>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 31 May 2003 MILTON, JOHN EARL - age 57 of Duff, RAGAIN, JAMES - age 83 of LaFollette, WINTER, RICHARD EUGENE - age 71, of LaFollette, ===================================== MILTON, JOHN EARL - age 57 of 874 Duff Road, Duff, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2003 at the St. Mary's Medical Center of Campbell County. He was a member of the Stanfield Church of God. John was a loving husband and father who enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He was preceded in death by son, Kevin Earl Milton and parents, Earl and Betty Lou Smith Milton. Mr. Milton is survived by wife, Patsy Milton of Duff; sister, Mary "Boots" Milton of Knoxville; sister and brother in law, Pat and Gary Ray of Duff; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 8 p.m. Saturday, May 31 in the Chapel of Martin Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Lynn Ray and Rev. Kenny William Cox officiating. Interment will be 12 noon Sunday in Davis Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. before funeral services Saturday. Martin Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. RAGAIN, JAMES - age 83 of 115 Colonial Heights, LaFollette, passed away Friday, May 30, 2003 at the St. Mary's Medical Center of Campbell County. He was a member of the Hillcrest Baptist Church. Mr. Ragain was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather, who enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He was a WW II Navy veteran and participated in the invasion of Okinawia. He retired with 37 years of service with BellSouth and was a member of Jacksboro Masonic Lodge #322 F&AM. Mr. Ragain played on the Knoxville High School National Football Team in 1937. He was preceded in death by wife, Doris Sowder Ragain; son, Mark Christopher Ragain; parents, Lonnie and Lillian Turner Ragain; sisters, Mamie and Lucille Ragain; son in law, Robert Cox. Mr. Ragain is survived by son and daughter in law, US Navy Captain James C., II and Debbie Ragain of Chicago, Ill.; daughters and sons in law, Verda Ann and Joe Rogers of Powell, Jana and Geoff Whedbee of LaFollette; daughter, Judith Cox of Morristown; 12 grandchildren; and 7 great grandchildren; sister, Francis Morris of Monterey, Calif. and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 8 p.m. Saturday, May 31 at the Hillcrest Baptist with Rev. Bill Edmons officiating. Interment will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Campbell Memorial Gardens with full military honors by the Campbell County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. before funeral services Saturday at the church. Martin Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. WINTER, RICHARD EUGENE - age 71, of LaFollette, formerly of North Carolina, passed away Friday, May 30, at his home. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, South Campbell County Rotary Club, Campbell County Senior Citizen and volunteer for Campbell County Historical Society. Mr. Winter was a 32 year employee with Hoover Company in North Canton, Ohio. Preceded in death by parents Howard Lindsey and Lula Octovia Winter; brothers, Ralph, Leonard and Donald Winter and sisters, Ruth Oralea Winter and Hazel Shook. Survivors: wife, Delphia Etter Winter, LaFollette; brothers, Clarence A. Winter, Hickory, NC, Thomas Emmitt Winter, Bakersville, NC; sister, Carol Ollis, Morganton, NC. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Sunday June 1, at Cross Funeral Home. Mr. Winter will be taken to Catawba Funeral Home in Hickory, NC Monday, June 2 where the family will receive friends Monday night from 6- 8 p.m. Funeral service 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Hwy. 27 North Hickory, NC with Jack C. Etter officiating. Interment will be in White Pine Cemetery, Crossnore, NC. Arrangements by Cross Funeral Home. ===================================================== 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. =====================================================

>From The Oak Ridger 30 May 2003 Catherine Clare Shappert, 68, of Oak Ridge, Ann Marie Silver, 60, of Clinton, William Lee Davenport, 64, of Hernando, Fla., Mae Virgene Lyons Durbin, 87, of Danville, Ohio, ===================================== Catherine Clare Shappert, 68, of Oak Ridge, died Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at her home. Born June 10, 1934, in Baton Rouge, La., she was the daughter of Roy E. Hyde and Elaine Lorio Hyde, both now deceased. Mrs. Shappert graduated valedictorian from Southeastern High School in Hammond, La. in 1952 and received degrees in biology and physiology with a minor in English in 1956 from Southeastern Louisiana College. She also earned her master's degree in zoology from Louisiana State University. She taught science at Lake Charles High School in Louisiana before moving to Oak Ridge in 1959 to work in the Biology Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She also worked as a technical editor at the lab from 1974 to 2000. Mrs. Shappert was the president of the Dance Club in Oak Ridge, president of Church Women United, secretary of the Diabetes Association at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, and she was a volunteer for the Oak Ridge Playhouse. She was also a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. The family said she loved to garden, write poetry and enjoyed traveling. Mrs. Shappert is survived by her husband of 42 years, Larry B. Shappert; two daughters, Susan Saliba and husband, Tony, of Dayton, Ohio, and Becky Luther and husband, David, of Bristol; two sons, Stephen Shappert and wife, Rhonda, of Commercial Pt., Ohio, and Christopher Shappert and wife, Kristen, of Suwanee, Ga.; her mother-in-law, Louise Cowger of Oak Ridge; and by nine grandchildren, Joey, Justin and Alaina, all of Dayton, Brendan, Erin and Sarah, all of Bristol, and Julia, Anna and Maria, all of Commercial Pt. She is also survived by two sisters, Susan Forbes and husband, Don, of Norris and Carol Clark and husband, Tuffy, of Asheville, N.C., and by several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31, 2003, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Michael Woods officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Stephen Shappert, Christopher Shappert, Tony Saliba, David Luther, Tuffy Clark and Don Forbes will serve as pallbearers. The family asks that any memorials be in the form of contributions to the American Diabetes Association, Anderson County Chapter, Sandy Mincey, P.O. Box 2529, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, or to the Make A Wish Foundation of America, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 29119, Phoenix, AZ 85038-9119. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 30 with a scripture service at 8 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary. Ann Marie Silver, 60, of Clinton, died Thursday, May 29, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Born March 6, 1943, in Athens, she was the daughter of John W. Bishop of Oak Ridge and Eunice Irene McKenzie Bishop, who died in 1972. In addition to her father, Mrs. Silver is survived by her husband of 40 years, Carroll Lee Silver; two brothers, George W. Bishop and wife, Sharon, of Knoxville, and Fleet McKenzie and wife, Ann, of Baltimore, Md.; and by a brother-in-law, Glenn Silver and wife, Shirley, of Clinton. She is also survived by a niece, Devonne Moore and husband, Jeff, of Oak Ridge; a nephew, Chris Silver and wife, Angie, of Cleveland; two grandnephews, Raymond McClung of Oak Ridge and Noah Silver of Cleveland; and by a grandniece, Morgan Silver of Cleveland. The funeral will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31, 2003, in the chapel of Weatherford Mortuary with the Rev. Luke Kidwell officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at Anderson Memorial Gardens on Oliver Springs Highway. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary. William Lee Davenport, 64, of Hernando, Fla., died Thursday, May 29, 2003, at his home. Mr. Davenport's nicknames were "Buck" and "Buster." He was a native of Oliver Springs and lived in Toledo, Ohio before moving to Florida in 1999. He was a Baptist and a retired saw mill worker. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nannie Lee Davenport; his parents, Vence Lee Davenport and Carrie Davenport Dunlap; two sisters, Essie Lillian Goodman and Tootsie Marie Mayton; and by two brothers, Harold Davenport and Charles Davenport. Mr. Davenport is survived by a sister, Linda Nevills of Hernando; an aunt, Mammie Thacker, of Oliver Springs; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday, June 2, 2003, at Indian Creek Baptist Church in Oliver Springs. Burial and a graveside service will follow at Indian Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at Sharp Funeral Home. Mae Virgene Lyons Durbin, 87, of Danville, Ohio, died Monday, May 26, 2003, at her home. Born on June 25, 1916, in Ringgold, Ohio, she was the daughter of Harry W. and Grace M. Denton Lyons. On June 8, 1936, she was married to Arthur J. Durbin, who died Aug. 30, 2002. The family said she was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She worked for more than 20 years at Patented Products in Danville and she also owned and operated with her husband, Durbin's Dairy in Danville. She was a member of St. Luke Church in Danville, a PCCW and card club 56 member. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Richard N. Durbin; a brother, Edwin Lyons; two sisters, Eleanor Rice and Pauline Dennis; and by two sons-in-law, Harold Lahmon and Joe Ridgway. Mrs. Durbin is survived by 11 children, Jean Lahmon and husband, Harold, Kathy Kanuckel and husband, Mick, all of Howard, Ohio; Linda Colopy, Bill Durbin and wife, Mimi, Ron Durbin and wife, Jenny, and Ed Durbin, all of Danville; Carmen Myer and husband, Fred, of Oak Ridge; Danny Durbin and wife, Judy, of Mansfield, Ohio; Joe Durbin, and wife, Sherry, of Galion, Ohio; Polly Hansen and husband, Gary, of Bellville, Ohio; and Mike Durbin and wife, Nancy, of Massillon, Ohio. She is also survived by 51 grandchildren, 105 great-grandchildren and a sister-in-law, Lucy Workman of Columbus, Ohio. A funeral Mass was to be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2003, at St. Luke Catholic Church in Danville with the Rev. F. Richard Snoke officiating. Burial will be at St. Luke Cemetery. The family requests that any memorials be made in the form of contributions to the charity of the donor's choice. Fischer Funeral Home in Danville is in charge of arrangements. ===================================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS------FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek: they hide...I seek!!!" www.byrge.com/genealogy/ Searching: BYRGE, BUNCH, DAUGHERTY, DUNCAN, KENNEDY, PATTERSON, PHILLIPS, SEIBER, TACKETT, WARD. =====================================================

