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By ECHO [email protected]

Debra Moody and Rose Cousar posted big wins in Thursday's county general and state primary elections.

Backed by political pow-erhouse families such as the Vandergrifts, Moody was able to score the Republican nomination for state representative, a seat that will be vacated by longtime representative Jimmy Naifeh (D-Covington) who served for nearly four decades.

Moody took 44 percent of

votes; she lead in all precincts ex-cept Wilkinsville, Mullins' home community, where she had 30 percent of votes to Mullins' 37.

Overall, Rory Bricco had 25 percent of votes and Terry Mul-lins, known for supporting term

limits, had 24 percent of votes. Randy McKee, a staff sergeant in the National Guard and Purple Heart recipient, earned 5.3 per-cent votes on what was the third anniversary of an IED attack that wounded him and killed three of his soldiers.

Moody will be the Republican candidate on the ballot to fill Naifeh's seat. Tommy Hill (I-Brighton) and Conneye Albright (D-Covington) are the other two candidates.

Cousar wins assessor raceRose Cousar, a 20-year deputy

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A Debra Moody supporter poses with campaign signs in Munford during Thursday's election. Photo by Echo Day

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ELECTION 2012

Moody, Cousar post big winsTURNOUT▪ Overall, 7,575 voters – or 19 per-cent of those registered – cast a ballot in the August 2012 election▪ Munford had the largest turnout with 1,205 voters (27 percent)▪ Northeast Covington and West Wilkinsville tied for worst turnout at 14 percent

Tip leads to restaurant owner’s gambling arrest

‘What’s going on?’

Crime spree has residents asking


COVINGTON – On South Main Street two houses have recently been put up for sale.

At another house, one couple has quit taking walks together at night, instead staying inside with the doors locked.

One family makes their daughters – a newborn and a toddler – sleep on the floor instead of in their beds.

These are but a few of the changes that have been taking place in the once-quiet, peaceful neighbor-hood near Covington's historic district, changes prompted by a recent rash of crime in the city.

"I'm not sure if it's drugs or gangs or what, but it's getting bad here," said Deborah Lavelle, who has lived in her South Main home for a year.

In the past month city hall and a tanning salon have been burglarized, two young men physically as-saulted a woman at a local funeral home and stole her wallet and a drugstore was robbed at gunpoint.

Closer to South Main, Lavelle and other residents report hearing dozens of rounds of gunfire close to their homes approximately three weeks ago. A black spot in front of a home on the corner of East Lookout and South Tipton shows the place where two cars were torched after police finished investigating the shootings.

Residents say they're living in fear. "Scared, we're scared. I think the whole neighbor-

hood is scared. This was a nice, peaceful neighbor-hood when we moved here," said Bill Freeman.

There have been no arrests made in the city hall burlgary, the tanning salon burglary, the physical assault and mugging at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home or the armed robbery at Rite Aid last Thurs-day.

And police aren't saying much. The Leader's calls to the Covington police chief have gone unreturned.

Residents say they have heard rumors that the increase in robberies and burglaries lately is a form of gang initiation, but that could not be confirmed.

Tipton County Sheriff Pancho Chumley said he's getting tired of the growing violence and had some very harsh words for the criminals.

"All they are are terrorists. Why should we look at them any differently than international terrorists? They're shooting, burning, right here in the streets of Covington and Tipton County. There's more gang ac-


COVINGTON – A tip from the public led to the arrest of a local restau-ranteur for gambling, the Tipton County Sheriff's Office announced Mon-day.

According to a press release issued by the department, search war-rants were executed on Thursday, Aug. 2 after

receiving reports of an illegal gambling opera-tion.

Deputies searched a home at 808 Stitt Street as well as Little Porky's, a restaurant owned by Steve Uttz, and con-firmed payouts were be-ing made from gambling machines inside the resi-dence.

Uttz, 49, of Fair Way Drive, was confirmed to be the owner of the

machines. He allegedly admitted to owning the machines and receiving cash for illegal gambling while being interviewed by police.

He was arrested for ag-gravated gambling pro-motion and is free on a $5,000 bond. Uttz's next appearance in court is Sept. 11. His charge his-tory includes two DUI arrests in 2010.

Additionally, TCSO ar-

rested Denise Whitehead, 39, of Tatlock Circle on charges aggravated gam-bling promotion related to this case. It is unclear at press time what part she played in the opera-tion.

Whitehead's prior ar-rests include domestic violence, theft, drug, worthless check, crimi-nal impersonation and violation of probation

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Police say this man robbed Rite Aid at gunpoint last Thursday morning, but they need help identifying him. If you can help, call 901-475-1261.

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All they are are terrorists.

SHERIFF PANCHO CHUMLEY on the recent crime wave in Covington

Editor’s note: This week we are continuing a feature called Q&A. Through this feature we hope to help you get to know your neighbors, government officials and others in the community. Today we lob questions at Rose Cousar, who was elected as the county's new property assessor last week. She will take office Sept. 1.

Q: When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?A: Probably a teacher.

Q: What person had the biggest influence on you growing up?A: My mom (Mattie Parimore). Very strong. Very strong in her faith. She's 91 and still a big influence.

Q: What do you like to do in your spare time?A: I like yard work. Working in the flowers. I like cooking.

Spending time with my grandkids. Watching them and their activities.

Q: What are some things that people misunderstand about your job?A: They think that we determine how much tax they pay. It's not all up to us. The commissioners set the tax rate. They have a big part in it too.

Q: How did it feel to win the election and tell us what it was like election night?A: It was very exciting. I think I was a little bit stunned that night. It wasn't sinking in. Seeing my husband … he was elated. All that hard work. We are at home. We had family and friends over, people who had worked for us and supporters. We had about 55 people there. Just had a big party.

Q: What's the first thing you're going to do when you take office?A: I want to meet with every employee. I want to meet with them together and discuss some things and then meet with them individually. We will be implementing a new computer system in October. That's going to be a big change for us. That was coming regardless of whether it was me or someone else. I think we have a good office. There's always room for improvement. We're well known in West Tennessee as one of the better ones by the state.

– Jeff Ireland

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ELECTIONContinued from A1assessor, has won the race to become the next Tipton County Assessor of Property.

The office was for-merly held by the late Bill Stimpson, father of candidate Greg "Opie" Stimpson, who died in July 2011.

Cousar took 43.5 percent of votes county-wide while Stimpson had 28.4 percent. Candi-dates Randy Baskin and Scott Taylor had 15.3 and 10.5, respectively.

Stimpson had the majority of votes – 43.9 percent – in Munford, his home precinct.

Cousar will begin her four-year term as asses-sor on Sept. 1.

County commissionIn Atoka, John W.

DeLancey won re-elec-tion with 42.8 percent of votes. Mike Joyner, who is currently an alderman, came in second with 37

percent. Navy veteran Tom Emerson Jr. came in third with 20 percent.

In Munford, commis-sioner Terry Colin was unopposed.

Both Colin and DeLancey had to run in this election because they were appointed to fill unexpired terms for Dr. Buddy Bibb and Mark Johnson, respec-tively, who won election in 2010 and left office before their terms were up. Both seats will be up for re-election in 2014.

School board, odd districts

Unopposed, Thomas Taylor won re-election in school board District 1 and Alvis Ferrell won re-election in District 7.

Marty Burlison de-feated Patricia McLillie Jackson in the District 3 race with 59.4 percent of votes.

In District 5, chal-lenger Farrel Vincent, a former teacher and Navy

veteran, upset longtime school board member Susan Bass Griffin with a difference of 95 votes. Griffin sat on the board for 16 years.

In District 9, Wanda

"Kay" Scott defeated incumbent Jack Strong, 372-296.

On Nov. 6, the presi-dential, congressional and municipal elections will be held.

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Munford makes plans for I-69By JEFF [email protected]

The 20 or so Munford-area citi-zens who attended an I-69 public input meeting Tuesday night at the Munford board room received some preliminary information about how their town is going to be affected by the superhighway that will connect Canada and Mexico and run through the west-ern portion of Tipton County.

Brenda Solomito of Solomito Land Planning, who has been hired by Munford to develop a land use plan at the three I-69 ex-its planned for the Munford area, asked citizens how they hoped the developments around the exits would look.

“The idea is to give your govern-ment the ability to control things,” said Solomito, who estimated the interstate and the exits would be in use in 10 to 12 years. “I think Mu-nford can do the balancing act … maintain a rural community and bring in development. I don't en-vision heavy industrial here. More offices and warehouses. I will give the city a plan they can adopt with restrictions.”

Exits are planned for Akins Road, Gilt Edge Road and Sim-mons Road. The Akins Store exit will be a little less than a mile from

Highway 51. The Gilt Edge exit will be approximately 2.5 miles from the highway and the Sim-mons Road exit will be about two miles off the highway.

Glenview, a neighborhood that was developed approximately seven years ago, is located right where the Gilt Edge exit will be, meaning some houses will have to go, while others will find their property within shouting distance of the interstate.

Most citizens voiced concerns about noise issues and unsightly industrial developments that often

come along with interstates. “We want to be sure to have

a safe area of development and make sure we keep our neigh-borhoods,” said Munford Mayor Dwayne Cole. “We want to figure out a way to protect them, mainly from noise. A couple of neigh-borhoods are very close to I-69 and some houses will have to be bought.”

Solomito, who said information about her land use plans will be periodically posted at munford.com, said she envisions the Gilt

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tivity in Covington, Ten-nessee than anywhere else in Tipton County, Tennessee," said Chum-ley.

In just six months, Chumley says crime in Covington has increased.

There have been 42 aggravated assaults, 62 burglaries, 54 drug arrests, 84 cases of theft over $500, and 248 cases of theft under $500.

In all, 543 crimes were reported between Jan. 1 and July 31.

He is angry that crimi-nals have made people feel unsafe in their own homes.

"Whenever we have people worrying about standing in front of win-

dows or sitting in front of the window watch-ing TV, it's more than a problem," he said.

He plans to continue to work with Covington police to be proactive and solve the problem.

"We don't dodge certain parts of town because people have thuggish behavior. We move the thugs out of here. That's what we

need to do," he said."It'll almost make you

think it's gonna be like Memphis and I don't want that to happen," said Lavelle.

Police say there will be a Community Safety Presentation on Friday, Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Old First Baptist Church building on South Main to discuss this increase in crime.

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charges.Sheriff Pancho Chum-

ley said he is thankful for the tip that led to the confiscation of the ma-chines.

"This is an example of a tip called into the sheriff's office that the investigators confirmed to be an illegal gambling

operation," he said. "The machines are not illegal to play until the individ-uals running the opera-tions begin to make cash payouts."

The one exception, Chumley said, was slider machines which are ille-gal to possess.

"These cases are also re-ferred to the Department of Revenue to review any tax issues that may have

occurred during the ac-tivity. We will continue to attempt to identify other illegal gambling operations but it takes the citizens' help to iden-tify these locations which sometimes are hidden or have limited access to the public."

Persons knowing the whereabouts of Denise Whitehead are asked to call the Criminal In-

vestigations Division at 901-475-3300 or Central Dispatch after hours at 901-475-4300. Anony-mous tips may be left at 475-3007 or by emailing [email protected].

Sheriff Pancho Chumley, Det. Chris Williams, Inv. Brandon Williams and Cpl. Tremaine Reed load gambling machines onto a trailer last week following a search warrant at a Stitt Street resident. Photo courtesy Tipton County Sheriff's Offi ce

ARRESTContinued from A1

Edge exit having primarily restaurants, hotels and re-tail stores that would bring “passenger cars” instead of 18-wheelers through the interchange area that is closest to the city's parks and schools.

Considering the Simmons exit is closest to Shelby County, she wants that interchange to be an “employ-ment center” with offices and possibly a distribution center.

She compared the interchange areas to places in Bartlett where commercial developments are done tastefully with trees and buildings that have a resi-dential appearance.

Solomito's plan is scheduled to be complete in Oc-tober.

Questionnaires were passed out to those in atten-dance asking them how they would like Munford to look once the interstate is built.

“When Interstate 69 comes, there's going to be a shift from (Highway) 51 to (Interstate) 69,” Cole said. “We want to be ready.”

I-69Continued from A1Tipton County

goes back to schoolBy JEFF [email protected]

Munford Elementary School assistant principal Varissa Richardson welcomes students (front to back) Brice Max, Bailey Jackson and Alexias Dowell back to school on Wednesday, the first full day of classes for students in Tipton County.

According to Director of Schools Buddy Bibb, 11,545 students were enrolled Wednesday, down 52 students from the first full day last year. He said that number fluctuates every day early in the school year.

“Everything has gone smoothly for the first day,” Bibb said. “We plan for this day all summer.”

The Tennessee Highway Patrol would like to re-mind motorists to take extra traffic safety precau-tions as students return to school around the state. State troopers will target traffic violators, specifically those who speed in school zones and pass stopped school buses, as well as raise awareness on school safety in Tennessee.

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When I was a child growing up we seemed to have real heroes, especially in the movies and tele-vision. Men and women our parents could look up to and say “that is a person I would not mind you growing up to be.” You could tell the good guys from the bad guys. We never would have made heroes out of the characters of “Sons of Anarchy”, “Desperate Housewives” or Snooki.

My grandson told me that everyone had to have MTV because all the kids, girls and boys, loved to watch “Jersey Shore” and the exploits of Snooki. I have never watched the show and have seen enough commercials and news about the pro-

gram and its idolized star to scratch my head and wonder what kids find so attractive about the program. I fear many will want to emulate the rudeness, language and filthy behavior of Snooki and her co-stars.

Kids today would prefer this to an old “I Love Lucy Show”, “Gunsmoke” or John Wayne movie, even the boys. If boys watch tough guy shows or movies, the “heroic”

guys are often characters of low moral character. They love mafia tough guys or thugs who brutal-ize women, deal in drugs and use indiscriminate violence with joy.

Yes, John Wayne movies often showed killing, but there was generally a clear line between the good and the bad, and in the end, the story was always that bad behavior had consequences. The good guys clearly did not want to use violence, but they would and could if the situation demanded such.

Realty shows today often illustrate the worst in the human condition. Petty people using vulgar language (the bleeps don’t fool us and are actu-ally annoying). Just cut the language out like they used to! I remember the very first episode of “Sur-vivor”. It was actually not too bad and the focus was the struggle to survive the rigors of the Island. By season two it had become what most realty TV seems to be today, a soap opera where people pa-rade their worst behaviors and less than honorable characters for millions to watch and seem to actu-ally enjoy.

Some of this bad programming began when I was still a youth in the 1970s. The metrosexual male was emerging as the kind of man our boys should immolate, and women in programs lost their virtue, often lowering themselves to that gen-erally thought about many men. The old “Dallas” of the 1970s was just as bad as the new “Dallas” ap-pears to be. Frequent infidelity, conniving to cheat the other guy, and no real hero in the cast a parent would want their children to grow up to be.

Oh, and what is a metrosexual man? According to Wikipedia, it originally described “a man (espe-cially one living in an urban, post-industrial, capi-talist culture) who spends a lot of time and money on shopping for his appearance.” These guys pre-fer GQ over Guns and Ammo magazines. Now it is the man who prefers urban over country life, likes to get pedicures and hair styles, and leans toward the narcissistic (self-love over self-sacrifice).

There is “nothing new under the Sun” as Solo-mon wrote, and I suppose Sodom and Gomorrah had its share of metrosexuals. Realty TV and oth-er programming are clearly taking us a different direction from TV and movies of the past. If you think this is not affecting our culture and kids to-day you are simply in denial. What we watch and hear affects our brains, and what aaffects the brain also affects the heart. That is reality!

Is reality TV becoming our reality?

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JIM HARDINDewey Phillips, the greatest

disc jockey ever, was larger than life to all us music lovers within the shortened radio waves. Can anyone imagine back then what it meant to hear Elvis played by Phillips? No one today could pos-sibly understand with all the tech-nology just how difficult it was to pick up the broadcast of Phillips’ show out in the distant Rosemark or Barretville area. Sev-eral have reminisced with, “remember when it came up a cloud right in the middle of ‘may-belline’ with Chuck Berry wailing, all we’d get was static?”

Delving in the past brought back memo-ries of many parents wouldn’t allow the new wild carrying on playing inside their walls. Sev-eral friends would take a radio to bed and hide it under the pillow muffling the rhythm using an ex-tension cord for juice. Those of us that didn’t have such a rig would have to hear secondhand what Phillips played last night and above all what did he say? Some-time we’d get answers from Em-erson, Arvis and Tommy such as, “I’m not gonna’ tell you less’n you give me yo’ apple at lunch.” Down right skunk mean and early politi-

cal bribery. (Guess who won?)Dewey lived in the fast lane

as evidenced by his serious car wrecks and some folks emit two of the wrecks should have killed him. On a trip from Adamsville return-ing to Memphis, Dewey failed to negotiate a curve on old highway sixty-four outside Bolivar. Jewell

Gates showed me the location and said, “it would have killed an average man.” The late Jim Sanderson, along with Tommy Green retrieved Phillips from the tangled steel. This proved to be quite an ordeal, especially with the braces Phillips wore due to polio, and other wrecks, but true to form, Phillips sur-vived.I was dying to meet

our hero, but at fifteen, I had no earthly idea how to accom-plish this feat. I surely didn’t want Daddy to know what I treasured or he would have slung me in the corn crib and I’d still be shucking. My dear friend and great Ameri-can, James Thomas Roberts and I drove to Memphis on three dif-ferent occasions, and sat in James’ station wagon across from Hotel Chisca, waiting to get a glimpse of Dewey. The first two times we weren’t lucky and I was scared

to knock on the door at Phillips’ “STUDIO”. Remember, I’m a country redneck, and only go to town once a month.

