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Mr. John Daniel (J.D.) McCullough
Mr. John Daniel (J.D.) McCullough
Funeral services for Mr. John Daniel “J.D.” McCullough, age 92 of Manchester, will be conducted at 2:00PM on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Manchester Funeral Home with Bro. Ralph Hart and Bro. John Russell officiating. Burial will follow in Holland Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00PM until 8:00PM on Saturday, August 7, 2021, at the funeral home. Mr. McCullough passed from this life on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Unity Medical Center in Manchester, TN.
J.D. is the son of the late J.D. “Huss” McCullough and Mattie Cates McCullough. Born on September 20, 1928, in Manchester, TN. He married Della Ezell Rhoton on July 2, 1949, in Walker Co., GA. She passed away on July 20, 2013. J.D. became a member of the Church in the early 1950s. He taught children’s Bible class at Antioch Church of Christ. He preached when we didn’t have a regular preacher. J.D. was a faithful member, serving the Lord for several decades.
J.D. is preceded in death by his parents, J.D. and Mattie McCullough; beloved wife of 64 years, Della Ezell Rhoton McCullough; brothers, Thomas, L.D., Aubrey, James, Jack, Buford, Bobby, Oscar, Joe, and Granville; sisters, Pearl Adcock, Pauline Buttrey, and Betty Simmons; son, Jeffery (Jeff) Lynn McCullough; granddaughter, Alisha Danyl “Dandy” McCullough; son-in-law, Jacob Wilhoite. He is survived by his daughter, Della Faye McCullough Wilhoite; sons, Daniel “Danny” McCullough (Sherry), Robert McCullough, Marlin McCullough (Doris), John Daniel McCullough, III (Beverly), Travis McCullough (Linda); daughter-in-law, Sandy McCullough; brother, W.J. McCullough; sisters, Hazel Duke, Jean Floyd, and Ann Haynes; 14 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and 9 great-great-grandchildren.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the McCullough family.
Birthdays- August 6
Birthdays:
Alethia Rawn- Pizza Winner!
Weekly Winners:
Cake- Jayden Brown
Steve Edward Qualls, Sr
Funeral services for Mr. Steve Edward Qualls, Sr., age 56 of Manchester, will be conducted at 2:00PM on Friday, August 6, 2021, at Manchester Funeral Home with Bro. Danny Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5:00PM until 8:00PM on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at the funeral home. Mr. Qualls passed from this life on Monday, August 2, 2021, at St. Thomas – Midtown in Nashville, TN.
Steve was born in Coffee County on May 14, 1965, the son of the late Charles and Frances Qualls. He worked at Ambassador Inn Motel as a maintenance man until his retirement. Steve met the love of his life, Michelle at the age of 15. They were married for 34 years, and Steve was the rock of the family. He would do anything for anyone, but especially his grandson’s. Steve enjoyed woodworking and never took a penny for anything he made. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather.
In addition to his parents, Steve is also preceded in death by his brothers, Charles Qualls and Gary Wayne Qualls; one sister, Diane Bradford. He is survived by his loving wife, Michelle; son, Steve Edward Qualls, Jr. (Carissa); daughter, Stephanie Moffitt (Luther); sisters, Patricia Henley and Kathy Hennessee; grandsons, Kyle Qualls, Hunter Moffitt, Peyton Qualls, and Bentlee Moffitt.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Qualls family.
Rockets host 25th annual Blue-White Game
The Westwood Rocket football team held its 25th annual Blue-White Game on Thursday at Dyer – Bouldin Field – an intra squad for the team before the regular season begins next week.
Westwood will open the regular season at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9 when Grundy County comes to town. Thunder Radio will be there to broadcast the game as part of the Capstar Bank Hometown Sports Series.
VOLLEYBALL: Westwood sweeps Community 2-0
Westwood’s volleyball team got into the win column Thursday in the team’s third match of the season, sweeping visiting Community 2-0 in a best-of-three match that you heard live on Thunder Radio.
THIS MATCH WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. LISTEN TO THE REPLAY HERE.
The Lady Rockets struggled out of the gate in game one before finally taking a 10-9 lead. Maddy Carter got red hot at the service line, rolling off 9 points in a row to push Westwood ahead 20-12 and eventually to a 25-19 win. Westwood went on to win game 25-15.
The win improves Westwood to 1-2 on the season. The Lady Rockets will play at 9 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. Saturday at the Coffee County High School Playday at CHS.
Anna Reed 
Ziya Dillard 
Maddy Carter 
Maggie Brei 
Maggie Brei 
Anna Reed 
Maddy Carter 
Ziya Dillard 
Audri Patton
Titans Add QB Matt Barkley, Release QB DeShone Kizer, in a Flurry of Roster Moves
The Titans have agreed to terms with quarterback Matt Barkley, while adding three more players in a flurry of roster moves on Thursday.
