Tuesday, January 24th

From the Tennova Healthcare Cleveland News Desk, here are your news headlines for Tuesday, January 24th, on Mix 104-1 and Talk 101-3 The Buzz.

Kathleen Buckholts Marchant Preston, 80, passed away Saturday evening at her home, surrounded by family and friends. She was born on July 14, 1936, to Carrie Mae and John Robert Buckholts in DuPont, Georgia, and attended public schools there.

She and her family moved to Tennessee, in 1955, and she worked as a secretary at Cleveland National Bank and at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church early in her career. She was among the leaders in development of the Cherokee Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals.

Ms. Preston joined Life Care Centers of America in 1979 as an associate in the accounting department. Eventually, she was promoted and became the administrative assistant to the president of Life Care, Des Cummings, and served with four presidents before finishing her employment career at Life Care.

As Life Care’s First Lady, she traveled often with her husband, Forrest L. Preston, to visit facilities – where she enjoyed interaction with residents and staff members – and to state and national health-care meetings. Her personal delights were reading, Bible study, spending time with children and grandchildren, and hosting friends and family. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Cleveland.

Survivors include her husband, Forrest L. Preston; daughter and son-in-law, Gaye and Eddie Harris; sister, Irene Smith; brothers Harold Buckholts, Jimmy Buckholts, Joel Buckholts, and Wade Buckholts. She is also survived by several grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.

Visitation with the family will be today from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Cleveland, with the funeral service to follow at 6 p.m. Officiating will be Dr. Allan Lockerman, the Rev. Doug Schultz, and Beecher Hunter.

A private service with the family will be conducted at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens on Wednesday, January 25. Serving as pallbearers are Micah Harris, Kyle Harris, Charlie Gilliland, Jackson Gilliland, Patrick Mize and Anton Lakatosh; Honorary Pallbearers are Harrison Gilliland and Brayden Harris.

Memorial Contributions can be made to Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Ralph Buckner Funeral Home and Crematory is honored to service the Preston family.

Tennessee state Senator Mark Norris (R- Collierville) will be touring Bradley County today.

Senator Norris, Tennessee Senate Majority Leader, will arrive at Cleveland High School at 10 a.m. He will tour the school’s Science Wing, interact with students and watch a student-produced video.

Senator Norris will leave CHS at 10:45 and arrive at Walker Valley High School at 11 a.m. He will tour the school and interact with students. He will leave Walker Valley at 11:30 a.m.

Senator Norris will be the guest at a mayor’s reception at 3 p.m.at the Holiday Inn Express in Cleveland.

On Jan 4th, the Department of Children Services and the Cleveland Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit began a joint investigation on an aggravated child neglect or abuse case.

DCS and CPD responded to 1211 South Lee Hwy, Crown Inn Motel, to check on the welfare of a 2-month old baby. During the initial stages of the investigation, the parents of the 2-month old, Nicholas O’Donnell, father, and Brittany Newman, mother, tested positive for methamphetamine. DCS workers noticed a large bruise on the baby’s head. Later in the day, for precautionary purposes, the baby was transported to a local hospital for a medical evaluation. During the course of the medical exams, it was discovered that the baby had multiple skull fractures, multiple broken bones, and a brain bleed, which later required brain surgery. Medical exams also revealed that the baby had methamphetamine in her system. On January 18th, the Bradley County Grand Jury issued indictments against Nicholas O’Donnell and Brittany Newman for Aggravated Child Abuse or Neglect.
Both are currently in custody in the Bradley Co Justice Center, each with a bond of $75,000.

Anyone with information regarding this child or these parents are urged to contact Cleveland Police Department Detective Daniel Gibbs, 423-559-3393.

This has been your local and state news. You can get news anytime by visiting our website, mymix1041.com, powered by Pioneer Credit. From the Tennova Healthcare Cleveland New Desk, this is Jeremy Gault reporting.