Category: Obituaries

Walter Carmel Cherry, of New Port Richey, Florida, passed this life on Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 at the age of 96.

Walter was the last surviving child of the late Walter C. Cherry and Edna Austin Cherry.

When Walter was 18 years old in December of 1936 and couldn’t find work because of the depression, he joined the United States Army in January of 1937. After basic training he was sent to Fort Shelter on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. His unit guarded Hickman Air Force Base and Pearl Harbor. He was at Schofield Barracks at Fort Shafter when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. In mid-1943, the Army transferred the unit to Northern Africa to fight the German Army under the command of General Rommel. They fought alongside the British 8th Army under the command of General Harold Alexander. Walter also fought in a major battle at Anzio, which he spoke little of. His unit landed at Anzio to establish a beachhead and to cut off the German Army 100 miles south to prevent them from retreating north past Rome. They were under assault at the beachhead for three solid months under withering cannon and machine gun fire. They broke through after these three months and captured the town and road-crossing, preventing the German Army from escaping. Walter was in the 45th Infantry Division of the Fifth Army under the command of General Mark Clark. He received an Honorable Discharge in 1945 and a thanks from a grateful Nation for his service in World War II.

When Walter returned from service in 1945, he went to work as a cab driver in Memphis, Tennessee where he worked for a few years. He was then employed by the Victor Adding Machine Company in Chicago in their Manufacturing Division. He was a Lead Foreman in the plant and retired after 30 years of service. He later drove a cab in Chicago for a few years before retiring with his wife Loretta in 1983 down to New Port Richey, Florida.

In addition to his parents, Walter is preceded in death by two wives, Alice “Polly” Hunt Cherry, and Loretta Simpson Cherry; two brothers, Austin Cherry and William J. Cherry; and three sisters, Annie Bell Lowery, Martha Vickers, and June Johnson.

He is survived by two step-children, Charles Edgar, and Sharon Ware; several step-grandchildren; and 10 nieces and nephews.

Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Elizabeth C. Jennings, age 95, passed this life on Friday, April 10th, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Jennings was born in Hartsville, Tennessee to the late Robert N. and Mayme Young Chenault.

She was a member of First Baptist Church in Tullahoma.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Jennings is preceded in death by her husband, Lyndon B. “Pop” Jennings; one son, Tom Patterson Jennings; and two sisters, Martha Stanfield and Mary Chenault.

She is survived by one son, Jack Jennings of Tullahoma; two daughters, Lynda Shelton and her husband James of Franklin and Susan Owens and her husband Bill of Columbia; 8 grandchildren, Jessica Lane Jarrett and her husband Jonathan, Callie Elizabeth Jennings, Laura Abigail Jennings, Marcy Schell and her husband Edward, Nick Shelton and his wife Amy, Jay Shelton and his wife Cathy, and Suzanne Murff and her husband Harvey, and Amelia Owens; and eight great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Friday, April 17th, 2015 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm at Kilgore Funeral Home.

Funeral services will then be held at 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church in Tullahoma with Dr. J. Herbert Hester officiating.

Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.

For those who wish, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73123-1718.

Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita C. Keele, age 94, of Manchester, will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Red Hill Church of Christ with Bro. Ralph Hart officiating.

Burial will follow in the Manchester City Cemetery.

Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Tuesday evening at Manchester Funeral Home and Mrs. Keele will lie in state at the church on Wednesday, beginning at 11:00 AM.

Mrs. Keele passed away Sunday evening at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma, surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Keele was born in Tullahoma, TN, the daughter of the late Arthur Thomas and Beulah McFarland Campbell.

She was a retired librarian at Manchester Public Library. She was of the Church of Christ faith, having attended Southside and Red Hill. Juanita loved to read the Bible, gardening, cooking, and naturally, reading.

Juanita was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Sam Keele, who passed in 1997; one daughter, Judy Keele Strode, who passed in 2005; and two sisters, Nancy Duncan and Jessie Mai Huskin.

She is survived by two daughters, Mary Jane (Bryan) Barton of Normandy and Susie (Russell) Cox of Nashville; seven grandchildren, Dana Strode (Josh) Threet, Leslie (Luke) Aaron, Greg (Monica) Barton, Beth (Eric) Grosch, Taylor Cox, Ryan Cox, and Aubrey Cox; and one great grandchild, Kierce Threet.

Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Joyce Eloise Tuck-Gorby, age 71 of Estill Springs, Tennessee, passed away on April 12, 2015.

