All Obituaries

Amanda “Mandi” Brown, age 62, of Manchester, TN passed this life November 25, 2023 after a long battle with lung cancer.  She was born September 6, 1961 in Xenia, Ohio to the late Lawrence and Leila (Ingram) Vincent. Mandi’s favorite pastime was spending time with her children and grandchildren.  She was a devoted friend, mother, and mimi. She also enjoyed playing Dungeons and Dragons and performing Renaissance reenactments with her children. She was an animal...

Robert L. “Bobby” Beard Jr., age 73, of Manchester, TN went to be with his heavenly father Thursday, November 23, 2023.  He was born August 28, 1950 in Franklin, TN and served his fellow citizens as a Sergeant in the Tennessee Highway Patrol for thirty-two years.  Bobby was a Mason and a good standing member of the Fraternal Order of Police.  He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting all kinds of game, fishing, camping, and four wheeling.  Bobby also...

Mr. James Dwight Brown, age 73, of Beech Grove, TN went to be with his heavenly father Thursday, November 2, 2023.  James was born September 17, 1950 in Manchester, TN to the late Jearlean Brown.  He is remembered by his family as a fan of Nascar and Titan’s Football. James is survived by his brother, Chris Shelton and step-dad, James Burl Shelton. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Coffee County Funeral Chapel.  The family will...

Annette Eaton Smith, age 89, of Manchester, TN went to be with her heavenly father Saturday, November 18, 2023.  She was born August 4, 1934 in Beechgrove, TN to the late William Paul Eaton and Willie Dell Gorden Eaton.  Besides her parents, Annette is also preceded in death by her brothers, William and Earl Eaton and sister, Maire Hattfield.  Annette graduated from Manchester Central High School in 1952. December 23, 1952 she married her sweetheart, Allan Dale Smith and for...

Anita Louise Miller, age 65, of Morrison, TN passed away on November 17th, 2023 at Ascension St. Thomas Hospital West in Nashville, TN. She was born on February 8th, 1958 to parents Lige Brown and Louise Vincent in Manchester, TN. Anita is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, James Miller; daughter, Monica Holmes; stepson, Randy Miller; brothers, Frankie Brown, Douglas Brown, and Stanley Brown; sisters, Debbie and Patsy Russel; and grandchildren, Junelle Holmes and Thomas Holmes. She...

Justin Goodwin, age 71 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2023.  Justin was born in Bedford County on March 9, 1952 to the late James Marion Goodwin and Callie Stone Grubbs Goodwin. Justin loved his three girls endlessly. Justin dedicated over half his life to coaching and mentoring ladies at the Manchester softball fields. Having Justin as a coach was the highlight of many girls softball careers. If Justin wasn’t at the ball fields, he was traveling...

Mr. Marshall Kent Kingery, 92, passed away on November 8, 2023, at Vanderbilt Tullahoma- Harton Hospital. He was born in Jewett, Illinois on July 16, 1931, the son of Warren Kingery and Mary Alfrieda Doty Kingery. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, installing and maintaining radar and navigation electronics. After his service he earned a B. S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of lllinois and later an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from The...

Huston D. Mayernik, age 89, of Manchester, TN, passed away on November 6th, 2023 at Unity Medical Center.  He was born in Pascola, Missouri on May 22nd, 1934 to his parents, Michael and Hester Mayernik. Huston is survived by his loving wife and companion of 48 years Karen Sue Mayernik, his sister, Ima, his children, Michael (Kim) Marcoulier, Katherine (Jeffrey) Barnes, Russell Marcoulier, Gina (Fred) Kasper, Kathleen (Mark) Dashley, 31 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, and 3 great...

With great sadness, the family of Sue Vickers announced her passing from this life on Saturday, November 4th after an extended illness. Sue was a native of Manchester, born August 27, 1951.  She graduated from Manchester Central High School and earned a BS degree in Mathematics from Middle Tennessee State University.  After living in Washington, DC, St. Petersburg. FL, and Southern California  for most of her adult life, she retired in 2015 to the farm where she grew...

Ms. Virginia Ruth Brown Driver was born on April 2, 1936, to the late Rigley and Thelma Crosslin Arnold, in Manchester, TN. In addition to her parents, Ms. Virginia is preceded in death by her first husband, Julian “Crash” Brown, and her second husband, Tommy Driver; brothers, Frank, Ralph,  and Ricky Arnold; grandsons, Jacky Whittemore, James William “Buddy” Norton, and Darren Brown; and great grandsons, Quetin Metheny and Aiden Ridner.  She is survived by...