Category: Obituaries

Garnett Wayne Smartt, age 77, passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2014 at his home in Bradyville, Tennessee surrounded by his loving family.

He was a farmer; a retired Truck Driver with the Bryan Oil Company; a United States Army Veteran and a member of the Baptist Church. He will be fondly remembered as one who loved farming, gardening and wood working.

Mr. Smartt was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Deana Hope Smartt; parents, Garnett Melvin Smartt and Mattie Belle Dyer Smartt; sisters, Willie Fiske, Johnnie Creek and Veola Collins; and brothers, James Smartt and Dewey Smartt.

He is survived by his loving wife, Helen Loretta Bowen Smartt of Bradyville, TN; daughter, Lisa L. Sissom and her husband Wade of Bradyville; son, Paul E. Smartt and his wife Manissa of Bradyville; brother, Carl Smartt (Faye) of Tullahoma, TN; six grandchildren, Jennifer Joseph, David Joseph, Daniel Joseph, Samuel Sissom, Hannah Smartt and Rachel Smartt; three great-grandchildren, Colton Placek, Ayden Placek and Celestia Nadeau; sister-in-laws, Georgia Alexander of Elkhart, IN and Jean Smartt of Columbia, TN; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The Funeral Service will be on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Central Funeral Home with Brothers Timothy Smartt and Bobby Smartt officiating.

Burial will follow at the Ivy Bluff Cemetery in Cannon County, TN with Military Honors.

CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME of Manchester, TN in Charge of Arrangements.veteran — Flag 2

Kelso Simmons, age 88 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away on March 21, 2014 at the McArthur Manor in Manchester.

Mr. Simmons will be remembered as one who loved his family; enjoyed gardening and grooming his yard; and cherished his membership at the Bible Methodist Church in Manchester.

Mr. Simmons was preceded in death by his son, Terry Phillip Simmons and parents, Parmer O. Simmons and Nell Hastings Simmons.

He is survived by his loving wife, Naomi Fay Fletcher Simmons of Manchester, TN; daughter, Dianne Parks and her husband Steve of Hillsboro, TN; sister, Lillian Simmons Hunt of Melbourne, FL; brother, Daniel Simmons (Frances) of Manchester, TN; five grandchildren, Chris Simmons (Kristen), Kerrie Pippenger (Keith), Kelsie Adams (Bradley), Jennifer Simmons and Lindsay Puia (Matt); eight great-grandchildren, Zanol Simmons, Jonas Simmons, Eveleigh Simmons, Gracie Pippenger, Cole Pippenger, Saige Adams, Brantley Adams and Declan Puia; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The Funeral Service will be conducted on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Central Funeral Home with Pastor Tom Watkins officiating.

Burial will follow at the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.

CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME in Charge of Arrangements.

Mr. Billy Joe Jernigan, age 64 of Hillsboro, Tennessee, passed from this life on Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee surrounded by his loving family.

Billy Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Leon and May Helen Gunter Jernigan and one sister Linda Sue Jernigan Hayter Parham.

He is survived by his loving wife of forty-two years, Carolyn Gilbert Jernigan, four daughters, Shannon Jernigan Hill and husband Richard of Manchester, Tennessee, Dawn Jernigan of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Debra Jernigan Jennings and husband Roy of McMinnville, Tennessee, Lori Jernigan Newson and husband Anthony of Shelbyville, Tennessee, one sister Deborah Jernigan Young and husband Charlie of Herrin, Illinois, one brother, Robert L. Jernigan Jr. and wife Jackie of Ivy Bluff, Tennessee, extended family and friends, Teresa Sims, Brandy Sims Boyd, Pat and Tammy Williams, Randy “Chifey” and Diane McCormick and family, The Fanns Family, Jeffrey Nunley, nephew, Patrick Hayter, nephew Brian Parham, seven grandchildren, Whitney Jernigan, Cody Hill, Malik Jernigan, Shaleise Jernigan, Hunter Hill, Maleeah Jennings, Payton Newsom, and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephew, and cousins also survive.

Mr. Jernigan was of the Baptist Faith. He loved fishing, Nascar, dirt track racing and Go-Carts. Billy Joe enjoyed spending time with his family, grandkids, and the fur kids, Frankie, Sassy, and Finally. He was fondly known for singing songs and changing up the words to them. Mr. Jernigan was a fun loving man and his family and friends were his life.

Funeral Services for Mr. Billy Joe Jernigan will be conducted on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 1:00 PM at the Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Brother Danny Anderson and Robert Jernigan officiating.

