Category: Obituaries

Alfred J Pena Jr, of Tullahoma passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019 at
Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville at the age of 87 years. Funeral
Services are scheduled for Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 11 AM at St. Paul the
Apostle Catholic Church with burial to follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends on Thursday at Daves-Culbertson Funeral
Home from 10 – 10:45 AM.

A native of Chicago, he was the son of the late Alfred Pena and
the late Amelia Galvin. He was a U S Army veteran serving in the Korean War.
He was on the Chicago Police force and retired from the Cook County
Sheriff’s Department. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and
a past president of the Latinos of Berwyn “LOBO”. Mr. Pena loved his
family
and was a proud “Godfather”. He enjoyed having cookouts and parties with
his family and friends. He was always the “life of the party” and
enjoyed
music and dancing. He also enjoyed traveling.

He is survived by his wife, Lora Faye Pena of Tullahoma; son,
Jack Smith of Cowan and several nieces, nephews, grandchildren and other
family members living in Tennessee and Illinois.

DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

Debbie Darlene Stewart, of Tullahoma passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019
at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville at the age of 58 years. Funeral
Services are scheduled for Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 2 PM at
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with burial to follow at New Center Grove
Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 3 from 5-8
PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

A native of Tullahoma, she was the daughter of William Douglas
Cyree of Tullahoma and the late Mary Helen Prince Cyree. She enjoyed being
with her family and loved being a Grandmother. She was a jokester and
loved teasing people. She also enjoyed fishing.

In addition to her father, she is survived by husband, Danny
Stewart of Tullahoma; son, Danny Ryan Stewart and his wife, Kendra of
Tullahoma; daughter, Kristi Stewart of Lynchburg; brother, Douglas Dewayne
Cyree and his wife, Bobbie of Tullahoma; sisters, Vickie Cyree Farrar and
her husband, Richard of Lynchburg, Rebecca Bradford and her husband, Dale
of Tullahoma and Patricia Meeks of Manchester; grandchildren, Jeramy
Sanders, Nathan Stewart and Nickalas Stewart; one grandchild on the way and
several nieces and nephews.

DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

Joe T. Campbell of Manchester, passed this life on Thursday, March 28th, 2019 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro at the age of 81. Mr. Campbell was born in Kilpatrick, Alabama to the late Walter and Mertie Cash Campbell. During his life, he worked as a florist and was the owner of Bruce’s Florist in Manchester. In addition to his parents, Mr. Campbell was preceded in death by four brothers, James, Hoyt, Ronald and Arnold Campbell; and two sisters, Evelyn Freeman and Ruth Mallott. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Shirley Campbell of Manchester; two daughters, Cindy Still (David) of Hillsboro and Alethia Bryant (Danny) of Manchester; his special “adopted daughter” Nancy Goodwin (Jacky); three sisters, Jean Glassco, Melba Gilbreath and Bernice Pugh; grandchildren, Jackie Anderson (Jeremy), Jessica Anderson (Joseph), David J. Still (Caila), Darrell Still (Jessica) and Joey Bryant (Whitney); and great-grandchildren, Katelyn Anderson, Hunter Still, Carter Anderson, Emma Still, Harleigh Still, Easton Still and Carson Bryant. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 31st, 2019 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 5:00-8:00pm. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 1st, 2019 at 1:00pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Foy Rigney officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Benny and Bernie Blackwell, Joseph and Jeremy Anderson, Michael Smith and Preston Hayter.

Mr. William Frank “Frankie” Beaty, 75, passed
away
Saturday March 30, 2019 at his home. He was born in Hastings, Nebraska on
February 23, 1944 to Frank Beaty and Dean Bicknell Beaty who preceded him
in death along with his brother, James Henry Beaty.

He was a US Army veteran of Vietnam serving in the Red One Infantry and
later a door gunner on a helicopter. He was of the Methodist faith and and
a member of the NRA. He was co-owner and operator of Beaty Trucking and
was a cattle and row crop farmer.

He is survived by his daughter, Tonya Colburn (Jimmy Spence) of Dayton,
Tennessee; sister, Kathie Beaty (Terry) Whitwell of Columbia, Tennessee;
grandchildren, Hailey Grace and Matthew Riley Colburn; several nieces and
nephews.

Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday in the funeral home chapel with
burial to follow in the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens with Military Honors.
Visitation: 12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM Tuesday at Central Funeral Home,
Manchester, Tennessee. www.centralfuneralhome.com

Graveside service for Mrs. Anna Mae Horton, age 87 of Manchester, will
be held on Sunday, March 31, 2019, at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens with
Danny Rader officiating. Mrs. Horton passed away on Friday, March 29,
2019 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN after an extended illness.
Mrs. Anna Mae was born on July 14, 1931, to the late Graham and Mae Ellen
Campbell Nunley in Pelham, TN. She was a waitress for the Days Inn in
Manchester and attended the Hillsboro Church of Christ. Mrs. Anna Mae
loved nature, butterflies, and taking care of her house plants. In
addition to her parents, Mrs. Anna Mae is preceded in death by four
brothers and one sister.
Mrs. Anna Mae is survived by her husband of 33 years, Hallie O’Neal; one
son, Ronnie Dale Pool and his wife, Debra, of Hillsboro; one daughter,
Linda Gail Parks and her husband, Ricky, also of Hillsboro; one brother,
Ed Nunley of Winchester; three sisters, Jean Davis of Pelham, Betty Rader
(Danny) of Bridgeport, AL, and Debra Teague (Ronnie) of Pelham;
grandchildren, Lance Pool, Heather Tucker, Stacie Vaughn, Misty Morgan,
Joseph Parks; great grandchildren, Christian, Raven, and Sage Pool, Ariah
and Dagon Tucker, Madison and Xander Vaughn , and Zachary and Kyleigh
Morgan; and a host of friends.
Central Funeral Home, LLC is honored to serve the Horton family.
www.centralfuneralhome.com

Alex Junior Sekulich of Manchester Tennessee went home to be with the
Lord on March 29, 2018.
The son of the late Alex Sekulich of Akron, Ohio and Mary Oakich of
Cleveland Ohio,
He was proceeded in death by his wives, Caroline Sue Sekulich of
Manchester Tennessee and Myrtle Ellen Webb Sekulich of Manchester,
Tennessee and 1 granddaughter. He is survived by his sons Alex George
Sekulich (Connie), Roy Allen Sekulich (Jeanie) of Manchester, Tennessee,
Anthony Paul Sekulich (Anna) of Tullahoma, Tennessee and Andrew Howard
Sekulich of Hillsboro, Tennessee, 10 grandchildren and 11 Great
grandchildren. Alex was affectionately known as the Candyman as a member
of Canvas Community Church in Manchester Tennessee, he was a Free Will
Baptist Deacon and served at First Free Will Baptist Church and later at
Faith Free Will Baptist Church in Manchester Tennessee. He proudly served
his country as a Marine in both the Korean and Vietnam wars and retired
in 1968 as a Gunnery Sergeant after 21 years of service. Semper Fi.
Central Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Mrs. Frieda Crouch, age 82, of Summitville, TN, will be conducted 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Manchester Funeral Home with Bro. Lane Dix officiating. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Friday, March 29 at the funeral home. Mrs. Crouch passed away from an extended illness on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN.

Frieda was born on October 3, 1936 in Summitville, TN, the daughter of the late James (J.W.) and Esther Lowry. She was a member of the Summitville Church of Christ, a homemaker, and a member of the Red Hat Ladies Society.

In addition to her parents, Frieda was also preceded in death by a brother, James Lowry, Jr.; nephew, James (Jimmy) Lowry, III; daughter-in-law, April Crouch; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Taylor and Dorothy Crouch; and brothers-in-law, Leighton, Charles, and Glendal Crouch.

Her survivors include her husband, Clyde Crouch; children, Keith (Jennifer) Crouch and Kelle (Jeff) Cantrell; grandchildren, Erin (Daniel) Castillo, Morgan Dyer (Jay Grissom), and Jayme Dyer; great grandchildren, Emory and Alex Castillo, Jonah and Josie Grissom, and Augustus “Carter” Morgan; sister, Sandy Carr (Lars Robinette); sisters-in-law, Judy Lowry and Vivian Crouch; brothers and sisters-in-law, Audrey and Bobby Stone, Jenny and Shelton Jones, and Jerry and Phyllis Crouch; nieces, nephews, and many special friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, 375 Kings Highway North, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034.

Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Crouch family.

