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Gary Wayne Hamby
Funeral services for Mr. Gary Wayne Hamby, age 61 of Manchester, will be conducted at 12:00PM on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Manchester Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hillsboro Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00PM until 8:00PM on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at the funeral home. Mr. Hamby passed from this life on Friday, December 10, 2021, at Unity Medical Center in Manchester, Tennessee.
Gary was born in Franklin County, Tennessee on October 27, 1960, the son of the late Carl and Ruby Hamby. He worked as a janitor for many years. Gary was a quiet man who enjoyed spending his time outdoors. He loved doing yard work and riding ATV’s. He was a loving and caring son, brother, and uncle.
In addition to his parents, Gary is also preceded in death by his brother, Donnie Hamby; sisters, Brenda Hamby and Darlene Stoner. He is survived by his brothers, Bobby Hamby and Scotty Hamby; sister, Sharon Thomas (David); special niece, Angie Thomas; sister-in-law, Debbie Hamby; several other nieces and nephews.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Hamby family.
Tullahoma woman indicted for abusing corpse of newborn
A Tullahoma woman has been indicted on charges of abuse of a corpse in relation to a case that dates back several years.
On Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, Tullahoma Police received a call to Watts N Storage at 1004 Old Estill Springs Rd in Tullahoma regarding unidentified remains found in a storage unit that had recently been auctioned.
It was not readily apparent if the remains were human. Upon sending the remains to the medical examiner’s office, they determined that the remains were that of a human newborn.
According to a release from District Attorney General Craig Northcott, it was learned that the storage unit had been continuously rented by Melissa Sims McCann, 62, of Tullahoma, since March 1994.
Officers with Tullahoma Police Department discovered that she allegedly rented the unit for the sole purpose of storing the remains of her full-term newborn baby, according to a release from Northcott. The release goes on to state that the baby had been “delivered at home a few days prior to the renting of the unit.”
Coffee County grand jury indicted McCann for two counts of Abuse of a Corpse on Friday, Dec. 10.
“If further investigation establishes evidence of other crimes, additional indictments will be sought as appropriate,” Northcott states.
McCann is scheduled to appear in Coffee County Circuit Court for arraignment on Friday, Dec. 17 at 9 a.m.
Lady Rockets rebound for win; Rockets fall
There was no hangover for the Westwood Lady Rockets after their first loss of the season.
The Lady Rockets hit the court with a vengeance and Thurman Francis was on the wrong end Thursday, as the Lady Rockets cruised to a 51-6 win at Joel Vinson Gymnasium (a game you heard live on Thunder Radio).
Westwood was paced by seventh grader Jules Ferrell, who racked up 25 points on the night. Reece Finch pitched in 9 and Audri Patton 8.
THIS GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE REPLAY.
The Lady Rockets smothered Thurman Francis in the second half – allowing just 1 point over the final two quarters.
The win improves WMS to 15-1 overall, 9-0 in conference play. Westwood will travel to Cascade for a conference game on Monday, Dec. 13.
POOR FOURTH QUARTER COSTLY FOR ROCKETS
A comfortable 9 point lead entering the fourth quarter dissipated as Westwood was outscored 15-3 in the final 6 minutes, falling to Thurman Francis 41-38.
The bad last quarter ended a night that saw Westwood maintain a lead most of the way. The Rockets led at the end of every quarter and slowly built up to a 35-26 lead after three periods.
Kaysey Lowery led the Rockets with 12 points. Lane Fann added 9. The loss drops WMS to 6-9 overall, 6-3 in conference play.
Lady Raiders struggle on the road, drop first conference game
Coffee County Middle may have been running a little low on energy Thursday after an emotional two-overtime victory on Tuesday. And it showed.
The Coffee Middle School Lady Raiders were sluggish, got into foul trouble in the first half and couldn’t get shots to fall in a 35-33 road loss to the North Gatorettes Thursday night.
“The girls were upset,” said CMS head coach David Vinson. “There is a lot of pressure on them. I think this may help in the long run.”
The Lady Raiders had to deal with foul trouble early- with two starters picking up 3 fouls in the first quarter, including leading scorer Natalie Barnes. It is the first conference loss of the year for the Lady Raiders, who fall to 12-2 overall with the loss (6-1 in CTC play).
