Moore-Cortner Funeral Home

01/29/2026

Lucy Ann Boss, age 89, passed away the morning of Monday, January 26, 2026, surrounded by the love of her life, William H. Boss (Bill) and her loved ones in Tullahoma, TN.

A warm-weather celebration of Lucy’s life will be held at a later date, to include a memorial service at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tullahoma, followed by a traditional potluck picnic at Lucy and Bill’s home. Those who wish to be invited may email lucyboss@hotmail.com with contact information.

Lucy desired the celebration of life to be a happy, outdoor event where friends and loved ones visit, laugh, swim, play badminton and volleyball, share food, and tell stories. If you knew Lucy, this is the perfect representation of her happy spirit. Per her husband, “Lucy was as close to perfect as a human could get.” Some say she’s the only saint they’ve ever met.

Lucy, known by her family as “Lulu,” is esteemed for her compassion, dedication to service, and her joyous presence. Lucy grew up in Akron, Ohio, where she met and fell in love with her spouse, Bill Boss, as a summer Camp Y-NOAH counselor. Lucy graduated from Garfield High School, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Akron University, and served as president of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. Lucy was an avid swimmer, swim teacher, water aerobics instructor, tennis player, snow skier, and windsurfer. She played a fierce game of racquetball, badminton, and volleyball. She dedicated her life to nurturing her husband and four children as the Air Force military family moved across the United States, while forming meaningful connections within each community. Their life adventures included residencies in Ohio, Michigan, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Florida, and Alaska. Lucy and family finally settled in Tullahoma in 1974, where they acquired horses, goats, sheep, ducks, chickens, and a cow to get a taste of farm life. Lucy volunteered hundreds of hours to preserve over 50 years of history of the South Jackson Civic Center, Community Playhouse into numerous albums. Lucy spent her life playing piano, teaching kids and adults to swim, and leading Silver Sneakers Water Aerobics for the City of Tullahoma until she was 86 years old. Lucy loved growing flowers, picking bouquets, staying active, playing with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and quietly helping others from all backgrounds and walks of life.

One of Lucy’s most significant impacts on the world was working as volunteer international ambassador in the 1980s for the Open Door Student Exchange, enriching the lives of dozens of Tullahoma families and contributing to the educational life of Tullahoma schools. In addition to coordinating homestays and serving as a personal contact and resource for dozens of exchange students, Lucy expanded the Boss family by hosting beloved students Monica Julio (Chile), Maria Teresa Andrade (Brazil), Dalia Khalil (Egypt), Esteban Vergara (Ecuador), Rio (Philippines), Michong Stowe (Korea), Brigitta and Tinny Von Messling (Germany), and Erica Ring (Norway).

Lucy was a pillar of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tullahoma as a dedicated member and volunteer for fifty years. She arrived early and stayed late to provide hot coffee and a warm welcome for members and visitors, played piano for services, authored the newsletter, provided flower arrangements, visited the sick, mowed the grass, cleaned the building, organized church yard sales, recycled aluminum cans, and more.

Lucy is preceded in death by her parents, Herman William Hoppstock, who immigrated to the United States from the Province of Hanover, Prussia in Germany, and Florence Clerc Hoppstock, who immigrated from Vevey, Switzerland.

Lucy is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, William (Bill) Harold Boss; children Randy Boss (Susan Martino), Tammy Hall, Annie Clements (Noel), and Daniel Alan Boss (Kim); grandchildren Dustin Boss (Shanna), Shawn Boss (Ashley), Andy Hall (Molly), Brittany Hall (BJ Jennings), David Flanigan (Jenny), Daniel Flanigan (Vinnie Turocy), Noah Flanigan (Teale), Sarah Flanigan (Clay Thomas), Zoe Clements (Greg Miller), Charlie Boss, and Violet Boss; and great-grandchildren Lucy Kay Boss, Sophie Boss, Nora Madelyn Boss, Thomas Rubio, Victoria Rubio, Adrianna Hall, Maddox Hall, Gracie Willingham, Baylor Jennings, Ellie Flanigan, Emmie Flanigan, and Leif Flanigan.

She is also survived by brother Fredrick Hoppstock (Mona); sister-in-law Nancy Boss Wells; nephews Eric and Mark Hoppstock and their offspring; nieces Karen Svab, Lisa Jones, Sarah Aitken, and Mary Welland and their offspring; cousin-in-law Bill A. Boss (Ellen); her lifelong humorist, penpal and childhood friend, Ms. Carol Maier Dybo; dear friends, Daniel P. Flanigan, Jennifer Wendell; and numerous friends from her Silver Sneakers Water Aerobics Class, Unitarian Church of Tullahoma, South Jackson Civic Center, and the Tullahoma Community Playhouse.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations in memory of Lucy Ann Boss to Nacel Open Door student exchange organization (givemn.org/organization/Nacelopendoor) to foster international family experiences in the US and abroad, or the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (alzfdn.org) to support Alzheimer’s research and education, or the Nashville International Center for Empowerment (empowernashville.org) to provide support to refugees and immigrants in Middle Tennessee.

Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 300 First Ave NW, Wi******er, TN, 37398, (931)-967-2222, www.moorecortner.com.

01/29/2026

01/27/2026

Jean Girton Jones, age 98 of Wi******er, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026, at Bailey Manor. She was born August 8, 1927, in a small house in Wi******er, Tennessee, off of South High Street to the late Roscoe Girton and Effie Gattis Girton.

Before her death, Jean’s children encouraged her to write her life story. It is as follows…

I never met my grandfather or grandmother on my dad’s side as they passed away before my father and mother married. Their home still stands on Lee Street in Wi******er. My father’s mother was sick for several years and my grandfather traveled a lot on business. To take care of his wife he hired a lady that lived with them to take care of the household and his wife along with my father’s four brothers and a sister. When my father’s mother died my grandfather married the lady employed to take care of the family. And they had four boys and a girl. My father said they were all really close and grew up in a loving home. After a period, they moved to Wi******er, Tennessee, from the state of Illinois.

My mother’s parents were Robert (Bob) Gattis and Polly Brown Gattis. They lived on a farm off the Lynchburg Highway in the Broadview Community. The two-story house still stands, has been remodeled, and is located on the left side of the road. The farm is located down the road from the old Broadview Grocery Store. I would visit for a week at a time every summer. As farmers they had pigs, cows, and chickens. They sold milk and cream from the cows in addition to other farm products. My grandmother would buy crackers and King Leo Peppermint candy sticks for me from a man in a traveling grocery truck. And She would let me sell him fresh eggs. I slept upstairs with the other children at home while visiting. When the lights were put out, I would cry to go downstairs to sleep with my grandparents. My grandmother would meet me at the bottom of the steps with an oil lamp, and I would join them in their bed. I loved both of them very much. They would let me help with chores including using the churn to make butter. I also attempted to help with the milking but after turning over a bucket of milk that was the end of participating in that chore. My grandfather would place hay in the bed of the horse drawn wagon, and we would all sit in the back on the way to Church. They also had an old pump organ at the house and my grandmother would play. We would have several neighbors over to sing along with fresh baked cookies and cake washed down with fresh spring water.

I was an only child for the first twelve years of my life with a stay-home mother before my only sibling, a sister, was born. My father was a self-employed carpenter by trade. He made furniture, constructed wood framing for buildings, helped with remodeling jobs, and installed roofing. He stayed very busy providing for our family. I remember him building me doll furniture as well as other furniture. He is remembered for having the reputation of being one of the best roof carpenters in Wi******er. I received very much attention from my father when he was not working. The result of attention from my father and mother contributed to me being ahead of many children my age. After completing first grade, the teacher suggested I skip second grade and enter third grade. However, I wished to remain with my friends I had made and not skip second grade.

My Mother was the oldest of eleven children and helped raise her siblings. My mother’s sister next to her in age died when she was twenty-four years of age. She left a three-year-old daughter and a seven-month-old son. The newborn baby boy was cared for by the father’s family. However, the little girl lived with us for a while until she moved in with my grandparents on their farm and attended school in Owl Hollow. She would spend summers with us and being two years older became like an older sister to me.

I attended Mary Sharp Elementary School which was located where the Board Of Education is now located at 215 S College St, Wi******er, Tennessee. Gordon Sanders was the principal. I worked in the office during my 7th and 8th grade school years. I then attended four years at Central High School located where Clark Memorial Elementary School now stands. I arranged my classes in order to have my study hall the last period each day so I could leave at 2 O’clock for work at The Copeland Brothers Produce House in Wi******er on North High Street. They bought and sold eggs, chickens, hogs, livestock feed, and hides. I operated the cash register and helped keep books. I worked each day till 6PM. Later they built a grocery store and was employed there working after school each day and on Saturdays.

