===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: [email protected] From: "Carol Gigante [email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [TNMORGAN] Knoxville News-Sentinel Obituaries January 11, 2008 ANDERSON, MILDRED E. - age 83, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 8, 2008. Mildred was a wonderful and loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother. She was of Baptist faith. Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, John Andy Anderson; her son, Donald Ray Anderson; her mother, Minnie Dyer Berg; two of her grandchildren, Angela Newman and Kimmel Anderson, Jr. Left to cherish her memories are her children, Sandra Shelton, David Anderson, Kimmel Anderson, Sr. and wife Joy, Teresa Underwood and husband Greg; daughter-in-law, Janice Anderson; lots of grandchildren, great grandchildren; great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews; her sisters, Frances Coward and Betty Womack; her brothers, H.G. "Bud" Dyer, Sammy Dyer and wife Agnes, Everett Dyer and wife Peggy. The family will receive friends on Thursday, Jan 10, 2008, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Highland West Funeral Home Chapel, 9913 Sherrill Blvd, Knoxville (693-9547) with Rev. ! Richard Young officiating. Family and friends will meet on Friday, Jan 11, 2008 at Highland West Memorial Park for Mildred's interment at 11:00 a.m. The staff of Highland West Memorial Park, Funerals and Cremations is honored to serve Mildred's family. Mildred's guestbook can also be signed on-line at: www.highlandmemorialparks.com. BARNARD, VIRGINIA NANCE - age 81 of Oak Ridge passed away Monday January 7, 2008 at Brakebill Nursing Home in Knoxville, TN. Mrs. Barnard was born September 9, 1926 in Ripley, MS to the late Mack Bolden and Kittie Turner Nance. She accepted Christ as savior as a young girl at Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church in Faulkner, MS. She attended Oak Ridge Bible Church. Mrs. Barnard was retired from St. Mary's, Parkwest, and Oak Ridge hospitals as a medical transcriptionist. She attended Delta State Teachers College. Mrs. Barnard worked from 1944-1947 at Y-12 loading uranium into the electromagnetic isotope separation process calutrons. She also worked at X-10 and TVA in the 1960's and 70's as a secretary. She was a member of the American Association of Medical Transcriptionists, Boy Scouts Den Mother, Girls Scouts Leader, PTA volunteer, and member of the League of Women Voters Oak Ridge Chapter. She enjoyed quilting, sewing and cooking. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50! years, Robert Johnson Barnard; brothers, Darrell Nance, Rucks Nance; and one sister, Billye Oldham. Mrs. Barnard is survived by two sons, George Barnard and wife Jan of Michigan, Richard Barnard and wife Betty of Clarksville; three daughters, Patricia Young and husband Tom of South Carolina, Susan Turner and husband Wendell of Knoxville, and Roberta (Kathy) Bryant and husband Bringle of Florida; one sister, Maxine Powell of Florida; and four brothers, Ruben Nance of Florida, Adolph, Wiley, and Nick Dan Nance of MS. She is also survived by thirteen grandchildren: Andrew Young, Brian Turner, Johnny Smith, Richard Bryant, John Bryant, David Bryant, Ruth Young Quincannon, Ginger Young, Susan Young, Rebecca Turner DeVinney, Michelle Smith Akins, Janell Barnard, Sara Barnard Flory; and also by seven great-grandchildren: Abby Young, Dylan Young, Brayden Turner, Stephen Smith, Bailey Smith, Garvin Akins, and Meredith Akins. The funeral will be Saturday January 12, 2008 at 11:00 am! at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church with Rev. Ruben Nance (b! rother o f Mrs. Barnard) and Rev. Roy Zinn, associate Pastor of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, officiating. Mrs. Barnard and her husband will be interred side by side in the services on Saturday at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers. George Rymer of Knoxville is an honorary pallbearer. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:30 Friday January 11, 2008 at Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. The family wishes to thank all the staff of Brakebill Nursing Home for their love and care of Virginia during her stay. Special thanks to Dr. Pearman, Donna, Cooper, Barbara, Jean and Ronnie. Also, the family wishes to thank Dr. Mark Bowles and Dr. Helen Vodopick. Online messages my be sent to: www.martinoakridgefuneralhome.com. Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.