>From The LaFollette Press 29 May 2003 Ermine Edward Ayers, 80, Elsie Eldean Blalock, 70 of Elk Valley, Jeffrey Alan Chitwood. 41 of Newcomb Alonzo E. Collins, 84, (formerly of Elk Valley) Robert Richard Colvin, 65,of LaFollette, Mikey Dillon, 16, Jefferson City, formerly of LaFollette, Judith Feldman, 56, Pioneer, Virgil Fitzwater, 90, LaFollette, Robert A. (Bob) Hale, 73, LaFollette Maggie Lay, 73, Hwy 297 Elk Valley, Pioneer,Pat Edward McCoy, 35, Lake City, Bobby Miller, Roger Dale Monday, 49, of Speedwell, Naomi Sheckles Peel, 83, LaFollette , Nona D. Petrey, 57, Caryville, Willie Wayne Sweat, 82, formerly of LaFollette, ===================================== Ermine Edward Ayers, 80, died Wednesday May 21, surrounded by his loving family and a band of angels. On December 4, 1922, Ermine was born the seventh of eight children to James and Rutha Ayers in Campbell County. Ermine served our country in 1943 with the 155th Engineers of the U.S. Army. Upon his honorable discharge he worked in the coalmines of Tennessee. Ermine married his sweetheart, Dorothy Brassfield on December 28, 1946 in LaFollette. They moved to Leavenworth in 1947 and he was employed as an orchard worker. He later worked at the Peshastin Mill for 33 1/2 years, retiring in 1984. The Ayers have resided in Cashmere since 1978. Well known for his guitar playing, he began at age 16. Over the years he used this gift God gave him by playing in different church bands. He and his wife sang duets for church and funerals. Ermine was baptized in the late 1960's and was a member of the New Life Center and Pastor's council. He and Dorothy were voted seniors of the year in the 80's. Ermine was dearly loved by his family and they knew he loved them. His gentle, quiet nature proved to be the core of his home. He worked so hard to provide a safe and warm home. He could fix anything! As every family, we had our struggles, but through tough times we were made strong. You may have been a common man to some…no ticker-tape parades, no monuments built in your honor…but dad you are our hero! You loved God, loved your family and were strength to those who called you friend. Ermine spent the last seven years in Cashmere Convalescent Center. He had a stroke in his spine that left him paralyzed in his lower body. He didn't complain, and was an inspiration to many by the strength of his faith and character during this time. Thanks to the staff and management who gave Ermine such good care. The love you showed him meant so much to us. Comforting words spoken by Ermine during this illness: "If I don't see you here again, I'll see you up in heaven." When a Christian dies-you can't refer to their death as losing them. When you lose someone, you don't know where they are. Dad, we know you're in heaven-See you later! He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, Cashmere; two daughters, Ruth and Rev. Charles Perry, Chippewa Falls, WI, Joyce and Rev. Jim Miles, Bonne Terre, MO; two sons, Ron and Tammie Ayers, East Wenatchee, Rev. Clarence and Sharon Ayers, Tacoma; one sister, Ellar Baird, LaFollette; grandchildren, Dustin, Kimberly, Alex Perry, Cameron and Sierra Ayers, Bryan, David, Alison Ayers, Matthew, Michael, Joshua Miles; five great-grandchildren, Nathan, Brandon Ayers, Brytney Kuntz, Thatcher and James Miles. Funeral services were Tuesday, May 27 at New Life Center Church of God. Those who wish to make memorial donations to New Life Center Church of God. Telford's Chapel was in charge of the arrangements. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press Elsie Eldean Blalock, 70 of Elk Valley, died Thursday May 22, 2003 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. She is preceded in death by her parents, Archie and Minnie Moles; granddaughter, Mickie Trammel; brothers, Tyson and Toms Moles; sister, Creola Hensley and Opal Clark. Elsie is survived by her husband, Ed Blalock, Elk Valley; six sons, Doug Manis and wife Leisa, Sam Manis and wife Wilma, all of Elk Valley, David Blalock and wife Carrie, Clinton, Mark Blalock, Jacksboro, Brian Blalock, Dalton GA, Eddie Blalock and wife Teresa, Jacksboro; three daughters, Sabrina Walp, Elk Valley, Brenda Trammel and husband Paul, Teresa Gibson and husband Mickey, all of Elk Valley; 19 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; two brothers, Buck Moles and Jim Moles, both of Byrdstown; three sisters, Olene Wilson, Clebedell Clark, Myrt Booher, both of Byrdstown; a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were Sunday, May 25 at Harp Funeral Home Reverends Ronnie Thomas and James Adkins officiated. Burial was Monday May 26 at Valley View Cemetery. Harp Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press Jeffrey Alan Chitwood. 41 of Newcomb died Thursday May 22, 2003 at his home. He was preceded in death his grandfather, Homer Loudin; grandparents, George and Rachel Chitwood. He is survived by his wife, Karen Chitwood; parents, George Dewayne Chitwood and Freda Ruth Chitwood; grandmother, Thula Loudin, all of Newcomb; one brother, Eddie Chitwood and wife Betsey, Whitsman Air Force Base, Warrensburg, MI; one niece, Laura Souder and husband Ethan; one nephew, Andrew Chitwood. Funeral services were Sunday, May 25 at Harp Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Junior Dople officiated. Burial was in Douglas cemetery Harp Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press Alonzo E. Collins, 84, Cincinnati, OH (formerly of Elk Valley) died Monday, May 19, 2003 at Mt. Crest Nursing Home in Cincinnati, OH. His son, Larry Collins, preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Doris Collins; one son, James (Jimmy) Collins; two daughters, Dessie Combs, Dorothy Hollensworth; one step-daughter, Eva Lockard; 12 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; two brothers, Lawton Collins, Junior Collins. Funeral services were Friday, May 23 at Harp Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Durand Dixon officiated. Burial was in Valleyview Cemetery. Harp Funeral Home of Jellico was in charge of the arrangements. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press Robert Richard Colvin, 65, 1514 Cove Pointe road, LaFollette, died Thursday, May 22, 2003 at the Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center. He was a member of the Cedar Hill Baptist Church. He was a Yoke Fellow at the Cedar Hill Church. His grandchildren were his life. He was a member of RSES. He had mechanical skills, enjoyed camping, and his grandchildren were his life. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dewitt McBride and Mable Grace Threlkeld Colvin. Mr. Colvin is survived by his wife, Selma Jean Colvin, LaFollette; son and daughter-in-law, Rich and Kimberly Colvin, Pleasant Pariare, WI; daughter and son-in-law, Cyndy and Del Lassiter, Mt. Sterling, OH; grandchildren, Courtney and Ryan Fitz, Hunter and Makenzie Colvin and Lydia Lassiter; brother, Jack W. Colvin, Sarah, MS; sister Claire Badon, Franklin, and a host of other relatives and friends. Memorial services were Saturday, May 24, at the Cedar Hill Baptist Church. Rev. Ronnie Arnold officiated. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Cedar Hill Building. Fund or Library. Martin Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press Mikey Dillon, 16, Jefferson City, formerly of LaFollette, died Monday May 19, 2003 and is now comforted by our Lord following a lifetime of pain and suffering. He was a student of Jefferson County High School. He is preceded in death by his grandfather; Gene Dillon. He is survived by his loving and devoted dad, Mike Dillon; grandmother, Betty Dillon; sister, Jessica Dillon; brother, Dalton Dillon; step-mother, Michelle Dillon; grandfather, Jon McCoy; mother, Kim Soucie and husband, Bill; sister, Shalene. Funeral services were Wednesday, May 21 at the Farrar Dandridge Chapel. Reverends Steve Bruce and Mike Sledge officiated. In lieu of flowers the family requested that memorial be made to Pediatric Cardiology Research, Attn: Dr. Thomas Doyle, VUMC, D-220 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232. Farrar Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. May 22, 2003 LaFollette Press Judith Feldman, 56, Pioneer, died Friday May 16, 2003 at her residence at 255 Terry Creek Lane. She was born January 16, 1947 at Long Island, NY. She is the daughter of the late Milton and Martha Beirstein Feldman. She is survived by her sister, Barbara Brody and husband, Richard, NY. Cox Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press Virgil Fitzwater, 90, LaFollette, died Friday May 23, 2003 at his home. He retired as a Final Adjuster from National Cash Register Corporation. He was a member of the Fundamental Missionary Baptist Church in LaFollette. He is preceded in death by his parents, Franklin Monroe and Telitha Rhodes Fitzwater; sister, Virgie Fitzwater Croikshank; brothers, Hoy, Bob, Ben and Howard Fitzwater. He is survived by his wife, Louise Hicks Fitzwater, LaFollette; daughters, Lois Fitzwater and husband, Forrest Miller, Payson AZ, and Shirley Hicks Dillmon, LaFollette; son, Gene Hicks and wife Marie, Gladwin, MI; brothers, Dale and wife Virginia Fitzwater, Indianapolis, IN, and Gene Hicks and wife Marie, Gladwin, MI; 16 grandchildren; 29 great- grandchildren and 15 great-great -grandchildren. Funeral services were Monday, May 26 at Fundamental Missionary Baptist Church, LaFollette. Rev. Larry Russell officiated. Interment was Tuesday, May 27 at Valley View Cemetery, Elk Valley. Cross Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press Robert A. (Bob) Hale, 73, LaFollette died Sunday May 25, 2003 at the V.A. Medical Center in Johnson City. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Nancy Hale; brothers, Elmer, Hubert and Monroe Hale. Mr. Hale is survived by his wife, Virginia Nelson Hale, LaFollette; sons, Rex Howard Hale, LaFollette, Bobbie Hale and wife, Debbie, Bryan Hale and wife, Sharron, Dandridge AR; stepson, Clifford (Kip) Miller and wife, Melanie, LaFollette; daughter Sandra Hale, New Mexico; stepdaughters, Gail Dean Paul and husband, Eugene, LaFollette, Jerri Starrett and husband, Michael, Jacksboro; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Silas Hale and wife, Hazel, OH; several other relatives and friends. Funeral services are Thursday May 29 at 1 p.m. at Walters Chapel. Rev. Mike Smith officiating. Interment will be at the Campbell Memorial Gardens with military honors at gravesite conducted by Campbell County Honor Guard. Walter Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press Maggie Lay, 73, Hwy 297 Elk Valley, Pioneer, died Sunday May 25, 2003 at the U.T. Medical Center of Knoxville. Mrs. Lay was a member of the New Canaan Baptist Church. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, flowers, and bird watching. Her children were her life. She is preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Lana Miller; husband, Loren Lay; and son, Jerry Lester Lay. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Silas and Nancy Lay, Pioneer, Loren R. and Patricia Lay, Caryville; son Jesse David Lay, Maryville; daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Carl Hicks, Pioneer, Linda and Jim Whitaker, Jellico, Lisa and Jody Watlington, Deer Park, TX; daughter, Sandra Lester, Jacksboro; brothers, Joe Miller, Roger Miller, and Mike Miller, all of Pioneer Straight Fork Community, Tom Miller, Oneida, and Jim Miller of Knoxville; sisters, Vena Hinkle and Iris Angel, both of Newcomb, Lois Byrd, LaFollette, Betty Ayers and Wanda Lay, both of Pioneer; 22 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Thursday May 29 at 2 p.m. at New Canaan Baptist Church. Rev. James Adkins officiating. Interment will follow in Warren Memorial Gardens. Martin Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press Pat Edward McCoy, 35, Lake City, died Sunday, May 18, 2003 at his residence. He was born June 29, 1967 in Anderson County. Pat is preceded in death by his father, Morris Wendell McCoy. He is survived by his mother, Nell McCoy; wife Michelle McCoy; son Joshua McCoy; brother, Eddie McCoy; all of Beech Grove; sisters Peggy McCoy, Beech Grove, Linda Robbins and husband Mike, Oak Grove; special mother-in-law, Imogene Weaver; nephews, Dillion Robbins, Michael Robbins, Matthew Cunningham; nieces, Chastity Powers, Madison Jones, Kayla Cunningham, Alesha Phipps, Lacey Daniels, Brittney Robbins. Visitation was May 21 at the Hatmaker Funeral Home with funeral services following. Reverends David Goins and Jeff Hawkins officiated. Interment was Thursday, May 22 at the Oak Grove Cemetery, Lake City. Hatmaker Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangement. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press Bobby Miller, wife of the late Luther R. Miller died Friday, May 23, 2003 at her residence. Mrs. Miller was a retired hairdresser and a devoted mother and loving grandmother; she traveled extensively for 27 years with her husband during his military career. She had been a resident of Augusta, GA for almost 40 years. She is survived by her two daughters, Karla Yearwood, Marietta, Jill Wagner Maddox, Augusta; one son, Donald R. Miller, Olympia, WA; one sister, Christine Leach, Kevil KY; grandchildren, Brian Yearwood, Krista Roper, Ryan Wagner, Steven Miller and five great grandchildren. Funeral services were Sunday, May 25 at the chapel of Platts Funeral Home. Rev. John Watley officiated. Interment was in the Bellevue Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were, Brian Yearwood, Ryan Wagner, Don Miller, Rick Roper, Phillip Maddox, Louis (Hap) Harris Jr. Platt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press Roger Dale Monday, 49, of 4286 Old Middlesboro Hwy. Speedwell died Saturday, May 24, 2003 at his home. Mr. Monday was a member of the Speedwell Academy Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Viet Nam War. A member of the I B E W Local Brotherhood Electrical 760 in Knoxville. He was an electrician with TVA and also worked for Martin Merritta for 15 years in Oak Ridge. He was preceded in death by his parents, Newman and Mary Leach Monday. Mr. Monday is survived by several cousins and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services were Tuesday, May 27 at Martin Wilson Chapel. Burial was in the Beeler Cemetery, Speedwell. Rev. Bill Braden officiated. Martin Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press Naomi Sheckles Peel, 83, LaFollette died Tuesday, May 21 at her home. She was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Peel; sisters, Zola Lawson, Anna Bolinger, Sarah Sheckles and Betty Towe; brothers, Milt Sheckles, Curtis Sheckles and James Sheckles. Her survivors are sisters, Rosetta Hembree and Ina White, both of LaFollette, Nettie LaPach, NJ; several nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews. Funeral services were Saturday, May 24 at Cross Funeral Home. Rev. Paul Hembree officiated. Interment was at Peabody Cemetery. Cross Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press Nona D. Petrey, 57, Caryville, died Saturday May 24, 2003 at her home. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Petrey is preceded in death by her mother, Alma Cummings Ward. She is survived by her husband, Eugene Petrey, Caryville; sons, Robert Nelson, Jr., Sweetwater, and James Johnson, Carleton, MI, Tony and wife Jill Petrey, Columbia KY, Trevor Petrey, Johnson City; daughters, Rhonda Wilkerson, Caryville, and Monica Hughes, LaFollette, Teresa Petrey, Claiborne County, Jill Petrey, Cumberland, KY; father, David Ward, Caryville; brothers, Lynn Ward, Jacksboro and Ben Ward, LaFollette; sister, Linda Watts, AL; nine grandchildren. Funeral services were Monday, May 26 at Cross Funeral Home. Rev. Orville Petrey officiated. Interment was Tuesday, May 27 at Cumberland View Cemetery. Cross Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press Willie Wayne Sweat, 82, Knoxville, formerly of LaFollette, died Thursday, May 22, 2003 at Fort Sanders Park West Medical Center. She was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Knoxville. Her husband Harland Sweat precedes her in death. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Anne and Gary Summitt, FL; grandchildren, Geoffrey, Matthew and Benjamin; sister, Bill McWilliams, Atlanta, GA. Graveside service and interment was Sunday May 25 at Woodlawn Cemetery. Rev. J. David Hester officiated. Cross Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. May 29, 2003 LaFollette Press ===================================================== 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. =====================================================

