>From The Oak Ridger 25 Aug 2003 Lula Mae Webb, 89, of Oak Ridge, Frances Wilma Mercer Alvey, 78, of Aiken, S.C. Dorothy Lynn "Dot" Kidd Fischer, 77, of Oak Ridge, Nancy Ann Garrison, 80, of Oak Ridge, Benjamin "Ben" Douglas Nelson, 23, formerly of Oak Ridge, Alice Miles Thurmond, 84, of Rockford, Quentin Isaiah Etter, 2 months old, of Oak Ridge, ============================================ Lula Mae Webb, 89, of Oak Ridge, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, at Briarcliff Health Care Center. Born Jan. 23, 1914, in Del Rio, she was the daughter of William Lewis Turner and Emmaline Cashen Turner, both now deceased. Mrs. Webb retired from J.C. Penney Co., where she was a seamstress. According to her family, her hobbies were quilting and crocheting. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse R. Webb in 1986, and by a son, Robert Daniel Webb in 2000. Mrs. Webb is survived by a son, Jesse William Webb and wife, Linda Gail, of Oak Ridge; four daughters, Hazel Crossno, Mary Jo Cook and husband, Alfred F., and Phyllis K. Webb, all of Oak Ridge, and Emily Sue Helton and husband, William E., of Chattanooga; and by 15 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. The funeral was Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003, at Weatherford Mortuary with the Rev. Bobby Mullins officiating. Burial followed at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Frances Wilma Mercer Alvey, 78, of Aiken, S.C., died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Woodriver, Ill., she had lived in Aiken since 1999. Mrs. Alvey is survived by two daughters, Pamela Harmon and Brenda Anne Alvey; four grandchildren, Sandy Spence, Michelle Wallace, Alan Harmon and Becky Harmon; four great-grandchildren, Devin Gunkler, Jessie Gunkler, Jordan Wallace and D.J. Spence; a sister, Marie Bray of Oregon; and by a brother, Raymond Mercer of Alton, Ill. The funeral was to be at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, in the chapel of Shellhouse Funeral Home in Aiken with Alan Harmon officiating. Burial will follow later at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to a church or charity of the donor's choice. Dorothy Lynn "Dot" Kidd Fischer, 77, of Oak Ridge, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, at her home surrounded by her family. Born Dec. 7, 1925, in Knoxville, she was the daughter of Robert Lindsay Kidd and Hattie Carroll Kidd. In 1942, she married Alva Louis Fischer and the following year moved to Oak Ridge. Mrs. Fischer was a member of High Places Community Church and had been a longtime member of Central Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school. She was a former teacher's aide at Daniel Arthur Rehabilitation Center and, with her husband, was the owner of Jackson Square Antique Shoppe. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi sorority and was voted their Girl of the Year in 1957. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Robert Allen Fischer; a brother, Roy Lynn Kidd; and by a sister, Bonnie Kidd Watson. Mrs. Fischer is survived by her husband of 61 years, A.L. Fischer; four sons Dennis Fischer and wife, Betty, Martin Fischer and wife, Carmen, Ted Fischer and wife, Elizabeth, and Tim Fischer and wife, Patsy, all of Oak Ridge; and by a daughter-in-law, Judy Carson Fischer Mathis of Florida. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, Joshua Fischer, Carson Fischer, and Neal Fischer, all of Knoxville, Jacob Fischer of Hawaii, and Daniel Fischer, Scott Fischer, Kristen Fischer, Timmy Fischer, Lindsay Fischer and Sydnay Fischer, all of Oak Ridge. The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, in the chapel of Weatherford Mortuary with the Rev. Martin Fischer officiating. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Anderson Memorial Gardens on Oliver Springs Highway. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to High Places Community Church, P.O. Box 4475, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, or the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 5401 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. Nancy Ann Garrison, 80, of Oak Ridge, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, following a brief illness. Born April 16, 1923, in Anderson, S.C., she was the daughter of Thomas Edmond and Nettie McPhail Garrison, both now deceased. Miss Garrison was a graduate of T. L. Hanna Girls High School in Anderson and Winthrop College. She came to Oak Ridge immediately following college graduation in 1943 as an employee of the Tennessee Eastman Corp. and lived and worked in Oak Ridge until her death. She was a member of Welcome Baptist Church in Anderson. In her younger days, Miss Garrison enjoyed hiking and golfing. According to her family, she received great pleasure from travel and had traveled extensively throughout the world. Her family said she had a continuous interest in learning and over the years was involved in many courses, often on a graduate level, at the Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Sara Garrison Cox of Belton, S.C., and Lounelle Garrison of Anderson; and by a nephew, James Bartlett Garrison of Anderson. Miss Garrison is survived by one brother, T. Ed Garrison and wife, Juanita, of Anderson; five nieces, Gaye Garrison Sprague and husband, Joel, and Elisabeth Reid Garrison, all of Greenville, S.C., Lee Garrison Smith and husband, Ron, of Anderson, Catherine Anne Garrison Davis and husband, Mark, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., and Jane Cox Moon and husband, Keith, of Georgetown, S.C., and by three nephews, Thomas E. Garrison III and wife, Angie, and Ronald Cox and wife, Janis, all of Anderson, and Thomas Bailey Cox and close friend, Dan Adcock, of Greenville. She is also survived by six great nephews and four great nieces, Garrison Cox and Claire Cox of Anderson, James Edmond (Jay) and Ben Sprague of Greenville, Abbie Garrison, Lillie Garrison, Garrison Smith and Emily Smith, all of Anderson, and Bailey Moon and Mitchell Moon of Georgetown. Phyllis Johnson of Oak Ridge is considered a longtime friend. The body was cremated. A private burial will be at the plot of her parents and sister at Welcome Baptist Church Cemetery in Anderson. Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Benjamin "Ben" Douglas Nelson, 23, formerly of Oak Ridge, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2003, at his home in Lenoir City. Born July 12, 1980, in Oak Ridge, he was the son of Douglas Gordon and Carol Elizabeth Colson Nelson of Oak Ridge. Mr. Nelson was a 1998 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. While at Oak Ridge High School, he played on the baseball team for four years. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Clinton, a senior at Tennessee Wesleyan College and he served as a student ambassador. Prior to attending Wesleyan, Mr. Nelson attended Roane State Community College for two years, where he was active with the golf team. His family said he enjoyed playing golf and was very active in many sports and a friend to many. He was also an avid Chicago Cubs fan. In addition to his parents, Mr. Nelson is survived by his sister, Angela Michelle Mayfield and husband, Donny, of Athens; his grandparents, Grady and Ruth Colson of Knoxville and Betty Aird of Oak Ridge; his stepgrandmother, Joyce Crabtree of Decatur; and by his great-grandmother, Lula Nelson of Knoxville. He is also survived by three aunts, Linda Paschal and husband, Tom, of Carthage, Patti Thompson and husband, Tommy, of Niota, and Sheri Richesin and husband, Bud, of Sweetwater; three uncles, Frank Colson and wife, Sharon, of Halls, Cordell Colson and wife, Jenny, of Heiskell and Steve Nelson and wife, Rachel, of Kingston; and by several cousins and extended family members. His family said he will be emembered by many special friends. The funeral was Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003, at Weatherford Mortuary with the Rev. Donald Morris officiating. A graveside service was to be at 10 a.m. Monday at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations in his name to Tennessee Wesleyan College, P.O. Box 40, Attention Development Office, Athens, TN Alice Miles Thurmond, 84, of Rockford, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2003, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville after a brief illness. Born Feb. 26, 1919, in Thompson, Ga., she was the daughter of Eulian Malone Miles and Alice Swan Miles, both now deceased. Her family later moved to Lake City, Fla., where she graduated valedictorian from Lake City High School. She attended Florida State University for a term before flying to Puerto Rico to marry her fiancé, Kenneth Thurmond, now deceased, who had been assigned there with the U.S. Forestry Service. They lived in a stone house in the forest region near the El Yunque Mountain range for two years, before returning to the United States to start a family. After a brief time in Washington, D.C. and Oxford, Miss., with the forestry service, her husband took a job with Tennessee Valley Authority and they moved to Norris. During World War II, her husband was in the Pacific Theatre. Mrs. Thurmond took her children to live in Lake City, Fla., with her father until the war ended. Shortly after the end of the war, she returned to Norris with her family. In 1956, they started a State Farm Insurance Agency and moved to Oak Ridge, where they lived for 42 years. A charter member of St. Francis Episcopal Church in Norris, Mrs. Thurmond continued her involvement at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, where she was president of the Altar Guild for several years. After her children left home, she volunteered as a Pink Lady at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. According to her family, Mrs. Thurmond loved all things beautiful and she was domestically gifted. Her family said she excelled in cooking and canning from her annual garden, taking care of the home and entertaining others. Her family said her gifts of hospitality and generosity spilled over onto all who knew her. According to her family, she had many memories from their camper, with which she pursued her love of the water with visiting friends and family at Watts Bar Lake. She also took several trips out West and many trips to visit family in North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Her family said good health and a love of outdoors encouraged spring photography trips in search of elusive, rare wild flowers in the Smoky Mountains. Her family said she enjoyed church, her friends, bridge and reading, in her later years. