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From the Knoxville News Sentinel 8 Dec 2004 BUNCH, RALPH E. - age 76 of Lenoir City, GOINS, GEORGIA - age 83, of LaFollette, GOINS, LEWIS O. - age 57 of LaFolllette, GRAY, MARIE ELENA - age 63, of Clinton, Tennessee HOBBS, MILLARD CURTIS - age 66 of Clinton, Tennessee JONES, MAE - age 89 of Toledo, OH formerly of Briceville, TN., ROBERTS, CLEBERT - age 79 of Knoxville, SUMMERS, CHARLES ERNEST - age 81 of LaFollette, WEST, ALICE CRISP - age 85 of Friendsville, BUNCH, RALPH E. - age 76 of Lenoir City, passed away Monday, December 6, 2004, at Park West Medical Center. He was a retired Vice President from Anning Johnson Co. He served in the U. S. Navy. Preceded in death by: wife, Betsy Bunch. Survived: sons, Larry Bunch and wife, Kathy, Garry Bunch and wife, Karen, Tom Bunch and wife, Lisa; daughter, Robin Bunch; grandson, Austin Bunch; granddaughters, Jana Bunch and Tenesa Bunch. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. with Rev. Billy Rogers officiating. A private entombment will be held in Loudon Co. Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 154, Loudon, TN. 37774. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Ralph E. Bunch. www.clickfuneralhome.com. GOINS, GEORGIA - age 83, of LaFollette, passed away Monday morning, December 6, 2004, at St. Mary's Health and Rehab Center. She was a member of First Independent Missionary Baptist Church. Retired from Imperial Reading after many years of service. Preceded in death by parents William Whit & Mary Ann Miller Goins. Survivors; brother: Jess Goins; sisters: Ruby Miller & Aileen Lynch, all of LaFollette Lois Sharp, Knoxville; several nieces & nephews. Funeral service 8 p.m. Wednesday Cross Chapel. Rev. Howard Tapp, Rev. Al Miller officiating. Interment: 10 a.m. Thursday Victory Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6 til 8 p.m. Wednesday at Cross Funeral Home, LaFollette GOINS, LEWIS O. - age 57 of LaFolllette, passed away suddenly Monday, December 6, 2004. He was a member of Glade Springs Baptist Church, US Army veteran of Vietnam War. He had worked at LaFollette Utilities for 18 years. Preceded in death by wife, Linda Boccia Goins; parents, Onie & Nancy Lucille Paul Goins; brothers, Rev. Gene Goings & J. Will Goins; sisters, Jennie Vinsant. Survivors: mother in law, Mildred Sharp Boccia, LaFollette; sisters & brothers in law, Dianna & Harold Wilson, Jacksboro, Ruth & Chuck Scalf, Gavelston, Ind., Lucille McNeely, LaFollette; lots of nieces & nephews & a host of relatives & friends & co- workers. Funeral service 8 p.m. Wednesday Glade Springs Baptist Church, Rev. Bill Braden, Rev. Don Reynolds officiating. Interment 1 p.m. Thursday Grantsboro Cemetery with military honors by Campbell County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the church before the service. Arrangements by Cross Funeral Home. GRAY, MARIE ELENA - age 63, of Clinton, Tennessee passed away Monday, December 6, 2004 at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oak Ridge. She loved gardening, volunteering with the schools and had a great love for all animals. She helped at the Humane Society and loved the UT Vols. She was preceded in death by her mother, Eleanor Stewart; sister, Ellie Nodine; and nephew, Sammy Nodine, Jr. Survivors: husband, Tommy Gray, Sr. of Clinton, Tn; daughter, Rose DeMarcus & husband, Jason, of Andersonville, Tn; son, Tommy Gray, Jr. of Clinton, Tn.; grandchildren, Bradley, Kayla & Cody DeMarcus of Andersonville, Tn.; father, John Kirk Stewart of Mabank, Tx; sisters, Betty Hawkins of Kemp, Tx., Kathy Avirett of Euless, Tx.; nieces, Tammy Cawthron of Mabank, Tx., Debbie Oakes of Key West, Fla.; nephews, Thomas Hawkins of Kemp, Tx., Michael Avirett of Ft. Worth, Tx.; great nieces, Caitlyn Nodine of Boca Raton, Fla., Alexis Avirett of Ft. Worth, Jessica Oakes of Gainesville, Fla.; great nephews, Wade Nodine of Boca Raton, Fla., Jacob Hawkins of Kemp, Tn., Jason Oakes of Key West, Fla. The family will like to extend a special thanks to Dr. Foust, Dr. Lands, Dr. Thompson & the staff on 4 West at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 from 6 to 8 PM at the Holley- Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. Funeral services will be Thursday, December 9, 2004 at 10:00 AM at the St. Therese Catholic Church in Clinton. Interment will follow at the Woodlawn Cemetery in LaFollette. