From The Knoxville News Sentinel 16 May 2004 ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY - age 87, a resident of the Oak Ridge and Claxton WALTERS, FLETCHER WILLIAM - age 94, of Clinton ZEDLER, MARGARET (VIVIAN) JACOX - of Oak Ridge, ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY - age 87, a resident of the Oak Ridge and Claxton community passed on unto our Lord on Thursday, May 13, at the Lake City Health Care Center. He was born October 23, 1916 in Pearson, Georgia. John and his wife Becky moved to Oak Ridge in the early forties and he was employed at the K25 Plant for twenty-five years as a welder. He and his family moved to a new residence on the Clinton highway and operated The Pig Trail Inn. They were well-known in the area for their famous barbecue. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rebecca Elizabeth (Becky) Corbitt Adams, parents: mother, Mary Jane Giddens Adams, and father, Homer Columbus Adams, a brother, Chester Adams, and sisters, Grace Vickers and Jennie Nichols. He is survived by three sons: Jack Adams and wife Patsy; William (Billy) Adams and wife Alice; J.O. Adams and wife Sally; nine grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren; sisters Dorothy Lauermore, and Sue Nell Perry. The family conveys their heartfelt appreciation to those at the Lake City Health Care. They went far beyond their duties to be a family to him. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Saturday with services to follow at 8 PM at the Woodhaven Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens on Edgemoor Road. The Rev. Charles Northrup will be officiating. Special singers: Freda Rose, Glenna Pack, Carolyn Northrup, and Alicia Pack. Entombment will be held Sunday at 3 PM. Pallbearers will be: A.C. Noe, Ricky Adkins, Mark Adams, Rodney Brock, Daniel Adams, Terry Neal and Brandon Neal. Woodhaven Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens is in charge of arrangements. WALTERS, FLETCHER WILLIAM - age 94, of Clinton passed away Thursday, May 13, 2004 at his home. Fletcher was born July 1, 1909 in the Scarboro Community of Anderson County, Tennessee where his family lived until removal for the Manhattan Project in World War II. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in old Scarboro community in Oak Ridge. He was the first of five children born to Clarence Orestus Walters and Evelyn (Eva) Johnson Walters. Fletcher was one of the oldest surviving graduates of Robertsville High School. After retiring from Magnet Knitting Mills in Clinton, Fletch took up a successful career as a carpenter and house painter. He had a rich sense of humor and enjoyed sharing stories with friends and family. He was loved as a husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Onelda Lockett Walters, his brother, Johnson Lawrence (Bus) Walters, and sisters-in-law, Ruth Seiber Walters, Elizabeth (Libby) Henriksen Walters, Elinor (Ellie) Wellman Walters, and Rosel Lockett May, and brother- in-law, Roy Giltz Brown. He is survived by his daughter and caregiver, Judy Walters Rhyne of Clinton; brothers and sister-in-law, Thomas & Irene Walters of Clinton; and Herbert Walters of Solana Beach, California; beloved sister and brother-in-law, Mary & Glen Taylor of Clinton and sister-in-law Wanda Lockett Brown of Oak Ridge. He is also survived by grandchildren, Dru & Barbara Rhyne of MacDonald, Tennessee; Shane & Ruth Sapp Rhyne of Knoxville; and Nikole Rhyne of Knoxville; great-grandchildren, Holly Rhyne and Tre Rhyne of Clinton and Jennifer Dansby of MacDonald, Tennessee and great-great- granddaughter, Madeline Rhyne and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, 1901 Clinch Avenue, Knoxville, Tn. 37916. Graveside services will be Sunday, May 16, 2004 at 3:00 PM at Sunset Cemetery with Rev. Sam Dean officiating. Friends may call at their convenience at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton in charge of all arrangements. ZEDLER, MARGARET (VIVIAN) JACOX - of Oak Ridge, died on May 14, 2004 at the Methodist Medical Center. She was born in Modesto, California, the daughter of the late Floyd and Ethel Jacox. A member of the First Presbyterian Church, a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a Certified Professional Secretary, and a former employee of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory as the Senior Secretary to the Director of the Instrumentation and Controls Division. She had served as an Advisory Committee Member of the Oak Ridge Girls Home and to the Business Department of Roane State Community College. Her interest was in history of American Wars; particularly, WWI. Preceded in death by her husband, Richard E. Zedler, October 2000 and by her sister, Doris Slaughter of Oak Ridge, 1991. She is survived by her brother, Donald C. Jacox, Morganton, NC; sister, Joanne J. Lovelace, (Mrs. L.R.) of Staunton, VA; brother-in-law, Gerald M. Slaughter, Oak Ridge; nephew, Richard G. Slaughter, Kissimmee, FL and wife, Lydia L. Slaughter; niece, Donna Slaughter McKinley and husband, Kevin F. McKinley and their three daughters, Marina, Liana, and Camilla McKinley nephew, Graham Lovelace, Jackson Hole, WY; niece, Rebecca Lovelace Dellinger and husband, Billy Dellinger, Staunton, VA and Amanda and Heather Gardner. The funeral service will be held in the chapel of Weatherford Mortuary on Monday, 8 PM with Rev. Kerra Becker-English officiating. Private interment will be at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family requests memorials be sent to The Visual Support Group in care of John Cathcart, 4609 Clinch View Ln., Solway, TN 37931. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 7 - 8 PM at Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge. =========================================== 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