Natalie Barnes led the Lady Raiders with 18 points. Kaysen Morgan added 7 and Ella Arnold 5.
The Lady Raiders return home Monday to host South Franklin. Tip at 6 p.m.
Raider offense struggles
The Raider offense could not get in gear Thursday, failing to score double digit points in any single quarter and getting completely shutout in the 4th in a 46-11 road loss to North.
Only 3 Raiders scored field goals – Tallan Crosslin, Levi Rollman and Brody Sizemore – all finishing with 2 points. Luke Campbell led the Raiders with 3 points, all on free-throws.
The loss drops the CMS boys to 3-9 overall and 1-6 in CTC play.
Raiders wrestling swept by Oakland, Stewarts Creek
Coffee County High School (Girls) @ Oakland (Girls) on 12/07/2021.
Oakland (Girls) (OAKG) 12.0 Coffee County High School (Girls) (COFG) 6.0
138: Marissa Gauns (OAKG) over Elizabeth Garner (COFG) (Fall 0:00) 138: Jade Lenhart (COFG) over Katelyn Wence (OAKG) (Fall 0:00) 145: Lyra Leftwich (COFG) over Bryel Ward (OAKG) (Fall 0:00) 165: Alexa Powers (OAKG) over Sara Crosslin (COFG) (Fall 0:00)
Stewarts Creek vs. Coffee County @ Coffee Co, Stewarts Creek @ Oakland on 12/07/2021.
Stewarts Creek (STCR) 40.0 Coffee County (COFF) 33.0
106: Double Forfeit 113: Justin Rezkalla (STCR) over (COFF) (For.) 120: Jeremiah Monk (STCR) over (COFF) (For.) 126: Patrick Richardson (STCR) over (COFF) (For.) 132: Jeremiah Wardell (COFF) over Logan Potts (STCR) (Fall 0:00) 138: Jamie Norris (COFF) over (STCR) (For.) 145: Blaise Meeks (STCR) over (COFF) (For.) 152: Aron Tenpenny (STCR) over Joshua Bowland (COFF) (MD 13-1) 160: Gavin Prater (COFF) over Karim Yanni (STCR) (Fall 0:00) 170: Jacob Barlow (COFF) over Caleb Liko (STCR) (Dec 3-0) 182: Nick Mendicino (STCR) over Chris Hollis (COFF) (Fall 0:00) 195: Kasey Garrett (STCR) over Kendall James (COFF) (Fall 0:00) 220: Ian Walker (COFF) over Jonathan Waller (STCR) (Fall 0:00) 285: Blayne Myers (COFF) over Caleb Taylor (STCR) (Fall 0:00)
Oakland vs. Coffee County @ Coffee Co, Stewarts Creek @ Oakland on 12/07/2021.
Oakland (OAKL) 57.0 Coffee County (COFF) 15.0
106: Jon Hall (OAKL) over (COFF) (For.) 113: DeShawn Miller (OAKL) over (COFF) (For.) 120: Brayden Bouma (OAKL) over (COFF) (For.) 126: Landon Beasley (OAKL) over (COFF) (For.) 132: Jeremiah Wardell (COFF) over Sam Harvat (OAKL) (Fall 1:10) 138: Sonny Morales-Nunez (OAKL) over Jamie Norris (COFF) (Fall 4:07) 145: Joseph Watson (OAKL) over (COFF) (For.) 152: Jaxsen Nicuwimer (OAKL) over Joshua Bowland (COFF) (Fall 0:16) 160: Gavin Prater (COFF) over Adam Tibitoski (OAKL) (SV-1 7-5) 170: Jacob Barlow (COFF) over Owen Kates (OAKL) (Dec 4-2) 182: Evan Harris (OAKL) over Chris Hollis (COFF) (Fall 1:12) 195: Nicholas Jenkins (OAKL) over Ian Walker (COFF) (Dec 9-4) 220: Joshua Tobin (OAKL) over (COFF) (For.) 285: Blayne Myers (COFF) over David Wells (OAKL) (Dec 4-3)
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Imogene Allison
Imogene Allison, age 94, of Manchester, TN, passed from
this life on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at NHC HealthCare in Tullahoma,
TN.
