>From The Oak Ridger 16 Dec 2003 Clyde Eugene Mathews, 79, of Oak Ridge, David Arthur Nance, 56, formerly of Oak Ridge, Walter Kenneth Silvers, of Oak Ridge, Jean Cavin Sessoms, 80, of Knoxville, ========================================= Clyde Eugene Mathews, 79, of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at his home. Born April 20, 1924, in Sayre, Ala., he was the son of James Jasper Mathews and Amanda Mae Spradling Mathews. Mr. Mathews graduated from Corner High School in Warrior, Ala., in 1942, where he was class president and played on the basketball team. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Navy aboard a destroyer escort, USS Roche DE 197. The ship struck a mine off the coast of Japan in September 1945. Several sailors were killed and many were injured, but quick action by the crew prevented the ship from sinking. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1949 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He continued his education for many years by taking evening classes and correspondence courses. In 1954, Mr. Mathews married Ouida Brown. They had been married over 33 years when she died in 1987. He was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. Mr. Mathews retired from Martin Marietta Energy Systems in 1989 after 36 years of company service, most of it spent at the former Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant. According to his family, Mr. Mathews was an avid reader and also enjoyed traveling, experimenting with electronics, researching his family tree and keeping up with current events. His family said he also loved visiting with his grandchildren. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Mathews was preceded in death by a brother, Ray Mathews. Mr. Mathews is survived by his son, Mark Mathews, of Oak Ridge; his daughter, Amy Gogel and husband, Robert, of Buffalo, N.Y.; two brothers, Leon Mathews of Denver, Colo., and Fred Mathews of Dora, Ala.; his sister, Pearl Lively, of Gardendale, Ala.; his sister-in-law, Sally Mathews, of Cordova, Ala.; and by two grandchildren, Stephanie Gogel and Mark Gogel, both of Buffalo. The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at Covenant Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Duncan Rankin officiating. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Anderson Memorial Gardens on the Oliver Springs Highway. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions to Covenant Presbyterian Church, 190 Manhattan Ave., Oak Ridge, TN 37830. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church. David Arthur Nance, 56, formerly of Oak Ridge, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, at The Estates of Oak Ridge. Born April 18, 1947, in Chattanooga, he was the son of Lon Terrell and Elizabeth Elder Nance, both now deceased. Mr. Nance was a veteran of the U.S. Army and the Air National Guard. He was a Methodist and had lived in Branchland, W.Va. Mr. Nance is survived by his sister, Margie Skipper and husband, Franklin, of Clinton; his nephew, David Skipper and wife, Maria, of Oak Ridge, and their children, Andy Skipper and Laura Skipper; his niece, Angie Allen and husband, Max, of Charlotte, N.C., and their children, Ashley Allen and Tyler Allen; an aunt, Esda Nance, of Chattanooga; three uncles, Tom Elder and wife, Croshia, of Dayton, Jake Elder and wife, LuRetha, of Chattanooga, and Franklin Kyker, of Philadelphia, Tenn.; and by several cousins. Emmett Jones of West Virginia was considered a special friend. His family said he will be remembered by many friends. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, in the chapel of Weatherford Mortuary with the Rev. Amanda Bell officiating. Burial will be at Anderson Memorial Gardens on the Oliver Springs Highway. The family requests that if friends choose to make charitable donations, memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society, Anderson County Unit, care of Jerri Melhorn-Amonett, 104 Antioch Dr., Oak Ridge, TN 37830. The family would like to express sincere appreciation to the staff of The Estates of Oak Ridge, especially the Treasures Unit, for their loving care of Mr. Nance during the last six months. The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Walter Kenneth Silvers, of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, on his 89th birthday, at Briarcliff Health Care Center. Mr. Silvers was a member of Assembly of Christ in Claxton. He moved to Oak Ridge in 1944 and was the manager of the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., in former downtown shopping center, for 34 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Fort and Fannie Mills Silvers; and his sister and three brothers, Ennabelle Penland, and Robert, Tom and James Silvers. Mr. Silvers is survived by his wife of 65 years, Helen Silvers; his son, Monty Silvers and wife, Lynda, of Charleston, S.C.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and by several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. A graveside service will follow at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens in Claxton Jean Cavin Sessoms, 80, of Knoxville, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Born Dec. 27, 1922, in Ewing, Va., she was the daughter of Fred and Mae Cavin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joshua Henry Sessoms, on April 23, 1972. Mrs. Sessoms is survived by her son, Steve Sessoms and wife, Meredith, of Moulton, Ala.; her daughter, Sheila Kunkel and husband, Bill, of Knoxville; two sisters, Queena Rae Wiggington and husband, Jim, of White Pine, and Vivian Ramsey and husband, B.J., of Jefferson City; three grandchildren, Ashlie Kunkel, Melissa Kunkel and Megan Kunkel; and by one great-grandchild, Joshua Sarid. A graveside service will be at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at Anderson Memorial Gardens on the Oliver Springs Highway. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions to the Crazy Quilt Friendship Center, 2967 Highway 297, Newcomb, TN 37819. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday at Weatherford Mortuary. =========================================== 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