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Geraldine Hopkins. Mrs. Thurmond is survived by two daughters, Pati Woodhull and husband, Alec, of Rockford, and Aynn Gehron and husband, Dick, of Charlotte, N.C.; her stepmother, Del Miles of Lake City, Fla.; and by six grandchildren, Shelby Trusley, Lauren Clevenger and Kenny Woodhull, all of the Knoxville area, Rich Gehron of Wilmington, N.C., and Ali Crotts and Jake Gehron of Charlotte. She is also survived by 11 great-grandchildren and a nephew, Mark Hopkins of Tallahassee, Fla. A memorial service was to be at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Dr. Craig Kallio officiating. A graveside service was to be at 1 p.m. Monday at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Rose Mortuary Inc., Mann Heritage Chapel in Knoxville, is in charge of arrangements. Quentin Isaiah Etter, 2 months old, of Oak Ridge, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003, at his home. Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs is in charge of arrangements, which were incomplete at press time =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. They hide I seek!!! <A HREF="www.byrge.com/genealogy/">www.byrge.com/genealogy/</A> Searching: BYRGE/BUNCH/DAUGHERTY/DUNCAN/KENNEDY/ PATTERSON/PHILLIPS/SEIBER/TACKETT/WARD

>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 25 Aug 2003 COLEMAN, J.W., "BILL" - age 86, FREELS, GLADYS - age 84, HALLCOX, BERTHA F. - age 83, of Clinton, Tenn. LOVEDAY, BOBBIE LENORA - age 69, of LaFollette, MERIDIETH, CAROL ANN - age 60, formerly of Clinton, Tenn., ============================================ COLEMAN, J.W., "BILL" - age 86, of Knoxville, passed away August 22, 2003. He was retired from Southern Railroad and New York Air Brake. He was a long-time resident of Andersonville, Tennessee. Survivors: wife, Sue Wakefield Coleman; children, Frieda and Ken Wilson, Kitty and Gene Eckert and Anne Conklin; 6 grandchildren; 6 great- grandchildren; step-children, Ken and Gaye Lay, Sheree and Jeff Jacoby, Donna and Steve Sumner, Peggy and Paul Sliger, Brenda and Ron Smith, Judy and Wayne Talley; 14 Step- grandchildren; 6 step-great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Mynatt Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Jerry Tallent officiating. Special thanks to the staff of St. Mary's Residential Hospice. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospice, 7447 Andersonville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37938 or to The Alzheimers Association, 2200 Sutherland Avenue, Suite 102, Knoxville, TN 37919. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Monday at Mynatt Funeral Home. FREELS, GLADYS - age 84, of Lenoir City, passed away Saturday evening, August 23, 2003, at the Baptist Hospital in Knoxville. She was preceded in death by her parents, E.M. and Thursa Ann Watson Freels; grandson, James Freels; sister, Daisy Grubb; brothers: Harold, James and Albert Freels. Gladys is survived by her sons: Hershel (Bud) Freels and his wife, Judy of Midtown, Glenn Freels and his wife, Shirley of Lebanon, John Lee of Antioch; several grandchildren, one great grandchild, and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Click Funeral Home, in Lenoir City. Family and friends will gather at the funeral home by 10:30 Tuesday and proceed to Bethel Cemetery in Oak Ridge for an 11 a.m. graveside service. Click Funeral Home, in Lenoir City, is serving the family of Gladys Freels. HALLCOX, BERTHA F. - age 83, of Clinton, Tenn., passed away Saturday, August 23, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. Member of Gospel Outreach Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Frank Hallcox; and parents, Tom and Emma Jane Farner; sisters, Ethel Anderson and Eva Farner, and a brother, Tom Farner. Survivors: great-grandchild, Kaylie Hallcox; niece, Susie McCall of Mississippi; nephew, Jerry Hallcox and family of Maryville, Tenn.; sisters-in-law, Ethel Wormsley of Coalfield, Tenn., and Hazel Beets of Clinton, Tenn.; brother-in-law, Rex Hallcox and his wfie, Ester of Clinton, Tenn., a host of nieces and nephews, and a host of friends. Funeral services 8:00 p.m. Monday, August 25, 2003, at Holley-Gamble Chapel. Interment will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Estus Cemetery in Coalfield, Tenn. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home, in Clinton, Tenn., in charge of arrangements. LOVEDAY, BOBBIE LENORA - age 69, of LaFollette, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2003, at her home. She was a member of the Anthras Baptist Church. Mrs. Loveday loved to fish, sing, and spend time with family and friends. Mrs. Loveday is preceded in death by husband, Ancil Loveday; parents, Wheeler and Dora Murray Demarcus, and sister, Lorraine Rutherford. Mrs. Loveday is survived by son, Jack Loveday of Knoxville; son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Debbie Loveday of LaFollette; daughters, Debbie Harmon of LaFollette, and Shawnee Loveday of Andersonville; sisters and brothers-in-law, Louis and James Etter of LaFollette, Charllotte and Demus Stevenson of Clairfield; grandchildren, Misty and Josh Williams of Caryville, Marsha Loveday and Sean Harmon of LaFollette; great-grandchild, Hayden Williams of Caryville. Special friends, Charles Hamby, Regina Cazzarin, Kelta Thacker, Christine Russell, and Nancy Ridgeway; several nieces and nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 8 p.m. Tuesday, Martin Wilson Funeral Chapel, Rev. Ellis Hoskins officiating. Interment 12 Noon Wednesday, August 27, 2003, at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. before funeral services. Martin Wilson Funeral Home, of LaFollette, is in charge of the arrangements. MERIDIETH, CAROL ANN - age 60, of Millington, Tenn., formerly of Clinton, Tenn., passed away Friday, August 22, 2003, in Memphis, Tenn. Preceded in death by her father, Clarence C. Wilson and brother, Ray Wilson. Retired as a Supervisor with the Navy Exchange. Survivors: husband, Samuel R. Meridieth, Jr. of Millington, Tenn.; sons, Cecil Wayne Meridieth of Millington, Tenn., and Samuel R. Meridieth, Jr. of Millington, Tenn.; mother, Esther Mae Wilson of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; sisters, Betty Overton and Joyce Miller, both of Clinton, Tenn.; brothers, Gary Wilson, Clarence Wilson, and David Wilson, all of Clinton, Tenn., and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Holley-Gamble Chapel, Rev. Mike Petty officiating. Interment will be in Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, August 25. 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>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 24 Aug 2003 FISCHER, DOROTHY "DOT" - 77 of Oak Ridge MERIDIETH, CAROL ANN - age 60, formerly of Clinton, NELSON, BENJAMIN 'BEN' DOUGLAS - age 23, formerly of Oak Ridge ============================================ FISCHER, DOROTHY "DOT" - 77 of Oak Ridge passed away at her home Friday, August 22, surrounded by her family. She was born in Knoxville on December 7, 1925 to Robert Lindsay Kidd and Hattie Carroll Kidd. In 1942 she married Alva Louis Fischer and the following year moved to Oak Ridge. Mrs. Fischer was a member of High Places Community Church and had been a longtime member of Central Baptist Church, Oak Ridge, where she taught Sunday School. She was a former teacher's aide at Daniel Arthur Rehabilitation Center and, with her husband, was the owner of Jackson Square Antique Shoppe. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and was voted their Girl of the Year in 1957. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Fischer was preceded in death by her son, Robert Allen Fischer; brother, Roy Lynn Kidd; sister, Bonnie Kidd Watson. Survivors include, husband of 61 years, A.L. Fischer; four sons and five daughters-in-law, Dennis and Betty Fischer, Martin and Carmen Fischer, Ted and Elizabeth Fischer, Tim and Patsy Fischer, all of Oak Ridge, Judy Carson Fischer Mathis, Florida. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, Joshua Fischer, Carson Fischer, and Neal Fischer of Knoxville, Jacob Fischer of Hawaii, Daniel Fischer, Scott Fischer, Kristen Fischer, Timmy Fischer, Lindsay Fischer, and Sydnay Fischer of Oak Ridge. Funeral service will be held in the chapel of Weatherford Mortuary on Monday, 8 PM with Rev. Martin Fischer officiating. Graveside service will be on Tuesday, 10 AM at Anderson Memorial Gardens. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to High Places Community Church, PO Box 4475, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, or the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 5401 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. The family will receive friends Monday, 6 - 8 PM at Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge. MERIDIETH, CAROL ANN - age 60 of Millington, Tenn., formerly of Clinton, passed away Friday, August 22, 2003 in Memphis, Tenn. Preceded in death by her father, Clarence C. Wilson, retired as a supervisor with the Navy Exchange. Survivors: husband, Samuel R. Meridieth of Millington, Tenn.; son, Cecil Wayne Meridieth of Millington; mother, Esther Mae Wilson of Oak Ridge; sisters, Betty Overton, Joyce Miller both of Clinton; brothers, Gary Wilson, Clarence Wilson and David Wilson all of Clinton; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services 11 a.m. Tuesday Holley-Gamble Chapel, Rev. Mike Petty officiating. Interment will be in Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday August 25th Holley- Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton, Tenn. in charge of arrangements. NELSON, BENJAMIN 'BEN' DOUGLAS - age 23, formerly of Oak Ridge died Thursday, August 21, 2003 at his home in Lenoir City. Mr. Nelson was a Senior at Tennessee Wesleyan College and a member of the First Baptist Church of Clinton. He is survived by: his parents, Douglas Gordon and Carol Elizabeth Colson Nelson of Oak Ridge; sister, Angela Michelle Mayfield and husband Donny of Athens; maternal grandparents, Grady and Ruth Colson of Knoxville; paternal grandmother, Betty Aird of Oak Ridge; paternal step-grandmother, Joyce Crabtree of Decatur and; paternal great grandmother, Lula Nelson of Knoxville; aunts, Linda Paschal and husband Tom of Carthage, Patti Thompson and husband Tommy of Niota, Sheri Richesin and husband Bud of Sweetwater; uncles, Frank Colson and wife Sharon of Halls, Cordell Colson and wife Jenny of Heiskell and Steve Nelson and wife Rachel of Kingston; many special friends and numerous cousins and extended family. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 24, 2003 at 8:00pm at Weatherford Mortuary with Rev. Donald Morris officiating. Graveside services will be held on Monday at 10:00am at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Tennessee Wesleyan College in his name, PO Box #40, Attention, Development Office, Athens, TN 37371. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 6:00 - 8:00pm at Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge. =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. They hide I seek!!! <A HREF="www.byrge.com/genealogy/">www.byrge.com/genealogy/</A> Searching: BYRGE/BUNCH/DAUGHERTY/DUNCAN/KENNEDY/ PATTERSON/PHILLIPS/SEIBER/TACKETT/WARD

