Category: Obituaries

Nell Harris Moffitt, age 96 of Estill Springs, TN passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Life Care Center of Tullahoma. Born in Elkton, KY, she grew up in a large, loving, musical family and attended elementary and high school in Guthrie, KY. Ms. Moffitt was a graduate of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN and George Peabody College in Nashville, TN where she received her B.S. degree with a major in elementary music. She did graduate studies at Peabody College, University of Chattanooga and Belmont College. Ms. Moffitt married the late, Orvil Lee Moffitt of Clarksville, TN in 1941. Nell began her teaching career as music supervisor for the Montgomery County Schools in Clarksville, TN. Then for many years, she taught elementary music in the Dalton Public Schools in Dalton, Georgia. Also in Dalton, she directed children and junior choirs and music for Children’s Sunday School Department at Dalton First Methodist Church. She was a bible leader for Dalton ME church women’s circles and received lifetime membership in Women’s Society of Christian Service. Ms. Moffitt taught at Nashville Brockmead Elementary, a model school sponsored by the federal government. She was the chairman of the committee for the selection of music textbooks for the State of Tennessee. Nell and Orvil moved to Tullahoma in 1969 when Motlow College began, where Orvil started the music department and was chairman of the Humanities Division. Ms. Moffitt taught elementary school music in the Tullahoma City Schools until retirement in 1984 and was a member of Coffee County Retired Teachers Association. They joined the First Presbyterian Church in Tullahoma in 1971. It met the needs they felt then and felt now in Christian Worship. They lived on Tims Ford Lake in Estill Springs, TN, where they enjoyed not only their boys, their families and grandchildren, but lots of swimming, boating, fishing and traveling. Her hobbies included: music, gardening, flower arranging, swimming, boating, fishing and calligraphy.
Preceded in death by her loving husband, Orvil Lee Moffitt; parents; brothers and sisters. Survived by her three sons, and there families Leland and Louisa in Atlanta, GA, Mike and Nancy in Jasper, Georgia and Eddie living in Estill Springs, TN; 7 grandsons, John, Kit, Will, Matt, Andy, Derek and Jeremy; many great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to First Presbyterian Church in Tullahoma, TN.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 11:30 A.M. at First Presbyterian Church in Tullahoma, TN with the Rev. Stephen Yates officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Tullahoma Funeral Home. Interment will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 4:00 P.M. in Glennwood Cemetery in Elkton, KY.

Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the Moffitt family

Blanton Kilgore, age 87 of Hillsboro, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Grundy County on January 20, 1928 to the late Emmitt and Estie Dickerson Kilgore. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Willie Ruth Kilgore; daughter, Lois Kilgore Poff; sisters, Josephine Nunley, Deloris Mars, and Omie Lee Meeks; brothers, Pate Kilgore and Alfred Kilgore; and granddaughters, Regina Michelle Wilder and Michelle Lynn Wilder. Blanton is survived by daughters, Beatrice Kilgore Wilder of Hillsboro, Valerie Kilgore Prince of Manchester, and Hope Kilgore Gomez of Hillsboro; brothers, Harold Kilgore of McMinnville and Frank Emmitt Kilgore of Altamont; nine grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren; and nine great-great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5-8 PM Tuesday at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 in the Moore-Cortner Chapel. Interment will follow at Summitville Cemetery in Summitville, Tennessee.

ARRANGEMENTS BY MOORE-CORTNER FUNERAL HOME

Patricia Gray Woods, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Friday, October 23rd, 2015 at NHC at the age of 82. Ms. Woods was born in San Antonio, Texas to the late Van R. and Linnie Gray Whetstone Wiggins. She was a graduate of Classen High School and Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri and attended Oklahoma A&M College. At A&M she was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha social sorority, YWCA, Wesley Foundation, Student Union Hospitality and Public Relations Committee, Society of Personnel Management and Sigma Tau Delta Honorary English Fraternity. Ms. Woods was one of the founding members of the Haven of Hope, a domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking victims advocacy program. In addition to her parents, Ms. Woods is preceded in death by her husband, Jim Woods and one daughter, Ruthie Ingram. She is survived by two daughters, Vanessa Grammer and her husband Doug and Mary Nell Wick and her husband Gary; three sons, Jimmy Woods, Hamilton Woods and his wife Ginger and Perry Woods; one sister, Liz Black; eight grandchildren, Emily Goff and her husband David, Rusty Grammer and his wife Rosalyn, Brian Ingram, Carson and Anna Morgan Massey and Jeremy, Natasha and Travis Woods; one nephew, David Black and his wife Lee Ann; and one niece, Susan Steen and her husband Bernie. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 from 10:00am-12:00pm at the church of Christ at Cedar Lane with a memorial service to follow at 12:00pm with Bro. Gary Johnson officiating. In lieu of flowers, donation may be made to the Lannom Memorial Library, 312 North Collins Street, Tullahoma, Tennessee, Haven of Hope, 300 Hillsboro Blvd #4, Manchester, Tennessee, or to the charity of your choice.

