Lester Carrick of Tullahoma passed this life on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center at the age of 80. Mr. Carrick was born in Asbury, TN to the late Lillard and Flora Marsh Carrick. During his life, Mr. Carrick was an entrepreneur who owned many different businesses, including Carricks Gulf, and was a follower of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one daughter, Bobbie Grenier; and one brother, Glenn Carrick. Mr. Carrick is survived by his wife, Donna Carrick; three daughters, Lisa M. Rainey-James, Debbie Viviers, and Luann Carrick (Tami); one son, Rick Carrick (Shane); three sisters, Betty Riddle, Nancy Keele (Billy Wayne), and Dorothy Foster (Orville); nine grandchildren, Scott Rainey (Shana), Terry Rainey (Amanda), Stacy Milburn (Bryce), Leslie Carrick, Haley Viviers, Emma Snively (Cory), Matt Grenier, Samantha Grenier, and Megan Grenier (Emily); and 13 great-grandchildren, Cody, Justin, Izzy, Sam, Madison, Kylie, Oliver, Coletyn, Abigail, Ryleigh, Kayson, Skylar, and Ellie. Visitation for Mr. Carrick will be held on Saturday, December 26, 2020 from 5:00-8:00pm at Kilgore Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Sunday, December 27, 2020 at 10:00am in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Wallace Rowland officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to either St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the Tullahoma Lions Club.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Opal Mae Stephens of Manchester passed into a far better rest on Friday, December 18th 2020. She was born to Johnny and Birdie Morgan Hickerson in Beech Grove, Tennessee on March 17th, 1928. Mrs. Stephens’ siblings preceded her in death and included Ewen (Fanny), Tommy, Helen (Carl Farrar). Opal was married to the late John W. Stephens of Manchester. She worked as a homemaker and various businesses, retiring from Taylor’s Leatherware in Tullahoma. She is survived by her children, Bruce (Jeanette) of Clarksville; Susan (James Morrison) of Norman Ok., Brian (deceased); Scott (Tess) of Springfield, Ohio; and grandchildren are Angela White, Lindsay (Pete) Lenavitt, Julie (Justin) Sowers, Peter and Sarah Stephens. Opal was also blessed with five great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 at 2:30pm at Blanton Chapel Cemetery, with her son, Scott Stephens officiating.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Max Lanier Jarrell, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Saturday, December 19th, 2020 at Tennova Healthcare Harton at the age of 76. Max is survived by Roni, his wife of nearly 34 years; his two sons, Max II (Stephanie) and Chris (Lora); brother Don (Connie); eight grandchildren (Mike, Jake, Jonathan, Breanna, Torin, Declan, Norah and Stephanie); 12 great grandchildren (Sarrah, Cavelyn, Nevaeh, Jaykub, Trinity, Zoey, Ella, Kaden, Trevin, Talon, Hugh and Beau); nieces and nephews (Marsha, Terry, Shari and Michael); and numerous cousins. Max’s brothers (Steve, Larry and Walter) and sister (Betty Sue) predeceased him. Max is also survived by Roni’s dad, Harry (Lenny); her brother, Joe (Ines); nephew Nick (Megan); and niece, Katelyn (Khoa). Roni’s mom, Barbara, predeceased him. Max was born at home in Morrison, TN, in humble surroundings to Leora and W.C. Jarrell and was named after a professional baseball player. Max’s family moved many times in the Warren County and Coffee County areas and finally settled in the only home his family ever owned in Tullahoma, where he, Roni and their four cats have resided since 2003. Max graduated from his beloved Tullahoma High School (THS) in 1962. Everyone who knew Max, knows THS was everything to him. He played football there and sadly ended his football career with a right knee injury during a scrimmage when no one was in the stands to clap for him when they carried him off the field. Not to be deterred, Max set his sights on public/government service and entered the ranks of the FBI in Washington, DC, in 1962, after losing 9 pounds running up and down the railroad tracks to meet J. Edgar Hoover’s 170 lb. weight limit for FBI service. Max initially served as a Fingerprint Clerk and in 1972 was promoted to a Fingerprint Specialist. In 2003, Max retired from the FBI as a Supervisory Fingerprint Specialist. While at the FBI, Max received commendation letters from many high-profile individuals, such as J. Edgar Hoover, and many others. At the FBI, Max was asked to work on many high-profile cases, including making the fingerprint identification on Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City Bombing case, and the Robert Hanssen FBI Spying Case, profiled in the movie “Breach” in 2007. In addition, Max processed the money in the DB Cooper Skyjacking Case in 1980. Max testified in court 124 times, still an FBI testimony record, and was once cross-examined by noted Defense attorney, F. Lee Bailey. He taught numerous fingerprint schools and served on the FBI Disaster Squad, helping to identify deceased individuals who were in plane crashes and in other types of disasters. In 1990, Max intermittently appeared on camera in the opening and closing segments of the TV show, “America’s Most Wanted.” In 2002, Max was honored to receive his 40-year FBI gold watch from then FBI director, Robert Mueller. In 2003, after retiring from the FBI and founding his consulting business, Professional Fingerprint Services, Max was interviewed by one of the authors of the book “Love and Death,” to get his perspective on the fingerprint issues surrounding the death of Nirvana’s lead singer, Kurt Cobain. Ironically, Max’s name appears in the index of the book right above Janis Joplin, in perpetuity. Ten years later in 2013, Max received a call from a movie producer in California, asking him to come out and be interviewed on camera for a movie based on the book. In 2016, the movie “Soaked In Bleach” was released. While Max’s interview ultimately ended up on “the cutting room floor,” hearing the film’s director say “Action, Cut and That’s A Wrap” with the sound of the clapperboard was pretty cool. After the Iraq War began, Max went back into service in Quantico, VA, as a contractor from 2007 – 2010 working on terrorist cases and then worked for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) from 2014 – 2016 on cold cases. As a child, Max attended East Lincoln Elementary School. Max and Roni have remained strong supporters of East Lincoln as CEO Partners. Roni plans to continue Max’s legacy of support there. As Max remained an avid supporter of THS, donations can made to the Eli Grow Legacy Creamery Foundation, supporting the THS Football program, in lieu of flowers. Due to the pandemic, a memorial service will be undertaken at a later date, tentatively planned for Sun. 4/18/21, which would be Max and Roni’s 34th wedding anniversary. Details will follow closer to time. Thank you so much for your kind words about what an incredible, kind, patient, funny, professional and flexible man Max was. The best way to honor a person is to emulate what you admire the most about that person, so the challenge going forward is to keep Max alive in our hearts by doing just that. Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

