OBITUARIES

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...

Hazel Obituary

Hazel Obituary

Jan 16, 2012

Hazel Lloyd Sims, age 96, formerly of Oak Ridge died Monday January 16, 2012 at the Harriman Care and Rehab Center where she had resided since June 2010. Mrs. Sims was born in Chickamauga, Georgia on December 22, 1915 the third of four children born to the late Charles and Mary Lloyd. She came to Oak Ridge in 1944 to...

Clyde Obituary

Clyde Obituary

Jan 14, 2012

Clyde V. Jenner, age 89, of Oak Ridge passed away Saturday January 14, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center. He was born in Norwood, NY June 19, 1922 to parents Carroll W. and Teresa Sheehan Jenner. Clyde was a veteran of WWII having served in the Philippines and Japan. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and a member...

Willie Obituary

Willie Obituary

Jan 12, 2012

Willie Hugh Wilson, age 69, of Clinton passed away Thursday January 12, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Willie was born May 1, 1942 in New River to the late Claude and Nola Patterson Wilson. He was a member of the Farmers Grove Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing, camping, and working on cars. In addition to his parents...

Virginia Obituary

Virginia Obituary

Jan 7, 2012

Virginia Sleap Wilkinson, age 87, died peacefully at her home in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on Saturday morning, Janumy 7, 2012. Members of her immediate family were with her at the time of her death. She had fought a brave battle with lung cancer over the past year. Virginia was born in Palatka, Florida, on August 14, 1924, and received her...

George Obituary

George Obituary

Jan 1, 2012

George W. Stair, age 86, of Clinton passed away Sunday January 1, 2012 at the Golden Living Center-Windwood in Clinton. Mr. Stair was born January 7, 1925 in Clinton, Tennessee to the late George F. and Edith Bardill Stair. George was a World War II United States Army Veteran and served as a military policeman in the E.T.O. near the...

Elliot Obituary

Elliot Obituary

Dec 30, 2011

Elliot Volkin, distinguished biochemist and founding member of the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge, died Friday morning, December 30, 2011. He was 92. He was born April 23, 1919, in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, the youngest of seven children born to Morris and Jennie Volkin, both now deceased. Until his death, Elliot was the last remaining sibling. He graduated Phi Beta...

Harry Obituary

Harry Obituary

Dec 26, 2011

Harry Richard Livesey, born September 11, 1928 passed away at his home on December 26, 2011 following a long and full life. He was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. His family came to Oak Ridge for his father to work on the Manhattan Project at Y-12. Harry graduated Oak Ridge High School in 1945 among the first classes to...

Karl Obituary

Karl Obituary

Dec 21, 2011

Karl W. West, 86, of Oak Ridge, passed away peacefully December 21, 2011 at his home. He was born October 17, 1925 in Glenville, WV to Albert N. and Dosha Rymer West and was the youngest of four children. After graduating from Glenville High School, he served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. In 1945, as...

Cora Obituary

Cora Obituary

Dec 16, 2011

Cora Scleanor Cole, age 91, went home to be with the Lord on Friday December 16, 2011 At Methodist Medical Center. Cora was born February 13, 1920 in Luka, Mississippi to the late Harry and Ida Mae Maxwell Crouse. Cora belonged to Highland View Church of Christ. Her church was her life and she was there every time the doors...