddie was a foreman for Unistrut and a former deputy and judicial
commissioner for the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department. He was a member
of Canvas Community Church and enjoyed gardening and birdwatching.
In addition to his parents, Freddie was also preceded in death by his
wife, Wilma Jean Hershman Waits. He is survived by one daughter, Heather
(Chris) Swann; two step sons, Vance Creek and Craig Nedoff; three step
daughters, Pamela (Joseph) Johnston, Sherry (Dennis) Burke, and Denise
Arnold; several brothers and sisters; and several grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Waits family.
Coffee County Basketball Splits with Shelbyville on Monday Night
A.J. Rollman of CHS basketball
The Coffee County CHS basketball teams hit the road on Monday night to Shelbyville, moving up Tuesday’s scheduled game to try to avoid bad weather. Playing before a sparse crowd at Shelbyville, the Raiders and Lady Raiders earned a split against their district rivals. The Lady Raiders fell on a last second 3 point shot 53 to 50 while the Red Raiders struggled with consistency but slugged out a 47 to 34 win.
Eleven turnovers in the first half put the Lady Raiders down 10 points at the half. Coffee County made the necessary adjustments at the half to erase the deficit and take a 3 point lead into the 4th quarter and set up a furious finish.
With the game tied with 28 seconds remaining, Shelbyville hit a basket to take a 49 to 47 lead. Jacey Vaughn drained a huge First National Bank 3 point basket with 6 seconds left to put Coffee County on top 50 to 49. But a foul on Coffee County allowed Shelbyville to tie the game with 1.6 seconds remaining in the game. Coffee County turned the ball over on the inbounds play and Shelbyville had one final chance with 4 tenths of a second remaining. Shelbyville’s Jenna Holt hit a huge 3 pointer as the horn sounded to give the Eaglettes the stunning win.
Bella Vinson led Coffee County in scoring with 18 points. Abby Morgan added 12 points as she was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game. Vaughn finished with 11 points. The loss drops the Lady Raiders to 16 and 2 on the season and 4 and 1 in district play.
The Red Raiders struggled with consistency in the boys’ game in the district win. Coffee County went on a 6 to 0 run late in the 1st period to build a 5 point lead over Shelbyville and never trailed again. Poor shooting and sloppy play prevented the Red Raiders from putting the scrappy Eagles away until late in the 4th quarter.
Darius Rozier led Coffee County in scoring with 14 points while De’Aaron Rozier added 10 points. Garrett Booth and A.J. Rollman each added 5 points as Rollman chipped in 8 rebounds to be named the Crazy Daisies player of the game. The win improves the Raiders record to 12 and 4 overall and 5 and 0 in district play.
Coffee County will hit the road on Friday when they travel to Lawrenceburg. The girls’ game against Lawrence County will tip off at 6 PM. Thunder Radio begins live coverage at 5:50 PM with the Powers Storage Pregame Show.
Download the game broadcasts at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
1/18/18 — Joe Ned Brandon
Funeral services for Mr. Joe Ned Brandon, age 76 of Manchester, will be conducted on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Brother Rick Clouse officiating. Burial will follow in Hillsboro Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Mr. Brandon passed away on January 13, 2018 at Unity Medical Center.
Mr. Brandon was born on November 11, 1941 in Manchester to the late Malcolm W. and Audry Smartt Brandon. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in the Vietnam War. He was employed by CDS and was an Agriculture Economist for the Department of Agriculture. He loved being a grandpa, working in the yard and gardening. Joe was a great story teller, was very kind-hearted, and was always there if you needed something.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Bobby Brandon. Survived by his sons, Keven Brandon and Stephen Brandon (Shannon); daughter, Shari Brandon; sister, Shirley Swearengen; brothers, Truman Brandon, Dwight Brandon; step-son, Timothy Driver; step-daughters, Kyrsten Smith and Whitley Driver; 9 grandchildren.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Brandon family.
Juanelle Faye St. John
Ms. Juanelle Faye St. John, age 85, of Manchester, TN passed away on Monday, January 15, 2018, at Unity Medical Center in Manchester. Juanelle was born in Coffee Co., TN, the daughter of the late Benjamin Ernest and Pauline St. John. She was an accounting clerk for AEDC for over 40 years. She was a member of the Manchester Arts Commission, supported the Manchester Arts Center, and was a big Atlanta Braves fan.
