Funeral services for Mr. Vernon W. Freeze, age 82, of Manchester, will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Friday, February 15, 2019, at the funeral home. Mr. Freeze passed from this life surrounded by his loving family on Monday, February 11, 2019, at his residence in Manchester.
Vernon was born in Coffee County, TN to the late Haskell and Nellie Freeze. He was in law enforcement as the Chief of Police for the City of Manchester and worked security at AEDC for over 45 years together before his retirement. Vernon loved collecting coins, and he could fix any electronic you brought to him. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother.
In addition to his parents, Vernon is also preceded in death by one brother, Leon Freeze; one grandson, Christopher Freeze. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Alice Bennett Freeze; one son, Christopher Freeze; one daughter, Nedra Freeze; one brother, David Freeze; six grandchildren, Jeremy Freeze, Alicia Lewis, Baylnn Baker (Bailey), Candra Baker, and Taylor Freeze; five great-grandchildren, Kori Smith, Kinley Smith, Kylee Cantrell, Karris Lewis, and Caydance Foster.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Freeze family.