All Obituaries

Mrs. Mary Geneva Teal, age 90, of Manchester, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023.   Funeral Services will be held 2 PM Sunday, June 4, 2023, at Manchester Funeral Home. Pastor Liz Sparkman and Pastor Nancy will officiate.   The family will receive visitors from 11AM until service time Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the funeral home.   Mrs. Teal was born September 1, 1932, in Illinois, to the late Leonard and Verna (Hannel) Sanders. She was a homemaker, and a member of...

Funeral services for Ms. Christina Magierski, age 74 of Beechgrove, will be conducted on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at 12 Noon, at the Manchester Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Adam-Duncan Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held from 11 AM until time of service on Saturday, at the funeral home. Ms. “Tina” passed away on Saturday morning at Manchester Health & Rehab after an extended illness. Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Magierski family.

Lydia V. Shipman, 88, of Calhoun, Georgia died Saturday, May 20, 2023, after several months of declining health. She was born on November 11, 1934, in Woodbury, TN to the late Aubrey and Virgie Gilley Bush. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, William Clyde Flippen and late husband, Clinton Clayton Shipman; brother, Carl Bush; sisters and brothers-in-law, Clara Belle (Howard) Simmons, Ina (Dale) Dubois, and Jean (Dillard) Anderson. Prior to retirement...

Mrs. Josephine P. Reed, age 85, of Bristol, TN passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at The Rutherford Assisted Living in Murfreesboro, TN. She was born September 18, 1937, in Logan, WV, to the late Allen and Josie Grimmett. Mrs. Reed attended Sacred Cross and Cornerstone Baptist Church.   In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Kenneth M. Reed,  8 brothers and 3 sisters and precious mother-in-law and friend, Hazel Reed. She is survived by her...

Doug Thomas was born on May 6, 1953, to the late Claude and Vivian Hawk Thomas in Manchester, TN. He was a glazier and ran a very productive four-acre farm known as the “Thomas Farm”. Doug and his family attended the Fredonia Church of Christ before his declining health. He enjoyed repairing lawnmowers and selling them, especially to those who might not be able to afford a new one.  Doug was known to be the one with the green thumb in the family, especially when it came to...

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