OBITUARIES

Dorothy Obituary
Jan 14, 2014
Dorothy B. Currier, age 93, of Knoxville passed away Tuesday January 14, 2014 at the Beverly Park Place Health and Rehab in Knoxville. Dorothy was born November 25, 1920 in Knoxville, Tennessee to the late William K. and Daisy Carman Ballew. She served in the United States Army and worked for many years at the Standard Knitting Mill. In addition...
Caitlyn Obituary
Jan 14, 2014
Caitlyn Aileen Jordan, age 21, of Oak Ridge, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, in her mother's arms. Caitlyn was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on September 25, 1992. Caitlyn entered this world a fighter, much like how she left it. Caitlyn attended Oak Ridge High School and was very involved with Special Olympics. She enjoyed time with her...
Andrew Obituary
Jan 7, 2014
Andrew Calvin Griggs, age 58 of Knoxville passed away Tuesday January 7, 2014 at his home. Andrew was born in Oak Ridge January 24, 1955 to the late Ernie T. and Mattie Lynn Mynatt Griggs. He graduated Oak Ridge High School in 1973. Andrew entered active duty with the United States Army January 2, 1975 and served as a Multi-Channel...
Terri Obituary
Jan 5, 2014
Terri Lynn Cornett, age 53, passed away peacefully and quietly at Golden Living Nursing Home Sunday January 5, 2014. She was born January 8, 1960 in Oak Ridge, TN and continued to be a lifelong resident. Terri worked for the State of Tennessee as an administrated assistant for the Department of Children's Services. She was an avid lover of animals...
Mary Obituary
Dec 24, 2013
Mary Clark "Mama" (Cook) Freels 82, of Murfreesboro, passed peacefully on Christmas Eve. She was born to the late Almas Cook and Ethel Clark (Cook) Donnell, February 15, 1931, in Joelton, TN. Mary was the owner of Mama Freels' Day Care in Nashville, TN until she retired. She was passionate about making a difference in the lives of the children...
Trei-Roan Vann
Nov 26, 2013
Treī-Roan Ryan Vann, age 8 of Oak Ridge went home to be with the Lord Tuesday November 26, 2013. Treī-Roan was born July 25, 2005 in Newport News, VA the son of Crist Alvin Vann, Jr. and his biological mother Angelia Myers. He was in the third grade at Linden Elementary School where his favorite subjects were Science and Social...
Trei-Roan Obituary
Nov 26, 2013
Treī-Roan Ryan Vann, age 8 of Oak Ridge went home to be with the Lord Tuesday November 26, 2013. Treī-Roan was born July 25, 2005 in Newport News, VA the son of Crist Alvin Vann, Jr. and his biological mother Angelia Myers. He was in the third grade at Linden Elementary School where his favorite subjects were Science and Social...
Daniel Obituary
Nov 17, 2013
Daniel Leo Maines, age 57 of Oak Ridge passed away Sunday November 17, 2013 in Oak Ridge. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Virgil Lee Maines, Jr. and Louise Sumner Maines. He was an avid reader and enjoyed boating. Daniel was a member of the Machinist Union here in Oak Ridge and was last employed with United Mold and...
William Obituary
Nov 10, 2013
William Courtenay (Bill) Davidson died Sunday morning, November 10, 2013, at Greenfield Senior Living of Oak Ridge, where he had resided for a short time. The son of Mary Ann and the late Jackson B. Davidson, Bill was born in Oak Ridge in 1954 and attended Cedar Hill Elementary, Jefferson Junior High, and Oak Ridge High School from which he...
Wendell Obituary
Oct 31, 2013
Wendell Leroy Ellis, 90, of Lenoir City, passed peacefully on October 31. He was born November 24, 1922 in Alva, KY to R.W. and Nora Ellis. He was the oldest son of eight children. The family moved to Lenoir City in 1941. He served in the Navy during 1942-43. He was a retired millwright from the Oak Ridge Y-12 plant....
