Category: Obituaries

Mrs. Elizabeth Alline Adams, age 93 of Tullahoma, Tennessee, passed from this life on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Horizon Health Facility in Manchester, Tennessee.

Alline was preceded in death by her loving husband of forty-four years, Wilburn Adams, her parents, Hugh V. and Rubie C. Elliott Vickers, one sister Maggie Vickers of Tullahoma, Tennessee, and three brothers Leon Vickers, Loyd Vickers, and Royce Vickers all of Manchester, Tennessee. 

She is survived by two sons, L.B. Myers, Jr. and wife Joyce of Liberty, Tennessee, Ronald Myers and wife Beverly of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, three sisters, Joyce Elaine Duke of Manchester, Tennessee, Geraldine Schwabauer of Denver, Colorado, Patricia Arnold of Manchester, Tennessee, three brothers, Stanley Vickers of Alaska, Hugh Vickers, Jr. of Manchester, Tennessee, Donald Vickers of Lynchburg, Tennessee, special grandson Brent Lee Myers and wife Amanda of Tullahoma, Tennessee, grandson, Cortney Myers of Texas, two great grandchildren, Dustin “D.J.” Myers of Beechgrove, Tennessee, Brandi Myers of Tullahoma, Tennessee, one great- great grandson, Wesley Adam Pope, and special friend and companion, her dog “Cleo”. 

Mrs. Adams was a member of the Fredonia Methodist Church. She worked as a nurse for many years and was proud of the care and concern she took for her patients. Alline enjoyed painting landscapes and seascapes and she also enjoyed gardening. Her dogs were a large part of her life. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. 

Graveside Services for Mrs. Alline Adams will be conducted on August 6, 2014 at 1:00 PM at Farrar Hill Cemetery with Mr. Tony Buchanan officiating.

Burial will immediately follow.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM at the Coffee County Funeral Chapel, Manchester, Tennessee. 

In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to be made to the Tullahoma Animal Shelter, 942 Maplewood Avenue, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388. 

COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL IS HONORED TO SERVE THE FAMILY OF ALLINE ADAMS. 

Sue Ann Hensley, 87, beloved mother, church member, and hospital volunteer, passed peacefully in the presence of her sons and her Pastor, on Saturday afternoon, August 2, 2014.

Sue had a challenging year after a surgery in 2013, and her body just could not fully recover. Her family met and told stories about her amazing life in the morning. And later, with her sons present, her Pastor, Stephen Yates, came to share a scripture and prayer for that day. She gently passed just minutes after.

Sue was born in Harlan, KY, in 1928, the oldest daughter of James Glenn Bolling and Daisy Leona Bolling. Her sister, Mary Pless, lives in Atlanta, GA with her husband Rex Pless. Her cousin Tom Parsons practices law in Manchester, TN. And her cousin, Dr. Cecil Howard, lives in Maryville, TN. She attended Marshall University in Huntington, WVA, and graduated from Draugnon Business College in Knoxville, TN. She worked for two years at the Pentagon’s Navy Annex Building for two years. During that time, she wrote letters back and forth to her high school sweetheart, Robert L. Hensley, who was stationed with the Army in Austria. He commissioned a painting of her while in Austria, and proposed in a letter while overseas. They married in Fountain City, TN, in January of 1953. Sue had her first son, Robert, 10 months later in November of 1953, and her second son, Mark, was born in October of 1956. As an Army wife for 22 years, Sue has lived in South Carolina, Texas, California, Knoxville, Fort Knox, Taiwan, Germany, and Georgia, before retiring in Florida in 1969. She moved to Tullahoma with her husband Robert in 1991 and they immediately joined the First Presbyterian Church where they found friendship and spirit. They made strong bonds in the neighborhood and at church. Her husband passed in 1993 from lung cancer. After her husband passed, Sue served as a volunteer at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma for almost 20 years, and trained many of the volunteers that are active now. Sue is most remembered for her sense of humor, her style, and her ability to laugh at the problems of life. To keep her heart flowing, Sue adopted a white bishon frise in 1993, Cody La Bear, a dog that kept her active and engaged telling stories about the dog’s mischief and intelligence. When Cody passed in 2006, she started having a visitor, a stray cat named Tucker, who eventually agreed to let Sue bring her inside. Her other passions included painting, volunteering, crafts of all kinds, and the Red Hatters, where she expressed her creativity. She loved watching films and shows with her favorite actor, Tom Selleck. And she loved satisfying her endless curiosity watching shows about how things were made, from foods to the pyramids. She will be missed by family and friends, and she want her life to be celebrated more than mourned.

