Category: Obituaries

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Jack Allen Lowery Sr.

Graveside services for Mr. Jack Allen Lowery, Sr., age 97 years and 17
days, will be conducted on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at 10 AM in the
Summitville Baptist Church Cemetery in Manchester with Billy Robertson
officiating. Mr. Lowery passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2020, at Horizon
Health & Rehab in Manchester after an extended illness.

Mr. Lowery was born on July 16, 1923, to the late Archibald Yale and Ruby
Harmon Lowery, in Manchester. He served his country in the United States
Army during World War II in France and Germany. He received a Bronze Star
for rescuing passengers from a plane that had crashed in an ammo dump. When
he had rescued the last member from the plane, both the plane and ammo dump
exploded. In addition to this Bronze Star medal, Jack also received the
American Theater Ribbon, the EAME Theater Ribbon with 4 Bronze Stars, the
Good Conduct Ribbon and the Victory Medal. After leaving the Army, Jack had
many different careers in his life, and finally retired from Carrier in
Morrison, TN. His only hobby in life was raising Shetland ponies.

In addition to his parents, Jack is preceded in death by his wife, Lillian
Ruth Smartt Lowery, brother, Gadis Lowery, and sister, Jean Elrod. He is
survived by his son, Jack Lowery, Jr., grandsons, Mark and Chad Lowery,
great grandsons, Jacob and Brandon Lowery, and one great-great grandson,
Kyzer, one brother, Billy Lowery and his wife, Joellen, and three sisters,
Joy Patterson, Sandra Lockwood, and Winnie Mears.

Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Lowery family

www.coffeecountyfuneralchapel.com

Mildred “Bea” Taylor

Funeral services for Ms. Mildred “Bea” Taylor, age 100 years, 6 months, and
24 days, will be conducted on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at 11 AM in the
Coffee County Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Vernon Wagoner officiating.
Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro, TN at 1 PM.
Visitation with the family will begin at 9 AM until time of service at the
funeral home.

Ms. Bea was born on January 8, 1920, to the late Jim and Verva Lynch Taylor
in Manchester, TN. She was a homemaker and attended the Bibleway
Pentecostal Church in Manchester. Ms. Bea was a very hard worker; she loved
making quilt tops, gardening, and working in her flower beds. She was the
“family babysitter” and she loved to sing.

In addition to her parents, Ms. Bea is preceded in death by her brother,
William Bouldin Taylor and brother-in-law, Claude Tharp. She is survived by
her sister, Mary Estelle Tharp; special extended family, Terry & Treva
Arnold, Jeff & Tonya McKee and family, and Nolan & Tara Maychrzak and
family; and her special friends, Brenda Richardson, and Brian Sizemore.

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

www.coffeecountyfuneralchapel.com

William James Green

Mr. William James “Rocky Top” Green, 86, passed away Thursday July 30, 2020 at the Unity Medical Center in Manchester, Tennessee.  He was born in Beech Grove, Tennessee to Homer Paterson Green and Mildred McDerment Green who preceded him in death along with his wife, Carole Ann Palentik Green; brother, Frank Edward “Buck” Green; sister, Coreland Donner; infant sister, Cathy Green.

He was retired from the Cummings Sign Company in Murfreesboro and was lead
singer and guitar picker withThe Rocky Tops along with his wife playing the
tamborene  and singing at the Good Ole Days, Red Apple Days, Uncle Dave
Macon Day, The Fiddlers Jamboree, Old Timers Day, WBRY Radio in Woodbury
and many other events in the Middle Tennessee area.

He is survived by his son, William T. “Dooley” (Betty) Green, Morrison;
daughters, Rebecca Nelson, Murfreesboro and Bonnie (Kevin) Mathis,
Christiana; brother, Linverd “Satch” Green, Manchester; sister, Mildred
Simmons, Alabama; 8 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; 1 great
grandchild; several nieces and nephews.