>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 30 May 2003 LENOIR, RICHARD HUDSON - age 76, of Norris, SHAPPERT, CATHERINE CLARE - age 68, of Oak Ridge, ===================================== LENOIR, RICHARD HUDSON - age 76, of Norris, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at his residence surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. He was born December 10, 1926 in Loudon County to William G. & Helen Hudson Lenoir. He moved to Anderson County with his parents and grew up in the town of Norris. He was a United States Navy veteran who served during World War II. After he returned from the military, he began working for the Atomic Energy Commission in Record Management & Micrographics and worked with various contractors. He served on the National Bureau of Standards in Micrographics for 20 years. He was active in the National Micrographics Association and was instrumental in the development of microcard and microfiche processes. He retired from TVA in 1993. He was founder & a charter member of Norris United Methodist Church. He served on the Norris Volunteer Fire Department and City Council. His passions were fishing, woodworking and his family. Preceded in death by parents, William G. & Helen Hudson Lenoir. Survivors: wife of 53 years, Ann Cooper Lenoir of Norris; daughters, Sherrie Lenoir Hamby of Norris, Elizabeth Leuthold & husband, Duane of Jacksonville, Florida; grandchildren, Ashley Lenoir Cox & husband, Glenn of Lake City, Adam Cooper Hamby of Norris, Riley & Alex Leuthold of Jacksonville, Florida; sisters, Louise Childress & husband, Fred of Norris, Marie Lenoir Chandler of Nashville; brothers, Will G. Lenoir of Port Arthur, Texas, Rev. Henry L. Lenoir & wife, Betty of Knoxville; several nieces & nephews. The family will receive friends 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Friday, May 30, 2003 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. Funeral service will be held 10:30 p.m., Saturday morning in the chapel of Holley-Gamble with Dr. Ronald Ingram & Rev. Henry Lenoir officiating. Interment will follow the service at Anderson Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 871 Weisgarber Road, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37909, or to the Baptist Hospice, PO Box 22, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37901. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home of Clinton in charge of all arrangements. SHAPPERT, CATHERINE CLARE - age 68, of Oak Ridge, died Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at her home. She was born June 10, 1934 in Baton Rouge, LA, the daughter of the late Roy E. Hyde and Elaine Lorio Hyde. Mrs. Shappert graduated valedictorian from Southeastern High School in Hammond, LA in 1952 and graduated from Southeastern Louisiana College in 1956 with degrees in Biology and Physiology and a minor in English. She received her Masters in Zoology from Louisiana State University. Mrs. Shappert taught science at Lake Charles High School in Louisiana before moving to Oak Ridge in 1959 to work in the Biology Division of ORNL. She also worked as a technical editor at the lab from 1974 until 2000. Mrs. Shappert was the president of the Dance Club in Oak Ridge, president of Church Women United, secretary of the Diabetes Association at Methodist Medical Center and was a volunteer for the Oak Ridge Playhouse. She loved to write poetry, garden and she enjoyed traveling. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. She is survived by: her husband of 42 years, Larry B. Shappert, Oak Ridge; mother- in-law, Louise Cowger, Oak Ridge; daughters, Susan Saliba and husband Tony of Dayton, OH and Becky Luther and husband David of Bristol; sons, Stephen Shappert and wife Rhonda of Commercial Pt. OH and Christopher Shappert and wife Kristen of Suwanee, GA; grandchildren, Joey, Justin and Alaina of Dayton, OH and Brendan, Erin and Sarah of Bristol, Julia, Anna and Maria of Commercial Pt, OH; sisters, Susan Forbes and husband Don of Norris and Carol Clark and husband Tuffy of Asheville, NC; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2003 at St. Mary's Catholic Church at 10:00am with Rev. Michael Woods officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Stephen Shappert, Christopher Shappert, Tony Saliba, David Luther, Tuffy Clark and Don Forbes. The family asks that any memorials be made in the form of contributions to the American Diabetes Association or the Make A Wish Foundation. The family will receive friends on Friday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. with a Scripture Service at 8:00 p.m. 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. =====================================================

