From The Oak Ridger 7 Dec 2004 Dewey "Moose" Brummett, 68, of Clinton, Myrtle Lee Creasman, 85, of Oak Ridge, Edgar Leroy Newcome, 75, of Oak Ridge, George Harvey Ruble Jr., 60, of Clinton, Lena Lois Collins Stokes, 96, of Clinton, Carrie Wilhoit, 83, of Loudon, Jo Phillips Wilson, 85, of Oak Ridge, Bobby Wise, 63, of Clinton, Ethel Hallcox Wormsley, age 95, a resident of Coalfield, Charlie Walter Hunter, 77, of Oak Ridge, Dewey "Moose" Brummett, 68, of Clinton, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004, at Windwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Clinton. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jewell and Maggie Brummett; his sisters, Geraldine, Girldene and Bessie Brummett; and his brothers, Harold and Ray Brummett. Mrs. Brummett is survived by his sons, Dewey Brummett and wife, Kimberly, of Clinton, and Robert Brummett of Mountain City; his grandchildren, Dewey A. Brummett Jr. and Christopher Brummett; his brothers, Gerald L. Brummett and Harvey J. Brummett, both of Clinton, Marvin L. Brummett of Lake City, Alvin L. Brummett of Oliver Springs, and Cas J. Brummett of Pennsylvania; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service took place on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004 in the chapel of the Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. The Rev. Donnie Disney officiated. Burial was at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Clinton. Myrtle Lee Creasman, 85, of Oak Ridge, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, at the Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. She was born Dec. 1, 1919, in Andrews, N.C., the daughter of Wilburn Ernest Rogers and Jennie Rosetta Painter Rogers. Mrs. Creasman was a homemaker. She was a member of the Oak Ridge Alliance Church and Order of the Eastern Star No. 390. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Thad Creasman, in 1995; her infant daughter, Virginia Louise Creasman, in 1938; her son, William Howard Creasman, in 1975; and her brother, Cecil Rogers. Mrs. Creasman is survived by her son, James Calvin Creasman and wife, Dorey, of Escondido, Calif.; her daughters, Mary Alice Moretz and husband, Glenn, of Arlington, Texas, Barbara Jean Hammonds and husband, Jerry, of Kingsport, and Cathy Nye and husband, Todd, of Knoxville; her sisters, Lenora Raxter and husband, Jack, of Valdese, N.C., and Martha Jane Bianco of Murphy, N.C.; 12 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, in the chapel at Weatherford Mortuary with the Rev. Dale Crank officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Jerry Hammonds, Todd Nye, Robert Moretz, Rick Welsh, Justin Bell and Michael Russell. Glenn Moretz will be honorary pallbearer. The family asks that any memorials be in the form of contributions to Oak Ridge Alliance Church, 109 Raleigh Rd., Oak Ridge, TN 37830. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. An on-line guest book may be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com Edgar Leroy Newcome, 75, of Oak Ridge, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, at Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville. He was born May 25, 1929, in Grafton, W.Va., the son of George C. and Blanche Poe Newcome. Mr. Newcome retired from Lockheed Martin, where he was an engineer. He was a member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers and Kiwanis Club of Oak Ridge. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Howell Newcome; his daughter, Jennifer H. Newcome of Madisonville; and his sisters, Nan Goodman of Hollywood, Fla., Ann Rinehart of South Charleston, W.Va., and Mary Middaugh of Port Charlotte, Fla. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, in the chapel at Weatherford Mortuary with the Rev. Bob Gray officiating. A private burial will be held at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. George Harvey Ruble Jr., 60, of Clinton, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Mr. Ruble was a member of the United States Marine Corps. He worked as a clerk with the United States Postal Service in Oak Ridge and was a member of Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Knoxville. He was preceded in death by his parents, George H. Ruble Sr. and Nelda Mae Walker Ruble, and his sister, Jaime Phillips. Mr. Ruble is survived by his wife, Mary Beth Ruble of Clinton; his daughters, Brandi Ruble and Amanda "Mandi" Walters, both of Clinton, and Kelley Richardson of Oak Ridge; his brother, Stephen Ruble and wife, Susan, of Koxville; and his grandchildren, Spencer and Cuyler Walters and Seth Richardson. The graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, at Anderson Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Steve Ruble and the Rev. Frank Cannon officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. Lena Lois Collins Stokes, 96, of Clinton, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. She was born Oct. 30, 1908, in Campbell County, the daughter of Joseph Uriah and Emma Florence Collins. Mrs. Stokes had lived in Clinton since 1943. She was a member of Second Baptist Church in Clinton for 52 years and was also a Sunday school teacher. She loved gardening and planting flowers and watching them grow. In addition to her parents and her step-mother, Martha Collins, Mrs. Stokes was preceded in death by her husband, Z. William Stokes; her daughter, Lena Shirley Stokes, in 1939; her brothers, Hobart, Homer and Goebel Collins; and her sisters, Goldie Ridenour, Gertrude Sharp and Verdie Collins. Mrs. Stokes is survived by her daughters, Mary Jane Burris and husband, Max O., of Meridian, Miss., Wanda Sue Estes and husband, Troy, of Harriman; her sons, Norris H. Stokes and Angela of Phoenix, Ariz., William A. Stokes and wife, Hazel, of Clinton, Jerry A. Stokes and Diane of Kingston; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two honorary grandchildren, Daryl and Jason Phillips of Memphis; several nieces and nephews; her sisters, Estella Melton and Evelyn Melton; and her brother, James Virgil Collins. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, 2004, at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. The funeral will follow at 7 p.m. Monday in the chapel of the funeral home with the Rev. George Williams and Rev. Mike Thompson officiating. The graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Noris Memorial Garden. Carrie Wilhoit, 83, of Loudon, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, at Fort Sanders Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville. She was a member of Blowing Springs Baptist Church. Mrs. Wilhoit was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Mae Smith Roach; her brother, Sam P. Roach; and her sisters, Drucilla Roach, Kathrine Nichols, Lorine Rhea and Alice Currier. She is survived by her husband, John Wilhoit of Loudon; her daughters, Linda Bacon of Loudon and Alma Sue Loving of Clinton; her son, Kenneth and wife, Claudia McDonald, of Clinton; her brother, Charlie Roach and wife, Juanita, of Crossville; her sisters, Louise Long and husband, Herbert, of Clinton, Ruth Roach of Clinton, and Ruby Wilhoit and husband, Ken, of Marietta, Ga. Mrs. Wilhoit is also survived by her grandchildren, Tim, Billy and Jay Bacon, Pamela and Chris McDonald, and Jonathan and Joshua Loving; her great-grandchildren, Garrett and Emily Bacon, Collin and Chance Bacon, Jonathan and Jessica Loving, and Keesha and Cody Davidson; her step-daughter Carolyn and husband, Sonny Deanson, of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; her step-son Bobby and wife, Brenda Wilhoit, of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral was to have been held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, 2004, at Blowing Springs Baptist Church. Burial was to have followed in the church cemetery. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of all arrangements. Jo Phillips Wilson, 85, of Oak Ridge, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004, at NHC Healthcare of Oak Ridge. Mrs. Wilson was born March 26, 1919, in Tazewell, to Joseph and Bertie Mae Stone Phillips. Mrs. Wilson worked at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge as an X-ray technician for 37 years until her retirement in 1984. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Oak Ridge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Douglas Wilson, and one son, James Douglas Wilson. Mrs. Wilson is survived by her daughter, Evelyn Wilson LeMarr and her husband, Jerry, of Clinton; she is also survived by grandchildren, Mark LeMarr and his wife, Valerie, of Clinton, Kelly Lawson and husband, Tim, of Halls, Kim Lindsey and husband, Jim, of Andersonville; and great-grandchildren, Andrea and Alex LeMarr, and Tyler, Blake, and Grace Lawson. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Friends may call at their convenience from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. The family would like to thank the staff at NHC Healthcare of Oak Ridge for being so caring, and also the staff of Hospice of Knoxville. An online register book is available at www.martinoakridgefuneralhome.com Bobby Wise, 63, of Clinton, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville. Mr. Wise was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Mary Wise. He is survived by his companion of 24 years, Camelia Grubb of Knoxville; his sons, the Rev. Terry Wise and wife, Chrissy, of Seymour, Jeffery Wise of Rutledge, Timmy Grubb and Becky of Powell, Tony Grubb and wife, Denise, of Halls, Billy Grubb of Knoxville, Adam Grubb and BJ of Clinton, Willard Grubb and Thomas Grubb of Knoxville; his daughters, Denise Rayfield and husband, Rick, of Sevierville, Tina Edmonds and husband, James, of Mascot, Shay Wise of Mascot, and Tammy Campbell and husband, Gene, of Knoxville. Mr. Wise is also survived by his brothers, Jim Wise and wife, Shirlene, of Newmarket, Dale Sherrod, and Ron Sherrod, both of Knoxville; his sister, Carolyn Turpin of Knoxville; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. A graveside service was to have been held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, 2004, at Sunset Cemetery in Clinton, with the Rev. Terry Wise and the Rev. Burl Covington officiating. Jones Mortuary in Clinton is in charge of all arrangements. Ethel Hallcox Wormsley, age 95, a resident of Coalfield, went to be with the Lord Monday, Dec. 6, 2004, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Jonell and Bill Gebauer of Coalfield, where she resided for the last nine years. She was a longtime member of Mt. Carmel Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Coalfield, and a devoted wife and mother who loved and cherished her friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Wormsley; parents, Sewell and Ollie Hallcox; brothers, Rowdan and Frank Hallcox; sister, Freddie Wormsley; granddaughter, Suzanne Wormsley. Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Bobbie and Ronnie Williams of Clinton, Jonell and Bill Gebauer of Coalfield; sons and daughter-in-law, Ronnie and Marie Wormsley of Coalfield, Willis Wormsley of Coalfield; sister, Hazel Beets of Clinton; brother and sister-in-law, Rex and Esther Hallcox of Clinton; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; special great-niece, Twanda Overton of Coalfield; a host of nieces, nephews and extended family members. The funeral service is at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, in the chapel at Sharp Funeral Home, with Pastor Don Acton and the Rev. Jimmy Carter officiating. The burial and graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004 at the Estes Cemetery in Coalfield. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs. Sharp Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements. Charlie Walter Hunter, 77, of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, at the Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. 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