From the Knoxville News sentinel 16 Feb 2005 BLEDSOE, MARGARET HELEN - age 75 of Clinton, COGDILL, ALMA - FOUTCH, JAMES L. - 61 of Knoxville, JOHNSON, NANCY - of Oak Ridge, KEENE, HENRIETTA "PENNY" - 94 of Oak Ridge, LUND, JOHN R. - age 88 PATTERSON, REV. RALPH EUGENE - age 79 of Knoxville, formerly of Rockwood, SEXTON, GLENNA STRUNK - age 90, of Helenwood, Tennessee, TAYLOR, EDITH (LIZ) - age 78 of Harriman, BLEDSOE, MARGARET HELEN - age 75 of Clinton, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at Methodist Medical Center. She was a member of Clinton First Baptist Church and was born February 19, 1929 in Monroe County, Tennessee. Preceded in death by: parents, Joseph Best & Ida Green Best; sisters, Jean Randolph and Dora Aileen Bledsoe; brothers, Buddy & Ralph Best. Survivors: husband of 37 years, Marc Reynolds of Clinton; sister, Dorothy Boatman of Dallas, TX; brothers, Raymond Best of Sweetwater, Bobby & wife Reba Best of Sweetwater; 3 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends 6:30-8:00 pm, Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home with funeral services following in the Chapel with Rev. Terry Baker officiating. Her burial will be 11:00 am, Thursday at Woodhaven Memorial Garden. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of all arrangements. COGDILL, ALMA - died Thursday, February 10, 2005. She is survived by: her sister and several nieces, nephews and friends. Some family members were influenced as children in the 30's and 40's by seeing her read the Bible at night. Later in life, they were influenced by her stressing the need to study the Bible and understand it in the right way. Let each person who has been affected by her pause and ponder life. In order to do so and to fulfill her fervent desire to be buried by her beloved parents, there will be a gathering at the grave site on Thursday, February 17, 2005 at 3:00 in Jacksboro Cemetery, Jacksboro, Tennessee. East Tennessee Mortuary Service in charge of arrangements. FOUTCH, JAMES L. - 61 of Knoxville, passed away on Monday, Feb. 14, 2005. Born on July 1, 1943, he was the son of James M. and the late Delia Foutch. His father, of Cookeville, Tennessee, survives him. Foutch served in the U.S. Army as an Information Specialist from 1963 to 1966, and went on to earn his bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee in 1969. He was a 1970 graduate of the University of Tennessee Law School. He joined the U.S. Department of Energy in 1973 as primary counsel to all Oak Ridge Operations programs and support organizations. He would later serve as the Assistant Manager for Defense Programs for the Fernald, Ohio Site Office and the Y-12 Site Office. Before retiring in 1995, Foutch would also serve as Deputy Chief Counsel for Litigation and Programs and Acting Chief Counsel. Upon retirement from DOE after years of exemplary service, Foutch joined Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) where he served as Vice President and General Counsel and Deputy Director of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. He is survived by: his loving wife, Doreen; daughter and son-in-law, Holly and Jason Wolfe of Knoxville; daughter and son-in-law, Hannah and Matthews Smith of Knoxville; daughter Heidi Foutch, Knoxville; father and step-mother, James and Edna Foutch, Cookeville; step children, Greg and Amy Merritt, Kentucky; Laura and Arthur Wiseman, Michigan; and father-in-law James Daniel, Knoxville. His grandchildren are Benjamin, Abby and Eliza Wiseman of Michigan; and Sam Merritt of Kentucky. A memorial service will be held in Oak Ridge on Friday, Feb. 18th at Pollard Technology Conference Center on the ORAU Main Campus. The family will receive friends beginning at 3:30 p.m., and the memorial service will begin at 4:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Boston University Medical Center, Amyloid Research Center, 715 Albany Street, K-5, Boston, MA 02118. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the Foutch family. www.clickfuneralhome.com. JOHNSON, NANCY - 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; grandson, Robert Thales White of Duvall, Washington; her daughter, Samantha Sara Brittany Hopkins; son-in-law, Edward Davis of Richmond, CA; 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 was 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 An online guest book may be signed at: www.weatherfordmortuary.com KEENE, HENRIETTA "PENNY" - 94 of Oak Ridge, died Saturday February 12, 2005 at NHC Health Care Center in Oak Ridge. Mrs. Keene, a Registered Nurse and Licensed X-Ray and Lab Technician, originally employed by the Tennessee Valley Authority, began working at Y-12 in 1943, where she was Head of the X-Ray Department until her retirement in 1973. She was born in Macon, Georgia, on February 15, 1910, the daughter of Arabella Virgin and William Hubert Young. She was preceded in death by: her parents; sisters, Mary Hackney, Anne Rollen and Arabella Young; and her husband of 58 years, Oliver L. Keene. She is survived by: her sister, Carolyn Y. Zimmerman; and her special niece, Meredith Holt and her husband, Tom and their children, Kyra Schmitt and her husband, Nate, Jared and Travis Holt, all of Minnesota; other nieces and nephews, Peggy Brown and her husband, Harry of Athens, Georgia, Dean Barbieri of Lakeworth, Florida, Hubert Rollen and his wife, Anne of Clinton, Tennessee, William Rollen and his wife, Joyce of Powell, Tennessee, and James Rollen and his wife, Judy of North Carolina. A memorial service will be held at United Church, Chapel on the Hill where Mrs. Keene was a long time member. The service will be at 2:00 pm, Sunday, February 20, 2005. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, toll free number, 1-800-227-2345. Weatherford Mortuary is handling the arrangements. An online memorial guest book may be signed at: www.weatherfordmortuary.com. LUND, JOHN R. - age 88 passed away Monday February 14, 2005 at the NHC Healthcare in Oak Ridge. Funeral services will be held Wednesday February 16, 2005 3:30pm at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oak Ridge with Father Michael Woods officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:30 until 3:30 at the Church. Online messages to the family may be left at: www.martinoakridgefuneralhome.com. Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home in charge of arrangements PATTERSON, REV. RALPH EUGENE - age 79 of Knoxville, formerly of Rockwood, entered into Eternal Rest on Friday night, February 11, 2005 with family by his side. Rev. Patterson has pastored many churches in Cumberland, Roane, Loudon and Knox Counties. He was a member of the Pond Grove Baptist Church in Rockwood; a member of Rockwood Lodge #403 F&AM; and served the US Army Infantry in World War II. He was preceded in death by: his sons, Bobby and J.R. Patterson; his parents, Parker and Ella Patterson; his brother, Lawrence Patterson; and a sister, Brenda McKamey. Survivors include: wife of 58 years, Trula Clabough Patterson of Knoxville; daughters, Judy Patterson Fleeger of Knoxville, Ina Patterson Gilbert of Clinton; grandchildren, Wendy McCown of Suffolk, Virginia, Chasity Wiggs of Knoxville, Jason Gilbert of Clinton; great grandchildren, Elaine, Rachel, Becca, Emily, Victoria, Sydney, Dillon, Devin and Dalton; sisters, Otella Cliff, Knoxville, TN, Janice Cooper, Knoxville, TN, Sue Mays, Knoxville, TN. A Masonic service will be held Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 8:00 pm from the Chapel of Evans Mortuary. Funeral services will follow with Rev. Jerry Lester and Rev. Tim Shelton officiating. Graveside service and interment will be Thursday at 11:00 am from the Roane Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Evans Mortuary. Evans Mortuary of Rockwood is serving the family of Rev. Ralph Eugene Patterson. SEXTON, GLENNA STRUNK - age 90, of Helenwood, Tennessee, departed this life on Monday evening, February 14, 2005 at Scott County Hospital. Born on July 4, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Whitley Strunk and Etta Conaster Strunk. She was a member of New River Missionary Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her parents, Whitley Strunk and Etta Conaster Strunk; husband, Lindsay Sexton; sisters, Ola May, Alene and Christine; brothers, Tommy and Lonnie; son-in-law, Homer Jones and daughter-in-law, Jean Sexton. She is survived by six children, Billie Jean Jones, Bobby Joe Sexton and wife, Thelma, Edward Ray Sexton and wife, Thelma, Jerry Leamon Sexton and wife, Sarah (Sug), Linda Sue Davidson and husband, George, Donna Jeffers and husband, Kermit; one sister, Vina; seventeen grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchildren and seven great-great- grandchildren; many other relatives and frends. The family will receive friends for visitation on Wednesday evening, February 16, 2005 from 6 until 8 p.m. in the chapel of West Murley Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at New River Missionary Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on Thursday morning, February 17, 2005 with Rev. Hertis Phillips, Rev. Kermit Phillips and Rev. James E. West officiating. Mrs. Sexton will lie in state at the church from 10 a.m. until time of funeral. Interment will be in Reed Cemetery. West Murley Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Glenna Strunk Sexton. TAYLOR, EDITH (LIZ) - age 78 of Harriman, passed away Tuesday February 15, 2005 at Roane Medical Center. Preceded in death by: parents, Reece & Dixie Easter; husband, Winston (Windy) Taylor; brothers, Paul Easter & Earl Easter. She was retired from TVA & was a long-time member of Trenton Street Baptist Church & the Faith Sunday School Class. Survivors: daughters, Wendy Taylor Flora & husband Chuck Flora of Harriman, Kim Taylor Dukes & husband Dr. Bob Dukes of Knoxville; sister, Sandra Hendrickson of Harriman; brother, Frank (Luke) Easter of Nashville; grandchildren, Drew Flora of Harriman, Brad Dukes of Knoxville, Peyton Dukes of Knoxville; several nieces & nephews including special niece Angela Fae Bunch of Kingston. Funeral 8:00 p.m. Friday at Kyker Funeral Home Chapel in Harriman with Rev Waylan Payne & Rev. Mason Goodman officiating. Private family interment in Roane Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Friday at Kyker Funeral Home in Harriman. www.kykerfuneralhome.com. =========================================== 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