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10/18/17 — Edward W. Allen
Funeral services for Mr. Edward W. Allen, age 88 of Manchester, will be conducted on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Reverend David Petty and Timothy Allen officiating. Burial will follow in Concord Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday at the funeral home from 11:00 A.M. until service time at 2:00 P.M. Mr. Allen passed away on Friday, October 13, 2017 at Unity Medical Center.
Mr. Allen was born in Lansing, Michigan to the late Lewis and Cora Allen. He was a member of Manchester Church of God. Edward was a journalist for the Manchester Times and was heavily involved in many aspects of the Manchester community. He was a member of the Toast Masters Club, Kiwanis Club, the Optimist Club, Director of the Youth for Christ, and served in many other ways to benefit others. He was known as a great photographer and had a way with words. Mr. Allen was a well-known Gospel radio personality, and worked for the Gospel Music Association in Nashville. Most all that knew him called him, “Mr. Ed.”.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Ada Grace Allen; son, James D. Allen; brothers, Sherwood Allen, Truman Allen; sister, Lucille Tugan; grandchildren, Kenneth Allen, Alisa Allen, Robert Golden. Survived by his son, Wayne Allen (Sandra); daughters, Rickie Luckadoo (Gene), Lola Golden (Gary); daughter-in-law, April Allen; brother, Eldon Allen; 23 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, 5 great-great grandchildren.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Allen family.
10/20/17 — Ida Mai Frye Meadows
Funeral services for Ida Mai Frye Meadows, age 94 of Manchester, will be conducted on Friday, October 20, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at Manchester Funeral Home with Jimmy Brazier officiating. Burial will follow in Farrar Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday at the funeral home prior to the service from 11:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. Mrs. Meadows passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at her home.
Ida was born on March 6, 1923 to the late Bill Frye and Marye Buchanan. In former years, she enjoyed sewing, fishing, and spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, William Meadows; son, Orville “Big Boy” Ward; daughter, Barbara Jean Holder; brother, Wendy Frye; sisters, Virginia Nelson, Dolly Pratt, Louise Nelson, “Pumpkin” Buchanan , Ruthie Frederick. Survived by her son, Wayne Ward (Kathy); sisters, Evelyn Smith, Faye Frazier; 8 grandchildren, many great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Meadows family.
10/18/17 — Neil E. Dillard
Neil E Dillard, of Manchester, passed this life on Saturday, October 14,
2017 at Unity Medical Center of Manchester at the age of 42 years. Memorial
Services are scheduled for Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 10 AM at
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
A native of Shreveport, LA, he was born on November 19, 1974. Neil enjoyed
playing pool, wood carving, doing crafts and playing his guitar. He also
loved music.
Neil is survived by his father Ron Dillard of Murfreesboro; his mother,
Carylon Frantz and her husband, John of Beech Grove; children, Jeremy and
Trinity Dillard of AL and brother David Dillard of Nashville.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Red Raiders Fall in Pink-Out Game
Darius Rozier of CHS football[Photo by Demarco Moore – Manchester Times]
Trailing 42 to 7, Coffee County got their second touchdown on the night with 8:12 left in the 3rd quarter when Alontae Taylor scored on a 63 yard keeper. Darius Rozier added the final score on a 13 yard touchdown reception in the 4th quarter.
Taylor finished the night with 16 carries for 174 yards. He also passed 7 times with 4 completions and 2 touchdowns. Darius Rozier caught 2 passes for 32 yards and a score as he was named the Crazy Daisies Player of the Game.
Coffee County will be back at Carden-Jarrell Field on Friday when they play host to Siegel. Friday night will be the final home game and will also be Senior Night. Kick-off is set for 7 PM and Thunder Radio will begin live coverage at 6 PM with the Friday Night Thunder Pregame Show.
Download the broadcast at: www.WMSRradio.com/downloads
CHS Anglers Fare Well at TN Trail Event in East Tennessee
Three boats from the Coffee County Bass Club made the long trek to Jefferson City on Saturday to compete in the 2nd stop of the season for the Tennessee BASS Nation High School Trail series. Competing in a field of 72 boats, the Raider anglers represented Coffee County well with a pair of Top 25 finishes.
Leading the way for Coffee County was the team of Brandon and Dawson Wells as they landed a 3.87 pound largemouth to finish in 13th place. The team of Isaiah Owens and Garrett Davis came in 23rd place as they caught a 2.34 pound bass.
The Raider anglers will be back on the water again on Saturday when they will fish a region meet at Tims Ford. Boats will take off from the Franklin County Bass Club ramp at first light.
CHS Runners Face Tough Field at Middle Tennessee Cross Country Championships
Emily St. John(left) and Sarah Pearson(right) of CHS cross country
The Coffee County CHS cross country teams traveled to Dickson on Saturday for their final tune-up prior to the Region 4-AAA championships. Facing the largest and most talented field of runners that they have faced all year, neither Red Raider team could break the top 50 in the individual standings in the Middle Tennessee Cross Country Championships.
For the Lady Raiders, Sarah Pearson was the top finisher with a time of 24:06 to capture 89th place. Emily St. John was 13 seconds back of Sarah as she finished in 93rd place. Trava Brown posted a time of 28:50, Shelby Watkins ran a 31:17 and Kara Mueller and Zoe Mills both finished at 33:15. The Lady Raiders finished 22nd in the team standings ahead of district rivals Lincoln County and Columbia.
