Stories from Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Laura Gayle Clanton, age 74, of Murfreesboro, formerly of Shelbyville, died Sunday, September 6, 2015. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesoro. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Nashville. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

The skies above Shelbyville are filled with fireworks concluding Monday's combined July 4/Labor Day celebration. A huge crowd filled H.V. Griffin Park for the festivities. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

Victory Baptist Academy is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month. The academy, part of Victory Baptist Church, is holding a reunion on Sept. 18-20. Organizers hope the 994 students and faculty who are part of its history can attend, said one of those organizers, Donna Barrett. The reunion committee has found more than 600 of those people and are continuing to contact people, she said...

A Shelbyville man is accused of shooting a young man to death early Sunday in Fayetteville. Michael Domonic Sales, 29, is being sought. He will be charged with criminal homicide when found, Fayetteville police officials say. Sales is accused of shooting Carlton Capone Caruth, 19, of Fayetteville in the parking lot of a game room on Main Avenue South. The men had been fighting inside the building moments earlier, Fayetteville police said...

Winston D. Roberts, 90, of Shelbyville died Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Roberts Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.

James Loyd Tipper, 78, of Shelbyville died Monday, September 7, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with Gary Glover officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Jerry Mitchell died peacefully Monday, Sept. 7, 2015 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday at his home.

James Michael Allison, 62, of Shelbyville died Tuesday morning, Sept. 8, 2015 at his home. A short celebration of life service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Doak-Howell Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m.