>From the Knoxville News Sentinel 23 Aug 2003 COLEMAN, J.W., "BILL" - age 86, FISCHER, DOROTHY - of Oak Ridge, LOWE, ROLAND- age 74 of Smokey Junction, Tenn. THURMOND, ALICE MILES - WEBB, LULA MAE - age 89, of Oak Ridge, ============================================ COLEMAN, J.W., "BILL" - age 86, of Knoxville, passed away August 22, 2003. He was retired from Southern Railroad and New York Air Brake. He was a long-time resident of Andersonville, Tennessee. Survivors: wife, Sue Wakefield Coleman; children, Frieda and Ken Wilson, Kitty and Gene Eckert and Anne Conklin; 6 grandchildren; 6 great- grandchildren; step-children, Ken and Gaye Lay, Sheree and Jeff Jacoby, Donna and Steve Sumner, Peggy and Paul Sliger, Brenda and Ron Smith, Judy and Wayne Talley; 14 Step- grandchildren; 6 step-great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Mynatt Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Jerry Tallent officiating. Special thanks to the staff of St. Mary's Residential Hospice. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospice, 7447 Andersonville Pike, Knoxville, TN 37938 or to The Alzheimers Association, 2200 Sutherland Avenue, Suite 102, Knoxville, TN 37919. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Monday at Mynatt Funeral Home. FISCHER, DOROTHY - of Oak Ridge, died Friday, August 22, 2003, at her home. Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge, is in charge of the arrangements, which were incomplete at press time. LOWE, ROLAND- age 74 of Smokey Junction, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2003 at the Fort Sanders Park West Hospital in Knoxville, Tenn. He was preceded in death by his parents, Virginia and Bessie Cook Lowe; 1 brother, Ewell Lowe; 1 sister, Vena Lowe; 1 son in law, Earl Sherritze; 1 daughter in law, Patty Jeffers Lowe; father in law, Andrew Cross; mother in law, Celia Cross. He joined River View Missionary Baptist Church on September 25, 1943. He served as custodian from October 10, 1959 thru August 1990. He was ordained as a Deacon on September 9, 1961. He was a member of the Oneida Masonic Lodge 695 F&AM, Scottish Rites, 32nd Degree Kerbela Temple of Knoxville, Tenn., Eastern Star 259. Roland was a loving husband and father. He worked in the trucking industry for numerous years and drove a school bus for 21 years. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Maudie Cross Lowe; 1 daughter, Loretta Sherritze of Knoxville, Tenn.; 2 sons, Dennie Lowe and wife, Patsy, Dwayne Lowe and wife, Carol all of Oneida, Tenn.; 2 special grandsons, Travis Lowe and Blake Lowe; 1 step granddaughter, Leslie Struck and husband, Heath; 2 step great grandchildren, Dallan Phillips, Jaleigh Strunk; 2 special sisters, Irma Mason, Patricia Kay Lowe and husband, Larry of Smokey Junction, Tenn.; 1 special brother, Donald Lowe and wife, Joyce; 1 special nephew, Marvin Lowe and many other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 12 noon Saturday August 23, 2003 at the River View Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Dudley Harness and Bro. Ronald Massengale officiating. Music will be provided by the Mason Family. Burial will follow in the River View Cemetery. Pallbearers: Marvin Lowe, Ronnie Lowe, Randy Lowe, Larry Lowe, Kevin Lowe, Chad Lowe, Lonnie Lowe, Alex Lowe, Ray Lowe and Hedrick Mason. Honorary pallbearers: grandsons, Travis Lowe and Blake Lowe. Four Oaks Funeral Home of Huntsville is in charge of the funeral arrangements for the family of Roland Lowe. THURMOND, ALICE MILES - of Rockford, homegoing took place at dawn Thursday, August 21, 2003. She died at Ft. Sanders Hospital, Knoxville, after a brief illness. Alice was born to Eulian Malone Miles and Alice Swan Miles on February 26, 1919, in Thompson, Ga. The family later moved to Lake City, Fla., where she graduated Valedictorian from Lake City High School. She attended Florida State University for a term before flying to Puerto Rico to wed her fiancé, Kennet h, who had been assigned there with the U.S. Forestry Service. They lived comfortably in a stone house in the forest region near the great El Yunque Mountain range for two years before returning to the states to start their family. After a brief time in Washington, D.C. and Oxford, Miss.. with the Forestry Service, Ken took a job with TVA and the family moved to Norris, Tenn. During World War II, Ken was in the Pacific Theatre. Alice took the children to live in Lake City, Fla., with her newly widowed father until the war ended. Shortly after the war ended, Alice returned to Norris, Tenn., with her family. In 1956, they started a State Farm Insurance Agency and made their final move to Oak Ridge, Tenn., where they lived for 42 years. Charter member of St. Francis Episcopal Church in Norris. Alice continued her dedicated involvement at St. Stephens, Oak Ridge, where she was President of the Altar Guild for several years. After the children left home, she volunteered as a Pink Lady at Oak Ridge Hospital. ,Lover of all things beautiful and domestically gifted, Alice exulted in her immediate and extended family life, excelling in cooking and canning from her annual garden, taking care of the home and entertaining for others. Her gifts of hospitality and generosity spilled over onto all who knew her. Memorable travels occurred in their camper. With it, Alice pursued her love of the water and visiting friends and family at Watts Bar Lake, took several trips out West and many trips to visit family in North Carolina, Gerogia, and Florida. Good health and a love of outdoors encouraged spring photography trips in search of elusive, rare wild flowers in their beloved Smokey Mountains. She continued to enjoy her church, friends, Bridge and reading in her later years. Alice is survived by two daughters, Pati Woodhull and husband, Alec of Rockford, Tenn., Aynn Gehron and husband, Dick of Charlotte, N.C.. She leaves love and laughter with her step mother, Del Miles of Lake City, Fla.; six grandchildren, Shelby Trusley, Lauren Clevenger, Kenny Woodhull, all of the Knoxville area, Rich Gehron of Wilmington, N.C., Ali Crotts and Jake Gehron of Charlotte, N.C.; eleven great-grandchildren and nephew, Mark Hopkins of Tallahassee, Fla.; one sister, Geraldine Hopkins is deceased. Memorial service 11 a.m. Monday at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Oak Ridge, Tenn., with the Rev. Dr. Craig Kallio officiating. Family and friends will meet at 12:45 p.m. Monday at Oak Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery for a 1 p.m. graveside service. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Arrangements by Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel. WEBB, LULA MAE - age 89, of Oak Ridge, died Friday, August 22, 2003, at Briarcliff Health Care Center. Retired from JC Penney, where she was a seamstress. Preceded in death by husband, Jesse R. Webb in 1986, and son, Robert Daniel Webb in 2000. Survived by son, Jesse William Webb and wife, Linda Gail of Oak Ridge; daughters, Hazel Crossno,, Mary Jo Cook and husband, Alfred F., and Phyllis K. Webb, all of Oak Ridge, and Emily Sue Helton and husband, William E. of Chattanooga; 15 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great- great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 24, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary with Rev. Bobby Mullins officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Sunday from Noon until 2:00 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge. (www.weatherfordmortuary.com) =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. 