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Debbie Amos
Debbie Amos of Tullahoma, TN passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 3,
2022 surrounded by her family that she adored. Funeral services are
scheduled for Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 2 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral
Home with burial to follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will
receive friends from 12 PM until the service time.
Debbie was born on January 31, 1952, to the late Albert Norris and Ruth
Posey Campbell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
her brothers, Joey Campbell and Alan “Ace” Campbell; sister, Cassie
Campbell and one grandson.
Debbie enjoyed gardening and working outside as well as socializing with
her friends and going out to the lake. She was very fashionable and loved
accessories such as hats and jewelry. She enjoyed going to Atlanta and
shopping at the “market”.
Debbie poured her heart and soul into her family and friends. She never met
a stranger and made everyone she encountered feel special and important.
Those who knew her were touched by her kindness and humor. Her pleasant
personality was contagious, and she knew how to find humor in all of life’s
mundane circumstances. She was truly one of a kind and to be loved by her
was to be truly blessed. She will be deeply missed by all she left behind.
She is survived by her husband, Dwight Amos; her children, Justin Allen
(Courtney), Jennifer Holt (Andrew), Angie Baker (Jason), and Ambre Holloway
(Shane); sisters, Donna Kelly and Tracy Miller and eight grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be made in
her honor to Blue Monarch, P O Box 1207, Monteagle, TN 37356.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Johnnie Mae Bonner Baker
Johnnie Mae Bonner Baker passed this earthly life peacefully on March 3, 2022, at the age of 86. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 2:00PM in the Manchester Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. Benny Benjamin officiating. Visitation with the family will begin at 11:00AM on Saturday until the time of services at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Warren Cemetery in Pelham, TN.
She was born to the late John and Lottie Garner on September 20, 1935, in Hillsboro, TN. Johnnie was a hard worker and retired from Middle Tennessee State University. After retiring, she took great pride in her many hobbies, including cutting her quilt pieces, flower gardening, and antiquing. She also had a deep love for animals, especially her cats.
The simplest pleasures in life brought great joy to Johnnie. She was a member of the coffee County Farmer’s Marker, where she meticulously created beautiful homemade fried pies, all made from scratch. She took great pride in creating her pies and always looked forward to selling her creations each Saturday morning. Johnnie enjoyed attending Sunday service at Prairie Plains Baptist Church where she was a member. She could always find happiness in her daily activities.
In addition to her parents, Johnnie is preceded in death by her first husband, Glenn William Bonner and her second husband, Curtis Baker. She is survived by her daughter, Glenda Sue Smead (Gordon) of Nashville, TN; daughter, Rhonda Renee Matthews (Clyde) of Hillsboro, TN; son, Gerald William Bonner (Loretta) of Arlington, TN; granddaughters, Glenda Suzanne Smead Cardwell (James) of Manchester, TN and Stephanie Leane Matthews Bowman (Nathan) of Lynchburg, TN; great-grandson, Eli Gabriel Matthews of Lynchburg, TN; and one sister, Nada Heatherly of Morrison, TN.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Bonner Baker family.
Constance M. Bruschi
Constance M. Bruschi of Manchester, TN passed this life on Thursday, March
3, 2022, at Unity Medical Center in Manchester at the age of 86. No
services are scheduled.
Mrs Bruschi was a native of Somerville, New Jersey. She loved going
shopping and collecting dolls and figurines. She always enjoyed when her
family would gather in Tennessee to visit or she would travel to Florida to
celebrate holidays with them.
She was preceded in death by her husband, David A Bruschi; granddaughter,
Elizabeth Bruschi and great-granddaughter Mayci Lynn Wilson.
She is survived by son, Kevin Bruschi of Roundup, Montana; daughter, Arlene
Brown (Raymond) of Loxahatchee, FL; grandchildren, Dawn Bruschi, Lynette
Bruschi, Daniel Bruschi, Emily Brown and Raymond Brown and
great-grandchildren, Caleb Bruschi and Kaydense Wilson.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
REGION CHAMPIONS!!!!!
MANCHESTER — There are instant classics. Then there is what happened at The Patch Thursday night.
The Coffee County Central Red Raiders erased a 10-point fourth quarter deficit and came out on top of Walker Valley 51-46 in double overtime of the Region 3-4A Championship game. The first region title for the program since the 1970s.
The Mustangs of Walker Valley had beaten the Raiders by double digits twice earlier this season.
“I’m just so proud of this team, so proud of these guys and what they have accomplished for our school,” said and emotional Coffee County Head Coach Andrew Taylor after the win.
“This community loves basketball and … I’ve been around it a lot and this scene tonight,” added Taylor, talking about the crowd and the atmosphere, “It really reminds me a lot of the girls in 1993.”
The win means the Raiders will host Stewarts Creek in the state sectional at 7 p.m. Monday night. The winner of that game will go to the TSSAA State Tournament.
Thursday night in Manchester, the Raiders got off the mat in the fourth quarter when things looked bleak – erasing a 10 point deficit in just 5 minutes of game play. Red Raider junior Dayne Crosslin nailed a 3 with 5:40 to play to eat into the Mustangs lead, then Crosslin buried another one with 4:49 to play to cut the deficit to 2.
Senior Aidan Abellana found some room in the paint and knocked down an inside shot to complete the comeback at 44-44 with 2:57 to play.
