Category: Obituaries

ZINA “RAM” CRAIG WOMACK, age 57, of Decherd, Tenn. departed this life on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at her residence following an extended illness.

She was born in Chattanooga, Tenn. to the late Mary Sue and James Craig.

She attended the Decherd Church of God.  Mrs. Womack loved gardening, Cooking, quilting, and crocheting.  She was a loving and devoted wife, sister, mother and grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Tammy Davis and brother, Timothy Craig.

She is survived by her husband, Randy Womack of Decherd, sons; Dennis (Sheila) Womack of Estill Springs, Don (Linda) Womack of Decherd, Joshua (Kristi) Womack of Winchester, grandchildren;  Dustin Frame, Zachary Womack, Hannah Loudermilk  Paige Womack, Tyler Womack, Jordan Womack Destiny Pence and Katlyn Womack, step-grandsons, Randall Stephens and Blake Moore and step-grandbaby, Wyatt Stephens, sisters; Clemmie Sue (Junior) Conn of Estill Springs, Gail (Terry) Gipson, Lucy (Danny) Bennett all of Winchester, brothers; Stanley Sanson, Ronald (Peggy) Sanson all of Decherd and Gary Sanson of Estill Springs.

Visitation for Mrs. Womack will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. Monday Evening, June 9, 2014, at the Decherd Church of God.

Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the Church with Bro. Johnny Carr, officiating.

Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Gardens in Winchester.

Grant Funeral Services in  charge of the arrangements.

EMILY TREXLER ABBOTT, age 56, of Tullahoma, departed this life on Friday, June 6, 2014, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., following an extended illness.

Mrs. Abbott was a Registered Nurse for approximately 35 years working in the health care field in different locations in Tennessee and Georgia. She currently attended the Christ Community Church in Tullahoma.

Mrs. Abbott was preceded in death by her parents Frank Trexler and Goldie Miller Trexler a brother, Frank Trexler, Jr., sister, Kate Trexler.

She is survived by her husband, Steven Abbott, Sr. of Tullahoma, Daughter, Dr. Abbie (Greg) Byrom of Piscataway, NJ, Son, Scott (Michelle) Abbott of Portsmouth, Va., Step-son, Steven Abbott, Jr. of Chattanooga, Tenn., 2-grandchildren, brothers; Tom (Leann) Trexler of Allentwon, Pa., Brian Trexler, and a sister, Marge Trexler all of Pennsylvania.

Visitation with the family will be held from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Tuesday evening in the chapel of Grant Funeral Services with a Celebration of Mrs. Abbott’s life Service will follow at 7:00 P.M. with Bro. Tom Prather, officiating.

Grant Funeral Services in charge of arrangements.

A Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held for Ms. Jane Ann Browning, age 67, of Manchester,  Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 1:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Reverend Susan 

Newman Moore officiating.  

Visitation will be held from 12:00 Noon Tuesday until time of services at the funeral home.  

Ms. Browning passed away at her home in Manchester on Thursday, June 5, 2014.

She was the daughter of the late Orville Browning and Rosa Lee Taylor Browning. 

She was a graduate of Central High School in Manchester, TN. She earned her Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy from Jackson State Community College.  Her career carried her to 

Vanderbilt Medical Center, the shock trauma unit at the University of Maryland and Howard University Hospital.  From there she worked at the University of Virginia Hospital and the 

Hennepin County Hospital and Medical Graphics in Minneapolis, MN.  

She had a deep and devoted love for her children, grandchildren and friends.  Her hobbies were reading, painting, gardening and dancing.  

She was loved and respected by all with whom she came in contact.  J

ane had a deep compassion for and freely gave to the cause of the people of Darfur.  Her greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. She will be dearly missed by all.

She is survived by a daughter, Lisa Demike and husband, Ron of Woodbury, MN; a son, Taylor Bassham of Manchester, TN; and three grandchildren, Hunter, Jake and 

Caroline Nickoloff also of Woodbury, MN and numerous loving friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may to savedarfur.org

Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the family of Jane Ann Browning.

