Obituaries
William “Billy” Eugene Hennessee
Funeral services for Mr. William “Billy” Eugene Hennessee, age 73, of
Manchester, will be conducted on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 2 PM at
Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Pastor Danny Anderson officiating. Burial
will follow in the Summitville cemetery. Visitation with the family will be
held on Monday from 5-8 PM at the funeral home. Mr. Hennessee passed away
suddenly on Friday, December 4.
Billy, as he was fondly known as, was born on April 3, 1947, in Manchester
to the late Bernice Eugene and Mary Louise Earls Hennessee. He served his
country in the United States Army and was the owner of H&H Roofing. Billy
loved playing cards, shooting pool.
Billy is survived by his wife, Kathy Qualls Hennessee; children, Johnathon
Pinegar, Rebecca Robertson, Kyle Hennessee Whitley, and Christy Holt;
grandchildren, Kyleigh McKenzie Belle Hudson, Anna Louise and John Lawrence
Robertson, Austin McMahan, Kyler, Lyric and Cylis Whitley; great
grandchildren, Braylyn, Hayden and Shaelynn; brother, Chuck Hennessee;
sisters, Helen Carroll, Ruth Cantrell. Linda Hollis, Patricia Harmon;
several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Hennessee family.
Kenneth William Brown
Funeral services for Mr. Kenneth William Brown, age 75 years, 8 months, and
23 days, of Beechgrove, will be conducted on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at
3:30 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with pastor John Lee officiating.
Visitation with the family will begin at 2:30 PM prior to services on
Sunday. Burial will be held at 12 Noon on Monday, December 7, 2020, in
Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville. Mr. Brown passed away suddenly at his home
on Friday.
Mr. Kenneth was born on March 11, 1945, to the late Horace Kenneth and Ruby
Mai Chaffin Brown in Nashville, TN. After his high school graduation, he
joined the military and served his country in the United States Air Force.
Mr. Kenneth retired from South Central Bell where he was a line repair
mechanic. He and his wife Barbara attended the Manchester Freewill Baptist
Church. He loved riding his motorcycle and camping and was a member of the
Goldwing Road Riders Association and the Tennessee Pioneers of America
Camping Club. He also enjoyed attending the Senior Citizen in Manchester.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Kenneth is preceded in death by his first
wife, Kathy Diane Beach Brown, and sister, Teresa Barnes. He is survived by
his wife of ten years, Barbara Armstrong Brown; son, Kenneth William Brown,
Jr.; daughters, Denise Casbon and her husband, Rodney, Angela Wells and her
husband, Jason, and Stephanie Timms; grandchildren, Austin, Ashley, Dekota,
Branson, Dawson, and Jaxson; one great grandchild, Isabella; sister, Linda
Harmon; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Brown family.
Carol F. Clay
Carol F. Clay, formerly of Tullahoma, passed this life on Tuesday, December
1, 2020 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. Memorial Services will be
scheduled at a later time due to the current COVID situation.
Mrs. Clay, a native of Ironton, OH, was the daughter of the late William
and Alma Markins. She and her husband, Thomas (Tom) lived in Tullahoma for
56 years before relocating to College Grove, TN. They would have been
married 62 years in January, 2021. Mrs. Clay was known as “Mama C” to all
her daughter, Joy’s friends while they were growing up. She was a teacher’s
aid at St. Paul’s school while Joy was a student and always enjoyed being
with the children. She picked up all of Joy’s friends on the weekends when
Joy was at West Middle School and her first few years of high school to
insure they had a safe ride to cruise, go to the movies, etc. When Joy was
a student at Tullahoma High School, Mrs. Clay and her husband always helped
chaperone trips and held celebration parties at their home for the students
in THS singers as well as for the cast of numerous plays in which her
daughter Joy had a role. Mrs. Clay was a financial aid student advisor for
Motlow State Community College for over twenty years. She always took care
of her Motlow students, making sure they received any possible financial
aid. While there, she became an avid Baseball and Boys Basketball fan and
attended all the games until she fell ill. She was a second mom to these
boys and bought essentials including furniture, toiletries, and food for
those boys who could not afford these items. She was also an animal lover
who brought home any stray animal she could catch, including several cats,
dogs, and horses over the years. She trapped and neutered and/or spayed
the feral cats that lived at Motlow and then fed and watered them as well
as the stray dogs that lived at Motlow for 20+ years. She found homes to
relocate all of them when she retired. She continued to help her husband
care for a rescued horse and help her daughter Joy rescue abandoned and
abused guinea pigs until her passing.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sister, Joyce
Markins Bocook.
