Did the Coffee County School Board do the right thing by not extending the contract of Schools Director Kenny Casteel?

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	The board's reason behind its decision should have been made clear

Obituaries for May 22, 2010

Written by tsi staff | 28 May 2010

Gavin Pierce demarest
Funeral services for Gavin Pierce Demarest, age 2 of Manchester, were conducted Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 1 p.m. at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Bro. Charles Williams officiating. Burial followed in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Gavin passed away Saturday, May 15, 2010.
Gavin was born July 19, 2007 in Murfreesboro to Raheen Demarest and Loraine Sizemore Demarest. He was a very happy boy who loved watching Little Einstein’s, the Mickey Mouse Club, and Elmo. Gavin also enjoyed playing with cars and spending time with his brothers and sisters. Although he had never been fishing, he loved his fishing pole and couldn’t wait until his first fishing trip.
In addition to his parents, Raheen and Loraine, he is also survived by brothers, Dimitri, Devontae, and Aidan; sisters, Azure and Tamia Demarest of Manchester; maternal grandparents, Reggie and Charlene Sizemore of Altamont; paternal grandparents, Lionel and Kim Demarest of Nashville; maternal great-grandparents, Doug and Dot Sizemore of Chickamauga, GA; paternal great-grandmother, Ruth L. Demarest of Nashville; Aunts, Rae Bousum of PA, Beth Sizemore of Altamont, Charmaine Renteria of Atlanta, Lynell Demarest of Nashville, and several cousins.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been set up at American City Bank in Manchester in Gavin’s name. Please contact American City Bank to make a donation.
Online condolences may be made at www.coffeecountyfuneralchapel.com. COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

SAMANTHA ELIZABETH ‘SIS’ DENBY
Samantha Elizabeth “Sis” Denby, age 77 of Lynchburg passed away Monday, May 17, 2010 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. She was a native of Decherd and the daughter of the late Buster Bill and Fannie Mae Burt Steele. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sons Jerry Wayne and David Wade Denby; grandsons Jordan Nathaniel Denby and Johnny Levi Denby III and a son in law Teddy Sawyer.
She is survived by her husband Johnny Levi Denby; children Barbara (James) Austell of Lynchburg, Nancy Bomar of Tullahoma, Dorothy (Michael) Jean, Penny Alexander and Patricia Ann Sawyer all of Lynchburg, John (Rebecca) Denby of Tullahoma, Billy Gene (Stacey) Denby of Cowan, Joseph (Tisha) Denby and Samantha Elizabeth Denby (Maurice) Bland all of Tullahoma; an aunt Martha Burton of Nashville; thirty grandchildren and thirty nine great grandchildren and several other loving family and friends.
Visitation with the family was on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 from 5:00 until 8:00 pm at the funeral home where funeral services were held at 2:00pm Thursday in the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel with Vincent Cooley officiating. Burial followed in the Hunt Cemetery.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.tullahomafuneralhome.com. Tullahoma Funeral Home is in charge arrangements.

VICTOR RAY ‘DUKUM’ WILDER
Funeral services for Mr. Victor Ray “Dukum” Wilder, age 57, of Morrison, TN, were conducted at 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 20 at the Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplin Larry Henley officiating. Visitation with the family was on Thursday, beginning at 12:00 PM until time of service. Mr. Wilder passed away Tuesday morning at his residence.
Mr. Wilder was born in Franklin Co, the son of late Victor Eugene and Willie Ruth Coker Wilder. He was an oiler with TVA and a member of Altamont Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, Mr. Wilder was preceded in death by a brother, Danny J. Wilder; and a sister, Suzie Wilder Reed. He is survived by his loving wife, Deborah Quandt Wilder; two sons, Eric Ray Wilder of Manchester and Dusty P. Wilder of Lynchburg; two daughters, Vickie (Toby) Bearden of Lynchburg and Audrey A. Arthur of Tullahoma; one brother, Ronnie E. Wilder of CA; one sister, Billie Gale Barrett of McMinnville; and six grandchildren, Blake L. Wilder, Dillian R. Wilder, Dusty P. Wilder, Jr., Teresa C. Breaden, Abby Johnson (Wilder), and Eden Rose Wilder.
In lieu of flowers, a donation account in memory of Mr. Wilder has been set up at Coffee County Bank.
Online condolences may be made at www.manchesterfuneralhome.com
ARRANGEMENTS BY MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME (931)728-3505