Category: Obituaries

Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Mary Ann Hastings, age 71, of Manchester, will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Manchester Funeral Home with Bro. Horace Lee Jacobs officiating.

Burial will follow in Centergrove Cemetery.

Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Saturday at the funeral home.

Ms. Hastings passed away Thursday morning at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

Susie was born in Franklin County, the daughter of the late John and Nettie Lucille Osborne Partin.

She was a homemaker. Susie enjoyed reading, fishing, working crossword puzzles, walking, watching The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful on TV, spending time with family, playing on Facebook, and talking with Lucille Hall, one of her closest best friends.

In addition to her parents, Susie was also preceded in death by two brothers, Frank and James Partin; three sisters, Lilly May Bowen, Marie Partin, and Sue Stewart.

She is survived by one son, Charles Franklin Hall of Manchester; two daughters, Sherry A. Curry and Brenda Hastings, both of Manchester; two brothers, Alton (Georgia) Partin of Franklin County and Bobby Partin of Tullahoma; three grandchildren, Diana Curry, Tasha Jones, and Sierra Harris; and three great grandchildren, Mia McCormick, Dallas Bowen, and Allison Curry.

Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Janice Mae Sanders, age 73 of Morrison, Tennessee, passed from this life peacefully on Tuesday, January 7, 2015 surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Sanders was preceded in death by her parents Elmer Campbell Cowan and Mae Cowan.

She is survived by her best friend and loving husband of fifty years, Jerry Sanders, two daughters, Jennah B. Partington and husband Matthew of Loudon, New Hampshire, Joy B. White and husband Ethan of Manchester, Tennessee, one son Jerrett B. Sanders and wife Angie of Manchester, Tennessee, one brother Ronald D. Cowan and wife Regina of Mesa, Arizona and nine grandchildren.

Jann was diagnosed with cancer in July of 2012. Jann gracefully underwent treatment for her illness with never a complaint. When asked how she was doing she would usually say “not too bad today and I’m grateful for that”. Jann’s attitude as she faced this journey has been an inspiration to her family and friends who walked along side of her since she became ill. Jann grew up in Springfield, Ohio and moved with her family to Phoenix, Arizona when she was in the ninth grade. While in Arizona, Jann earned her Bachelor and Master’s Degree in Education from Arizona State University and began teaching at Phoenix Christian High School. After getting married in 1965, Jann continued to teach until she became a mother and then stayed home to raise her children.

After retiring to the state of Tennessee, Jann began teaching again. Her passion became the students who needed to earn their General Equivalency Diploma. Jann became a much loved and respected teacher of these students and was very often greeted by current or former students with hugs when she was at the grocery store, bank or out to eat. Jann was known to give students a ride home from class or give them gas money so they could get to class. She had even paid rent and utilities for students. One young lady needed glasses to see the board so Jann bought them for her. Jann’s love for people transferred to her students and they gained more than an education. They gained the confidence in what they had accomplished but also knew that they had a cheerleader who believed in them.

Jann loved the Lord Jesus. Her life was a testimony of her faith. She loved without condition, she gave without concern for herself and she lived as though Jesus was in the room with her. To Jann, her husband, her children and her grandchildren were her “earthly heart”. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

A Memorial Service honoring the life of Jann will be held at the Manchester Church of the Nazarene on Sunday January 11, 2015 at 2:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in Nashville where Jann and Jerry were the recipients of extraordinary care and compassion.

COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL IS HONORED TO SERVE THE FAMILY OF JANICE MAE SANDERS.

Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Elizabeth Smith, age 96 of Morrison will be conducted Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 2:30 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with  Reverend Louis Johnson and Reverend Mark Foster officiating.

Interment will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be held Saturday, January 10, 2015 from  5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the funeral home.

Mrs. Smith passed away after a brief illness,Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born July 15, 1918 in Hamilton County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Lewis Johnson and Sarah Lewis Johnson.

She was a loving and devoted homemaker who enjoyed cooking, canning, sewing and traveling. She was Co-Owner of Smith Grain Company in Morrison.

She will forever be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother.