Mary Obituary
Oct 26, 2013
Mary Jo Newman Ellis, 84, of Lenoir City, passed peacefully to her heavenly reward on October 26, 2013. She was born August 7, 1929 in Soddy, TN to the Reverend C.M. and Hazel Newman. She was the oldest of four children. The family moved to Lenoir City in 1941 when Reverend Newman took the pastorate of the Sixth Ave Church...
Arminta Obituary
Oct 18, 2013
Arminta M. Robinson, age 98, of Oak Ridge went home to be with the Lord Friday October 18, 2013 at the Brakebill Nursing Home. Ms Robinson was born January 15, 1915 in Kingston, Tennessee to the late Robert Christian and Alyce Kelsay Ladd. She left her East Tennessee home and went to work at Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New...
Betty Obituary
Oct 18, 2013
Betty Sue Dunning, 84, of Oak Ridge, passed peacefully on October 18 after a long illness. She was born September 15, 1929, in Dardanelle, Arkansas, to the late John Cary (J.C.) and Rosa Lee Bowman, the seventh of nine children. The family was engaged in farming, and later moved to Wyatt, Missouri, where she graduated from Diehlstadt High School in...
Hazel Obituary
Oct 9, 2013
Hazel Eugenia Crossno, age 79, of Oak Ridge passed away Wednesday October 9, 2013 at Briarcliff Health Care Center. Hazel was born June 16, 1934 in Ware Shoals, South Carolina to the late Jesse R. and Lula Mae Turner Webb. Hazel was a longtime Oak Ridger and a member of Robertsville Baptist Church. She was last employed by Anderson Memorial...
Helen Obituary
Oct 9, 2013
Helen Freeman French, born December 23, 1934 died October 9, 2013, she was born a coal miner's daughter and left this earthly world a ROSE. Devoted wife and mother lived a full beautiful life. Helping her husband James D. French in the successful French's Food Markets from 1955-1980, while at the same time actively involved in every aspect of her...
Ronald Obituary
Oct 3, 2013
Ronald King Hull of Harriman died Thursday, October 3, 2013, at the age of 73. As a long time Oak Ridge resident he was a graduate of Oak Ridge city schools, attended Tennessee Technological University and later served in the United States Navy. He retired from K-25 after 32 years of employment. Ronnie is preceded in death by his parents...
Jack Obituary
Sep 26, 2013
Jack Lovegrove, age 89, of Oak Ridge passed away Thursday September 26, 2013 at Methodist Medical Center. Jack was born April 11, 1924 in Jonesboro, Tennessee to the late Arthur B. and Hattie Osborne Lovegrove. He joined the Navy in 1943 and served in WWII until 1946 attaining the rank of MM2C. Jack loved his country and considered it a...
Thomas Obituary
Sep 10, 2013
Thomas Eugene Zava passed away at 9:30 Tuesday morning, September 10 at Park West Medical Center. He was born in Victoria (Lunenburg County) Virginia on September 16, 1922. Tom's parents immigrated from Europe in the early 1920's, and Tom held the distinction and privilege of being the first in his Albanian family to be born in America. Tom graduated with...
Maurice Obituary
Sep 6, 2013
Maurice Harl Kunselman born 1921 in Meadville, Pa crossed through the veil Friday evening September 6, 2013 to join his son Philip and his wife Lois who preceded him in death. He is survived by his three remaining children, Frank Bret Kunselman, Carol Jo Papac and Adrienne Mulligan. He is also survived by six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Maurice,...
William Obituary Jr.
Sep 2, 2013
William Jenkins Wilcox Jr. Oak Ridge pioneer, city historian William Jenkins Wilcox Jr., 90, Oak Ridge pioneer and longtime resident, died Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, at NHC Healthcare of Oak Ridge. The son of attorney William J. Wilcox Sr. and Kitty Rogers Wilcox, Bill was born Jan. 26, 1923, in Harrisburg, Pa. He grew up in Allentown, Pa. He attended...
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