A visitation with family and friends will be held Sunday August 2, 2020
from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM in the parlors of Central Funeral Home, Manchester,
Tennessee. www.centralfuneralhome.com

Sandra P. Vaughan Pinegar

Graveside services for Ms. Sandra P. Vaughan Pinegar, age 76 years, 2
months, and 11 days, will be conducted at 10 AM on Saturday, August 1,
2020, at the Wesley Chapel cemetery with Kevin York officiating. Ms.
Pinegar passed away on Thursday, July 30th, after an extended illness.

Sandra was born on May 19, 1944, to the late Oley Odell and Evelyn Lorene
Frazier Vaughan in Manchester, TN. She was a homemaker and a member of the
Pocahontas Church of Christ. She was a hard worker who loved gardening. Of
those vegetables that she didn’t can or freeze, she took to the fruit
market in Manchester and surrounding counties. Sandra loved her
grandchildren and great grandchildren and all the family’s pets.

 In addition to her parents, Sandra is preceded in death by her husband,
Matt Lee Pinegar; two sons, Jason Merle and Jimmy Matthew, and one sister,
Dorothy Wilson. She survived by her children, Jerry Pinegar and his wife,
Cyndi, Jeff Pinegar and his wife, Emily, Janice Vanzant and her husband,
Ike; four grandchildren, Alycia Spence, Casey Pinegar, Markus Pinegar, and
Britney Pinegar; numerous great grandchildren; two brothers, James Vaughan
and his wife, Becky, and Thomas Vaughan and his wife, Wanda,
daughter-in-law, Goldina Pinegar; several nieces, nephews and a host of
friends.

Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Pinegar family.

James Darrell Anderson

James Darrell Anderson of McMinnville passed this life on Tuesday, July 28,
2020 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro at the age of 59 years. Memorial
Services will be scheduled at a later time.

James, a native of Grundy County, was the son of the late William and Mary
Sanders Anderson. He enjoyed working on cars and was a good mechanic.  He
also enjoyed farming.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Ginger
Johnson and Melinda Cox.

He is survived by sons, James Anderson Jr, David Anderson and Justin
Anderson (Amber), all of McMinnville; daughter, Sabrina Wanamaker (Chris)
of McMinnville; brother, Joe Anderson of Manchester; sisters, Janie Laney
(Art) and Jackie Dodson, both of Hillsboro and grandchildren, David
McBride, Evan Womack, Lily, Chloe and Elijah Wanamaker and Gwendolyn
Anderson..

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

William M. Becker

William M. Becker of Taft passed this life on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at the age of 70. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 10:00AM at Lynchburg Funeral Home, with Brother Mark Dempsey and Jeff Swinford officiating. Burial will follow at Blanche Cemetery in Taft. Visitation will be held Friday, July 31, from 5:00-7:00PM at Lynchburg Funeral Home.
Mr. Becker was the son of the late Michael Becker and Margaret Cobble Becker. He was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force and loved to travel. He enjoyed watching Alabama football and could be heard shouting, “Roll Tide!”
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sister, Barbara Pauley.
He is survived by his wife, Beckie Becker; sons, Michael Allen (Heather) Becker, and Roger Cline; daughter, Alice (Scott) Swinford; brothers, Eddie (Shirley) Becker, Tommy (Sharon) Becker; sisters Wanda Grassman and Debbie (Jeff) Marshall; several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
For online guest registry please visit, www.lynchburgfuneralhome.com
LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Dennis Robert Weaver

Mr. Dennis Robert Weaver, age 58 of Manchester, passed away on July 24,
2020, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. A celebration
of life will be held at a later date.

Dennis was born on January 4, 1962, to the late Clearance and Betty Ruth
Chilton Weaver in Tullahoma, TN. He was a 1980’s Coffee County High School
graduate and he played football for the Red Raiders He was a system
Engineer for NAS, LLC, which is affiliated with AEDC. Dennis was a member
of the Jehovah’s Witness congregation in Manchester, the sports director
for WMSR, the sports broadcaster for all the Coffee County Sports games, a
softball coach for 18 years, and a true Vols fan with a large collection of
VHS tapes of past games. Dennis loved all kind of sports, gardening, and
woodworking. He even built his own log cabin.

