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7/20/17–Susan “Chewy” Marie Larose
Funeral services for Ms. Susan “Chewy” Marie Larose, age 74, of Nashville, TN, will be conducted at 6:00 PM on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Reverend Mary Hassell officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 4:00 PM until time of service at the funeral home. Additional services will be held at a later date at McNeely Funeral Home in Hammond, LA. Ms. Larose passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at Manchester Healthcare in Manchester, TN.
Susan was born in Hammond, LA, the daughter of the late Cleveland Anthony and Marie Elise Morel Larose. She was an elementary teacher for 37 years in Louisiana and Tennessee and was a member of Who’s Who of American Teachers. She was of the Catholic faith and loved doing yard work and her home. She also loved President Donald Trump, especially what he is doing with the country, Israel and the Veterans Program.
Susan is survived by one brother, John Larose of New Orleans, LA; one sister, Mary Larose of FL; niece, Kimberly (David) King of Altamont; and great nephews, Kevin Paul (fiancé Heather Yarbrough) Herring and Kyle Benjamin (Autumn King) Herring.
7/18/2017–Raymond Oscar West
*Raymond Oscar West age 89 of Manchester passed away Saturday July 15,
2017. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Tuesday July 18, 2017 at Manchester
Funeral Home with Danny Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Hoo Doo
Cemetery with Glen Espy, Donny Wiser, Terry Wiser, Darren Hunt, Chase Hunt
and Alan Banks serving as pallbearers. Visitation with the West family will
be Tuesday beginning at 11:00AM until time of service at the Manchester
Funeral Home.*
* Mr. West is the son of the late William and Mary Hill West. He is also
preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters; Bud West, Kenneth West,
Buford West, Robert West, Claude West, Myrtle Bush, Lena Pearl, Pervie West
and an infant brother.*
*Mr. West is survived by his daughter; Lisa (Darren) Hunt of Maryland,
brother; Gene (Faye) West of Murfreesboro, and two grandchildren; Brandi
Sims and Chase Hunt. The family wishes to thank the special care givers;
Bridgette Wiser and Glen Espy for the loving and compassionate care they
provided to their father and grandfather. *
*MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE WEST FAMILY *
www.manchesterfuneralhome.com
7/29/17–Helen Fay Ramsay
A Celebration of Life for Mrs. Helen Fay Ramsay, age 78 of Manchester, will be conducted on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. at Rosewood Chapel in Gainesboro, TN. Mrs. Ramsay passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017 at Bailey Manor in Manchester.
She was born on June 12, 1939 in Smithville, TN to the late Morgan and Stella Smithson. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Ramsay; brother, Brent Smithson. Survived by her daughter, Leigh Ann Ray (Mark); sons, Greg Ramsay (Leslie), Jeff Ramsay (Barbara); brother, Kent Smithson; 7 grandchildren.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Ramsay family.
7/20/17 — Alice E. Barnett
Alice E Barnett of Tullahoma passed this life on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at
the Life Care Center of Tullahoma at the age of 94 years. Funeral services
are scheduled for 2:00 PM on Thursday, June 20, 2017 at Daves-Culbertson
Funeral Home with burial to follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation
with the family will be on Thursday, from 12 – 2 PM at Daves-Culbertson
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Barnett, the daughter of the late James Callie and Maudie E Morrison
Huffman, was born on March 14, 1923 in Louisville, Kentucky. Mrs. Barnett
was a Cancer Survivor, having been diagnosed during the 1970’s. She was a
member of the Spring Creek Baptist Church (Harmony Baptist Church) and was
very active with the Coffee County Senior Citizens. She was also a
volunteer at the Life Care Center of Tullahoma. She enjoyed doing crafts
and making quilts and stuffed animals for children. She would make the
stuffed animals and then donate them to the local fire department to hand
out to children during emergency situations.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of
over 50 years, Carl A Barnett; three brothers, J C Huffman, Henry Curtis
Huffman and John Calvin Huffman and four sisters, Edith Frances “Frankie”
Vancampen, Evelyn Loebig, Mildred “Pooley” Lee and Alma Monroe.
Mrs. Barnett is survived by two children; son, Tedd L Barnett and his wife,
Kimberly of Jacksonville, FL, daughter, Joyce E Barnett and Terry Gallagher
of Santa Maria, CA; sister, Betty Ann Keinsley and her husband, Glenn of
Lanesville, IN; five grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Season Preview – Westwood Girls’ Soccer
Alanna Coker of Westwood soccer [File photo by Tiffany Clutter]
The Lady Rockets will attempt to repeat their regular season conference title when they begin summer workouts with a team camp on July 24th thru July 26th. Coach Donna Burdine will look to get her young squad off to a strong start as they will work out in the camp led by CHS head coach David Amado and members of the Lady Raiders team.
The number one task facing Burdine and her Lady Rockets is the replacement of most of her offensive weapons from last year. The graduation of Lady Rocket goal scorers to the high school squad has Westwood at a disadvantage going into the 2017 season.
The depth of Coach Burdine’s team comes from her defense as she returns her goal keeper from last year in Alanna Coker. Westwood will build their success from the “bottom up” as they should be strongest in the back end. Coker is one of the 8th graders that is expected to lead the Lady Rockets this season. She will be aided by returning defender Lauren Perry, midfielder/forward Diana Ramirez and striker Luz Basurto. Also expected to provide leadership is 7th grade returning starter Anna Johnson.