Burial will follow in the Shady Grove Cemetery.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the Coffee County Funeral Chapel, Manchester, Tennessee.

In lieu of flowers the family request memorial donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL IS HONORED TO SERVE THE FAMILY OF BILLY JOE JERNIGAN.

Annie Ruth Boal, of Tullahoma, formerly of Albuquerque, NM, passed this life on Monday, January 14th, 2013 at Life Care Center in Tullahoma at the age of 89.

Ms. Boal was born in Denver Colorado to the late Hugh and Barbara M. Saulton.

During her life, Ms. Boal attended Colorado Women’s College. She was a homemaker and was currently a member of First Baptist Church in Tullahoma. In addition to her parents, Ms. Boal is preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters.

She is survived by two daughters, Cynthia Hester and her husband Dr. J. Herbert of Tullahoma and Linda R. Lucus and her husband Chuck of Albuquerque, NM; three sisters, Elsie Peterson and her husband Chick of Denver CO, Barbara Beatty and her husband Buster of Denver CO, and Dora Waring; four grandchildren, Kimberly Dickson and her husband Gary, Kerri Shook and her husband Steve, Corrie Kolesar and her husband Ed, and Cassie Hester; and nine great grandchildren, Erin, Jacob, Meagan and Jon Davis, Madison and Gavin Kolesar, and Noah, Tyler and Mason Shook.

Visitation for Ms. Boal will be held on Thursday, January 17th, 2013 from 4:00-7:00pm at Kilgore Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 18th, 2013 at 11:00am at First Baptist Church in Tullahoma with Dr. J. Herbert Hester and Bro. Dave Watts officiating.

Visitation in Albuquerque, NM will be held on Monday, January 21st, 2013 at French Mortuary Inc, 1111 University Blvd, Northeast, Albuquerque, NM 87102, from 12:00-2:00pm with funeral to follow at 2:00pm.

Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Albuquerque.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to the Awana Program at First Baptist Church in Tullahoma, 108 East Grundy Street, Tullahoma, TN 37388.

Ms. Donna Romberg, age 50, of Tullahoma, passed away Saturday at Harton Regional Medical Center.

She is a native of Manchester and is preceded in death by her father, Donald Phillips. Mrs. Romberg was of the Baptist Faith.

She is survived by her mother, Barbara Phillips of Tullahoma, son, John Hinkle of Tullahoma, daughter, Holly Hinkle of Tullahoma, brothers, Danny Phillips of Nashville, Gary Phillips of Tullahoma and 5 grandchildren.

Visitation with the family will be Friday, from 11:00AM until 2:00PM at the Tullahoma Funeral Home.

Services will be conducted Friday at 2:00PM in the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Elbert Smith officiating.

Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.

Tullahoma Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Lorene Tucker, age 89, of Tullahoma, passed away Sunday at her residence.

She is a native of Estill Springs and the daughter of the late Joe and Vee Tucker. In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband, Marion Tucker, daughter, Nancy Demerus.

She is survived by a daughter, Gail Tucker Clark and her husband Gary, a son, Danny Tucker of Cincinnati, OH, grandchildren, Terry Goshorn and his wife Bobbie, Tena Stout and her husband Tony, Keith and Kevin Clark, great grandchildren, Summer Nichole Stout, Ashley Ann Goshorn, Caleb Wayne Goshorn, Katie Goshorn, Justin and Haley Clark.

Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, from 4:00PM until 8:00PM at the Tullahoma Funeral Home.

Services will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00AM in the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial will follow in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Estill Springs.

Tullahoma Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Mrs. Audie Ruth Wiser, age 81, of Manchester, will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 16, 2012 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Tommy Dye officiating.

Burial will follow in Ragsdale Cemetery.

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

Mrs. Wiser passed away Saturday evening at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Wiser was born in Beech Grove, TN, the daughter of the late Odie and Annie Lee Toliver West.

She was a cook at AEDC before she retired to become a homemaker and take care of her family.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wiser was also preceded in death by her husband, Howard Austin Wiser, who passed in 1967; her step-father, Jesse Ferrell; and three children, Jimmy, Meachie, and Tommy.

She is survived by four children, Bobbie (Tommy) Cox, Terry Wiser (Michelle Foster), Donnie (Cindy) Wiser, and Bridgette (Glen Espy) Wiser; 14 grandchildren, Tonda, Audra, Casandra, Angie, Alan, Dickie, Greg, Lee Ann, Jessie, Mitchell, Chris, Brad, Aderian, and Ticia; 21 great grandchildren, Briley, Kaden, Linley, Nick, Katlynn, Heather, Faith, Grace, Brittany, Amanda, Dylan, Tristan, Tyler, Kaydence, Caison, Jaxton, Braden, Alexis, Kaelix, Quinton, and Harley; 7 great, great grandchildren; 1 great, great, great grandchild on the way, Nova; and 4 granddogs, Leo, Tiny, Andy, and Snowball. Also considered family, were her “adopted” son and granddaughter, Roger Chisam and “Lil” Cindy Setser.

The family would also like to acknowledge some of the many, many friends who have touched Ruth’s life, to include Diane Brown, Doris Brown, Kenneth Vasser, Ralph Duke, Emogene Burgess, Eleanor Arnold, Maney and Paul Lowery, and Darrell Wray. Ruth was also known as “White Nanny” to Kristen Wray.

Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Louise Gray Burt age 96 of Lynchburg, passed away  Sunday , January 13, 2013 at the Lynchburg Nursing Center.

A native of Franklin County she was a daughter of the late Nathaniel Prince and Mary Atkins Prince.

Mrs. Burt was a homemaker who enjoyed flower gardening and fishing .She was a member of the Beech Hill Baptist Church.

Mrs. Burt was also preceded in death by her husbands,  James Gray and Lavon Burt. Brothers; Lloyd, Grady, Norman, Tom and Robert Prince and sister, R.B. Harrison.

She is survived by a son, Johnnie Gray and his wife Jimmie of Moore County and a daughter, Camilla Johnston of Lynchburg. Special friend,  Teresa Hall of Franklin County. 4 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren  and one great-grandchild.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 beginning at 11:00 a.m. with funeral services  at 1:00 P.M. at the Lynchburg Funeral Home Chapel  with Bro. Keith Shelton officiating.

Burial will follow in the Beech Hill Cemetery.

LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. 931-455-4444.

Donald C. Baker, age 83 passed away peacefully at home on January 13, 2013, after a long illness.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Gladys Baker, infant sister Alice, and beloved grandson Bradley.

He  is survived by wife Jean; daughter Eileen Scrivener and husband Mitch, and grandchildren, Paige and Hunter; son Mike and his fiancé Sherri Orr, and her children Kayla, Megan and Derek.

Born on December 7, 1929, Don was raised in a farming area of New York State. He was plowing with a team of horses when he was ten years old. When he wasn’t in school or helping with farm work, he was playing basketball or shooting woodchucks. Upon high school graduation he went to Alfred State University for a two-year Rural Engineering Degree. He learned to repair most farm machinery and worked at a John Deere dealership until Uncle Sam was on the way to draft him in the Army. This didn’t suit Don, so he hurriedly joined the Air Force instead in 1950. He proudly served his country for four years and took great pleasure in fishing and hunting in Washington State and Canada. He appreciated the sights of all the places he traveled to worldwide as he crew chiefed his B-29 and B-36 aircraft. After his discharge in 1954 he decided to go to Parks College in East St. Louis to get a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. In August 1957 Don and I married. It was not a love at first sight romance but lasted happily for 55+ years. Don graduated in April 1958 and we moved to, of all places, Tennessee. Here is where we raised Mike and Eileen. It was here that Don worked in the most important and challenging field of the time and he truly loved his work. In his lifetime he participated in and watched every sport involving a ball. He dragged me kicking and crying into the game of golf and with determination and patience he gave me the ability to join anyone in any of our many golf outings. He taught our children the values he was brought up with and taught them, as much as they would listen to, how to fix anything that was broken. He was not one to throw away anything that could be repaired. Don retired from his engineering job in January 1992. In the nineties his body was invaded by a muscle disease that prevented him from living as he wished, but he quickly became an avid reader, tenacious puzzle worker, and he wore out the Western channel. In 2008 he developed a tumor in his pelvic bone and after surgery and treatments he was further limited and dealt with constant pain for over four years. In spite of the changes he had to make, he never lost his sense of humor, he never felt sorry for himself, and he continued to entertain us with stories from his very full and worthwhile life.

Don will be cremated and we will have a family memorial service at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens at a later date.

In lieu of visitation, please hug your loved ones.

In lieu of flowers, please send gifts to Hospice Compassus in honor of the loving caregivers who have become like family and have helped Don and me so kindly. The family would also appreciate donations to the First Methodist Church in Don’s memory.

Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.