OBITUARIES

Roger Obituary

Roger Obituary

May 20, 2012

Roger Dale Myers, 58, of Oliver Springs, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012, in Robinsville, N.C. He was born July 5, 1953, in Independence, Kan., to Dale and Betty Hubert Myers.He was employed at ORNL as a health physicist and was a U.S. Navy veteran. Mr. Myers was preceded in death by his father, Dale Myers.His survivors include his mother,...

Martha Obituary

Martha Obituary

May 14, 2012

Martha "Hope" Byrd McWhorter, age 90, of Oak Ridge passed away Monday May 14, 2012 at her home. Mrs. McWhorter was born November 11, 1921 in Hatteras, North Carolina to the late Jessie Bryon and Laura Atwood Austin. Martha and her late husband Thomas A. McWhorter moved to Oak Ridge in 1943 and were charter members of the 1943 Oak...

Mary Obituary

Mary Obituary

May 10, 2012

Mary Carolyn Holden, age 85, of Oak Ridge passed away Thursday May 10, 2012 at Greenfield Senior Living of Oak Ridge. Mrs. Holden was born October 16, 1926 in Watauga, Tennessee to the late Casper and Pernie Norman. She moved to Oak Ridge in 1944 was a member of the First Christian Church and work for many years as a...

Margie Obituary

Margie Obituary

May 8, 2012

Margie Stone Blanton, age 90, of Oak Ridge passed away Tuesday May 8, 2012 at Briarcliff Heath Care Center. Margie and her husband moved to Oak Ridge in 1944 where she was employed at K-25 from 1945 to 1946. After the death of her husband in 1966 she worked for Proffitt's Department Store, Sterchi's Furniture Store, Helig Myers Furniture Store,...

Hubert Obituary

Hubert Obituary

Apr 27, 2012

Hubert Neville Wilson, age 91, formerly of Oak Ridge, passed away Friday April 27, 2012 at his daughter's residence in Nashville. Mr. Wilson was born July 1, 1920 in Memphis, Tennessee to the late Clyde H. and Elizabeth Simmons Wilson. A United States Navy veteran Mr. Wilson moved to Oak Ridge in 1943 and was employed at Y-12 as a...

Joseph Obituary

Joseph Obituary

Apr 19, 2012

Joseph Robert Mincey, 70, of Knoxville passed away Thursday April 19, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Joe was born July 12, 1941 in Knoxville to the late James Richard and Gladys Baker Mincey. He was employed as a security guard at Y-12 until his retirement. Joe was of the Baptist faith and was a member of and...

Geneva Obituary

Geneva Obituary

Apr 15, 2012

Geneva "Fern" Latimer, 91, of Oak Ridge passed away Sunday April 15, 2012. She was born May 8, 1920 in Erwin, Tennessee to Walter and Hattie Ratliff Gouge both now deceased. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church where she served in many capacities especially visiting many ill and homebound members and also those in the hospital for several...

Maschelle Obituary

Maschelle Obituary

Apr 13, 2012

Maschelle Rene' Mathis Smith, 47, of Powell, Tennessee passed away suddenly April 13, 2012. Maschelle was born on Christmas Eve 1964 in Oak Ridge. She worked for Levi's in Powell for 15 years until their closing then for Southern Tube in Clinton until her medical retirement. Maschelle was of the Baptist faith, loved to sew, loved her cats and dog,...

Jan Obituary

Jan Obituary

Mar 25, 2012

Pastor Jan Edward Spradau, 65, of Rockwood, Tennessee formerly of Rapid City, South Dakota passed away at his residence on Sunday March 25, 2012. Jan was born June 25, 1946 in West Bend, Wisconsin to the late Edward and Deloris Streicher Spradau. He was of the Christian Faith and had pastored the Smoke Signal Ministries in Rapid City before moving...

