From the Oak Ridger 12 Oct 2004 Laura Eileen Burtis-Fuller, 44, of Valdosta, Ga. Dustin James Rhea, Eileen Smelcher, 59, of Clinton, Helen Marguerite Young Zeigler, 84, Jeffrey Glenn Davis, 63, of Oak Ridge, Abner Jordan, of Oak Ridge, Laura Eileen Burtis-Fuller, 44, of Valdosta, Ga. died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004, at her residence. Born on March 13, 1960, in Montrose, Co., she was the daughter of Carl and Marvel Burtis, of Oak Ridge. She attended elementary schools in Indiana, Tennessee, California and Georgia. She graduated from Parkview High School in Lilburn, Ga. in 1978 and from Georgia Southern with a bachelor degree in elementary education in 1983. She moved to the Atlanta area in 1983 and had numerous jobs in day care centers, hotels, law offices, Home Depot and Georgia Pacific. She moved to Valdosta in 2001, where she attended Open Bible Baptist Church. She loved children and life and had a sparkling sense of humor, her family said. Her wit was widely acknowledged by family and friends. For example, once when a customer at a hotel in Atlanta where she was working complained about the food in the restaurant, she answered by saying, "Sir, I apologize; obviously, you got the food that was meant for staff." She also had a special love for her cats and was always able to relate wonderful stories of her life with them, her family added. She is survived by her husband, Jack Fuller, of Valdosta; her daughter, Lindsey Diane Burtis-Fuller, of Valdosta; her sisters, Lisa Burtis, of Oak Ridge, and Linda Rice and husband David, of Wilmington, N.C.; her in-laws, Jean and Al Crews, of Valdosta; her brother-in-law, Tater and wife Karen Fuller, of Cartersville, Ga.; her sister-in-law, JoAnn and husband David Bult and their son, Chipper, of Mullins, S.C. She was cremated and a private service was held on Oct. 11, 2004, in Oak Ridge. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to Odyssey Hospice Health Care, 410 E. Park Ave., Valdosta, GA, 31602. An online guestbook may be signed at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Dustin James Rhea, infant son of Patricia J. Rhea and Travis Glenn Carroll, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, at his home. He was born July 25, 2004, in Oak Ridge. He is survived by his brothers, Dylan Jacob Carroll and Travis Caimon Carroll, both of Clinton; his sister, Amber Leigh Carroll, of Clinton; and his grandparents, Dessie Braden of Dalton, Ga., Layton Carroll of Oak Ridge and Kenneth and Pam Daugherty of Oliver Springs. The graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, at Farmer's Grove Cemetery. Sharp Funeral Home of Oliver Springs is in charge of arrangements, which were incomplete at presstime. Eileen Smelcher, 59, of Clinton, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, at The University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville. She was a member of Harriman Church of God and loved her grandchildren and UT football, her family said. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles F. Glenn Sr. and her brother, George F. Glenn. She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Leroy Smelcher, of Clinton; her mother, June Glenn, of Florida; her sons, John T. Winters Jr. and wife Judy, of Clinton, Tim Winters and wife Heather, of Clinton, Terry Lee Smelcher, of Louisville, and Michael C. Smelcher, of Chattanooga; her daughter, Sherry Brummitt and husband Ronald, of Clinton; her brothers, Charles F. Glenn Jr., of Florida; her sister, Wendy Kantorick and husband Tommy, of Florida; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; her sister-in-law, Louise Miracle, of Lake City; her brother-in-law, Jim Smelcher, of Knoxville; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton, with funeral services following in the chapel with the Rev. James C. Bandy, the Rev. Otis Ball and the Rev. Michael McCartney officiating. Helen Marguerite Young Zeigler, 84, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, at the Baptist Health Care Center in Lenoir City. A native of Pocahontas, Va., and 56-year resident of Tazewell, Va., she was greatly loved by her family and the many children she helped teach and nurture for more than 20 years in the kindergarten program of the Tazewell County School system in Virginia, her family said. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Jesse Littleton Zeigler II, of Tazewell, Va. After his death in 1999, she moved to Tennessee until her death. While in Tazewell, she attended the Tazewell Baptist Church for more than 50 years and was active in womens' groups and church activities. Her family said she enjoyed crafts, especially making quilts and afghans for her family, gardening and spending time with her children and grandchildren, Jesse "Jay" Littleton Zeigler III, and his wife, Vickie, and their daughters, Amy and Ashley, of St. Paul, Va.; Cynthia Zeigler DeMauri and her husband, Robert, of Charlottesville, Va., and their son, Stephen, of Arlington, Va.; Marilyn Zeigler McLaughlin and her husband, Samuel, of Knoxville, and their son, Matthew McLaughlin, and his wife, Christina, and her new great-granddaughter, Madelin Anne, of Birmingham, Ala. Mrs. Zeigler was the last surviving member of her immediate family. The funeral service will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004, at the Perry and St. Clair Funeral Home in Tazewell, Va. with the Rev. Robert W. Belcher, pastor of the Tazewell Baptist Church, officiating. The burial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, in the Grandview Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Bluefield, Va. The family will receive friends beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, at the funeral home. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to Alzheimer's Disease Research, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, MD, 20871-1950; or the Baptist Health Care Center, 700 Williams Ferry Road, Lenoir City, TN, 37771. Jeffrey Glenn Davis, 63, of Oak Ridge, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2004, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which were incomplete at presstime. Abner Jordan, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home is in charge of arrrangements, 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