OBITUARIES
Amanda Newton
Dec 8, 2020
Amanda Lea Newton was born September 30, 1978 in Westchester, PA to Mark and Wanda Gritton. They settled in the Minneapolis area in time for Amanda to graduate high school and go on to receive her degree from the University of Minnesota. She eventually moved to Southlake, Texas and met her husband of over 10 years, Butch Newton. Amanda and...
Thomas Douglass
Dec 6, 2020
Thomas E. Douglass, age 84, passed away on December 6, 2020, at home. Born on Feb. 15, 1936 in Grenada, Mississippi, he attended Grenada High School and Mississippi State University. He obtained a BS in Mechanical Engineering and BA in Business Administration simultaneously in 1958, whereupon he moved to Oak Ridge to work for Union Carbide Nuclear Division. He served...
Irene Ray
Dec 6, 2020
Irene Burnett Ray age 83 is in the care of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. Irene passed away December 06, 2020 at Westmoreland health and rehab in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was born April 21, 1937 to John and Margaret Ray No services are planned at this time.
James Holsopple
Nov 30, 2020
James "Jim" L. Holsopple, age 71, passed away November 30, 2020 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, TN. He was born September 28, 1949 in east Tennessee. Jim was in the Army for several years after he graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1969. Later in life, Jim worked for many years in the lab at Methodist Medical...
Charles Duff
Nov 25, 2020
Charles Thomas (Ringo) Duff age 69 is in the care of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. Charles passed away November 25, 2020 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He was born March 02, 1951 in Lake City, Tennessee to Code and Mary Duff. Ringo was retired from the city of Lake City Water department as a water tester....
Christopher Dicarlo
Nov 23, 2020
On Monday, November 23rd 2020, Christopher Michael DiCarlo, cherished son & brother, passed away at the age of 32. Christopher was born on July 1st, 1988 in Syracuse, New York to Michael & Deborah (Osypiewski) DiCarlo. Christopher was known for his brilliant mind, quick wit, his infectious smile, and his kind and compassionate spirit. He had a great love for...
Christopher Simmons
Nov 21, 2020
r. Christopher "Chris" Matthew Simmons, 65, passed away at Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center on Saturday, Nov. 21, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Chris was born Sept. 9, 1955 in Oak Ridge, Tenn., the son of Walt and Barbara (Glasgow) Simmons. Dr. Simmons, a lifelong resident of Oak Ridge, graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1973 where...
Christina Lenderman
Nov 18, 2020
Christina Lenderman age 51 is in the care of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home Graveside services will be November 24, 2020 at 10;00am at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens with Rev. Kenny Raines officiating
Mable Buskirk
Nov 1, 2020
Mable Elaine Wolford Buskirk, 93 of Oak Ridge died at 8:32 pm, Sunday November 1 2020 at Canterfield Memory Care Center of Oak Ridge. Born September 14, 1927 in Ashland Kentucky, she was the daughter of Michael Wolford and Ethel Rice Wolford. Mrs. Buskirk lived in Oak Ridge since 1951. She came here with her husband Lee, who had gotten...
Barbara Camerlin
Oct 19, 2020
Barbara Maude Camerlin age 92 is in the care of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. Barbara passed away at her home in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on October 19, 2020. She was born June 12,1928 in Springfield, Massachusetts to Henry Hurst and Maude Lavalley. No services are planned at this time
Kate Amos
Sep 29, 2020
Kate P. Amos, age 94, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born May 16, 1926 in Scaly Mountain, North Carolina to Henry Oden Penland and Effie Patterson Penland. Kate was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Randall B. Amos; brothers Edwin Penland and Carl Penland; sister Bessie Hudson; nieces Donna Richardson...
George Ritter
Sep 27, 2020
George Gardner Ritter George Gardner Ritter, beloved father, brother, Papaw, Great-Papaw and friend, died on September 27, 2020 at his home in Oak Ridge, TN. at age 90. George was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on October 10,1929. He was appointed to West Point from the 18th Congressional District. On graduation George went in the Armor Corps. His first assignment was...
Arlis Wells
Sep 22, 2020
Arlis Burton Wells, 95, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, at home. He was born in Campbell County, Tennessee, to Perry and Dewey Wells. He lived most of his life in East Tennessee, but an adventurous spirit sent him all over the United States to live and work. He visited 49 of 50 states, and one of his great regrets...
Paul Smith Jr
Sep 18, 2020
Paul Edward Smith, Jr., 86, of Oak Ridge, passed away September 18, 2020, after a six-month battle with cancer. Paul was born in Cottontown, Tennessee, to Paul Edward Smith, Sr. and Alice D (Stone) Smith. He was predeceased by both parents and his brothers, Henry Padgett and Peter Wynne. He is survived by his wife, Carol Anne Smith; daughters Sarah...
Maria Horvath
Sep 9, 2020
Maria Magdolna Horvath went to be with the Lord on September 9, 2020. She was born in Kiskunhalas, Hungary to her parents Geza Laszlo and Maria Osztrovszki. Maria was Catholic by faith. She enjoyed gardening, reading, cooking Hungarian meals, loving cats, and spending time with family. Maria got her Bachelor of Arts in Geology in Budapest, Hungary and was very...
Christopher Phillips
Sep 6, 2020
Christopher Hunter Phillips, 24, of Knoxville, passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, at Ft. Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. Hunter was born Feb. 2, 1996, in Old Hickory, TN, to the late Charla Wardley and Christopher Phillips of Bradyville. Hunter enjoyed hunting with his dad and grandpa and visiting and...
Susan Godwin
Sep 4, 2020
Susan Godwin was called to heaven on August 3, 2020 after a long fight with cancer. Born in Columbus, Ohio on October 5, 1954, she graduated from Westchester High School in Houston, TX in 1972 and from the University of North Texas in Denton in 1980. Susan was able to call many places home over the years, including: Vandalia, OH;...
Joan Sweitzer
Sep 3, 2020
Joan Sweitzer went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sept. 3rd, 2020 in Oak Ridge, TN at the age of 84. She is preceded in death by her husband , Robert and her grandson, Jason and her parents. Joan is survived by her sons, Robert II (Patti), Keith, Brian, and Kirk (Kay), her brothers and sisters, 10 grandchildren,...
LeRoy Robbins Jr
Aug 21, 2020
LeRoy Maupin Robbins Beloved father, grandfather, and great grandfather peacefully passed away on August 21, 2020 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. LeRoy was born in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1923, making him 97 years young. He loved growing up near the river and often told stories of choosing to be in his rowboat, on the river instead of in school! In 1943,...
Judy Carson
Aug 20, 2020
Judy Ann Halsey Carson left this earth suddenly on August 20, 2020. She was 65 years old. She lived in Harriman for over a year and was from Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Judy was a certified home health nurse for 28 years and helped many people during her career. She is United Methodist by denomination and a member of the Kingston...
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