The third time is a charm as we were sitting in the dilapidated wagon, and Dewey had his win-dow open and tossed a cigarette. James treed him, so I wiggled out the passenger’s side through the missing window, as the doors were tied shut with baling wire, so they wouldn’t fall off. Hey, we’re (pore) country boys. I hollered, “Bolton.”

Dewey invited us up. I couldn’t believe we were going to meet the one and only Phillips. By the time he took two steps to open the door, we had sprinted about forty yards. When he shook my hand, I couldn’t speak; just a little gurgle came forth. James and I sat in a smaller area than I envisioned and he talked to us about basketball, as he was a monstrous fan. He discussed music and surprisingly knew the Rosemark area as he was good friends with Mr. Robert Wil-liams our mail carrier. The one memorization has remained with us is that Dewey Phillips as colos-sal as he was; treated us just great. I wanted to laugh, cry, jump up and down, hug him, but actually, I was petrified, so I just sat there, and said nothing. I’m sho’ the big hog at the memory trough now…Glory!

Elvis and Dewey Phillips formed a great combination

SOUTHERN RAISIN'OTIS GRIFFIN

Thanks for the flags

Dear editor, Last week I was driving in one of the most beau-

tiful parts of Tipton County, the Mt. Lebanon com-munity.

I’d stopped to visit my friend, Roy Hopkins, and he told me the history of the large number of American flags that are so well displayed for many miles down Mt. Lebanon Road.

Roy explained that several years ago, local patri-ot Ben Baker decided to provide and install most (or probably all) of the flags that still so promi-nently fly today in the Mt. Lebanon community. Ben sure makes us all proud of our flag and to be Americans.

We salute him!

Jerry DuPriestCovington

Local funeral home fined by stateBy SHERRI [email protected]

The State of Tennessee’s Depart-ment of Commerce and Insurance regulatory boards disciplinary ac-tion report for June 2012 revealed a local business, Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home in Covington, was recently assessed a civil penalty.

According to the report, the fu-neral home was fined $1,000 by the state regulatory board for unpro-fessional conduct after receiving a consumer complaint by James Akins, the father of Chris Atkins, who died along with his two daughters, mother and girlfriend, in an Atoka house fire in Septem-ber 2010.

In the consent order issued on May 16, 2012 by the Tennessee State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, the stipulated findings of fact charge that Maley-Yarbrough refused to assist Atkins or provide him with information regarding the final arrangements of his son even though Atkins had attempted on several occasions to contact Maley-Yarbrough to assist in the final arrangements. The facts also revealed Maley-Yarbrough

never consulted with Atkins or the decedent’s widow on the final ar-rangements, which Atkins alleged was cremation. Mark Hasara, Chris Atkins stepfather, decided his final arrangements.

Tennessee Code Annotated 62-5-502(a) says when there is a dispute as to whether to cremate the dece-dent’s body, the priority of the right to dispose of the decedent’s body by way of cremation shall be as fol-lows: “(1) Subject to subsection (b) an attorney in fact designated in a durable power of attorney who is acting pursuant to TCA 34-6-204; (2) The decedent, in a signed writ-ing that evidences the decedent’s preference to be cremated; (3) The spouse of the decedent; (4) The adult children of the decedent; (5) The parents of the decedent; (6) The adult siblings of the decedent; (7) The adult grandchildren of the decedent; (8) The grandparents of the decedent; and (9) An adult who exhibited special care and concern for the decedent.”

The consent order also found that Maley-Yarbrough made no attempt to properly ascertain the next of kin of a decedent, Christo-pher Atkins, even after the dece-

dent’s father and widow attempt-ed to make final arrangements.

The order was signed by Charles E. Moss, Jr., manager of Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home on June 10, after waving the right to a for-mal hearing.

Attempts for clarification on the charges from Maley-Yarbrough went unanswered.

A review of the regulatory board’s disciplinary action reports for the past year also revealed in August 2011, Joan Ennis Buckley of Atoka was fined a $1,000 and had her license suspended until she could provide proof of 2008-2009 continuing professional edu-cation (CPE) by the Board of Ac-countancy for failure to respond to a CPE audit.

In July 2011, Glenn Russell of Munford was assessed a $500 civil penalty for also failing to respond to a CPE audit. He was also re-quired to complete two additional hours of Tennessee state specific ethnics CPE and to show proof of all of his CPE and penalty hours.

Also in July 2011, Magnolia Gar-dens Cemetery in Covington was fined a $2,000 civil penalty for not

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▪ Adams, Melvin Roy, 52, driving on rev./canc./susp. license, violation of light law; Aug. 4, CPD▪ Bailey, Derik Dewayne, 27, driving on rev./canc./susp. license, Aug. 1, TCSO▪ Bing, Robert Franklin, 47, violation of sex offender act, Aug. 1, TCSO▪ Booher, Brent Christopher, 48, poss. controlled substance, poss. controlled substance, July 30, TCSO▪ Booth, April Nicole, 25, DUI second offense, consent law, failure to maintain control; Aug. 2, MUPD▪ Bradshaw, Brandy Leigh, 24, agg. burglary, vandalism, simple poss. marijuana; July 29, CPD▪ Branch, Vincent Ray, 24, poss. marijuana with intent to sell, noise violation; July 29, CPD▪ Burk, Katherine Elizabeth, 24, shoplifting, Aug. 3, TCSO▪ Butler, Demontae Symone, 21, poss. sch. II drug, July 30, CPD▪ Byrd, Timothy Lee, 26, agg. assault no injury, Aug. 2, APD▪ Camp, Melissa Dean, 37, DUI second offense, failure to maintain control; Aug. 4, APD▪ Campbell, Ronald Keith, 32, intro contraband into penal institution, Aug. 4, TCSO▪ Cartwright, David O’Brian, 33, poss. sch. III drug, delivery of cocaine;

July 30, TCSO▪ Coan, Shawn Michael, 23, driving on rev./canc./susp. license, seatbelt law; July 29, TCSO▪ Conklin, Kathleen Octavia, 25, domestic assault, Aug. 4, CPD▪ Cousar, Crystal Michelle, 34, burglary, theft under $10,000; July 29, TCSO▪ Culbreath, Justin Donald, 18, agg. burglary, theft; Aug. 2, CPD▪ Davis, Eric Noel, 22, poss. marijuana with intent to sell, Aug. 2, TCSO▪ Dickerson, Jermaine Ethenn, 36, agg. criminal trespass, domestic assault; Aug. 4, CPD▪ Evans, Thomas Aaron, 52, forgery, July 30, TCSO▪ Flowers, Lonnie Ray, 27, theft over $1,000, criminal trespass; Aug. 2, TCSO▪ Forbess, Corey Logan, 18, agg. burglary, theft under $500; Aug. 2, CPD▪ Garcia, Kevin Charles, 38, driving on rev./canc./susp. license, registration law; Aug. 1, MUPD▪ Glass, Johnathan Paul, 22, theft, July 30, TCSO▪ Glenn, Hunter Lynn, 23, shoplifting, assault; July 31, TCSO▪ Hernandez, Juan Martin, 48, public intoxication, Aug. 4, CPD▪ Hill, Terrisha Nika, 24, shoplifting, Aug. 3, TCSO▪ Holland, Cleveland Larry, 48, DUI fi rst offense, consent law, failure to yield; Aug. 4, TCSO▪ Hull, Michelle Elizabeth,

28, agg. assault no injury, July 30, TCSO▪ Johnson, Ashley Mack, 42, assault, July 29, TCSO▪ Jones, William Lyle, 42, domestic assault, Aug. 3, CPD▪ Lewis, Leon Juanell, 31, domestic assault, Aug. 3, TCSO▪ Lovorn, Haywood Gibson, 48, driving on rev./canc./susp. license, fraud; July 31, TCSO▪ Lozan, Laron Arland, 43, violation sex offender act, Aug. 2, TCSO▪ Max, James Dennis, 55, public intoxication, theft, assault; Aug. 1, CPD▪ McClain, Mitchell Alexander, 22, DUI second offense, reckless driving; July 29, TCSO▪ Middlebrooks, Darial, 48, driving on rev./canc./susp. license, seatbelt law; July 29, TCSO▪ Moore, Stanley Ray, driving on rev./canc./susp. license, joyriding, evading arrest, resisting; July 30, TCSO▪ Morris, Moses Leon, 53, domestic assault, July 31, TCSO▪ Muex, Eddie, 33, domestic assault, July 29, CPD▪ Murray, Marcus Lavelle, 30, DUI fi rst offense, consent law, driving left of center of roadway; Aug. 4, TCSO▪ Myles, Eric Shane, 28, failure to appear, July 30, CPD▪ Nicholson III, James Andrew, 49, driving on rev./canc./susp. license, July 31, TCSO▪ Payne, Roy Lee, 18, agg. burglary, theft under $500; Aug. 2, CPD

▪ Payne, Terrence Tashun, 29, assault, Aug. 2, APD▪ Ray, Robert Zachary, 19, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, underage conumption; July 29, TCSO▪ Risch, Brett Allen, 30, delivery of cocaine, July 29, TCSO▪ Rogers, Brandon Matthew, 26, agg. assault no injury, July 29, MUPD▪ Shaw, Travis Terrell, 29, driving on rev./canc./susp. license, poss. controlled substance, noise violation; Aug. 4, CPD▪ Sherrill, Spanada, 36, driving on rev./canc./susp. license, July 29, CPD▪ Sizemore, Jeffery Daniel, 24, driving on rev./canc./susp. license, improper tag display, no insurance; Aug. 4, TCSO▪ Smith, Arthur Lyndale, 27, burglary, felony failure to appear; Aug. 1, TCSO▪ Somerville, Keith Lee, 24, failure to pay child support, July 29, CPD▪ Spencer Jr., William Lynn, 47, driving on rev./canc./susp. license, open container, no seat belt; July 29, TCSO▪ Stone, Tyler Wesley, 21, robbery, vandalism; July 29, CPD▪ Turnage, Isaac Ryan, 21, leaving scene of accident, driving w/o drivers license, no insurance; Aug. 4, TCSO▪ Uttz, Steve Andrew, 49, agg. gambling promotion, Aug. 3, TCSO▪ Wilson, David Allen, 51, domestic assault, Aug. 4, TCSO▪ Woolridge, John David, 56, driving on rev./canc./susp. license, Aug. 3, TCSO

Disclaimer: These persons are innocent until proven guilty. They will face charges in Tipton County General Sessions or Circuit Court unless warrants for their arrest were issued in another county (this may or may not be denoted in the listing of charges).

Under arrestThe following persons were booked into the Tipton County Correctional Facility during the week of July 29-Aug.4.

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crime stoppers of tipton county inc. is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person or

persons responsible for the deaths of:

John Curtis Rann, a 24-year-old white male who was found dead with several gunshot wounds on Black Springs Hill Road in southwest Tipton County on

Dec. 5, 1986. Rann had been missing since November 26, 1986.

Johnny Poole, a 23-year-old white male whose partially burned body was found on Oct. 25 1988,

in his burning pickup truck near the boat landing at Piljerk, on the Hatchie River. Poole had a gunshot

wound in his back.

If you have any information about either of the crimes, call Crime Stoppers at 901-476-4411. You

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Lewis, Edward LeeBorn: 9/12/19681823 Ray Lane

Covington, TN 38019Charge: Habitual motor

vehicle offender

Little, Jessica MariaBorn: 3/9/1985242 Crawford

Henning, TN 38041Charge: Promotion of meth

manufacturing

London, Christopher Glynn

Born: 1/14/1982515 Cape Meadows Circle

Cape Girardeau, MO 67301

Charge: Promotion of meth manufacturing

Mosher, JesseBorn: 3/12/1977

194 Da Wyatt Rae Dr.Munford, TN 38058

Charge: Violation of sexual offender act

Newman, Shawn AllenBorn: 11/14/1973

992 Munford-Gilt EdgeMunford, TN 38058

Charge: Theft under $10,000

Richardson IV, John Clarence

Born: 6/30/1982889 Betty Boyd Lane

Atoka, TN 38004Charge: Possession of

schedule II drug

Rodgers, Frederick Shovell

Born: 5/6/1976879 Millervend Rd.Memphis, TN 38016

Charge: Theft over $1,000

Scott, Mario AndrettieBorn: 8/1/1970

3600 Pleasant Hollow, Apt. # 75

Memphis, TN 38116Charge: Habitual motor

vehicle offender

Sherrill, Kenneth EdwardBorn: 8/28/1975

525 SimontonCovington, TN 38019Charge: Agg. burglary

Taylor, Lamarcus LadaleBorn: 5/20/1989522 W. Pleasant

Covington, TN 38019 Charge: Delivery of cocaine

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All investments carry risk. But, as an investor, one of the biggest risks you face is that of not achiev-ing your long-term goals, such as enjoying a comfortable retirement and remaining fi nancially inde-pendent throughout your life. To help reach your objectives, you need to own a variety of investment vehicles — and each carries its own type of risk.

If you spread your investment dollars among vehicles that carry different types of risk, you may increase your chances of own-ing some investments that do well, even if, at the same time, you own others that aren’t. As a result, you may be able to reduce the overall level of volatility in your portfolio. (Keep in mind, though, that diver-sifi cation can’t guarantee a profi t or protect against all losses.)

To diversify your risk factors, you fi rst need to recognize them. Here are some of the most com-mon types of investment risk:

• Market risk — This is the type of risk that everyone thinks about — the risk that you could lose prin-cipal if the value of your invest-ment drops and does not recover before you sell it. All investments

are subject to market risk. You can help lessen this risk by owning a wide variety of investments from different industries and even dif-ferent countries.

• Infl ation (purchasing power) risk — If you own a fi xed-rate investment, such as a Certifi cate of Deposit (CD), that pays an interest rate below the current rate of infl ation, you are incur-ring purchasing power risk. Fixed-income invest-ments can help provide re-liable income streams, but you also need to consider investments with growth potential to help work to-

ward your long-term goals. • Interest-rate risk — Bonds and

other fi xed-income investments are subject to interest-rate risk. If you own a bond that pays 4% interest, and newly issued bonds pay 5%, it would be diffi cult to sell your bond for full price. So if you want-ed to sell it prior to maturity, you might have to offer it at a discount to the original price. However, if you hold your bonds to maturity, you can expect to receive return of your principal provided the bond does not default.

• Default risk — Bonds, along with some more complex invest-ments, such as options, are subject

to default risk. If a company issues a bond that you’ve bought and that company runs into severe fi nancial diffi culties, or even goes bankrupt, it may default on its bonds, leaving you holding the bag. You can help protect against this risk by sticking with “investment-grade” bonds — those that receive high ratings from independent rating agen-cies such as Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s.

• Liquidity risk — Some invest-ments, like real estate, are harder to sell than others. Thus, real estate is considered more “illiquid” than many common investments.

Make sure you understand what type of risk is associated with ev-ery investment you own. And try to avoid “overloading” your port-folio with too many investments with the same type of risks. Do-ing so will not result in a totally smooth journey through the in-vestment world — but it may help eliminate some of the “bumps” along the way.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Steven Jones is an Edward Jones Financial Advi-sor in Atoka. Visit him at 360 Atoka McLaughlin Drive or call 901-837-9772.

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depositing in a timely manner, funds into its Improvement Care Trust Fund and Merchandise & Services Trust Fund.

The Department of Commerce and Insur-ance regulatory boards oversees several indus-tries and professionals in addition to the Board

of Funeral Directors and Embalmers and the Board of Accountancy, such as, Architectural and Engineering Examiners, Auctioneer Commission, Barber Examiners Board, Cosmetology Board and Real Estate Appraisers.

For more visit www.tn.gov/commerce/.

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A Civil War sesquicentennial event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 18 at Randolph. Sponsored by the Fort Wright Historical Site, Inc., the event will open at 8 a.m. and will include artillery, cavalry and infantry firing and drill; a weapons exhibit at the campsites; recognition and tour of the Ft. Wright Historical site, overlook and gunpowder magazine; rifle demonstration; firing by artillery, cavalry and infantry; and a skir-mish. Camps close at 4 p.m.

The event will commemorate 150 years since the burning of Ran-dolph during the war.

Commodore Robert Pinkney commanded the regular Confeder-ate naval squadron at Randolph in May-June 1862. The C. S. S. Gener-al Polk was commanded by Lieut. Jonathan Hanby Carter. Captain Franklin Keeling commanded the

supply and transport ship Paul Jones.

These steamers left Randolph June 3 en route for the Yazoo River where they joined Captain Isaac N. Brown. Captain Brown was in charge of the final construction of the C. S. S. Arkansas.