Alyson Obituary

Alyson Obituary

Mar 17, 2012

Alyson Mary Gayle, age 48, of Lenoir City passed away peacefully Saturday March 17, 2012 at her home. Alyson had attended Oak Ridge High School and received her Masters Degree in education from the University of Tennessee. Alyson enjoyed gardening, farm life, and especially spending time with her family. Preceded in death by her father Tom. M. Gayle and sister...

O.E. Obituary III

O.E. Obituary III

Mar 12, 2012

O.E. Schow III, of Oak Ridge passed away Monday March 12, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center. O.E. was born May 28, 1930 in Dallas, TX and moved to oak Ridge in 1952, was a member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church and retired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 1990. O.E. is preceded in death by his parents Mr. and...

Amie Obituary

Amie Obituary

Mar 7, 2012

Amie Marie King, 84, of Oak Ridge passed away Wednesday March 7, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center. Amie was born September 20, 1927 in Williamsburg, Kentucky to the late Frank Bryant and Mildred Bryant Holland. She was a member of the Woodland Park Baptist Church and enjoyed flower gardening, canning, baking watching sports, especially the Atlanta Braves, and spending time...

Frances Obituary

Frances Obituary

Mar 5, 2012

Frances Audrey Kaminski, age 94, passed away on March 5, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She was born April 17, 1917, in Michigan, and lived most of her life in the Detroit area before moving to Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Hazel Pastoria, her sisters Lorraine and Sophie, and her...

Rose Obituary

Rose Obituary

Feb 25, 2012

Rose Marie Smiddy, age 92, Of Oak Ridge, was called home to our Lord Saturday February 25, 2012 at Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center. She was a lifelong member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oak Ridge, and avid bingo player and sports enthusiast, but her favorites were the Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Vikings. She was a United States Army...

Robert Obituary

Robert Obituary

Feb 25, 2012

Robert C. Lushbaugh, age 62, of Oak Ridge passed away Saturday February 25, 2012. Robert was born March 4, 1949 in Chicago, IL to the late Clarence and Mary Helen Lushbaugh. He was a graduate of Oak Ridge High School and the University of Florida. After 28 years of working for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, he retired in 2007....

Eleanor Obituary

Eleanor Obituary

Feb 21, 2012

Eleanor Podell Agron, 93, died on February 21, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. She was born in 1918 to Max and Ida Podell, nee Lester. Along with her sister and two brothers, she was brought up in Queens, New York. Eleanor earned her bachelor's degree from Hunter College and later a master's degree in education from the...

Annabelle Obituary

Annabelle Obituary

Feb 11, 2012

Annabelle LaFern Ryon, 92, of Oak Ridge passed away peacefully at her residence with her family present Saturday February 11, 2012. Mrs. Ryon was a native of Tiffin, Ohio the daughter of Anna Bowman and Harry Daywalt who are now deceased. She was the youngest of nine children, all who are deceased. She was a member of First United Methodist...

Marion Obituary

Marion Obituary

Feb 9, 2012

Marion Ula DeVor, 70, of the Marlow community, passed away Feb. 9, 2012, at Covenant Health Hospice Care Center as a result of multiple strokes and a brain tumor. He was born Aug. 7, 1942, in Hopkins, Mo., at home on the family dairy farm. He grew up in Wichita, Kansas, and worked for the city paper for 20 years....

Charles Obituary

Charles Obituary

Jan 17, 2012

Charles Steven Normand "Steve", age 55, of Oak Ridge, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ, Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Steve was born in Stuttgart, Germany, while his father was serving his country in the US Army, and he moved to Oak Ridge soon after birth, where he grew up and spent a large part of his life. Steve...

Martin Obituary

Martin Obituary

Jan 16, 2012

Martin S. Lubell, age 79, of Oak Ridge passed away Monday January 16, 2012 at his home in Oak Ridge. Mr. Lubell was born June 5, 1932 in New York City, New York to the late Abraham and Bertha Schaffel Lubell. A graduate of MIT and Berkley Mr. Lubell moved to Oak Ridge from Pittsburgh in 1959 and worked as...