Coach Burdine was excited about her younger players including the speed and athleticism shown by members of the upcoming 6th grade class. She emphasized that they would be a healthy competition for starting positions when preseason practices get underway.
The Lady Rockets will begin their season on August 25th when they host Cascade at Dyer-Bouldin Field. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast of that match as part of the First National Bank Hometown Sports Series. The opening kick is set for 5:30 PM.
Lady Raider Volleyball Returns from Cumberland Team Camp
“We got up at 7 AM, went to bed at 9 PM and spent the rest of the day on volleyball” is how CHS volleyball coach Andrew Taylor described a busy 3 days of camp at Cumberland University. The Lady Raiders traveled to Lebanon for the Thursday through Saturday camp last week winding down a busy first week of action.
The camp featured drills, instruction, controlled scrimmages, situational play, team bonding activities, recruiting sessions and even nutrition sessions. Returning only 2 starters, Coffee County was looking to get an opportunity to develop some team chemistry and find the best possible rotation. The camp concluded on Saturday with traditional scrimmage games as the Lady Raiders finished the day with a record of 1 and 2. “We got a lot of positional work and got closer as a team” said Taylor.
Coffee County will travel to Eagleville on Wednesday to begin a team camp that runs through Friday. Coach Taylor is looking to get a lot more game action for his young Lady Raiders. Coffee County will return home to host a varsity play day on Wednesday, July 26th. The Lady Raiders conclude preseason play with a varsity/JV scrimmage play day at Stewarts Creek on August 5th.
The Lady Raiders open the season on August 14th at home when they play host to Middle Tennessee Christian School. That match is scheduled for 6 PM. The Lady Raiders will be featured this fall on the First National Bank Home Town Sports Series. Thunder Radio’s first CHS volleyball broadcast is set for August 15th when they play host to Shelbyville at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.
Coach Taylor will also be a guest on the July 22nd edition of the Coffee Coaches Show to talk about the upcoming season. The Coffee Coaches Show is heard each Saturday at 10 AM here on Thunder Radio as it is broadcast live from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln.
Estill Springs Woman Cuts Friend’s Throat–Charged with Attempted Criminal Homicide and Aggravated Assault
Christina Lynn Sain
According to Estill Springs Police Chief Allen Rhodes, the 40-year-old Sain allegedly used a pocket knife to attack the victim while in a parked car at the store.
Sain is in the Franklin County jail charged with attempted criminal homicide and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Her bond was set at $300,000.
Chief Rhodes said the victim, whose name was not given, was taken to a hospital where she was treated and released.
The incident remains under investigation.
Grundy County Sheriff’s Deputy Fired after being charged with Domestic Assault
Alan LaLonde
Sheriff Clint Shrum says that Alan LaLonde was arrested the evening of July 12, after an incident at a woman’s home.
The alleged assault was witnessed by a second person.
LaLonde was released on bond, with a GPS monitor.
“I am extremely disappointed in the actions of our team member that has resulted in his termination from this office. An incident of this nature is unacceptable to me and only serves to tarnish and disdain the hard work done by the other members of this agency. Domestic violence is a serious allegation and will be taken as such by this agency,” Shrum said in a news release.
LaLonde has been relieved of his duty for conduct below the standards of the office and conduct unbecoming.
Two Rutherford County Teens Die in Car Crash
Two teens and Blackman High School students died in a Saturday (7/15/17) morning accident in Rutherford County. The wreck occurred around 3:30AM in the morning.
Apparently, the car ran off the roadway and into a creek near the Dilton Mankin Road and Wilson Overall Road intersection.
Life Flight helicopter flew at least one other teen to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. A 4th and possibly 5th teenager believed to be in the car were also injured. However, the Tennessee Highway Patrol has yet to verify details as the instigation remains open and ongoing. (WGNS Radio)
Report Claims Rollback of Internet Rules Based on False Info
The FCC is accepting public comments through Monday on its plan to revoke net-neutrality protections. (transCam/Flickr)
In his argument to revisit the Obama-era rule, current FCC chairman Ajit Pai cited a paper published in an academic journal that claimed the agency had failed to consider the economic impacts on industry. Muhlenberg College assistant professor Jefferson Pooley, co-author of a new study published in the same International Journal for Communication, said Pai’s position is based on a paper riddled with factual errors and unsubstantiated claims.
“We showed that this core claim was incorrect,” he said, “that in fact, economists had been perhaps more active in coming up with the net-neutrality rules than ever before.”
Pooley’s team also found that the article cited by Pai was paid for by CALinnovates, a public-relations group that specializes in promoting policy for AT&T, an internet service provider that Pooley said could benefit if open-internet rules are reversed. Proponents of rolling back net neutrality have said regulating internet service providers as a utility hampers innovation and investment.
Pooley said he believes the failure to disclose industry funding amounts to “information laundering,” making it possible for the FCC director to cite an academic publication without any trace of AT&T’s fingerprints. He said it’s important for the public, and public officials, to know whose interests are behind research.
“We would probably dismiss a claim that AT&T made directly against net neutrality, since they stand to gain financially,” he said. “So instead of making the argument directly, they funded academics who published an article in an academic journal.”
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, has spoken out in support of rolling back federal regulations.
The CALinnovates article is online here, and Pooley’s research is here.