Category: Obituaries

Lavoy Barton Jr., of Tullahoma, passed this life on Monday, May 12th, 2014 at his residence at the age of 86.

Mr. Barton was born in Jackson, Michigan to the late Bertie L. and Mary Ceal Throneberry Barton Sr.

During his life he worked as an Electrician with Arnold Engineering Development Center and was a member of Highland Baptist Church in Tullahoma. Mr. Barton was also a Shriner, a 32nd Degree Mason, as well as a former County Commissioner.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Susie Barton of Tullahoma; son, Eddie Barton and his wife Suzanne of Normandy; three daughters, Lisa Barton of Tullahoma, Karen Carlini of Simpsonville, S.C., and Kay Beller of Murfreesboro; two brothers, Roy Barton and his wife Martha of Tullahoma, and Thomas Barton and his wife Arey Jean of Tullahoma; eight grandchildren, Dr. Ginny Doroshenko and her husband Luke of Normandy, Blake Barton and his wife Allison of Normandy, Laura Smith, Daniel Barton, Ashlyn Carlini, Spencer Easterling, Clayton Easterling, and Jordan Easterling; and three great-grandchildren, Cobe Smith, Kathryn Smith, and Emmie Smith.

Visitation for Mr. Barton will be held on Friday, May 16th, 2014 from 5:00-9:00 pm at Kilgore Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 17th, 2014 at 2:00 pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Don Dixon officiating.

Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens with Masonic Rights. Pallbearers will be Blake Barton, Daniel Barton, Spencer Easterling, Jordan Easterling, and Clayton Easterling.

For those who wish, donations may be made to the Highland Baptist Church Building Fund at 808 Hickory Street, Tullahoma, TN 37388.

Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Christy Lee Darrow, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Monday, May 12th, 2014 at her residence at the age of 62.

Mrs. Darrow was the daughter of the late Kennedy and Dorothy Whitlock Taylor.

During her life she was involved with the Northlake Elementary P.T.O., Girls Scouts and was a Den Mother for Cub Scouts.

She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Paul Darrow of Tullahoma; daughter, Melanie Sweeney and her husband John of Tullahoma; and son, Stephen Darrow of Tullahoma.

Mrs. Darrow was a devoted grandmother to her two grandsons, Chase and Matthew Sweeney, who were the lights of her life.

She was also loving and devoted to her precious pets, two dogs, Barkley and Bea-Bea and her cat, Smokey.

Visitation for Mrs. Darrow will be held on Thursday, May 15th, 2014 from 4:30-7:00 pm with a memorial service immediately following at 7:00 pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Shane Hines officiating.

For those who wish, donations may be made in memory of Christy to the Tullahoma Animal Shelter at 942 Maplewood Avenue or P.O. Box 807, Tullahoma, TN 37388.

Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Ms. Patricia P. Cortese, age 68, of Tullahoma, passed away Tuesday at her residence.  

Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday in the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel . 

Burial will follow in the Maplewood Cemetery. 

Visitation with the family will be held from 5:00 till 9:00 PM Thursday night at Tullahoma Funeral Home.

Ms. Cortese born in Baxter, TN to the late William and Ewell Estelle Cunningham Payne.  In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by a brother, Fred Payne and her granddaughter, Samantha Cortese.  She was a former employee with Kroger and Keymark  Corporation and was a member of Smith Springs Church of Christ.

She is survived by two daughters, Stephanie Jones of Tullahoma, Robin Mooneyham of Murfreesboro, two sons, Glenn Cortese of Cherry Valley, NY, J.P. Cortese of Richfield Springs, NY, brothers, Gordon Payne of  Cartersville, GA, Roy Payne of Cartersville, GA, sister, Elenor ( Ray ) Barthelomew of Marietta, GA, grandchildren, Elizabeth Cortese, John Cortese, Sara Cortese, Michael Cortese, Sydney Beauman and Audrey Beauman.

Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Patricia Cortese

Angel Lee Buntley Kight, age 36, of McMinnville, TN passed away May 9, 2014 in Durant, OK. 

Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, at Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel. 

Burial will follow in the Maplewood Cemetery. 

Visitation with the family will be held Wednesday evening from 5:00 till 8:00 PM at Tullahoma Funeral Home.

Mrs. Kight is survived by her husband, Chris Kight, children, Kayla Buntley, Felecity Buntley, Dustin Kight, Jacalyn Bowman, mother, Janice Angus, father, William Angus, brothers, Willie Angus, Christopher Brock, sisters, Lisa Howard, Tabitha Hayes, Holly Stanford, mother & father in law, Mary and Glenn Kight and brother and sister in law, Jason  and Lesa Kight.  She is preceded in death by 2 brothers, Timothy Brock  and Tony Ray and her grandmother, Marie Brewer.

