May 29, 2026
Obituaries
Beadie Keith, 86
Beadie Keith, 86, was born March 13, 1940 in Tullahoma and passed May 13, 2026.
Patsy Yvonne Beare, 94
Patsy Yvonne Beare, passed this life on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at Bailey Manor in Manchester at the age of 94.
Emmett Ephriam Eden_ield, 96
Emmett Ephriam Edenfield, 96, of Tullahoma passed away on [May 13, 2026 in Ooltewah, Tennessee. He was born on Aug. 8, 1929, in Miami, Florida, to the late Emmett and Ella Edenfield. He was married to the late Jean Edenfield for 64 years.
Kay Regalia Larson, 67
Kay Regalia Larson, 67, of Pueblo West, Colorado, and formerly of Tullahoma passed away peacefully on December 24, 2025, at a Colorado Springs, Colorado hospital following an illness. She was surrounded by love, with her devoted husband Paul and her children Brad and Jenna by her side.
Lonnie Cecil Stevens, 79
Lonnie Cecil Stevens, 79, of Winchester, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, May 15, 2026. He was born on Aug. 31, 1946, in the Anderson Community of Franklin County, to the late Tommie and Annie Pearl (Wells) Stevens.
James Edward “Jimmy” Penn, 88
Tullahoma News – May 13, 2026 James Edward “Jimmy” Penn, 88, of Normandy died May 3, 2026.
Bertie Mae Davis, 95
Bertie Mae Davis, 95, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2026. She was born on September 29, 1930, in Harvest, Alabama, to her late parents, Harvey Lee Robison and Clator Ola Butler Robison.
Orville Jerome “OJ” McCormick Jr, 87
Orville Jerome McCormick Jr “OJ” of Manchester passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026. He was 87. Mr. McCormick was born in Manchester, Tennessee, and was the youngest of eight children. He graduated from Coffee County High School, Class of 1957 and joined the US Navy on November 25, 1957, and began a 21-year career serving our Country. He was assigned to USS MCCAFFERY DD-860, the USS OKLAHOMA City CLG-5 and to the USS LITTLE ROCK CLG-4. He served in Vietnam 1964-1966. He served 28 consecutive months on Yankee Station and other areas of combat with air strikes. He was awarded 4 Gold/Bronze Stars plus ribbon, Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam and Cuban Blockade, Presidential Unit Citation, and others. He was stationed at multiple Naval Bases on the East Coast and West Coast. Upon retiring from the Navy in 1977, he then went to work with Morrison & Knudsen (MK) in Tullahoma, TN at AEDC, and again going to big job sites across the Country. He retired in 1997.
Bobby Alfred Womble, 92
Bobby Alfred Womble was born on March 16, 1934, in Moore County, TN, to Payton and Eva Patterson Womble. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones in Murfreesboro, TN, on April 29, 2026.
Howard Leo Eads, 86
Howard Leo Eads of Tullahoma passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center at the age of 86.