In September 1862, Colonel Rob-ert V. Richardson came to Tipton County and with Captain John U. Green and others, began raising a regiment of partisan rangers to op-erate within the Federal lines.

On Sept. 23, 1862, the Union packet Eugene was fired upon by partisans and nearly captured. The clerk of the boat was captured. In retaliation, Gen. William T. Sher-man sent Colonel Charles C. Wal-cutt and the 46th Ohio Infantry and a section of artillery, some 300 soldiers, to the town.

The Federals arrived on two

boats, the Eugene and the Ohio Belle. Sherman ordered the burn-ing of Randolph and all within five miles of the town. One home was left standing.

That home, the residence of J. H. Barton, was saved due to the fact that the owner had allowed the Union naval clerk the use of a boat to escape to Memphis.

The 3,000-acre plantation of Mrs. Elizabeth Alston was within four miles of Randolph. Settled about 1825, Mrs. Alston, with her two daughters and one son, lived there when the war broke out. On this tract in the heart of the wilder-ness acreage, she erected a pala-tial house and the chapel, Raven-scroft.

For more information contact Russell Bailey 476-3744.

Event will commemorate Randolph fire


www.covingtonleader.comObituaries

Robert Perrin Burton IVDate of Death – July 31, 2012

Robert Perrin Burton, IV, retired self-employed en-gineer, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Bob was a loving husband and father, a proud Marine, avid birdwatcher who loved the outdoors, and was fortunate to have travelled extensively through-

out the world. He will be especially missed by his faithful companion, Zoe. He enjoyed meeting

new people and experiencing other cultures. He was lucky to have met the love of his life, Kay,

w h o shared these joys with him for the past 30 years. He also leaves daughters Elisabeth Cadell (Ian Fraser) of Vancouver, B. C., Cindy Hastings (Walid) Sakaan of Memphis, and Elizabeth Peden Lea of Memphis, sons Robert Perrin (Kathy) Burton V of Jasper, FL, and Robert Hastings of Memphis, grandchildren Robert Perrin Burton VI, Rebecca Burton, Elizabeth Burton, Sara Sakaan, Magda Margeret Sakaan, Omar Sakaan, Zachary Sakaan, and Chloe Grau-er-Lea, great-grandchild Olivia Burton, and special friends Randy Hirsh and Shea and Ian Grauer.

Visitation took place Saturday, August 4, from 1 p.m. until the service at 2:30, all at Salem Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Atoka, where he was a member. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

The family asks that any memorials be made to Salem ARP Church, West Clinic, LeBonheur Children’s Research Hospital, or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

The Leader(Covington, Tenn.) August 9, 2012

Jimmy D. Gilbert Jr.July 27, 1942 – August 1, 2012

Memorial services for Jimmy D. Gilbert, Jr., 70, were held on Sat-urday, August 4, 2012 in the chapel of Arrington Funeral Directors, with Rev. Bill Luther officiating. Mr. Gilbert died on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at his residence.

A native of Memphis, Buddy was born on July 27, 1942, the son of the late Jimmy D. Gilbert, Sr. and Bonnie Sue McLemore Gilbert. He graduated from High School in Memphis and served in the United States Air Force. He was a longtime owner of Buddy Gilberts Body Shop in Memphis. He loved breeding, raising and showing Quarter horses.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Jimmy Glenn Gilbert and a nephew Mark Johnson.

He is survived by his sister, Shirley Gilbert Johnson and husband Dennis of Jackson, Tenn.; three nieces, Brenda Najjar of Memphis, Gina Hughes of Brownsville and Dara Holsinger of Jackson and five great nephews and two great nieces.

Arrington Funeral Directors had charge of arrangements.The Leader

(Covington, Tenn.) August 9, 2012

Maurice “Bud” McClintonJuly 15, 1935 – August 3, 2012

Maurice “Bud” McClinton, 77, of Mason, passed away on Friday, August 3 at his home. Funeral ser-vices were held on Monday, August 6 at the Coving-ton Funeral Home chapel with interment in Magno-lia Gardens Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy McClinton; two daughters, Sharon (Bram-

lett) Campbell and Jean (Michael) Yarbro, both of Mason; two sis-ters, Dorothy Brumley and Katherine Carroll, both of Burlison; one brother, Naurice McClinton of Burlison; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Friends may sign an online guestbook at www.covingtonfuneralhome.com.


James R. “Jim” CoopDate of Death – August 4, 2012

James R. “Jim” Coop, 70, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, early Saturday morn-ing, August 4, 2012. He was loved and respect-ed by people all over the world. As a young man, Jim served as a Jet Engine Mechanic in

the Marine Corps. One of his favorite sayings was, “Once a Marine, Always a Marine!” Later

he served as a Flight Engineer in the Tennessee Air National Guard. Jim loved to fly, and eventually

earned his private pilot’s license. After retiring from Solar Gas Turbines, where he was Manager of the Middle East Region, Jim started his own contracting business, J.R. Coop Contracting Company. Realizing that young people needed to learn trade skills, he served, until retirement, as teacher of the Building and Trades class at Munford High School. Jim was a member of First Baptist Church, Millington, where he served as a deacon, and faithful prayer warrior. He was a member of the National Rifle Associa-tion, and the Republican Party of Tipton County. He was also co-founder of the Tipton County TEA Party.

Visitation took place at Munford Funeral Home, 1136 Tipton Road, Munford on Wednesday, August 8, from 5 - 8 p.m. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m., also at the Munford Funeral Home. Interment will be in the West Tennessee Veteran’s Cemetery, 4000 Forrest Hill-Irene Rd., Memphis, at 1 p.m.

Mr. Coop is survived by his wife of 45 years, Leah Rae; daugh-ter, Vanessa Joy Coop of Columbus, OH; and sister, Pat (Richard) Swain; and brother, Charlie (Linda) Coop, both of Heber Springs, AR; brothers-in-law, Alan (Maureen) Vincent of CA and Farrel (Bon-nie) Vincent of Munford; several beloved nieces and nephews, and many cherished friends. Mr. Coop was the son of the late William and Sarah Coop of Memphis, TN. Remembrances will be thank-fully received by Confidential Care for Women, a dedicate pro-life organization, at 126 W. Liberty, Ave., Covington, TN 38019.


Opal Beatrice Tindall HolcombApril 13, 1931 – August 4, 2012

Opal Beatrice Tindall Holcomb, 81, was born April 13, 1931 and died on August 4, 2012. She was a homemaker and member of the First Assembly of God Church in Covington.

She is survived by her husband, J.R. Holcomb; sons, Robert Tin-dall, James Tindall (Patti), and Billy Tindall (Sherri) all of Coving-ton; and daughters, Louise Jones (Harry), Linda Ward (James) and Cathy Norman (Roy) all of Covington.

Mrs. Tindall was preceded in death by her first husband, Wil-liam Thomas Tindall; son, William Thomas Tindall; and brothers, LeRoy and James Elzey.

The funeral services for Mrs. Tindall will be held on Thursday, Aug. 9, at 3 p.m. at the First Assembly of God in Covington. Visi-tation for Mrs. Tindall was held on Wednesday, Aug. 8, from 4-8 p.m. at the Maley-Yarbrough Chapel. Interment will be at the R. H. Munford Cemetery.


Mary Frances MorrisOctober 9, 1929 – August 4, 2012

Mary Frances Morris, 82, died on Saturday, August 4, 2012. Mrs. Morris was a retired day-care worker at Childrens Village and a member of the Charleston Baptist Church.

Mrs. Morris is survived by her son, Larry Warf of Henry; daugh-ters, Karen Morris and Donna Cochran of Covington; brothers, Leslie Cranford of Covington, and Danny Joe Cranford of Hous-ton, TX; six grandchildren, Tammy Freeman, Jennifer Hayes, Todd Cochran, Jason Cochran, Winfred Warf and Justin Warf; 12 great-grandchildren.

Her companion, James Morris, died the following day.Mrs. Morris was preceded in death by her first husband, Mark

Warf; sons, Mack Warf Jr. and Keith Warf; and grandchild, Mandy Warf.

Visitation was Sunday, August 5, from 2-4 p.m. at the Maley-Yar-brough Chapel. The funeral for Mrs. Morris was held on Monday, August 6, at 11 a.m.. Interment was at the Covington Memorial Gardens.


Rev. William RobertsMay 29, 1929 – August 4, 2012

Rev. William Roberts, 83, of Dyersburg, passed away on Saturday, August 4. Funeral services were held on Monday, August 6 at the Covington Funeral Home chapel with interment in Indian Creek Cem-etery in Brighton. He is survived by one son, Jimmy

L. Roberts of the United Arab Emirates; two daughters, Deborah Curtis and Susan Gatlin, both of Brighton; one sister, Verlon Yager of Memphis; two brothers, Hurlis Roberts of Athens, AL and Lee Roberts of Byhalia, MS; two grandchildren and three great grand-children. Friends may sign an online guestbook at www.coving-tonfuneralhome.com.


Robert Lavon TankersleyDecember 28, 1939 – August 4, 2012

Robert L. “Tank” Tankersley, 72, formerly of Covington went to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on August 4th, 2012 at his home with his wife Carole of 26 years by his side. Born on Decem-ber 28, 1939 in Burlison, TN, he was the son of the late Clarence and Audrey Tankersley. He

served in the U.S. Army from May 1959 to July 1962. He had many accomplishments in life but the

thing he was most proud of was becoming an officer of the Tipton Co. Sheriff’s Office. He was awarded officer of the month in March 2001 and officer of the year in December 2001.

He leaves behind many friends and family, among them his wife Carole Tankersley. They were united in marriage on September 27, 1985. He leaves behind 3 sons, Levon Tankersley of Bullhead City, AZ; Steve Tankersley of Morris Chapel, TN; Richard Tankersley Strayhorn, MS; 1 daughter, Angie Taylor of Adamsville, TN; 2 step sons, Keith Childers and Rick Childers both of Eagle River, Alaska; 13 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren; 4 brothers and 1 sister. He is preceded in death by 1 grandson, 3 brothers, and 2 sisters.

He had such a zest for life. His sense of humor and easy going personality made him an absolute treasure to all who knew him. His strong faith made him a true example of a Christian man. He lived a life of dedication to his family, friends, and his community. His life can be summed up by scripture Matthew 25:21 “Well done thou good and faithful servant.”

Services were held Tuesday afternoon at Maley-Yarbrough Fu-neral Home, Covington. Burial was in Covington Memorial Gar-dens.

The family asks that any memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.


James Thomas “Bubba” Morris Jr.March 3, 1935 – August 5, 2012

Mr. James Morris Jr., 77, died on Sunday, August 5, 2012. He was a heavy equipment operator for Van Bringle and member of Charleston Baptist Church. He was also an 18-year employee of the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office.

Mr. Morris leaves behind daughters Karen Morris of Coving-ton and Sheila Brasfield of Brownsville; brother Harold Morris of Covington; Nita Beasley of McKenzie; grandson Bradley Walls and great-granddaughter Keeley Elizabeth Walls.

Mr. Morris was preceded in death by his companion, Mary Mor-ris, and brother Billy Morris.

The visitation for Mr. Morris took place on Tuesday August 7 at the Maley-Yarbrough Chapel. Funeral services followed the visita-tion. Interment will be at the Covington Memorial Gardens.


Eugene F. RodenDecember 3, 1922 – August 5, 2012

Eugene F. Roden of Covington died on Sunday, August 5, 2012. He was born December 3, 1922 at Pu-laski, Giles County, Tennessee to Jerome Abernathy and Vada Bass Roden. He graduated from the Uni-versity of Tennessee in Mechanical Engineering and

began his career working at the Y-12 atomic plant in the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, TN in 1944 as the project was getting under way. He later worked for the Memphis District Corps of Engineers and was a 39-year employee of the Naval Air Station in Millington, TN, where he was Director of Engineering for 18 years. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Covington and was a 40-plus year member of the University Club of Memphis. He leaves his wife of 68 years, Maurine McCalla Roden, a daughter, Linda Roden Tolley (Rusty) of Millington and two granddaugh-ters, Charlotte Tolley of Knoxville, TN and Mary Tolley Martin (Kevin) of Ashville, NC. Visitation was held on Wednesday, Au-gust 8 at the Covington Funeral Home. Private graveside services will be held at a later time at the Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski, TN. Memorials may be sent to the Tipton County Public Library or to the charity of the donor’s choice. Friends may sign an online guestbook at www.covingtonfuneralhome.com.


Mel BartonDate of Death – August 6, 2012

Mel Barton, 81, of Munford, a retired clinical supervisor for Northeast Community Mental Health Center, died on Monday, August 6, 2012. He served in the U.S. Army during Viet Nam, was a former chief of police in Cotton Plant, Ark., a former disc jockey in Dyersburg and was

actively involved in the community with sports, scouts and the band boosters.

The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12 at Munford Funeral Home. Funeral services will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 13 at the funeral home. He will be buried at Memorial Park Southwood Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Sheila Barton; sons Troy Barton and Ryan Barton; sisters Jeannine, Maddie and Judy; and brothers Low-ell, Ricky and Tommy.

Memorial contributions may be made to the humane society.

Richard E. MottDate of Death – August 7, 2012

Richard E. Mott, 74, of Atoka, a retired install-er for Floyd Fire Extinguishers, died on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital Park. He was a member of First Baptist Church Atoka and served in the U.S. Navy during Viet Nam.

The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 10 at Munford Funeral Chapel.

Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Louise Kelsey Buford Mott; daughters Freida (Robert) Paine and Donna Buford Barnett; sons Bob (Jonnie) Buford and Ed (Vickie) Buford; sisters Betty Raider, Virginia Kline and Thelma Trawek; brother Andy Mott; seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Anna English Mott.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.


The Community Calendar is a free service offered by The Leader. We make every effort to include all submissions for this section, however these items are printed as space becomes available. To guarantee your event to be in the paper would require paid advertising. A complete list appears in the Community Events section on our web site, www.covingtonleader.com

August 9The Tipton County UT Extension office will offer a Canning Safely class on Thursday, Aug. 9 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the First united Methodist Church in Covington, 145 West Church Ave. The fee is $20 per person and includes a canning and freezing booklet and canned foods. Deadline to register is Aug. 3. Call Priscilla Eddins, Family & Consumer Sciences Extension Agent at (901) 476-0231 to sign up.

August 13There will be a FREE GIS Internet Mapping Website Workshop on Monday, Aug. 13 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Dyersburg State CC. If you would like to attend please RSVP by Aug. 9 to Pat Hibdon at 476-0255 or by email to phibdon@ tiptonco.com

August 14Booker T. Leigh of the UT-Extension Office and Tipton County Master Gardeners are hosting a diagnostic clinic from 3-5:30 p.m., at Munford Park and Recreation Center at 63 College St. For more information, call Leigh at 476-0231.

August 18 Boy Scout Troop 66 is hosting a pancake breakfast and yard sale at Munford First United Methodist Church, 57 Tipton St., begin-ning at 7 a.m. Children under 12 - $3, 12 & up - $5.

August 21 & 22 An AARP Driver Safety Program class will be held on August 21 and 22 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the TN Technology Center, 1600 Hwy 51 South, Covington. Hosted by Brighton Bank, please contact Vicki Smith at 476-5353 to sign up. Instructor is Jim No-votny, 476-0477.

August 25Tipton County Veterans Council Pancake Breakfast will be on Aug. 25, at Restoration Church, 60 E Main St in Munford from 7-10 a.m. For more information visit www.tiptonco.com/docs/2012_Pancake_Breakfast_Veterans.pdf

OBITUARY POLICYThe Leader publishes a brief obituary free of charge as a courtesy to the bereaved. To provide personalization of a loved one’s information, additional details may be published for an additional charge ($30-100, depending upon length of obituary). Please call or email for our pricing policies. Photographs also may be published. Obituaries are accepted from licensed funeral homes or from family members providing proof of death through a crematorium or medical research facility. For further information, call 901-476-7116 or email [email protected].

The family of Louise Vandergrift would like to thank you for all acts of kindness

shown to us during the sickness and death of our beloved mother.

Jimmy Vandergrift, Vannice Crocker and Bryan Vandergrift

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Hi everyone,Sorry about missing

you last week, but my computer was giving me problems. Finally got it working by the help of one of our grandsons... Technology and seniors don`t always work well together … ha, ha. Last week was a very busy week . On Thursday we worked at the polls all day. On Friday Charlie went with me to down-town Memphis to the wholesale jewelry and clothing show. It's called the The Helen Britt Show. It comes 3-4 times a year. Basically for wholesale vendors. I'm allowed to get in through my sister's business.

It was fun and Char-lie found him a good seat. Then on Saturday we attended the most precious wedding I've ever been to, that of Ra-chel Nance and Cameron Dickey. When the door opened and he saw Ra-chel and he began to cry , as did the rest of us. It was so sweet. They are members of my church, the Covington Church of Christ.

Following that we at-tended the 50th wedding anniversary of our neigh-bors and friends, Mr. Thornton and Patsy Fee. Courtney and Kirk Fee, their children, did a tre-mendous job of putting everything together. It was wonderful to see so many people you knew and had not seen in a long time. Even little Brice Fite was there and was able to give me a high five. An angel among us for sure.