While attending High School I took typing and shorthand. I was in the “A” Club all four years, Glee Club, and belonged to the Rainbow Girls. My last year of High School I went to Nashville, Tennessee, with Mrs. Robert Rowell, my commercial teacher, and three other students to submit an application to The National Life & Accident Insurance Company. While there we also went to the Federal Building and took a Civil Service Test. We were tested for our typing and shorthand skills. One interesting requirement for the job was to be female and single. Two of us girls got jobs. One of my best friends throughout school, Lois Ray Holland, was the other girl that got the job. I was so impressed with the beautiful offices. And it was so exciting to work in the most modern and highest office building in Nashville. Also in the building was the radio station WSM. Taking its callsign from the company's motto, We Shield Millions (which was in turn taken from its shield-shaped logo), the station became a 50,000-watt Clear channel station (clear channel meaning no other station could broadcast on that frequency). Its studios were initially in the National Life office building in downtown Nashville at Seventh and Union Streets. Management began the program that was soon to become the Grand Ole Opry, which made country music (then generally referred to as "hillbilly music") more mainstream than it had been previously. Excited to be surrounded by all this was an understatement.

I worked in what was called the Colored Claims Department. My job consisted of making changes in beneficiaries of life insurance policies. The only drawback to employment at the National Life & Accident Insurance Company was the job didn’t pay that much to live comfortably in downtown Nashville. Lois and I lived at the Maxwell House Hotel for two weeks until we found an apartment. We would ride the city bus after work each day looking for an apartment. We found accommodations at the McDowell’s which was two stone houses located at 1918 West End Avenue near Vanderbilt University. Women lived in one and men the other. We had one bedroom and a shared bathroom. Breakfast was served each morning at 7AM. We couldn’t take advantage of breakfast as we had to catch a bus for downtown each morning for work. We would eat breakfast at Krystal each morning consisting of a piece of toast and orange juice. For lunch we would go to Walgreen’s and get a plate lunch of a meat two vegetables for 59 cents. We ate at the apartment each evening as a large family meal was served. Often times I would call home for money to finish out the month till I was paid. Our monthly rent was $70.00. While working at the National Life & Accident Insurance Company I received my Civil Service Rating. Which resulted in the next phase of my working career. I lived and worked in Nashville, Tennessee, for six long months and was ready to return closer to home being just a little homesick. To have the opportunity directly out of high school to work in Nashville, a large city and capital of Tennessee, was an experience I would never forget.

Due to the successful score of the Civil Service Test, I was offered a job as a secretary at Camp Forrest in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and moved back home. It was one of the largest U.S. Army training bases during World War II. The camp served as a training facility for eleven infantry divisions, two battalions of Rangers, numerous medical and supply units, and a number of Army Air Corps personnel. In addition, the camp provided logistical support for the massive Tennessee Maneuvers conducted at intervals from 1941 through early 1945. The camp also employed thousands of civilians in various support roles and housed German prisoners of war. It also served as a hospital center and temporary encampment area for troops during maneuvers. Major General George Patton brought his 2nd Armored Division from Fort Benning, Georgia for maneuvers. My job specifically involved the repatriating of German prisoner’s paperwork to return home. While here the German prisoners worked on surrounding farms. Their jobs included picking-up potatoes and picking peanuts. I also typed payroll checks. We worked in a guarded secure area that we were taken to by bus. We had to park our vehicles in a parking lot at the gate.

I met my future husband, Clarence E Jones from Marion, Indiana, at Camp Forrest. He was being trained for oversees deployment. He served under General George Patton’s 80th Artillery Division landing on Utah Beach. He participated in the following battles and campaigns: Northern France, Battle Of Argenton (Falise Gap), Battle Of Mont St Jean, Ardennes, Rhineland, Luxembourg, and Central Europe. He received the European Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, and Four Bronze Stars. After his twenty-three months of Service he returned and we married. I resigned my job at Camp Forrest.

After marriage I accepted a job as secretary at the Vaughan Hardware Store in Wi******er working at their seed warehouse near the railroad. I was paid $16.00 per week. This job lasted for a year until a better position came available. After working at Vaughan Hardware Store, I was offered the position as Personnel Secretary at General Shoe in Cowan, Tennessee, making $23.00 per week. I worked there for ten years until we began our family.

My Father being a carpenter along with my husband built our house located at 405 Girton Street behind my parents’ house and near my Grandparents house. We lived there for five years before moving to a new house located at 104 Spring Hill Drive. We raised our family and lived there for 31 years. My Mother, Effie Girton, retired from her job as a seamstress and moved in with us enjoying helping raise our two boys. I returned to work at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) as secretary in Purchasing and worked there for twenty-one years. I took early retirement to return home to care for my mother and she passed away seven months after I retired. I soon had to have open heart surgery and did not work for four years.

