OBITUARIES

May 12, 2022

William Ed Busby, age 75 of Oak Ridge, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Ed enjoyed photography, especially of wildlife and anything outdoors.

Ed was preceded in death by parents, William and Georgia Busby.

Ed is survived by son, Chad Busby and wife Amy; Grandchildren, Tyler and Abigail Busby; Ed is also...

May 12, 2022

David Robert Alford III, age 93, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at home surrounded by family and friends.

David was born March 15, 1929, in Minneapolis, Minn. to the late David R. Alford Jr. and Florence Weisner Alford.  He attended the University of Minnesota where he met and married his wife, Dorothy Gunderson Alford in...

May 9, 2022

With broken hearts, we announce the sudden passing of the absolute BEST husband, BEST dad, BEST granddad that this world could ever know! He lived life to the fullest every single day of his life, including the day he passed. In true Dicky fashion, he met his Lord and Savior on the golf course. (We know he will be...

May 8, 2022

Frank “Junior” Shumaker, age 39, passed away on Sunday, May 8th, 2022.

Frank touched many lives and will be missed dearly by all.  Spread your wings and soar high.  Junior is remembered by mother, Marilyn Williams; Sisters, Melissa and husband Thomas Megna and kids, Alicia Patrick and husband Jake.

Apr 29, 2022

Mei-Ling Tsai Cheng, age 63, passed away on April 29, 2022, after battling two types of cancer since 2019. She was born on December 22, 1958 to Ke-Yi Tsai and Yu-Mei Fang in Taiwan.

She immigrated to the United States in 1982 with her husband, Dr. Meng-Dawn Cheng, to whom she was married for 39 years. Before...

Apr 21, 2022

Lillian Anne Gaston (Lillee)

Lillee was 46 years old, A resident of Oak Ridge, Tennessee and a native of New Orleans (Algiers), LA who moved here after Katrina. She passed suddenly on April 21 sometime between 3 and 4PM. She was a very loving and devoted mother to Robert Jude Gaston. She was his nurse and advocate....

Apr 21, 2022

Wilma Burleson Lowe passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022.  Wilma was born on March 27, 1933, to the late William Oscar and Bertha Forbes Burleson in Johnson City, TN.  She attended Happy Valley High School and worked for several years before her marriage.  Since that time Wilma has been a resident of Oak Ridge where she was a...

Apr 18, 2022

Robert Jude Gaston (Juju)

Juju was 27 years old, a resident of Oak Ridge, Tennessee a native of New Orleans, LA who moved here with his family after Hurricane Katrina. He was born on January 12, 1995. He passed on April 18, 2022 @ approximately 10:30am in his family’s home. Cause of death stage 4 metastatic colon...

Apr 16, 2022

Latona Joyce Walsh passed away peacefully in her home on April 16. Joyce was born on August 25, 1936 in St. Joseph, MO to parents Lucille White Foster and Earl White. After graduating from high school in 1955, she married her husband of 62 years, James Albert Walsh, and she worked as a telephone operator to help put Jim...

Apr 4, 2022

Billie Gean Carroll Strickland, 87, passed away on April 4, 2022 in Oliver Springs, TN.  She was born on December 15, 1934 to Loyd and Eller Hunter.

Billie Gean is survived by her children;  Loyd Carroll of Oliver Springs, TN;  Jan Long (husband Owen) of Oliver Springs, TN;  Judy Hill (husband Jack) of Clinton, TN;  John Carroll...

Apr 3, 2022

Helen Imogene Prewitt passed away peacefully on the third day of April, 2022 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Joy and Jim Whittemore in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Helen was born on August 4, 1930 in Lenarue, Kentucky.

She is predeceased by her husband of 65 years, John William (Bill) Prewitt, her parents Alice V. Sharp and...

Mar 30, 2022

Patricia Ann (Frier) McGuire, age 79 of Clinton, TN passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.

Pat was preceded in death by parents, Charles Frier and Myrtle Milnor; Brothers, Roy Frier and Monroe Frier.

Pat is survived by children, Robert C. Durand Jr. and wife Vanessa, Tony Durand and wife Terri, Michele Payne and husband...

Mar 28, 2022

On March 28th, 2022, at the age of 76 Patricia Lynn Christman went home to be with our Lord. Lynn was born in Elizabethton , TN November 6th, 1946. Lynn was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, previous West Village Christian Church both of Oak Ridge, TN. Lynn spent most of her life here in Oak Ridge and graduated...

Mar 27, 2022

Gene Wilburn Sanslow, 87, passed away  on March 27, 2022, at his home of over 50 years, in Oak Ridge, TN.   He had been recently diagnosed with vascular dementia, after months of seeking answers for his rapidly deteriorating health.  He was a first generation American citizen, born in Lafayette, Colorado on October 14, 1934.  His family was with him....

Mar 22, 2022

Dr. Fred Leonard Snyder passed away peacefully on the morning of March 22, 2022. He was born November 22, 1931, in New Ulm, Minnesota, to Lillian and George Snyder of Wabasso, Minnesota. Surviving Fred is his loving wife of 44 years, Joy Snyder; his three children Vicki Snyder Kahle (Jim), David Fred Snyder (Janine), Jon Eric Snyder (Betsy), and...

Mar 13, 2022

In loving memory of Eve Lipman, age 100. We are saddened to announce her passing at home on March 13, 2022.

As a WW2 Veteran, originally from Minnesota, Eve served on active duty in the Navy as a Pharmacist Mate, 1st Class. Eve met and married her husband, Robert “Bob” Lipman, while he served on active duty...

Mar 3, 2022

Caroline Snow Rader passed away on March 3rd, 2022 at the age of 58, in her hometown of Oak Ridge, TN. She was a wife, daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother. Caroline was born to her parents, Sam and Ann Snow, on August 20th, 1963. She graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1981 and from the University of Tennessee...

Mar 1, 2022

Richard (Dick) Muller of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, released his spirit Tuesday, March 01, 2022 at the age of 91.

Dick is survived by his sons Timothy, Paul (Mary) and James, and his daughter Susan (Rick), and his granddaughter Maria. He was preceded in death by his wife Thelma, his son Stephen and his sister Babette.

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Feb 28, 2022

GEORGE, DORETTA (BILLIE) MARIE - age 87 of Oak Ridge, passed away Monday February 28, 2022 at NHC Healthcare Oak Ridge. Mrs. George was born September 1, 1934 in Mascoutah, IL to the late Richard Knapp and Loretta Clara Graul. Known as Billie, she was a wonderful, supportive Air Force wife and a great, caring mom. She managed the family...

Feb 23, 2022

Oak Ridge – Peter (Pete) Greenwalt – age 75, of Oak Ridge, passed peacefully with his family at his side, on a rainy morning, Wednesday, February 23, at Summit View of Rocky Top, after suffering a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.  Pete was born in West Point, New York.  Pete travelled the United States and Europe with his family...