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Lorenzo James McGee 52, of Tullahoma passed Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Harton Regional Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, William “Doug” McGee and Ruby McGee, brother, William “Bubba” McGee.

He is survived by son, Derrick McGee of Tullahoma, TN; sister, Anna McGee of Tullahoma, TN.

Host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends,

Visitation Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 1:00pm at Grundy Street Church of Christ with Funeral Services to follow at 2:oop.m at Grundy Street Church of Christ. Interment Evergreen Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to J.A. Welton & Son Funeral Home P.O. Box 218 Tullahoma, TN 37388

J.A. Welton & Son Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Willard Leon Crisp, age 90, of Winchester, Tennessee, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015, at Southern Tennessee Health System in Winchester, Tennessee.

Funeral services will be 2:00pm Sunday in the Foster & Lay Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Bill Almond officiating.  Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.

ARRANGEMENTS BY FOSTER & LAY FUNERAL HOME

Rachel A. Green, age 76 of the Rutledge Hill Community near Hillsboro,
Tennessee, passed away on October 23, 2015 at the Southern Tennessee
Medical Center in Sewanee, Tenn. She was a retired Batesville Casket
employee, a former seamstress at PCA Apparel Industries, Inc. and a
member of the Prairie Plains Church of Christ. Rachel was preceded in
death by her parents, Jesse James Long and Bessie Berry Henley Long;
sisters, Martha Lorene Long Bishop, Naomi Inez Long Green and Elvie Marie
Long; and brother, Winston Gordon Long.
She is survived by her beloved husband, Fred R. Green, Sr. of Rutledge
Hill; sons, Fred R. Green, Jr. and his wife Shirley of Rutledge Hill and
Dewayne E. Green and his wife Michelle of Winchester, Tenn.; three
grandsons, Mitchell R. Green (Carrie), Adam W. Green (Amie) and Wesley T.
Green; granddaughter, Whitney M. Kovach (Joshua); four
great-granddaughters, Lily M. Kovach, Layla K. Green, Lynlie B. Green and
Eliza R. Green; and great-grandson, Sawyer L. Kovach; sisters, Jessie Lou
Bare (Wagoner) and Mona Faye Gipson (Curtis) of Rutledge Hill; brother,
Jimmie Parker Long (Lula) of Rutledge Hill; and a host of other relatives
and friends.

VISITATION

Sunday, October 25, 2015 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Central Funeral Home

FUNERAL

Monday, October 26, 2015 at 1 p.m. at Central Funeral Home

OFFICIANT

Bro. Billy Robison

BURIAL

Rutledge Hill Community Church Cemetery

MEMORIALS

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests Memorial Donations be made to the
St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital in Memphis or the JDRF, Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation, 105 Westpark Dr., #415, Brentwood, TN 37027

CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME in Charge of Arrangements

Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt) Retired, Patrick J. “Buddy” McFaddin, 61, of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away at home on October 23, 2015. Buddy fought Glioblastoma, Stage IV brain cancer for over four and one half years. He never asked why and said he was ready to meet his Lord and Savior.

He was born in Norton, Virginia on July 21, 1954 at St. Mary’s Hospital. He grew up on Sandy Ridge, VA, attended Greenwood Elementary, Coeburn and Ervinton High Schools and graduated from St. Leo University with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Administration. He worked six years in the coal mines before joining the United States Air Force (USAF) in April 1978.