I returned to the workforce as secretary at the Wi******er Church of Christ and worked there for twelve years. After my husband retired we once again moved to a new house on Tims Ford Lake in Wi******er Village in Wi******er. Afterwards we traveled for several years and visited all but a few States. We certainly have been blessed with grandchildren and great grandchildren and have had a wonderful life. My husband passed away in 2005 after 59 years of marriage. But I continue to lead a very active life enjoying my family. I am a compulsive walker, walking three to four times a week, two to four miles either outside weather permitting or at Church. This has continued to help avoid more heart problems and keeps me mobile. I keep myself busy with Church, volunteer at the American Red Cross with the blood mobile, belong to several organizations, host bridge games, play Rook, travel as often as I can, and visit with friends & neighbors. My advice to others and which I often share is, “I would rather wear out, then rust out.”

I moved to Franklin Manor in October 2024, after living in my own home for 97years. Then in December 2025, I moved to Bailey Manor. Of course, it’s not home but I have been very fortunate to live as long as I have independently to be honest. I do now need help with day-to-day activities. I say many times that I do not understand why God has blessed me with this long life but am so thankful I can do the things I do.

In addition to her parents, Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence E. Jones. She is survived by her loving sons, Larry E. (Mary) Jones and Barry (Lita) Jones; grandchildren, Emily (Michael) McKay, Miranda (Justin) DeFluiter, Jessica (Ben) Fultz, Melanie (Rodney) Darden, and Jon Willison; six great-grandchildren; siblings, Elizabeth (Fred) Judge; nephews, Steve Judge and Mark Judge; and niece, Nicole Judge.

Visitation will be from 12-2pm on Friday, January 30, 2026, at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home. A funeral service will follow at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of Moore-Cortner Funeral Home with Bro. Joseph Horton officiating. Interment will be at Wi******er Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Wi******er Christian Academy.

Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 300 First Ave NW, Wi******er, TN 37398, (931)-967-2222, www.moorecortner.com.

01/27/2026

Sally E. Sloan McCreary, age 81 of Wi******er, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026, at Highpoint Health Center. She was born in Bridgeport, Alabama on June 23, 1944, to the late Charles William and Sarah Josephine (Davis) Sloan. During her work career, Sally was employed at Wi******er Hat Factory, E & B Carpet Mill, and Lanier, before eventually retiring from CKR Manufacturing. She enjoyed crocheting and collecting all things, as well as cheering on the Alabama Crimson Tide. She loved being outside, especially working in her garden, and was already planning on planting her garden this spring. Sally cherished her beloved family and was always the first person to lend a helping hand. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Roy E. Sloan, Charles W. Sloan, Harry W. Sloan, Carl B. Sloan, Ruby Johnson, and Georgia Grant; sons, Jimmy D. McCreary and Charles R. McCreary; grandson, J.D. McCreary; and great-grandson, Matthew Sanders. Sally is survived by her loving husband of sixty-six years, James E. McCreary; son, James D. McCreary; daughter, Ronda (Joseph) Kelly-Gee; grandchildren, Christina McCreary, Jimmy “Tooter” McCreary, Kent McCreary, Jamie (Robby) Brown, Kristie (Tim) Reed, Stacy McCreary, Amanda McCreary, Jessica (Shane) Brinkley, Jacob (Chasity) McCreary, Jason (Tracie) McCreary, Brandi (Brandon) Cook, Ronnie Kelley, Kris (Laurie) Kelley, Korey (Angel) Kelley, and Courtney Gee; several great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Judy McCreary; brother, James L. (Sylvia) Sloan; many nieces and nephews; and four-legged best friend, Rambo. Visitation will be from 5-8pm on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00pm on Thursday, January 29, 2026, in the Chapel of Moore-Cortner Funeral Home with Bro. Phil Cleek officiating. Interment will follow at Watson Memorial Park with Noah Kelley, Aiden Kelley, Daemon Kelley, Ronnie Dale Kelley, Korey Kelley, and Kris Kelley serving as pallbearers. Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 300 First Ave NW, Wi******er, TN 37398, (931)-967-2222, www.moorecortner.com.

01/27/2026

Through every blizzard and every storm, they remain at their post.
Honor. Duty. Remembrance.