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>From The LaFollette Press 21 Aug 2003 Carson Asbury, 62, Jacksboro, Martha Jane Ayers, 83, LaFollette, Evelyn Lowe Maples Bailey, 89, LaFollette, Marjorie H. Bailey, 77, Lake City, Sterling Baird, 69, Jellico, Buster Adam Brown, 20, Briceville, Kermit Byrd, 85, LaFollette, Mary Dean Caddell, 81, LaFollette, Jimmie Cook, 100, Jacksboro, Thomas William Costello, Etta Wasman Wilson Dagley, John R. King Sr. 78, Jellico, David McArthur Lamb, 39, formerly of Jellico, Jessie "Jane" McNeeley, 78, formerly of LaFollette, Tommy Muse, 55, Pearl Neland, 85, Caryville, Michael Ray Pemberton, 49, Velma Sweat, 86, LaFollette, Viola Taylor, 83, LaFollette, ============================================ Carson Asbury, 62, Jacksboro, died Sunday August 17, 2003 at the St. Mary's Medical Center of Campbell County. He was of the Baptist Faith. A veteran of the U.S. Army & retired Surveyor for a company in Ga. He is preceded in death by his parents, William C. and Mae Fields Asbury; sister, Florence Powell. Carson is survived by his daughter, Sherry Asbury Clark and son, Terry Carson Asbury, both of Atlanta Ga.; special friend, Ruby Eskew of Tucker, Ga.; grandchildren, McClendon, Chadwick, Basden, and Emily Carson Clark, all of Atlanta, Ga.; brother, Marvin Asbury, Dearborn, Mi.; Donald Asbury, Heiskel, Bill, Ned and J.T. Asbury, all of Jacksboro; sister, June Wilson, Liberty, Ky.; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were Tuesday, August 19 in the chapel of Martin Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Virgil Farmer officiating. Internment was Wednesday, August, 20 at Campbell Memorial Gardens with full military honors by the Campbell County Honor Guard. Martin Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Martha Jane Ayers, 83, LaFollette, died Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at the St. Mary's Medical Center of Campbell County. She was a member of the Stanfield Church of God. Mrs. Ayers was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Mrs. Ayers enjoyed gardening and flowers. She was preceded in death by her son, George Ayers; parents, Morrison and Magnolia Ayers; brothers, James and Elmer Ayers. Mrs. Ayers is survived by her son, Curtis M. Ayers, Flora, In.; daughters, Lois Ayers and Pauline Jones, both of LaFollette; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren; brother J.C. Ayers, Jacksboro; sister, Ruby Pierce, Jacksboro; sister-in-law, Luola Ayers, LaFollette; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were Thursday, August 14 in the Chapel of Martin Wilson Funeral Home with Reverends Jimmy Orick and Hansford Bolton officiating. Interment was Friday, August 15 in Halls Cemetery. Martin Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Evelyn Lowe Maples Bailey, 89, LaFollette, died Monday, August 18, 2003 at St. Mary's Health and Rehabilitation Center of Campbell County. She was preceded in death by her parents, F.O. Lowe and Ellen Johnson Lowe; brother Everette C. Lowe, and sister Pearl Lowe Hensley. Evelyn is survived by her son, Ernest C. Maples and wife Bonnie, Cincinnati, Oh.; granddaughters, Lynn Hopkins and Leslee Brooks, Blanchester, Oh.; eight great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; several nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends. Funeral services are Thursday, August 21 at 7 p.m. at Walters Chapel with Rev. Mike Smith officiating. The family and friends will meet Friday, August 22 at 10 a.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery for interment. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday before the services at Walters Funeral Home. Walters Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Marjorie H. Bailey, 77, Lake City, died Sunday August 17, 2003. She was a member of the Longfield Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Henry Bailey; parents, W.C. and Maggie Vandergriff; brothers, Earl, M.T., Ralph and Clyde Vandergriff; sisters, Martha Ann Moore, Willie Williams, Grace Patty and Ethel Long. Marjorie is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Polly Bailey, Lake City; daughters and sons-in-law, Robin and Jack Johnson, Lake City and Melissa Gaye and Ron Smith, Kingston; grandchildren, Brandon Gibson, Amanda Bailey; step grandchild, Jason Smith and a host of nieces and nephews and many friends. The family would like to extend a very special thanks to caregivers, Athelee Brittle and Brenda Caldwell. Visitation was Tuesday, August 19 at the Hatmaker Funeral Home. Funeral services were Tuesday, August 19 in the Hatmaker Funeral Home Chapel with Reverends Archie Seiber and David Walker officiating. Interment was Wednesday, August 20 at the Laurel Grove Cemetery in Briceville. Hatmaker Funeral Home was in charge of the services. Sterling Baird, 69, Jellico, died Saturday, August 16, 2003 at the home of his daughter in Jellico. He was born in March 26, 1934 int Capuchin, TN. He was a long time supermarket and restaurant owner and operator in Jellico; very devoted member and deacon of First Baptist Church; a member of Jellico Chapter #527 F&AM; a past mayor of Jellico and member of several civic organizations. Sterling is preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Ella Blankenship Baird; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dick Creekmore, Sr. and Elizabeth Creekmore. He is survived by his loving wife, Jessie Lee Creekmore Baird, Jellico; son, Gregory Baird, Knoxville; daughter and son-in-law, Terri and Mike Ward, Jellico; brothers, J.C. Baird and wife, Wilma, Jellico, Millard Baird and wife Bobbie, Clinton; sisters, Grace Sexton and Lola Bridges, both of Jellico; brother-in-law, Dick Creekmore and wife, Helen, Jellico, sister-in-law, Lynn Cox and husband, Robert, Jellico; several nieces and nephews and other relatives. Funeral services were Monday, August 18 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Chuck Summers and Rev. Trent Steward officiating. Interment was Tuesday, August 19 in the Jellico Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, Jellico 37762. Cox and Son Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Buster Adam Brown, 20, Briceville, died, Sunday, August 10, 2003 at the UT Medical Center of Knoxville. He was born January 31, 1983 in Campbell County. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was of the Baptist Faith. He is preceded in death by his grandparents; brother, John Lewis Brown Jr. Buster is survived by his parents, John Lewis and Joan Brown; brothers, Brad Brown, Joseph Brown, all of Briceville, Clyde Brown, LaFollette, Michael and wife Angela Brown, Clinton, John Tyler Brown, Briceville; sisters, Ellen and husband Jerry Goodman, Heiskell, Susan and husband Nathan Smith, Knoxville, Bonnie Brown, Clinton, Donna Gail and husband Russell Giles, Knoxville; special friends, Jimmy Ray Seiber, Knoxville and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Thursday, August 14 at the Indian Bluff Baptist Church with Reverends Jimmy Ray Seiber and Jay Braden officiating. Interment followed the funeral service at the Brown Flat Cemetery, Briceville. Hatmaker Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Kermit Byrd, 85, LaFollette, died, Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at the St. Mary's Medical Center of Campbell County. He was a member of the New Canaan Baptist Church. Mr. Byrd was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Alberta Byrd; parents, Joe and Polly Webb Byrd; brothers, Avery, Arnold, Ernest, Horace, Earl and James Byrd; sisters, Rebecca Cordell and Flossie Alexander. Mr. Byrd is survived by his wife Rosetta Byrd, LaFollette; sons, Billy Byrd, Ralph Byrd; son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Debra Byrd, Jacksboro, daughters, Faye Fraley, Sandy Emmett, Janice Byrd, all of LaFollette, Joyce Byrd, Jacksboro; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were Friday, August 15, in the Chapel of Martin Wilson Funeral Home with Reverends James Adkins and Bill Wilson officiating. Interment followed in the Campbell County Memorial Gardens. The family received friends Thursday, August 14 at Martin Wilson Funeral Home. Martin Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Mary Dean Caddell, 81, LaFollette, died, Saturday, August 16, 2003 at Sunbridge Nursing Home. She was a member of Glade Springs Baptist Church. Mrs. Caddell loved to quilt and knit. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Lizzie Paul Chapman; brothers, Carl, Harry, John, Everette, and Joe Dowe Chapman; sisters, Jessie, Mamie May, Neva, Lillian, Cecil Hope Chapman, Edith Chapman Miller and Cecil Caddell Hope. Mary is survived by her husband of 65 years, Paris Caddell, LaFollette; sons, Clifford Caddell and Carl Caddell, both of LaFollette, Kyle Caddell, Murfreesboro; daughters, Jeannie Hatfield, Jacksboro and Mary Elizabeth Maples, LaFollette; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; brothers, Bob Chapman, LaFollette; sister, Helen Johnson, Murfreesboro. Funeral services were Sunday, August 17, 2003 in Martin Wilson Chapel with Reverends Jack Goins, Don Reynolds and Larry Watts officiating. Interment was Monday, August 18 in Glade Springs Cemetery. Martin Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Jimmie Cook, 100, Jacksboro, died, Thursday, August 14, 2003 at the Lake City Healthcare Center. She was a member of the LaFollette Church of Christ. Mrs. Cook was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Cook; son, Hershell A. Cook; parents, James Cooper and Nancy Jane Richardson Gross; brother, Morton Gross; sisters, Vergie Cook; Gladys Donaldson and Verra Smith. Mrs. Cook is survived by her sons, James B. Cook, New Parris, Oh., Charles E. Cook, Jacksboro; daughter, Vera Lorian Kemp, Knoxville; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were Saturday, August 16 in the Chapel of Martin Wilson Funeral Home with Minister Jim Wesson and Brother Doyle Vinsant officiating. Interment was Sunday, August 17 in the Cumberland View Cemetery. Martin Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Thomas William Costello, died Friday, August 15, 2003 at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Oh. He was the beloved husband of Janet Costello (Nee Rush), loving father of Sandy and Brian Costello, dear brother of Eileen (Bill) Kirby, Jack (Wonda) Costello, Janet (David) Gruenemeier, Michael (Joanne) Costello, and the late JoAnna Wuebker, dear brother-in-law of Don Wuebker, also many nieces and nephews. Funeral was Tuesday, August 19 at St. Vincent Ferrer Church. Memorials may be made to the Campbell County Rural Fire Service Station #4, c/o Bob Newhall, 310 Little Buck Lane, LaFollette, TN. 37766. Condolences may be expressed at www.gilliganfuneralhomes.com Etta Wasman Wilson Dagley, born September 28, 1920 in Inskip, TN, died on August 18, 2003. She live and worked in Asheville, NC for approximately 30 years prior to moving to Williamsburg. She retired from Houser Shoes. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Neville Dagley; parents, Alvis R. and Nannie E. Foust Wilson. Etta is survived by her daughter, Pat D. Cowan and husband, Bruce, Williamsburg, Va.; grandchildren, Reed Tipton Johnson and wife, Julye, Williamsburg, Va., and Jennifer L. LaDow and husband Neil, Eldersburg, Md.; great grandchildren, Ashley Ann LaDow, Neil James LaDow, Abigail Davis Johnson and Jacob Tipton Johnson; step grandchildren, Linda R. Ramthun, Richmond, Va., and Laurie L. Kiley and husband, Joe, Dallas, Tx.; step great-grandchildren, Mark and Laura Ramthun, and Jordan and Jessica Kiley. Memorial services will be held on Friday, August 22, 11:30, at Nelsen Funeral Home, Williamsburg with Rev. Beth McCrary presiding. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association/Local Chapter, 161-B John Jefferson Square, Suite 5, Williamsburg, VA 23185. Nelson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. John R. King Sr. 78, Jellico, died Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at the Jellico Community Hospital. He was born August 29, 1924 int Jeanette, Pa; the son of the late William D. King and Louise Gardner King. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII and a member of Jellico Seventh Day Adventist Church. John is preceded in death by his wife, Louise Garner King, Feb. 19, 1996. He is survived by his son, John R. King Jr., DeSoto, TX; daughters, Patricia A. Loveridge, Orlando Fl., Martha Quirk, Jellico, Jacquelyn Y. Huber, Columbus, Oh.; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Donald King, Sparta, Ga.; sister, LaVerne Hart, Atlanta, Ga. Funeral services were Saturday, August 16 at the Jellico Seventh Day Adventist Church with Pastor David Melton officiating. Interment followed in the Douglas Cemetery. Cox & Son Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. David McArthur Lamb, 39, Corbin, Ky., formerly of Jellico, died, Sunday, August 10, 2003 at his home. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Edna Lamb Douglas; father-in-law, Oscar Eugene Elliott. David is survived by his wife, Treina Lamb; one son, Alex Edward Lamb, both of Corbin, Ky.; parents, McArthur and Irene Lamb; one brother, Chris Lamb and wife Becky; one sister, Misty Lamb and Clayton Douglas; three nieces, Valerie Lamb, Felisha Lamb, Faith Montana Neely; six nephews, Christopher David Lamb, Dalton Douglas, all of Jellico, Aaron Lovett, Eugene Lovett, both of Corbin, Ky., Ben and Travis Neely, Jellico; mother-in-law, Alma Elliott, Corbin, Ky., two sisters-in-law, Kimberly Neely and husband Mike, Jellico, Angela Lovett, Corbin, Ky., and a host of other relatives and many, many friends. Funeral services were Thursday, August 14 at Harp Funeral Home Chapel with Reverends Steve Mayle and Steve Meeks officiating. Burial was in Fox Cemetery. Harp Funeral Home was in charge of the services. Jessie "Jane" McNeeley, 78, Knoxville, formerly of LaFollette, died, Saturday, August 16, 2003 at Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clifford "Tip" McNeeley; parents, Lewis and Daisy Harris; two brothers and two sisters of Alabama. She was retired from Imperial Reading Corporation in LaFollette, and was a member of the Alder Springs Baptist Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She is survived by her daughter, Kathy Cunningham and husband Kenneth, Linda Nelson and husband Don, all of Knoxville, Sheila Vickers and husband Gary, Jacksboro; sons, Cliff McNeeley, Steve McNeeley and wife Susan, Knoxville, John McNeeley, Sevierville; grandchildren, Kenny, Kevin and Keith Cunningham, Donny Nelson, Kristi Nelson Hankins, Laurel McNeeley, Courtney Smith, Lauren Vickers, Kellie McNeeley, Sara Beth McNeeley, and Blanche McNeeley; great granddaughter, McKayla Jones; sister and brothers, Betty Bagley, Floyd Harris, and John Harris, Alabama; several nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. Funeral services were Monday, August 18 at Walters Chapel with Rev. Bruce Robinson officiating. Interment was Tuesday, August 19 at Campbell Memorial Gardens. Walters Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Tommy Muse, 55, Dale Drive, died Sunday, August 17, 2003 at the Winchester Centre for Health and Rehabilitation. A native of Jellico, he was the son of the late Jennings Muse and Verna Keck Muse. He was a truck driver for K & I Lumber. Tommy is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Tonya and Robert Wilson, Winchester; two granddaughters, Taylor and Jordan Wilson, Winchester; three brother and two sisters-in-law, Larry and Emma Muse, Williamsburg, Harry and Margaret Muse, Norwood, Oh., and Clark Muse, Mystic, Conn.; two sisters, Sharon Zambrano, Corpus Christi, Texas, and Charlotte Surratt, Havanna, Ill., and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Graveside services were conducted Wednesday, August 20 at the Valley View Cemetery, Elk Valley. Memorials or contributions may be made to Hospice East, 407 Shoppers Drive, Winchester, Ky., 40391 Pearl Neland, 85, Caryville, died, Saturday, August 16, 2003 at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. She was a member of Ridgeview Baptist Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She loved working in her flowers, sewing and gardening. She is preceded in death by her first husband, Clarence Packett; second husband, George Neland; sons, Ronnie Mack Neland, Bernard Earl Neland, Ray Packett; brother, Dana Daughterty. Pearl is survived by her daughters, Minnie Queener and husband, Doyle, Caryville, Georgia Neland Poore and husband, Buster, Lake City, Rita Mae Rector, Clinton; sons, James Neland, Caryville, Carl Packett and wife Joann, Dayton, Oh.; sister, Rosa Epperson and husband, Charles, In.; 18 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. The family received friends Monday, August 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Lake City with the funeral service following in the chapel with Reverends C.H. Baird and Randy Baird officiating. Interment was Tuesday, August 19 at Anderson Memorial Gardens in Clinton. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Lake City was in charge of the arrangements. Michael Ray Pemberton, 49, died, Saturday, August 16, 2003. He was a graduate of Lake City High School and was a Vietnam Veteran. He was a member of the Main Street Baptist Church in Lake City. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Dan and Grace Pemberton and Paul (Genny Head) Burress. Michael is survived by his parents, Don and Shirley Pemberton, Lake City; daughter and son-in-law, Crystal and Mark Bratcher, Lenior City; brother, David Pemberton, Lake City; aunt, Linda Burress, Norris. Visitation was Monday, August 18 at the Hatmaker Funeral Home. Funeral services were also Monday, August 18 at Hatmaker Funeral Home with Reverends Mike Foust and Wayne Phillips officiating. Interment was Tuesday, August 19 at Leach Cemetery in Lake City. Hatmaker Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Velma Sweat, 86, LaFollette, died, Friday, August 15, 2003 at St. Mary's of Campbell County. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bratcher Sweat. Velma is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Norman and Janice Sweat; daughter, Georgia Ellison, all of Jacksboro; three sisters. Funeral services were Saturday, August 16 at Cross Chapel with Elder Eugene Wilder officiating. Interment was Sunday, August 17 at Sunrise Cemetery. The family received friends Saturday at Cross Funeral Home. Cross Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Viola Taylor, 83, LaFollette, died Monday, August 11, 2003 at the St. Mary's Medical Center of Campbell County. She was at charter member of the West LaFollette Baptist Church. She was a Sunday school teacher and well loved in the community. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Elmer Taylor; parents, John and Ruth Lienart Leach; brothers, Thomas, Bart, Jess and Robert Leach. Mrs. Taylor is survived by her son, J.B. Taylor, Caryville, David Taylor; daughters, Cynthia Taylor, both of LaFollette, Sharon Finch, Teresa, NY.; three grandchildren, John and Mark David Tayler, and Aaron Finch; great grandson, Barton Taylor; sister, Pearl Gordon, In.; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were Friday, August 15 in the Chapel of the Martin Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Hobart McCreary and brother Carl Bradshaw officiating. Interment was Saturday, August 16 in the Woodlawn Cemetery. Martin Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. 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>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 22 Aug 2003 KIRKSEY, ALICE JANE HOLLINGSWORTH - age 82, LOWE, ROLAND- age 74 of Smokey Junction, Tenn. ============================================ KIRKSEY, ALICE JANE HOLLINGSWORTH - age 82, of Powell, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2003 at her residence after a courageous 3 year battle with ovarian cancer. She was a member of Clinton First Baptist Church where she had been active in the Adult C Sunday school department and had served as secretary for the Sunshine class in years past. She retired from Am South Bank, formerly known as Union Peoples Bank in Clinton, where she had worked as a bank teller. In addition, she had worked for Judge Joe Magill in the Anderson County Executive office. She was also an alumna of Tennessee Wesleyan College. She was born June 15, 1921 in Clinton. Her father, Ernest A. Hollingsworth served as County Court Clerk in Anderson County from 1925-1937. Her grandfather was the late Dr. Harvey Hollingsworth who served during the civil war and doctored many fellow veterans after the civil war. Her family heritage has long been a part of the Anderson County area. She is preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Kirksey; parents, Ernest A. & Minnie Shinlever Hollingsworth; sister, Lolita Hollingsworth Margrave Kilpatrick; brother, Howard Hollingsworth. Survivors: sons, William "Bill" Kirksey & wife, Sarah Jane of Gaithersburg, Maryland, Ron Kirksey & wife, Susan of Stow, Ohio; grandchildren, Jennifer Lynne Kirksey Smith & husband, Todd of Athens, Ohio, Scott Eben Kirksey of Oxford, England, Katherine Hollingsworth Kirksey of Gaithersburg, Maryland; special niece, Kaye Margrave Doty of Knoxville; several nieces, nephews & cousins and a host of special friends. The family will receive friends 12:00 - 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 23, 2003 at Clinton First Baptist Church in Clinton with memorial service following the visitation at 2:00 p.m., with Dr. Paul Frick officiating. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospice, 7447 Andersonville Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37938, or to the charity of your choice. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home of Clinton in charge of all arrangements. LOWE, ROLAND- age 74 of Smokey Junction, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2003 at the Fort Sanders Park West Hospital in Knoxville, Tenn. He was preceded in death by his parents, Virginia and Bessie Cook Lowe; 1 brother, Ewell Lowe; 1 sister, Vena Lowe; 1 son in law, Earl Sherritze; 1 daughter in law, Patty Jeffers Lowe; father in law, Andrew Cross; mother in law, Celia Cross. He joined River View Missionary Baptist Church on September 25, 1943. He served as custodian from October 10, 1959 thru August 1990. He was ordained as a Deacon on September 9, 1961. He was a member of the Oneida Masonic Lodge 695 F&AM, Scottish Rites, 32nd Degree Kerbela Temple of Knoxville, Tenn., Eastern Star 259. Roland was a loving husband and father. He worked in the trucking industry for numerous years and drove a school bus for 21 years. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Maudie Cross Lowe; 1 daughter, Loretta Sherritze of Knoxville, Tenn.; 2 sons, Dennie Lowe and wife, Patsy, Dwayne Lowe and wife, Carol all of Oneida, Tenn.; 2 special grandsons, Travis Lowe and Blake Lowe; 1 step granddaughter, Leslie Struck and husband, Heath; 2 step great grandchildren, Dallan Phillips, Jaleigh Strunk; 2 special sisters, Irma Mason, Patricia Kay Lowe and husband, Larry of Smokey Junction, Tenn.; 1 special brother, Donald Lowe and wife, Joyce; 1 special nephew, Marvin Lowe and many other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. The family will receive friends for visitation Friday evening after 5 p.m. August 22, 2003 in the Chapel of Four Oaks Funeral Home in Huntsville with Masonic services at 8 p.m. by the Oneida Lodge #695 F&AM. Funeral services will be 12 noon Saturday August 23, 2003 at the River View Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Dudley Harness and Bro. Ronald Massengale officiating. Music will be provided by the Mason Family. Burial will follow in the River View Cemetery. Pallbearers: Marvin Lowe, Ronnie Lowe, Randy Lowe, Larry Lowe, Kevin Lowe, Chad Lowe, Lonnie Lowe, Alex Lowe, Ray Lowe and Hedrick Mason. Honorary pallbearers: grandsons, Travis Lowe and Blake Lowe. Four Oaks Funeral Home of Huntsville is in charge of the funeral arrangements for the family of Roland Lowe. =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. They hide I seek!!! <A HREF="www.byrge.com/genealogy/">www.byrge.com/genealogy/</A> Searching: BYRGE/BUNCH/DAUGHERTY/DUNCAN/KENNEDY/ PATTERSON/PHILLIPS/SEIBER/TACKETT/WARD

>From The Oak Ridger 21 Aug 2003 Mary Lois Dowdell, 75, of Oak Ridge, Dan D. Stroud, 78, of Oak Ridge, Lillie Belle Brown, 94, a resident of Briarcliff Health Care Center, died Tuesday, Oak Ridge. Wayne Randolph McClellan, 75, of Mooresville, N.C., James Bradford Vannoy, 59, Jeanne Wayne Cornetto, 81, of Washington, Pa. ============================================ Mary Lois Dowdell, 75, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Born May 23, 1928, in Auburn, Ala., she was the daughter of Percy Lee Aldridge and Eula Mae Woodson Aldridge, both now deceased. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Valley Baptist Church. Her family said she enjoyed working puzzles and growing flowers. Mrs. Dowdell is survived by her husband, Linsey Dowdell; a son, Larry L. Dowdell and wife, Diana, of Oak Ridge; three daughters, Gloria Dowdell and Monita Dowdell, both of Oak Ridge, and Joyce Davis and husband, Melvin, of Oliver Springs; five brothers, Cecil Aldridge and wife, Kate, and Willie Aldridge and wife, Nellie, all of Auburn, and David Aldridge, James Aldridge and wife, Jo Ann, and Sylvester Aldridge and wife, Berline, all of Opelika, Fla.; and by five sisters, Clara Buchannon, Katherine Jackson and husband, Richard, and Alleane Reese and husband, Willie, all of Auburn, Alice Bryant of Opelika, Ala., and Marion Aldridge of Westbury, N.Y. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Tammy Dowdell, Larry Dowdell Jr., Rahshaad Dowdell, Alexis Dowdell, Quinche Dowdell and Kenda Dowdell, all of Oak Ridge; one great-granddaughter, Mykia Dowdell of Oak Ridge; two brothers-in-law, George Dowdell and wife, Janie, of Akron, Ohio, and Leamon Dowdell and wife, Phoebe, of Syracuse, N.Y.; three sisters-in-law, Mary Threat, Martha Golden and Willie Pearl Faison and her husband, Willie; and by several nieces, nephews and cousins. Minnie Threat and Kattie Strickland, both of Oak Ridge, are considered special friends. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003, at Oak Valley Baptist Church with the Rev. Hardil Thomas officiating. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Dan D. Stroud, 78, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Born Jan. 3, 1925, in Lyman, S.C., he was the son of Luther T. and Ruth J. Stroud, both now deceased. He was a veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Navy. Mr. Stroud was a member of First United Methodist Church and his family said he was a devoted husband and father. He retired from the Union Carbide Nuclear Division at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, where he was superintendent of the maintenance department. Mr. Stroud is survived by his wife of 57 years, Myra Hopkins Stroud; two daughters, Judy Stroud and Janet Stroud; and by a sister, Hazel Bolin and husband, Brunson, of Atlanta, Ga. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert Cantrell officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the First United Methodist Church Youth Choir, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at Weatherford Mortuary. Lillie Belle Brown, 94, a resident of Briarcliff Health Care Center, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Born July 15, 1909, in Smith County, Texas, she was the daughter of Paul and Grace Church Bell Bruce, both now deceased. Mrs. Brown ran the Belle Brown Kindergarten in Chattanooga for many years and was a member of Brainerd Methodist Church. She lived in Fairfield Glade for 20 years before coming to Oak Ridge to live with her daughter. While in Fairfield Glade, her family said she stayed very active in the various clubs and organizations there. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother; two sisters; a son, John Paul Brown; and by her husband, Carl Glenn Brown, who died in 1977. Mrs. Brown is survived by a son, Ralph "Happy" Brown of Gurley, Ala.; a daughter, Bettye B. Wilson, a kindergarten teacher in Oak Ridge for many years, and husband, Dr. Nathan E. Wilson, of Oak Ridge; six grandchildren, Nathan Wilson Jr. and wife, Toya, of King George, Va., Cindy Warner and husband, Gordon Warner Jr., of Smyrna, Gwynne Carey and husband, Joe Carey, of Karns, Kevin Wilson and wife, Regina, of Oak Ridge, Kimberly Kokesk and husband, Jerry Kokesh, of Apopka, Fla., and Mike Brown and wife, Anneva, of Marianna, Fla., and by Kimberly and Mike's mother, Jan Berry, of Florida. She is also nine great-grandchildren, Brenton Warner and Barrett Warner of Smyrna, Chad Carey and Kayla Carey of Karns, Andrei Wilson of King George, Va., Seth, Orion and Chase Wilson of Oak Ridge and Michael Scott Brown of Florida. A private memorial service will be Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Martin officiating. The burial will also be private. The family asks that any memorials be in the form of donations to First United Methodist Church, First Steps Child Development Center, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Wayne Randolph McClellan, 75, of Mooresville, N.C., died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville. Born Aug. 4, 1928, in Gate City, Va., he was the son of Walter and Monnie Vermillion McClellan, both now deceased. Mr. McClellan served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1947 to 1952 in the Mediterranean during World War II and in the Korean conflict. He retired from Union Carbide Nuclear Division at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant after 35 years as a supervisor in the metal fabrication division. According to his family, Mr. McClellan truly enjoyed his work and received numerous awards and commendations. He also worked for Pathway Bellows. His family said he enjoyed yardwork, reading, traveling, horse racing, tinkering with tools and repair work for family and friends. According to his family he was a beloved husband, father and grandfather. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Campbell. Mr. McClellan is survived by his wife of 53 years, Betty Lehman McClellan; a daughter, Jennifer Warren and husband, Stephen, of Mooresville; a son, Tom McClellan and wife, Rebekah, of Cleveland; and by two brothers, Richard McClellan and Octor McClellan, both of Kingsport. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Robert McClellan of Chattanooga, Candice Reed of Nashville, Kyle Warren a student at Appalachian State University, and Rachel Warren of Mooresville; several nieces and nephews; and by a sister-in-law, Norma. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003, in the chapel of Cavin-Cook Funeral Home in Mooresville with the Rev. Ike Kennerly officiating. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the charity of the donor's choice. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. James Bradford Vannoy, 59, of Lake City, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Born Jan. 20, 1944, in Claiborne County, he was the son of Irene Vannoy Graham of Gainsville, Va., and James H. Vannoy, now deceased. Mr. Vannoy was a member of Island Home Baptist Church and was a graduate of Powell Valley High School. He was on the board of directors for the Anderson County Co-Op and the Anderson County Soil Conservation Board. He had worked for 30 years as a dairy farmer and in later years, he boarded horses on his farm. In addition to his mother, Mr. Vannoy is survived by his wife, Glenia Brooks Vannoy; a daughter, Amanda Evans and husband, Neil, of Clinton; a son, Kelly Vannoy and special friend, Amanda Rodriguez, of Chattanooga; two sisters, Sandra Lowry and husband, Charles, of Gainsville, and Brenda Todd and husband, Barry, of Nokesville, Va.; a brother, John M. Vannoy and wife, Carolyn, of Bessmer City, N.C.; and by several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, 2003, in the chapel of Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with the Rev. Calvin Braden officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at Norris Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Jeanne Wayne Cornetto, 81, of Washington, Pa., died Friday, Aug. 8, 2003, at Washington Hospital. Born Feb. 23, 1922, Charleroi, Pa., she was the daughter of Max and Anna Wayne, both now deceased. Mrs. Cornetto was a 1939 graduate of Charleroi High School. She later moved to Washington, where she lived for more than 50 years. She worked for G.C. Murphy Co. in its downtown Washington store for several years. She later owned and operated Jeanne's Print Shop from 1959 to 1984, when she retired. In 1984, Mrs. Cornetto helped start Washington County Literacy Council and remained involved until the time of her death. Throughout the years, she handcrafted hundreds of greeting cards for her family and friends. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Fred Cornetto, and by a brother, David Wayne. Mrs. Cornetto is survived by two sisters, Mildred Landay and husband, Nathan, of Oak Ridge and Charlotte Wagner and husband, Sheldon, of Evanston, Ill.; a brother, Robert Wayne and wife, Caryl, of Merced, Calif.; and by several nieces and nephews. =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. 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>From The Oak Ridger 21 Aug 2003 Mary Lois Dowdell, 75, of Oak Ridge, Dan D. Stroud, 78, of Oak Ridge, Lillie Belle Brown, 94, a resident of Briarcliff Health Care Center, died Tuesday, Oak Ridge. Wayne Randolph McClellan, 75, of Mooresville, N.C., James Bradford Vannoy, 59, Jeanne Wayne Cornetto, 81, of Washington, Pa. ============================================ Mary Lois Dowdell, 75, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Born May 23, 1928, in Auburn, Ala., she was the daughter of Percy Lee Aldridge and Eula Mae Woodson Aldridge, both now deceased. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Valley Baptist Church. Her family said she enjoyed working puzzles and growing flowers. Mrs. Dowdell is survived by her husband, Linsey Dowdell; a son, Larry L. Dowdell and wife, Diana, of Oak Ridge; three daughters, Gloria Dowdell and Monita Dowdell, both of Oak Ridge, and Joyce Davis and husband, Melvin, of Oliver Springs; five brothers, Cecil Aldridge and wife, Kate, and Willie Aldridge and wife, Nellie, all of Auburn, and David Aldridge, James Aldridge and wife, Jo Ann, and Sylvester Aldridge and wife, Berline, all of Opelika, Fla.; and by five sisters, Clara Buchannon, Katherine Jackson and husband, Richard, and Alleane Reese and husband, Willie, all of Auburn, Alice Bryant of Opelika, Ala., and Marion Aldridge of Westbury, N.Y. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Tammy Dowdell, Larry Dowdell Jr., Rahshaad Dowdell, Alexis Dowdell, Quinche Dowdell and Kenda Dowdell, all of Oak Ridge; one great-granddaughter, Mykia Dowdell of Oak Ridge; two brothers-in-law, George Dowdell and wife, Janie, of Akron, Ohio, and Leamon Dowdell and wife, Phoebe, of Syracuse, N.Y.; three sisters-in-law, Mary Threat, Martha Golden and Willie Pearl Faison and her husband, Willie; and by several nieces, nephews and cousins. Minnie Threat and Kattie Strickland, both of Oak Ridge, are considered special friends. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003, at Oak Valley Baptist Church with the Rev. Hardil Thomas officiating. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Dan D. Stroud, 78, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Born Jan. 3, 1925, in Lyman, S.C., he was the son of Luther T. and Ruth J. Stroud, both now deceased. He was a veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Navy. Mr. Stroud was a member of First United Methodist Church and his family said he was a devoted husband and father. He retired from the Union Carbide Nuclear Division at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, where he was superintendent of the maintenance department. Mr. Stroud is survived by his wife of 57 years, Myra Hopkins Stroud; two daughters, Judy Stroud and Janet Stroud; and by a sister, Hazel Bolin and husband, Brunson, of Atlanta, Ga. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert Cantrell officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the First United Methodist Church Youth Choir, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at Weatherford Mortuary. Lillie Belle Brown, 94, a resident of Briarcliff Health Care Center, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Born July 15, 1909, in Smith County, Texas, she was the daughter of Paul and Grace Church Bell Bruce, both now deceased. Mrs. Brown ran the Belle Brown Kindergarten in Chattanooga for many years and was a member of Brainerd Methodist Church. She lived in Fairfield Glade for 20 years before coming to Oak Ridge to live with her daughter. While in Fairfield Glade, her family said she stayed very active in the various clubs and organizations there. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother; two sisters; a son, John Paul Brown; and by her husband, Carl Glenn Brown, who died in 1977. Mrs. Brown is survived by a son, Ralph "Happy" Brown of Gurley, Ala.; a daughter, Bettye B. Wilson, a kindergarten teacher in Oak Ridge for many years, and husband, Dr. Nathan E. Wilson, of Oak Ridge; six grandchildren, Nathan Wilson Jr. and wife, Toya, of King George, Va., Cindy Warner and husband, Gordon Warner Jr., of Smyrna, Gwynne Carey and husband, Joe Carey, of Karns, Kevin Wilson and wife, Regina, of Oak Ridge, Kimberly Kokesk and husband, Jerry Kokesh, of Apopka, Fla., and Mike Brown and wife, Anneva, of Marianna, Fla., and by Kimberly and Mike's mother, Jan Berry, of Florida. She is also nine great-grandchildren, Brenton Warner and Barrett Warner of Smyrna, Chad Carey and Kayla Carey of Karns, Andrei Wilson of King George, Va., Seth, Orion and Chase Wilson of Oak Ridge and Michael Scott Brown of Florida. A private memorial service will be Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Martin officiating. The burial will also be private. The family asks that any memorials be in the form of donations to First United Methodist Church, First Steps Child Development Center, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Wayne Randolph McClellan, 75, of Mooresville, N.C., died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003, at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville. Born Aug. 4, 1928, in Gate City, Va., he was the son of Walter and Monnie Vermillion McClellan, both now deceased. Mr. McClellan served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1947 to 1952 in the Mediterranean during World War II and in the Korean conflict. He retired from Union Carbide Nuclear Division at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant after 35 years as a supervisor in the metal fabrication division. According to his family, Mr. McClellan truly enjoyed his work and received numerous awards and commendations. He also worked for Pathway Bellows. His family said he enjoyed yardwork, reading, traveling, horse racing, tinkering with tools and repair work for family and friends. According to his family he was a beloved husband, father and grandfather. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Campbell. Mr. McClellan is survived by his wife of 53 years, Betty Lehman McClellan; a daughter, Jennifer Warren and husband, Stephen, of Mooresville; a son, Tom McClellan and wife, Rebekah, of Cleveland; and by two brothers, Richard McClellan and Octor McClellan, both of Kingsport. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Robert McClellan of Chattanooga, Candice Reed of Nashville, Kyle Warren a student at Appalachian State University, and Rachel Warren of Mooresville; several nieces and nephews; and by a sister-in-law, Norma. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003, in the chapel of Cavin-Cook Funeral Home in Mooresville with the Rev. Ike Kennerly officiating. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the charity of the donor's choice. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. James Bradford Vannoy, 59, of Lake City, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Born Jan. 20, 1944, in Claiborne County, he was the son of Irene Vannoy Graham of Gainsville, Va., and James H. Vannoy, now deceased. Mr. Vannoy was a member of Island Home Baptist Church and was a graduate of Powell Valley High School. He was on the board of directors for the Anderson County Co-Op and the Anderson County Soil Conservation Board. He had worked for 30 years as a dairy farmer and in later years, he boarded horses on his farm. In addition to his mother, Mr. Vannoy is survived by his wife, Glenia Brooks Vannoy; a daughter, Amanda Evans and husband, Neil, of Clinton; a son, Kelly Vannoy and special friend, Amanda Rodriguez, of Chattanooga; two sisters, Sandra Lowry and husband, Charles, of Gainsville, and Brenda Todd and husband, Barry, of Nokesville, Va.; a brother, John M. Vannoy and wife, Carolyn, of Bessmer City, N.C.; and by several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, 2003, in the chapel of Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with the Rev. Calvin Braden officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at Norris Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Jeanne Wayne Cornetto, 81, of Washington, Pa., died Friday, Aug. 8, 2003, at Washington Hospital. Born Feb. 23, 1922, Charleroi, Pa., she was the daughter of Max and Anna Wayne, both now deceased. Mrs. Cornetto was a 1939 graduate of Charleroi High School. She later moved to Washington, where she lived for more than 50 years. She worked for G.C. Murphy Co. in its downtown Washington store for several years. She later owned and operated Jeanne's Print Shop from 1959 to 1984, when she retired. In 1984, Mrs. Cornetto helped start Washington County Literacy Council and remained involved until the time of her death. Throughout the years, she handcrafted hundreds of greeting cards for her family and friends. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Fred Cornetto, and by a brother, David Wayne. Mrs. Cornetto is survived by two sisters, Mildred Landay and husband, Nathan, of Oak Ridge and Charlotte Wagner and husband, Sheldon, of Evanston, Ill.; a brother, Robert Wayne and wife, Caryl, of Merced, Calif.; and by several nieces and nephews. =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. 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>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 21 Aug 2003 VANNOY, JAMES BRADFORD - age 59, of Lake City, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2003 at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. He was a member of Island Home Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Powell Valley High School. He was on the Board of Directors for the Anderson County Co-Op and the Anderson County Soil Conservation Board. He had worked for 30 years as a dairy farmer and in later years, boarded horses on his farm. Brad was born January 20, 1944 in Claiborne County. Preceded in death by father, James H. Vannoy. Survivors: wife, Glenia Brooks Vannoy of Lake City; daughter, Amanda Evans & husband, Neil of Clinton; son, Kelly Vannoy & very special friend, Amanda Rodriguez of Chattanooga; mother, Irene Vannoy Graham of Gainsville, VA; sisters, Sandra Lowry & husband, Charles of Gainsville, VA, Brenda Todd & husband, Barry of Nokesville, VA; brother, John M. Vannoy & wife, Carolyn of Bessmer City, NC; several nieces & nephews. The family will receive friends 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 21, 2003 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with funeral service following the visitation at 8:00 p.m., in the chapel with Rev. Calvin Braden officiating. Interment will be held 10:00 am, Friday at Norris Memorial Gardens. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home of Clinton in charge of all arrangements. =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. They hide I seek!!! <A HREF="www.byrge.com/genealogy/">www.byrge.com/genealogy/</A> Searching: BYRGE/BUNCH/DAUGHERTY/DUNCAN/KENNEDY/ PATTERSON/PHILLIPS/SEIBER/TACKETT/WARD

I am getting a few e-mails about this latest virus....You cannot get a virus through any rootsweb mailing list since they will come as attachments to an e-mail. Rootsweb cannot accept attachments. Rae Davis-Smith

>From my Candyman List: National WWII Memorial - Main Page http://www.wwiimemorial.com/ National WWII Memorial - To register a Veteran. http://www.wwiimemorial.com/default.asp?page=registry.asp&subpage=intro Conniesue --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/03

>From my Candyman List: Loyalist Institute: Index of On-Line Muster Rolls http://www.royalprovincial.com/military/musters/mustlist.htm Loyalist Institute: Index of Claims & Memorials http://www.royalprovincial.com/military/musters/mustlist.htm Conniesue --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 8/19/03

>From The Oak Ridger 20 Aug 2003 Grace Martt Dobyns, 95, of Oak Ridge, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2003, at Briarcliff Health Care Center. Born March 1, 1908, in Houston, Ohio, she was the daughter of Dr. S.G. and May Martt, both now deceased. Mrs. Dobyns lived most of her life in Oak Ridge where she was a professional organist and pianist. She mostly entertained at the Mayflower Restaurant, Oak Ridge Country Club and with the David Blessing's Dance Band. She was active in the Organizers Organ Club. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Dobyns. Mrs. Dobyns is survived by a niece, Joy Adams of San Diego, Calif., and by two nephews, Eddie Martt of Columbus, Ohio, and Richard Wallace of St. Louis, Mo. A memorial service was to be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003, in the chapel of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. There will be a private graveside service. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions to the Music Arts Scholarship Fund, 861 West Outer Drive, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. ========================================= SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG Beautiful young people are accidents of Nature--Beautiful old people are Works of Art.

>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 20 Aug 2003 VINCENT, GEORGE W. - age 72 of Clinton, TN passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center. He graduated from Eastern High School in Washington, DC and served his country as a Navy Veteran in the Korean War. He retired from Bell South after 40 years of service and was a member of CWA. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Christine Vincent; daughter, Terri Vincent; sister Marge Sturgeon and brother-in-law Rodney Sturgeon; nephew, Rodney Sturgeon, Jr. A memorial service will be held at Norris First Baptist Church on West Norris Road, where he was a member, Thursday, August 21, 2003, at 6:00 p.m. with Pastor David Seiber officiating. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to Mended Hearts Inc., Chapter 299, Box 4965, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Arrangements by Cremation Options, Inc. (865) 6WE-CARE (693- 2273). =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. They hide I seek!!! <A HREF="www.byrge.com/genealogy/">www.byrge.com/genealogy/</A> Searching: BYRGE/BUNCH/DAUGHERTY/DUNCAN/KENNEDY/ PATTERSON/PHILLIPS/SEIBER/TACKETT/WARD

>From my Candyman List: The Stars and Stripes, 1918-1919: A Closer Look at The Stars and Stripes http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sgphtml/sashtml/sp.html Conniesue --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 8/14/03

>From my Candyman List: Confederate States Navy Gravesite Locator WS_FTP\csn\gravesites http://www.csnavy.org/gravesites.htm Conniesue --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 8/14/03

>From my Candyman List: Tremendous page of links..a lot of the links include muster rolls/names. USCWC -- Battlefields, Forts, Cemeteries, and Historical Parks http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/links/hist.htm Confederate Section Roster of Burials & Removals--Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia http://www.gravegarden.org/cwroster.htm Selected Civil War Photographs Home Page http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html Conniesue --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 8/14/03

>From the Knoxville News Sentinel 19 Aug 2003 BAILEY, MARJORIE H. - age 77, of Lake City, BAIRD, STERLING - age 69, of Jellico, ============================================BAILEY, MARJORIE H. - age 77, of Lake City, Tennessee, was called home Sunday, August 17, 2003. She was a member of Longfield Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Bailey; parents, W.C. and Maggie Vandergriff; brothers, Earl, M.T., Ralph and Clyde Vandergriff; sisters, Martha Ann Moore, Willie Williams, Grace Patty and Ethel Long. Survivors: son and daughter-in- law, Rick and Polly Bailey of Lake City; daughters and sons- in-law, Robin and Jack Johnson of Lake City and Melissa Gaye and Ron Smith of Kingston, TN; grandchildren, Brandon Gibson and Amanda Bailey; step-grandchild, Jason Smith; a host of nieces, nephews and many friends. The family would like to extend a very special thanks to caregivers, Athelee Brittle and Brenda Caldwell. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 19, 2003 at Hatmaker Funeral Home. The funeral service will be 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 19, 2003 in Hatmaker Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Archie Seiber and Rev. David Walker officiating. Interment will be 12:00 noon Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Briceville, TN. Hatmaker Funeral Home of Lake City is in charge of arrangements. BAIRD, STERLING - age 69, of Jellico, Tenn., passed away Saturday, August 16, 2003, at the home of his daughter in Jellico. He was born March 26, 1934, at Capuchin, Tenn. He was a long time supermarket and restaurant owner and operator in Jellico; a very devoted member and deacon of First Baptist Church; a member of Jellico Chapter #527 F&AM; a past mayor of Jellico, and member of several civic organizations. Preceded in death by parents, Walter and Ella Blankenship Baird; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dick Creekmore, Sr. and Elizabeth Creekmore. Survived by loving wife, Jessie Lee Creekmore Baird of Jellico; son, Gregory Baird of Knoxville, Tenn.; daughter and son-in-law, Terri and Mike Ward of Jellico; brothers, J.C. Baird and wife, Wilma of Jellico, Millard Baird and wife, Bobbie of Clinton, Tenn.; sisters, Grace Sexton and Lola Bridges, both of Jellico, Tenn.; brother-in- law, Dick Creekmore and wife, Helen of Jellico; sister-in- law, Lynn Cox and husband, Robert of Jellico, and several nieces, nephews. and other relatives. Funeral services were at 8:00 p.m. Monday, August 18, 2003, at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Chuck Summers and Rev. Trent Stewart officiating. Interment will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in the Jellico Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to First Baptist Church Building Fund, Jellico, TN 37762. Cox & Son Funeral Home, Jellico, in charge. =========================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS---FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek. They hide I seek!!! <A HREF="www.byrge.com/genealogy/">www.byrge.com/genealogy/</A> Searching: BYRGE/BUNCH/DAUGHERTY/DUNCAN/KENNEDY/ PATTERSON/PHILLIPS/SEIBER/TACKETT/WARD

For those of you who have Mindspring like I do there is a virus going around that is being sent out from what looks like Mindspring Customer Service but it's not....If you get an e-mail that says it is from an Earthlink or Mindspring Administrator and the subject says "your account" don't open it.. .I have gotten 3 since yesterday but my virus protection program caught and deleted them... Rae Davis-Smith

>From my Candyman List: Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850 http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/inmate1.htm Conniesue --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.510 / Virus Database: 307 - Release Date: 8/15/03