The 3rd Annual Scott Co, TN Genealogy Researchers Get-Together will be held Thursday, 19 June 2003, at the First Trust and Saving Bank Community Room in Oneida (232 South Main Street). The fun starts at 10am and goes until whenever. If you have research interests in the Scott Co area (and adjoining counties) then this is the event for you. Last year saw 60 people attend from 15 different states. We had a tremendous time and exchanged a lot of useful information. So come prepared to shared your histories, pictures, stories, and friendship. Please let us know if you plan to attend so we can plan appropriately. RSVP to timwest@cox.net ...tim west... Scott Co, TN Coordinator for the TNGenWeb Project http://www.tngenweb.org/scott

>From The Oak Ridger 29 May 2003 Lena Mae Taylor, 76, of Oak Ridge, William F. "Bill" Cox, 68, of Heiskell, Ethel Mae Moneymaker, 89, of Clinton, Louise Olevia Parson Barger, 72, of Oak Ridge, Lamar Edward Brackett, 63, of Harriman, Alma Jo Gault Lanier, 54, of Arlington, Catherine Shappert, of Oak Ridge, ===================================== Lena Mae Taylor, 76, of Oak Ridge, died Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at Brakebill Nursing Home in Knoxville. Born Sept. 11, 1926, in Graham County, N.C., she was the daughter of Ed and Burdell Breedlove Jenkins, both now deceased. Mrs. Taylor came to Oak Ridge in 1947 from North Carolina. She worked as a unit secretary at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge and retired in 1988. She was a member of Robertsville Baptist Church, and the family said she enjoyed traveling, spending time with her family and working in her yard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Elmo P. Taylor in 1979, and two brothers, Cecil Jenkins and Marshall Jenkins. Mrs. Taylor is survived by two sons, Don Taylor and wife, Sandy, of Gastonia, N.C., and Steve Taylor and wife, Marleen, of Knoxville; a daughter, Kathy Boswell; a brother, Eugene Jenkins and wife, Opal; and by a sister-in-law, Edith Jenkin, all of Gastonia. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, David Taylor and wife, Marian, Diane Taylor, Janna Boswell and Joshua Boswell, all of Gastonia, Laura Taylor and Kim Holloway, both of Oak Ridge, Randy Holloway and wife, Lisa, of Oliver Springs; three great-grandchildren, Jeremy Taylor, Lauren Taylor and Ross Taylor, all of Gastonia; and by several nieces and nephews. Members of Robertsville Baptist Church Women's Missionary Union are considered her special friends. The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2003, in the chapel of Weatherford Mortuary with the Rev. Michael Prince officiating. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 30, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions to Robertsville Baptist Church, 251 Robertsville Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. William F. "Bill" Cox, 68, of Heiskell, died Tuesday, May 27, 2003. Born May 15, 1935, in Anderson County, he was the son of Owen and Thelma Thacker Cox, both now deceased. He was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Andersonville, but attended Island Home Baptist Church in Norris. Mr. Cox retired from Russell Pest Control and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served during the Korean Conflict. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Cox; a sister, Betty Silvey; his father-in-law, the Rev. J. S. Brooks; his mother-in-law, Libby Brooks; and by a nephew, Tim Brooks. The late Gerald Whaley was considered a good friend. Mr. Cox is survived by his wife of 48 years, Thelma Brooks Cox; a daughter, Rhonda Lail of Heiskell; a grandson, Ryan Lail of Heiskell; and by a brother, Owen Cox and wife, Dottie, of Oliver Springs. He is also survived by two brothers-in-law, Kyle Brooks and wife, Cleo, of Clinton, and Joe Brooks and wife, Viola, of Heiskell; two sisters-in-law, Imogene Hackler and husband, Lester, of Knoxville, and Lola Heck and husband, Frances, of Powell; and by several nieces and nephews. David Archer of Clinton, the Owenby sisters of Knoxville, Phyllis Wilson Cooper of Maynardville and Misty Irwin of Halls are considered special friends. The funeral will be at 7 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2003, in the chapel at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton, with the Rev. Bud Tipton, the Rev. Calvin Braden and the Rev. Kenneth Brooks officiating. The burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at Norris Memorial Gardens with full military honors conducted at the graveside. Serving as pallbearers will be his grandson and nephews. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Ethel Mae Moneymaker, 89, of Clinton, died Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at her home. Born Sept. 23, 1913, in Blount County, she was the daughter of Sam and Mary Bly Rhyne. She was member of Zion Baptist Church and a former employee of Magnet Hosiery Mills in Clinton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Moneymaker. Mrs. Moneymaker is survived by two daughters, Sue Foster and Mary Vowell, both of Clinton; grandchildren, Michael and Allison Foster and Tim and Kim Vowell, all of LaFollette, Sherry and Wayne Fox, Lyndon and Angie Foster, Scott and Debbie Vowell, all of Clinton, and Maria and Scott Loomis, of Jacksboro; 11 great-grandchildren; and by several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2003, in the chapel at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton, with the Rev. Ernest Wright officiating. The burial will follow at Zion Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at the funeral home. Louise Olevia Parson Barger, 72, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at her home. Born Sept. 19, 1930, in Chattanooga, she was the daughter of Hubert H. Parson and Rosa Mae Ingram Parson, both now deceased. Mrs. Barger and her husband, Calvin Lester "Buck" Barger, who died June 18, 1998, owned and operated Barger Appliance Service in Oak Ridge for over 30 years. She was a member of Royce Baptist Church and the family said she enjoyed playing golf and bowling. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Larry Douglas Barger on Jan. 7, 1976. Mrs. Barger is survived by a daughter, Peggy Sue Brummett and husband, David Ray, of Oak Ridge; three grandchildren, Michael Douglas Schaefer of Oak Ridge and his fiancé, Sarah Louise Hunley, of Lake City, Karen Nicole Brummett and Rachel Michelle Brummett, both of Oak Ridge; and by a great-granddaughter, Brittany Nicole Quilliams of Oliver Springs. She is also survived by five sisters-in-law, Phoebe Mullins and husband, Howard, Rose Seals and husband, Jim, and Kay Barger, all of Oak Ridge, Kate Massengill of Dayton, and Betty Barger of Atlanta, Ga.; and by several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2003, at Weatherford Mortuary with the Rev. Rick Miller officiating. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 30, at Anderson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Lamar Edward Brackett, 63, of Harriman, formerly of Lenoir City and Tucson, Ariz., died Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Mr. Brackett was a retired healthcare giver and a veteran of the U.S. Navy who served during the Vietnam War. He is preceded in death by his father, Roy Marcus Brackett; a sister, Wanda Brackett McGhee; and by a brother, Gary Lynn Brackett. Mr. Brackett is survived by his mother, Odell Brackett of Lenoir City; five sisters, Willie Duncan, Patricia Baker, Gail Silvey and Joy McGinnis and husband, Bill, all of Lenoir City, and Linda Jenkins and husband, Ray, of Chattanooga; a brother, Ronnie Brackett of Chattanooga; and by several nieces and nephews. Peter Vandyke, whom Mr. Brackett cared for and shared his home, is considered a special friend. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 30, 2003, in the chapel at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City, with the Rev. Eddie Chasteen officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at the funeral Alma Jo Gault Lanier, 54, of Arlington, died Monday, May 26, 2003, at Methodist North Medical Center in Memphis. Born May 31, 1948, in Knoxville, she was the daughter of Maydean Freels Gault of Claxton and Glen Gault, now deceased. She was a member of Arlington United Methodist Church. She received a bachelor of science degree in home economics and a master's degree in institutional administration from the University of Tennessee. Mrs. Lanier was a registered dietitian and a member of Memphis District Dietetic Association and American Dietetic Association. She also had her own dietetic consulting practice in the Memphis and the Mid-South area. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her mother-in-law, Eunice Lanier. Mrs. Lanier is survived by her husband of 32 years, Alton B. Lanier; her mother; a daughter, Anna Marie Lanier of Arlington; three sons, Forrest Lanier of Jackson, and Brock Lanier and Glen Lanier, both of Arlington; three sisters, Dean Wilson of Knoxville, Jane Gault of Nashville and Margie Ownby and husband, Steve, of Claxton; and by her father-in-law, Roland Lanier of Blackshear, Ga. She is also survived by a niece and nephew, Carisa Ownby and David Ownby, both of Claxton; and by several aunts, uncles and cousins. The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2003, in the chapel at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with the Rev. Bill Fowler officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, May 30, at Woodhaven Memorial Garden. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Catherine Shappert, of Oak Ridge, died Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at her home. Weatherford Mortuary 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!!!" www.byrge.com/genealogy/ Searching: BYRGE, BUNCH, DAUGHERTY, DUNCAN, KENNEDY, PATTERSON, PHILLIPS, SEIBER, TACKETT, WARD. =====================================================

