From The Knoxville News Sentinel 27 May 2004 JOHNSON, GORDON HENRY - age 61 of Clinton, LEDFORD, RALPH DOYLE - age 69 of Lenoir City, NEWPORT, PHYLLIS ANN REDMON age 59 of Wartburg, TAYLOR, HELEN E. - age 80, of Lake City, JOHNSON, GORDON HENRY - age 61 of Clinton, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at UT Hospital. He was a veteran of the Tennessee National Guard. preceded in death by a loving companion Darlene G. Buckner; parents, Omer & Pearl Peoples Johnson. Survivors: daughters, Robin & husband, Tim Kelley of Powell, Tessa Johnson & fiancé, Allen Kelly of Clinton; brother, Carl Johnson of Clinton; grandchildren, Andy Kelley, Josh Buckner, Faith Buckner, Joseph Buckner & Kalli Buckner. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 2004 at Holley- Gamble Funeral Home with funeral services following in the chapel with Rev. Marty Stooksbury officiating. The burial will be 12 noon Friday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton in charge of all arrangements. LEDFORD, RALPH DOYLE - age 69 of Lenoir City, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at Park West Hospital. Doyle retired from the Knoxville New Sentinel. He was also a retired machinist from Oak Ridge, Y-12 and K-25 Plants. A member of Avery Masonic Lodge #593 F and AM and Knoxville Scottish Rite. Preceded in death by: parents, Ralph and Monteen Ledford. Survived by: his wife of 50 years, Carma Adele (Susie) Mann Ledford; daughter, Lesa Ledford Cochran and husband, Howard of Knoxville; granddaughter, Whitney Denae Cochran; sisters: Dean Grubb and husband, Curtis of Tellico Village, Nell Beeler of Lenoir City, Sharon Anthony and husband, Wayne of Lenoir City and Gail West of Alabama; several nieces and nephews. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the doctors and staff in I.C.U. at Park West Hospital for all their care. The family will received friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gerald Bland officiating. Burial will follow in the Lakeview Cemetery. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Doyle Ledford. www.clickfuneralhome.com. NEWPORT, PHYLLIS ANN REDMON age 59 of Wartburg, passed away at her home Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 10:15 am. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. She had worked at Citizen's Bank and Trust Co. for 23 years and also at Citizen's First Bank, Wartburg. She was preceded in death by: her grandparents Carl and Ella Terry, John and Frieda Redmon; father, Larry (Bill) Redmon. She is survived by: her husband, Harold Newport; mother, Gertrude Redmon; sisters, Linda (Gary) Petrey, Barbara (Leonard) McNeese; "special sister", Berlene Ekmark; nephew, Larry Petrey; nieces, Valerie Anderson and Missy Ekmark and special little buddy, Maxwell Anderson; several other relatives and friends. The family will receive friends Friday, May 28, 2004 from 6-8 pm at Schubert Funeral Home, Wartburg. Funeral services will begin at 8 pm with Pastor Paul Frick officiating. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, 11 am in Liberty Church Cemetery. TAYLOR, HELEN E. - age 80, of Lake City, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at the Lake City Health Care Center. She was born January 11, 1924 in Anderson County, Tennessee to the late Marion and Sylvia Vandergriff Lewis. Helen was a member of the Briceville Church of God. She loved woodworking, ceramics and flower gardening. Helen is preceded in death by: her parents. Survivors: son, Jerry Taylor, Lake City; sister-in-law, Faye Taylor, Powell, TN; special friend, June Burton, Lake City, TN. Visitation, 6- 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 2004 at the Hatmaker Funeral Home. Funeral service, 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 2004 in the Hatmaker Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. C.J. Frank of Maryville, TN officiating. Interment: 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 28, 2004 at the Oak Ridge Memorial Park in Oak Ridge, TN. Hatmaker Funeral Home of Lake City in charge of 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