From the Knoxville News Sentinel 29 Oct 2005 ALLEN, ODIS - age 95, of LaFollette BURRESS, BOYD - age 79, of Knoxville, GROOVER, JOHN M., JR. - age 83, of the Karns Community, TATUM, REV. BILL - age 69 of Oak Ridge ALLEN, ODIS - age 95, of LaFollette passed away Thursday, October 27, 2005, at St. Mary's Medical Center of Campbell Co. Preceded in death by: wife: Odessa Mae Brown Allen. Survivors: son & caregiver: Jerry Allen, LaFollette; daughter: Ortygia Mae Carnette, Fredericksburg, VA; grandchildren: Sharon Odessa Carnette, Stafford, VA, Michael Eugene Carnette, Chicago, Illinois; host of loving nieces & nephews. Services 3 PM Sunday Cross Chapel with Rev. Larry Brinson officiating. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Family will receive friends 2 until 3 PM Sunday Cross Funeral Home. BURRESS, BOYD - age 79, of Knoxville, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2005 at St. Mary's Residential Hospice. Boyd was a member and care taker at Ridgeview Baptist Church. He was a retired machinist at Y-12 after 30 years of service. He is preceded in death by wife, Bonnie Burress; parents, Homer and Nannie Grubb Burress; brother, John Burress. Survivors: sons, Tom Burress & wife Tina of Louisville, KY, Tim Burress & wife Gail of Lenoir City; grandchildren, Jessica and Matthew Burress of Louisville, KY, Ryan and Leslie Burress of Knoxville, Jeremy and Amanda Silvey of Lenoir City; sister, Lucille Kesterson of Raleigh, NC; special caregiver, Kim Jones of Oliver Springs; several nieces, nephews, and special friends at Ridgeview Baptist Church. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 PM, Sunday, October 30, 2005 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home with funeral services following in the chapel with Rev. Maston Jackson and Rev. David Magill officiating. His burial will be 11:00 AM, Monday, October 31, 2005 at Woodhaven Memorial Garden. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of all arrangements. GROOVER, JOHN M., JR. - age 83, of the Karns Community, passed away October 25, 2005 after a short illness. He was the son of Mildred and John Groover. John was employed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as an electronics technician and retired in 1980. John is survived by daughter, Sherry and husband, Paul Beggs; granddaughter, heather and husband, William Abraham; great grandson, Aidan Abraham, all of Douglas, Ga.; grandson, Chris Beggs and wife Emily; great granddaughter, Megan Harn of Grand Rapids, Mich.; brothers, James Henry Groover and wife, Charlcie of Kingston, Tenn., Charles Groover and wife, Phyllis of Clinton, Tenn. He also had many nieces, nephews, cousins and a wonderful caregiver and loving friend, Dorothy Boshers. John had been a member of the Karns Lions Club and the Volunteer Fire Department. He loved square dancing, playing bridge, working around his home, being with family and friends as well as attending church and Sunday school. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. with the memorial service following from 2-3 p.m. on Saturday, October 29, 2005, at Highland Memorial West Funeral Home with Rev. Walter Weikel of Karns Beaver Ridge Methodist Church officiating. Family and friends will gather for a burial service at 4 p.m. following the funeral service at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family extends a special appreciation to the employees of the Karns Ingles store for their love and generosity to John in his last years. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of choice. Highland West Memorial Park, Funerals and Cremations, 9913 Sherrill Lane, is honored to be serving the Groover family. 693-9547. TATUM, REV. BILL - age 69 of Oak Ridge passed away Thursday, October 27, 2005 at Baptist West. He attended Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Clinton. Preceded in death by parents Ernest and Martha Tubyville and a grand-daughter. He is survived by wife Amanda Tatum of Oak Ridge TN; and ex- wife Betty O'Dell of Powell; son Roger Reagan and wife Kim of Knoxville; daughters Judy Webster and husband Steve of Lenoir City, Carol Smith and husband Lee of Orlando Fl, Ginger Lance of Knoxville, Becky Shirey and husband Greg of Lenoir City, Mitzi Shirey of Lenoir City, Pam Toon and husband Butch of Kingston, Terry Tidwell and husband Lester of Powell, Tammy Lee and husband Randy of Knoxville, Sandy Stallings and husband Ronnie of Knoxville, and Kay Smith and husband Carl of Clinton; also 20 grandchildren, several great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Monday October 31, 2005 from 6 pm to 8 pm with a chapel service to follow at 8 pm. Rev Junior Ward and Rev. Robbie Cox officiating. Interment will be Tuesday November 1, 2005 at 2 pm in the Asbury Cemetery. McCarty Mortuary 4004 Holston Drive Knoxville, TN are 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