The team has released quarterback DeShone Kizer.
Also on Thursday, the Titans signed tight end Donnie Ernsberger and offensive linemen Brent Qvale and Ross Reynolds while placing two more players — center Spencer Pulley and defensive back Greg Mabin — on Injured Reserve.
Barkley, who played in college at Southern California, spent the past three seasons with the Bills (2018-2020), where he played in eight games. In five games as back-up with the Bills in 2020, Barkley played in five games and completed 11-of-21 passes for 197 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Prior to his time in Buffalo, Barkley spent time with the Eagles (2013-14), Cardinals (2015), Bears (2016), 49ers (2017), Cardinals (2017), and Bengals (2018).
A fourth-round pick of the Eagles in 2016, Barkley (6-2, 234) has played in 19 career NFL games, including seven starts. He’s completed 212-of-363 passes for 2,699 yards, with 11 touchdowns and 22 interceptions and a passer rating of 66.6.
Ryan Tannehill is the team’s starter, and Logan Woodside is competing to be the back-up quarterback once again with the Titans.
Qvale (6-7, 315), who played at Nebraska, played in 63 games for the Jets from 2014-2019, and he played in 14 games with the Texans in 2020. He’s worked at tackle and guard in the NFL.
Thunder Radio is your exclusive home for the Tennessee Titans in Coffee County – 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM.
Birthdays- August 5
Dusty Rhea
Jayden Brown- 17
Jude Gillam- 3- Pizza Winner!
21st annual Rumble on the Hill Truck and Tractor Pull set for this weekend
Hillsboro Homecoming Associations 21st Annual Rumble on the Hill Truck & Tractor Pull is set for this weekend in Hillsboro.
Admission is $15 for adults and children 6-12 are $5. Children under 6 are free. Gates open at 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 6 and Saturday, Aug. 7, and tires spin at 7 p.m. both nights.
The pull is located at 7926 Hillsboro Highway in Hillsboro. Call 931-596-2749 for more information.
National Defense Authorization Act passed; Arnold Air Force Base to become 1st fully 5G base in the country
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a member of the Armed Services Committee, led her colleagues in passing the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) out of Committee.
“While the brave men and women of our armed services defend our freedom, we must push for the resources they need to fight and win,”said Senator Blackburn. “To get this done, I ensured that the Committee-passed bill text reflected the goals of our service members and their families, as well as the needs of the many Tennessee-based scientists and engineers who support our national security mission at home and abroad.”
“Senator Blackburn showed real leadership and dedication not only to protecting American families but to improving the lives of service members in Tennessee and around the world. Because of her work, we will make real investments in technological innovation that will keep us competitive with China—spurred by research at Tennessee’s universities—and strengthen our nuclear deterrent, which is the cornerstone of our national security, in part due to the critical research being done at Oak Ridge and Y-12,” said Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.).
Key Points:
Supporting Families
• Establishes a pilot program for Tennessee’s active-duty military spouses to transfer professional licenses across state lines.
• Requires the Defense Health Agency to take a hard look at excessive burdens placed on those in the Exceptional Family Member Program.
• Expands mentorship, counseling, and support for the special operations community, including our Green Berets and Night Stalkers, to improve quality of life and retention.
Promoting Innovative Research
• Provides additional funding for nuclear research efforts at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Y-12 National Security Complex.
• Expands university-based partnership program for technological research with the University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University.
• Increases funding for battlefield awareness emergent technology, with the University of Memphis and its research center leading the way.
Advancing Cybersecurity
• Addresses recent wave of cyber-attacks by establishing pilot project to allow qualified civilian personnel to assist in identifying cyber vulnerabilities.
•Strengthens research capabilities on Artificial Intelligence (AI) development through public-private talent exchanges with the Department of Defense and companies leading the way in AI development.
• Addresses concerns about the Department of Defense joining contracts with companies that have sold surveillance and Facial Recognition Technologies to non-democratic governments to surveil, track, and repress citizens.
Click here for more information on Senator Blackburn’s work in the FY 2022 NDAA to support Tennessee service members and strengthen national defense capabilities.
* Funding incudes expanded research projects and 5G capabilities at Arnold Air Force Base, according to Blackburn.*
The executive summary of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 can be found here.
Coffee County to host “Out of the Darkness” walk
Coffee County will host an “Out of the Darkness” walk to support suicide prevention.
“Out of the Darkness” is a national movement that has been around since 2004, holding hundreds of community walks across the country. These events help to create a platform where people can feel comfortable about opening up about their mental health. This movement encourages everyone to walk together to support each other and the ones that we have lost.
The Coffee County walk will take place on September 18th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Rotary Park. Registration is free and open to anyone wishing to attend. For more information, to register, or to donate, you can visit https://supporting.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=7754