She was a longtime member of the Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Smith is preceded in death by her loving husband of 48 years, Clayton Smith who passed away in 1985; a daughter, Barbara Rosson Griffin; daughter-in-law, Judy Smith; two son-in-laws, Carl Roach and Richard “Turkey” Rosson; and a grandson, Donald Smith, Jr.; and six brothers, Thomas, Coy, L.F., Arwin, Warren, and Jasper Johnson; and three sisters, Annie Yother, Ellen Guess and Ina Ruth Carr.

Survivors include three children, Donald Smith of Morrison; Paul Smith and wife, Fay of Morrison; and a daughter, Etta Roach also of Morrison; six grandchildren, Jeff Roach, Grant (Lorie) Roach, James David (Susan) Rosson, Donna (James) Harrell, Wendy (Joe) Grissom, Tracy (Mark) Tabor; ten great-grandchildren, Josh (Teresa) Harrell, Nick (Whitney) Harrell, Tiffany (Cody) Davis, Coty (Shea) Grissom, Taylor Grissom and fiancée, Zack, and Kaelyn Roach, Jacob Roach, Martika Santiago and fiancee, Jonathan Ferrell, Coleton Tabor and Macy Tabor; and two great-great grandchildren, Braxton and Brooklyn Davis.

Coffee County Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements.

Memorial services for Mr. Raymond Working will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 9, 2015 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel.

Visitation with the family will be from 10 AM until time of service on Friday.

Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Ronnie G. Lowery, age 63 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away on January 6, 2015 at the St. Thomas-Midtown Hospital in Nashville.

Ronnie was a carpenter in the construction business and enjoyed fishing, camping and working on hotrods.

He was preceded in death by his wife Gail Lowery, parents, Eulis Lowery and Elouise Walden Lowery Floyd; granddaughter, Alexis Lowery; step-father, Matt Floyd; sister, Virginia “Doodle” Foster; and brother, Wilburn Lowery.

He is survived by his daughter, Rhonda D. Prater (Junior) of Manchester, TN; son, Shane Lowery of Manchester, TN; step-sons, Michael Wright and Isaac Wright and their children of McMinnville, TN; sisters, Diane Brandon of Manchester, TN and Angela White (Kevin) of Georgia; brothers, Elbert Walden and Jerry Lowery both of Manchester, TN, James Floyd (Traci), Jeff Floyd (Reanie) and Scott Floyd (Sabrina) all of Georgia; three grandchildren, Kierstyn Prater, Amelia Prater and Paisley Prater of Manchester; special friend Brad Holt; former wife of 21 years and the mother of his children, Judy Lowery who continued to stand by him and his family in any time of need over the years; and a host of other relatives and friends.

VISITATION

Friday, January 9, 2015, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.at Central Funeral Home

FUNERAL

Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 10:00 a.m., Central Funeral Home Chapel

OFFICIANT

Pastor George Sells

BURIAL

Ragsdale Cemetery

Central Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

 Gladys Marie Long Combs, age 88 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away on January 6, 2015 at the Golden Living Nursing Center in Winchester, TN.

She was a homemaker and a member of the Christian Lighthouse Full Gospel Church in Tullahoma.

She preceded in death by her parents, Arnold Gray Long and Minnie Linville Long; three sisters and one brother.

She is survived by two daughters, Pat Brimlow (J.J.) of Manchester, TN and Mary Fitzpatrick (Bob) of Jacksonville, FL; son, John Combs (Betsy) of Manchester, TN; one brother, Bobby Long (Florence) of Tobaccoville, NC; eight grandchildren; twenty two great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

VISITATION

Saturday, January 10, 2015, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Central Funeral Home

FUNERAL

Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., Central Funeral Home Chapel

OFFICIANT

Pastor Bobby Watkins

BURIAL

Fredonia Cemetery

Central Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Mr. Charles D. St. John, age 87, of Morrison, TN, will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jerry Finney and Jimmy Carver officiating.

Burial will follow in Morrison Cemetery.

Visitation with the St. John family will be from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Friday at the funeral home.

Mr. St. John passed away Monday evening at Raintree Manor in McMinnville.

Charles was born in Coffee County, TN, the son of the late Adam Delter and Eliza Ann Prater St. John.

He was a farmer and also an International Harvester dealer in McMinnville for many years. He was a member of Pleasant Knoll Church of Christ, where he served as an elder for 42 years. Charles enjoyed watching westerns and bragging about International Harvester tractors.