>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 29 May 2003 BRACKETT, LAMAR EDWARD - age 63 of Harriman, COX, WILLIAM F. "BILL" - age 68, of Heiskell, MONEYMAKER, ETHEL MAE - age 89, of Clinton, ===================================== BRACKETT, LAMAR EDWARD - age 63 of Harriman, formerly of Lenoir City and Tucson, Ariz. passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. He was a retired health caregiver. A veteran of the US Navy during the Vietnam Era. Preceded in death by father, Roy Marcus Brackett; sister, Wanda Brackett McGhee; and brother, Gary Lynn Brackett. Survived by mother, Odell Brackett of Lenoir City; sisters, Willie Duncan, Joy McGinnis and husband, Bill all of Lenoir City, Linda Jenkins and husband, Ray of Chattanooga, Patricia Baker and Gail Silvey both of Lenoir City; brother, Ronnie Brackett of Chattanooga; special friend, Peter Vandyke whom Lamar cared for and shared his home; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Click Funeral Home in Lenoir City. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Latham officiating. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Lamar Edward Brackett. www.clickfuneralhome.com COX, WILLIAM F. "BILL" - age 68, of Heiskell, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2003. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church of Andersonville but attended Island Home Baptist Church in Norris. He retired from Russell Pest Control. He was a United States Air Force veteran who served during the Korean Conflict. Preceded in death by parents, Owen & Thelma Thacker Cox; brother, Jimmy Cox; sister, Betty Silvey; father-in-law & mother- in-law, Rev. J. S. & Libby Brooks; nephew, Tim Brooks and good friend, Gerald Whaley. Bill was born May 15, 1935 in Anderson County. Survivors: wife of 48 years, Thelma Brooks Cox of Heiskell; daughter, Rhonda Lail of Heiskell; grandson, Ryan Lail of Heiskell; brother, Owen Cox & wife, Dottie of Oliver Springs; brothers-in-law, Kyle Brooks & wife, Cleo of Clinton, Joe Brooks & wife, Viola of Heiskell; sisters-in-law, Imogene Hackler & husband, Lester of Knoxville, Lola Heck & husband, Frances of Powell; several nieces & nephews; special friends, David Archer of Clinton, Owenby sisters of Knoxville, Phyllis Wilson Cooper of Maynardville, Misty Irwin of Halls. The family will receive friends 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Friday, May 30, 2003 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with funeral service following the visitation in the chapel with Rev. Bud Tipton, Rev. Calvin Braden & Rev. Kenneth Brooks officiating. Interment will be held 11:00 am, Saturday morning at Norris Memorial Gardens with full military honors being conducted at gravesite. Serving as pallbearers will be grandson & nephews. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home of Clinton in charge of all arrangements. MONEYMAKER, ETHEL MAE - age 89, of Clinton, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at her residence. She was a member of Zion Baptist Church. She was a former employee of Magnet Hosiery Mills in Clinton. Preceded in death by husband, Clyde Moneymaker; parents, Sam & Mary Bly Rhyne. Ethel was born September 23, 1913 in Blount County. Survivors: daughters, Sue Foster of Clinton, Mary Vowell of Clinton; grandchildren, Michael & Allison Foster of LaFollette, Sherry & Wayne Fox of Clinton, Lyndon & Angie Foster of Clinton, Tim & Kim Vowell of LaFollette, Scott & Debbie Vowell of Clinton, Maria & Scott Loomis of Jacksboro; 11 great-grandchildren; several nieces & nephews. The family will receive friends 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2003 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. Funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m., Friday in the chapel with Rev. Ernest Wright officiating. Interment will follow the service at Zion Cemetery. 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!!!" www.byrge.com/genealogy/ Searching: BYRGE, BUNCH, DAUGHERTY, DUNCAN, KENNEDY, PATTERSON, PHILLIPS, SEIBER, TACKETT, WARD. =====================================================

All, Great news. Paul Roy just let me know his Independent Herald now has an active website. Go to: http://www.ihoneida.com and take a look. He even has complete obits published for the current week. Right now it works best using Internet Explorer. He is still working out the kinks for users of Netscape browsers. ...tim west... Scott Co, TN Coordinator for the TNGenWeb Project http://www.tngenweb.org/scott

