From the Knoxville News sentinel 28 Sep 2008 HAYDON, MARY POOR "POLLY" - age 93 of Oak Ridge, TN, HAYDON, MARY POOR "POLLY" - age 93 of Oak Ridge, TN, died Monday, September 26, 2005 at NHC Healthcare Center. She was born October 24, 1911, in Kansas City, Missouri to Herbert and Flora Martin Poor. Polly attended Stephens College and graduated from Iowa State College in 1934 with a Ceramic Engineering degree. She worked for the Corps of Engineers in San Francisco, CA; before transferring to Norris, TN. Soon after moving to Norris she met and later married James C. (Tod) Haydon, former Electrical Superintendent for the City of Oak Ridge. They moved to Oak Ridge from Norris and Polly worked for several years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. A member of the Congregational Church and before her health failed, she was active in several local clubs: Tri-Delta, Kennel Club, Boat Club, Pilot Club and the Oak Ridge Amateur Radio Club with the call sign of N4MMV. Preceded in death by: parents; husband; and sister, Margaret "Peg" Hurd. Survivors are: nephew, Christian Hurd, wife Dia, and children Owen and Emily of Sierra Vista, AZ; niece, Signe Hurd of Bend, OR and her daughter, Brigetta Copple of New York City, NY. A graveside memorial service will be held on Thursday, September, 29, 2005, 3:30 p.m. at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Memorials may be made in her memory to the Red Cross Gulf Coast Disaster Relief Fund or the charity of your choice. 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!!! www.byrge.com/genealogy/ Searching: BYRGE/BUNCH/DAUGHERTY/DUNCAN/KENNEDY/ PATTERSON/PHILLIPS/SEIBER/TACKETT/WARD