All Obituaries

Mrs. Phyllis Ann Yates, age 79 of Manchester, was born in Chicago Heights, IL, on November 2, 1944, to the late John and Ann Yushkevich Margulin. She was a devout Catholic and parishioner at St. Marks Catholic Church in Manchester. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Yates is preceded in death by her husband, Leslie Theodore Yates, who passed away in 2008. She is survived by her daughters, Christine M. Yates and Melody Ann Yates; sons, James B. Yates and Anthony R. Yates; grandchildren,...

Glenda Collins, mother to Daniel and Jarrett Branch, passed away on November 29, 2023. She passed peacefully surrounded by family. She is preceded in death by her Father, Eugene (Gene) Collins, of Portales, NM. She is survived by her two sons Daniel Branch (Kristian Boyd) of Sparta, TN and Jarrett (Adria) Branch of Woodbury, TN, her grandchildren Alexander Price, McKenzie Branch, Jonathan Boyd, Kaylee and Colson Caswell, her mother Delia Lorene Collins of Portales NM, her sister Janice...

Donald (Donnie) Leathers, 64, of Manchester, passed away Monday, November 27, 2023, at Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital after an extended illness.   Donnie is preceded in death by his daughters, Allison Nicole Leathers, and Kristen Marie Gordon.   Donnie is survived by his wife of 44 years, Gail Anderson Leathers; grandchildren, Ally and Romeo Gordon; great grandchild, Oakley-Rayne Gordon; numerous family, friends, and neighbors.   Per Donnie’s request, he...

Albert Louis Wyatt, a beloved preacher, teacher, and family man, was called home to the Lord on November 26, 2023. Born on December 26, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, he lived a full and blessed life of 90 years before passing away peacefully in Sneads, Florida. Albert was the son of the late Theodore Roosevelt Wyatt and Minnie B. Rice Wyatt. He was the loving husband to his predeceased wife, Billie Dove Lester Wyatt, who served as the postmaster in Sneads for many years. Their marriage, which...

Mrs. Barbara Catherine Krumm, age 80 of Manchester, formerly of Murfreesboro, was born on July 1, 1943, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to the late Howard and Ruth Kerr Barthelman. She was a homemaker and a devoted member of the Nazarene and Free Methodist faith. Mrs. Barbara enjoyed doing word search puzzles, reading Amish romance novels, and taking car rides with her husband, Keith, the “love of her life”, whom she met at the age of 16 and married at the age of 18. They shared their lives...

Mrs. Evelyn Chole Floyd, age 96 of Manchester, was born on July 3, 1927, in Sale Creek, TN, to the late Frank and Viola Thomas Jones. She was known as a “Jack-of-all-trades”, but at her retirement, she was a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service, serving in Tullahoma and then in Manchester. Mrs. Evelyn was a faithful member of the Asbury Methodist Church. She had many hobbies and enjoyed doing a lot of things, such as gardening, bird watching, clogging/dancing,...

Funeral services for Annie Sue (Brown) Vandagriff, age 88, of Manchester, TN, will be held at the Manchester Funeral Home on Friday, November 17th at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Keith Sims officiating. Internment will follow at the Hillsboro Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery. The family will also receive friends on Thursday, November 16th from 5-8 p.m.   Mrs. Vandagriff left this world peacefully on November 14, 2023 at home after an extended illness. She was born on September 19, 1935 in...