She was a homemaker and a member of the Prairie Plains Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Tuck; parents, William Floyd Meyers and Eloise Iva Jeane Campbell Meyers; brothers, Billy Meyers, Carl Anthony Meyers and Wendel Meyers; and grandson, Johnathan Tuck.

Joyce is survived by her husband, Ken Gorby of Estill Springs; children, Ernie E. Tuck of Hillsboro, Cindy K. Martin (Johnny) of Hillsboro, Mandi Farra of Eagleville, James Farra of Shelbyville, Kenny Gorby and Chelsey Gorby; brother, Gene D. Meyers (Judy) of Hillsboro; four grandchildren, Bo (Lisa) Martin, Adriene (Jeremy) Martin, Kristy Tuck and Jennifer Moore-Smith; five great-grandchildren, Sierra Martin, Eli Gilliam, Faith Willoughby, Jacob Smith and Hollane Willoughby; and a host of other relatives and friends.

VISITATION

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Prairie Plains Church of Christ

FUNERAL SERVICE

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the Prairie Plains Church of Christ

OFFICIANT

Bro. Billy Robison

BURIAL

Prairie Plains Church of Christ Cemetery

CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME in Charge of Arrangements

Nancy Helen Carroll, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Saturday, April 11th, 2015 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville at the age of 76.

Mrs. Carroll was born in Coffee County to the late Fred and Delia Wells Dean.

She was a graduate of Motlow State Community College where she received her degree as a Registered Nurse and formerly worked at Harton Regional Medical Center, Coffee County Medical Center, as well as Home Health before retiring to become a full-time grandmother.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Carroll is preceded in death by her son, John Michael Carroll.

She is survived by her husband, John T. Carroll of Tullahoma; daughter, Sherree Wright and her husband Pat of Brentwood; daughter-in-law, Jean Carroll; two brothers, Robert Dean and his wife Maxine of Tullahoma and Larry Dean and his wife Gail of Tullahoma; two sisters, Mary Ruth Flippo and her husband Glen of Tullahoma and Betty Jo Drummond and her husband Charlie of Tullahoma; four grandchildren, Johnathon Carroll, James Michael Carroll, Sam Wright and Alex Wright.

Visitation will be held on Monday, April 13th, 2015 from 2:00-4:00 pm with the funeral service to immediately follow at 4:00 pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Darren Brandon officiating.

For those who wish, donations may be made to Fresh Start Ministries, P.O. Box 101, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160, Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Gift Processing Office, PMB 407727, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, 37240-7727, or Therapeutic Animal Partners, P.O. Box 1875, Spring Hill, Tennessee 37174.

Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Margaret Louise McBride Allen, age 83 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away into rest on April 10, 2015.

She was a retired Registered Nurse with the VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Manchester.

She was born in Lacey’s Spring, Alabama and lived in Viola and McMinnville, TN in her early years. She was preceded in death by her parents, the late Isaac Buford McBride and Alma Lucille Rogers McBride; daughter, Sammie Lynn Allen Norman; granddaughter, Lyndsey Marie Norman; and brother, Charles McBride.

She is survived by her daughters, Cynthia A. Moore and her husband Bobby of Manchester, TN and Perri A. Messick and her husband Lonnie of Murfreesboro, TN; sisters, Shirley A. Durham of McMinnville, TN and Brenda M. Wachter (Larry) of Wilmington, NC; brothers, James H. McBride (Juliette) of Manchester, TN, Johnny D. McBride (Gayle) of Tullahoma, TN and Bobby McBride (Shirley) of McMinnville, TN; six grandchildren, Amanda Faith Anderson, Robert Brett Moore, Spencer Dale Reed, David Lyn Reed, Jennifer Lynn Norman and David Allen Norman; four great-grandchildren, Trenten Reed, Avery Moore, Gavin Moore and Isaac Moore; and a host of other relatives and friends.

VISITATION

Monday, April 13, 2015 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Central Funeral Home in Manchester, TN.

FUNERAL SERVICE

Tuesday morning, April 14, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Central Funeral Home

OFFICIANT

Eric Durham

BURIAL

Mt. Zion Cemetery in Viola, TN.

CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME of Manchester, TN in Charge of Arrangements.

Raymond Preston Young, Sr, age 77 of Manchester, Tennessee passed away,
Saturday, April 11, 2015 at NHC Healthcare in Tullahoma.