In addition to his parents, Charles was also preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Marie Glenn St. John; and two brothers, Hubert Adam and Billy St. John. He is survived by three children, Carol (Jimmy) Rigsby, Glen (Debbie) St. John, and Jimmy (Cathy) St. John, all of Morrison; one grandchild, Liza (David) Kelly of Brentwood, TN; two great grandchildren, Evarleigh and Fisher Kelly; nephew, Edward St. John of Morrison; Jeremy and Kasey Anthony of Morrison; several cousins; and a host of friends.

Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Randall Scott Ward, Sr., age 53, of Estill Springs, TN., passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Southern Tennessee Medical Center in Winchester, TN.

He was the son of Wanita Gipson Purks and the late Walter Ward, Jr.

Mr. Ward worked as a Custodian at AEDC, and attended Christian Life Church in Tullahoma, TN. He loved his family, helping others, but most importantly loved the Lord.

In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by his grandparents, and a cousin Gene.

He is survived by his wife Terri Ward of Estill Springs, his mother Wanita Purks, a son Randall Ward, Jr., daughter Amanda Ward, daughter Amber Nicole Cunningham, son Christopher Earl Goodge, Jr., daughter Kelsey Paige Goodge, brother Guy Ward, sisters Tracy, Barbie, and Anna, 4 grandchildren, aunt Patty Kindred of Manchester, cousin Keith of Indiana, and cousin Danny of California.

Visitation with the family will be Saturday, January 10, 2015 from 10 AM until 12 PM in the Chapel of Tullahoma Funeral Home.

Memorial Services will begin at 12 PM with Pastor Tony Buchanan, Sr. officiating.

Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Randall Scott Ward. Sr.

Novella Layne of Pelham passed away Monday, January 5, 2015 at her residence at the age of 65.

Funeral Services will be held Friday, January 9, 2015 at 1 PM at the Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Warren/Red Hill Cemetery in Pelham.

Visitation with the family will be Thursday, January 8, 2015 from 5 PM – 8 PM.

A native of Manchester, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Elsie Magouirk Layne.

She enjoyed elderly people and would sit with them for hours. She enjoyed working in the yard and flower gardening. She like to listen to country music and work word search puzzles. She also enjoyed watching scary movies.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Clyde and George Layne and James Tucker.

Novella is survived by one daughter, Clara Nunn and her husband Leon Nunn Jr of Manchester; two brothers, Kelly Layne of Gruetli-Laager, and Wilson “Junior” Tucker Jr. of Pelham; three sisters, Lucy Hill and her husband Billy of Pelham, Anna McCord and her husband, Bob of Donelson and Mattie Murray and her husband, David of Pelham; three grandchildren, Darlena Scalf, Penny Scalf and Brittany Nunn and four great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be made to Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Shirley Granberry, age 77, of Tullahoma will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Friday in the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jack Lambert.

Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery.

Visitation with the family will be held from 4:00 till 8:00 PM, Thursday at Tullahoma Funeral Home.

Mrs. Granberry was born to the late Ike and Ida Mae Dickens Young. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, John Granberry, brother, Clarence “Corky” Young, sisters, Margaret Keeble, Brenda Wallace, Patricia McConnell, great grandchildren, Devonte Thomas, Bethaney Prosser and a son in law, Jacky Smith.

She was a member of the Victory Baptist Church and was retired from Stanley Tool in Shelbyville.

She is survived by her children, Thomas Young, Gloria (J R) Smith, Sylvia Smith, grandchildren, Jennifer (Wayne) Lewis, Robert (Tina) Prosser, Josh (Christie) Prosser, James (Taneasia) Smith, Keisha Bright, Deion Hanley, great grandchildren, Allison Clark, Elizabeth Florez, Mason Painter, Drew Prosser, Ross Prosser, Stephen Prosser, Logan Prosser, Zaccahe Smith, Tilesia Baugh, DeAndre Carr, Jasmine Bright, Joshua Bright, great great grandchildren, Elijah Baugh, Jailen Baugh, Bentley Hanley and Brooke Lynn Hanley.

Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Shirley Ann Granberry.