Mrs. Clay is survived by husband, Thomas (Tom) Clay of College Grove, TN
and daughter, Joy Clay Chrisman and her husband, Ben Chrisman of Franklin,
TN.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be made in
her name to Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson St, Nashville, TN 37203,
615-327-1085 or https://www.alivehospice.org/donatenow.
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Tina Marie Rodgers
Tina Marie Rodgers of Elora, passed this life on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at the age of 57. Memorial services will be scheduled at a later date.
Ms. Rodgers was born in Mason, Ohio to Bobby Gray and the late Flora Nibarger Gray. She enjoyed fishing, bike riding, and being with her grandkids.
In addition to her father, she is survived by her son, Travis Allison (Miranda) of Fayetteville; brothers, John Nibarger of Maine, James Chambers of Indiana, and Larry Gray of Fayetteville; sisters, Charlotte Jacobs of Hazel Green and Pam Drake of Fayetteville; grandchildren, Kylee Jacobs, Travis Landon Allison, and Isabella LeeAnn Allison.
For online guest registry please visit, www.lynchburgfuneralhome.com
LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Ronald Joseph Early Sr.
Ronald Joseph Early Sr., SMSgt, USAF (Ret) passed away on Sunday, November
29, 2020, after a battle with COVID-19. No services are scheduled.
Ron was born November 13, 1941, in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 18,
Ron enlisted into the United States Air Force on June 8, 1959. On his
first leave from military duty, Ron married the love of his life, Miss Mary
E. Cullen on April 8, 1960, at Mary’s parent’s home in Bangor, Maine. Ron
and Mary were blessed with five wonderful children. SMSgt Ronald Early
honorably served our nation in multiple locations around the world,
including Vietnam. His many military medals include the Meritorious
Service Medal. After serving more than 26 years, Ron retired from the USAF
on August 1, 1985.
Mr. Ron Early went straight to work for the US Government as a civilian
Commissary Officer for the military. He received his Bachelor”s of Business
Administration at the young age of 63 years!
Ron is survived by the love of his life, Mary E. Early and all five of
their children: Susan M. Bernarducci, married to Keith; Ronald J. Early,
Jr. married to Chris, Michael T. Early, Sr., Jean L. Berg, married to Mike
and Arthur J. Early. Ron and Mary enjoy 13 grandchildren, 10 great
grandchildren.
Ron is survived by his sister Jean Walters and brother Howard Flintoft.
George David Maxwell Jr.
Funeral services for Mr. George David Maxwell, Jr., age 86 years, 5 months,
and 22 days, will be conducted on Thursday, December 10, 2020, at 11 AM at
Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial
Gardens. Visitation with the family will begin at 10 AM on the day of
service. Mr. Maxwell passed away on Wednesday at his home after an extended
illness.
Mr. Maxwell was born on June 10, 1934, in Beechgrove, to the late George
David, Sr. and Lula Robinson Maxwell. He served his country in the United
States Army where he was a Paratrooper. Mr. Maxwell was an active member of
the Main Street Church of Christ in Manchester.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Maxwell is preceded in death by his son,
James Neal Maxwell; brothers, Charles and Jimmy Maxwell; and sister, Jenny
Adams. He is survived by his loving wife of 50+ years, Ora Evelyn Guest
Maxwell; two sons, George David Maxwell, III, and Jason Maxwell and his
wife, Natalie; daughters, Sherry “Cookie” Maxwell, and Deborah Guest; eight
grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Whitaker and Shirley Soleman; several
nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Maxwell family.
David Milburn Cahill
David Milburn Cahill died Saturday, November 28th at the age of 69. He grew
up in West Milford, New Jersey with his parents Walter and Gertrude Cahill.
