From the Knoxville News Sentinel 30 Nov 2005 CRAWFORD, DORTHA JEAN - age 64, of Clinton, GRAY, WANDA LEE - 82, of Oak Ridge, PETERSON, JULIE ANN - age 42, of Clinton, PIERCE, JANUITA (NITA) - of Kingston, TN, formally of Oak Ridge, STAATS, JULIA B. - 82, a long-time Oak Ridger, CRAWFORD, DORTHA JEAN - age 64, of Clinton, passed away at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, on Sunday, November 28, 2004. She was a member of Church of God of Prophecy in Clinton. Preceded in death by: parents, Sherman and Mary Vickery Martin. Survivors: daughters, Mary & husband Michael King Clinton, TN., Dortha & husband Robert Phillips Clinton, TN., Belinda Crawford Clinton, TN.; brother, Frank Vickery Palakia, Fla.; sisters, Novella Hatmaker Clinton, TN., Joyce & husband Herschel Morris, Cleveland, Ohio; grandchildren, Courtney, Kelsey, Brendan, Breanna, Journey King and Bobbie Phillips; several nieces & nephews. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with funeral service following in the chapel with Rev. Frank Massengill officiating. Interment will be Thursday, December 2, 2004 at 10:30 am at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens in Claxton. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton in charge of arrangements. GRAY, WANDA LEE - 82, of Oak Ridge, died Sunday, November 28, 2004 at the Methodist Medical Center. she was born November 4, 1922 in Alden, Kansas, the daughter of Ray Morris Page and Emma Lee Fair Page. she is a member of First Baptist Church and the Oak Ridge Woman's Club. She also served as a volunteer with the Gray Ladies of the Oak Ridge Hospital from 1967-1983. She loved traveling and the holidays. Most of all she loved her family and friends. She considered Virginia Cousins and Elene Elrod to be special friends. She is survived by: husband, Robert James Gray; son, Gary Gray; and daughter, Karen Carta and husband Mike, both of Knoxville; sister, Zita Stout of Hutchinson, KS; 3 grandchildren, Bryan Gray, Stephanie Brough and Katy Carta; and 4 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at 2:00pm at First Baptist Church with Rev. Ray Lloyd officiating. The burial will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from noon until 2:00pm at First Baptist Church. Weatherford Mortuary is handling the arrangements. An on-line guest book can be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com. PETERSON, JULIE ANN - age 42, of Clinton, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2004 at the University of Tennessee Hospital. She was a Recreational Therapist with Anderson County Health Council. She received her B. S. Degree from Southern Illinois University. Survivors: daughter, Katie Peterson of Clinton; son, Matthew Peterson of Clinton; mother, Rose B. Glass of Nashville; father, Kenneth E. Glass & wife, Betty, of Nashville; sister, Linda Harrison & husband, Brian, of Antioch; brother, Steve Glass & wife, Tammy, of Hermitage; host of nieces, nephews & cousins. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the Holley-Gamble Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at 11:00 am at the First United Methodist Church in Oak Ridge. Body will lie in state from 10:00 to 11:00 at the Church. Interment will follow the service at the Anderson Memorial Gardens in Clinton and a gathering for friends and family will be catered at the Oak Ridge Recreation Center from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Anderson County Health Council, P. O. Box 570, Clinton. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton in charge of arrangements. STAATS, JULIA B. - 82, a long-time Oak Ridger, died Saturday, November 27, 2004, at Windwood Nursing Home in Clinton, TN. She had been in declining health in recent months. Born on August 26,1922, in Salem, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Alfred and Julia Bourmorck. She grew up in Marietta, Ohio, and attended Marietta College, where she met her future husband, Percy A. Staats of nearby Parkersburg, West Virginia. They were married in Marietta on August 23, 1944, and came to live in Oak Ridge shortly thereafter as part of the Manhattan Project work force. They left Oak Ridge in 1946 for Minneapolis, Minnesota, and later Merchantsville and Riverside, New Jersey. They returned to Oak Ridge in 1952. When her children attended Oak Ridge schools, she volunteered as a French teacher. She was a joint- partner of and bookkeeper for Redi-Rent Equipment Company in Oak Ridge. She was an avid watcher of old movies and French films and videotaped them for her children and grandchildren. She took great pride in instilling the love of reading in her grandchildren. In 1984, she and her sister, Alfreda Rhoades, located and visited relatives in Binche, Belgium. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her twin brother, Jules Bourmorck of Tampa, Florida. She is survived by: her husband of 60 years, Percy Staats; her sister, Alfreda B. Rhoades in Augusta, Georgia; her son, Dr. Thomas E. Staats of Shreveport, Louisiana; her daughters, Ruth Ann Mabry of Farragut, Tennessee, Nancy S. Dailey of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Theresa S. Tipton of Cleveland, Tennessee; her two sons-in- law, George A. Dailey and J. Darrell Tipton; her daughter- in-law, Debra Staats; her grandchildren, Allyson M. Mabry, J. Erin Mabry, E. Layne Mabry, Lauren M. Person, Kara K. Staats, Erica R. Tipton, and Andrea M. Tipton; her step- grandchildren, Stacy H. Carter, and Derek Henry; her nephew, Dr. Robert B. Rhoades; and niece Pamela R. Langford. The funeral is Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at 8:00pm at Weatherford Mortuary with Rev. Martin Fischer officiating. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday at 10:00am at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family requests that memorials be in the form of donations to the Alzheimer's Association, 2200 Sutherland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37919, or the Keystone Elder Day Center, P. O. Box 4669, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. The family will receive friends Tuesday, from 6:30 - 8:00pm at Weatherford Mortuary. An on-line guest book can be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com. =========================================== 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