Ewell Smith Thompson, Oak Ridge. William H. Tallent, 74, of Iowa, W. Bruce Ewbank, 70, formerly of Oak Ridge, Louise Parson Barger, of Oak Ridge, Lena Mae Taylor, 76, of Oak Ridge, ===================================== Ewell Smith Thompson died May 27, 2003, at his home in Oak Ridge. Born on Dec. 6, 1919, he was the youngest of six children of Dr. M.E. Thompson and Etta Boshears Thompson of Oneida, both now deceased A member of First United Methodist Church, he was also a member of the American Legion and the B.P.O.E. After attending the University of Tennessee, Mr. Thompson served as an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was stationed in England, Belgium and Germany. Following the war, he and his wife, Clarice, moved to Oak Ridge, where he worked for Union Carbide until his retirement in 1980 as manager of the telephone communications department. He was one of the founding members of the K-25 Credit Union in Oak Ridge and served as treasurer for 25 years. Mr. Thompson is survived by his wife of 60 years, Clarice Evans Thompson; two daughters, Anne Parker and husband, Stephen, of Atlanta, Ga. and Jane Bolton and husband, Fred, of Los Alamos, N.M.; and six grandchildren, Ellen Elizabeth Parker, of Boston, Mass., David Ewell Parker, of Boulder, Colo., Sarah Webb Parker, of Atlanta, Ga., Laura Elizabeth Bolton, Caroline Anne Bolton and Evan Fredric Bolton, all of Los Alamos. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday May 29, 2003, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family requests that any memorials be made in the form of donations to the Discretionary Fund of the First United Methodist Church, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830 or to a charity of the donor's choice. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the parlor of First United Methodist Church. Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. William H. Tallent, 74, of Iowa, died of cancer Thursday, May 22, 2003, at his home, while surrounded by his family. Born May 28, 1928, in Akron, Ohio, he was the son of Othar and Agnes Tallent, both now deceased. He spent most of his childhood in Tennessee and graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1946. He received a bachelor of science degree and a master's degree from the University of Tennessee. He earned his doctorate from the University of Illinois, where, on his way to a dance, he met Joy Redfield, a graduate student just leaving the dance. She was persuaded to stay for the rest of the dance and ultimately to marry Mr. Tallent in Beloit, Wis. on August 23, 1952. Upon graduation he worked at the National Institutes of Health in the National Heart Institute for three years. He then worked as a research chemist with G.D. Searle in Skokie, Ill., until joining the Department of Agriculture. At the Department of Agriculture he served in several positions at the Northern Regional Research Center in Peoria, Ill., before becoming director. In 1983, he was transferred to Washington, D.C., where he served as deputy administrator for the Agricultural Research Service, Northeastern Region, and then as the first director of the Office of Technology Transfer, where he worked with the "1890" colleges. Mr. Tallent was the recipient of numerous awards, including the 1981 Distinguished Economic Botanist Award, a 1988 Presidential Rank Award, and a 1992 NASA Technology Award for Lifetime Achievement in Technology Transfer. In 1993, he was a member of the 1890 Capacity Building Grants Team that received USDA Distinguished Service and Reinventing Government Award. He belonged to several professional organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Chemical Society, the Society for Economic Botany, and the American Oil Chemists Society. In 1988, he became editor-in-chief for the Journal of AOCS. Mr. Tallent was active in the United Methodist Church, especially its church and society programs. His concern for the disadvantaged was a lifelong focus. The family said he especially loved fishing, bluegrass music, history, games of Scrabble with his grandchildren and a good political argument. Four and a half years ago the Tallents moved to Iowa City, Iowa to be closer to family. Mr. Tallent is survived by his wife Joy; a son, Raymond and wife, Paula Bergstrom, of Marengo, Iowa; two daughters, Cinda and husband, John Allen, of Iowa City and Elizabeth and partner, Gloria Rogers, of Stanford, Calif.; and by four grandchildren, Daniel Allen, Maren Allen and Luke Allen of Iowa City and Gabriel Tallent of California. He is also survived by two brothers, Kimmer Tallent of Oak Ridge and Robert Tallent and wife, Candy, of Mount Laurel, N.J.; an aunt, Nellie Holt of Clinton; and by several nieces and nephews. The funeral was Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at Lensing Funeral Home in lowa City with the Rev. Paul Akin officiating. He was buried in the new section of Oakland Columbarium. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions to Iowa City Hospice, 1025 Wade Street, Iowa City, IA 52240, or First United Methodist Church, 214 East Jefferson Street, Iowa City, IA 52245. W. Bruce Ewbank, 70, of Morehead City, N.C. and formerly of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at his home. He was born in Olivet, Kan., and lived in eastern Kansas during his early years. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1954, and received a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from the University of California, Berkley, in 1960. He married his wife, Happy, on June 28, 1957, and they moved to Oak Ridge in 1964, where he began his 30-year career at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He worked with the Nuclear Data Project and the Information Division until he retired in 1995. During retirement, the family said he enjoyed having more time to pursue his many hobbies of genealogy, computers, photography, sailing, gardening and traveling. After 37 years in Oak Ridge, the Ewbanks moved to Morehead City in January 2001. The family said Mr. Ewbank loved the downtown area and was honored as Volunteer of the Month by the Carteret Community Foundation in December 2002 for his photography project which documented many downtown historic homes and businesses. He also assembled these photos onto a compact disk entitled, "Historic Homes and Buildings of Morehead City, N.C." for the Downtown Morehead City Revitalization Association. Mr. Ewbank was a member of the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship, Friends of Fort Mason, The History Place and the Crystal Coast Choral Society in Morehead, and the United Church Chapel on The Hill in Oak Ridge. Mr. Ewbank is survived by his wife, Happy; two sons, Bryan Ewbank and wife, Sheila, of Raleigh, N.C., and Kevin Ewbank and wife, Kimbra, of Oglesby, Ill.; two brothers, Russell Ewbank and Jim Ewbank and wife, Norma; two sisters, Margery Hunt and husband, Clarence, and Mary Seward; and by four grandchildren, Kelli, Heather, Melinda and David. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 29, 2003, at Unitarian Coastal Fellowship. The family requests that any memorials be made in the form of contributions to Unitarian Coastal Fellowship, 1300 Evans St., Morehead City, NC 28557; United Church Chapel on The Hill, 85 Kentucky Ave., Oak Ridge, TN 37830; Crystal Coast Choral Society, P.O. Box 1954, Swansboro, NC 28584; Hospice of Carteret County, P.O. Box 1619, Morehead City, NC 28557; or to a charity of one's choice. Louise Parson Barger, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at her home. Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of arrangements, which were incomplete at press time. Lena Mae Taylor, 76, of Oak Ridge, died Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at Brakebill Nursing Home in Knoxville. Weatherford Mortuary 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!!!" www.byrge.com/genealogy/ Searching: BYRGE, BUNCH, DAUGHERTY, DUNCAN, KENNEDY, PATTERSON, PHILLIPS, SEIBER, TACKETT, WARD. =====================================================

I know that I read on a list that someone is researching Godwin. There are several Liss here and it seems to be quite thorogh. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~godwin/surname/ Conniesue

>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 28 May 2003 FITZWATER, VIRGIL - age 90, of LaFollette, LANIER, ALMA JO GAVIT - age 54, of formerly of Anderson County, THOMPSON, EWELL SMITH, Oak Ridge ===================================== FITZWATER, VIRGIL - age 90, of LaFollette, passed away late Friday evening, May 23, 2003, at his home. He retired as a Final Adjuster from National Cash Register Corporation. A member of the Fundamental Missionary Baptist Church, LaFollette. Preceded in death by parents, Franklin Monroe and Telitha Rhodes Fitzwater; sister, Virgie Fitzwater Croikshank; brothers, Hoy, Bob, Ben and Howard Fitzwater. Survivors: wife, Louise Hicks Fitzwater of LaFollette; daughters, Lois Fitzwater and husband, Forrest Miller of Payson, Arizona, and Shirley Hicks Dillmon of LaFollette; son, Gail and wife, Virginia Fitzwater, Indianapolis, Ind. and son, Gene Hicks and wife, Marie, Gladwin, Mich.; 16 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great grandchildren. Funeral service Monday, May 26, 7:30 p.m. at Fundamental Missionary Baptist Church, LaFollette, Rev. Larry Russell officiating. Interment Tuesday 11 a.m., Valley View Cemetery, Elk Valley. The family will receive friends Monday, May 26, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., prior to service. Arrangements by Cross Funeral Home. LANIER, ALMA JO GAVIT - age 54, of Arlington, Tennessee, formerly of Anderson County, passed away Monday, May 26, 2003 at the Methodist North Medical Center in Memphis. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home of Clinton in charge of all arrangements. THOMPSON, EWELL SMITH - died at his home in Oak Ridge on May 27, 2003. Born on December 6, 1919 he was the youngest of five children of the late Dr. M.E. Thompson and Etta Boshears Thompson of Oneida, Tenn. A member of First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge, he was also a member of the American Legion and the B.P.O.E. After attending the University of Tennessee, Mr. Thompson served as an officer in the United States Air Corps during World War II and was stationed in England, Belgium and Germany. Following the war he and his wife, Clarice moved to Oak Ridge where he worked for Union Carbide until his retirement in 1980 as manager of the telephone communications department. He was one of the founding members of the K-25 Credit Union in Oak Ride and served as its treasurer for 25 years. Mr. Thompson is survived by his wife of 60 years, Clarice Evans Thompson; two daughters and sons in law, Anne and Stephen Parker of Atlanta, Ga. and Jane and Fred Bolton of Los Alamos, NM; and six grandchildren, Ellen Elizabeth Parker, Boston, Mass., David Ewell Parker, Boulder, Colo., Sarah Webb Parker, Atlanta, Ga. and Laura Elizabeth Bolton, Caroline Anne Bolton and Evan Fredric Bolton of Los Alamos, NM. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 29, 2003 at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family will receive friends that evening from 6-8 p.m. in the parlor of First United Methodist Church in Oak Ridge. Memorials may be made to the Discretionary Fund of the First United Methodist Church, Oak Ridge, Tenn. Or the charity of choice. Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge in charge of arrangements. ===================================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS------FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek: they hide...I seek!!!" www.byrge.com/genealogy/ Searching: BYRGE, BUNCH, DAUGHERTY, DUNCAN, KENNEDY, PATTERSON, PHILLIPS, SEIBER, TACKETT, WARD. =====================================================

