Stories from Saturday, August 18, 2012

Marie Stallings Crowell, 86, of Noah community in Coffee County died Friday, Aug. 17 at Medical Center of Manchester. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Manchester Funeral Home with Ken Thomas officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Sunday.

Robert Frank Burrahm, 87, died Friday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Gowen-Smith Chapel with Jerry Bradford officiating. Burial will follow at Crowell's Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Monday.

Morgan Lewis Ray, 54, of Shelbyville died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 in Nashville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Gowen-Smith Chapel. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held from 5-9 p.m. Saturday.

There was a strong turnout on a beautiful day for the Aut 2 Be Kids motorcycle run that kicked off the I Am What I Am autism benefit and music festival. (T-G Photo by Mitchell Petty)