Also congratulations to Payson McDaniel who recieved so many honors while at DSU, including the dean's list and the presiden's academic list. Way to go Payson!!

Salem Presbyterian Church

Rev. Charles Todd and his wife Judy were hon-ored on Sunday, July 29, with a reception at Sa-lem Associate Reformed Church for Mr. Todd's service of 40 years at Sa-lem. Please remember Mrs. Judy in the loss of

her brother. Worship is at 11 a.m. Ladies Bible Study will meet this Thursday the 9th at 7 p.m. at the church. The young mar-ried will meet on Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. at Lee and Kris-tin Dixion's home in Mu-nford. Happy birthdays from last week and this week go to Alan Patton, Paula Vick, Jacob Tur-nage, Stephanie Willey, Michael Arney, Mirianne Miller , Gerald McDaniel and Jayden Brown. Hope they are each the great-est!

Sharon PresbyterianWe welcome all mem-

bers, friends and visi-tors to our fellowship at Sharon. We have many on our prayer list. Please continue to remember these and others. We are always grateful for our Dunlap residents who are able to make it. Happy birthday to Juanita Waits. Hope it is the greatest!

Covington Church of Christ

Worship is at 8:45 and 11 a.m. each Sunday and Bible study at 10 a.m. each Sunday and again at 7 on Wednesday eve-ning. Everyone is always welcome. Our minister is brother Mike Rogers and our associate minister is brother Jeff Phillips. We rejoice with Taylor Kel-low as she was babtized into Christ. We are also blessed with a new member into our family at Covington, Mr.Joshua Caraway. We extend our deepest sympathy to Albert Cates in the death of his niece Dana Ren-froe and also to Rusty Cartwright in the death of his cousin, Russ Har-ris. Tommy Schroader is collecting new or used athletic shoes for Soles for Souls. Please bring them to our church. We are also collecting school supplies for our Back To School Drive. You may also bring them to our church. Thanks to you all. Happy anniversa-ry to Michael and Helen Moore.

In closing, the Olym-pics have been very en-tertaining when you have a moment to catch up and sit down for a while. Of course our Americans

are all doing very well. A special thanks to all of our military personnel as well as law enforcement and fire department. Es-

pecially our local Almyra Volunteer Fire Depart-ment. Have a great week everyone.



YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR EVENTS

Tipton County Commission on Aging

events sponsored by

Jim Baddour III, DDS and StaffTCCA and the Covington Senior Center are seeking volun-teers for upcoming programs. We are currently seeking vol-unteers for jewelry making and kiln fired ceramics. If you are interested please contact Kelly West at 901-476-1068.

Just for FunCreative Aging- On Friday, Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. in the Dining Hall of the CSC, Creative Aging presents Soft Fire Duo.

Craft Club- The craft club meets twice this month on Monday, Aug. 6 and 27 at 10 a.m. in the dining hall of the CSC.

Book Club- The TCCA Book Club holds a light discus-sion about various books or articles each month. Fa-cilitator, Mrs. Charlene Mashburn will be in the craft room of the CSC on Monday, Aug. 20 at 10 a.m.

Bible Study- Bible Study will be held at the CSC on Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. This non-denomina-tional class is open to all. The facilitator this month is Mr. John Currie and he will be studying the book of Acts.

Bending Needles Quilting Club- Experienced hand stitch quilters are welcome to join the club. The quil-ters meet each Thursday and Friday morning from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the craft room.

Bingo- Bingo will be held in the dining hall of the CSC on Friday, Aug. 3, 17, 24 and 31 beginning at 10 a.m. each day.

Game Show- Ready to win? Join Kelly in the dining hall of the CSC on Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 10 a.m. for “Let’s Make A Deal”.

Wii Games- Wii is back! Join Kelly in the dining hall of the CSC on Thursday, Aug. 9 and 23 at 9 a.m. for Wii video games.

Storytelling- Join Ms. Cozet Jones as she weaves fabu-lous stories on Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 10 a.m. in the dining hall of the CSC. To Your Health Health Screenings- Covington Manor will be testing blood sugar and blood pressure in the dining hall of the CSC at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 8. Ms. Cindy from Baptist Home Health will be here on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 9 a.m. to test blood pressure. Covington Care will be in the dining hall of the CSC on Wednes-day, Aug. 22 at 9:40 a.m. to check blood pressure. TCCA has partnered with local healthcare providers to offer this service. The healthcare agencies volunteer for these clinics free of charge and occasionally they are called away to emergencies so please understand if/when they are unable to come. Clinics are also available at Garland and Munford Senior Centers.

Get Fit, Stay Fit- Join other seniors every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:15 a.m. at the CSC for 45 minutes of great stretching and strengthening exer-cises. This is just right for everyone 55 and older.

Tap Dance Class- Kay Catterton, our volunteer instruc-tor always welcomes new students. The tap class meets on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the TCCA dance room. The cost is $3 a class.

Line Dance Class- Classes meet every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the TCCA dance room and at the Munford Senior Center every Monday at 9 a.m. Contributions are welcomed at both sites. Mrs. Juanita Joyner is the instructor.

Ballroom Dancing- Ballroom Dancing classes are every Wednesday at 12 p.m. in the TCCA dance room. Rich-ard Bishop is the instructor and the cost is $8 per class. Singles and couples are welcomed!

Caregiver Programs“Helen’s House” Adult Day/ Respite Service - Helen’s House currently has openings offering a great oppor-tunity for those with some degree of memory loss or dementia to have a safe and therapeutic experience while their family caregivers enjoy a time for personal business or other activities. Helen’s House is licensed by the State of Tennessee. Helen’s House is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please call Anita for more information or to receive a registration packet.

Caregiver Wellness/Support Groups meet across Tipton County…All shared information is confidential - “what is said here, stays here”- Meal contributions are requested and transportation is available on a limited basis.

• South Tipton Caregiver Wellness Group - This group meets the second Tuesday of the month at Mu-nford Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

• “…For Men Only” Caregiver Wellness Group- This group meet the second Monday of the month at TCCA meeting room from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The facilitator is Mr. Russell Lindsay.

• Lunch Bunch Caregiver Wellness Group- This group meet the third Tuesday of the month at TCCA meet-ing room from 12:30 to 2 p.m. The facilitator is Mrs. Darlene Hopper Spaulding.

• TCCA Breast Health Wellness Group- Please join Sue Wheeler on the second Monday of the month at Covington Senior Center dining room from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Tipton County Commission on Aging 401 S. College, P.O. Box 631

Covington, TN 38019 901-476-3333/901-476-3398- Fax

Covington Senior Center Kelly West 476-1068

Helen’s House - Anita Feuring 476-1068 www.tiptonaging.org

AlmyraLibby Click

Hello my friends,What a busy week

this is going to be for so many parents, teachers, school staff, and stu-dents. The first week of school!! We have begun with school shopping and accessing the school list. We have found a lot of unused supplies that we didn't realize we had. Hallelujah!!! What an expense supplies are. I can remember when the kids were small, I would have to save up most of the summer to have the money for school sup-plies for the 5 kids. Now if I was trying to save I'd have to start in January!!!! At least when the kids got older the expenses

change and become more rounded and some are even recyclable

How about those storms last week!! I was so excited to hear the thunder, imagine that!! My flowers were doing the happy dance, too. Hopefully we will have the occasional rain to help the rest of the sum-mer. I'm not going to hold my breath though.

Our prayers need to still go out to the Boyd family. Mr. James is go-ing to go to a rehab fa-cility, so we wish him a speedy recovery so he can come home. I know Ms. Mary Dell will be so happy. Neal is suffering with the asthma-bron-chitis again!!! I has been a tough year with this problem. Hopefully he

get some relief soon. Gail Alsbrook's sweet husband has also had a rough summer, please pray for his continued recovery. And prayers go out to all who are sick and grieving. Please don't forget them in your daily thoughts. If there is anything you can do for them please take the time to do this.

Simonton Salon is so excited to announce that Ms. Donna (Overstreet) Martin is going to be joining the salon in about a week hopefully. She was a partner with The

Shop. We wish Tonya and April the best with their business. We are planning a Grand Re-opening with the return of Ms. Callie Rickard and Donna!! So be looking for more information on our endeavor.

The James Busby fami-ly would like to thank the Three Star Fire Dept. for their quick response on the fire at their property. They express their grati-tude for your services.

As I find my time run-ning short as usual I want to bid farewell for this week. Love you guys!!

BrightonDebe Simonton

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Connie and Callie Blyue, along with Sum-mer Whiteside, took 18-month-old Juda But-ler to the Memphis Zoo. The four had a good time recently.

The men at Gilt Edge Church of Christ had a men's fellowship at the Bald Butcher on Saturday morning. The attendance was 12 and it was very en-joyable. The fellowship is always good and visiting the nursing homes after-wards is good. We have several in our congrega-

tion and there is always a lot to look forward to when we visit.

Southern Style Pro Wrestling will be at Jake's Fireworks on the Tipton-Shelby county line on Aug. 11. The card will be featured by the appear-ances of Doug Gilbert and Brian Christopher.

Please remember those in the community who are in the nursing homes and hospitals and those in the military and their families. Until next time.

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Tom and Lisa Rogers of Stanton and Lynne Rogers of Brighton are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Leah Rae Rogers to Robert Alan Wil-ley, son of Roger and Diane Willey of Brighton.

Leah is the granddaughter of Mona Barber of Orlando, Fla., the late David Rogers and Judy Rogers Harbert, formerly of Lumberport, W. Va., and the late William and Shirley Barber, formerly of Orlando, Fla.

She is a graduate of Brighton High School and the University of Tennessee at Martin where she was active in Chi Omega sorority. She is employed as a third grade teacher at Crestview Elementary.

Alan is the grandson of Robert and Sheila Willey of Brighton and Tom and Beth King of Springville.

Alan is a graduate of Brighton High School and the University of Tennessee at Martin. He is employed as a Social Studies teacher at Cov-ington Integrated Arts Academy.

The couple will exchange vows on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Carahills II in Gallaway.

They will reside in Covington.

Leah Rae Rogers to wed Alan Willey

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The wedding. A personal account; things that you'll only read here: Congratula-tions to Cameron and Rachel Dickey on their nuptials on Saturday, August 4, 2012! They have waited since they met in 2007, started dating in 2009, got engaged and mar-ried in 2012. After showers, announcements and pick-ing out stuff for months, it came down to the Rehearsal Dinner on Friday night, where everyone was ner-vously upbeat and happy! We started out with a great barbeque dinner, complete with beans, slaw, chips and cheese sauce for those who wanted Barbeque Nachos. I had made vanilla and triple chocolate cupcakes, printed out small pictures of the happy couple and taped them to dyed toothpicks. Stuck the toothpicks in the aqua icing that matched the bridesmaids' dresses and voila! Cute cupcakes!

We cleaned up then headed to the auditorium to practice. Jeff Phillips, always one to make everyone laugh and be at ease, donned one of the baptismal gowns and rolled his pants legs up. Da-vid Nance, Rachel's dad, and Jeff, held the service and both did a good job at the real thing, but it was a little confusing and fun to watch them swap places that night. Especially when Jeff was imitating Tim Con-way walking!

On Saturday, I got to church at 8:30 to let the flo-rist, Lina Shankle, in, and to decorate the grooms cake, a big letter "T" iced in orange for Tennessee. It was quite large! Then I went home to change and came back around 11 a.m. because they were making all the pictures that Cameron and Rachel weren't in together before the wedding. Christy Os-walt took the cutest picture

of the couple standing with their backs toward their side of the swinging door to the auditorium, where they could not see each other, but were holding hands. Then time flew and everyone took their places.

Best wishes for a happy, happy life together as they start out in their little apart-ment in Searcy, Arkansas, tonight (Monday)!

Carol (Buddie) McMahan has been in the local hos-pital but is home now. So many are on our prayer list, along with our servicemen and women, and voters.

Sympathy is extended to Albert Cates in the death of his niece, Dana Renfroe, and to Rusty Cartwright

in the death of his cousin, Russ Harris. Those families have my prayers.Happy Anniversary this week goes to Michael and Helen Moore! How Hot Is It? The cows are giving evaporated milk and farmers are feed-

ing their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying boiled eggs!

Will appreciate any votes I get in The Leader's "Best of the Best"!

Until next week . . .

Mt. CarmelElaine Watkins

Compiled by Russell B. Bailey, Tipton County Historian

“Pile the Cotton to the skies; Lo! The Northmen gaze; England! Se our sacrifice— See the Cotton blaze! Confederate authorities ordered the de-

struction of cotton and other staples that were subject to Federal capture. On April 28, the Confederate quartermaster at Mem-phis supplied Captain O. P. Lyles with four steamboats “for cotton-burning pur-poses.” Captain Lyles placed detachments of 12 men each on the boats to assist in the destruction. Ordered to burn all the cotton within reach of the Mississippi River, he re-ported on May 29:

“In performing this work, in all cases where there was a good road, and the cot-ton accessible, I went back from the river a distance varying from 5 to 10 miles...I can

report that all the cotton (or at least all that we could find) between Randolph (or near that place) and Vicksburg…is burned and destroyed...total number of bales, 13,612.”

Thomas W. Knox, a journalist for the New York Herald, was present at the capture of Forts’ Pillow and Randolph and wrote:

“Our capture of these points occurred a short time after the Rebels issued the fa-mous ‘cotton-burning order,’ commanding all planters to burn their cotton, rather than to allow it to fall in our hands. The people showed no particular desire to comply with the order, except in a few instances. Detach-ments of Rebel cavalry were sent to enforce obedience. They enforced it by setting fire to the cotton in presence of its owners. On both banks of the river, as we moved from Randolph to Memphis, we could see the smoke arising from plantations, or from se-cluded spots in the forest where cotton had

been concealed. In many cases the bales were broken open and rolled into the river, dotting the stream with floating cotton.”

Mrs. Cornelia A. Watkins of Tulon, Hay-wood County witnessed the burning of cot-ton:

“We saw a great smoke southward, which proved to be Brother Clapp’s cotton burned by the military company of 60 men who spent the night at the gin houses, cot-ton seed for downy bed and pillow...11 a.m. (June 5th) brought a company of cavalry be-fore our gate to make away with it; the Cap-tain came in; was very polite and refined in his manners and conversation; was a Geor-gian but his men were from Henry County; his name was J. G. Stocks, Co. H., Tennessee Cavalry, Jackson’s Regiment.

The cotton was burned in a few min-utes…we gave them all the milk we had, some ham and all the bread we could scrape

up; they seemed almost famished for milk. The Captain came in and wrote a certificate, stating his having burned by order of C. S., 55 bales middling cotton…he left the seed and some lint cotton...”

Ed. E. Porter, a Presbyterian minister of Memphis, had served in the infantry at Randolph before raising a Confederate cavalry company known as “Porter’s Parti-sans”. The unit was composed of 150 large planters from the mid-south States. Porter’s command was instrumental in the removal of government stores and bank assets. On June 6, Captain Porter wrote Gen. Beaure-gard from Holly Springs:

“Acting under your orders, I have caused to be burned in Fayette, Shelby and Tipton Counties, Tenn, and Marshall and De Soto Counties, Miss., upwards of 30,000 bales of cotton. My men have met with little oppo-sition.”

The Civil War and Tipton County: June 1862

Hello everybody! My goodness it’s hot! Whew! I guess we set a record in July for the hottest July in history is what I understand! And I think we’re all feelin’ it!

First of all I failed to put in last week’s notes how much we appreciate Mace-donia UMC for coming and giving us a wonderful Christmas in July!!!! Thank you so very much you faith-ful people of God!!!! We do enjoy that “Christmas in July”!!! Thank you for

taking the time to do this for our folks. I know how much time of planning and then how much hard work it takes to pull something like this off!! Then on top of that, the presents you give the residents, they enjoy be-ing spoiled!!!! I hope some-body spoils me like that when I get their age, they’ve earned it, don’t you think?

Happy birthday goes to Ms. Jean Bell this month on the 28th! Happy birthday Ms. Jean, hope your day is a

great and special day!!! We love you so much!!! We also have two staff birthdays this month, one was yester-day, Teya Hart and the other one is Zen Grandberry next Monday! Happy birthday you two!! Hope your day is special!

Well everyone we are ready for our annual yard sale!! It happens this time every year on Labor Day weekend. The dates are Aug. 31 & Sept. 1. But for right now, if you have some-thing you need to get out of your way, please, bring it to us and we’ll put it in our yard sale! Even if you are

debating on whether or not to have a sale yourself and decide you don’t want to mess with it, please, bring on over to us, we’ll put it in ours!! You see, ours is a fundraiser for Dunlap and all we ask for is a donation for whatever you get when you shop at our yard sale! It helps us to buy clean-ing supplies all year for the buildings that house our residents. Also, if you have something to donate and you don’t have a way to get it here, just give me a call and we’ll come get it. Our number here at Dunlap is 476-7014.

If anyone is interested in renting a nice apartment for folks 55+, please let me know. The utilities are in-cluded in the rent and so is the maintenance inside and out. Give me a call and see if you would be a good fit for independent retirement living.

