>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 14 Apr 2002 BURRIS, EMMA LEE - age 89, of Briceville, Tenn., JENKINS, JAMES LESLIE - of Claxton, LEATH, MAYME BAILEY - age 83, of Solway, TARR, NATALIE ELEANORE - age 74, of Oak Ridge ===================================== BURRIS, EMMA LEE - age 89, of Briceville, Tenn., passed away Saturday, April 12, 2003, at Sunbridge Nursing Home in LaFollette, Tenn. She was born October 2, 1913, in Fentress County, Tennessee, to the late Abraham and Margaret Chambers Roysden. She was a life long member of Laurel Branch Baptist Church and a resident of Briceville, Tenn. She loved singing gospel songs and growing beautiful flowers. She was a Special Nanny to Mary Patterson and Terry Patterson of Kingston, Tenn. Emma was one of 13 children; six brothers and six sisters, whom preceded her in death, also preceded her was husband, Albert Glee Burris, and grandsons, Jimmy Burris of Ohio and Kenny Hayes of Briceville. Survivors: sons, James C. and wife, Jean Burris of Clinton, Arvil L. and wife, Ruth Burris of Ohio, Albert G., Jr. and wife, Vickie Burris of Lake City, and John E. and wife, Sandy Burris of Missouri; daughters, Evelyn and husband, Bill Hayes of Briceville and Lillie Mae Roldan of Briceville; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; special granddaughter, Tammy Williams. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2003, at the Hatmaker Funeral Home. Funeral service 8:00 p.m., Monday, April 14, 2003, in the Hatmaker Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Archie Seiber officiating. Interment 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at the Burris Cemetery on Seiber Mountain in Briceville, Tenn. Pallbearers will be the Grandson of Mrs. Burris. Hatmaker Funeral Home, of Lake City, in charge of arrangements. JENKINS, JAMES LESLIE - of Claxton, born May 22, 1921, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2003, at his home. He was a member of the Evangelistic Center in Clinton. Retired from the Local 818. Preceded in death by wife of 57 years, Helen Chandler Jenkins; parents, George and Mary Franklin Jenkins; brothers, Tom and Jack Jenkins; sisters, Peggy Smith and Mary Underwood, and son-in-law, Billy Von Hardin. Survived by son and daughter-in-law, James R. and Diana Jenkins; daughters and sons-in-law, Jane and Rev. Kenneth Ivey and Johnny and Dillis Freeman; grandchildren, Lee Ann Jenkins Freels and husband, James, Hope Waterson and husband, Will, James Jenkins and wife, Stephanie, April Manning and husband, Duane, Patrick, Erin and Keri Jenkins, Billy Von Powers and husband, Tim, all of Claxton, Dillis Freeman, Jr. of Knoxville, Kenneth Ivey, Jr. and wife, Aleta of Knoxville, James Ivey and wife, LaDonna of Dyersburg, Leslie Turpin and husband, Rhett of Georgia, Faith Dykes and husband, Calvin of Claxton, Joy England and husband, Jason of Vandenburg Air Force Base, Ca., and Nancy Eicher and husband, Gary of Clinton; great-grandchildren, Troy and Brittany Ivey, Hunter and Taylor Freels, Nicholas and Ivey Turpin, Austin and Alyssa Ivey, John, Paul, and Grace Powers, Grayson Carroll, Chezney, and Josh Dykes, Kelsey, Micah, and Brooklyn Waterson, Abigail and Jacob Manning, Tanner and Olivia Jenkins, and Emma Eicher; brothers, Kenneth and Charles Jenkins; sisters, Evelyn Brooks and Betty Watson; special caregivers, Betty Herbster, Angie Adkins and Shane Nivens. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at Woodhaven's Chapel with the service to follow at 8 p.m., Rev. Kenneth Ivey officiating. Family and friends will meet at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens for a 10 a.m. graveside service. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements by Woodhaven Funeral Home, 160 Edgemoore Rd., Powell, 945-3461. LEATH, MAYME BAILEY - age 83, of Solway, passed away Friday, April 11, 2003, at 1:10 p.m. at Ft. Sanders Parkwest Hospital. Member of Solway United Methodist Church. Preceded in death by husband, Robert H. Leath; daughter, Charlene Hendrix; son, David Leath; parents, William and Mary Etta Bailey; brothers, John and Jim Bailey; sisters, Della Raby and Bonnie Fox. Survived by granddaughter, Cindy Leath Wilkerson; grandson, Bryan Hendrix; great- grandchildren, Tyler and Lindsey Wilkerson; sister, Maxie Bailey; sisters-in-law, Carrie and Helen Bailey; several nieces and nephews; daughter-in-law, Raynella Leath; step grandchildren, Katie Dossett and Maggie and Scott Connaster; special friends and neighbors, Frank and Frances Lee, and many other longtime friends. Funeral service 1 p.m. Monday at Weaver's Chapel, Rev. Henry Lenoir officiating. The burial will follow in Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Bryan Hendrix, Jimmy Fox, John Phillips, Kevin Fox, Roger Yarnell and Virgil Hackworth. The family received friends 6- 8 p.m. Sunday at Weaver Funeral Home, 5815 Western Ave. TARR, NATALIE ELEANORE - age 74, died on Saturday, April 12, 2003, at her home in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, following a brief illness. Ms. Tarr, a long- time resident of Oak Ridge, earned her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Maine in 1951, and began her career with United Aircraft Corporation in East Hartford, Connecticut, that same year. In 1958, she came to Oak Ridge at the suggestion of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas B. Janney, Sr. of Oak Ridge. She continued her career at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where she was for many years a technical editor. She was editorial secretary of the Health Physics Journal there from 1961 to 1974. She retired in January of 1989; however, the reputation of her knowledge of English language and its exacting use resulted in numerous contract assignments with Martin Marietta Energy Systems and Midwest Technical until 1996. A local grand nephew was once pleasantly surprised to hear his great aunt cited in an advanced English course at the University of Tennessee as one of the finest technical editors ever known to the class professor. She enjoyed several hobbies including modeling of miniature furniture utilizing research of period design. She also enjoyed driving trips to vacation in New England and to visit her brother and sister and their families in Maine and Massachusetts. In recent years, she enjoyed working with a local nephew on a genealogy project that resulted in tracing her family to 17th century England. Attending scholastic presentations and sporting events of her grand nieces and nephews was a favorite activity. Her sister, Mrs. Douglas B. Janney, Sr. of Oak Ridge; her sister and brother- in-law, Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Smyth of Amherst, Massachusetts, and her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Philip Tarr of Framingham, Massachusetts, survive her. She also leaves three dear friends: Ms. Carole Row and Ms. Dot Keller of Oak Ridge, and Mr. Raymond Millemann of Harriman. She was a favorite aunt of fifteen nieces and nephews, who all derived enjoyment and admiration from her wit, humor, and independence. Her local niece and nephews were Lisa Mott of Clinton, Pete Janney of Knoxville, and Douglas Janney, Jr., of Oak Ridge. Her family gratefully remembers her as a devoted and care-giving companion to her mother, Mrs. Omar F. Tarr, who lived in Oak Ridge from 1971 until her death in 1991 at age 99. In recent years, she had a particularly close and loving relationship with her niece, Mrs. Lisa Mott who, throughout her illness, remained by her side providing comfort and assistance. The family will receive friends at the Chapel of Holley Gamble Funeral Home, in Clinton, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2003. A funeral service will follow at 8:00 p.m. with Pastor Boyd Carter officiating. Following cremation, internment will be at the Memorial Garden of the United Church, Chapel on the Hill in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where she was a long- time member. The family requests, any memorials be in the form of donations to the Keystone Elder Daycare, at the First United Methodist Church in 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. =====================================================