“We talked in the locker room about how we were a fourth quarter team,” explained Taylor. “And when we went into the fourth quarter down 10 there was no panic on our bench, no concern with our guys. That was an excellent finish.”
The Mustangs actually held the ball for the final 2:57 of regulation and put up a final shot at the buzzer that was no good.
The Raiders took a 46-44 lead in the first overtime on a pair of free throws from Phineas Rollman with 33 seconds to play. But Walker Valley’s Hobert Brabson was fouled on his way to the bucket with just 3.7 seconds on the clock and the guard was able to knock down both free throws under immense pressure to tie the game.
The Raiders actually got a long inbound pass ahead and Abellana had a legitimate look at a 3 to win the game but it hit back iron – forcing double overtime.
The Raiders took the lead in the second overtime and never gave it up.
Rollman hit a free throw with 3:43 to play and Brady Nugent got to the basket with 1:14 to play to put CHS up 49-46. With 15 seconds to play, the Raiders got an outlet ahead to Crosslin who dropped it in the bucket in the final seconds to set the final.
Counting both overtimes, the Raider defense held Walker Valley to to 2 points over the final 11 minutes of game time. The Mustangs only scored 8 points in the final 16 minutes (including both overtimes).
Crosslin finished with 20 points for the Raiders – following up his 25 point night Tuesday night against Franklin County. Shemwell had 16 points and Nugent 6.
The Raiders will now host Stewarts Creek at 7 p.m. Monday at The Patch. The winner advances to the state tournament, the loser’s season will end. That game will be broadcast on Thunder Radio.
Region Champions! 
Andrew Taylor 
Jackson Shemwell, Phineas Rollman, Connor Shemwell and John Dobson 
Aidan Abellana 
All Region Tournament MVP Dayne Crosslin, and all-region Raiders Brady Nugent, Phineas Rollman and Connor Shemwell.
Birthdays- March 3
Adrik Higgins
Nicole Simmons- 34- Pizza Winner!
SPRING SCOREBOARD: Results from Wednesday, March 2
BASEBALL
Coffee County Middle 10, Warren County 3
Coffee County completed the series sweep of Warren County with a 10-3 win in the Raiders’ home opener Wednesday afternoon.
Six different Red Raiders scored runs on the night and the Raiders got two multi-hit performances – from AJ Schuster and Jase Cashion. Austin Gipson picked up the win on the mound – striking out 9 and walking 4 over four and one-third innings of work. He allowed one earned run.
CMS is set to host Grundy County Thursday.
SOFTBALL
Coffee County Middle 6, Warren County 5
The Lady Raiders flipped the score on the Pioneers from the previous night to split the season series 1-1.
Coffee County got a run in the first, two in the second and two more in the third and then held on.
Ella Arnold led the way at the plate with three singles for CMS. She also scored a run.
CMS will return to action against Harris on Monday, March 7.
SOCCER
Coffee Middle 3, Liberty 1 (March 1)
Coffee County opened the season with a 3-1 win over Liberty behind goals from Patrick Brown, Trey Caron and Luke Campbell.
Pete Rose returning to Manchester March 16
Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader is making a return visit to Manchester.
Pete Rose will be at Al White Ford Lincoln from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, March 16. Everyone is welcome to stop by and visit with Rose – there is no charge. There will be hotdogs, chips and drinks available. Thunder Radio will be on site, as well.
There will be no autographs signed during this time.
Al White Ford Lincoln is located at 2002 Hillsboro Blvd. in Manchester.
Rose came to Manchester back in the fall for a fundraiser dinner for the CHS baseball team.
Local VFW to host fundraiser dinner for relief efforts in Ukraine
Veterans of Foreign Wars All-American Post 10904 will be hosting a
fundraiser dinner to benefit relief efforts in Ukraine. It will be held
Friday, March 11th at 6 PM at the Coffee County Veterans Building, located
at 130 Shelton Road in Manchester.
This dinner is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. The cost of
the dinner will be $6.50 per person, with 100% of fundraiser proceeds
directly benefitting relief efforts through Samaritan’s Purse, which is on
the ground in Ukraine right now.
Dinner will be followed by a discussion of current events, facilitated by
area veterans with a wide range of military experience in combat areas. They
want to help our community understand the global situation from their unique
perspectives.
A short prayer service will follow in support of the citizens of Ukraine.
For more information, contact Commander Kimberly King at 251-554-8836, or by
email: flygal46@yahoo.com
H&R BLOCK STUDENT OF THE WEEK – Brady Clem
Join us at Thunder Radio and Rosalyn Partin of the Manchester H&R Block and congratulate our student of the week – Brady Clem.
Brady is a 5th grader at College Street Elementary School. He was nominated by his teachers and administrators. Brady is the son of Andrea Cutshaw and Eric Clem.
His favorite subject is math. In his free time, Brady enjoys fishing and playing baseball.
He is undecided on what he wants to do when he grows up.
All students of the week are selected for their work ethic and excellent attitudes in and out of the classroom.
Rosalyn Partin, owner of the Manchester H&R Block, has been inspired to recognize great kids in our community all year long. H&R Block gives each Student of the Week a commemorative plaque, a special letter of recognition and two tickets to Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park.
Job well done, Brady!
Birthdays- March 2
Zaila Hussey- 10- Pizza Winner!
Terry Weaver