Dennis is survived by his loving wife of 14 years, Christine Weaver,
stepson, Michael Boley of Nashville, stepdaughter, Jessica Willey and her
husband, Ryan, and their son, Brooks, of Atascadero, CA, one brother, Terry
Weaver and Jimmie Loe, nephew Donavan Weaver and his wife, Anna, niece,
Amanda Miller and her husband, Joe, one great nephew and two great nieces,
and best friends, Coach Jeff Breeden and Rob Clutter.

Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Weaver family.

Tracey Christine Noe

Tracey Christine Noe, age 46 of Manchester, passed away at her home on
Monday, July 27, 2020, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be
conducted on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at 2 PM in the Manchester Funeral
Home chapel, with Mike Morris, Jason Parker, and Alice Hodge officiating.
Burial will follow in the Hillsboro United Methodist Church cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be held on Wednesday, July 29, from 5 – 8
PM at the funeral home.

Tracey was born on January 14, 1974, to Edgar Parker and Shirley Harwell
in McMinnville, TN. She was a member of the Rutledge Falls Baptist Church
and loved spending time with her family and friends, especially Mandy Smith
and Sherrie Slade, whom she loved dearly. Some of her hobbies included
searching for arrowheads and chasing storms.

Along with her parents, Tracey is survived by her husband of 24 years,
Adrian David Noe, their two sons, Ethan Adrian and Nathan Elijah, and one
brother, Christopher Eddie Parker, and a host of friends.

Due to the Covid-19, the family has requested that anyone attending,
please maintain social distancing and wear a mask if possible.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the Multi-County Cancer Network

501 W. Broad St.
P.O. Box 633
Winchester, TN 37324

Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Noe family.

Beverly A. Dollard

Beverly A. Dollard of Tullahoma passed this life on Sunday, July 26, 2020
at her residence at the age of 87years. Memorial Services are scheduled for
Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 2 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.  The
family will receive friends and relatives from 1 – 2 PM.

Beverly, a native of Minnesota, was the daughter of the late Chester and
Evelyn Thompson Plageman.  She enjoyed fishing, camping and gardening.  She
loved sitting on her porch and watching the squirrels and birds in her
yard.  When she was younger, she enjoyed sewing and doing cross stitch but
lately she has enjoyed coloring.

In addition to parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Russell
Everett Dollard; son, Bruce Neevel; brother, Thomas Plageman and sister,
Virginia Clark.

She is survived by son, Dean Neevel; daughters, Sandra Estes, Debbie Mace
(Mark), Robin Ford (Brent), JoJo Davis (Terry( and Kelly Davis; brothers,
Donald Plageman (Barbara) and Robert Plageman; thirteen grandchildren,
sixteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be made to
the Tullahoma Animal Shelter.

Due to COVID-19 the family has requested that anyone attending please
maintain social distancing and wear masks if possible.

Ricky Dale Watson Jr.

Ricky Dale Watson Jr of Tullahoma passed this life on Saturday, July 25,
2020 at his residence at the age of 36 years. Memorial Services will be
scheduled at a later time.

Ricky was born in Sewanee, TN on April 20, 1984. He enjoyed being with his
friends and family, riding four wheelers and tinkering with small engines.

He is survived by his father, Ricky Dale Watson Sr and his wife, Lucinda of
Manchester; Mother, Donna Lynn Bradford Watson of Tullahoma; brothers,
Matthew and Billy Medley, both of Manchester and Mitchell Medley and his
wife, Tabitha of Summertown; and sisters, Cecilia Medley of Tullahoma,
Patricia Medley of Pelham and Delynn Watson and her fiancé’, Josh Lepage of
Manchester.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be made in
his honor 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.