Buddy was preceded in death by his loving grandparents who raised him, Bland Richard Meade and Emma Edwards Meade, his parents, Burl Deen McFaddin and Lavoria Meade McFaddin, and a brother, Marty McFaddin. He is survived by his bride of 42 years, Jeannie Patton McFaddin, one daughter, Nicolette Meade and her husband Aaron, and two beautiful grandchildren, Jaspar Michael and Ione Beatrix Meade; four sisters, Sue Jones, Donna and Roy Adkins, Pamella and Harry Tyree, Eleanor and Craig Hammond; seven brothers, Edward McFaddin, Michael and Sallie McFaddin, Rodney and Tammy McFaddin, Daniel and Donna McFaddin, Steven McFaddin, Anthony and Tammy McFaddin, and Rick McFaddin.

Buddy met Jeannie at Ervinton High School during his senior year and Jeannie’s 9th grade year. They dated one year and he told her that if she married him he would put her through high school and four years of college. He kept his promise by working in the coal mines and while she was doing her student teaching Buddy joined the USAF.

In the USAF he was an Aircrew Life Support Specialist and then cross-trained as a Cost Analyst. He was a First Sergeant and achieved the highest rank of Chief Master Sergeant. Buddy had a phenomenal career and impacted thousands of lives. His energy, enthusiasm, and willingness to take a STAND were qualities that many admired him for and attempted to emulate. Buddy was always involved and provided his thoughts. He did not take a NO or a weak excuse for an answer to an issue that needed to be addressed. He was never afraid to stand up and take his punches, issue a couple of jabs and then a smashing uppercut to get a project done…then say…Who is next? One of his troops told him that if there was ever any dragons that you need an army to slay, I’ll be there for you, like you were for us. Another troop said that if he could borrow a phrase from his favorite Chief of all time, “I’d take a bullet for you any day.”

Buddy’s priorities were God, Country, and Family; Character counts; Your word is your bond; Look, Act and Be Professional; Know yourself and Know your Limitations; Be visionary and embrace change, Count your blessings; Smell the roses and coffee; and Keep it simple and focus on the Elephants! Buddy and Jeannie’s motto was always “Caring, Sharing and Giving Back!”

Buddy had a special place in his heart for the Daughters of Mary, Mother of our Savior located in the beautiful Catskill Mountains. Buddy called the Sisters, “His Angels here on Earth”. Their special purpose is to live everyday with particular intention of returning gratitude to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Sisters consecrate their lives and their work to the Sacred Heart. Buddy loved them with all his heart and was always trying to figure out how to treat and support them in their many endeavors. Also, he loved the precious children that sent up thousands of prayers at St. Pius V School in Long Island, New York and St. Anne’s Academy in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

Buddy was blessed by family and friends sending hundreds of cards and emails of love and encouragement. One such ministry was Cancer Hope, Southbrook Christian Church, Miamisburg, Ohio that offers support, hope and love to those struggling with cancer and their caregiver. A special thanks to all the prayer warriors that we never met in person.

Buddy always believed that the Secret to Life is Relationships! When we are all on our death bed, we will not think about the biggest house, best car, or all the money in the world. We will remember our RELATIONSHIPS with our God, our Family, and our Friends. All the materialistic stuff of this world will fade away but our relationships will live into eternity and he prayed that each of you have your RELATIONSHIPS in good condition and right priorities. Take care and God Bless each of you and your family and friends.

“True Leaders value Truth—thus, both are RARE!
PATRICK J. “BUDDY” MCFADDIN, Retired CMSgt, USAF

CMSgt Buddy McFaddin’s Memorial Ceremony will be conducted Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 5:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel, 786 McMinnville Hwy, Manchester, TN with reception following. Interment will follow Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Temple Hill Memorial Park, 2529 Memorial Drive, Castlewood, VA. A visitation will be held from 11:00 AM until time of service at the cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in memory of Buddy McFaddin to St. Anne’s Academy, 2445 East County Road E., White Bear Lake, MN 55110. If you have any questions please call them at (651) 748-4947.

ARRANGEMENTS BY COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL

Mr. Robert Haze Tuck, age 59 of Manchester, Tennessee
passed from this life on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 surrounded by his
loving
family. Mr. Tuck was preceded in death
by his mother Nila Mae Richardson Parker, daughter, Karen Sunera Tuck,
brother,
Russell Dale Tuck, and grandson, Riley Arron Tuck.