Tullahoma Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Walter Leo Hall, age 73 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away into rest on May 9, 2014.

He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Patricia “Pat” Hall of Manchester, TN; three children, Joseph Hall, Fred Hall and Tamme Panter; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be on Wednesday evening, May 14, 2014 from 5:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m. at Central Funeral Home.

The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday afternoon, May 15, 2014 at the St. Mark Catholic Church in Manchester at 1:00 p.m with Father Stephen Klasek officiating.

Interment will follow at the Gardens of Memory Memorial Cemetery in Smartt, TN.

CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME in Charge of Arrangements.

Mary Noble Angel (Mrs. Charles V.) Bennett, known as “Mimi” to her grandchildren, died May 10, 2014, at Life Care Center, Tullahoma, TN.

She was born February 21, 1921 in Rockingham, NC, the daughter of Constantine(Enie) and Edna Angel.

She was united in marriage to Charles V. (Chuck) Bennett of Alexandria, IN on May 21, 1944. He preceded her in death on January 7, 1992. She was additionally preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Verell of Hampton, VA and a brother, Charles Angel, of Greensboro, NC.

Mary Noble received her bachelor’s degree in music at Greensboro College and continued to make music a significant part of her life. In addition to teaching music at East Junior High and Bel-Aire Elementary School, she taught piano privately to many area children. She also provided accompaniment for many high school, church and civic music performances. Her greatest passion, however, was her forty years as organist at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, until failing eyesight forced her retirement in 2003. She was later named Organist Emeritus at a special dedication ceremony at the church.
Mary Noble had an unwavering faith in God, and she was a long-time member of St. Barnabas. She was also a member of the AEDC Women’s Club, the Tullahoma Civic Choir and the Community Concert Choir.

She is survived by her three sons and their spouses: Chip (Rosalyn)Bennett, Palestine, TX, Doug (Cathy) Bennett, Tullahoma, and Greg (Peri) Bennett, Oklahoma City, OK; grandchildren Scott and Katie Bennett, Oklahoma City, OK, Alicia Halbert (Jim), Waco, TX; and great-grandchildren: Reid and Kathryn Halbert, Waco, TX.

One thing not widely known about Mary Noble was her involvement during and after World War II as an aeronautical draftsman. She spent the war years working for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Her favorite duty with the war effort was her work in drafting blueprints for the B-36 bomber; as her children fondly poked fun at her that it was the only bomber in the US Air Force with its six engines designed to be attached backward.

Visitation will be Friday, May 16, 2014 from 5 PM – 8 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

A private family burial service will be held Saturday, May 17, and a Celebration of Life Memorial Service is planned for a later date.

Memorials may be made to St. Barnabas Church or the Alzheimer’ Association.

Donna M. Stanley Bremer, age 71, of Fayetteville, TN, passed away into the arms of her Savior Sunday morning, May 11, 2014.

Born 3 of Jan. 1943 in Columbia, Missouri to Matilda (Mae) and Eulis A.(Alvy) Crane.

Mrs. Bremer was a proud ”Kewpie”, having graduated from Hickman High School at that location and served on reunion committees for many years until 2001 when, at her 40th class reunion she was reacquainted with her high school sweetheart, Rev. George W. Bremer, and that former romance was rekindled resulting in their marriage on Oct. 7, 2006. Donna and her husband joined the membership of Charity Baptist Church shortly after she gave her life over to Jesus and was baptized in Lynchburg, TN. Mrs. Bremer was as devoted to her new church family as she was to her husband and loved everyone completely and unconditionally.

Mrs. Bremer served 37 years in the banking business until her retirement and then continued working in other pursuits for a short time.

Donna was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister.

She is survived by her son Kevin C. Stanley (Kim) of St. Louis, Missouri, sister, Sue Pruessner of Arizona, step-children Paul Bremer of St. Joseph, MO, Jacqueline Burton (Eddie) of Lynchburg, James R. and Jason R. (Stephanie) of Woodville, AL, Rachel Thrasher (Brandon) of Dutton, AL and the grandchildren she was so devoted to, Nick Stanley, Alexandria Stanley, Jaxson and Carson Bremer, McKenzie, Mason and Murphy Thrasher, Victoria, Olivia and Samantha Bremer, Lucas and Lane Bremer, and Jocelyn, Jacey, Juley and Jessica Burton.