James Michael Glenn Jr. of Tullahoma passed this life on Friday, December
18, 2020 at his residence at the age of 49. No services are scheduled.

A native of Flint, Michigan, he was the son of the late James Michael Glenn
and Alma Warda Glenn of Michigan.  Mr. Glenn loved his family and enjoyed
spending time with his grandchildren. He also loved the Holidays and
decorating his house for the Holidays.  He was an avid University of
Alabama football fan and enjoyed fishing and watching NASCAR racing.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Cynthia Glenn of
Tullahoma; sons, Christopher Glenn (Kyle) of Tullahoma, Alexander
Bielec-Glenn (Jalyn) of Michigan and Justin Warda (Brittany) of Michigan;
sister, Brea Glenn of Michigan and three grandchildren, Rose, Violet and
Ryett.

Please visit our website at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com to leave
online condolences. Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.

Gary E. Smith of Fayetteville, passed this life on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the age of 62. A Graveside Service will be held on Monday, December 21 at 1:00PM at Stewart Cemetery.

Mr. Smith, a native of Lincoln County, was the son of the late Alton and Hellon Smith. He attended church at Brown Teal Baptist Church and enjoyed reading. Mr. Smith collected old TV show series and especially enjoyed watching his favorite, The Andy Griffith Show. He was fond of the Beatles and an avid Tennessee Titans fan. He had retired after 43 years of service at Amana/Goodman/Daikin Manufacturing in Fayetteville.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Jerry Smith.