He is survived by his loving wife of thirty-four
years, Darlene Tuck, father, James Floyd Tuck and Mom Novella, two
daughters,
Katherine “Katie” Emmaline Tuck and fiancé Jonathan Lebron Johnson of
Manchester, Tennessee, Samantha “Sassy” Anderson of Smyrna, Tennessee,
one son Harley
Haze Tuck of Manchester, Tennessee, four sisters, Shirley Ann Sellers and
husband Terry Lynn of Bayminette, Alabama, Daisy Elaine Raby and husband
Jimmie
of Shelbyville, Tennessee, Crystal Kaylene Rinderknecht and husband David of
Manchester, Tennessee, Sandra Gayle Wright and husband Glen of McMinnville,
Tennessee, three brothers, Donnie Ray Tuck of Green Bay, Alabama, Elmer Gene
Swann and wife Arlene of Manchester, Tennessee, Eric Patterson Swann of
Manchester, Tennessee, and one grandson, Alexander James Haze Tuck.

Mr. Tuck enjoyed working on cars and was very skilled
in this trade. Robert enjoyed fishing,
watching wrestling and playing with his dogs.
He loved spending time with family and his grandkids and was
affectionately known as “Pa Goat”. He
will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

Funeral Services for Mr. Robert Tuck will be conducted
on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the Coffee County Funeral Chapel
with Brother Coy King and Brother Rick Everhart officiating. Burial will
follow in the Bethlehem Baptist
Church Cemetery, Hillsboro, Tennessee.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2015 from 5:00 PM until
8:00 PM at the Coffee County Funeral Chapel, Manchester, Tennessee.

COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL IS HONORED TO SERVE THE FAMILY
OF ROBERT TUCK.

RJ McClure, age 73 passed away, Monday, October 19, 2015 at Batavia Nursing
Home., Batavia, Ohio. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, October
24, 2015 at 1 PM at New Center Grove Cemetery in Franklin County.

A native of Hollytree, AL, he was the son of the late Roy and Alta
Tankersley McClure. He lived in the Estill Springs area for many years and
only relocated to Ohio 3 years ago to be near family. He was a truck
driver and enjoyed seeing the country. He loved his family and children
and enjoyed treating family and friends to lunch or dinner.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Ray
and Bill McClure and three sisters, Eva Nell Moss, Ethelene Brazier and
Stella Hedge.

He is survived by one sister Wilma Moore and her husband, Butch of Ashland,
KY and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

Memorial services for Mr. Samuel Allen Short, age 70, of Manchester, will be
conducted at 4:00 PM on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Manchester Cumberland
Presbyterian Church with Bro. Benny Benjamin officiating. Visitation with
the family will be from 2:00 PM until time of service at the church. Sam
passed away peacefully at his residence on Thursday, October 22, 2015,
following a courageous battle with cancer.

Sam was born in Lawrenceburg, TN, the son of the late James Lewis Short, Sr.
and Zethel Christine Clayton Short. He was a 1963 graduate of Franklin
County High School. He worked in the floor covering industry for 40 years.
After retirement from carpet installation, Sam proudly began working for
Motlow State Community College as a Courier. Sam enjoyed hunting, fishing,
and gardening. He was an avid crappie fisherman and he frequently visited
with fellow fishermen at Barton Springs Grocery for the Monday Night Bass
Tournament, which he also participated in.

In addition to his parents, Sam was also preceded in death by one daughter,
Melissa Marie Ashby; two grandchildren, Treet Reed and Tyler Allen Short.
He is survived by his loving wife, Lisa Rae Short of Manchester; one son,
Ethan Ray Short of Manchester; one daughter, Amy (Barry) Carlton of Estill
Springs; two grandchildren, Tanner and Tucker Carlton of Estill Springs;
four brothers, James Lewis (Rita) Short, Jr. of Wartrace, John T.
(Henrietta) Short of Zebulon, NC, Randy Joseph (Kathy) Short of Recife,
Brazil, and Terry Phillip (Donna) Short of Manchester; two sisters, Peggy
(William) Womack and Betty (Arthur) Ruch, both of Winchester; several
generations of nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Coffee County Young
Sportsman’s Deer Rally, c/o Mason Russ, 94 Cool Springs Lane, Manchester, TN
37355.

MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE SHORT FAMILY