>From The Oak Ridger 27 May 2003 Martha Josephine Evans, 78, of Oak Ridge, Clyde Maxwell "Max" Jackson, 84, of Harriman, ===================================== Martha Josephine Evans, 78, of Oak Ridge, died Monday, May 26, 2003, at Morning Point Assisted Living in Clinton. Born July 16, 1924, in Doyle, she was the daughter of Leslie and Willie Haston Felton, both now deceased. She retired in 1981 from the Department of Energy where she worked as a secretary. She was a member of the New York Avenue Church of Christ and enjoyed going to the Oak Ridge Playhouse. Her family said she also loved to travel and had visited places all around the world. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard A. Evans Jr., on May 10, 1991. Mrs. Evans is survived by two stepsons, Rick Evans and wife, Patti, and Steve Evans and wife, Lou, all of Oak Ridge; a brother, Bobby Felton and wife, Mary Ann, and their son, Victor Felton and his wife, Debbie, and their son, Dallas, all of Winchester; 10 step-children, Don Evans and wife, Kim, of Oahu, Hawaii, Jill Evans, Pam Evans, Emily Evans White, Stacy Evans, Shelly Evans, Lindsay Walker and Drew Walker, all of Oak Ridge, Nicole Thomas and husband, Eric, of Dumfries, Va. and Joy Goins and husband, James, of Knoxville; and by several step-grandchildren. She considered Chris Oliphant and Emma Boyd and her children, Janet and Karen, all of Oak Ridge, as best friends. The funeral will be at noon Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at Weatherford Mortuary with Milton Stanley officiating. The burial will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions to New York Avenue Church of Christ, 219 New York Ave., Oak Ridge, TN 37830. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon at the funeral home. Clyde Maxwell "Max" Jackson, 84, of Harriman, died Thursday, May 22, 2003, at Harriman Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born March 12, 1919, in the Back Valley Community of Coalfield, he was the son of John Columbus and Susan Jones Jackson, both now deceased. He resided in Roane County for most of his life and during the last four years he was a resident of Harriman Health and Rehabilitation Center. The family said he enjoyed all of the activities at the facility and loved to visit with his friends. One of his favorite activities was listening to Tommy Hardin sing to the residents, the family said. Mr. Jackson was a U.S. Army veteran and served during World War II. He was at the invasion of Normandy and then served in the European theater in France and Germany. He was awarded the Silver Star with a bronze arrowhead for gallantry in action. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary C. Jackson; a sister, Pauline Jackson; and by a niece Emma Whaley. Mr. Jackson is survived by a daughter, Brenda Stringer and husband, Mark, of Midtown; a son, Brad Jackson and wife, Susie, of Madisonville; a granddaughter, Katie Stringer of Midtown; a stepdaughter, Ann Lay of Totz, Ky.; and by a sister, Lois Mahoney of Oliver Springs. He is also survived by two nieces, Caroline and husband, Julian, and Judy and husband, Lynn; a nephew, Howard Mahoney and wife, Carol, of Georgia; and by 13 grandnieces and grandnephews, Katherine Whaley, Tim Duncan, Glenda Cloutier, Dan Cloutier, Paulette Higgenbottom, John Higgenbottom, Mark Stein, Jim Stein, Joan Stein, Jay Stein, Jen Stein, Howard Mahoney Jr. and Debra Mahoney. He considered nephew-in-law, Leo Whaley of Oliver Springs, and Joseph Kata, his roommate at the rehabilitation center, as special friends. A graveside service was Sunday, May 25, 2003, at Jackson Cemetery in Coalfield with the Rev. Michael M. Miller officiating. Sharp Funeral was in charge of arrangements. ===================================================== SUPPORT OUR TROOPS------FLY THE FLAG "Genealogy is like playing hide and seek: they hide...I seek!!!" www.byrge.com/genealogy/ Searching: BYRGE, BUNCH, DAUGHERTY, DUNCAN, KENNEDY, PATTERSON, PHILLIPS, SEIBER, TACKETT, WARD. =====================================================

>From the Knoxville News Sentinel 26 May 2003 BASLER, MELBA JUNE BERRY, ALEXANDER - age 88, of Oak Ridge, KENNEDY, KENNETH HUGH - age 42, of Andersonville PETREY, NONA D. - age 57, of Caryville, ===================================== BASLER, MELBA JUNE - died May 10, 2003, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta. June was born November 17, 1924, in Harriman, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed Hart and Blanche Hart Jones of Wartburg, Tenn., and a brother, Alvin Hart of Wartburg, Tenn. She is survived by husband of 63 years, Charles Harvey Basler, Sr. of Stockbridge, Ga.; three children, Brenda June Basler of McDonough, Ga., Charles Harvey Basler, Jr. (Melinda Hewgley) of Knoxville, Tenn., and John Blanchard Basler (Sonya Teal) of McDonough, Ga. She is also survived by sister, Mildred Hart Dillon (John, deceased) of Wartburg,Tenn., and a brother, Howard Hart (Jackie Bradley) of Ashdown, Ariz. She is survived by grandchildren, Lawrence Herbert Redford, Jr. of Rome, Ga., Tracey Leigh Redford of McDonough, Ga., Charles Harvey Basler, III (Terri Turner) of Hightstown, N.J., Andrew Hayes Basler (Alice Gallegos) of Atlanta, Ga., and Madison Teal Basler of McDonough, Ga., and great- grandchild, Amber Michelle Redford of Ft. Worth, Texas. June is survived by many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. June was of the Baptist faith. She took great pleasure in her family and wide circle of friends. She enjoyed a close family relationship with her entire family. Her delight was all aspects of rearing her children, continuing to the lives of the next generations. June grew up in Petros, Tenn., and Wartburg,Tenn., and spent many years of her adult life in Knoxville, Tenn. She was Postmistress at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, when the UTK Post Office was in South College near Ayres Hall on 'The Hill' and then at the Carolyn Brown Student Center on the UTK Campus, before moving with her family to Atlanta in 1967. In Atlanta, she worked for Dr. Sheldon Soble, podiatrist, and Dr. E. G. Cullens, dentist, before her retirement. In addition, she maintained close friendships with special friends, Marty Pressley and Peggy Duncan (recently deceased). Funeral and burial was in Stockbridge, Ga., at Fairview Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Horis Ward Funeral Home. BERRY, ALEXANDER - age 88, of Oak Ridge, died in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., on Saturday, May 24, 2003. Born on June 7, 1914, in Winston County, Alabama, to parents Franklin and Lelon Ann Hogue Berry. Retired from Union Carbide in 1977, where he retired as a machinist at the Y-12 facility. Survivors include wife, Eva Berry of Oak Ridge; son, Don Berry and wife, Rabiab of Las Vegas, Nevada; daughter, Brenda Schrimsher and husband, Mac of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; one sister; three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held in the chapel of Weatherford Mortuary at 8 p.m. tonight with Joseph Easterly officiating. Memorials may be made to Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203. Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family will receive friends tonight, 6-8 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge. BERRY, ALEXANDER - age 88, of Oak Ridge, died in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., on Saturday, May 24, 2003. Born on June 7, 1914, in Winston County, Alabama, to parents Franklin and Lelon Ann Hogue Berry. Retired from Union Carbide in 1977, where he retired as a machinist at the Y-12 facility. Survivors include wife, Eva Berry of Oak Ridge; son, Don Berry and wife, Rabiab of Las Vegas, Nevada; daughter, Brenda Schrimsher and husband, Mac of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; one sister; three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held in the chapel of Weatherford Mortuary at 8 p.m. tonight with Joseph Easterly officiating. Memorials may be made to Alive Hospice, 1718 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203. Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family will receive friends tonight, 6-8 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge. KENNEDY, KENNETH HUGH - age 42, of Andersonville, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2003, at his residence. He was born July 5, 1960, in Anderson County. Survivors: father, Hugh and Kay Kennedy of Clinton; mother, Sandra Brown and husband, Gerald of Boca Raton, Florida; sister, Beverly Brown and husband, Jimmy of Austin, Texas; grandmother, Dot Walker of Oak Ridge. Special Friend, Linda Kirby of Powell, several aunts, uncles, nephews and cousins. Memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at Holley- Gamble Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Ray Luallen officiating. The family will receive friends 6:00 to 7:00 p.m Tuesday at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home, in Clinton. PETREY, NONA D. - age 57, of Caryville, passed away early Saturday morning, May 24, 2003, at her home. Preceded in death by mother, Alma Cummings Ward. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors: husband, Eugene Petrey of Caryville; sons, Robert Nelson, Jr. of Sweetwater, and James Johnson of Carleton, Michigan; daughters, Rhonda Wilkerson of Caryville, and Monica Hughes of LaFollette; father, David Ward of Caryville; brothers, Lynn Ward of Jacksboro, and Ben Ward of LaFollette; sister, Linda Watts of Alabama, and nine grandchildren. Funeral service 8 p.m. Monday, May 26, 2003, at Cross Funeral Home, Rev. Orville Petrey officiating. Interment 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2003, at Cumberland View Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, prior to service. Arrangements by Cross Funeral Home. ===================================================== 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. =====================================================

I have a lot of info on Mandy. What did you want to know? Rae Davis-Smith -------Original Message------- From: TNSCOTT-L@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, May 24, 2003 9:47:41 PM To: TNSCOTT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNSCOTT] Mandy Sexton I am looking for some information on Mandy Sexton. She was married to Esau Jeffers. And was the sister of Sarah Sexton Walker. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks Jennifer ==== TNSCOTT Mailing List ==== Rae Davis-Smith List Administrator raedavissm@mindspring.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 .

