From The Knoxville News Sentinel 27 Oct 2005 COLLINS, SUSAN - age 86 of LaFollette, ECKERMAN, PATRICIA ANN - 63 of Oak Ridge, Tenn. GRAVES, GERALD DEWAYNE (CRANE MAN) - age 57, STEPHENS, REBA - age 79 of Clinton, COLLINS, SUSAN - age 86 of LaFollette, passed away Monday evening in Fairborne, Ohio. She was a member of Jacksboro Church of Christ. Preceded in death by: husband, Ershell Collins, Sr.; son, Ershell Collins, Jr.; brothers, Silas Hicks, Paul Hicks and Edwin Hicks, Jr.; sister; Ginger Bunch. Survivors: grandchildren, Kim & Ralph Gilby, Stafford, Va., Scott & Reene Collins, Caryville; great- grandchildren, Alexandra, Stephen & Emily Gilby, Jason, Derek & Kathryn Collins; brother, Carl Hicks, Jacksboro; sisters, Jennie McGhee, New Carlisle, Oh, Judith Ann Swanton. Services 8 pm Friday Cross Chapel. Interment 11 am Saturday at Woodlawn Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6 until 8 pm Friday Cross Funeral Home. ECKERMAN, PATRICIA ANN - 63 of Oak Ridge, Tenn. passed away Oct. 25, 2005. Pat was born November 12, 1941 to Agnes and Frank Ramaker of Cuba City, Wis. She graduated in 1963 with a degree in nursing from St. Mary's College in Madison, Wis. Pat practiced as a registered nurse in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. In 1968 she married Keith Eckerman. Together they lived in Illinois and Maryland before settling in Oak Ridge in 1979. The Eckermans were members of St. Mary's Catholic Church. A variety of local organizations benefited from Pat's skills during the past twenty years, including the local schools, the American Red Cross, and the Oak Ridge Meals on Wheels program. Pat was also a talented seamstress, and made costumes for several productions at the Oak Ridge Playhouse. Her participation in league bowling at the Oak Ridge Bowling Center was a source of many friendships, as were her neighbors on Berwick Drive. She was preceded in death by: her father, Frank Ramaker and survived by: her mother, Agnes Ramaker of Cuba City, Wis.; husband, Keith; son, Micheal Eckerman of Oak Ridge; daughter and son-in-law, Beth Eckerman and Quentin Craig of Oak Ridge; cherished grandchildren, Hannah and Alison Craig; her brother, Merlin Ramaker of Cuba City, Wis.; brother and sister-in-law Robert and Joan Ramaker also of Cuba City, Wis., sister and brother-in-law, Eileen and Dennis Fisher of Milwaukee, Wis., sister and brother-in-law Jean and Tim Dodds of South Bend, Ind., and sister and brother-in-law Donna and Dave Wildes of Des Moines, Iowa. A wake will be held for family and friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 at Weatherford Mortuary. Funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Oct. 28, 2005 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oak Ridge, followed by a private burial. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: American Red Cross, Appalachian Chapter, 908 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. An online guest book may be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com GRAVES, GERALD DEWAYNE (CRANE MAN) - age 57, born October 20, 1948 died at home on October 26, 2005 from a long battle with COPD. He was retired from Powell Erection and Erection Services and a Vietnam Veteran with the 101st Airborne in the United States Army. He was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by: infant daughter, Laura Michelle; brother, Clint Graves; father, Vinson Graves; and son-in-law, Richard Brummett. Survived by: his loving wife of 37 years, Linda; daughters, Annette Brummett of Clinton, Teresa Brummett and husband Johnny of Clinton; grandchildren, Richard "Cody", KateLyn and John Dawson Brummett; mother, Evelyn Graves; sister, Carol Graves; brothers, Gary Graves and wife Gloria, Donell Graves and wife Darlene; in-laws, Charles and Virginia Smith all of Heiskell; brother-in-law, Stephen Smith and wife Kathy of Alabama; special friend and cousin, Kenny Long of Heiskell; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 8 pm in the Halls Chapel of Mynatt Funeral Home with Reverend Scott Jones officiating. Family and friends will meet at 10:45 am Friday at Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery for graveside military honors at 11 am with East TN Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Thursday at the Halls Chapel of Mynatt Funeral Home, 922-9195. STEPHENS, REBA - age 79 of Clinton, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at Methodist Medical Center. Her hobbies were gardening, flowering, quilting, and reading. Reba is preceded in death by: her parents, Jesse James & Mossie Elizabeth Grubb Heck; brothers, Jesse James Heck Jr. and Roy Amos Heck; sister, Cozzeta Heck. Survivors: husband, Rubin Stephens of Clinton; daughter, Joyce Petrowski & special friend Jim Hughes of Powell; son, Anthony Keith Stephens of Clinton; grandchildren, Mark Todd Petrowski of Brentwood, Terry Lynn Petrowski & special friend Pat Davis of Powell; sisters, Opal Shifflet & husband Ernie of Speedwell, Bennie Mae Heck of Speedwell, Willie Mable Lynch & husband Thomas C. of Pleasant Plain, OH, Mary Magdalene & husband Douglas Phillips of Flat Rock, MI, Deloris Inez Portillo of Cincinnati, OH, Phyllis Ann Whittkop & husband Fredrick of Monroe, MI; brothers, Kenneth Lavon Heck & wife Fay of Speedwell, Millard Dee Heck of Speedwell; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 pm, Saturday, October 29, 2005 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with funeral services following in the Chapel with ministers Kenneth Waytho and Phillip Alexander officiating. Her burial will be 2:00 pm, Sunday, October 30, 2005 at the Heck Family Cemetery in Speedwell. The family has requested donations be made to Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, 470 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is 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