Stephens, Perry R., Clarksdale, Mississippi native and Tullahoma Tennessee resident, age 75, died March 26 at Tennova HealthCare – Harton Hospital in Tullahoma. He was the son of the late Grady Stephens, Sr. and Clara Hughes Stephens. Mr. Stephens was preceded in death by sister, Margaret Stephens Bullock, brothers, Grady Stephens, Jr., Archie Stephens, Russell Stephens, James Stephens Walter Stephens, all of Mississippi. He is survived by wife of 53 years, Jean Prater Stephens, Tullahoma, Tennessee & daughter Tammy Stephens Bruley, Leesburg, Virginia; sister, Ann Stephens, Maben, Mississippi; brothers, H. L. Stephens (Juanita) Clarksdale, Mississippi; Doug Stephens (Janice), Euporia, Mississippi; sisters-in-law, Linda Stephens, Tupelo, Mississippi; Linda Hale (Charles); Elaine Holobaugh (Ricky); brothers-in-law, Wayne Prater, Gary Prater (Phyllis), Tommy Prater all of McMinnville, Tennessee, and many nieces and nephews. He served 4 years in the U.S. Marine Corp. and was employed by the Alexandria Police Dept., Alexandria, Virginia and the Prince William County Police Dept., Woodbridge, Virginia for a total of 38 years. Mr. Stephens was a member of the Prince William County Retirees Association, The Alexandria Police, Fire & Sheriff Retirees Association, the Fraternal Order of Police, Battlefield 43, Manassas, Virginia, and the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Washington, D.C. The funeral service will be held at the Kilgore Funeral Home in Tullahoma on Saturday, March 30, at 11:00 a.m., and burial will follow at the Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Warren County. Visitation will be held Friday, March 29th from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. and Saturday prior to funeral service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the “James E. Fisher Memorial Scholarship Fund”, at 6012 Omega Lane, Manassas, VA 20112, or The American Cancer Society. Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of a

Gilliam Jr., Robert Lee, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Wednesday,
March 27th, 2019 at his home at the age of 88. Mr. Gilliam was born in
Tullahoma to the late Robert Lee Gilliam Sr. and Beatrice McBee Gilliam.
He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean
Conflict and went on to work as a PBX Installer Operator with Bell
South/ATT. Mr. Gilliam was also a member of Grace Baptist Church in
Tullahoma. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his
brother, John Francis “Buddy” Gilliam; and four sisters, Jessie Marie
“Dissy” Preston, Elizabeth “Dee” Osborne, Geneva Hice and Brenda Ferrell.
Mr. Gilliam is survived by his loving wife, Lola Jean Gilliam; sons,
Robert Lee Gilliam III of Tullahoma, Alan Keith Gilliam and his wife
Melody of Normandy and Darrell Gilliam and his wife Sarah of Tullahoma;
grandchildren, Justin Gilliam and his wife Amy, Amanda Gilliam and Kyle
Gilliam; and two great-grandchildren, Josh and Vanessa. Visitation will
be held on Saturday, March 30th, 2019 at Kilgore Funeral Home from
2:00-4:00pm with the funeral service to immediately follow at 4:00pm with
Bro. Garry Irvin officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial
Gardens. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
either the Grace Baptist Church Building Fund, 1901 Ovoca Road,
Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388 or to Hospice Compassus, c/o Hospice of the
Highland Rim Foundation, 110 East Lauderdale Street, Tullahoma, Tennessee
37388
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Izik Alonso Macias passed this life on Monday, March 25, 2019 at Vanderbilt
Children’s Hospital at the age of eight days. Graveside services are
scheduled for Friday, March 29, 2019 at 2 PM at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation with the family will be Friday at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home
from 12 PM – 1:30 PM.

Izik was born on March 17, 2019 at Vanderbilt Hospital. He was
the son of Jessie Macias and Jennifer Bradford of Tullahoma. In addition to
his parents, he is survived by sisters, Kiley and Skyler Macias;
grandparents, Jessie and Ery Macias of Tullahoma, Paula Adams of Tullahoma
and Dale and Rebecca Bradford of Tullahoma; great grandfathers, Zenon
Macias of Summitville and Jack Rogers of Chattanooga; aunts, Becca Adams of
Tullahoma and Gina Macias of Murfreesboro and uncle, Leonel Macias of
Tullahoma.