I am looking for some information on Mandy Sexton. She was married to Esau Jeffers. And was the sister of Sarah Sexton Walker. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks Jennifer

>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 25 May 2003 FITZWATER, VIRGIL - age 90, of LaFollette, passed away late Friday evening, May 23, 2003, at his home. He retired as a Final Adjuster from National Cash Register Corporation. A member of the Fundamental Missionary Baptist Church, LaFollette. Preceded in death by parents, Franklin Monroe and Telitha Rhodes Fitzwater; sister, Virgie Fitzwater Croikshank; brothers, Hoy, Bob, Ben and Howard Fitzwater. Survivors: wife, Louise Hicks Fitzwater of LaFollette; daughters, Lois Fitzwater and husband, Forrest Miller of Payson, Arizona, and Shirley Hicks Dillmon of LaFollette; brothers, Dale and wife, Virginia Fitzwater of Indianapolis, Ind., and Gene Hicks and wife, Marie of Gladwin, Michigan; 16 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great grandchildren. Funeral service Monday, May 26, 7:30 p.m. at Fundamental Missionary Baptist Church, LaFollette, Rev. Larry Russell officiating. Interment Tuesday 11 a.m., Valley View Cemetery, Elk Valley. The family will receive friends Monday, May 26, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., prior to service. Arrangements by Cross Funeral Home. ===================================================== 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. =====================================================

>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 24 May 2003 JACKSON, CLYDE MAXWELL "MAX" - age 84, of Harriman KENNEDY, KENNETH HUGH - age 42, of Andersonville, MYERS, LEROY - age 62, of Oak Ridge, ===================================== JACKSON, CLYDE MAXWELL "MAX" - age 84, a resident of Harriman passed away Thursday, May 22, 2003 at Harriman Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Jackson was preceded in death by his parents, John Columbus Jackson and Susan Jones Jackson; by his wife, Mary C. Jackson; by a sister, Pauline Jackson; and by a niece, Emma Whaley. Mr. Jackson was born March 12, 1919 in the Back Valley Community of Coalfield. He resided in Roane County for most of his life. For the last four years, he was a resident of Harriman Care and Rehabilitation. He enjoyed all of the activities at the facility and loved to visit with his friends. One of his favorite activities was listening to Tommy Hardin sing to the residents. Mr. Jackson was a U. S. Army veteran, serving his country during WW II. He was at the Invasion of Normandy, and then served in the European theater in France and Germany. He was awarded the Silver Star with a bronze arrowhead for gallantry in action. Survivors: daughter, Brenda Stringer, and husband, Mark, of Midtown; son, Brad Jackson and wife, Susie, of Madisonville, KY; granddaughter, Katie Stringer of Midtown; stepdaughter, Ann Lay of Totz, KY; sister, Lois Mahoney of Oliver Springs; nieces, Caroline and husband, Julian, Judy and husband, Lynn; nephews, Howard Mahoney and wife, Carol, of Georgia; great-nieces and nephews, Katherine Whaley, Tim Duncan, Glenda and Dan Cloutier, Paulette and John Higgenbottom, Mark Stein, Jim and Joan Stein, Jay and Jen Stein, and Howard Jr. and Debra Mahoney; special nephew-in-law, Leo Whaley of Oliver Springs, who was also considered a special friend; Joseph Kata was his roommate at the Rehabilitation Center and considered a special friend. The family will receive friends Saturday, May 24, 2003 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at Sharp Funeral Home. Burial and graveside services will be held Sunday, May 25, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. at the Jackson Cemetery of Coalfield, with Reverend Michael M. Miller officiating. Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. KENNEDY, KENNETH HUGH - age 42, of Andersonville, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2003, at his residence. He was born July 5, 1960, in Anderson County. Survivors: father, Hugh and Kay Kennedy of Clinton; mother, Sandra Brown and husband, Gerald of Boca Raton, Florida; sister, Beverly Brown and husband, Jimmy of Austin, Texas; grandmother, Dot Walker of Oak Ridge. Special Friend, Linda Kirby of Powell, several aunts, uncles, nephews and cousins. Memorial service will be held at later date by the family. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home, of Clinton, in charge of all 0arrangements. MYERS, LEROY - age 62, of Oak Ridge, died at the Methodist Medical Center on Thursday, May 22, 2003. Born on April 2, 1941, in Alcoa, Tenn. to parents Hubert and Nina Minton Myers. Mr. Myers worked for Ridge Leasing Company as a truckdriver and was of Baptist faith. Survivors include wife, Elsie Reasoner Myers of Oak Ridge; son, Leroy Myers, Jr. of Oak Ridge; step-son, Frederick Carney of Joelton, Tenn.; daughter, Ester Irene Stembridge and husband, Anthony of Joelton, Tenn.; step-daughters, Sandy Ragsdale and Tammy Carney of Nashville, Tenn.; brother, Charles Henry Myers of Oliver Springs; half-brother, Verlin Taylor of Clinton; sisters, Carolyn Greer of Morristown, Tenn., Dorothy Lemons of Nashville, Tenn.; two grandchildren, seven step- grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held at the Anderson and Garrett Chapel in Joelton, Tenn. on Monday, May 26, at 10 a.m., with interment in the Reasoner Cemetery in Goodlettsville. The family will receive friends on Saturday, 6-8 p.m. 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. =====================================================

>From The Oak Ridger 23 May 2003 Archie B. Blevins, 86, of Clinton, Kathryn Crawford Ezell, 84, of Oak Ridge, Alice Ruth Ridenour, 80, of Clinton, Clyde Maxwell "Max" Jackson, of Harriman, Leroy Myers, 62, of Oak Ridge, ===================================== Archie B. Blevins, 86, of Clinton, died Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Born Sept. 6, 1916, in Whitetop, Grayson County, Va., he was the son of James and Martha Parker Blevins. In 1954, he and his family moved to Oak Ridge, where he and his wife had three daughters. He retired from the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant in 1972, after 25 years of service. He was a long-time member of Glenwood Baptist Church. He had a life-long interest in genealogy and began researching his family history in the 1950s. A database of more than 100,000 descendants of his great-grandparents, James and Lydia Sizemore Blevins, has been built on his more than 40 years of research. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Enoch Blevins, Elijah Blevins and Joseph Blevins; and by two sons-in-law, Sam Morrison and Joseph Penland. Mr. Blevins is survived by his wife of 59 years, Irene Davis Blevins; three daughters, Linda Killion and husband, Mike, Carol Morrison and Wanda Olson, and husband, Robert, all of Clinton; five granddaughters, Suzzette Grayson of Clinton, Kim Morrison and Cher Morrison, both of Knoxville, Beth Penland of Atlanta, Ga., and Paige Penland of Oklahoma; three great-grandchildren, Brenden Grayson, Brittny Grayson and Brandi Grayson, all of Clinton; and by a sister, Levon Kasper of Eggleston, Va. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 24, 2003, at Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home in the chapel. The burial will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family requests that any memorials be made to Knox Area Rescue Ministries, 418 N. Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917 or Glenwood Baptist Church Food Cupboard, 200 S. Alabama Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. The family will receive friends at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Kathryn Crawford Ezell, 84, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at her home. Born Dec. 3, 1918, in Vandale, Ark., she was the daughter of George M. and Jodie Mae Griffin Crawford, both now deceased. Mrs. Ezell and her husband, Calvin, moved to Oak Ridge in November 1943. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Emilie J. Ezell of Oak Ridge; three sons, Ronald Eugene Ezell and wife, Maria Rosaria, of Simi Valley, Calif., Roger Marion Ezell and wife, Carole, of Maryland, and John Calvin Ezell Jr. and wife, Ida Gaden, of Largo, Fla.; and by five grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2003, at Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home with the Rev. Steven Sage officiating. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Alice Ruth Ridenour, 80, of Clinton, died Thursday, May 22, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Born July 16, 1922, in Dandridge, she was the daughter of Rex and Minnie Dockery, both now deceased. She was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church in Clinton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, J. Carson Ridenour. Mrs. Ridenour is survived by three daughters, Jacqueline S. Fagan of Crystal River, Fla., Vickie Csurny and husband, John, of Clinton, and Sherri G. Ridenour of Knoxville; two sons, Dr. James C. Ridenour and wife, Susan, of Lexington, Ky., and Ronald H. Ridenour and wife, Linda, of Clinton; four grandchildren, Kara Ridenour, Amy Shepherd and husband, Jason, Chip Ridenour and wife, Donna, David Ridenour and wife, Elizabeth; three great-grandchildren, Andie, Carson and Bennett; and by one brother, Earl Dockery and wife, Myrna, of Ocala, Fla. The family recognizes Mrs. Ridenour's pets, Lucy and Abbie, as special pets. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 24, 2003, at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Clinton, with the Rev. Don Thomas officiating. The family requests that any memorials be made to Memorial United Methodist Church, 323 North Main Street, Clinton, TN 37716, or Children's West Surgery Center, 1020 Children's Way, Knoxville, TN 37922. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home of Clinton is in charge of arrangements. Clyde Maxwell "Max" Jackson, of Harriman, died Thursday, May 22, 2003, at Harriman Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which were incomplete at press time. Leroy Myers, 62, of Oak Ridge, died Thursday, May 22, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center. Weatherford Mortuary 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!!!" www.byrge.com/genealogy/ Searching: BYRGE, BUNCH, DAUGHERTY, DUNCAN, KENNEDY, PATTERSON, PHILLIPS, SEIBER, TACKETT, WARD. =====================================================

Go to Tim's website at http://www.tngenweb.org/scott/ to find out about the get together next month. Rae Davis-Smith -------Original Message------- From: TNSCOTT-L@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, May 23, 2003 9:42:34 AM To: TNSCOTT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNSCOTT] Scott County Get Together Could someone post the details for the get together next month? I must have deleted it by mistake. Thanks, Sandy Newport ==== TNSCOTT Mailing List ==== Rae Davis-Smith List Administrator raedavissm@mindspring.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 .

Could someone post the details for the get together next month? I must have deleted it by mistake. Thanks, Sandy Newport