Until next week, have a blessed week and remem-ber, be kinder than neces-sary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Do you know any-

one that does not have any problems at all? Me either!! Try and give them a bless-ing by giving them a hug or even just a smile! God be with you!!

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Final warmupWhat: High school football jamboreeWhere: Coving-ton High SchoolWhen: Friday at 6 p.m.Tickets: $7Details: Tipton-Rosemark plays Lausanne first, followed by Hay-wood vs. Mun-ford and Coving-ton against FACS. Each game will consist of two 12-minute peri-ods with a run-ning clock.

Covington, Munford, TRA play in jamboree tomorrow nightBy JEFF [email protected]

Since the first day Tennessee high school football teams were allowed to begin prac-ticing in pads back on July 30, area players have been cracking pads and trading helmet paint with teammates on a daily basis.

Tomorrow night players will get a chance to trade licks with members of another team for the first time under the lights.

“First and foremost, it's a chance for the kids to compete against a team with other-colored jerseys,” said Munford coach Matt Saunders, whose team will be one of six teams competing in the jamboree Friday night at Covington High School at 6 p.m.

Tipton-Rosemark takes on Lausanne first, followed by Munford against Haywood and Covington against First Assembly Christian School.

“They need that opposition, to play against somebody else,” Saunders said. “They're tired of hitting on each other.”

Rosemark head coach Dodd Gengenbach watched his team scrimmage Lausanne Monday. Tomorrow night the duo will match up under a game-like situation.

“I look at it as a chance to put our kids in positions to compete,” Gengenbach said. “We'll see how they perform under the lights … We really need to get better defen-sively than we were Monday. We moved the ball a lot, but I'll be looking for us to improve on a lot of things.”

Munford defeated Haywood 13-6 at last year's jamboree. TRA got past Lausanne 7-0 and Covington routed FACS 27-7.

Covington opens the season next Friday at Bolton. Munford travels to Horn Lake and Brighton, which is not playing in a jam-boree for the second straight season, hosts Murfreesboro Riverdale. TRA opens Aug. 14 against Halls.

Saunders said his primary focus Friday night will be his team's performance, but he expects the competitive juices to be flowing nonetheless.

“There's a little history there with their coach (Slade Calhoun) being the old of-fensive coordinator at Brighton,” Saunders said. “We just want all the hard work we've done to pay off. We want to reap the bene-fits … We're going to worry about Munford first and foremost, but the scoreboard will be on … right?”

Above, Covington senior Khamal Pendleton picks off a pass during a Charger practice last Friday. At left, Covington junior quarterback T.A. Watson rolls out into the fl at looking for a receiver. The Chargers will host fi ve other schools, including Tipton-Rosemark and Munford, tomorrow night in the jamboree. Photos by Jeff Ireland

Football preview next weekThe Leader's an-nual high school football preview section, featuring Brighton, Coving-ton, Munford and Tipton-Rosemark, will appear in next week's paper

Baseball tryoutsThe Rosemark Reds 10AA competitive baseball team will be holding tryouts Saturday, Aug. 11, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Munford's Centennial Park, field 3. Players can't turn 11 before May 1, 2013 to be eli-gible. Players should wear cleats and baseball pants. Text 901-581-0791 with questions.

Celebrate Munford 5KThe 13th annual Celebrate Munford 5K Run is sched-uled for Saturday, Aug. 18, with the start at 8 a.m. in Centennial Park. In addition to the run is the first an-nual Mayor’s 2 Mile Fitness Walk - an even surface walk within Centennial Park led by Mayor Dwayne Cole. Pre-registration is available online through

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Aug. 16 at www.munford.com. The cost of pre-registration is $20, with a $2 discount for members of the Memphis Running Track Club, children 17 and under and senior 55 and over. Registration after Aug. 16 is $25. T-shirts are guaranteed to the first 200 registered. Last year’s overall winner was Jordan Michael with a time of 17:58. The fastest female was Lee Nichols Herman in 23:02. Following the race, the Munford Troop 66 Boy Scouts are offering a pancake breakfast at Munford United Methodist church.

Covington holding mini-triathlonCovington is hosting a mini-triathlon (200-yard swim, eight-mile bike ride, three-mile run) on Sept. 8 at Cobb-Parr Memorial Park. Early registration for $34 will be held until Aug. 30. After that registration is $42. Race day registration will be from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Medals will be awarded to the top three in each age group (19 and under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59 and 60 and over) and for three-person relay winners. For more information, contact the Covington Sportsplex at 476-3734.

Kickball league forming in AtokaThe registration deadline for an adult kickball league in Atoka is Sept. 5. The league will run from Sept. 12 to Oct. 24 at Nancy Lane Park on Wednesday nights. Men and women ages 17 and over are eligible. The cost is $200 for a team or $25 per person. Registra-tions are being accepted at Atoka Town Hall during business hours. For more information, contact Brian Peel at 837-5306 or [email protected].

Wrestling trainingThe Brighton Wresting Team is conducting pre-season weight training Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (6-7 p.m.) each week until the beginning of the season the first week November 2012. Weight training is open to all youth (elementary), middle and high school boys and girls interested in the sport of wrestling. For more information contact head wrestling coach Larrick G. Johnson at 901-409-4988 or [email protected].

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For more than a decade, the Mid-South Hunting and Fishing Extravaganza has served as the kick-off event for the fall hunting and fishing seasons. It's a three-day get together for area sportsmen to forget about the summer heat and humidity and talk about hunting, fishing, camping and the multitude of other fall outdoor activities within easy driving distance of the Memphis area.

The Expo South-produced MSHFE will roll out its annual outdoor showcase on Aug. 10-12 at Agricenter International, located at 7777 Walnut Grove in East Memphis. Show hours are 2-7 p.m. on Aug. 10, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Aug. 11 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 12. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for youths.

The list of scheduled speakers includes:Johnny Warren – A professional guide and custom

call maker, Warren owns Honky Tonk Guide Service on Reelfoot Lake. He has two decades of speaking and demonstrating at seminars, outdoor shows and wildlife dinners. He has had 398 hunters under the age of 16 kill their first duck or goose hunting with him.

Pat Hales – Owner of Duck River Game Calls, Hales started hunting in 1962. Although most of his time is

spent in Tennessee, he travels ex-tensively across America in search of wild turkey. Over the years, Hale has learned that woodworking can be a time consuming and patient process. He specializes in several types of calls that include boat pad-dles, box calls and slate/glass pots.

Dwayne Dunn – He owns Cy-press Creek Outfitters, a waterfowl

and fishing guide service on Reelfoot and Kentucky lakes.

Ron Wong – He's the vice president of marketing for Peanut Craft Lure Company, two-time winner of the St. Jude Bass Classic and director of Outdoors with Larry Rea.

Jody Shults – The owner of Whitetail Classics in Como, Miss., Shults is a professional wildlife artist and master taxidermist who has more than 20 years of experience in the profession and has won more than 125 awards in taxidermy competition. In his studio, Shults mounts North American game animals as well as African game animals, fish and waterfowl.

Dan Berry – Dan and his brother John operate Ber-ry Brothers Guide Service. A longtime member of the Mid-South Fly Fishers, Dan is the head of fly fishing instructors in the Mid-South. You cannot find many people in this region that he has not personally intro-duced to the sport.

Dr. Rick Carlisle – He has spent the last 30 years employed jointly by the Hobart Ames Plantation and the University of Tennessee at the Research and Edu-cation Center at Ames Plantation. In January 2003, he was promoted to center director, becoming the fifth person to hold that position since 1914.

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Wildlife ChatterBy Arnold Bull

Cade Jones, an 8-year-old from Covington, recently won the 8-9 division of the Tennessee Golf Association Toyota Aspen Grove Challenge at Little Course in Franklin, Tenn. The two-day, invitation-only event featured the top 15 8-9-year-old golfers in the state. Jones posted nine-hole scores of 31, 30, 30 and even par 27 in the final round to win by two strokes. He is the son of Russ and Melinda Jones and the brother of Aubree Jones. He is instructed by PGA pro Ted Butler. Courtesy photo

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Join us each week as we take a look at some of Tipton Coun-ty’s former community schools, which, through its students, have made a lasting impact on Tipton County.

Garland (part 2)During the 1939-1940

school term there were three teachers at Garland School. Twenty-seven year old Mabel Yar-brough taught 1st and 2nd grades. She was is-sued her permanent cer-tificate, number 72270, the day school started on July 20, 1939. She had six years of experience al-ready and had attended the state teacher’s college for primary grades. She was paid $80 a month to teach 32 students.

Mildred Owens, a long time educator and local Tipton County author, began her teaching career at Garland School that year. She was 20 years old when she earned her teaching certificate num-ber 71434 after attending Union University for two years. She had earned 96 credits, including 19 in education classes, and was eligible to teach the intermediate grades. She started her career earn-ing $60 a month to teach 35 students, ages 8 to 13 years of age, in grades 3-5.

The third teacher was Mr. Albert Kelley who taught grades 6th, 7th and 8th. Kelley had earned a bachelor’s de-gree from Union Uni-versity and received his permanent certificate on July 6, 1934. He was con-sidered the principal and earned $108 a month to teach and run the school.

Five students earned their 8th grade certificates on April 26, 1940 – Mary Elizabeth Robinson, 13; James Earl Cooper, 13; J.W. Glass, 14; Edward McClain, 14 and 17-year old Lauverne Yarbro.

In the 1940s the school added a teacher for the growing school. In 1948-1949, the teachers were Virginia Smith, Aileen Kelley, Ruby Townsend

and A.D. Wilson. They each taught two grades with a student popula-tion of 150 children. Their pay had jumped to a re-spectable $181 a month.

That year, only nine students did not move on to the next grade. The reoccurring reason was lack of study and atten-dance.

Substitute teachers that year included Velma Mc-Cullough, M.E. Overall and Jane Cooper.

The following year a new school was built and the student population jumped to 258 students in grades 1st - 8th. Seven teachers were employed to teach that year.

Charles Lawrence Ralph was one of those teachers, who with three years of teaching experience under his belt, taught history and arithmetic to students in grades 7th and 8th. At the end of the school term he wrote, “As much of the textbook material as could be absorbed by the students has been covered. Special activi-ties not included in the textbook were also used to help explain textbook work. A great amount of remedial work has been done to prepare eighth grade students for high school.”

During the 1950s, the school expanded a bit more, adding eight teachers to the faculty. In 1955, Ruby Townsend, now in her 26th year of teaching, was still teach-ing at the school. She started her career as 21-year old Ruby Kate Fletcher at Davis School in 1929, then moved on to Gilt Edge and Hazel Grove before coming to Garland. She taught 34 5th graders in 1955 and wrote, “The group has completed all required text books. Most of the class were of an aver-age group. They have been very cooperative. They have read quite a number of library books. Most of the class keep themselves nice and clean.”

In 1967-68, the school’s objectives were: 1. Pro-

vide for individual dif-ferences in reading abil-ity. 2. To develop the habit of good listening and the ability to follow directions accurately. 3. To encourage each child to obtain success to the limits of his capacity. 4. To encourage each child to practice and safeguard health at all times. 5. To encourage traits of good citizenship. 6. To improve the quality of our teach-ers and public relations.

In 1967, Ruth Parr Bill-ings taught 2nd grade. Born on Jan. 4, 1913, she had been teaching for 33 years. She, herself, had attended Garland School, starting her school career there in 1919. The daugh-ter of Aubrey Parr, she completed 8th grade dur-ing the 1926-1927 term, then moved on to Byars-Hall High School. She graduated from BHHS in 1933 and then went on to study at State Teacher’s College in Memphis, earning 36 credits. Her first teaching job began on July 30, 1934 and was in the Detroit Communi-ty in a two-room school-house where she taught 64 students in grades 1st-4th for $55 a month. She continued teaching at

Garland until 1974.During the 1970s, 12

teachers taught at Gar-land School, now a K-8th grade school. Mr. Barnet G. Hall was principal. In 1976, there were 319 stu-dents attending classes during the 200-day term. Thirty-two students transferred from the school, 280 were promot-ed and only four were retained in their current grade.

The last year of Gar-land was technically the 1981-1982 school year, although teachers and students actually only attended classes at the school for the first five months of the term. By the time the '80s started, there were 63 teachers at the school and more than 300 students. The last day of school held at Garland concluded on Dec. 16, 1981. On Dec. 17, the students were moved to Crestview Elementary in Covington and the doors of Garland were forever closed.

Anyone with additional infor-mation or pictures on Garland or any Tipton County community school is encouraged to contact Sherri Onorati at The Leader of-fice, 476-7116.

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The Aurora, Colorado, shooting was beyond tragic. It was barbaric. It was an evil act by an evil man who plotted for maximum loss of life. He even booby-trapped his apartment with over 30 explosives.

It reminds us all of oth-er U.S. mass shootings in recent years that include:

2011: U.S. Rep. Gabri-elle Giffords and eighteen other people were shot in a parking lot near Tucson, Arizona. Six of those shot died and the shooter was found insane.

2009: The Army says 13 people were killed and 30 wounded in a shooting rampage at its Fort Hood base in Texas.

2007: 32 people were killed at Vir-ginia Tech before the shooter killed himself in the deadliest mass shoot-ing in modern U.S. history.

2006: A 32-year-old shot five girls fatally at an Amish School, and then killed himself. The Amish quickly forgave his family.

1999: Students, just 18 and 17, opened fire at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, killing 13 and wounding 26 others before

committing suicide.1998: Shockingly, an 11- and

13-year-old killed four girls and a teacher at a Jonesboro, Arkansas, middle school. Ten others were wounded in the shooting.

1991: A man, in Luby's Cafeteria in Texas, killed 22 people, wounding

20 more.We all want to stop

these, so Congress again looks at tougher gun laws. A federal “Assault Weapon Ban” was in ef-fect from 1994 to 2004. It banned high capac-ity magazines (a spring loaded metal box that holds bullets that anyone can make) in an effort to curb shootings. In the shootings above, the only one even using an as-sault rifle was the Aurora

shooting, and that was only after he used a shotgun.

Where gun control exists, such as Chicago, which has a murder rate higher than Mexico City, only law-abiding citizens are disarmed. Crim-inals do not obey laws. This seems to be new information to some. In-sane people who intend suicide and want to take people with them will even rig 30 explosives, which are also banned.

But here is one thing in common: With only the exception of Tucson, every public shooting in the U.S. in which more than three people have been killed since at least 1950 has oc-curred in a place where citizens are not allowed to carry their own fire-arms.

In fact, Switzerland issues fire-arms to all adults, and the rate of gun crime is too low to report. This is why people do not rob police de-partments and gun shops very of-ten. The argument that lots of armed people will just cause a shootout is invalid if the only alternative is that innocent people are slain like help-less cattle.

I wish an armed, trained con-cealed-carry permit holder had vio-lated theater policy and had used his prohibited handgun to stop the shooter that night in Aurora. Don’t you?

If so, then you may agree that the problem is not a lack of gun laws, but a lack of gun owners.

Mr. Peel seeks justice for those in-jured in car accidents, work place inci-dents, medical malpractice, and nursing homes. He often addresses churches, clubs and groups without charge. Mr. Peel may be reached through PeelLaw-Firm.com where other articles may be accessed.

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By DEREK E. BALTIMORESenior Consulting Financial Group, Inc

Okay, we are finally there. As we look at the calendar and ponder, we are about to turn the magic age of 65. Medi-care is finally here. Now what to do? Medicare covers everything and we are no longer responsible for payments to that darn old insurance company. Not so fast...better get a refresher on what is and is not covered with Medi-care - and find out how to fill the “holes” in this gov-ernment sponsored health care plan. This will be a series of publications on just that topic.

What is Medicare? In general, all persons 65 years of age or older who have been legal residents of the United States for at least 5 years are eligible for Medicare. People with disabilities under 65 may also be eli-gible if they receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. Specific medical conditions may also help people become eligible to enroll in Medicare

The parts of Medicare:Medicare comprises of 4 total

parts. A, B, C & D. Simple as pie,

right? Yes, but it can be overwhelm-ing, especially when you are about to turn 65 and you mailbox and phone is blowing up with people telling you that they have the best plan to

eliminate your “wall of worry” about medicare cost in retirement. Couple this fact with tons of in-surance company paper-work that at times seems like an advanced gradu-ate degree is necessary to decipher the language within. Hopefully, we can eliminate all this noise

with some practical, sen-sible real world knowledge to help you make an edu-

cated decision.Is there a cost? People qualify

for Medicare coverage, and Medi-care Part A premiums are entirely waived, if the following circum-stances apply: They are 65 years or older and U.S. citizens or have been permanent legal residents for 5 continuous years, and they or their spouse has paid Medicare taxes for at least 10 years. Medicare Part A deductible is $1156.00 in 2012. This covers your room in a hospital for 60 days (part A of Medicare is known as Confinement insurance).

As for Part B of Medicare, it cov-

ers the doctors.(otherwise known as Medical insurance) Part B helps cover medically-necessary services like doctors' services, outpatient care, durable medical equipment, home health services, and other medical services. Part B also covers some preventive services. While Part B is not mandatory, it is highly recommended. Part B deductible is $140 in 2012.