He went to college at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida and
graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering. He was
married to Carolyn Ann Ramagli post-graduation. He moved to Tullahoma and
started work at AEDC Wind Tunnel Facility. He later received a Master’s
degree from The University of Tennessee Space Institute, also in Aerospace
Engineering. During his career at AEDC he became a world-class engineer in
the field of measuring uncertainty. He enjoyed tennis, softball, golf and
traveling. He was a wonderful and loving husband, father, and Christian.
He was predeceased by his parents and was succeeded by his brother, Jack,
wife, Carolyn, son, Sean, daughter, Michelle, grandson, Connor.
A memorial service will be held at a later date at First Christian Church
in Tullahoma. Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of the
arrangements.
Timmy Thomas
Timmy (Tiny Tim/Timmy T) Thomas passed away suddenly and peacefully at
Vanderbilt Hospital on November 27th, 2020 at the age of 59 years old.
Timmy was born on January 13th, 1961. He is proceeded in death by his
parents Howard and Betty Thomas, his brother Wayne Thomas, and his sister
Patty Thomas. He is survived by his children David (Christy) Thomas of
Tullahoma, his daughter Cassy (Justin) Jacobs of Unionville, and Bridget
(James) Hensley of Tullahoma. A special niece Alicia (Tommy) Taylor of
Tullahoma. His siblings Robert Thomas of Estill Springs and Judy (Donald)
West of Alabama . A special uncle Buddy Thomas from Florida. He will be
missed greatly by all of his grandchildren Zakeri Thomas, Markus, Aleeah,
and Chloe Chick, Haley and Mason Searcy, Brailee and JJ Jacobs, Ashton
Thomas, and Wyatt and Honey Hensley and his nephews Ethan Griffin and
Brayden Taylor. He is also survived by a special lady who he claimed as his
second momma Granny Sue Smith of Estill Springs. Also his best bud Mark
(Warewolf) Tucker.
Timmy worked at Stan McNabb for 20 years as what he considered the lot
lizard. He loved all of his children and grandchildren and enjoyed being
with family. He helped his son in law James mowing after work and they
always had good laughs and some amazing stories from working to tell. He
always had to pick on someone. He enjoyed sitting around on cold rainy
nights and playing rook and rummy with his kids and having crazy dance
parties with his grandkids. He enjoyed going to the VFW in Tullahoma and
also just sitting around a fire with a Natural Lite in his hand.
Services will be held at Daves-Culbertson of Tullahoma on December 12th,
2020. Visitation will be held from 5-7pm with a memorial service to follow
at 7pm.
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* Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.*
Charles Michael George
Charles Michael George passed this life on Monday, November 30, 2020 at the age of 65. No services are scheduled at this time.
Mr. George, a resident of Harvest, AL, was the son of the late Charles and Ella Rogers George. He was a “Jack of all trades and Mr. Fix it.” He was not one to sit around and was always busy doing something. Going to yard sales to look for treasures, fishing, and spending time with family and friends were just some of the things Mr. George enjoyed doing most.
He is survived by his son, Christopher George of Huntsville, AL; daughters, Brittany Rozar (Jason) of Fayetteville and Jennifer Grimes (Stanley) of Murfreesboro; sisters, Diane Clardy (Terry) of Madison, AL and Pam Wimberly (Mark) of Hazel Green, AL; and five grandchildren.
For online guest registry please visit, www.lynchburgfuneralhome.com
LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Jeffrey Lee Cox
Jeffrey Lee Cox was born in Guntersville, Alabama on December 11, 1962, to William Kenneth Cox and Rebecca Ann Wood Cox. Jeffrey entered into the arms of Jesus on November 25, 2020. He is best remembered as a gentle-hearted and resolute man of God and steadfast provider for his family.
Jeffrey is preceded in death by his parents, William Kenneth and Rebbeca Ann Cox. He is survived by his loving wife, Christine Irene Condra Cox; two daughters, Erica Irene Cox and Amber Leigh Cox (Michael) Sheidler; and brother, Kenneth Michael (Melanie) Cox.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Cox family.
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