Category: Obituaries

Mary Ruth Doty, age 62 of Manchester, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019 at Unity Medical Center in Manchester. She was born on August 30, 1956 in Franklin County, TN to the late James and Ethel Woods. Mary enjoyed reading and spending time with her family. She spent many years as a caregiver working in the home health industry.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sisters, Judy Williams and Kay Eeks. Survived by her sons, Bobby Spivey, Jr. (Miranda), James Spivey (Bridgit); brothers, Ricky Woods; grandchildren, Adam, Tate, Niki, Jonah and Levi; 3 great-grandchildren.

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

Milton “Billy” Eugene Cook of Tullahoma, passed this life on Wednesday,
January 23, 2019 at the Life Care Center of Tullahoma at the age of 81
years. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2 PM, Sunday, January 27, 2019 at
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with burial to follow at Maplewood
Cemetery. The
family will receive friends beginning at 12 PM.

A native of Madison County, AL, he was the son of the late
Steve C. and Mary Upton Cook. He was of the Pentecostal faith and enjoyed
playing bingo, drawing and coloring.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by wife,
Thelma Cook; brother, Willard Cook and sister, Jewel Walden.

Mr. Cook is survived by brothers, Steve Cook Jr. and George Cook
(Mary), both of Tullahoma; sisters, Frances Howard of Tullahoma, Mattie
Weatherbe of AL and Annette Holt of Appleton, WI and numerous nieces and
nephews.

Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lewis Alexander Floyd, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Tuesday, January
22, 2019 at his residence at the age of 80 years. Funeral Services are
scheduled for 1 PM, Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral
Home with burial to follow at Willow Mount Cemetery in Shelbyville. The
family will receive friends beginning at 11 AM.

A native of Manchester, he was the son of the late William
Alexander and Maymie Elliott Floyd. He enjoyed fishing, being with his
grandchildren and working on his lawn equipment.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by son,
Brian Floyd and sisters, Barbara and Donna L. Floyd.

Mr. Floyd is survived by daughters, Tabatha Leann Floyd (Dan
Morgan) of Tullahoma; Connye Holiday (Terry) of Manchester and Sheila
Sweeton of Tullahoma; brother, Billy N Floyd (Linda) of Shelbyville;
sister, Sandra Floyd of Shelbyville and grandchildren, Alex and Aidan Floyd.

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Mr. Lawton Eston Rogers, Jr., age 74, of Manchester, will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 25, 2019, at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Bro. Charlie Westmoreland officiating. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until the time of service on Friday. Mr. Rogers passed from this life on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at his residence in Manchester, TN.

Eston was born in Coffee County, TN, to the late Lawton, Sr. and Alice Rogers. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. At this time, he lived in Germany and worked in the Air Defense Department. After his military career, Eston worked as a welder at Carrier before his retirement. He loved hunting, fishing, gardening, and playing ball, but his favorite thing was playing with his grandsons. He loved dogs, but especially Beagles and Fox Hounds. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother.

In addition to his parents, Eston is also preceded in death by his loving wife of 36 years, Kathleen Rogers; brother, J.B. Rogers; sister, Etta Mae Lowry. He is survived by his daughter, Tammy Elliott (Donnie); brothers, Paul Rogers (Sharon); sisters, Betty Ann Adams, Shirley Hobbs, Celine Bryan (James), Earline McKesick, Patsy Baldwin (Foster), and Jenny McCafferty (Doug); grandchildren, Braxton and Carter Elliott.

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

Lora F Shelton, of Franklin County, passed this life on
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the Life Care Center of Tullahoma at the age
of 72 years. A Celebration of Life gathering is scheduled for Friday,
January 25, 2018 from 5-8 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

A native of Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Robert
Manuel and Rosie Marbut Statham. She was of the Pentecostal faith and
enjoyed reading her Bible and praying. She enjoyed singing and she and her
husband, the late Joe Shelton, performed in a quartet for many years.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by
brothers, Robert Earl and Manuel Lee Statham and sister, Barbara Jean
Ashley.

Mrs. Shelton is survived by son, Joey Shelton (Mary) of
Hillsboro; daughter, Shelia Willier (John) of Decherd; sisters, Kay
Millraney (Jim) of Estill Springs and Rosie Barnes (Freddie Bush) of
Hillsboro; four grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Juanita Gifford Bradford, age 84, of Manchester, TN, passed from this life on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Life Care Center in Tullahoma, TN. A private family memorial visitation was held on Monday, January 21, 2019 at Manchester Funeral Home. Burial will be at Oakland Memory Lanes in Dolton, IL, at a later date.

Juanita was born in Princeton, AL, the daughter of the late Gus and Lorena Hensley Gifford. She was a homemaker, who loved being with her family and enjoyed quilting and painting.

In addition to her parents, Juanita was also preceded in death by her husband, James Monroe Bradford; one brother, Carl Gifford; and four sisters, Violeta Gifford, Lou Scott, Grady Gifford, and Lometta Russell. She is survived by two sons, Danny Bradford and Garland Judge; two daughters, Rose DeBoer and Kathy Bradford; one sister, Margaret Zerby; four grandchildren, Jason Casteel, Eric Bradford, Jessica Bond, and Andrea Johnson; and seven great grandchildren, Cade Casteel, Caleb Bradford, Becca Casteel, Nathan Johnson, Jasmine Bradford, Mallory Stone, and Hannah Bond.

MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE BRADFORD FAMILY
www.manchesterfuneralhome.com

Lisa Marie Wadford of Estill Springs, passed this life on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at her residence at the age of 49 years. No services are scheduled.
A native of Minot, ND, she was the daughter of the late Richard DeLare and Marlene Fjeldahl of Minot, ND. Lisa was an Ophthalmic Technician and worked for Eye Associates Optical in Tullahoma. Lisa “loved being nice” and had many friends. She enjoyed holiday decorating and her favorite holiday was Christmas. She was an artist and worked in charcoal, acrylics and pencil portraits. She also enjoyed decorating cakes. She loved children and animals.
In addition to her mother, Marlene Fjeldahl, she is survived by her husband, Nathan Wadford of Estill Springs; son, Sgt. Dallas Gene DeLare and his wife, Sierra, stationed in Alaska; daughters, Angela Marie Harvey and her husband, Christopher of Tullahoma and Ashley Ann DeLare-Ryden of Estill Springs; sister, Lori MacNamara of Venice, FL and many nieces and nephews.

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

William “JR” S Hall Jr. of Tullahoma, passed this life on Friday,
January 18, 2019 at his residence at the age of 66. No services are
scheduled.

A native of Winchester, he was the son of the late William S and
Katherine Davis Hall. “He was kind hearted and giving of anything he had.
He
always said that he didn’t worry about tomorrow, God would take care of
him.
He was always smiling and making others laugh. He was a hard worker and
loved God and his family.” He was an avid UT football fan and enjoyed
classic country music.

He is survived by son, Coty Hall; daughters, Sandra Gail Caba and Michelle
Perry; stepdaughter, Tabitha Harris; sisters, Wendy Hall and Sandra Hall
Davis; seven grandchildren and good friends, Myrtle Richards and Phil
Richards.

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.