Wow, Neal, Emily Cox was my grandma's aunt. This hobby has turned out to be so rewarding but I hope I haven't depressed my grandma. Thanks, Jeremy ----- Original Message ----- From: <NealByrge@aol.com> To: <TNANDERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 8:04 PM Subject: [TNANDERS-L] Obits From the Oak Ridger 8 Feb 2004 > >From the Oak Ridger 8 Feb 2004 > > Emily Queener Cox, 99, > Nancy Johnson, of Oak Ridge, > Rebecca Jane Cross Patterson, 65, > Lois Jane Stumpe Ruthven, 80, of Oak Ridge, > Francine Lane Trimble, 57, of Crossville, > Mildred Ruffner Brown, 89, of Oliver Springs, and formerly of the > Coalfield > community, > > Emily Queener Cox, 99, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2005, in Maryville. Mrs. Cox > was > a longtime member of Clinton First Baptist Church. She grew up in the > Dutch > Valley community. She and Frank Alexander Cox were married in 1929 and > lived in > Clinton until 1985, when they moved to Maryville to be near their daughter > and > family. They took great pride in keeping a neat and beautiful home and > yard. > She spent many pleasurable hours growing flowers. Mrs. Cox was well known > as a > wonderful cook. Her happiest times were when she had her family gathered > in > their home for big dinners. She was of a most generous nature and enjoyed > serving others rather than being served. She and her husband were both > employed by > Magnet Mills from young adulthood until the mill closed. Mrs. Cox was a > volunteer for Meals on Wheels for many years. She was preceded in death by > her > husband, her parents, Caswell and Burnette Seiber Queener; and her > brothers, > Haskell, Ervin, Hope, and Ralph Queener. She is survived by her daughter, > Joyce > Driskill and husband, Bill, of Maryville; her granddaughter, Carol Law and > husband, Paul, of Maryville; her grandson, David Driskill and wife, Donna, > of Dallas, > Ga.; her great-grandsons, Caleb and Curtis Law of Maryville; and several > nieces and nephews. The funeral will take place at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. > 7, 2005, > in the chapel of Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. The Rev. Sam Dean > will > officiate. Burial will follow at Woodhaven Memorial Garden. The family > will > receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. > > Nancy Johnson, of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005. She was born > Dec. > 28, 1949, in North Carolina, and had lived in Oak Ridge since 1986. Nancy > was a > talented textile artist and professional costumer who designed and built > classical tutus for multiple international ballet competitors. She also > did > excellent work in knitting and needlepoint. She is survived by her mother, > Nancy > Alice Hendrix of Knoxville; her husband, Pete Johnson of Oak Ridge; her > daughter, > Nealy White, son-in-law, James White, and grandson, Robert Thales White of > Duval, Wash.; her daughter, Samantha Brittany Hopkins, and son-in-law, > Edward > Davis of Richmond, Calif.; her daughters, Erica and Lauren Johnson, and > her son, > Ryan Johnson, of Oak Ridge; her sister, Betsy Turner; and her nephew, > Chris > Turner of Knoxville. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at > First > Presbyterian Church in Oak Ridge. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that > donations be made in memory of Nancy Johnson to North Carolina School of > the > Arts, or the NCSA Feral Cat Fund, both located at 1533 S. Main St., > Winston-Salem, N.C. 27127. > > Rebecca Jane Cross Patterson, 65, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, at Baptist > West > Hospital in Knoxville. Born July 15, 1939, in Bonny Blue, Va., she was the > daughter of Helen Irene Cross and Stanley Watson Cross. She was preceded > in death > by her husband, Tom T. Patterson, and a daughter, Deborah Jane Patterson. > Mrs. Patterson is survived by her daughters, Teri Hagan and husband, Bob, > and > Candy Pung and husband, Mike; sons, Bryan Patterson and Dale Patterson; > five > grandchildren, Bryan Patterson, Jr., Thomas Hagan, Cameron Patterson, Jake > Patterson and Ian Pung; and by two sisters and a brother, Tommie Smith, > Jerrie > Mitchell and Charles Cross. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. > Thursday, > Feb. 10, 2005, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park with Rev. Don Long officiating. > The > family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2005, at > Weatherford Mortuary. An online guest book may be signed at > www.weatherfordmortuary.com. > > Lois Jane Stumpe Ruthven, 80, of Oak Ridge, died Feb. 6, 2005, at > Methodist > Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Born Nov. 28, 1924, in Washington, Mo., she > was > the daughter of Louis John and Dora Glenn Boughter Stumpe. Mrs. Ruthven > came to > this area in 1957, from St. Louis, Mo. A homemaker, she enjoyed drawing, > and > one of her hobbies was dog obedience training. Survivors include her > husband, > John Ruthven of Oak Ridge; and her faithful companion, Bonnie. The family > requests that memorials be in the form of donations in her memory to Girls > Inc., > 1798 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Weatherford Mortuary is in > charge > of the arrangements. > > Francine Lane Trimble, 57, of Crossville, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005, at > the Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville. The daughter of Louis Gates > Webb > and Frances Theile Webb, Ms. Trimble was born May 1, 1947, in Knoxville. > Ms. > Trimble lived in Oak Ridge and attended St. Mary's School, where her > mother > taught; she later graduated from Clinton High School. She attended the > University > of Tennessee and Roane State Community College. She was an optician who > worked > in Nashville, Knoxville, Oak Ridge, and Crossville, and was a member of > St. > Alphonsus Catholic Church in Crossville. Ms. Trimble is survived by her > son, > Todd Lokey, now serving in the U.S. Air Force in Iraq, and his wife, > Elsbeth > Lokey, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; her mother, Frances Webb of Crossville; > her > aunts and uncles, Ruth and Hugh Hendricks of Crossville, and Barbara and > Thomas > Mullaney of Macon, Ga.; her dear friends, Robin Simpson and Betty Schach; > and > many cousins. The family requests that memorials be in the form of > donations to > St. Alphonsus Catholic Church Community Services, 151 S. Alphonsus Way, > Crossville, TN 38555, or the Humane Society of Cumberland County, 782 East > Lane, > Crossville, TN 38555. Memorial services will be held at a later date. > Bilbrey > Funeral Home Inc., in Crossville, is in charge of the arrangements. > > Mildred Ruffner Brown, 89, of Oliver Springs, and formerly of the > Coalfield > community, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, at Baptist Hospital of East > Tennessee in > Knoxville. Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs is in charge of the > arrangements, which were incomplete at press time. > =========================================== > 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 > > > ==== TNANDERS Mailing List ==== > To Unsubscribe send E-Mail to TNANDERS-L-request@rootsweb.com, Put > UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. For the Digest mode, put UNSUBSCRIBE in > the subject line, send to TNANDERS-D-request@rootsweb.com > >