He is survived by his loving wife, Rebecca Smith of Fayetteville; son, Jay Durham (Tracy) of Fayetteville; sister, Barbara Farmer; grandchildren, Jon-Tyler Durham (Bailey) of Fayetteville and John Allen (Elisia) of Fayetteville; great granddaughter, Sophia Allen; special friend, Mark Hudson of Hazel Green, AL; many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the Lincoln County Public Library.

For online guest registry please visit, www.lynchburgfuneralhome.com

LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Mr. Bertrum Walker Bryant, Jr., formerly of McMinnville, TN, passed away on
Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at McArthur Manor in Manchester after an
extended illness. Mr. Bryant was 83 years old.

Mr. Bryant was born on August 23, 1937, to the late Bertrum Walker Sr. and
Delma Cole Bryant in Rock Island. He was employed at Power Matic in the
tool & dye department. He was of the Church of Christ faith and a Mason.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Bryant is preceded in death by his wife,
Margaret Simmons Bryant and his son, Wade Bryant. He is survived by his
daughter, Vickie Leonard and her husband, John; grandchildren, Travis
Bryant and his wife, Kristi, Amanda Langston Woodlee and her husband,
Shawn, and Jesse Langston; great grandchildren, Lincoln and Jackson Bryant,
Mia Starkey, and Layla and Gage Woodlee; brothers, James Bryant and his
wife, Beverly, Truman Bryant, and Paul Bryant and his wife, Ruth Ann;
sisters, Betty Yates, and Ruby Roberts.

There are no services scheduled at this time, but a celebration of life
will be held at a later date to honor and remember Mr. Bryant.

Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Bryant family.

www.manchesterfuneralhome.com

Mr. William Ray Love, age 90, of Manchester, TN, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, in Nashville, TN.

Mr. Love was born in Kodak, TN, to his late parents Marshall Howard Love
and Janie Iris Huffaker Love. He was a veteran of the US Army and a member
of the Free and Accepted Masons for 50 years, where he was very active. Mr.
Love worked at the Arnold Air Force Base as an instrument technician until
his retirement. In his free time, he loved woodworking, fishing, and UT
Football and Basketball. Mr. Love enjoyed spending time with his
grandchildren and was a good, genuine person. He was also a faithful member
of First Baptist Church in Manchester, TN. In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by sister, Dorothy Wood, and brothers, Frank and Bob
Love.

Mr. Love is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Lois Love; daughter,
Debbie (Dwight) Haggard; brother, Joe Love; sisters, Katherine (Alvin)
Southerland, Juanita Cochran, Frances Watson, Caroline Ramsey, and Sue
Carol; grandchildren, William Jason Haggard and Erin Elizabeth Haggard.

A memorial service for Mr. Love will be scheduled for a later date.

Central Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, 931-723-7774,
centralfuneralhome.com.

Robert “Rabbit” L. Taylor, formerly of Tullahoma passed this life on
Thursday, December 17, 2020, at Manchester Health and Rehab at the age of
91.  Graveside Services are scheduled for Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 3 PM
at Maplewood Cemetery.

A native of Coffee County, Mr. Taylor was the son of the late Lewis Taylor
and the late Hattie Taylor Brixey.  He was a U S Army veteran and worked at
the Tullahoma Post Office for many years.  He was a “Mr. Fix-it” and
enjoyed tinkering with things.  He loved being with his family.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, George
“Red”, Walter, Fred, T L and Billy Ray Taylor; sisters, Reatha Taylor
Carroll and Geraldine Taylor Metz and half-sisters, Burnease Brixey Taylor
and Sibbie Brixey Johnson.

Mr. Taylor is survived by niece, Beverly Taylor Daniel of Tullahoma; great
nephew, Randy Daniel and his wife, Camilla of Tullahoma and many other
nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

The family has requested that anyone in attendance please wear masks and
practice social distancing according to COVID-19 guidelines.

Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Revia  Carol Simmons, age 57 of Manchester, will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 11:00 am at Living Water Pentecostal Church in Manchester with Pastor Rick Clouse officiating. Burial will follow in Zion Hill Cemetery in Hillsboro, Tennessee.

Visitation with the family will also be held at the church on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm

Ms. Simmons passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at St. Thomas West in Nashville.

Gowen-Smith Chapel in Shelbyville  is assisting the family.