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton in charge of all arrangements. HOBBS, MILLARD CURTIS - age 66 of Clinton, Tennessee passed away Monday, December 6, 2004 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Knoxville. He was preceded in death by: parents, Bradley & Alfie Hobbs; brother, Robert Hobbs. Survivors: wife, Adrienne Hobbs of Clinton, TN; daughter, Jeneen & Shannon Siefke of Homestead, Fla.; son, Mark & Kristin Hobbs of Oak Ridge, TN; grandchildren, Stewart & Spencer Siefke; stepchild, Chad Douthit; sister, Catherine & Oscar Bruckschen of Thornburg, Va.; brothers, David & Murrel Hobbs of Bradenton, Fla., Jimmy & Molly Hobbs of Bradenton, Fla. The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 9, 2004 from 6 to 8pm at the Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with funeral service to follow at 8:00pm in the Chapel with Rev. Joe Bridges officiating. Interment will be Friday December 10, 2004 at 10:30am at Anderson Memorial Gardens in Clinton. Donations made be made to American Cancer Society, 871 Weisgarber Road, Knoxville, TN. Holley- Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton in charge of arrangements. JONES, MAE - age 89 of Toledo, OH formerly of Briceville, TN., passed away Sunday, December 5, 2004 at the Harberside Nursing Home in Sylvania, OH. She was a member of the Laurel Branch Baptist Church. Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by Husband: Hughie Jones; daughter: Wyvonne Wright; parents: Mitt and Lucy Bullock Hatmaker. Mrs. Jones is survived by son and daughter-in-law: Morris and Mary Jones of Temerance, MI; grandchildren: Melanie and Wade Causey of Panama City, FL, Teresa and Don Rogers of Neptune Beach, FL, Julia and Wes Huff of Toledo, OH, Jeannie and Eric Prey of Springfield, MO, David Jones of Temerance, MI; 4 great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 8 PM Wednesday, December 8 at the Laurel Branch Baptist Church with Rev. Archie Seibers officiating. Interment will be 1 PM Thursday in Circle Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM before services at the church Wednesday. Martin Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements. ROBERTS, CLEBERT - age 79 of Knoxville, passed away December 6, 2004 at Shannondale Nursing Home. He retired from Y-12 as Chief of Security after 40 years of service and member of Ballcamp Baptist Church. Preceded in death by: grandson, Daniel Roberts; daughter, Brenda Kay Roberts; parents, Cecil and Lora Roberts; brothers, Clarence and Raymond Roberts; and sister, Lera June Roberts. Survivors include: wife of 62 years, Georgia Hatch Roberts; sons and daughters-in-law, Chuck and Ina K. Roberts, Randal and Lisa Roberts; daughter and son-in- law, Sandra and Dwight Travis all of Knoxville; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Gerald and Nancy Roberts of Crossville, Joe and Ginny Roberts of Michigan; sister, Minnie Jane Simpson of Huntington Tennessee. Family will receive friends from 6 - 8 pm Wednesday, December 8, 2004, at Weaver Funeral Home. Funeral service will follow at 8 pm with Rev. Ed Sunday-Winters officiating. Family and friends will assemble 1:45 pm Thursday at Highland Memorial Cemetery for a 2 pm interment service. Arrangements be Weaver Funeral Home, Knoxville (865) 588-3868. SUMMERS, CHARLES ERNEST - age 81 of LaFollette, passed away Sunday evening December 5, 2004 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Knoxville. He was a member of Cedar Hill Baptist Church, US Navy veteran of WW II. He was very active in the Campbell County Honor Guard. Preceded in death by parents, Aud & Edna Rose Smith Summers; brother, Billy Summers & sisters, Wilma Sharp. Survivors: wife, Naomi Hatmaker Summers; son & daughter in law, Edward & Jo Phillips, LaFollette; 3 grandchildren, Michele Steven & Christy Phillips; 2 great grandchildren, Ethan Lane & Andrew Cole Phillips; brothers, John C. Summers, Holyoke, Mass., Bobby Summers, LaFollette; sisters, Maurine Bennette, Louisville, Ky., Edith McCoy, Rockford; several nieces & nephews. Funeral service 8 p.m. Thursday Cedar Hill Baptist Church, Rev. Ronnie Arnold, Rev. Taylor Smith officiating. Interment 11 a.m. Friday Bakers Forge Cemetery with military honors by Campbell County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements by Cross Funeral Home. WEST, ALICE CRISP - age 85 of Friendsville, passed away December 7, 2004, at her home. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Friendsville. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Virgil Crisp, Samuel McLaren and John West; parents, Andy and Mattie Phillips; sister, Inez Morton; brothers, Everett and Dale Phillips. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Bill and Carolyn Crisp, Wayne and Brenda Crisp all of Friendsville; granddaughters and husbands, Kelly and Yuk Hung Mac of Highlands Ranch, CO, Staci and Andy Lawhorn of Friendsville; great grandson, Ty Lawhorn; special nieces and nephews; special friends, Luther Ferguson and Dinah Hurst. Family and friends will meet at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Hickory Valley Cemetery for a graveside service with Rev. Joe Black officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in her memory to Blount Memorial Hospice, 1095 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville 982-6812 =========================================== 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

