>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 26 Jun 2003 PETERS, JOHNATHAN BENJAMIN - age 72, of Oak Ridge SPATH, VERBA D. - age 92, of Norris, TURNER, IMOGENE OLIVA - of Clinton, ===================================== PETERS, JOHNATHAN BENJAMIN - age 72, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at the Methodist Medical Center. Attended First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge. Retired from Martin Marietta Energy Systems/Y-12, where he was a General Supervisor. Preceded in death by daughter, Jacqueline Ann Stroh in December 2001. Survived by wife, Shirley Louise Westley Peters. They would have celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary on September 1st; son, Johnathan Benjamin Peters, II and wife, Arnetta Hatfield Peters, and daughter, Joanna Louise Fritts and husband, David, all of Oak Ridge; son-in-law, Richard Stroh of Maryville; brother, David Samuel Peters and wife, Debra of Federal Way, Wash.; four grandchildren, Benjamin Riley Peters, Kerri Rosenberger and husband, Jason, all of Oak Ridge, Abraham John Stroh and Sarah Elizabeth Stroh of Maryville; great-grandchild, Shelby Anne Rosenberger of Oak Ridge. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 27, 2003, at 8:00 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary with Rev. Bill Mooney officiating. Graveside services will be held on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family asks, any memorials be in the form of contributions to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, East Tennessee Chapter, 4700 Rutledge Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914. The family will receive friends on Friday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge SPATH, VERBA D. - age 92, of Norris, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at the Windwood Health Care Center in Clinton. She was born June 6, 1911, in Marshall, North Carolina, and grew up in Cocke County. She graduated from the University of Tennessee and taught school in Cocke, Polk, and Anderson Counties, and Falls Church, Virginia. She was a member of Norris Religious Fellowship Church. Mrs. Spath was also Worthy Matron of the Order of Eastern Star, Clinch Valley Chapter. Preceded in death by first husband, Claude Laws; second husband, Paul C. Spath; daughter, Claudette Laws Crenshaw; two grandsons, Joe Gilmore and Claude Stickney, and step-mother, Thelma Phillips Davis. Survivors: daughter, Marilyn Laws Stickney and husband, Webster of Colorado; son-in-law, Doug Crenshaw of Decatur, Ga.; step-children, Paula Gilmore of Chattanooga, Bill and Margie Spath of Virginia, Liz Spath of New York City, NY; brother, Burl D. Davis of Dandridge; sisters, Gladys M. Sherbit of Newport, Minnie B. Ford of Brunswick, Ohio; half- brothers, J. P. Davis and Danny Davis; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later date by the family. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home, of Clinton, in charge of all arrangements. TURNER, IMOGENE OLIVA - of Clinton, TN, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at the Windwood Health Care Center at the age of 83, wife of Walter E. Turner. She was formerly of Knoxville where she lived in West Hills for 34 years before moving to Clinton. She was a graduate of Young High School where she was in the National Honor Society and a graduate of the Knoxville Business College. She was a member of the New Hopewell Baptist Church for 14 years, church clerk and Sunday school teacher. She helped set up a church library and trained others to work in the library. She later became a member of Central Baptist Church of Bearden. She was a member of the 10:00 o'clock Garden Club of West Hills and a Boy Scout troop leader. She was a devoted wife, beloved mother and grandmother. Preceded in death by parents, Alex and Pearl Nelson Clark; brother, Orville Clark; brother Curtis and wife, Marie Clark; sister- in-law, Lucille Clark. Survived by husband, Walter Turner; brother, Cecil Clark of Knoxville; two sons, Gary, wife, Anna and granddaughter, Kimberly Turner of Clinton, John, wife, Susan and granddaughter, Laura Turner of Clinton; niece, Glenda Jett; nephew, Jerry Clark of Knoxville; several dear and close friends. The Turner family would like to thank the Windwood Health Care Center staff for their wonderful care and support. Funeral service 10:00 AM Saturday, Berry Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Henry Chiles officiating, interment to follow at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 7 to 8:30 PM Friday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Hwy. www.berryfuneralhome.com ===================================================== 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. =====================================================