Bradley Kishpaugh paced the Red Raider runners as he broke the tape with a time of 19:34 for the 3.1 mile course. That finish was good enough for 106th place. Neil Slone finished at 20:41; Reuben Chaput posted a time of 21:51; Johnny Dulin ran the course in 21:55 and Jacob Melton finished with a time of 23:35 as Coffee County finished 29th in the team standings as they were also ahead of district rivals Columbia and Lincoln County.
The Raider harriers will next compete in the Region 4-AAA regional championship on Thursday, October 26th at Columbia’s Maury County Park. The girls’ race will get underway at 3 PM with the boys to follow at 3:45. Coach Nathan Wanuch and members of the CHS cross country team will be guests on the October 28th edition of the Coffee Coaches Show to talk about the season. The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast from 10 to 11 each Saturday morning live from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln. The Coffee Coaches Show is heard exclusively here on Thunder Radio.
Westwood’s Bodey Todd Qualifies for State Cross Country Race
Bodey Todd with his 10th place trophy from Saturday’s regional race[Photo by Scott Todd]
Todd, an 8th grader at Westwood Middle School, will compete in the meet on Saturday in Knoxville. The Tennessee State Middle School Championships is hosted by Knoxville Youth Athletics at Victor Ashe Park. Todd will once again participate individually in a race that featured 325 runners in 2016. The race will get underway at 1:45 PM EDT on Saturday.
Animal Rescue Corps Rescues 14 Animals in Monteagle
Photo from Animal Rescue Corps
The Animal Rescue Corps responded to an urgent call for assistance from the Monteagle Tennessee Police Department on Thursday. Animal Rescue Corps rescued 14 animals found abandoned in makeshift pens inside a horse trailer. The animals appear to have been housed in the trailer for some time and abandoned at this location days ago. They were found without food or water. All of the animals exhibited signs of chronic neglect, tumors, dehydration, intestinal worms, external parasites, runny eyes, overgrown nails, and more.
The 14 animals were found in the horse trailer that was left attached to a U-Haul box truck behind a restaurant.
Employees with the restaurant provided food and water after discovering the animals trapped in the trailer.
The animals were being taken to an emergency shelter in Lebanon where they will receive thorough veterinary exams, vaccinations, and medical treatment.
Once they have been deemed ready, the animals will be transferred to shelters and rescue organizations to be adopted into loving homes.
CVS Pharmacy Robbed in Decherd
On Tuesday, October 10th at approximately 8:44 PM, Decherd Police Department was dispatched to CVS Pharmacy located at 1717 Decherd Blvd to a robbery in progress. A person dressed in all black including a black ski mask made his way into the store and to the pharmacy where he demanded the workers to give him OxyContin. The clerk was able to identify the person as a male due to his voice. He was carrying a black trash bag and advised the employees that he had a gun. The employees complied with his request. The suspect then fled the scene before the officers arrived. The manager of the store was out front at the time and saw the suspect as he was leaving the store. The manager stated he observed the suspect pull his mask down and was able to tell that he was a white male.
Two Decherd officers arrived on scene less than a minute from the time the call was dispatched. They received assistance from Winchester Police Department and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and were unable to locate the subject.
Decherd Police Department is asking for assistance from anyone who may have information in regard to this case. You may call the Franklin County Communications at 931-967-2331.
Controversy Plays a Hand in Predators’ OT Loss to Hawks
Brandon Saad scored in overtime as the Nashville Predators fell 2-1 to the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on Saturday night. The result ends Nashville’s two-game win streak and leaves them with one point in three road games this season.
The Predators had a 1-0 advantage courtesy of a Filip Forsberg tally in the second period, but Patrick Sharp tied the game with less than six minutes to play in regulation before Saad ended it.
Despite the result, Nashville gained a point in what may have been their most complete effort of the young season against an opponent and in a building that hasn’t been kind to them in recent regular-season outings.
“It hurts a little not getting the second point of the two,” Predators forward Colton Sissons said. “We did like our game. For a majority of the game, I thought it was our best game of the season. It stinks leaving a point out there, but we can definitely build off of that game.”
Sharp’s goal came with controversy as Preds defenseman Matt Irwin got tied up with Chicago’s Ryan Hartman in front of the net. Irwin lost his stick in the exchange and was forced to attempt to defend Sharp without it.
“[We were] just playing an unbelievable game to that point, and to have it taken away from us like that is ridiculous,” Preds Head Coach Peter Laviolette said.
After a first period that saw Nashville register 18 shots on goal, Forsberg deftly flipped the puck to his backhand and threw it behind Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford for a 1-0 Nashville lead in the final two minutes of the second. It was Forsberg’s fifth goal of the young season, four of them coming with the man advantage.
Goaltender Pekka Rinne stopped 33 Chicago shots on the night; Corey Crawford turned aside 37 of Nashville’s 38 shots.
With five out of a possible six points in their last three outings, the Predators have recovered nicely from an early 0-2 start to the season – and with efforts like the one in Chicago on a consistent basis, there will be points gained more often than not.
“Certainly trending in the right direction,” Sissons said. “A lot of work to do, but we’re definitely feeling better about ourselves and we can continue build off the way we did tonight.”
Notes:
Despite taking part in the Preds optional morning skate, Captain Roman Josi (lower-body injury; day-to-day) missed his third consecutive game. Yannick Weber (upper-body; day-to-day) also did not play.
Blueliner Anthony Bitetto logged his second game of the season in the absence of Josi and Weber.
Next up for Nashville is a quick stop in Smashville to host Colin Wilson and the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.