From The Oak Ridger 11 Mar 2005 Harry Edward "Bud" Gilkey Jr., 69, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., Rex Hallcox, 92, of Clinton, Jack Curtis LeTellier, 70, of Knoxville, Sandra Kay Seeber, 56, of Oak Ridge, Theodore Emory Willmarth, of Kingston, Harry Edward "Bud" Gilkey Jr., 69, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., died Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Born on July 3, 1935, in Knoxville, he was the son of Harry E. and Mamie Sims Gilkey. He, his parents and sisters came to Oak Ridge in 1944. He graduated in 1953 from Oak Ridge High School, where he played football. Before graduating from the University of Tennessee, he was a co-op student at K-25, Union Carbide. Mr. Gilkey received master's degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering from UT and the University of Kentucky. He retired after 27 years from IBM as area development manager, and was a former education teacher at the Kentucky Technical Community College. He attended Lawrenceburg United Methodist Church and was a former member of Central Baptist Church in Oak Ridge. He was a member of the Cattlemen Association and the Juniper Hills Senior Men Golf Association. He loved to hunt, fish, play golf, grow roses, and he gardened as a hobby. He loved the outdoors and working with wood. Mr. Gilkey is survived by three sons, Jim Gilkey and wife, Cathy, of Winchester, Ky., Craig M. Gilkey and wife, Melinda, of Chesapeake, Va., and Scott Gilkey of Knoxville; one grandchild, Ethan Gilkey; two sisters, Betty Schaefer and Patricia McCarty and her husband, Marvin, all of Oak Ridge; and an aunt, Kathryn Y. Felts of Knoxville, along with several nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. The funeral was held on Saturday, March 5, 2005, at Ritchie and Peach Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg, Ky., with the Rev. Darrell Lyons officiating. The burial followed in the Lawrenceburg Cemetery. The family asks that memorials be made in the form of contributions to Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 175, Lawrenceburg, KY 40342. Rex Hallcox, 92, of Clinton, died Thursday, March 10, 2005, at his residence. He was a member of Second Baptist Church in Clinton and also a superintendent of the Children's Sunday school class. Mr. Hallcox was a former employee at Magnet Mills Inc. in Clinton, and retired from the state after working as a guard at a penitentiary in Nashville. In addition to his parents, Sewell and Ollie Hudson Hallcox, Mr. Hallcox was preceded in death by his sons, Lee Vincent and Dean Hallcox; three brothers, Frank, Rowdan, and Ray Hallcox; two sisters, Ethel and Freddie Wormsley; a son-in-law, Norman Manis; and a great-granddaughter, Taylor Hallcox. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Esther Hallcox, of Clinton; his son, Dennis Hallcox of Clinton; his daughters, Katherine Cox and husband, Paul, of Clinton, Joean Manis of Knoxville, and Drema Disney of Lake City; his sister, Hazel Beets of Clinton; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and friends; and special care givers Terisa Lewis, Cordie Ridenour, and Monty Herrin. The graveside service and burial will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, 2005, at Estes Cemetery in Coalfield. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 11, at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. Jack Curtis LeTellier, 70, of Knoxville, died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville. He retired from Union Camp Paper Corp. in Savannah, Ga. Mr. LeTellier also worked before retirement as an instrument technician with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge and ARAMCO in Saudi Arabia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Carrie Stinnett LeTellier. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte LeTellier of Knoxville; his sons, Steven LeTellier and wife, Sara, of Maryville, Wash., Michael LeTellier and wife, Sue, of Hamburg, N.J., Brent LeTellier and wife, Maria, of Knoxville, and Mark LeTellier and wife, Amy, of Ringgold, Ga.; his brothers, Bobby LeTellier and wife, Anne, of Oak Ridge, and Ronnie LeTellier and wife, Susan, of Paducah, Ky.; and 12 grandchildren, Nicole, Elaina, Casey, Megan Joy, Jacob, Peyton, Avery, Maya, Max, Adam, Mason, and Charlotte. The funeral will be held at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 11, 2005, in the chapel at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with the Rev. Bob Gray officiating. The burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, at Leach Cemetery in Lake City. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Sandra Kay Seeber, 56, of Oak Ridge, died Wednesday, March 9, 2005. Born on Oct. 3, 1948, she was the daughter of Ralph and Audrey Seeber. She was a member of Mineral Springs Baptist Church in Oliver Springs, a great cook and an avid quilter. She will be missed by all her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, two sisters, Adalee and Esteleda, her beloved brother, Ralph Seeber Jr., her aunt, Lois, her niece, Audrey, and her loving grandparents. Ms. Seeber is survived by her three children, Sandra Phillips, Ralph "Pete" Poore, and Holly Kindred; six grandchildren, Josh Seeber, Johnny Beacham, Tosh Poore, Ralph "Little Pete" Poore, Heather Poore and Kody Silvey; and five great-grandchildren, Darren, Nathaniel, Howe, Audrey and Brandon. She also leaves three sisters who will miss her dearly, Debra Jackson, Rose Stipes and her husband, Jimmy, and Patsy Seeber Hixon and her husband, Steve; and three brothers, Dee Seeber and wife, Renee, Mikey Seeber and Clarence Ed Seeber. She is also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins who loved her, with special regards to the Bass sisters, Amy, Clara and Trula. Her family said words cannot express how much someone is loved or will be missed, or what a loss of a family member means to a family, but Kay believed in life everlasting with the Lord, and is with her family in Heaven. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2005, at Mineral Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Clyde Bass, the Rev. Don Daugherty, the Rev. Terry Braden and Elder Robert Rickmond officiating. Burial will follow at Frost Bottom Cemetery. Her grandsons and nephews, Ralph "Pete" Poore, Josh Seeber, Johnny Beacham, Terry Jones, Billy Cooper, Jamey Lewis, Tony Hixon and Ronny Smith, will serve proudly as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 11, at the Oliver Springs Mortuary. Theodore Emory Willmarth, of Kingston, died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, in Harriman. Born on May 17, 1906, in Detroit, Mich., he was the son of George W. and Maude Willmarth. He graduated in 1930 from Michigan State College. He was captain of an unbeaten cross country team in the Central Collegiate Conference in 1929 and received six major varsity letters. During the Great Depression, he worked for the City of Detroit Department of Public Works, Recreation, Welfare, and Taxes. Mr. Willmarth interviewed in Minneapolis, Minn., for duty on the secret Manhattan Project in New York. There, he established a microscopy and photographic laboratory for the study of materials, items, and products essential to nuclear research at Columbia University in New York. He helped close down the New York phase of the Manhattan Project, then was hired by Union Carbide to establish an optical and electron microscope facility at Oak Ridge. With a group of amateur photographers, he started the original Oak Ridge Camera Club of which he became the president. Mr. Willmarth was an active participant in Oak Ridge hobby festivals and the Knox County Fair. He served on the Kingston Sanitary Committee and the Public Works Commission. He also served as an officer and coach of the Roane County Bowling Association. Mr. Willmarth helped organize and was the charter member of the Southeastern, Appalachian, and Alabama Electron Microscopy Societies. He was a member of the Oak Ridge Miniature Society, and member emeritus of the Microscopy Society of America, the Appalachian and Southeastern Microscopy Societies. In 1955, the Appalachian Regional Microscopy Society established an award in his name, "The Willmarth Research Award for Excellency" in the use of microscopy for scientific research. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis L. Willmarth; his children, Sandra Lee Willmarth, Barbara Jean Higdon, and Richard Viner Willmarth; his grandchildren, Mike Higdon and Pamela Clark; and his great-grandchildren, M. Logan Higdon, Brittany Clark, Megan Higdon, and Mason Higdon. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, 2005, in the chapel at Kyker Funeral Home in Kingston with Patricia Harvey officiating. The family suggests memorial donations to the Bethel Presbyterian Church, 203 South Kentucky St., Kingston TN 37763, or the Kingston City Library, 1004 Bradford Way, Kingston, TN 37763. =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. They hide I seek!!! www.byrge.com/genealogy/ Searching: BYRGE/BUNCH/DAUGHERTY/DUNCAN/KENNEDY/ PATTERSON/PHILLIPS/SEIBER/TACKETT/WARD