With both parts A & B, the Federal Government picks of 80% of medi-cally necessary treatments. You have a $100 doctor bill, the govern-ment pays $80 or 80 percent. You pay the balance without some Me-digap or Medicare Supplement in-surance. Medicare is a fee for ser-vice program. It is UNLIMITED. While 20 bucks on a $100 doctor's office visit seems easy to overcome; think about a “typical” heart attack. Typical hospital and doctors bills for the “typical” heart attack approach $150,000. Guess what you owe now? $30,000 with ONLY original Medicare part A & B.

Parts C & D will be covered in the next article. We have a lot more information and videos at our web-site at www.scfginc.net We’ll go into supplements, Medicare Advan-tage plans and more in the coming weeks.

Medicare 101 for soon-to-be retirees

SENIOR FOCUSDEREK E. BALTIMORE

By JEFF [email protected]

A few months ago Christopher Pace no-ticed quite a few tattered American flags around Tipton County.

That observation gave Pace, a 17-year-old senior at Brighton High School, an idea for his Eagle Scout project.

Working with area of-ficials, Pace, a member of Troop 66 in Munford, installed boxes at fire departments in Atoka, Munford, Brighton and Covington, as well as at the commissary and Navy Exchange on the Navy base in Millington, where citizens can deposit American flags that are no longer suitable for public display.

“If the colors are faded or there are rips or tears, they're really not supposed to be displayed,” Pace said. “The reason I came up with this is because I can't stand to see the flag flown disrespectfully. I've seen a lot of flags in the area that need retir-ing.”

On Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Munford Fire De-partment, Pace will host a flag retirement ceremo-ny. He's inviting local mayors, Sen. Mark Norris and Gov. Bill Haslam.

The retired flags will be burned and buried with a cross placed at the gravesite.

Pace said each branch of the military and first responders will be honored at the ceremony.

Scout to hold flag retirement

COMMUNITY SCHOOLING

A look at Tipton County’s historical schools: Garland

Lee Johnston, representing the Hee Haw Howdy group presents a check to Dee Dee Faught, representing the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. The $1,200 check represented proceeds from last fall’s Hee Haw Howdy show. This year’s show will be Nov. 16-17.

CIVIC CORNER

Mike Anderson, left, a supervisor at Unilever in Covington, spoke to the Covington Exchange Club on Tuesday about the company's transition into ice cream and popsicle production. Rick Peeler was program chairman.

Lions President Lowell Friend and Detective Jay Rodriguez of Tipton County Sheriff's Department. Det. Rodriguez presented a most informa-tive program on gang activity in Covington and Tipton County. David Sea-grave was the day's program chairman.

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ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH190 Antioch RoadMunford, TN 38058901-837-9635

ASSOCIATED REFORMED PRESB81 Church AveBrighton, TN 38011901-476-7233

ATOKA U.M. CHURCH609 Atoka-Munford AveAtoka, TN 38004873-8454

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BEAVER BAPTIST 9344 Holly Grove RdMunford, TN 38058901-837-2904

BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH55 Andrea Dr.Munford, TN 38058837-2247

BETHEL CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN3406 Tracey RdAtoka, TN 38004837-0343

BIG HATCHIE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION1390 Hwy. 51 N Covington,TN 38019901-476-6759

BRIGHT HILL M.B. CHURCH4650 Ballard Slough Rd.P.O. Box 166 Burlison,TN 38015901-476-3227

CAMPGROUND U. M. CHURCH3183 Drummonds RoadDrummonds, TN 38023837-4629

CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH211 Main Street NCovington, TN 38019476-8782

CAREY CHAPEL AME4955 Ballard Slough RdBurlison, TN 38015475-2288

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH2010 Highway 51 SCovington, TN 38019476-4433

CALVERY BIBLE CHURCH894 Munford AveMunford, TN 38058837-8563

CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH755 Lucy Kelly Rd.Brighton, TN 38011901-475-4422

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH400 South Maple StreetCovington, TN 38019901-476-6858

CHARLESTON BAPTIST CHURCH8642 Hwy 179Stanton, TN 38069901.476.8479 CHURCH OF CHRIST873 Hwy 51 N. (Quality Inn)Covington, TN 38019901.475.9443

CHRIST CHURCH AT CASPER CREEK6849 Center College Rd.Millington, TN 38053901.840.3637

CLOPTON U. M. CHURCH5285 Brighton Clopton RdBrighton, TN 38011901-476-5512

COLLINS CHAPEL C.M.E. CHURCH303 W. Ripley AvenueCovington, TN 38019901-476-3094 -Church House901-826-5132- Pastor

COVINGTON ASSEMBLY OF GOD1861 Hwy 51 SouthCovington, TN 38019901-476-9592

COVINGTON ASSOCIATED REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN133 W. Washington StreetCovington, TN 38019901-476-2222

CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH 3030 Drummonds RdAtoka, TN 38004

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CROSSROADS COMMUNITYCHURCH AT THE NAZARENE3865 Beaver RdMunford, TN 38058901-837-2545

EBENEZER CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH70 Witherington RdMason, TN 38049901-294-2670

ELM GROVE CHURCH OF CHRIST2016 Elm Grove RdBurlison, TN 38015901-476-5440

ELM GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH1108 Elm Grove Rd.Burlison, TN 38015901-476-8799

FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH900 Simmons RdDrummonds, TN 38023901-837-2683

FELLOWSHIP BIBLE CHURCH6920 Highway 59 WBurlison, TN 38015901-476-1008

FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH1422 Old Hwy 51Brighton, TN 38011901-837-0950

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ATOKA102 Kimbrough AveAtoka, TN 38004901-313-2919

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF MUNFORD521 Giltedge Rd. Munford, TN 38058901-837-1559

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF COVINGTON211 S. Main St.Covington, TN 38019901-476-2489

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF MASON359 Hwy 70 EMason, TN 38049MasonBaptistChurch.com

FIRST BRIGHTON BAPTIST CHURCH132 East Woodlawn Ave.Brighton, TN 38011476-6180

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF COVINGTON403 S. Main St. Covington, TN 38019901-476-2434

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH145 West Church AveCovington, TN 38019901-476-9694

GARLAND BAPTIST CHURCH1756 Garland Dr.Covington, TN 38019901-476-9691

GARLAND UNITED METHODIST1613 Garland DriveCovington, TN 38058901-476-9334

GATEWAY BAPTIST CHURCH1915 Rosemark RdAtoka, TN 38004901-837-8087

GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH2256 Mt. Lebanon RoadCovington, TN 38019901-475-1356

GRACE TEMPLE APOSTOLIC CHURCH8923 Mt Carmel RdCovington, TN 38019901-475-1008

GREAT EXPECTATIONS COGIC2053 Highway 51 S.Covington, TN 38019901-476-6666

GREATER ST. JOHN MBC411 Shelton Street Covington, TN 38019901-476-4765

GRACE OUTREACH WORSHIP CENTER795 Tennessee AveCovington, TN 38019

HARVEST CENTRAL ASSEMBLY OF GOD9703 Hwy. 59 SMason, TN 38049901-294-2135

HATCHIE CHURCH OF CHRIST1372 Highway 51 NCovington, TN 38019901-476-9709

HOLLY GROVE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN4538 Holly Grove RdBrighton, TN 38011901-476-8379

HEBRON COMMUNITY CHURCHRayburn Rd. Covington, TN 38019

HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH2086 Atoka-Idaville Rd.

Atoka, TN 38004901-491-8138

HOPEWELL UNITED METHODIST3866 Munford Giltedge RdMunford, TN 38058

HOSANNA MINISTRIES13779 Hwy 51 S.Atoka, TN 38004901-840-4540

JEHOVAH'S WITNESS OF COVINGTON1150 Old Brighton RdCovington,TN 38019901-475-2110

JESUS THE WAY OUTREACH CENTER795 Tennessee DriveCovington, Tennessee 38019

KELLEY’S CHAPEL CHURCH OF GOD 692 Garland Detroit Rd.Burlison, TN 38015

LIBERTY BAPTIST2097 Holly Grove Rd. Covington, TN 38019901-476-5273

LIGHTHOUSE PRAISE TEMPLE826B HWY 51COVINGTON, TN 38019901-294-3866

LIGHTHOUSE APOSTOLIC2536 Tracy Rd.Atoka, TN 38004901-837-9138

MASON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH11733 Hwy 59Mason, TN 38049837-8308

MT. HERMAN CHURCH3492 Quito-Drummonds Road, Millington, TN 38053(901) 835-2886

MT. LEBANON ASSEMBLY7560 Hwy 51 NorthHenning, TN 38041

MT. LEBANON BAPTIST1837 Mt. Lebanon RoadCovington, TN 38019901-476-3417

MT. TIPTON CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHBrighton Clopton Rd.Brighton, TN 38011901-476-1165

MT. ZION CHURCH838 S. Tipton StreetCovington, TN 38019901-476-3233

MUNFORD BAPTIST CHURCH1253 Munford AveMunford, TN 38058901-837-9276

MUNFORD FIRST UNITED METHODIST 57 Tipton Rd Munford, TN 38058901-837-8881

MUNFORD PRESBYTERIAN60 East Main StreetMunford, TN 38058901-837-6721

NEW BEGINNING CHURCH1460 Atoka Idaville Rd.Atoka, TN 38004901-412-0241

NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH2357 Wilkinsville RdDrummonds, TN 30823901-835-5683

NEW HORIZON CHURCH OF GOD1099 Hwy 51 NCovington, TN 38019901-489-0447

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH5123 Highway 176 Covington, TN 38019901-476-0062

NEW LIFE PRESBYTERIAN CHRUCH133 Munford AveMunford, TN 38058901-837-6804

NEW SALEM UNITED METHODIST7803 Munford Gilt EdgeBurlison, TN 38015901-476-8536

OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH4048 Highway 59 WCovington, TN 38019901-476-7259

PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH4625 Highway 59 SCovington, TN 38019901-476-7016

PLEASANT GROVE METHODIST 314 Gainesville RdCovington, TN 38019901-476-3162

POPLAR GROVE ASSEMBLY OF GOD2600 Glen Springs Rd.Drummonds, TN 38023901-835-2611

POPLAR GROVE U.M.C.228 Quito Drummonds Rd.

Drummonds, TN 38023901-835-2568

PARADISE BAPTIST CHURCH520 Simonton St.Covington, Tennessee 38019

QUITO UNITED METHODIST4580 Quito Drummonds Rd.Millington, TN 38053901-835-2318

RANDOLPH ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH1135 Randolph Rd.Burlison, TN476-8244

RAVENSCROFT EPISCOPAL CHAPEL8219 Holly Grove Rd, Brighton, TNHoly Eucharist, 1st & 3rd Morning Prayer - 2nd & 4th 8:45 a.m.837-1312

REDEEMING GRACE LUTHERAN 1496 Munford Ave.Munford, TN 38058901-831-3980

THE REFUGE749A N. Main StCovington, TN 38019901-603-3897

RIVER OF LIFE 220 Beaver RdMunford, TN 38058901-837-8781

SALEM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH3400 Atoka-Idaville RoadAtoka, TN 38004901-837-8210

SHILOH MB CHURCH584 John Hill RdBrighton, TN 38011901-476-0081

SIMONTON ASSEMBLY OF GOD4100 Munford Gilt EdgeBrighton, TN 38011901-837-2168

SMYRNA BAPTIST CHURCH7512 Hwy 59 WBurlison, TN 38015901-476-6178

SOUTH TIPTON ASSEMBLY OF GOD538 Simmons Rd.Drummonds, TN 38023837-2140

ST. ALPHONSUS CATHOLIC CHURCH1225 Highway 51 SCovington, TN 38019901-476-8140

ST. LUKE BAPTIST CHURCH632 St. Luke Rd.Covington, TN 38019901-476-9746

ST. MARK AME CHURCH842 Tipton RoadMunford, TN 38058(901) 837-1456

ST. MATTHEW'S EPISCOPAL303 S. Munford StreetCovington, TN 38019901-476-6577

ST. MATTHEW MB CHURCH296 Mason-Charleston Rd. Stanton, TN 38069901-476-5935

ST JOHN MISSIONARY CHURCH2086 Atoka-Idaville RdAtoka, TN 38004901-837-2474

ST. JOHN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH1602 Highway 59 WestCovington, TN 38019901-4767645

ST. PAUL EPISCOPAL CHURCH2406 Hwy 70 EastMason, TN 38049901-294-2641

ST. STEPHENS M.B. CHURCH3827 Hwy 51 NorthCovington, TN 38019901-476-1559

TABERNACLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH4258 Highway 179Covington901-756-1071

TEMPLE OF PRAISE8323 Richardson LandingDrummonds, TN 38023901-835-3462

TIPTON CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST470 Watson RdMunford, TN 38058901-837-8356

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH5954 Brighton Clopton Rd.Brighton, TN 38011901-476-8889

TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH11886 Main St.Mason, TN 38049

VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH5422 Drummonds RdDrummonds, TN 38023

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Sunday School 9:00 am & 10:30 am

Sunday Worship 9:00am,10:30am,6:00 pmSunday Worship 9:00am,10:30am,6:00 pmSunday Worship

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Church bulletins, the sec-tion where we will share news briefs and church-re-lated events, will run when space is available. To submit something to this section, call Echo Day at 901-476-7116 or send an email to [email protected]. Aug. 9Mount Herman Mass Choir will rehearse Thursday, Aug. 9 at 6 p.m.

Aug. 10Mt. Herman Chorus will be singing at St. Mark A.M.E. Church in Mun-ford for its 154th church anniversary. 3 p.m.

Aug. 12St. Luke Baptist Church, 632 St. Luke Rd, Coving-

ton, will celebrate its 23 year Pastor Love Day on Sunday, Aug. 12 at 1 p.m. Guest speaker will be Pastor Michael Martin of Oak Spring of Arlington.

Aug 18One of the many events this year in honor of Smyrna Baptist Church’s 200th anniversary is a fish fry at 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 18. Although the free event is open to the community, if you plan to attend, sign up on the sheet posted at the church or email [email protected] no later than Sunday, Aug. 12. For more informa-tion, contact Pastor John Werner at (901) 476-6178.Smyrna Baptist Church is located at 7512 Hwy.

59 West in Burlison.

Aug. 19Crosspointe Baptist Church will hold its re-vival on Aug. 19-22. Guest Speaker: Brother Jerry Chaddick. Worship Guest: Luke Garrett. Sun-day, Aug. 19 at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20 - Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 6:30 p.m. For more in-formation: 901-872-4413.

ON-GOINGMt. Herman A.M.E. Church, located at 3492 Quito-Drummonds Road in Dixonville, pastored by Rev. Walter R. Henry, has church school every Sunday at 9 a.m. and morning worship service at 10 a.m. Bible study is each Tuesday at 6 p.m.

The Rachel D. Jones WMS is currently sponsoring a

Back to School drive. We are soliciting donations for school supplies for children in our commu-nity. For more informa-tion, call 835-2886.

Christian Church Sun-day school starts at 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning worship 10:45 a.m. and Sunday Evening worship at 6 p.m. Youth and adult Bible Study meets every Wednesday at 6 p.m. at 400 S. Maple Street.

Gateway Baptist Church will meet each Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. for Celebrate Recovery, a program de-signed to share experi-ence, strength, and hope in overcoming life’s hurts, hang – ups, and habits where anonym-ity is a requirement. If you have any questions, please call 901-837-8087.

Collins Chapel C.M.E. Church is pleased to in-troduce their new min-ister, Rev. William Smith III.

Smith, 31, is a native Memphian and began his work with Collins Chapel in late July. He accepted the call to ministry at age 9 when, in March 1991, he delivered his first ser-mon at Greater New Sa-lem Missionary Baptist Church in Memphis.

He received his first or-dination in October 1997, at the age of 16. He served as Youth Pastor and Di-rector of Youth Programs at Lake Grove and Eu-reka Truevine churches. He has devoted a good majority of his life to the betterment of people, by the spreading of the gos-pel and by defining and redefining the concept of love.

Rev. Smith is product of Memphis City Schools, graduating from Hillcrest High School with honors in 1999. In 2003 he gradu-ated from Lane College with a Bachelors of Arts

degree in Interdisciplin-ary Studies. He contin-ued his graduate studies at Union University to obtain a masters degree in Education and has earned his Master of Di-vinity degree from Phil-lips School of Theology at The Interdenomina-tional Theological Center in Atlanta, Ga.

From winning the Scripps-Howard-spon-sored Memphis-Shelby County Spelling Bee at age 10 to forming several student ministries, or-ganizations and holding the highest selected po-sition a college Brother can hold in the Alpha Phi

Alpha fraternity, Smith has been very involved in and dedicated to the principles of education and community service.

Rev. Smith has been employed by his alma mater, Lane College, for the last decade and in 2006 accepted the call to lead a congregation in Gadsden, Tenn. During the 2007 Annual Confer-ence in Jackson, Tenn., Smith was ordained a Traveling Elder in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.

He has also served in Gainesville, Ga. and Nashville.

In 2011, the United Negro College Fund se-lected Rev. Smith to re-ceive the Young Alumni Award from the National Alumni Council of His-torically Black Colleges and Universities.

He was appointed pas-tor of Collins Chapel after being transferred to the West Tennessee Regional Annual Conference ear-lier this year.