Imogene was born in Fayetteville, TN, to her late parents Alvin Dewell
Wells and Lela Bell Jones Wells. She was a loving, wonderful wife, mother,
grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and homemaker. God
and family were her greatest treasures. She loved quilting, crafts, and
cooking. Her gift from God was a giving and serving spirit. She was also a
faithful member of Asbury United Methodist Church for more than 80 years,
and she dearly loved her church family with many precious memories of times
spent together with them. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
death by her husband, Roy Allison; brothers, Raymond Wells and Charles E.
Wells; sister, Inez Wells Jones; great granddaughter, Esther Isabella
Allison; and son-in-law, Wayne Rose.
Imogene is survived by a son, William Herschel Allison; daughters, Cleta
Allison Jenkins (Roger) and Jelinda Allison Rose; brothers, Cloys Wells,
Howard G. Wells (Gayle) and Michael Wells (Wanda); sister, Ruth Ann Wells
Callahan; grandchildren, Jeremy Allison (Michelle), Josh Allison, Angela
Jenkins Dorris (Jason), Amanda Jenkins, and Julie Allison; great
grandchildren, MaKenzie Allison, Ashton Allison, Olivia Dorris, and Audrina
Dorris, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Visitation with the family will be on Saturday, December 11, 2021, from
2:00-4:00 pm at Central Funeral Home in Manchester, TN. Funeral services
will be conducted on Saturday, December 18, 2021, with visitation at
10:00am followed by the funeral service at 11:00 am in the chapel of
Central Funeral Home with Bro. Ben Eschenfelder officiating. Burial will
follow at Asbury Cemetery in Manchester, TN.
The family wishes to extend sincere gratitude to the staff of NHC
HealthCare for the exceptional, loving care provided to Imogene for the
past 3 years.
In lieu of flowers, please offer donations to the American Diabetes
Association, the Arthritis Foundation, or the Alzheimer’s Association.
Friday, Saturday are final days to donate and sign up for help from Taylor-Graves charity
Sign ups and drop offs for the Gene Taylor – Steve Graves Christmas Foundation continue with this weekend being the final days to sign up.
If you need Christmas assistance, you can sign up between 1-4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10 or 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. Sign ups at the Coffee County Rescue Squad at 2270 Murfreesboro Highway.
In order to sign up, you will need to have proof of residence in Coffee County (such as a driver’s license) and birth certificate of the child / children (or custodial papers). No phone calls.
If you wish to contribute items to the foundation, you can bring a new, unwrapped toy or canned food item to the rescue squad building on these same dates.
NWS: Severe storms possible Friday night, Saturday morning
Less than a week removed from the area’s last bout with severe weather and it appears another round is on the way.
According to National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center, there is risk for severe weather in Middle Tennessee this weekend.
As of Thursday afternoon, NWS has Coffee County under a “slight” risk of severe weather (scale 2 of 5). The Nashville area and west are under an “enhanced” risk (scale 3 of 5). These predictions could change as weather draws closer. East of Coffee County is under a “marginal” risk (1 of 5).
According to NWS, a strong cold front will sweep through the area late Friday to bring the storms. Primary risks include damaging straight-line winds and isolated tornadoes. Isolated large hail is also possible.
Although exact timing has not yet been released, it is possible this will be an overnight event, which is the deadliest time for severe weather. Everyone should be weather aware. If weather becomes risky, tune into Thunder Radio at 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, thunder1320.com and the Manchester Go app. Now is a good time to review your family’s severe weather plan. It is advised to have multiple ways to receive weather warnings.
Just this past Monday, Dec. 6, an EF-1 tornado impacted Bedford, Moore and Coffee counties. It was the first December tornado on record for Coffee County, according to NWS.
THUNDER RADIO WILL SEND SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS THROUGH THE MANCHESTER GO APP. IT IS A FREE DOWNLOAD. BE SURE TO “ALLOW” PUSH NOTIFICATIONS UPON DOWNLOAD.
One person perishes in Warren County fire
Fire crews in Warren County responded to a structure fire at 6:30 a.m. Monday morning, Dec. 6, on Bridge Builders Rd.
According to firefighting officials, when crews arrived a mobile home was fully engulfed in flames and was ruled a total loss. A resident was home and perished in the fire, officials say.
Identification has not been revealed. TBI is investigating the cause of the fire.