Funeral services for Mr. Todd Gerald Smith, age 44, of Beechgrove, TN will be conducted at 6:00 PM on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Manchester Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM until the time of service. Mr. Smith passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018, at his residence.

Todd was born in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, the son of Elmer G. and Chickee “Marcelle” Smith. He worked as a security guard for Batesville Casket Company for over 13 years after graduating from Coffee County High School. Until his death he was a security guard at Heritage Farms in Murfreesboro, TN. His niece and nephews called him “Mr. Fix It” because he could fix anything.

Todd is preceded in death by both sets of grandparents, George and Berta Francfort and Paul and Annie Clyde Smith. In addition to his devoted parents, Todd is also survived by two brothers, Tim (Angel) Smith and their children Andrew and Austin, and Toby (Rhonda) Smith and their daughter Kayla.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made in Todd’s name to any charity your choice, or you can donate to one of the following: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959; Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, alzfdn.org; or Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, 2200 Children’s Way, Nashville, TN 37232.

Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Smith Family.

Mr. Jerry Leon Allison, 75, passed away, Friday January 5,
2018 at the Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro. He was born
in Manchester, Tennessee on June 17, 1942.

He was retired from Batesville Casket Company.

He was preceded in death by his mother and step father, Cordelia Sain
Ramsey and Elbert Ramsey; father and step-mother, Harley B. and Marion
Allison; sister, Elizabeth Davis.

He is survived by his daughter, Sherry Ann (L.V.) Shockley, Morrison, TN;
son, Craig (Ann) Allison, McMinnville, TN; step-brothers, Ron (Fay) Gilmer,
Franklin, TN and Jimmy Gilmer of Mississipi; mother of his children, Dot
Allison, Manchester, Tennessee; grandchildren, Jennifer Shockley, Miranda
Allison, Stephanie Lowrey and Harleigh Allison; 6 great grandchildren;
several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Tuesday in the funeral home chapel with
Minister Tony Ferrell officiating with burial to follow in the Asbury
Methodist Cemetery. Visitation: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Monday at Central
Funeral
Home, Manchester, Tennessee. www.centralfuneralhome.com

Linda Mary Holder, of Manchester, passed this life on Friday, January 5,
2018 at the age of 77 years. Graveside Services are scheduled for
Wednesday, January 10 at 1 PM at Bethany Cemetery.

Mrs. Holder, a native of Rhode Island, was the daughter of the late William
and Mary Nason O’Brien. She was a U S Navy veteran and worked as a
typesetter for many years at IBM. After relocating to middle Tennessee she
worked in assembly at Carrier and later retired from there. Mrs. Holder was
an animal lover and worked closely with several humane societies to rescue
dogs, cats and other abandoned animals. She also enjoyed reading and
watching movies.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,
husband, Charles Joe Holder Jr.

Mrs. Holder is survived by four sons, Michael A Holder of Manchester, Mark
A Holder and his wife, Angela, Matthew A Holder and his wife, Tammy of
Tullahoma and Morgan A Holder and his wife, Megan of Manchester; thirteen
grandchildren, Joshua, Jessica, Amber, Derek, Cody, Sierra, Madison,
Elizabeth, Zachery, Jacob, Lexi, Aubrianna and Ayden and three great
grandchildren, Kylee, Jaythan and Carter.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made in
her honor to the Coffee County Humane Society.

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Layton Massey Morris, age 89, of Lynchburg, passed away Friday, January 5,
2018 at his residence. Funeral Services are scheduled for Sunday, January
7, 2018 at 2 PM at Lynchburg Funeral Home with Rev. David Adams officiating.
Burial will follow at Wagoner Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday
beginning at 12 Noon.

A native of Lynchburg, he was the son of the late Layton L and Thelma
Massey Morris. Mr. Morris worked in Maintenance at Moore County Public
Works and Chrysler. He was a member of Friendship Methodist Church. He
and his late wife, Elizabeth Mae Morris were foster parents to many
children. He enjoyed going to Woodard’s everyday for breakfast and then
going to the Senior Citizens Center. He also loved going to church on
Sunday.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by two
brothers, Charles and Thomas Morris.

He is survived by brother, Bill Ward and his wife, Peggy of Estill Springs;
sister, Nellie Daugherty and her husband, L C of Estill Springs and
sister-in-law, Frances Morris of Fayetteville.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be made to
Wagoner Cemetery, c/o Harlan Sanders, 805 Fayetteville Hwy, Lynchburg, TN
37352

LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Funeral services for Mr. William Edward Sartain, age 68, of Manchester, TN will be conducted at 7:00 PM on Friday, January 5, 2018 at Manchester Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis Ham officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM until the time of service. Mr. Sartain passed away peacefully on Monday, January 1, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family.

William was born in Pelham, TN, the son of the late Edison and Lida Mae Sartain. He was a truck driver for many years. William was a jokester, and he always enjoyed a laugh. He also loved watching UT football, The Andy Griffith Show, and American Pickers. Mr. Sartain was a collector of coins, enjoyed playing softball, and loved singing with his trucker family while on the road. His handle was “Door Jammer”. His friends and family call him the most devoted and unconditional loving person in the world.

In addition to his parents, William is also preceded in death by his three brothers, Martin, Thomas, and Dewey Sartain; and three sisters, Mary Sharp, Pearly Nunley, and Marlee Meeks. He is survived by his two daughters, Susan (Corey) Lindsey and Michelle Trussell; one brother, Willard (Yvonne) Sartain; two sisters, Annie Garner and Melba Smithey; four grandchildren, Matthew (Katie) Hodges, Tanner Trussell, Jacob Trussell, and Ben Lindsey; two great-grandchildren, Braxton and Jessie Hodges; his long term companion for 28 years, Helen Brown; her three children, Donna Harrell, Jeff Brown, and Jody Griffin; her grandchildren, Savannah Church, Eli Harrell, Kristina Brown, Stephanie Griffin, and Stacey Griffin; and her great-grandchildren, Paislei Church, Payton Church, Parker Tomberlin, Lilly Tomberlin, and Braxton Griffin.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made in William’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.

Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Sartain Family.