His short term goals,

he said, are and have consisted of being able to receive his undergradu-ate degree and certifica-tion from Lane College; a desire to teach and later move to administration after receiving a mas-ter’s degree; to become a principal and on to hold a position on the school board; to attend a theo-logical seminary and re-ceive a master’s degree and doctorate degree in Divinity.

His long term goals are to earn a PhD in Educa-tion an in the field of min-istry, become president of Lane College, mayor of a city and member of the congressional House of Representatives; he also desires to become the president of the United States.

Smith is the father of three beautiful daugh-ters: MaKayla Dyann, LaNiya Erielle and Trin-ity Grace

Collins Chapel is locat-ed at 303 West Ripley in Covington.



NEWS

COMMENTARY

Takin’ time to testifyBy WESSON J. SMITHSpecial to The Leader

“Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high plac-es.” Habakkuk 3:17-19

I found this passage while doing my personal Bible reading in one of the smallest books of the Old Testament you have probably nev-er read. Habakkuk was a prophet who went through a great time of distress. This is a figure of the Bible we can relate to very well. He looked around and saw the terrible state the nation he lived in, Judah, was facing. They were on the brink of being defeated and overtaken by their enemies. Reading through this book, we see a dialogue between he and God. Habakkuk confronted God by ask-ing Him why He was letting it all happen and asking Him what He was going to do about it. (Sound familiar?) By the end of the book this prophet has a new outlook. He realized something we must come to terms with.

As Christians we call ourselves people of faith. This faith is not merely a title but a state of being. The German theologian Martin

Luther, who began the Protestant Reformation in 1517, once said, “Faith is allowing ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see.” Luther is of course speaking about God in this statement. Faith is an action. We surrender the con-trol of our own lives to God. We trust that He can and will take care of us in our walk with Him. This is a truth you absolutely have to face and embrace in order to truly be able to see and experience the raw and awesome power of God begin to work in your life.

We find ourselves in the posi-tion of Habakkuk so many times. We begin to question what God is doing up there in Heaven and wondering if He is taking the time to listen to our prayers. I can as-sure you with the full authority of the Bible that He is listening, and He is helping you every step. This prophet eventually realized this fact. The above passage is the final verses of this book. The dialogue between Habakkuk and God has ended with him receiving the full assurance he needed to hear and much more. He began to look out-side of his problems and realize the real fact he needed to be focus-ing on.

Each and every person reading this article has one thing in com-mon. You are all going through struggles concerning your finances in paying bills, not getting enough hours at work, and so on and so forth. Notice something very im-

portant about this passage. The people of Judah lived and thrived as an agricultural society for the most part. The things Habakkuk lists were common items used in everyday life. Figs were a delicacy for the people to eat. The fruit pro-vided daily drink. The olive crop produced oil needed for cooking and lighting. Grain was the main crop and the ingredient in the ma-jority of their diet. Sheep and goats were the main source of wealth in this society. They were used for their wool and occasionally as meat to eat. They were also used in planting and other heavy work.

What can we draw from this? Habakkuk realized something very profound. Even when your situation seems extremely daunt-ing, you can still have hope. When poverty shakes its fist at you, there is still one place where you can hold your trust and that is in God. Do not be overcome by worry and distress. Place your full faith and confidence in God and the fact that He will meet all of your needs. Be careful in how you interpret what I say here. There is a big difference between wants and needs. You may not be blessed with what you want, but everything you abso-lutely need to survive will be pro-vided if you keep your faith and trust in God. Seek Him, and He will bless you. Rejoice always and pray continually!

Collins Chapel welcomes new pastor

Rev. William Smith III

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

AND UCC DISPOSITION OF

COLLATERAL

Default having been made in payment of the debts and ob-ligations to be paid in a certain Deed of Trust executed on July 1, 2008, by Robert S. McB-room and Donna G. McBroom, to Jerry P. Spore, as Trustee, for the Benefi ciary, Bancorp-South Bank as the same ap-pears of record in the Offi ce of the Register of Tipton County, Tennessee, under Instrument No. 118687, Book 1402, page 752; and Jeffrey D. Germany, R. Lee Webber, M. Shawn Cardwell, or Marshall Digmon having been appointed Substi-tute Trustee by Substitution of Trustee of record at Instrument No. 157880, Book 1555, page 192, in the Register’s Offi ce of Tipton County, Tennessee;.And the debtors, Robert S. McBroom and Donna G. McB-room, having fi led petitions for relief in the United States Bank-ruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee, and said Court having duly ordered the sale of the property described below as provided herein; And the owner of the debt secured having requested the undersigned to advertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that Jeffrey D. Germany, R. Lee Webber, M. Shawn Cardwell, or Mar-shall Digmon will on Friday, August 17, 2012, commenc-ing at twelve o’clock noon at the North Door of the Tipton County Courthouse, Coving-ton, Tipton County, Tennes-see, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in the County of Tipton and State of Tennessee, to wit:COMMENCING at a set P.K nail with a washer being the intersection of the south line of the H. C. Nelms property as recorded in Deed Book 190, page 82, which this 1.00 acre partition is a part, with the cen-terline of Pickens Store Road, also being in the north line of Suzanne M. Rhea; thence in a northeastwardly direction along the centerline of Pickens Store Road North 53 degrees 38 minutes 25 seconds East 96.86 feet to a set P.K. nail with a washer being the “True Point of Beginning” of this 1.00 acre partition, also being the westernmost corner of said partition; thence continuing in a northeastwardly direction along the centerline of Pick-ens Store Road, also being the north line of this partition, North 53 degrees 38 minutes 25 seconds East 332.97 feet to a set P.K. nail with a washer being the northernmost corner of this partition, also being the northwest corner of the John H. Nelms property (353/1); thence in a southeastwardly direction, along the east line of this partition, also being the west line of John H. Nelms, South 44 degrees 12 minutes 31 seconds East passing the southeast corner of John H. Nelms at 180.00 feet, but in all a distance of 263.95 feet to a set rebar being the eastern-most corner of said partition; thence in a southwestwardly direction, along the south line of this partition South 88 de-grees 57 minutes 39 seconds West, being 56.00 feet north of and parallel to the south line of H. L. Nelms 452.26 feet to the point of beginning and contain-ing 1.00 acre, more or less.

Tax Parcel No: 100 01107 000The street address of the above described property is believed to be 476 Pickens Store Rd., Mason, TN 38049, but such address is not a part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.The undersigned will on that same date, and at that same time and place, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash the following personal property, commonly known as a manu-factured home, as set for in those Certifi cates of Title of record in the State of Tennes-see Department of Revenue, more particularly described as follows:2005 Champion Mobile Home, serial number 021-05-865-12460 A & BSaid personal property is locat-ed at 476 Pickens Store Rd., Mason, TN 38049. There is no warranty relating to title, possession, quiet en-joyment, or the like in this dis-position.All right and equity of redemp-tion, statutory and otherwise, curtesy homestead and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the

undersigned will sell and con-vey only as Substitute Trustee. Sale is made subject to prior liens, encumbrances or Trust Deeds, if any, now of record in the Tipton County Register’s Offi ce and any lien for any un-paid City or County property taxes. Sale is further subject to all easements of record. Sale is further subject to rights of spouse to dower and cour-tesy, if any. Interested parties include: Cit-ibank, N.A. The right is reserved to ad-journ the date of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publica-tion, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEMarshall DigmonMorton & Germany, PLLC45 N. Third Street, Suite 201Memphis, TN 38103(901) 522-0050

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by a certain Deed of Trust ex-ecuted December 15, 2003 by James R. Fultz, a single per-son to Larry Butler, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the offi ce of the Register of Tip-ton County, Tennessee, in Re-cord Book 1113, page 101, and the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in the said Register’s Offi ce, and the owner of the debt secured, BancorpSouth Bank, having requested the undersigned to advertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give no-tice that the undersigned will, on Thursday, August 16, 2012 commencing at 10:00 AM, at the Front (North) Door of the Courthouse, Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee proceed to sell at public outcry to the high-est and best bidder for cash, the following described prop-erty, to-wit:Situated in County of Tipton, State of Tennessee.Lot 1, Haddad-Beaver Road Minor Subdivision as recorded in Plat Cabinet G, Slide 19-A, in the Register’s Offi ce of Tipton County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular descrip-tion of said lot. This convey-ance is subject to building lines and easements in Plat Cabinet G, Slide 19-A, in the Register’s Offi ce of Tipton County, Ten-nessee.Notice of the Right to Foreclose has been given in compliance with T.C.A. § 35-5-117.Tax Parcel ID: 06-082-050.03Property Address: 2575 Bea-ver Road, Brighton, TN.Other Interested Party: First Citizens National Bank All right and equity of redemp-tion, homestead and dower waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substi-tute Trustee.ARNOLD M. WEISS, Substi-tute TrusteeWeiss Spicer Cash PLLC208 Adams AvenueMemphis, Tennessee 38l0390l-526-8296File # 2162-095550-FCBancorpSouth/James Fultz

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE

TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has oc-curred in the performance of the covenants, terms and con-ditions of a Deed of Trust dated November 24, 2008, executed by RAYMOND L GRAVES, A SINGLE PERSON, conveying certain real property therein described to FIRST AMERI-CAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY as same appears of record in the Register’s Of-fice of Tipton County, on De-cember 4, 2008, as Instrument No. 123290, in Book 1419, at Page 221 see also Scrivener’s Affidavit recorded in Book 1420, Page 386 WHEREAS, the beneficial in-terest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and as-signed to BANK OF AMERICA N.A., who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, Notice of the Right to Foreclose (“Notice”) was given in compliance with Ten-nessee law by the mailing a copy of the Notice to the par-ties at least sixty (60) days pri-or to the first publication of the Substitute Trustee’s Sale. WHEREAS, the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., having been appointed by as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebted-

ness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Substitute Trustee or its duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substi-tute Trustee will, on August 24, 2012, 11:00 AM at the Tip-ton County courthouse door where the foreclosure sales are customarily held At the Tipton County Courthouse, Covington, TN, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Tipton County, Ten-nessee, to wit: THE FOLLOWING DE-SCRIBED PROPERTY LYING IN THE SIXTH CIVIL DIS-TRICT OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, MORE PAR-TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 24, THE HIGHLANDS, SECTION “B” AS RECORDED IN PLAT CABINET “C” SLIDES 15 AND 16-A IN THE REGISTER’S OF-FICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TN. AND BEING MORE PAR-TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE WEST LINE OF GRETNA GREEN DRIVE, 200.00 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTH-EAST CORNER OF LOT 23, THENCE SOUTH 03 DE-GREES, 44 MINUTES, 23 SEC-ONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO A POINT IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 25, THENCE NORTH 86 DEGREES, 15 MINUTES, 37 SECONDS WEST A DIS-TANCE OF 125.00 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE NORTH 03 DEGREES, 44 MINUTES 23 SECONDS WEST A DIS-TANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES, 15 MINUTES, 37 SECONDS EAST A DIS-TANCE OF 125.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Parcel:111B A 04900 000 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 75 GRETNA GREEN DR S, MUNFORD, TN 38058-6288. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): RAY-MOND L GRAVES AKA RAY-MOND LEE GRAVES OTHER INTERESTED PAR-TIES: The sale of the above-de-scribed property shall be sub-ject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid tax-es; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publica-tion, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and con-vey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representa-tions or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. IS ATTEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR-MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Substitute Trustee 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-984-0407 Richardson, TX 75082 Tel: (800) 281-8219 Fax: (866) 681-5002 Registered Agent: CT Corpora-tion System 800 South Gay Street, Suite 2021 Knoxville, TN 37929 Tel: (865) 342-3522 TS#: 12-0043551 FEI # 1006.164406 08/02/2012, 08/09/2012, 08/16/2012

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

STATE OF TENNESSEE, TIP-TON COUNTY

WHEREAS, Floyd Dyson and Willie Rae Dyson Aka Willie Clements executed a Deed of Trust to FMF Capital LLC, Lender and American Title, Trustee(s), which was dated March 31, 2006 and recorded on April 7, 2006 in Book 1268 at Page 159, Tipton County, Tennessee Register of Deeds.WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debt(s) and obligation(s)

thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current holder of said Deed of Trust, Stonecrest Income and Op-portunity Fund I, LLC, (the “Holder”), appointed the under-signed, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Tipton County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; andNOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire in-debtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Hold-er, and that as agent for the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power and author-ity vested in it, will on August 23, 2012, at 1:00PM at the usual and customary location at the Tipton County Court-house, Covington, Tennes-see, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Tipton County, Tennessee, to wit:Parcel ID Number: 41-B-F-25.00Address/Description: 310 Elm Street, Covington, TN 38019.Legal Description in Book 1256, Page 415 of Convey-ance Deed, Register’s office for Tipton County, Tennessee.Current Owner(s): Floyd Dyson and Willie Clements.Other Interested Party(ies): M&M Bail Bond Company and Internal Revenue Service.The sale of the property de-scribed above shall be sub-ject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for unpaid property taxes; any re-strictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture fil-ing; a deed of trust; and any matter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; andAll right and equity of redemp-tion, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are ex-pressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the under-signed will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon an-nouncement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.This office is attempting to col-lect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substi-tute TrusteeM.Todd Jackson, TN BPR 23455Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substi-tute Trusteec/o Tennessee Foreclosure Department 5431 Oleander Drive, Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PH: 888-251-0331 FX: (910) 392-8597File No.: 12-13321

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TIPTON

COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Charles W. WarrenPetitioner, Docket No: 29707

Vs.

Janis Grandberry,Respondent.

NON-RESIDENT NOTICE

In this cause, it appearing that after diligent search and in-quiry, the whereabouts of Janis Grandberry, the heir of Ethel M. Warren, Deceased, is unknown and cannot be ascertained;

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that all heirs of Ethel M. War-ren, Deceased, who claim an interest in the real estate which is the subject of this cause of action, fi le an answer with the Honorable Tommy L. Fullen, Esq., 5104 Stage Road, Mem-phis, Tennessee, 38134 and with the Chancery Court of Tip-ton County, 1801 South College Street, Suite 110, Covington, Tennessee, 38019 on or before Oct. 15 2012, otherwise the Pe-tition will be taken to confessed to each of them, judgment by default may be entered and the cause set for hearing ex parte.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this notice is published for four consecutive weeks in theCovington Leader, a newspa-per published in Covington, Tennessee.

This 2nd day of August, 2012

Tommy L. FullenAttorney for the Petitioner5104 Stage RoadMemphis, TN [email protected]

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Case Number 84CH1-2012-PR-3029

Estate of Nancy G. Fortner, de-ceasedNotice is hereby given that on July 19 of 2012 letter testamen-tary (or of administration as the case may be) in respect of the estate of Nancy G. Fortner, who died November 24, 2011, were issued to the undersigned by the Tipton County Chancery Court of Tipton County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to fi le the same with the Clerk of the above-named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be barred:

(1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the fi rst publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least (60) days before date that is four (4) months from the date of the fi rst publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an ac-tual copy of the notice to credi-tors, if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the fi rst publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or

(2) Twelve (12) months from the dependent’s date of death.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

Linda Fortner HersbergerAdministrator CTA

Judy Billings, Clerk and Master1801 S. College St., Suite 110Covington, TN 38019

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS


Estate of Clara H. McMillin, de-ceasedNotice is hereby given that on July 24 of 2012 letter testamen-tary (or of administration as the case may be) in respect of the estate of Clara H. McMillin, who died June 15, 2012, were is-sued to the undersigned by the Tipton County Chancery Court of Tipton County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to fi le the same with the Clerk of the above-named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be barred:




Robert Wayne McMillinAdministrator CTA


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NOTICE TO CREDITORS


Estate of Billie Frances Gar-ner, deceasedNotice is hereby given that on July 25 of 2012 letter testamen-tary (or of administration as the case may be) in respect of the estate of Billie Frances Garner, who died July 1, 2012, were is-sued to the undersigned by the Tipton County Chancery Court of Tipton County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to fi le the same with

the Clerk of the above-named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be barred:




William Steven GarnerBarry C. BlackburnCo-Executors


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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALE Default having been made in the terms, conditions, and pay-ments provided in a certain Deed of Trust dated AUGUST 24, 1999, executed by JAMES A. PUGH AND BRENDA K. PUGH (A/K/A BRENDA KAY PUGH), HUSBAND AND WIFE, to MONTE CONNELL, Trustee, of record in RECORD BOOK 876, PAGE 809, for the benefit of AMERICAN MORT-GAGE SERVICES, INC., in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee and to J. PHILLIP JONES, appointed as Substitute Trustee in an instru-ment of record in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Ten-nessee, to secure the indebt-edness described; WHEREAS, the said Deed of Trust was last assigned to FIRSTAR BANK, N.A., the entire indebtedness having been declared due and payable by U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO FIRSTAR BANK, N.A. be-ing the present owner/holder or authorized agent, designee or servicer of the holder/owner of said indebtedness, has re-quested foreclosure proceed-ings to be instituted; and as provided in said Deed of Trust, I, J. PHILLIP JONES, will by virtue of the power and author-ity vested in me as Substitute Trustee, on THURSDAY, SEP-TEMBER 6, 2012 AT 12:00 P.M. (NOON), AT THE NORTH DOOR OF THE TIPTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN COVINGTON, TIPTON COUN-TY, TENNESSEE, sell to the highest bidder for cash, free from the equity of redemption, homestead, and dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived, and subject to any unpaid taxes, if any, the following described property in TIPTON County, Tennessee, to wit:PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF TIPTON, TENNESSEE:LOT 123, SQUIRES GROVE SUBDIVISION, SECTION “C”, PHASE II AS RECORDED IN PLAT CABINET “E”, SLIDE 21 IN THE REGISTER’S OF-FICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TN AND BEING MORE PAR-TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:BEGINNING AT A FOUND IRON PIN IN THE EAST LINE OF KINGS DRIVE, SAID PIN BEING IN THE NORTH-WEST CORNER OF LOT 122; THENCE NORTH 02 DEGREES, 38 MINUTES, 08 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF KINGS DRIVE, 110.00 FEET TO A FOUND IRON PIN IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 124; THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES, 21 MINUTES, 52 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 124, 212.44 FEET TO A FOUND IRON PIN; THENCE SOUTH 02 DEGREES, 26 MINUTES, 05 SECONDS WEST, 110.43 FEET TO A FOUND IRON PIN IN THE NORTHEAST COR-NER OF LOT 122; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES, 21 MINUTES, 52 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 122, 222.20 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE-GINNING.THERE IS A 25.0 FOOT UTIL-ITY AND DRAINAGE EASE-MENT ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THIS LOT AS SHOWN ON THE RECORDED PLAT.SUBJECT TO SUBDIVISION RESTRICTIONS AT BOOK 811, PAGE 899 AND BUILD-

ING LINES AND EASEMENTS AS RECORDED AT PLAT CABINET E, SLIDE 21 OF THE SAID REGIS-TER’S OFFICE.BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JAMES A. PUGH AND BRENDA K. PUGH, HUS-BAND AND WIFE, BY DEED DATED AUGUST 24, 1999 OF RECORD IN RECORD BOOK 876, PAGE 807, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. THIS IS IMPROVED PROPERTY KNOWN AS 272 KINGS DRIVE, ATOKA, TN 38004.MAP 142A GROUP D PARCEL 123.00THE SALE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS WITHOUT WAR-RANTY OF ANY KIND, AND IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ANY TENANT(S) OR OTHER PARTIES OR ENTITIES IN POSSESSION OF THE PROP-ERTY.THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, IF ANY, ANY PRI-OR LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES LEASES, EASEMENTS AND ALL OTHER MATTERS OF RECORD INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRIORITY OF ANY FIX-TURE FILING. IF THE U.S. DE-PARTMENT OF THE TREASURY/ INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, OR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT ARE LISTED AS INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE ADVERTISE-MENT, THEN THE NOTICE OF THIS FORECLOSURE IS BEING GIVEN TO THEM, AND THE SALE WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE AP-PLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL EN-TITIES RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY, ALL AS REQUIRED BY 26 U.S.C. 7425 AND T.C.A. 67-1-1433. IF APPLICABLE, THE NO-TICE REQUIREMENTS OF T.C.A. 35-5-117 HAVE BEEN MET.THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RE-SERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALEIN THE EVENT THE HIGHEST BIDDER DOES NOT HONOR THE HIGHEST BID WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE NEXT HIGHEST BID WILL BE DEEMED THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER.OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: NONE OF RECORDTHIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COL-LECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This day, June 25, 2012. This is improved property known as 272 KINGS DRIVE, ATOKA, TN 38004.J. PHILLIP JONES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE1800 HAYES STREETNASHVILLE, TN 37203(615) 254-4430www.phillipjoneslaw.comF12-06549aug3w

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured by that certain Real Estate Deed of Trust for Tennessee executed on June 27, 2005, by Amy L. Webb, a single person, to Mary Ruth Tackett, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee in Book 1213, Page 426-432, recorded June 29, 2005, (“Deed of Trust”); and WHEREAS, the beneficial in-terest of said Deed(s) of Trust is the United States of America, acting by and through the United States De-partment of Agriculture (“USDA”); and WHEREAS, USDA, the current owner and holder of said Deed(s) of Trust appointed Arlisa Armstrong as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, with all the rights, pow-ers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed(s) of Trust; and NOW THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed(s) of Trust by USDA, and Arli-sa Armstrong as Substitute Trustee, or duly appointed agent, pursuant to the power, duty, and authorization in and conferred by said Deed(s) of Trust, will on Wednesday, Sep-tember 5, 2012, commencing at 10:00 A.M. at the north door at the Tipton County Courthouse, Coving-ton Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest bidder either for cash or 10 percent of the high bid price as a non-refundable deposit with balance due within ten (10) days of sale, (and if such bal-ance goes unpaid, USDA will retain the deposit and re-foreclose) the following described property lying and being in the 6th Civil District in Tipton County, Tennessee to wit:Lot 56, Park Place Subdivision, Re-vised Section C, as shown plat of record in Plat Cabinet E, Slide 187-A in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said lot.Being the same property conveyed to Amy L. Webb, by deed of record in Deed Book 1213, Page 424, in the said Register’s Office. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 106 Pennsylvania Avenue Munford, TN 38058CURRENT OWNERS: Amy L. Webb The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all mat-ters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or setback

lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accu-rate survey of the premises might disclose.All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed(s) of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the under-signed will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.Publication Dates: 08/14/12, 08/21/12 and 08/28/12Arlisa ArmstrongSubstitute Trustee85G Stonebrook PlaceJackson, TN 38305http//www.resales.usda.gov

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

STATE OF TENNESSEE, TIPTON COUNTYWHEREAS, Randy Gerald Reed and JoAnn Reed executed a Deed of Trust to EquiFirst Corporation, Lender and Duke N Brasfield, At-torney, Trustee(s), which was dated September 13, 2007 and recorded on September 20, 2007 in Book 1364 at Page 290, Tipton County, Tennessee Register of Deeds.WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debt(s) and obligation(s) thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current holder of said Deed of Trust, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association as grantor trustee of the Protium Mas-ter grantor Trust, (the “Holder”), ap-pointed the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Tipton County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; andNOW, THEREFORE, notice is here-by given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Holder, and that as agent for the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on August 31, 2012, at 12:00PM at the usual and customary location at the Tipton County Courthouse, Cov-ington, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Tip-ton County, Tennessee, to wit:Parcel ID Number: 145D-A018.00Address/Description: 686 Simmons Road, Drummonds, TN 38023.Legal Description in Book 535, Page 145 of Conveyance Deed, Register’s office for Tipton County, Tennessee.Current Owner(s): Randy Gerald Reed and JoAnn Reed.Other Interested Party(ies): None Know.The sale of the property described above shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for un-paid property taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; a deed of trust; and any mat-ter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; andAll right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the un-dersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.This office is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee M.Todd Jackson, TN BPR 23455Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trusteec/o Tennessee Foreclosure Depart-ment 5431 Oleander Drive, Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PH: 888-251-0331 FX: (910) 392-8597File No.: 12-1345009aug3w

Bailey’s Automotive & Racing

3252 Glensprings

RoadDrummonds, TN

38023

For sale by auctionAugust 17, 2012 10:00 a.m.

(1) 1991 Mercury Grand MarquisVIN# 2MECM748MX667218

Bailey’s Automotive & Racing

3252 Glensprings Road

Drummonds, TN 38023

For sale by auctionAugust 18, 2012 8:30 a.m.

(1) 1993 Chevy BarettaVIN# 1G1LV1348PY138304

Billy’s Auto Shop6142 Hwy 14 S.

Brighton, TN 38011901-476-2165

The following autos will be sold at auction at the above address on

August 30, 2012 at 9 a.m.

(1) 2005 Chevy ImpalaVIN# 2G1WF52E159221482

(2) 1989 Chevy PUVIN# 2GCEK19K6K1249162

(3) 1986 Ford RangerVIN# 1FTCR15T8GPB69177

(4) 1974 JeepVIN# JA4A452CN72051

NOTICE TO CREDITORS


Estate of Bessie Maude Denton, deceasedNotice is hereby given that on July 30 of 2012 letter testamentary (or of administration as the case may be) in respect of the estate of Bessie Maude Denton, who died July 7, 2012, were issued to the undersigned by the Tipton County Chancery Court of Tipton County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above-named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) other-wise their claims will be barred:(1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or post-ing, as the case may be) of this no-tice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least (60) days before date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors, if the credi-tor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or post-ing) as described in (1) (A); or(2) Twelve (12) months from the de-pendent’s date of death.All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the un-dersigned at once.Claribell Clete D. WesterExecutrixJudy Billings, Clerk and Master1801 S. College St., Suite 110Covington, TN 3801909aug2wp

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

No. 29927 IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEEHARRY WAYNE HUTCHISON, JR.PlaintiffVS.MELANNIE GARCIA HUTCHISINDefendantIt appearing from the sworn Com-plaint for Absolute Divorce filed in this cause, thatthe whereabouts of the Defendant, Me1annie Garcia Hutchison, are unknown and cannotbe ascertained upon diligent in-quiry.It is therefore ordered that Defen-dant, Melannie Garcia Hutchison make her appearanceat the Chancery Court of Tipton County, Tennessee, 1801 South College, Covington,

Tennessee on Thursday, the lSI day of November, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., and answerPlaintiffs’ Complaint for Absolute Di-vorce or the same will be taken as confessed as toDefendant and this cause proceed-ed with ex parte, and that a copy of this order bepublished once a week for four con-secutive weeks in The Leader pub-lished in Covington,Tipton County, Tennessee.This 9 day of August, 2012.Chancery Court of Tipton CountyJudy BllingsClerk and MasterRichard McFallAttorney for Plaintiff118 West Pleasant Ave.Covington, TN 38019901-475-673509aug4wp

NOTICE TO CREDITORS


Estate of Ernestine Mary Good-win, deceasedNotice is hereby given that on July 31 of 2012 letter testamentary (or of administration as the case may be) in respect of the estate of Er-nestine Mary Goodwin, who died May 12, 2012, were issued to the undersigned by the Tipton County Chancery Court of Tipton County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above-named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) other-wise their claims will be barred:(1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or post-ing, as the case may be) of this no-tice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least (60) days before date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors, if the credi-tor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or post-ing) as described in (1) (A); or(2) Twelve (12) months from the de-pendent’s date of death.All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the un-dersigned at once.Marianne PopeExecutrixJudy Billings, Clerk and Master1801 S. College St., Suite 110Covington, TN 3801909aug2wp

NOTICE TO CREDITORS


Estate of Danny Lee Noles, de-ceasedNotice is hereby given that on July 30 of 2012 letter testamentary (or of administration as the case may be) in respect of the estate of Danny Lee Noles, who died Feb-ruary 2, 2012, were issued to the undersigned by the Tipton County Chancery Court of Tipton County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above-named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) other-wise their claims will be barred:(1) (A) Four (4) months from the

date of the first publication (or post-ing, as the case may be) of this no-tice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least (60) days before date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors, if the credi-tor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or post-ing) as described in (1) (A); or(2) Twelve (12) months from the de-pendent’s date of death.All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the un-dersigned at once.Darlene Bell FergusonAdministratrixJudy Billings, Clerk and Master

1801 S. College St., Suite 110Covington, TN 3801909aug2wp

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AGENDA

HTL Advantage

The Board of Directors of HTL Advantage will meet on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 9:00am at the Brownsville-Haywood County Chamber of Commerce offices in Brownsville, TN 38012.

1. Call to Order – Jeff Huffman, Chairman2. Pledge of Allegiance3. Approve Minutes from June 28th, 2012 HTL Advantage Board Meeting – Jeff Huffman4. Discuss and Consider HTL Advantage Financials – Duane Lavery5. Discuss Follow-Up to Southern Growth Policies Board Conference on Workforce Development6. Other Business7. Adjourn

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INVITATION TO BIDDERS

The Town of Brighton requests separate sealed bids for the following item:

ASPHALT PAVING – HOT MIXBids shall be received by the Town of Brighton at the Brigh-ton Town Hall in Brighton, Tennessee until 4:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Board of Mayor and Alder-men meeting at 7:00 p.m. on the same day at the Brighton Town Hall in Brighton, Tennessee.

Bids sent by mail should be addressed to the Town of Brigh-ton, 139 North Main Street, Brighton, TN 38011. Bid sheets shall be enclosed in a separate sealed envelope marked “HOT MIX BID ENCLOSED”, thus preventing the bid from being opened in error.

Bids will not be received or accepted after the time speci-fied above for the opening of the bids. Bids submitted after the designated hour will be deemed invalid and returned unopened to the bidder. A bidder may not withdraw his bid for (60) sixty days after the opening bid date.

The bidder shall comply with all state, federal, and local laws and/or regulations. Special laws, regulations, and executive orders that are applicable to the bid shall include but not be limited to: failure to list a specific law, etc., however, shall not act as a waiver of its enforcement.

Bid specifications are available at the Brighton Town Hall Office. Town of Brighton reserves the right to accept and/or reject any or all bids.

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CITY OF MUNFORD

The City of Munford is accepting bids on theMUNFORD POLICE DEPT EXPANSION

All interested bidders shall comply with the terms outlined in the following bid schedule:

1. Pre-bid Project Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 14, 2012, Munford Board Room, 63 College Street at 2:00 p.m.

2. Bid Opening is scheduled for Thursday, August 23rd, 2012, Munford Board Room, 63 College Street at 2:00 p.m.

3. Announce bid award by Thursday August 30th.

For additional information, please contact Neal Hunter at the City of Munford at 901-837-0171.

Stacy M. CraigCity Recorder 9aug1w

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Tipton County Leg-islative Meeting will be held on Monday August 13, 2012 at 7:00pm. This meeting will take place fol-lowing the Finance and Administration Meeting which begins at 6:00pm. Both meetings will be held at the Justice Center.

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108 E. Liberty Ave. Covington’s Historic Court Square

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Greetings. More rain came down

on last Friday morning. It came down in buckets so it seemed. After it was over, again the heat came back seemingly hotter than ever.

Our hearts were sad-dened last week learning of several passings. Willie Lemons, husband of Nellie Lemons of Atoka, passed away. This family is a part of our family in Jamestown, the Smith family.

Also, the Barlow Funeral Home family of Covington lost their sister, Gloria Bar-low, formerly of Coving-ton. She's the sister of Rev. Quincy Barlow, also of Cov-ington. Let us keep both of these families in our hearts and in our prayers at this time.

We are all geared up for North Star's very first an-nual usher day, which is this Sunday afternoon at 2:30. The ushers will honor our founder, the late Doro-thy Ivra, who passed away prior to the organization of

this great usher board. The Rev. Pearl Lurry and Vision Temple Ecumenical Church of Memphis will be special guests. Rev. Pearl Andrews of Bright Hill M.B., Jame-stown, will speak on “Gate-keepers – Ushers.” Emcee of the afternoon will be Rev. White, St. Stephens M.B. Church of Covington.

Several special honors are also to be announced doing the service on Sun-day. Refreshments will be served after our 11 a.m. service ends. Rev. Steven Miller is founding pastor. Sis. Dorothy Ingram Miller is first lady. Rev. Stevens is the son of Jamestown's very own Amos (A.E.) Miller and Sallie Miller Cummings of Millington. The public's in-vited. Please some join us this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. for a nice treat.

On Saturday, Aug. 11 from 9:30 a.m. to noon, there will be a back-to-school carnival at North Star Community Church in Memphis. Sev-eral schools from this area,

including some from Bright Hill, will on hand to share in this excitement. First lady Dorothy Miller, Izala Brad-ford and Denise Westbrooks are sponsors of this event.

This is the first week of school. Let us all be mindful of our children, especially our little ones. The are cute littler darters, so be on the lookout for them.

We are in prayer for Jen-nie Stewart, Posey Reed, Joseph Heaston Sr., Min. Pink Sherrill Jr., Ruth Al-ston, Willie Shade Alston, Louise Alston, Ruth Grif-fin, Katarene Harber, Isiah Burton Sr. and Willie Mae Burton, Mary Burton, Con-nie and Christine Brown, Eula Culbreath and fam-ily, Carlotta Jones, Flossie Woods, Jessie Lawson, Beulah Wakefield, Rev. and Mrs. Richard Coe, Wayne Jerry, George Harper, John-nie Thompson, Percy White and family, Robert Smith and family, Doris King, Ida

Fletcher, Mary Ballard, Tyn-dall Miller, Gladys Miller and family, Rhonda Heas-ton McLin and family, Mary Sue Martin, Danny Heaston and our men and women of the armed forces.

Happy birthday this week to Brenda Bounds, Sallie Cummings, Anthony Cross Sr., Nevada Young, Juanita Tolbert, Eddie Jones Sr., Gary Hall, Christy Young, Mike Gray, Carl Burton Sr., Alice Maris (Cobbs), Rev. S.P. Cole and Robbie Maclin Gray.

This is it for this week. Remember: “In the game life, sitting on the sidelines have you missing out on the game.” Until next time.

JamestownDarSay Burton


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