01/26/2026

Herschel Wayne Brewer, age 75 of Wi******er, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Highpoint Health Medical Center. A native of Franklin County, he was born in Wi******er on May 30, 1950, to the late John Thomas and Anna Elizabeth (Partin) Brewer. Before his retirement in 1993, Wayne was employed as a track foreman for CSX Railroad Transportation. An avid sportsman, he enjoyed coaching baseball and lead Wi******er Little League to a State Championship in 1988. A c**n hunter, he loved the excitement of listening to his dogs when they would tree a c**n. He appreciated antique cars and looked forward to attending annual car shows. Wayne was a member of Our Fathers House in Cowan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sons, Bruce Brewer and Brent Brewer; and siblings, John Thomas Brewer Jr, Kathleen Matthews, Faye Clark, and Billie Ruth Pemberton. Wayne is survived by his son, Brian “Bear” Brewer; grandsons, Brandon Brewer, Jacob Brewer, Tyler Brewer, and Pierce Brewer; granddaughters, Jalyn Brewer, Jasmine Brewer, and Thalia George; brother, Benny (Diane) Brewer; sisters, Jean (Robert) Sanders, Sheila (Jeff) Boyett, and Myrtle (Glenn) Breccia; special cousin and caregiver, Coby Partin; and special friends and hunting partner, Jimmy Miller and his wife, Judy. Visitation will be from 5-8pm on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, in the Chapel of Moore-Cortner Funeral Home with Bro. Don Parker and Bro. Robert Tipps officiating. Interment will be at Franklin Memorial Gardens. Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 300 First Ave NW, Wi******er, TN 37398, (931)-967-2222, www.moorecortner.com.

01/23/2026

Donald William Robbins Sr, age 85 of Wi******er, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at Highpoint Health Wi******er. He was born on September 1, 1940, in Rock Island, Tennessee to the late Noble and Nell (Morgan) Robbins. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Donald retired from the Railroad as an agent operator. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his son, Donald “Doodle” Robbins; daughter, Michelle Robbins; and sisters, Charlotte Stevens and Trixie Williams. Donald is survived by his daughter, Dusty Seek; and grandchildren, Brooke Robbins, Riley Seek, and Cody Steadmon. No formal services are planned at this time. Moore-Cortner Funeral Home 300 1st Ave NW, Wi******er, TN 37398, (931)967-2222, www.moorecortner.com

01/23/2026

Elizabeth Davis, age 90, was born on November 22, 1935, in Gulfport, Mississippi, one of a beloved set of twins born to Mary Elizabeth and Henry Legett. She passed into the loving arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday morning, January 18, 2026, entering His perfect and eternal realm and joyfully reuniting with her beloved husband, Miller Davis.

Elizabeth began her professional life studying nursing at the University of Southern Mississippi, where she and Miller met. After marrying Miller, their work schedules collided, with Miller serving in the U.S. Secret Service and Elizabeth working in nursing. She then followed her other calling into education, becoming an elementary school teacher. Elizabeth devoted herself wholeheartedly to her family. Together, Elizabeth and Miller built a life grounded in faith, service, and love, raising three children: Gayle Elizabeth Forster (Jerry), Brent Miller Davis (Laura), and Terri Marie Whittington (Tom).

She was a proud and devoted grandmother to six grandchildren: Laura (Nick) Knight, Mike (Christina) Forster, Daniel Forster, Madeline Davis, Mason Davis, and Christina Whittington, and was deeply blessed by four great-grandchildren: Ella and Emma Forster and Jackson and Cooper Knight. She is also survived by her twin sister and lifelong best friend, Charline Hays, along with a host of cherished nieces and nephews.

Elizabeth lived a life rich in creativity and generosity. She was a gifted pianist who played beautifully by ear, an avid gardener, and a talented crafter who delighted in making flower arrangements that brightened her home and the homes of many others. She developed a special love for rug hooking and was a member of a close-knit group in the Chattanooga chapter, led by her neighbor and dear friend, Ramona Maddox. With humor and joy, the group affectionately referred to themselves as “hookers,” always quick to explain that they used dyed wool strips to create stunning rugs and works of art.

A deeply involved and loving mother, Elizabeth taught Sunday school and faithfully served as both a Boy Scout and Girl Scout mother. A nurse and caregiver at heart, she extended compassion and care to all she encountered. She was also a wonderful cook and baker—truly “the hostess with the mostest”—known for preparing countless meals for family, friends, and even Secret Service agents who passed through during long assignments or on their way home.

In later years, Elizabeth faced the challenges of early-onset dementia, requiring many years of devoted care. Through it all, she remained gracious, appreciative, and loving, never failing to express her gratitude and affection to those who cared for her.

Elizabeth will be remembered for her faith, her creativity, her warmth, and her servant’s heart. Her legacy of love lives on through her family and all whose lives she touched.

We plan to have a small memorial service, date to be announced.

***Some have asked if we have chosen a charity or church in lieu of flowers. Our church, Estill Nazarene Church, has a QR code (below), or contributions may be sent by check to:
Estill Naz
105 Flower Lane Drive, Estill Springs, TN 37330