Memorial services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Tullahoma, located at 204 E. grundy Street, Tullahoma, TN, 37388, at 2:00 pm, Thursday, Aug 7, 2014. Phone 931-455-9328.

There will be a reception following at the Church. In lieu of flowers, family has requested donations be made to Sue Hensley’s favorite charity, the First Presbyterian Church of Tullahoma.

Her sons would like to share one of things we heard her say over and over throughout the years: “Just do whatever makes you happy”.

Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Debbie Painter Parks, age 54 of Estill Springs, Tennessee passed away, Saturday, August 2, 2014 at her residence.

Funeral Services will be held Monday, August 4 at 2 PM at the Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel with Bro Paul Howard officiating.

Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery.

Visitation with the family will be Sunday, August 3 from 5 – 8 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

A native of Coffee County, she was the daughter of the late James Albert and Dorothy Howard Painter.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Gary Painter.

She had worked as a cashier.

She is survived by her life partner of 32 years, Chris Parks; by three sons: Wesley Parks of Estill Springs and Troy and Jeremy Phillips, both of Tullahoma; one daughter, Tanya Reeves of Tullahoma; two brothers, Larry Painter of Tullahoma and Roger Painter of Nashville; one sister, Patsy Bost of Tullahoma and ten grandchildren.

DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

Eldon Maxwell Nicholson, age 77, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2014 at his home in Manchester, Tennessee surrounded by his loving family and close friends.

He had fought a courageous battle with leukemia for more than three years.

Mr. Nicholson was a retired Carpenter and a member of the Tullahoma First Church of the Nazarene. He was known for his sense of humor, story telling, willingness to help other people and his friendly disposition.

He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Timothy Marshall Nicholson and Anna C. McDonald Nicholson; brothers, Jim Nicholson and Ben Nicholson; and sister, Etta Shears.

Mr. Nicholson is survived by his loving wife, Louise Young Nicholson of Manchester, TN; son, Randy A. Nicholson and wife Vickie of Manchester, TN; daughters, Penny S. Bevelacqua and Melinda J. McMahon both of Murfreesboro, TN; five sisters, Lillie Jenkins, Melvina Cutlip, Anna Pearl “Mary” McMillen and Glenda Corob (Bill) all of Morgantown, WV and Mildred “Winnie” Ruble (Charlie) of Waynesburg, PA; six grandchildren; Christopher Nicholson, Scott Bevelacqua, Ryan Bevelacqua, Alexis Bevelacqua, Lauren Keller and Lindsay Keller; three great-grandchildren, Brooklyn Bevelacqua, Braydon Bevelacqua and David Nicholson; and a host of other relatives and friends.

VISITATION

Monday, August 4, 2014, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Central Funeral Home

FUNERAL:

Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 1:00 p.m., Chapel of Central Funeral Home

OFFICIANT:

Pastor Elbert Smith

BURIAL:

Morrison Cemetery, Morrison, Tennessee

MEMORIALS:

In lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations may be made to the Leukemia / Lymphoma Society, LLS.org.

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

Jeanette Harris, age 80, former Coffee County, Tennessee resident, passed away on July 31, 2014 in Bolivar, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Richard C. Harris, Jr. in April of 2014.

VISITATION:

Friday, August 1, 2014, 5 – 8:00 p.m. at Central Funeral Home

GRAVESIDE:

Saturday, August 2, 2014, 10:30 a.m. at Hillsboro United Methodist Church Cemetery

Central Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Mrs. Selma T. Womack, age 96, of Manchester, will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Brenton Cox officiating.

Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.

Visitation with the family will be from 11:00 AM until time of services on Saturday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Womack passed away Tuesday morning at McArthur Manor in Manchester.

Mrs. Womack was born in Monroe Co., KY, the daughter of the late William Alexander and Iva Quinn Turner.

She was a beautician at Modernistic and Selma’s House of Beauty and was a member of First Baptist Church in Manchester. Selma was also a member of the Chautauqua Club and the Forest Mills Homemakers Club.

In addition to her parents, Selma was also preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Womack who owned and operated Circle W Riding Trail in Manchester; one son, Charles “Terry” Womack; one brother, William “Arnold” Turner; and one sister, Marie Patterson.

She is survived by one son, Kenneth (Mary) Womack of Lake Wales, FL; two grandchildren, Amy Womack (James) Bruce and Charles Adam (Amy) Womack; and seven great grandchildren.

Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

PATRICIA “PAT” ELLEN NUCKOLLS, age 75 of Winchester, Tenn., departed this life on Sunday, July 27, 2014, at STRHS Winchester following an extended illness.

Mrs. Nuckolls was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Gene and Carrie Acklen Hudson.

She was a member of the Winchester First United Methodist Church. She attended and was involved with the Fall Creek Falls Family Camp for over 50 years at the Church. Mrs. Nuckolls was employed for many years as a medical technologist for Dr. James Van Blaircum, Dr. Gerald Johnson and Dr. James Stensby. She was then employed by STMC in Winchester until her retirement a little over a year ago. Mrs. Nuckolls went in to work the last few years of her employment at the hospital on a walker. She was a known “workaholic”. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Mrs. Nuckolls is survived by her husband of 59 years, Wayne Nuckolls of Winchester, Daughter, Kim Nuckolls also of Winchester, Son, Kyle Nuckolls of Nashville, Grandsons; Hudson and Graham Nuckolls, Brother, Charles Pete Hudson, Nephew Chuck Hudson, and Niece, Hope Hudson all of Knoxville, Tenn., Sister-in-laws; Carolyn Wilson and Janice White both of Marion, North Carolina, Several Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews and many, many friends.

A Memorial Service is scheduled for Mrs. Nuckolls for 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at the Winchester First United Methodist Church with Rev. Randy Brown and Dr. Steve Angus, officiating.

Visitation with the family will be held from 11:00 until service time at 2:00 on Saturday at the Church.

In lieu of flowers the family requests Memorial Donations in Memory of Mrs. Nuckolls to the Winchester First United Methodist Church.

Grant Funeral Services in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Alan “Big Al” Tuttila, age 69 of Tullahoma passed away Monday, July 28 at Harton Regional Medical Center.

It was Mr. Tuttila’s wishes to be cremated and no services are scheduled.

A native of Newberry, Michigan, “Big Al” had worked at a variety of jobs including janitorial and factory work and as a cook and dishwasher.

Memorial Donations may be made to Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

George Michael “Ace” Killen, age 55 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away on July 27, 2014 at the St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro.

Mr. Killen, or Ace as he was commonly known, owned and operated Ace Welding in Manchester and Ace’s Elite Auction Company.

He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Dewitt Killen and Georgia Anderson Killen; and brothers, Art Killen and Levan Killen.

He is survived by his loving wife Sandra K. Isbell Killen of Manchester, TN; daughter, Tara M. Sanders and her husband Travis of Manchester, TN; son, Brian Majors of Manchester, TN; two grandsons, Hunter Sanders and Brayden Majors both of Manchester, TN; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation , Tuesday July 29, 2014 from 4:00 p.m.  – 8:00 p.m. at Central Funeral Home.

The Funeral Service will be conducted on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. from the Chapel of Central Funeral Home with Brother Benny Benjamin officiating.

Burial will follow at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Hillsboro.

CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME in Charge of Arrangements. 

ROBERT “BOB” J. DAUBS, age 84, of Tullahoma, Tenn., departed this life on Saturday, July 26, 2014, at Lynchburg Nursing Center following an extended illness.

Mr. Daubs was born in Illiopolis, Ilinois to the late Frank and Helen Arnold Daubs.

Mr. Daubs was a retired Master Sergeant serving in the United States Air Force.  He was a member of the Estill Springs Nazarene Church for over thirty years. Mr. Daubs was an avid sports fan. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

In addition to his parents, He was preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Daubs and sister, Betty Daubs Hejlik.

Mr. Daubs is survived by his wife of 54 years, Opal Hill Daubs of Tullahoma, son, Steven (Charlotte) Daubs of Winchester, daughters; Stephanie (Brian) Ferguson of Ft. Irwin, Cali., Sonja (Tommy) Tucker of Tullahoma, brother, Harold Daubs of Illiopolis, Ill. Sister, Sharon Daubs Woodard of Ocala, Fla. 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Visitation for Mr. Daubs will be held from 6:00-9:00 P.M. Sunday Evening, July 27, 2014, in the Chapel of Grant Funeral Services.

Services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Monday, July 28, 2014, at Grant Funeral Services with Pastor Matt Hastings, officiating.

Interment will follow in the Cowan Montgomery Cemetery in Cowan, Tenn.

 Grant Funeral Services in charge of arrangements.