Category: Obituaries

Hillsboro, Tennessee – Mrs. Valeria Iliana Freeze, 36, passed away
Thursday August 6, 2020 at her home in Hillsboro, Tennessee. She was born
in Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, Mexico on January 10, 1984 to Ruben Gonzalez
and Norma Abundis.

In addition to her parents she is survived by her sons, Laaden and Jotham
Freeze; daughter, Allegra Freeze; sisters, Christi and Febe Gonzalez;
fiancee, Ryan Grenell; father of her children, Mickel Freeze.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Wednesday in the Central Funeral Home
chapel with Minister Joey Strong officiating with burial to follow in the
Welker Cemetery. Visitation: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tuesday at Central Funeral
Home, Manchester, Tennessee. www.centralfuneralhome.com

Graveside services for Mr. Robert Wayne Hill, age 78, will be conducted at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until 11:45 AM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Mr. Hill passed from this life surrounded by his loving family Saturday, August 8, 2020.

Robert was a native of Coffee and Franklin County. He was the son of the late Van and Myrtle Thompson Hill. Robert was a 1960 graduate of Coffee County High School. He worked many years at Colonial Shirt Factory and PCA Apparel. He was a Baptist.

Robert is preceded in death by seven brothers, Aubrey, Jess, Clark, Steve, Sewell, Frank, and Woodard Hill; two sisters, Frances Starks and Marie West; infant daughter, Tina Lynn Hill.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Barbara Roberts Hill; one son, Jeffrey Wayne (Pam) Hill of Manchester; one granddaughter, Tiffany Kayla Hill; one great-granddaughter, Jaiden Kay Brown; one sister, Peggy Trussell of Tracy City; one brother, Joe Hill of Manchester; several nieces and nephews.

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

Joe M. Henley of Manchester passed this life on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at his residence at the age of 54. Funeral Services are scheduled for Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 1 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with burial to follow at Rutledge Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 11, from 5 – 8 PM.
Joe, a native of Sewanee, was the son of the late Sam Alexander and Joyce Alberta Daniel Henley. He was a member of the Christian Life Center Church and enjoyed studying and collecting Native American items. He also enjoyed fishing and being outdoors. He loved taking care of others and going for rides in the country.
He is survived by son, Samuel Matthew Henley of Tullahoma; daughters, Laura Reynee Henley, Joyce Ann Henley and Faith Danielle Henley, all of Tullahoma; brother, Mike Alexander Henley of Manchester; sisters, Mildred Marie Henley of Manchester and Vinnie Louise Henley of Estill Springs and eight grandchildren and one on the way.

Please visit our website at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com to leave online condolences. Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Tammy Ruth Williams of Fayetteville, passed this life on Monday, August 10, 2020 at the age of 56. There are no services scheduled at this time.
Mrs. Williams was born in Lincoln County to the late Columbus Eakes and Thelma Ruth Eakes of Fayetteville. She enjoyed spending lots of time with her grandchildren, reading, shopping, and surfing the internet.
She was preceded in death by her father, Columbus Lincoln Eakes; brothers, Jeff Eakes (Kim) of Fayetteville, Dwight Eakes of Fayetteville, Danny Eakes (Ruth) of Fayetteville, Larry Eakes of Fayetteville; sisters, Linda Faye Bailey and Barbara Ann Eakes
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, Gary Williams; daughter, Laura Hornaday (Josh) of Lynchburg; son Casey Williams (Kelsey) of Fayetteville; brothers, Leon Eakes (Gayle) of Fayetteville and David Eakes of Fayetteville; sisters; Mary Jo Clark (Bob) of McBurg, Jeraldine Alford (late Charlie) of Tullahoma, Diane Sells (Ricky) of Fayetteville; grandchildren, Jaelynn, Alanna, Alexus, and Haven; numerous nieces and nephews.
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LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

James Stanley “Jimmy” Phillips, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Friday, August 7th, 2020 at his home at the age of 75. Jimmy was a well-known Tullahoma native and the son of the late Clyde and Leota Phillips. He was born March 24, 1945 at Dr Kings Queen City Infirmary. He was a community leader from his early beginning in Tullahoma. Jimmy was active in football/baseball/basketball and the student body at Tullahoma High School, being elected and serving as student body president his senior year. Following graduation from high school he achieved a BA in business administration from Middle Tennessee in 1967 and returned to Tullahoma to join his father in the family business Clyde Phillip’s Men’s Shop, a Tullahoma land mark for over 50 years. In 1969 he purchased the store from his father maintaining the recognition of the store as an exceptional men’s store in the region until it’s closing in 2008. He was a diligent promoter of Tullahoma business serving on the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and First Federal Saving and Loan Association during his business career. He was a Paul Harris Fellow of the Tullahoma Rotary Club and received awards from UTSI, Tullahoma Lions Club Man of the Year (1978) and annual business of the Year Award (2007). Besides being a prominent Tullahoma business man Jimmy was an avid outdoorsman. He loved sports, fishing, hunting, camping, and especially golf. He was a superb golfer winning multiple golf tournaments and the attainment of 6 holes in one is a feat few, even very good, golfers can achieve.  He loved his family and many friends and enjoyed the time he spent with them; he will be missed. Jimmy is survived by his wife, Janet Phillips; a sister Kathryn “Joy” (Don) Jones of Tullahoma; two sons, Jason Stanley Phillips and Joshua Stephen Phillips; two step children Brant (Dylana) Seay and Kristi Seay; grandchildren, Skylar (Jacob) Shelton, Jacksen Phillips, Trevan Seay and Heidi Seay as well as several, nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 2:00 – 4:00 pm with a memorial service to follow at 4:00 pm with Rev Ricky Wade officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Jim’s memory to First United Methodist Church Tullahoma or the charity of your choice. Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Julia Vinson Roan, 79, passed away unexpectedly
Saturday August 8, 2020 at the Unity Medical Center in Manchester,
Tennessee.  She was born in Montgomery, Alabama on September 14, 1940 to
Bennie Frank Vinson Sr. and Alice Drummond Vinson who preceded her in death
along with her husband, Forrest Collins Roan Jr.

