Category: Obituaries

Funeral services for Ms. Dortha “Dot” Rigsby McMahan will be conducted on
Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 11 AM at Manchester Funeral Home with Elder Keith
Sims officiating. Burial will follow in the Shady Grove Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be Friday, May 19, from 5-8 PM at the
funeral home. Ms. McMahan passed away Thursday, May 18 at Manchester
Healthcare Center in Manchester.

Ms. Dortha was born on August 26, 1931, to the late S.L. and Hersie Barnes
Elam, in Warren County, TN. She was a housewife who loved sewing, quilting,
cooking, watching sports (especially the Braves and UT) on TV, and singing
with the family gospel group, The Rigsby Family. Ms. Dot was a member of
the Shady Grove Baptist Church and a long-time member of the Shady Grove
Home Demonstration and Community Clubs.

In addition to her parents, Ms. Dot was preceded in death by her first
husband of 38 years, Bill Rigsby, her second husband of 19 years, Walter
Leighton McMahan, and one sister, Jimmie Sue Elam Vaughn. She is survived
by her daughters, Debbie Winton of Manchester, and Dianne (Lynn) Anderson
of the Shady Grove Community; five grandchildren, Chad (Lora) Winton,
Justin (Tara) Winton, Vicki Anderson, Jimmy (Nikki) Anderson, and Joseph
(Jessica) Anderson; and five great-grandchildren: Katelyn, Jacob, Lily, and
Hannah Anderson, and Max Winton.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to :

Hospice of the Highland Rim

110 E. Lauderdale St.

Tullahoma, TN 37388

Or Online

Or Shady Grove Baptist Church

c/o Mike Elam

1360 Cooper Rd.

Morrison, TN 37357

MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE Rigsby-McMahan FAMILY

Elizabeth Reeves of Manchester, passed this life on Thursday, May 18, 2017
at Manchester Healthcare at the age of 92 years. Funeral services are
scheduled for Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 1 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral
Home with burial to follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation with
the family will be Friday, May 19, 2017 from 5 – 8 PM at Daves-Culbertson
Funeral Home

A native of Lynchburg, she was the daughter of the late J W and Gertrude
Clark Randall. Mrs. Reeves was the manager at Snow White and Rymers
Cleaners in Manchester. She was a member of First United Methodist Church
of Manchester. She enjoyed fishing, doing crossword puzzles and spending
time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also enjoyed
riding motorcycles and went with her son on a motorcycle trip to Florida at
the age of 79. She also enjoyed going on car rides with her grandson,
Hogan when he was too young to drive.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,
Charlie Reeves.

Mrs. Reeves is survived by one son, Ronald Reeves of Manchester; two
grandchildren, Jamie Raney and her husband, Kevin of Manchester and Rhonda
Murray and her husband, Scott of Jackson and four great grandchildren,
Hogan and Lilee Scott and Olivia and Emma Murray.

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Joseph Todd Leftwich of Tullahoma, passed this life on Thursday, May 18,
2017 at his residence at the age of 55 years. Memorial Services will be
held at a later date.

A native of Gadsden, AL, he was the son of Joseph Andrew Leftwich and
Gloria Jane Billingsley Leftwich. He was a U S Air Force veteran and had
worked at AEDC. He was a musician and enjoyed playing golf and softball.
He
also enjoyed photography.

In addition to his parents, Joseph Leftwich and his wife, Peggy of
Sylacauga and Gloria Jane Leftwich of Tullahoma, he is survived by one
daughter, Jordan Marie Leftwich of Fond Du Lac, WI; one sister, Wendy
Gilliam and her husband, David of McLean, VA; one grandchild, Jameson
Joseph Hendrickson and several nieces and nephews.