In addition to her parents, Juanelle is also preceded in death by one brother, Benjamin St. John, Jr.; one sister, Betty St. John Beebe; and one niece, Theresa Beebe Murphy. She is survived by two nieces, Cathy (Charles) Beebe Carter and Lynn (Bill) Beebe Grisard; one great-niece, Kayla (Steven) Carter Curfman; one nephew, Matthew Carter.
The family asks for donations to be made in Juanelle’s name to the VHL Alliance, www.vhl.org.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the St. John Family.
1/18/18 — Lois Sewell Hartman
Lois Sewell Hartman of Estill Springs, passed this life on Sunday, January
14, 2018 at her residence at the age of 91 years. Funeral Services are
scheduled for Thursday, January 18 at 11 AM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral
Home with burial to follow at New Center Grove Church of Christ
Cemetery. Visitation
with the family will be Wednesday, January 17, 2019 from 5 – 8 PM at the
funeral home.
Mrs. Hartman was the daughter of the late William Osie and Piccola Marie
Perry Sewell. She was born on June 27, 1926. During WW II, Lois and her
sisters went to Mobile, AL and went to work making airplanes for the war.
She
was a member of New Center Grove Church of Christ. She enjoyed quilting,
collecting antiques, hunting for arrowheads, camping, fishing and gardening.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,
William Douglas Hartman Sr; brothers, James and Cordell Sewell and sisters,
Margaret Waggoner and Marie Norton.
She is survived by her sons, William D Hartman Jr. and his wife, Mitzi Rae
of Estill Springs, Randy Hartman and his wife, Dee of Estill Springs and
Phillip Hartman and his wife, Michaele of Tullahoma; daughter, Connie Marie
Woosley and her husband, Claude of Moore County; nine grandchildren; twelve
great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements
1/18/18 — Bethel Eli Elliott
BETHEL ELI ELLIOTT, age 87, of Manchester, Tenn., departed this life on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at Unity Medical Center in Manchester following an extended illness. Mr. Elliott was born in Estill Fork, Ala. to the late Virgil Elliott and Mary Lee Owensby Elliott on December 16, 1930. Mr. Elliott was a self-employed welder and the owner of B&M Welding in Estill Springs for fifty years. He was at one time the owner of Lakeview Restaurant at Woods Reservoir. Mr. Elliott’s hobbies were fishing, welding and in his younger years, dancing.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Elliott was also preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie. He is survived by his daughters; Joyce Anderson and husband Jesse of Manchester, Lisa Kleiner of Manchester, Connie Powers of Winchester, son, Mark Elliott and wife, Cassandra of Winchester, brothers; Luther Elliott of LaVerne, TN and Kenneth Elliott of Winchester. 14-Grandchildren, 11-Great-Grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation is scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Thursday, Jan. 18, in the Chapel of Grant Funeral Services. Services will follow at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday immediately following the visitation. Interment will follow in the Estill Springs Cemetery.
GRANT FUNERAL SERVICES IN CHARGE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS
Titans Part Ways with Head Coach Mike Mularkey
The Titans have parted ways with head coach Mike Mularkey after the two parties couldn’t come to an agreement over the future.
Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk released a statement on Monday morning:
“I want to thank Mike Mularkey for his contributions to our franchise over his tenure with our organization. He took over our team during a low moment and together with Jon built a solid foundation for our franchise. I appreciated that Mike devoted himself to this team and the community.
In fact, we did discuss extending his future with our team over the past week, but in those discussions about the direction of the team, it became evident that we saw different paths to achieve greater success.
It is certainly unfortunate that we couldn’t find enough common ground. I generally believe that continuity is the best path for success, but I also
view this as an important moment for our football team as we try to make that next step to sustained success on the field. Jon will begin the search immediately to identify that person.”
Mularkey was named head coach of the Titans on January 16, 2016. He served as interim coach for the final five games of the 2015 season.
The Titans went 9-7 in back-to-back seasons, and made it to the playoffs in 2017. The Titans lost in the AFC divisional playoffs on Saturday to the Patriots.
Questions about the development of quarterback Marcus Mariota and the team’s inconsistent offense were persistent throughout the course of the season, however.