She was a member of the Hillsboro United Methodist Church and was a retired
Medical Technician.

A loving mother who cherished her family and friends (and her dog, Max).
She was an avid reader and book collector who loved to exchange her latest
finds with kindred spirits.  She was a talented seamstress and crafter who
shared her creations with others.

She is survived by her son, Stephen V. Roan and his wife, Esra of Memphis,
Tennessee; daughters, Beverly Allen and her husband Dale of Athens, Alabama
and Brenda Lovelady and her husband Donnie of Manchester; brother, Bennie
Frank Vinson Jr. and his wife, Amanda of Birmingham, Alabama;
grandchildren, Chelsea Bean, Alexander Brock, Benjamin and Emre Roan; great
grandchildren, Cassidy Murch and Emelia Bean.

A visitation with family and friends will be held Friday August 14, 2020
from 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM in the parlors of Central Funeral Home, Manchester,
Tennessee. wwwcentralfuneralhome.com

A private service will be held at the Hillsboro Methodist Church with
Pastor William Bailey officiating.

Visitation for Mr. Leroy Blaylock, age 61, of Manchester, will be conducted
from 10:00 AM until 10:45 AM on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Manchester
Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, following the
visitation at Fredonia Cemetery.  Mr. Blaylock passed from this life on
Friday, August 7, 2020, at Unity Medical Center in Manchester, TN.

Leroy was born in Manchester on September 9, 1958, the son of William and
Betty Blaylock.  He worked for Coffee County Rural Solid Waste for many
years. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother, and uncle.

Leroy is preceded in death by his father, William Blaylock; infant brother,
Ben Blaylock.  He is survived by his mother, Betty Blaylock; son, Steven
Blaylock; daughter, Crystal Gabriel; grandson, Steven Gabriel; three
brothers, John Blaylock (Stephanie), Charles Blaylock, and John Roy
Blaylock; three sisters, Kathy Nickles, Louvenia Kimbril (George Hyde), and
Betty Brandon (Thurman); several nieces and nephews.

Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Blaylock family.

Mr. Patrick Noel Newlin, age 44, of Manchester, passed from this life on
Friday, July 24, 2020, at his residence.  He was born on November 30, 1975,
in Klamath Falls, Oregon, the son of Ivan and Carol Newlin.

Patrick attended public schools in Casper, Wyoming, Bedford, Texas, and
then graduated in 1994 from Coffee County High School in Manchester,
Tennessee.  Patrick enjoyed spending time with his family, camping,
listening to music, and participating in church activities.  He was a
Christian and was baptized in 1986 at Sunrise Baptist Church in Casper,
Wyoming.

Patrick is preceded in death by his father, Ivan Newlin of Madison,
Tennessee; paternal grandparents, Henry and Pearl Newlin of Manchester,
Tennessee; maternal grandparents, Jay and Dorothy Plessinger of Indiana;
special uncle, TR Newlin of Manchester, Tennessee.  He is survived by his
mother, Carol Newlin; sister, Amanda R. DeFelice of Nashville, Tennessee;
nephew, Grant DeFelice of Nashville, Tennessee; special little sis, Genesis
Smith of Nashville, Tennessee; special uncle, Fredrick Newlin (Trish) of
California; special aunt, Martha Maulk (Stan) of Manchester, Tennessee;
special aunt, Barbara Parker (Charlie) of Richardson, Texas; several other
aunts, uncles, and cousins.

*Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Newlin family.*

Kathleen Chisam Hennessee was born November 3, 1925, and she passed from this life at the age of 94 on August 7, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Tom and Nannie Webb Chisam.

A long time member of the Forest Mill Church of Christ and was baptized in 1946 by the late Luke Gibbs. She was married in 1946 to her husband Edgar Hennessee who preceded her in death on January 8, 1991.

Survivors are one son, Joe Edd Hennessee and his wife Sandy; two grandsons, Eric (Vanessa) of Murfreesboro and Charlie (Katie) Hennessee of Manchester; two great-grandsons, Eli and Sebastian; two great-granddaughters, Audrey and Rowan; several special nieces and nephews, and a lot of friends.

She was preceded in death by four brothers, Forest Edwin, Mason Ray, and JT Chisam; three sisters, Mary Helen, Juanita, and Audrey.

Kathleen’s hobbies were reading, crocheting, spending time with her family, and going to church.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at Manchester Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM until the time of service on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Hennessee family.

Joey C. Ramsey of Manchester, passed this life on Friday, August 7, 2020
 at the age of 44.  Funeral Services are scheduled for Monday, August 10,
2020 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 till 2
PM.

Joey, a native of Nashville was the daughter of the late Marvin Ramsey and
Karen Gilliam Ramsey of Manchester.  She loved being with her family and
having family get togethers.  She always liked going places, especially out
to eat.  She also enjoyed swimming.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by daughter, Dava Rhea Ramsey of
Manchester; brothers, Larry Elkins (Becky) of Manchester and John Elkins
(Debbie) of Greenbriar; sisters, Regena Travis (Bill) of Tullahoma,
Elizabeth Frassrand of Manchester and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces
and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be made to
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

Please visit our website at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com to leave
online condolences. Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.