From The Knoxvlle News Sentinel 12 Jul 2004 ASBURY, RALPH ROBERT - age 76, of Jacksboro, ASHBURN, MATTIE EDITH - 85, of Oak Ridge HENSLEY, VIOLETTE - age 73, of Norris, ASBURY, RALPH ROBERT - age 76, of Jacksboro, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2004, at St. Mary's Medical Center, LaFollette. He was a member of Caryville United Methodist Church & was retired from Tennessee Department of Transportation. Preceded in death by: parents, Raymond & Lucille Russell Asbury; brothers, James Walter Asbury, Homer (Hutch) Asbury & Harold Franklin Asbury. Survivors: sister, Norma Jean Asbury of Jacksboro; brother, Maurice C. Asbury of Caryville; nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephew and many relatives and friends. Funeral service 8 p.m. Monday Cross Chapel, Rev. Lyle White, Pastor of Caryville United Methodist Church & Rev. Perry Duncan of Knoxville officiating. Interment 10 a.m. Tuesday Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6 till 8 p.m. Monday at Cross Funeral Home. ASHBURN, MATTIE EDITH - 85, of Oak Ridge died on July 9, 2004 at the Methodist Medical Center. Born in Rickman, TN on November 7, 1918 to parents Carson C. and Lona Neeley Phillips. Mrs. Ashburn came to Oak Ridge in 1954 from Detroit, MI. A member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Order of Eastern Star #390. Among her hobbies she enjoyed sewing, quilting, and crocheting. Preceded in death by brothers, Talmadge Phillips and Joe Thomas Phillips; sister, Lillian Walker. Survivors include, husband, Hollis L. Ashburn, Oak Ridge; son, Philip Ashburn and wife, Mary, Oak Ridge; daughters, Cathy O'Connor and husband, Thomas. S., West Knoxville Sandra Stair and husband, John, Clinton; sisters, Zenobia Romines, Monterey, TN Frances Stockton and Tina Bacon of Oak Ridge Faye Elam, Cookeville, Jane Cooper, Rickman, TN; 5 grandchildren: Scott Ashburn and wife, Carmela Darek Ashburn and wife, Tracy all of Oak Ridge, Nick Walton, Knoxville Holly Webb and husband, Jeremy, Clinton John Stair, Jr., Clinton; 1 great-grandson, Robert Orlando Ashburn; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held in the chapel of Weatherford Mortuary on Monday evening, 8 PM with Rev. Vernon Sansom officiating. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, 10 AM at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family requests that memorials be made in the form of donations to First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 127 Lafayette Drive, Oak Ridge,TN 37830. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 - 8 PM at Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge. HENSLEY, VIOLETTE - age 73, of Norris, passed away Friday, July 9. 2004 at her residence. She was a member of Norris First Baptist Church. She was President of the Good Neighbors in Norris for years. She was a bookkeeper at Anderson County after School Care for years. She was devoted to caring & helping others in time of need. She loved greatly & was loved by all. Preceded in death by parents, William & Lyda Johnston Ison. Survivors: husband, H.W. "Buddy" Hensley; daughter, Harriet Gamble of Norris; son, William "Bill" Hensley & wife Penney of Hyannis, MA; brother, Ronald Ison & wife Ginger of Johnson City; sister, Anne Riggs of Big Stone Gap, Virginia; grandchildren, Angie Duncan & husband Kelly of Clinton, Matthew Gamble of Knoxville, Sarah & husband Hal Lyday of Dallas, TX, David Hensley of Heiskell, Alicia & husband Gary Hatmaker of Lake City; great grandchildren, Ben & Gabi of Clinton, Spencer, Thomas & Ethan of Dallas, TX, Alexis & Tyler of Lake City; numerous nieces & nephews; special friends, Brenda & Denny Klender of Andersonville Nathan & Jamie Wade of Andersonville. The family will receive friends 5:00-7:00 PM, Sunday, July 11, 2004 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home with funeral services following in the chapel with Rev. David Seiber & Rev. T.D. Hooker officiating. The family will have a private graveside service Monday at Woodhaven Memorial Garden. The family has requested memorials be made to, Good Neighbors of Norris, P.O. Box 452, Norris, TN 37828. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is 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