Funeral services for Mr. Robert Lee Smith, age 74 of Tullahoma will be conducted at 11 am, Monday, June 9 at the Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Tony Buchanan officiating.

Burial will follow in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery near Viola.

Visitation with the Smith family will be from 4 pm until 9 pm, Sunday at Manchester Funeral Home.

Mr. Smith passed this life Friday, June 6 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Smith was born in Franklin County, Tennessee the son of the late Jessie Franklin Smith and Myrtle Mae Jones Smith. 

He was retired from Eaton’s in Shelbyville and was a US Army Veteran of the Vietnam War.   Mr. Smith was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed fishing in his spare time. 

In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by one sister, Gloria Vickers, and by three brothers, Samuel, J.T. and Charles Smith. 

His survivors are:

 His loving wife of 49 years, Mrs. Wanda Smith of Tullahoma

Daughter, Debbie Northcutt and her husband Johnny of Tullahoma

Son, Eric Smith and his wife Julie of Tullahoma

3 Sisters, Hazel (Doug) O’Neal of Normandy

                 Marie Procter of Tullahoma

                 Della McGowan of Kentucky

1 Brother, Albert (Pam) Smith of Tullahoma

6 grandchildren, Abby, Erica and Sarah Smith, Jesse and Ryan Northcutt and
Nikki Northcutt and her fiancé Jeremy Harbottle.

 

MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE SMITH FAMILY 

GRACE MAE SOLOMON MARSHALL, age 90, of Winchester, Tenn., departed this life on Thursday, June 5, 2014, following an extended illness.

Ms. Marshall was born in Belvidere, Tenn. to the late Lem and Florence Mae Neal Solomon.

She was a member of the Lexie Crossroads Baptist Church and last attended Oaklawn Baptist Church in Winchester. She was employed for several years as a seamstress.  She enjoyed gardening, cooking and sewing when she was able to do so.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph A. Marshall, daughter, Linda Mae Marshall Shockley, sisters; Myrtle Wiseman, Faye Haddon and brother, Richard Solomon.

She is survived by her sons; George (Imogene) Marshall, Paul (Linda Faye) Marshall all of Winchester, daughters; Hazel (Harold Dean) Meeks of Fayetteville, Ann (Butch) Ballard of Estill Springs, Sister, Christine Hutto of Winchester, 8-Grandchildren, 15-Great-grandchildren and 2-Great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation with the family will be held  from 5:00-8:00 P.M. Saturday evening in the Chapel of Grant Funeral Services.

Services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Sunday evening at Grant Funeral Services with Bro. Ray Gardner, Officiating.

Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Gardens in Winchester.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 201 W. Lincoln St., Tullahoma, TN  37388.

Grant Funeral Services in  charge of arrangements.

Mary Ella Trussell, age 89 of Estill Springs, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at the Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma.

Mrs. Trussell was a retired Assembler with General Electric (GE) in Cleveland, Ohio and was a member of the Bethel Community Church in Pelham, TN.

She was born in Pelham, TN to her parents, the late Barney B. Johnson and Ella May Hamby Johnson. She was also preceded in death by brother, Gordon Johnson and Ralph Johnson.

She is survived by her sons, Virgil R. Trussell and his wife Brenda of Estill Springs, TN and Larry A. Trussell and his wife Barbara of Estill Springs, TN; sister, Janie “Naomi” Gipson of Manchester, TN; 9 grandchildren, Jimmy Trussell, Jason Trussell, Jeff Trussell, Joseph Trussell, Joey Trussell, Wayne Trussell, Regina Fults, Trish Herrin and Missy Majors; 22 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be on Saturday, June 7, 2014 from 2:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.

The Funeral Service will be conducted on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. from the Chapel of Central Funeral Home.

Burial will follow at the Summitville Cemetery.

CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME in Charge of Arrangements.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Evelyn Fulks, age 90 of Manchester, will be conducted Sunday, June 8, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Brother Horace Lee Jacobs officiating.

Interment will follow at Shelton Cemetery in Rutherford County.

Visitation will be Saturday, June 7, 2014 from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the funeral home.