Kills Mother To Gain $16 Relief BROWNSTOWN. Ind.. Dec. 3 (UP) State police detective Ray- : mond Boll said today that Mera (Mora?) McCoy, 23, of LaFollette, Tenn. had confessed orally to him the slaying of her mother, Mrs. Nanny Adams last March because she thought she would inherit her mothers $16 welfare checks. The sheriff of Campbell county, Tenn., en route here, was expected to arrive today to remove the girl to LaFollette to face murder charges. Boll said the girl told him that she and a companion, Jack Walls, 27, of Campbell county, had murdered her mother by putting lye in her coffee. She said at the time a doctor pronounced Mrs. Adams dead of pneumonia. The girl was arrested last Saturday in a roadside inn near Seymour when the proprietor reported to police that she had been telling the story of the killing while intoxicated in the establishment. She was confined to the Seymour jail and then moved to the county jail here. Boll said she reiterated her story to him when sober, claiming she wanted to "get it off her mind", and waived extradition to Tennessee. The girl had been visiting an aunt near Jonesville in this area under the name of Maggie Adams. She said McCoy was the name of her father and the deceased first husband of her mother. Mrs. Adams second husband is also dead. Boll said the girl's oral confession revealed that she and Walls planned the slaying in the hope that she, as the oldest child, would get the welfare checks. Meanwhile Boll said authorities were looking for Walls but believed he was in Tennessee. He said the girl accused Walls of other murders in Tennessee by a system of getting his victims drunk, slugging them and placing their bodies on railroad tracks. A checkup with Tennessee authorities revealed that Walls had murdered Frank Romines in Campbell county in 1933. Bolls said Walls was convicted of the crime and given a ten-year sentence in 1938, of which he served 18 months. Another murder charged by the girl, Boll said, was that of Jack Hatmaker, also in Campbell county, Nov. 14 for a reported payoff of five gallons of whiskey. Boll said a checkup showed that Hatmaker's body had been found on a railroad track. Source: Vidette Messenger, Valparaiso, Indiana December 3, 1940

From The Oak Ridger 7 Dec 2004 Sue Toomey Burros, 92, formerly of Knoxville, Myrtle Lee Creasman, 85, of Oak Ridge, Robert Jack Huffman, 66, of Jacksonville, Fla., Tammy Brooks, 46, of Oliver Springs, Sue Toomey Burros, 92, formerly of Knoxville, died Friday, Nov. 26, 2004, at NHC Healthcare of Oak Ridge. Born in Etowah, she was a 40-year resident of the Karns community. She was a member of New Covenant Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Burros was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil L. Burros, a chemical engineer in the ORNL Analytical Chemistry Division until his death in 1969. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda Smalley and Dr. Lee Smalley, of Oak Ridge; granddaughter, Carrie Smalley Johnson and husband, Capt. Brandon Johnson, USAF, of Mildenhall, England; grandson, Dr. Chad Smalley of Morgantown, W.Va.; and great-granddaughter Audrey Lauren Johnson, also of Mildenhall, England. A private burial will be held at Lynnhurst Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in her memory to the Knoxville Mobile Meals Program, PO Box 51650, Knoxville, TN 37950-1650, or to the Friends of the Smokies, PO Box 5650, Sevierville TN 37864-5650. Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. 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; and her son, William Howard Creasman, in 1975. 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. Robert Jack Huffman, 66, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, at his home. He grew up in Oak Ridge, the son of Robert T. Huffman and Hazel Huffman. He moved to Jacksonville 23 years ago. Mr. Huffman retired from the U.S. Air Force after serving 20 years. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Huffman is survived by his wife, Ligaya of Jacksonville; his step-son, Phillip; his daughters, Jackie, Vicky and Dorrie; his brother, Barry Huffman of Oak Ridge; his two sisters, Tommy Foust and her husband, Frank, of Oak Ridge, and Patsy Spears and her husband, Richard, of Knoxville; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nephews, Kim Foust of Tampa, Fla., Kevin Foust of Oak Ridge, Rick Spears of Knoxville, and Brian and Tim Spears, both of Atlanta. Ethel Hallcox Wormsley, 95, 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. In addition to her parents, Sewell and Ollie Hallcox, Mrs. Wormsley was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Wormsley; her brothers, Rowdan and Frank Hallcox; her sister, Freddie Wormsley; and her granddaughter, Suzanne Wormsley. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Bobbie and Ronnie Williams of Clinton, and Jonell and Bill Gebauer of Coalfield; her son and daughter-in-law, Ronnie and Marie Wormsley of Coalfield, and her son Willis Wormsley of Coalfield; her sister, Hazel Beets of Clinton; her brother and sister-in-law, Rex and Esther Hallcox of Clinton; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; her special great-niece, Twanda Overton of Coalfield; and a host of nieces, nephews and extended family members. The family wishes to give special thanks to Covenant HomeCare Hospice of Oak Ridge for thier wonderful care. The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, in the chapel of Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs, with Pastor Don Acton and the Rev. Jimmy Carter officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The burial and graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, at the Estes Cemetery in Coalfield. Memorials may be made to the Youth Ministry of Mt. Carmel Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Coalfield, 5515 Knoxville Highway, Oliver Springs, TN 37840. Tammy Brooks, 46, of Oliver Springs, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2004, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C. Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which were incomplete at presstime. =========================================== 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

Theodore "Dockie" Moffette, 76, of Amherst Township, died Friday at Amherst Hospital after a long illness. Born in Campbell County, Tenn.,he grew up in Tennessee before moving to Amherst 34 years ago. He was a stonecutter employed by the Cleveland Quarries,South Amherst, for 22 years. He retired in 1974. He is survived by his wife, Mertie (nee Lackey), to whom he was married 47 years; sons, Wendell of Lorain and Wayne of South Amherst; daughters, Mrs. Allen (Lois) Henes of Amherst. Mrs. Jay (Ina) Miller of Lorain; 21 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren; brothers, Monroe of Spring City, Tenn., Hugh of Robbins, Tenn., Clyde of LaFollete, Tenn.;and by sisters, Mrs. Lela Jones of Robbins, Mrs. Anna Mae Richardson and Mrs. Lillie Ford both of LaFollete and Mrs. Atlas Moore of Jamestown, Tenn. Friends may call at the Hempel Funeral Home, Amherst, today 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Lorain. Source: Chronicle Telegram, Elyria, Ohio, November 9, 1986

A Bloodthirsty Marshal KXOXVILI.E, Tenn.,June 4. Reports received here state that. Bud Lindsay, deputy United States marshal, shot and killed Kilts, a distiller, in Campbell county Lindsay got enraged because Kilts refused to sell him a smaller quantity of whisky than ten gallons. The distiller's son, thinking his father in danger, threw a stone at Lindsay. Lindsay then attempted to shoot Kilts, but his party took his pistols from him. They left, and when a mile away; Lindsay asked for his pistols, saying that he would do no harm with them. He got them and immediately rode back to Kilts house. The latter saw him come and locked the door, but Lindsay broke it down and shot Kilts twice, killing him instantly. He then attempted to shoot the boy, but missed him and hit a little girl, slightly wounding her. It is reported that Lindsay's party arrested him and gave him over to the sheriff of the county. Lindsay is a desperate character, having murdered a prominent citizen of Campbell county five years ago, but escaped through lack of evidence. Trenton Times, Trenton, New Jersey, June 4, 1890

From The Knoxville News Sentinel 7 Dec 2004 BROWN, DON H. - age 57 of Knoxville, formerly of the New River Community, PHILLIPS, TANYA SAWYER - age 61 of Norris, TN., ROBERTS, CLEBERT - age 79 of Knoxville, STEWART, IVA DEAN - age 87 of Sunbright WORMSLEY, ETHEL HALLCOX - age 95, a resident of Coalfield, BROWN, DON H. - age 57 of Knoxville, formerly of the New River Community, went home to be with Jesus Saturday, December 4, 2004 at the UT Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. He was born November 28, 1947 in Anderson County, TN to the late John and Cordella Carroll Brown. He was a member of the Son-Light Baptist Ch urch in Knoxville, TN. Don loved bowling and was a big Tennessee Volunteer Fan and all sporting events. He also loved spending time with family and friends. Don worked at Star Sales in Knoxville for many years. He is preceded in death by: his parents; sister, Unavee Byrge. Survivors: sisters, Alavene & Bob Templin, Lake City, TN; Angie & Jim Morales, Cross Junction, VA; brother, Jay & Grace Brown, Walland, TN; nieces, Kasey Templin, Bethany Brown, Tammy Phillips, Cindy Sellers, Debby Bergeron and Crystal Morgan; nephews, Boyce Templin, Larry Brown, Jimmy Byrge, Timmy Byrge, Jason Byrge, Jamey Byrge, Douglas Stitt, and Rick Stitt; special friends, Junior Ricker, Clayton Cox, Sammy Sawyer, Earl Keyes, Rev. Eddie Myers and Frank; many friends at Star Sales and Church friends that looked after him. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the Doctors and Nurses at UT Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. Visitation: 6-8:00 pm Monday, December 6, 2004 at the Son-Light Baptist Church in Knoxville, TN. Funeral service: 8:00 pm Monday, December 6, 2004 at the Son-Light Baptist Church with Rev. Eddie Myers and Rev. Brian Courtney officiating. Interment: 2:00 pm Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at the Grave Hill Cemetery in Devonia, TN. Hatmaker Funeral Home of Lake City in charge of arrangements. PHILLIPS, TANYA SAWYER - age 61 of Norris, TN., passed away Saturday, December 4, 2004 at her residence. She was preceded in death by: her parents, Allen and Edith Harness Sawyer. Survivors include: sons, John and wife Michele Post of Timberlake, NC, Scott and wife Della Post of Norris, TN; granddaughter, Kathleen Post of Timberlake, NC; sisters, LeAnne and husband Howard Arnold of Crossville, TN., Bunny and husband Roger Herman of New Hampshire; brother, John Sawyer. The family will have a memorial service 7:00 pm, Thursday, December 9, 2004 at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church at 6900 Nubbin Ridge Road in Knoxville. The receiving of friends will follow after the memorial service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Smokey Mountain Harmony Show in care of Julie Selph, 311 Stone Rd., Knoxville, TN., 37920 or Paw Clinic, 6869 Morganton Road, Greenback, Tennessee 37742. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton in charge of arrangements. ROBERTS, CLEBERT - age 79 of Knoxville, passed away December 6, 2004 at Shannondale Nursing Home. He retired from Y-12 as Chief of Security after 40 years of service and member of Ballcamp Baptist Church. Preceded in death by: grandson, Daniel Roberts; daughter, Brenda Kay Roberts; parents, Cecil and Lora Roberts; brothers, Clarence and Raymond Roberts; and sister, Lera June Roberts. Survivors include: wife of 62 years, Georgia Hatch Roberts; sons and daughters-in-law, Chuck and Ina K. Roberts, Randal and Lisa Roberts; daughter and son-in- law, Sandra and Dwight Travis all of Knoxville; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Gerald and Nancy Roberts of Crossville, Joe and Ginny Roberts of Michigan; sister, Minnie Jane Simpson of Huntington Tennessee. Family will receive friends form 6 - 8 pm Wednesday, December 8, 2004, at Weaver Funeral Home. Funeral service will follow at 8 pm with Rev. Ed Sunday-Winters officiating. Family and friends will assemble 1:45 pm Thursday at Highland Memorial Cemetery for a 2 pm interment service. Arrangements be Weaver Funeral Home, Knoxville (865) 588-3868. STEWART, IVA DEAN - age 87 of Sunbright and Umatilla, Florida, passed away December 5, 2004 at Baptist West Hospital in Knoxville. She was of the Baptist faith and was preceded in death by: her husband, Clay R. Stewart, Sr. She is survived by: sons, Joe (Sue) Stewart and Clay Stewart, Jr., all of Knoxville; three grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Wednesday, December 8, 2004 from 6-8 pm at Schubert Funeral Home in Sunbright. Family and friends will meet at the funeral home for a graveside service on Thursday morning, 11 am in Morris Cemetery. WORMSLEY, ETHEL HALLCOX - age 95, a resident of Coalfield, went to be with the Lord Monday, December 6, 2004 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Jonell & 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, a devoted wife and mother who loved and cherished her friends. She was preceded in death by: her husband, Clyde Wormsley; parents, Sewell & Ollie Hallcox; brothers, Rowdan & Frank Hallcox; sister, Freddie Wormsley; granddaughter, Suzanne Wormsley. Survivors: daughters & sons-in-law, Bobbie & Ronnie Williams of Clinton, Jonell & Bill Gebauer of Coalfield; sons & daughter-in- law, Ronnie & Marie Wormsley of Coalfield, Willis Wormsley of Coalfield; sister, Hazel Beets of Clinton; brother & sister-in-law, Rex & Esther Hallcox of Clinton; 7 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; special great-niece, Twanda Overton of Coalfield; a host of nieces, nephews and extended family members. The family will receive friends 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at Sharp Funeral Home with funeral service following at 8:00 pm, in the Chapel with Pastor Don Acton & Rev. Jimmy Carter officiating. Burial and graveside service will be held 11:00 am, Wednesday, December 8, 2004 at the Estes Cemetery of Coalfield. Sharp Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements. =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. 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My boy was taken with a disease resembling bloody flux. The first thing I thought of was Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Two doses of it settled the matter and cured him sound and well. I heartily recommend this remedy to all persons suffering from a like complaint. I will answer any inquiries regarding it when stamp is inclosed. I refer to any county official as to my reliability. WM. ROACH, J. P.. Primroy, Campbell county, Tenn. For sale by Leithold & Elston, druggists. Source: Woodland Daily Democratic, Woodland, California, September 5, 1894

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. Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of arrangements, which were incomplete at presstime. ============================================ SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG Count no day lost in which you have waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one.

Bobbie, Thanks for your hard work. Peggy At 09:15 PM 12/03/2004 -0500, you wrote: >My husband's grandmother, Mossie Belle Robbins (maiden name) lost her >husband, father and brother in that mining disaster. I can't imagine the >heartbreak she went through. >Bobbie > >Here is another article about it: > >CROSS MOUNTAIN EXPLOSION > >The following article was taken from Lake City Banner, December 1, 1977. > >It was a cold, overcast Saturday morning the Dec. 9 in 1911 as the dawn >greeted the families in the hollows that lace the ridges along the narrow >valley called Briceville. Many of the families in one of those hollows, >Slatestone, prepared for another hard day in the Cross Mountain coal mine >much as they had done for years. > >The men and some of their sons had risen early. Dressing in the dark, they >had put on clothes still stiff from the sweat and dirt from the work of the >day before. They had eaten a breakfast of honey and bread, or, "if times >were good," they had eaten some meat and gravy. > >Gathering their tools, the miners walked the short distance to the mine. On >that fateful day, of the 150 regular miners who normally worked at the >mines, only 89 reported for work because of a shortage of coal cars. > >As the men entered the mine entrance, called by some the "Bank," it was 6:30 >a.m. > >As they walked farther and farther into the deep tunnels that lead into the >very heart of the mountain, small crews of men separated off to go to their >work areas for the day's labor. The sounds of the hoofs of the nearly 50 >mules could be heard up and down the long corridors. > >At 7:20 somewhere deep in one of the rooms or in some passageway, it >happened. Perhaps it was a spark from a squibb used to ignite a powder >charge. Or maybe it was the flame from a miner's oil lamp. > >In a moment frozen in time, a luckless miner realized that the most feared >of all things in a mine had come, an explosion. In one split instant, the >place where he stood was filled with blinding light and then a thunderous >explosion. A pocket of methane gas or coal dust had ignited, and before it >would run its course, 85 lives would be taken. > >Racing down the headway toward the surface, the concussion twisted and >killed as it went. At the mine entrance a clean up crew was blown back by >the blast. > >Within minutes the entire community knew of the explosion. Rescue teams >began to form almost at once. > >Deep in the mine, most of the men weren't killed by the blast, but now faced >an even more deadly threat, the dreaded after damp, or carbon monoxide. > >Many of them began to barricade themselves in the rooms. One such group was >a father and son, William and Milton Henderson from Clinton. With them were >Irwin Smith, Arthur Scott and Dore Irish. > >Mr. Henderson later told what they did. > >We barricaded up the entrance to the mine room. With our coats we fought >back the after damp the came through the cracks in the brattice, and then >stuck our coats and other articles of wearing apparel in the holes in the >brattice. We had lights, our dinner, and each of us had from half to three >quarters of a gallon of water and coffee in our dinner pails." > >Other miners were trying to do the same thing. > >A large 10-foot exhaust fan was installed to clear the mine of the smoke and >gas. When the rescue teams thought it safe to go in, they took with them a >canary which could detect the deadly after damp. > >The team had gone into the mine only a short distance when the little bird >fell dead. Thinking they had reached a current of poisonous gas, there was a >wild dash to the outside. > >But then the men realized that it was the smoke from their own lamps that >had killed the bird. Getting another bird and safety lamps, the men started >back in. > >In Henderson's group, late Saturday night Scott and Irish decided to take a >chance and try for the outside. They left the safety of the room and started >for the entrance. It was the last the other three saw of them until Monday >when they met on the outside. > >Henderson reported that on Sunday the remaining three attempted to leave but >were forced back to the room. "We remained there until discovered on Monday >at 8:15 at night." > >Those killed in the Cross Mountain mine were: >James A. White >Joe Farmer >Frank Leinart >Eunis Robbins >E.F. Duncan >Dan Martin >A.L. Haynes >T.A. Leatherwood Jr. >Aaron Duncan >Arthur Smith >John Duff >F.A. Duff >H.A. Rish >Thomas Thomas >Richard McQueen >Eugene Ault >Taylor Ault >Henry Burton >Charles Kesterson >John White >Conda Harmon >Robert Sharp >Herman Sharp >P.A. Hatmaker >Charles Marlin >W.A. Gammon >Dave Robbins (Mossie's brother) >Joe McQueen >Ernest Elliott >J.S. Peterson >Harvey Martin >Alzono Wood >Roy Peters >Sam Miller >Mark Marlow >W.A. Farmer >Andrew Johnson >W.P. Rolland >Albert Rolland >Eugene Peters >Lynn Wood >James Foust >Lee Polston >John Marshall >Robert Hunter >Melvine McKamey >Durvin Pryor >Monroe Vandergriff >Will Irick >Ben Gallaher >Reuben Gaylor >Lewis Teno >Harry Cannon >Alonzo Martin >Charles Hill >Ed Risden >R.J. Lester >Thomas Martin >Francis Ridenour >Isaac Duncan >Coster Payne >Thomas Marlow >C.E. Olvey >Oscar Olvey >E.J. Long >James Carden >Luther Wood >George Slover >Pat Vallalay >Tate Vallalay >James A. Marlin >John Allen Jr. (Mossie's husband) >James Robbins (Mossie's father) >Joe Ridenour >J.K. Cooper >J.F. Haynes >James Gilbraith >Noah White >Charles Whitted >Sill Hutson >Dan Phillips >and Charles White. > > >==== TNCAMPBE Mailing List ==== >Does Anyone Ever Read the Taglines ??? Just Curious..Also, Please change >your Subject Line. We all tend to forget that.Self included. >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/TNCAMPBE

Thank you Angela, this has puzzled me for a long time. I heard that Silas McNeely got out of this, never knew the other person's name. These would be great Uncles of mine. Thank you once again, Charlsie Gatlin ----- Original Message ----- From: <AngelaMeadows3@aol.com> To: <TNCAMPBE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 10:47 AM Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Hatmaker Boys Murder, 1901 > Arrested on Murder Charge. > Jacksboro, Term., July 25. — Silas > McNeely and Marion Moses, two well > known young men, have been arrested > and held for trial without bond for the > murder of the two boys, Mynatt and > Major Hatmaker. whose horribly mutilated > bodies were found in a mill > pond near here last Sunday. McNeely > fled after the coroner's inquest but > was captured. The excitement at the > preliminary trial was intense, but violence > was prevented by the officers. > The men are confined in jail here. > > Source: Coshocton Daily Age, Coshocton, Ohio, 7/25/1901 > > > ==== TNCAMPBE Mailing List ==== > Do not spam or send derogatory comments to any other subscriber to this > list. > >

Arrested on Murder Charge. Jacksboro, Term., July 25. — Silas McNeely and Marion Moses, two well known young men, have been arrested and held for trial without bond for the murder of the two boys, Mynatt and Major Hatmaker. whose horribly mutilated bodies were found in a mill pond near here last Sunday. McNeely fled after the coroner's inquest but was captured. The excitement at the preliminary trial was intense, but violence was prevented by the officers. The men are confined in jail here. Source: Coshocton Daily Age, Coshocton, Ohio, 7/25/1901

Young Man Convicted Of Burning Wife and 3 Children to Death JACKSBORO, Tenn., Oct. 18 (AP) Floyd Johnson, 27-year-old Lafollette filling station operator, was convicted by a Campbell county jury today on charges of burning his wife and three children to death the night of August 30. The jury recommended a sentence of 21 years in the state peniteniary. The charred bodies ol Mrs. Johnson, 29, and her children, Lois, 3: Paul. 5. and Louise, 7, were found huddled together after fire had destroyed stroyed the Johnson home. Johnson said he escaped from the burning house through a window. Source: Lincoln Star, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 18, 1933

Cars Seeking Place in 500 Mile Race Total 53 INDIANAPOLIS, AP The field for the 500-mile race at the Indianapolis motor speedway May 30 numbered 53 Friday with the arrival of three entries mailed before the deadline at midnight Wednesday night. The field will be trimmed to 33 starters in time trials to be held this month. W. C. (Sue). Winfield, master mechanic and race car designer, entered his eight-cylinder super- charged Novi-Governor special, built at La Canada, Calif. Two Offenhauser powered cars were entered by the Hughes brothers of Denver, Colo., and W. Frank Sharp of Jacksboro, Tenn. Doc Williams will drive the Hughes entry. Source: Walla Walla Union Bulletin, Walla Walla, Washington May 2, 1946

Many of you have asked where I am getting the information from re articles I've posted. Some of these I've found just searching the internet; others from the newspaper archives at ancestry.com; Ancestry only has the Kingsport Times for Tenn; but there is still a wealth of info from other states; especially if the news went national. Angela

Charles E Cox, Retired Navy Chief Chief Hospital Corpsman Charles E. Cox, USN (ret.), 48, of 56 Levin St. died today at the Bethesda, Md., Naval Hospital after a long illness. He was born Aug. 20, 1908, Jacksboro, Tenn., and was a veteran of World War II and the War. Chief Cox was not married and leaves no immediate family. Services will be conducted here at the Hambly Funeral Home 2 p.m. Monday by the Rev. Canon Lockett Ford Ballard, rector of Trinity Church. Burial will be in the Island Cemetery. Source: Newport Daily News, Newport, RI, August 2, 1957

From the Knoxville News sentinel 6 Dec 2004 GOINS, EURETHA - age 88 of LaFollette, GOINS, EURETHA - age 88 of LaFollette, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2004, at St. Mary's Health & Rehab Center in LaFollette. She was a member of the East LaFollette Baptist Church and retired from Imperial Reading Corporation with over 40 years of service. Survivors: daughter and son-in-law, Yvonne and Paul Tiller, of LaFollette; special granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Brenda and Bobby Hicks, of LaFollette; special great- granddaughter and great-grandson-in-law, Kelli and Brent Pickett; special great-great-grandson, Jackson Cole Pickett, all of Chattanooga; sister, Sue Chapman of LaFollette; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services Monday 8 p.m. at Walters Chapel with Rev. David Hicks and Rev. Danny King officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday before services at Walters Funeral Home. Family and friends will meet 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bakers Forge Cemetery for graveside services and interment. Walters Funeral Home of LaFollette is honored to be serving the family of Euretha Goins. =========================================== 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

Mine Boss Killed By Sniper's Shot LAKE CITY, Tenn. (&) A sniper's bullet killed a coal mine owner Monday as he worked his machinery on a federal flood control project here in defiance of threats of sabotage or death. Five persons were questioned at length in the slaying of Jess Fesler, 53. of Sunbright, Tenn., shot in the back as he stood beside his bulldozer on the project near the Lake City High School. Anderson County Sheriff Glad Woodward questioned two of the men in Clinton, south of Lake City, and Campbell County Sheriff Rose Kitts held three men for questioning in Jacksboro. Lake City is located on the Anderson - Campbell county line about 30 miles northwest of Knoxville. It is in the .coal-field area extending through southeast Kentucky and northern Tennessee. The area has seen numerous cases of violence since the United Mine Workers began a drive to bring all mines under union contract. Three persons have been killed in Ketucky. Sheriff Woodward said, however. "We are positive this shooting is in no way concerned with union troubles." Source: Oswego Pallendium Times, Oswego, New York, 6/9/1959 Sniper Kills FormerCoal Mine Owner LAKE CITY,Tenn. (AP)A sniper's bullet killed a former coal miner owner Monday as he worked his machinery on a federal flood control project here in defiance of threats of sabotage or death. Five persons were questioned at length in the slaying of Jess Fesler, 53, of Sunbright,Tenn., shot in the back as he stood beside his bulldozer on the project near the Lake City High School. Anderson County Sheriff Glad Woodward questioned two of the men in Clinton, South of Lake City. and Campbell County Sheriff Rose Kitts held three men for questioning in Jacksboro. Lake Cityi s located on the Anderson Campbell county line about 30 miles northwest of Knoxville. It is in the coalfield area extending through southeast Kentucky and northern Tennessee. The area has seen numerous cases of violence since the United Mine Workers began a drive to bring all mines under union contract. Three persons have been killed in Kentucky. Sheriff Woodward said, however, "We are positive this shooting is in no way concerned with union troubles." Sued For 534,111 The UMW welfare fund sued Fesler in 1957 for $34,111 it claimed he owed for back contributions to the fund. He filed a crossbill contending he had signed the union contract under duress. However,Woodward said he is probing mainly in other directions for possible motives. Among other things, the sheriff said. Fesler: 1. Was the complaining witness in an armed robbery case against Franklin D. Smith, which was to have been heard by the Campbell County grand jury next week. 2. Had been seen frequently with women other than his wife. Source: Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Lancaster, Ohio, 6/9/1959

That was a very interesting article, Angela. Thanks for posting all of these old articles. Bobbie

From the Knoxville News sentinel 5 Dec 2004 NEWPORT, FLORA - age 79 of Harriman PHILLIPS, TORA KAY - age 9 of Kingston RUBLE, GEORGE HARVEY, JR. - age 60, of Clinton, SEXTON, MR. WADE M. - age 48, STOKES, LENA LOIS "COLLINS" - age 96, of Clinton, WISE, BOBBY - age 63 of Clinton, TN NEWPORT, FLORA - age 79 of Harriman passed away Friday December 3, 2004 at Ft Sanders Select Specialty Hospital in Knoxville. Preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister. She was retired from Burlington Hosiery Mill after more than 25 years of service. She enjoyed making quilts & loved to cook for her family. Survivors sister, Mamie C. Newport of Harriman; brothers, Arthur Newport of Harriman, Barney Newport & wife Geneva of Charleston, Tn; numerous nieces & nephews. Funeral 8:00 P.M. Sunday at Kyker Funeral Home Chapel in Harriman with Pastor Willard Gunter officiating. Interment 11:00 AM Monday at Roane Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Sunday at Kyker Funeral Home in Harriman. www.kykerfuneralhome.com PHILLIPS, TORA KAY - age 9 of Kingston passed away Wednesday December 1, 2004 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. She was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church. Preceded in death great grandfathers Thomas Wright, Henry Wright, John Phillips, Johnny Martin, great aunt Sue Stewart, great great aunt Jo Phillips. Survivors: parents: Rick and Shane Phillips; sister: Brandi Phillips all of Kingston; grandparents: Jack and Vickie Phillips of Spring City, Kay and Shorty Wright of Harriman, Bobbie and Bill Finger of Lenoir City; aunt: Scott and Julie McGill; beloved cousins: Jared and Thomas McGill all of Kingston, Amanda Brown of Oak Ridge. Funeral 1 pm Tuesday December 7, 2004 at the Bethel Presbyterian Church with Rev. Marc Sherrod officiating. Burial in New Midway Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 until 9 pm Monday at the Kyker Funeral Home in Kingston.www.kykerfuneralhome.com RUBLE, GEORGE HARVEY, JR. - age 60, of Clinton, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2004 at Methodist Medical Center. He was a member of Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was a member of the United States Marine Corps. He worked as a clerk with the United States Postal Service in Oak Ridge. Preceded in death by parents, George H. Ruble Sr. & Nelda Mae Walker Ruble; sister, Jaime Phillips. Survivors: wife, Mary Beth Ruble of Clinton; daughters, Brandi Ruble of Clinton, Amanda "Mandi" Walters of Clinton, Kelley Richardson of Oak Ridge; brother, Stephen & wife Susan Ruble of Knoxville; grandchildren, Spencer & Cuyler Walters, Seth Richardson. The family will receive friends 5:00-7:00 PM, Monday, December 6, 2004 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home. The graveside service will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday at Anderson Memorial Garden with Rev. Steve Ruble & Rev. Frank Cannon officiating. Holley- Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of all arrangements. SEXTON, MR. WADE M. - age 48, passed away Friday, December 3rd, 2004, at his home in Wartburg. Wade was a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Preceded in death by his father, Donald C. Sexton, sister, Donna Sexton McCray. He is survived by his son; Alexander Sexton, of Wartburg; mother; Vera Heidel Sexton, of Wartburg; brother; Gary Sexton, of Signal Mtn., Tenn.; sisters; Sharon Brightwell, of Orlando, Fla., Marie Sexton, of Knoxville, Tn; aunts; Georgia Mae Coffman and Elsie Murphy, both of Wartburg, Tenn. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon, December 5th, 2004 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Schubert Funeral Home in Wartburg. Funeral services will follow at 3:00 p.m., with Rev. Robert Pfaff officiating. Interment will follow in the Morgan Memorial Gardens, Wartburg, Tenn.. STOKES, LENA LOIS "COLLINS" - age 96, of Clinton, passed away Friday, December 3, 2004 at Methodist Medical Center. She was born October 30, 1908 in Campbell County, she lived in Clinton since 1943. She was a member of Second Baptist Church in Clinton for 52 years and also a Sunday school teacher. She loved gardening and planting flowers and watching them grow. Preceded in death by husband, Z. William Stokes; parents, Joseph Uriah and Emma Florence Collins and step-mother, Martha Collins; daughter, Lena Shirley Stokes that died in 1939; brothers, Hobart, Homer and Goebel Collins; sisters, Goldie Ridenour, Gertrude Sharp and Verdie Collins who died earlier. Survivors: daughters, Mary June & husband Max O. Burris of Meridian, MS, Wanda Sue & husband Troy Estes of Harriman; sons, Norris H. & Angela Stokes of Phoenix, AZ, William A. & wife Hazel Stokes of Clinton, Jerry A. Stokes & Diane of Kingston; 13 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; 2 honorary grandchildren, Daryl & Jason Phillips of Memphis; sisters, Estella Melton, Evelyn Melton; brother, James Virgil Collins; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 5:00-7:00 PM, Monday, December 6, 2004 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home with funeral services following in the chapel with Rev. George Williams and Rev. Mike Thompson officiating. The graveside will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday at Norris Memorial Garden. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of all arrangements. WISE, BOBBY - age 63 of Clinton, TN passed away Friday, December 3, 2004 at Fort Sanders Regional in Knoxville, TN. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 pm Sunday, December 5, 2004 at Jones Mortuary. A graveside service will be 2:00 pm Monday at Sunset Cemetery in Clinton, TN with the Rev. Terry Wise & Rev. Burl Covington officiating. Jones Mortuary in Clinton, TN in charge of all arrangements. =========================================== 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