Mrs. Bremer and her husband shared in accepting all and their own and loved them as their own.

Mrs. Bremer is also survived by numerous and devoted friends, cousins, nieces, nephews, brother and sister-in-laws, and of course, her church family. Of special note is her very special and lifelong friend Pamela Seibert (Frank) of Columbia, MO and her precious mother-in-law Jane R. Jeffries of Columbia, MO.

The family will receive friends Tuesday, May 13, 2014 from 5-8 PM at Lynchburg Funeral Home.

Services will be held Wednesday May 14, 2014 at 2 PM at the Lynchburg Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Danny Hale officiating.

Burial will follow in the Lynchburg Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Charity Baptist Church Children’s Ministries or to the building fund.

 LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Mrs. Cleta Faye Clark, age 86, of Tullahoma, TN, passed away Monday morning, May 12, 2014, at Harton Regional Medical Center.

She was born in Cannon County, TN., and was the daughter of the late Doxie and Lilly Parker McCurry.

She was a Wal-Mart door greeter and a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Tullahoma. Mrs. Clark loved her job and loved people.

In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband Howard Clark, and one brother, Eddie McCurry. 

She is survived by one son Larry (Jean) Clark of Tullahoma, one daughter Carolyn (Jimmy) Crawford of Tullahoma, grandchildren Jennifer and Troy Clark of Tullahoma, one sister Viva Jernigan, one brother Grady McCurry, and several nieces and nephews. 



Visitation with the family will be Tuesday evening, May 13, 2014, from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM in the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral Services will begin Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at 11:00 AM at Bethel Baptist Church with Brother Jim Rolen officiating.  

Burial will follow in Holt Cemetery in Franklin County, TN. 

Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Cleta Faye Clark. 

Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Pauline Buttrey, age 90, of Manchester, will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ralph Hart officiating. 

Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. 

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

Mrs. Buttrey passed away Monday morning at her residence.

 
Mrs. Buttrey was born in Coffee County, TN, the daughter of the late John Daniel and Mattie Irene Cates McCullough.  She was a member of Red Hill Church of Christ.  Through the years, she had been employed at Camp Forest, Tutts Cleaners, and Tennessee Overall.

 

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Buttrey; two sisters, Betty M. Simmons and Pearl Adcock; and seven brothers, Aubrey, Buford, Oscar, Bobby, Jack, James, and L.D. McCullough.

Mrs. Buttrey is survived by three sisters, Jean (Morris) Floyd of Manchester, Hazel Duke of Beechgrove, and Ann (Kenneth) Haynes of Tracy City; four brothers, Joe (Edith) McCullough, J.D. McCullough, W.J. (June) McCullough, all of Manchester, and Granville McCullough of Georgia; three step-children, Billy (Jean) Buttrey, Ricky (Tammy) Buttrey, and Harlan
Buttrey; several nieces and nephews; and a special friend and caregiver, Pam Jones.

 

MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE BUTTREY FAMILY 

Mrs. Carrie Lee Osborn, age 70 of Tullahoma, Tennessee passed away, Friday, May 09, 2014, at Lynchburg Nursing Center. Memorial Services will be held Friday, May 16 at 8 PM at the Restoration Baptist Church, 1605 E. Lincoln Street, Tullahoma, TN with Bro. Daniel Boyd officiating.

In addition, Memorial Services will be held, Saturday, May 24 at 2 PM at the Central Christian Church, 1006 W. 3^rd Street, Marion, IN with Pastor Donald Smothers officiating.

A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Earl C. and Martha B. Smith Simpson.

Mrs. Osborn was a homemaker who enjoyed camping, gardening, reading, baking and making jewelry.  She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Ralph Simpson and one sister, Louise Coley.

Mrs. Osborn is survived by her husband Jerry Joe Osborn of Tullahoma; two daughters, Terri Campbell and her husband, Phillip of Manchester and Donna Osborn Clark and her husband, Robert of Greenwood, IN; four brothers, Walter Simpson of Noblesville, IN, Wade Simpson and his wife, Kathy of Gallatin, TN, Wayne Simpson and his wife, Juanita of Indianapolis and James Simpson of Indianapolis; four sisters, Callie Robins of Mooresville, IN, Emma Sutton of Monrovia, IN, Beulah Simpson of Indianapolis, IN and Sandy Gailbreath and her husband, Paul of Martinsville, IN; five grandchildren and one great grandchild.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be made in her honor at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS