Obituaries
7/4/16 — Reva Corinne Jones
Funeral services for Mrs. Reva Corinne Jones, age 83
of Manchester, will be conducted on Monday, July 4, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at
Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Brother Tony Ferrell officiating.
Burial will
follow in Old Redden Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held on
Sunday, July 3, 2016 from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at Coffee County Funeral
Chapel. Mrs. Jones passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016 at her home.
Mrs. Jones was a faithful member of Wards Chapel
Church of Christ. She enjoyed reading the bible and spending time with her
family.
Preceded in death by her parents, Jasper and Hesper
Lance; husband, Leroy Jones, Sr.; son, Leroy Jones, Jr.; daughter, Mary
Frances
Edwards; sisters, Emma Lorrance Simmons, Dorothy Thomas, Juanita McCarty,
Jimmie Johnston. Survived by her sons, Jackie Jones (Vicke), Nick Casey
Jones
(Margaret); daughter, Nancy Pelham (Norman); 6 grandchildren, 13
great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren; brother-in-law, Bill
Johnston numerous nieces, nephews and many friends. Coffee County Funeral
Chapel is honored to serve the Jones family.
7/9/16 — Tommy Leach
Thomas “Tommy” Joseph Leach Jr, age 67 of Manchester, passed
away June 21, 2016 at his home. He is preceded in death by his parents,
Thomas
Joseph Leach, Sr. and Dorothy Leach. Survived by his sister, Donna Angelillo
(John); niece, Kristin Larivee (Ryan); nephew, Shane Angelillo; 2 great
nieces,
1 great nephew and several cousins; his companion for the past 4 years,
Danielle DeLong and her children, Elizabeth, Matthew and Michael.
Tommy was a United States Navy Veteran serving in the
Vietnam War where he earned a Purple Heart. His CDL license earned him over
three million miles under his belt. He had a love for the outdoors and
was very
in touch with the Earth, especially the Moon. He enjoyed hunting,
sight-seeing,
drag races, and Nascar. He loved working with his hands, he was a
talented wood
worker. He could build anything and even built a couple houses by hand.
Tommy
got joy out of the simple things in life and was always willing to talk to
anyone, support them, and lend a hand. Once you met him you would never
forget
him. Tommy will be missed by all that knew him.
A Celebration of Life for Tommy will be held at Fred Deadman
Park in Manchester on Saturday July 9, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. at pavilion 3 with
Brother Benny Benjamin officiating. Refreshments will be provided
following the
service. A remembrance walk along the greenway in Tommys memory will
start at
4:00 p.m. at the Manchester Recreation Center. In Lieu of flowers the Leach
family would like you to make donations to The Ronald McDonald House of
Nashville.
The Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Leach
family.
7/3/16 — Denise Renee Simmons
Funeral services for Ms. Denise Renee Simmons, age 54 of Indiana, will be conducted on Sunday, July 3, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held on Sunday prior to services from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM. Ms. Simmons passed away on June 29, 2016.
She is preceded in death by her father, James Simmons. Survived by her mother and step-father, Barbara and Bill Ringer; daughter, Felicia Head; grandson, Tristen Joseph Head; brother, Jim Simmons (Annette); sister; Debbie Simmons; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the family of Denise Renee Simmons.
7/2/16 — Stacy Craig Morris
Mr. Stacy Craig Morris, 45, a resident of Tullahoma, TN passed away recently in Coffee Co., TN.
He is the son of Mayfan Edwards Lefever and William Donald Morris. He was born in Lincoln Co., TN on Feb. 22, 1971.
Mr. Morris loved riding motorcycles, fishing and swimming. He was an electrician by trade.
Along with his parents he is survived by sons Trevor and Cody Morris and one daughter Josie Lynn Morris. Also surviving are brothers Donald (Lisa) Morris and Joey Green and one sister Barbie Green.
A memorial service will be conducted at the home of his mother at 1706 East Grundy St., Tullahoma on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at 11 a.m. Pastor Kevin Dewberry will officiate.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
7/02/16—Hugh Vickers, Jr.
Graveside services for Mr. Hugh Vickers, Jr., 80 years of
age of Manchester, will be conducted on Saturday, July 2, 2016 at 2:00 PM at
Farrar Hill Cemetery. Mr. Vickers passed Monday, July 27th at a health
care facility in Chattanooga.
After graduating high school, Hugh enlisted in the United States Navy
serving from 1958-1961. He retired from
the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department in 1992.
He enjoyed spending time with family, tending to farm animals, and
experimenting with agriculture.
Hugh was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh V. and Rubie Elliot
Vickers, two sisters, Alline Adams and Maggie Vickers, three brothers Leon
Vickers, Lloyd Vickers and Royce Vickers all of Manchester, TN.
He is survived by his special niece Lisa Vickers Brooks of Rock Spring,
GA, Three sisters, Joyce Duke of Manchester, Geraldine Schwabauer of Denver,
Colorado, and Patricia Arnold of Manchester, TN. Two brothers, Stanley
Vickers of Anchorage,
Alaska and Donald Vickers of Lynchburg, Tennessee.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of
Chattanooga. Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Vickers
family.
7/2/16 — Mary L. “Boots” Bailey
Mrs. Mary L “Boots” Bailey, 84, a resident of Normandy, TN passed away on
Monday, June 27, 2016 at the Life Care Center of Tullahoma. Funeral
Services are scheduled for Saturday, July 2, 2016 at 11 AM at
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Bethany
Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday, July 1, 2016 from 6
– 8 PM.
A native of Coffee County, she was the daughter of the late William Sherman
and Radie Gordon Ferrell Tyler. Mrs. Bailey attended the Robert’s Chapel
Baptist Church. She was a ball sewer for Lannom’s and later would babysit
children or sit with the elderly. She enjoyed watching birds, squirrels
and ground hogs in her yard. Her favorite activity was spending time with
her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James
Thomas Bailey; one son, James Robert Bailey; one brother, John Henry Tyler
and one sister, Jennie Mae Matthews.
She is survived by two sons, John Thomas Bailey and his wife, Janice of
Arlington, TX and Ralph Donald Bailey and his wife, Metzi of Normandy; six
grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
7/3/16 — Cornelius “Rudy” Moore
Cornelius “Rudy” Moore, 62, a resident of Tullahoma passed away on
Sunday,
June 26, 2016. Funeral Services are scheduled for Sunday, July 3 at 3 PM at
the Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Maplewood
Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 1 PM until the service
time.
Mr. Moore, a native of Coffee County, was the son of the late Willie Moore
Jr and the late Mary Catherine Lawrence Moore. He was an electrician and
attended the First Presbyterian Church of Tullahoma. He enjoyed fishing
and his favorite hobby was photography.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Willie
Moore.
He is survived by his wife, Ann Moore of Manchester; one son, Sean Sparks
and his wife, Sheila of Daleville, AL; five daughters, Erica Moore of
Columbia, SC, Latosha Hayes and her husband, Larry of Florida, Sheila Gray
and her husband, Robert of Shelbyville, Shanon Rollins and her husband, Ken
of Manchester and Roxanne Starks of Tullahoma; nineteen grandchildren and
seventeen great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be made to
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
6/29/16 — Dixie Bell Ford
Memorial services for Mrs. Dixie Bell Ford, age 83, of Tullahoma, TN,
will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Manchester
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Eric Henson officiating. Mrs. Ford passed
away on Monday, June 27, 2016 at NHC in Tullahoma, TN.
Dixie was born in Saluda, IN, the daughter of the late John and Margaret
Hay Smith. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.
Dixie is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Bennie Ford of
Tullahoma; two sons, Ricky Lee and Terry Ray (Patricia) Ford, both of
Indiana; one daughter, Rebecca (Mark) Johnson of Cookeville; one sister,
Barbara Southworth; one grandchild, Lisa DeKeyser; and two great
grandchildren, Samuel Grant DeKeyser and Ann Marie DeKeyser.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made in
Mrs. Ford’s memory to Alzheimer’s Association, 201 W. Lincoln Street,
Tullahoma, TN, 37388.
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE FORD FAMILY
6/30/16 — Helen H. Wenzel Weinhold
Mrs. Helen H. Wenzel Weinhold, 95, a resident of Tullahoma, TN passed away
on Monday, June 27, 2016 at Morning Pointe Assisted Living in Tullahoma.
Mrs. Weinhold was born on November 28, 1920 in Coffee County, TN to the
late Alex and Olivia Dunn Marlow.
She was a graduate of Central High School where she played basketball on a
State Championship team. A Registered Nurse, she was also a graduate of
Vanderbilt University and St. Thomas Nursing School. She enjoyed gardening,
loved animals, riding horses and sewing. She also enjoyed playing golf, at
one time recording a hole-in-one.
A member of the Faith Lutheran Church since 1955, she was an instrumental
member of the Faith Lutheran Altar Guild and served the church as a
kindergarten teacher.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands Harvey Wenzel
and Henry Weinhold. Also preceding her were brothers Andrew Marlow, Joe
Howard Marlow, Bruce Marlow and Glen Marlow. One sister Gladys Marlow also
preceded her in death.
She is survived by sons Ronald D. Wenzel and his wife, Denise of Tullahoma,
TN and Calvin R. Wenzel and his wife, Marialice of Wartburg, TN. Also
surviving is a daughter Susan Wenzel Sparks and her husband, Bill of
Huntsville, AL.
Grandchildren surviving are Michael Wenzel of Birmingham; Bill Sparks, III
of Huntsville, AL; Mark (Kerry) Ferguson of Spartanburg, SC; Lara Diaz of
Ashville, NC; Matthew Posey of Harvest, AL; and Ashley (Tracy) Garrison of
Huntsville, AL. Surviving great grandchildren are Chloe Wenzel, Will
Sparks, IV; Vivi Diaz, Mirabelle Ferguson, Beckett Ferguson and Felicity
Ferguson.
A graveside service will held at Rose Hill Memorial gardens at 10 a.m.
Thursday, June 30, 2016. Pastor Marty Nutter will officiate.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Faith Lutheran Church or the
Alzheimer’s Association.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
6/30/16 — Charles “Eddie” Robinson, Jr.
Mr. Charles “Eddie” E Robinson Jr, 68, a resident of Winchester, TN passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Winchester. Funeral Services are scheduled for Thursday, June 30 at 2 PM at the Winchester Holiness Church with Tracy Robinson officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Huntland. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, June 29 at the church from 4 PM – 9 PM.
A native of Winchester, he was the son of the late Charles E and Beulah Christine Hill Robinson. Eddie was a people person who loved to joke and cut-up. He enjoyed country music and loved to eat. He enjoyed participating in activities at Golden Living and competed in the Special Olympics. His nickname was “Fast Eddie” because of speed in his wheel chair.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Kenneth L. Robinson.
He is survived by six brothers, Jimmy Robinson and his wife, Joan of Winchester, Johnny Robinson and his wife, Geneva of Dutton, AL, Conley Robinson and his wife, Karen of Bonita, CA, Troy Robinson and his wife, Teresa of Huntland, Andy Robinson of Belvidere and Mark Robinson and his wife, Dusty of Winchester; four sisters, Barbara Ann Richards of Belvidere, Sandra K Clark and her husband, Gary of Belvidere, Bonnie S LaFever of Winchester and Christy Lynn Judge and her husband, Jon of Petersburg and many nieces, nephews and lots of friends.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.