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Mr. Larry Eugene Paris, age 77 of Manchester, passed away on Friday, April
16, 2021, at McArthur Manor in Manchester. He was born on November 30,
1943, in Claremore, OK, to the late Arch LaVerne and Aileen McGraw Paris.
Mr. Paris served his country in the United States Marine Corps during the
Viet Nam war, as a jet engine mechanic. He was a member of Temple Baptist
church in Manchester and had a great love for motorcycles and fast cars.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Paris is preceded in death by his loving
wife, Gene Hilton Paris, son, Larry Ronald Paris, and brothers, David and
Ronald Paris. He is survived by his daughters, Rhonda White and her
husband, Robert, and Viki Summrall and her husband, David; brother, Wayne
Paris and his wife, Donna; grandchildren, Jennifer White, Joshua White,
Stephanie Xixis and her husband, Lee, Dustin White, and his wife, Whitney,
Jessica Redding and her husband, Trey, Joseph White, Mason Summrall, and
Trevor Summrall; great grandchildren, Dimitri and Annie Xixis, Riley White,
and Charlotte Redding; several nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.

There will be a private family service.

Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Paris family.

Funeral services for Mr. John William Harrell, age 84 of Manchester, will be conducted at 11:00AM on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Manchester Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Summitville Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 5:00PM until 8:00PM on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the funeral home.  Mr. Harrell passed from this life surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Tullahoma, TN.

John was born in Coffee County on July 16, 1936, to the late Thomas and Annie Harrell.  John was a big-hearted man who loved to tinker with clocks and watches, and he could whittle.  He liked visiting the flea market and auctions, and he enjoyed watching hummingbirds.  John was a loving father and brother.

In addition to his parents, John is also preceded in death by his three brothers, Leslie, Charles, and Clifton Harrell; four sisters, Lorene Rackley, Della Cooper, Louise Vandergriff, and Elizabeth Kennedy.  He is survived by his one son, Jonathan Harrell; two daughters, Nicole Harrell and Lisa Miron (Thomas); two brothers, James Harrell and T.C. Harrell.

Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Harrell family.

Herman Wayne Cox, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Friday, April 16 th , 2021 at 4:30pm at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital at the age of 86. Wayne was born on May 20 th , 1934 in Forest Mill, Tennessee. He was the eldest of five children born to Bernice and Maggie Cox. After graduating in 1952 from Coffee County Central High School, Wayne joined the United States Air Force where he served for eight years. He married Donna Anderton on May 8 th , 1960 and the couple spent their married life in Tullahoma. Wayne was a part of the First Baptist Church Preschool Ministry for over 50 years. This was always a highlight of his life. He also served as a church Deacon, worked on the media team, and several other committees. Wayne was a graduate of MTSU. He was a member of the Tullahoma chapter of the Lion’s Club, serving in many different offices including club President. He primarily worked for Middle Tennessee Redi-Mix and retired at 85 years of age from Horton Supply. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Donna Cox; his two daughters, Beth Cox and Jeanna (Sid) Wing; three grandchildren, Rachel (Chase) Hargrove, Christopher (Dawn) Wing, and Lora (Levi) Segars; two great-grandchildren, Eli Barrington and Jonathan Wing; and three sisters, Shirley Dalton, Ann Redmon, and Linda Hixson. In addition to his parents, Wayne was preceded in death by his brother, Harold Cox. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 19 th , 2021 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 3:00-6:00pm. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 20 th , 2021 at 2:00pm at First Baptist Church with Pastors Kevin Ivy and Andy Stallings officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Tullahoma First Baptist Church Preschool Program. Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Gary David Smith, 76, of Tullahoma, passed from this life on Saturday April
17, 2021, at NHC in Tullahoma. Memorial Services are scheduled for Sunday,
April 25 at 1:30 PM at the First Presbyterian Church of Tullahoma.  The
family will receive friends from 12 PM until the service time.

Smith was born in Salt Lake City, UT, to Winifred Burkhardt and Norman
Logan Smith. He spent his childhood in Madison, IN. He first came to
Tullahoma in 1963 as a co-op student from the University of Cincinnati.
After graduating with a degree in Aerospace Engineering, he joined the ETF
Research Branch at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC). He met and
married Mary Alice Norman in 1969. He next moved to the University of
Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) as a graduate student, receiving his
Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1971. Smith remained
at UTSI to lead a research section in the Energy Conversion Program and
progressed over his 22 year career to become the Director of the Coal Fired
Flow Facility and later the Special Assistant to the Dean.

During this time Smith was one of the founders of the Highland Rim Section
of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and held several
important positions at the local, regional and national levels of
ASME.  For six years he was secretary of the regional operating board
overseeing ASME activities in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and
Florida. Smith’s most significant contribution to the society may have been
in 1985 when he was an ASME Congressional Fellow and spent the year in
Washington, D.C., as a science and engineering advisor to the Senate
Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd. Smith was awarded the 1988 ASME Meritorious
Service Citation, going on to serve as ASME Regional Vice President and as
chairman on ASME’s National Membership Development Committee. Smith also
served multiple terms on the Coffee County Commission beginning in 1978 and
was the chair of the committee tasked with designing the new jail as part
of the justice center complex.

Smith left UTSI to become Special Assistant to the Vice President of
Research as well as Director of Governmental Relations at the University of
Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).  His ability to raise support and positively
influence legislation soon pushed him to the position of Special Assistant
to the President of UAH while continuing to lobby the state legislature on
behalf of the University of Alabama system.

Smith is survived by his wife Mary Alice, his three siblings Sheri (Randy)
Rogers, Peggy (Randy) Swing, and Norman, his two sons Steven (Lisa) and
David (Susan), and seven grandchildren Jacob, Tyler, Eden, Brody, Carrie
Ella, Burkhardt, and Mary McBride. He was preceded in death by his parents
and grandparents Matilda and Louis Burkhardt and Sarah and Joseph Smith.

Gary will be remembered by his family as a faithful and loyal husband, a
supportive and loving father, and as a much beloved Gramps who devoted the
last years of his life to his grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be made in
his honor to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research,
www.michaeljfox.org.

Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Graveside services for Mrs. Carolyn Jeanette Carden, age 73 of Manchester, will be conducted at 11:30AM on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Fredonia Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 9:00AM until 11:00AM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel.  Mrs. Carden passed from this life surrounded by her loving family on Friday, April 16, 2021, at her residence in Manchester, TN.

Carolyn was born in Coffee County on May 20, 1947, the daughter of the late Edward and Willie Ann Ritchie.  She married the love of her life, John, in 1965.  Carolyn loved to travel and go shopping.  She enjoyed attending church, but most importantly she loved spending time with her family.  She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.

Carolyn is preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Willie Ann Ritchie.  She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, John Carden; son, Clark Carden (Amy); sisters, Helen Wilson and Barbara Brown; grandchildren, Annie Carden and Crew Carden.

Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Carden family.