Mrs. Fulks passed away Thursday, June 5, 2014 in Manchester. 

She was born July 18, 1923 in Rutherford County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Earl Clark Jernigan and Ida Lee Todd Jernigan.

In earlier years, Mrs. Fulks was employed as a Supervisor for PCA Apparel Industries. She retired February 2, 2001 after 47 years of employment. She enjoyed traveling across the United States having been to all 50 states except 2. Mrs. Fulks was known by friends and family for her talents as a seamstress. She was active with Foothill Crafts in Manchester where many of her items were on display. She enjoyed weekly visits to the Manchester Senior Citizen’s Center where she was a gifted painter and loved scrapbooking. She also volunteered with the program for the visually impaired. Mrs. Fulks was one of the original members of the Manchester Chapter of the “Red Hat Society”. She was also very active in the Business and Professional Women’s Club. She was a longtime member of the Main Street Church of Christ. 

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, William Murphy Fulks, Jr.; a daughter, Virginia Duke; a son, Charles “Billy” Fulks; and a brother, Willis Clark Jernigan. 

Survivors include five grandchildren, Patricia Lee Duke of Manchester; Tammy Denise Fulks of Beechgrove; Shanda Dawn Floyd of Estill Springs; Ramona Faye Gray of Manchester; and Charles William Fulks, Jr., and wife, Stephanie also of Beechgrove; six great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren; and a son-in-law, Winfred Duke of Manchester. Also surviving are four brothers and sisters, Wanda Ewell of Christiana, TN; Wayne Jernigan and wife, Maralyn of Crossville, TN; Mrs. Dean Holt of Murfreesboro; and Jean Bickel and husband, Charles of Manchester and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and loving friends. 

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 13067, Alexandria, VA 22312. 


Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Mary Evelyn Fulks. 

Clifford “Tip” Burton 86 of Lynchburg passed away June 4, 2014 at Lynchburg Nursing Center.

A native of Moore County, TN he was the son of the late Wilson and Susie Reese Burton.

He was a farmer, house painter and drove a school bus.

Along with his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife Margie Helen Burton, four brothers; Tommy Burton of Belvidere, J.W. Burton of Murfreesboro, Billy Burton and Samuel Burton both of Lynchburg.

He is survived by his son, Melvin Burton and his wife Joyce of Lynchburg, daughter; Kaye Eslick and her husband Jerry of Lynchburg. Grandchildren, Jeremy Burton and Holly Burton, great grandson Avery. Two brothers; Marvin Burton of Murfreesboro and Jimmy Burton of Flat Creek, a sister, Barbara Pierce of Flat Creek.

The family will receive friends on Friday June 6, 2014 from 5-9 PM at Lynchburg Funeral Home.

Services will be held on Saturday June, 7, 2014 at 11 AM at the Lynchburg Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Richard Logan officiating.

Burial will follow in the Lynchburg Cemetery.

LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita Dickerson, age 85, of Manchester, will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Friday, June 6, 2014 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Hershel Buck Frazier officiating. 

Burial will follow in Gum Creek Cemetery in Franklin County, TN. 

Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Thursday at the funeral home. 

Mrs. Dickerson passed away Tuesday, June 3, at Manchester Healthcare Center.

 

Mrs. Dickerson was born in Hillsboro, TN, the daughter of the late Hubert and Essie Reed McCormick. 

She was a homemaker and attended Canaan Baptist Church.  Juanita loved to quilt and especially enjoyed being around
children.

 

In addition to her parents, Juanita was also preceded in death by her husband, Estill Dickerson; son, George Allan Dickerson; brother, Herman McCormick; and sisters, Edna Pearl Womack and Mimmie Gaultney. 

She is survived by two daughters, Delores Faye (Neal) Mayshrzak and Carolyn Lynn (Glenn) Lusk, both of Manchester; one brother, Clarence McCormick of Manchester; five grandchildren, Brandy Arnold, Chelsea and Justin Dickerson, Allysia and Austin Mayshrzak; and two great grandchildren, Lauren and Jacob Arnold.

 

MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE DICKERSON FAMILY