The Titans finished second in the AFC South in 2017, behind the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Preds Return from Break Poised to ‘Make Some Noise’ in Second Half
Monday’s practice at Centennial Sportsplex didn’t quite feature the same level of excitement as one might observe on the first day of, say, training camp, but it was close.
Rested and recharged coming off of their League-mandated, five-day break, the Nashville Predators got back to work in preparation for the unofficial start of the second half of the season, which comes Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena with the Vegas Golden Knights in town.
It’ll be quite a test for the Preds against the expansion team in the third and final meeting of the regular season – Nashville is 0-1-1 against Vegas thus far – and will give them an opportunity to pick up where they left off before the respite, two wins in a row and points in three straight.
And, aside from the contest on Tuesday, the next few months as a whole will show just how high the Predators can reach before mid-April rolls around. Yes, they currently sit second in their own division with 56 points and four games in hand, but the Preds say they still have plenty of improvements to make in their game in the coming weeks.
If that is indeed the case, look out.
“There’s been times where we’ve played really well, went on a stretch where we won a lot of games, and there’s been some inconsistencies inside the game,” Preds Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “What we did in the first half, we set ourselves up to be in a good spot to this point in the year, and now it’s about taking on the second half and trying to build off of that. I do agree that there’s room to move forward and improve from the work that we did from the first half, but we put ourselves in a good position.”
“I’m really excited, and it’s definitely been a good first half for us, but there’s still a lot to improve,” Predators Captain Roman Josi said. “We try to work on that every day and hopefully get better and better and peak at the end of the season.”
A few items come to mind when looking to pinpoint what needs correcting – better starts to games and spending less time in the penalty box, for instance, and those have both seen improvement as of late.
Josi also named shot totals as something he’d like to see increase, with a greater emphasis placed on Laviolette’s belief that more pucks to the net will simply equate to more goals scored.
“I think we can get more shots to the net,” Josi said. “A lot of games we’ve won, but we got outshot and our goalie stood on his head or we played really well defensively. I think one thing we take a lot of pride in as a team is to get a lot of shots to try to get a lot of time in the O-zone. That’s something we can work on.”
The work that vamped up once more on Monday will continue in the days, weeks and months to come, and although the focus is on Vegas for now, the Preds know in the back of their minds as the springtime slowly inches closer and closer.
“It’s going to be a fun time for our group to grow and take that next step,” Nashville center Ryan Johansen said. “We want to prove to ourselves again that we can get to the playoffs and hopefully play for the Cup again. We have a lot to prove here in this second half, and we’re going to be making some noise.”
Notes:
Forward Viktor Arvidsson left the ice and needed assistance to the locker room during Monday’s practice after suffering what looked to be a lower-body injury; there was no update on Arvidsson’s status immediately following the session.
However, winger Filip Forsberg, who remains on Injured Reserve with an upper-body injury, stepped onto the ice near the end of the session and did some stickhandling by himself. There is no change to Forsberg’s original timetable of a 4-6 week recovery, which would point to a return sometime in February.
Manchester man facing Multiple Charges
Nicholas Dillon Murphy… Photo provided by the CCSD.
Nicholas Dillon Murphy age 23 of Old McMinnville Hwy, Manchester was charged over the weekend by Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Jason Dendy with Theft of Property.
According to the arrest warrant, on December 1, 2017 Murphy removed two vehicles from 386 Sharp Lane in Beechgrove without the owner’s permission. The vehicles were allegedly taken to a salvage yard and sold for $397.10.
Manchester Police Investigator Jackie Matheny also charged Murphy on Friday for shoplifting from Walmart on December 6, 2017. Murphy allegedly removed items valued a $1,002.06 from the store without paying for them.
He was booked in at the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $10,000 and Murphy will appear in court on January 18, 2018.
Special Election being held in Nearby Counties
Tennessee State Senator Jim Tracy of Shelbyville resigned his seat in November to take a job with the Trump administration’s Department of Agriculture.
There will be a special election for voters in Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore and Rutherford counties to fill the Tennessee Senate District 14 vacancy. Candidates are former State Representative Joe Carr and area businessman Shane Reeves.
The republican primary election will be Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 with early voting going on now through Saturday. The general election will be Tuesday, March 13, 2018.
The winner of the Republican primary between Reeves and Carr will face Democrat Gayle Jordan, who is unopposed in the Democratic primary, in the March 13 special general election.