Funeral Services will be held Monday, April 13, 2015 at 10 AM at the Daves-Culbertson
Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.

Visitation with the family will be Sunday, April 12, 2015 from 5-8 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

Mr. Young, a native of St. Louis, MO was the son of the late Truman N. and
Edith A Hoener Young.

He was a mechanical engineer and retired from AEDC.
He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.    He
enjoyed traveling, boating, playing basketball, racquetball and softball
and running.  He also enjoyed scouting as a youth and being an adult scout
leader. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Manchester.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Linda
Reed Young and one grandson, Nathan Young.

Mr. Young is survived by two sons, Raymond P. Young Jr. and his wife, Dana
of Tullahoma and John William Young and his wife, Laura of Knoxville, TN;
one daughter, Nancy Lynn Jacobs and her husband, Eddie of Winchester; one
aunt, Adele Bossert of South Carolina; six grandchildren, Stefan Jacobs,
Christopher Young, Jason Young, Aaron Young, Caleb Young and Preston Young
and two great grandchildren, Sophia and Nathaniel.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to
Manchester Public Library, 1005 Hillsboro Blvd., Manchester, TN. 37355.

DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Jean Vaughan Wilson, age 64 of Manchester will be conducted at 2 pm, Sunday, April 12 at the Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ed Crookshank officiating.

Burial will follow in the Fredonia Cemetery.

Visitation with the Wilson family will be from 5 pm until 8 pm, Saturday, April 11 at Manchester Funeral Home.

Mrs. Wilson passed this life Friday, April 10 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Wilson was born in Coffee County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Oley Odell Vaughan and Evelyne Lorene Frazier Vaughan.

She was a former employee of both PCA and Eden Industries. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Pocahontas Church of Christ and drove the bus for the Senior citizens for many years. She was a CNA at United Regional Medical Center and loved antiques, gardening, and photography. She was also an artist, having done several paintings.

Mrs. Wilson is survived by:
Her husband- Cecil Wilson of Manchester
One sister- Sandra Vaughan (Matt Lee) Pinegar of Manchester
Two Brothers- James Lawrence (Rebecca) Vaughan of Manchester
Thomas Odell (Wanda) Vaughan of McMinnville
Two nieces- Janice Maureen (Ike) Pinegar Vanzant
Candice (Clift) Phillips
Five nephews- Jimmy Matthew Pinegar, Jerry Michael Pinegar, Jeffery Mark Pinegar, Jason Merle Pinegar and Keith Ryan Vaughan
Several great nephews and great nieces
Dear Friend-Jo Ann Summers
Sister in Christ-Pamela Clippard and her daughters Sandra and Sherry.

MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE WILSON FAMILY

Dale Edward Daniel, age 63, passed away on April 9, 2015 at his home in Hillsboro, Tennessee.

Dale was preceded in death by his parents, the late Lonnie N. Daniel and Betsie Ruth McBride Daniel.

He was sawmill logger and farmer who loved old cars and watching his grandchildren play and attended the First Free Will Baptist Church. Dale was a simple man who loved spending time with friends and family. He liked talking about the “good ol’ days”, telling jokes and stories. He always had a kind word and a smile for everyone. Dale was the most loving person you could ever meet and he never met a stranger. If you needed help, he was the first person to volunteer, even if it was just giving his wise advice or a listening ear. He never allowed a cross word to be spoken in his presence and would say ” there’s no sense in that”. He loved everyone, no matter their faults. If you had ever crossed his path and heard his gentle words then you have been truly blessed. God has brought his angel home. He will be greatly missed because he was so deeply loved. We shall carry him in our hearts until he meets us at the Pearly Gates with his gentle, caring smile.

He is survived by his wife, Donna Wilson Daniel of Hillsboro; sons, Travis L. Daniel and Josh E. Daniel both of Manchester; daughters, Amy J. Malone (Brent) and Pamela R. Vaughn (Justin) both of Hillsboro; seven grandchildren, Kayce Malone, Nikki Malone, Tylor Vaughn, Lane Vaughn, Lyterra Vaughn, Lillianna Daniel and Josie Alena Vaughn; one great-grandchild, Jacob Ross; a host of other relatives and many, many special friends whom he considered as family.

VISITATION:

Sunday, April 12, 2015, 5 – 8 pm. at Central Funeral Home

FUNERAL SERVICE:

Monday, April 13, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Central Funeral Home

BURIAL:

Asbury Cemetery

OFFICIANTS:

James Watters

Albert Watters

Central Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.