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Mattie Sue Gibbs, age 77, passed away surrounded by her loving family at her Tullahoma residence on May 15, 2017.
She was born on August 20, 1939 to the late James Brown and Elizabeth Porter Riner in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
A Church of Christ by faith, she loved to crochet, quilt, read and cook for family and friends.
She is survived by her husband Richard Gibbs of Tullahoma and daughters Esther Hamilton and her husband Mark of Tullahoma and Deborah Akers of Pueblo, Colorado. Surviving also are sisters Jane Forcier a resident of California, Peggy Nelson and her husband J.T. of Shelbyville, Tennessee and Jena Bryan and her husband James of Hillsboro, Tennessee. One brother Jim Riner and his wife Ricki, residence of Colorado also survive along with five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Visitation with family will be on May 19, 2017 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. A funeral service will follow at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 20 from the chapel of Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Tullahoma. Bill Cantrell will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made St. Judes Children Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Mrs. Cherry Gail Mason Russ, age 75, of Manchester,
TN, will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Coffee
County Funeral Chapel with Rev. Mark Barron officiating. Burial will
follow in Hurricane Grove Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be
from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
Cherry passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017 at St. Thomas Rutherford
Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN, surrounded by her loving family.

Cherry was born in Coffee County, TN the daughter of the late James
Stanley Mason, Sr. and Bessie Powers Mason. She was a secretary at
Hickerson Elementary School and a member of Cumberland Presbyterian
Church. Cherry enjoyed bookkeeping, reading and cooking, but most of
all, she loved spending time with her grandson, Nathaniel.

In addition to her parents, Cherry was also preceded in death by her
husband, Watt Russ; one daughter, Robin Russ; one brother, James Stanley
Mason, Jr.; and one sister, Phyllis Ann Swan. She is survived by one
son, Mason (Misti) Russ; one daughter, Shannon (Donnie) Frazier; one
brother, Joe (Sandi) Mason; one brother-in-law, Bobby Swan; three
grandchildren, Nathaniel Russ, Cole Frazier and Grant Frazier; and
numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers and gifts, the family requests memorial donations be
made to the American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300,
Rockville, MD 20852.

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

Ms. Mary Carolyn Clay, age 81 of Manchester, passed away Friday evening,
May 12, 2017 at Manchester Healthcare. As per Ms. Clay’s wishes, she will
be cremated and her ashes will be buried in Portageville, MO. There will be
a memorial service at Delisle Funeral Home Saturday, May 20, 2017. If you
would like to send flowers or your condolences , the funeral home address
is: Delisle Funeral Home

209 W. Main St.

Portageville, MO 63873

Phone number: 573-379-5486

MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE CLAY FAMILY

Charles Eugene Bray of Mulberry, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, May 12,
2017 at the age of 78 years. Services are scheduled for 12:00 (noon) on
Tuesday, May 30, 2017; at St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church,
Fayetteville, Tennessee. A reception and lunch will be held immediately
after the services. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the
charity of your choice.

Mr. Bray was the son of the late Vernon Charles Bray and Nellie Mae Phenix
Bray. He was born in Roger Mills, Oklahoma on February 27, 1939. He
served in the U. S. Navy for several years. And he later owned and
operated an appliance sales and service business in Espanola, New Mexico,
for many years. He met and married Sandra Bray in New Mexico; and they
moved to Tennessee, in 2000.

Mr. Bray, having started construction work with his father as a child,
enjoyed and continued construction work much of his life. His greatest
loves were fishing and being in the mountains of New Mexico. He had a
brilliant mind, engaged well with people, and had many talents including
working with computers.

Mr. Bray was preceded

In death by two sisters (Mary Elizabeth Robertson and Verna Ann Hankins)
and one brother (Fred Bray). He is survived by Sandra Bray of
Fayetteville, Tennessee; sister-in-law Candy Richard of Mulberry,
Tennessee; two brothers-in-law (Bill Richard, of Moore County, Tennessee,
and Graddy Richard, of Huntsville, Alabama); and (nephew) Jerry and Beth
Harris, of Amarillo, Texas.

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.