OBITUARIES

Mary Fair

Mary Fair

Aug 10, 2017

Mary Theresa King Fair, 96 of Oak Ridge passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at NHC Fort Sanders in Knoxville. She was in the rehabilitation center to regain her strength after a hospital stay. She was scheduled to return to her home at Greenfield Senior Living in Oak Ridge the next day. She was born in Johnstown, PA. on...

William Carrow

William Carrow

Aug 7, 2017

William T. Carrow is in the care of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. Mr Carrow passed away August 7, 2017 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Arrangements are incomplete at this time

Patricia Winter

Patricia Winter

Aug 6, 2017

Patricia B. Winter age 93 passed away peacefully on August 06, 2017 at Diversicare of Oak Ridge. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College and earned a Master's degree in Library Science from Rutgers University. She was employed as a librarian and became a library director until she retired. She was an avid reader opera lover and traveled the world with...

Tamra Hastings

Tamra Hastings

Jul 30, 2017

Tamra Lynne Hastings is in the care of Martin oak Ridge Funeral Home Tamra passed away July 30 , 2017 at her home in Oak Ridge Tennesse. She was born November 26, 2078 in Buffalo, New York to John Eric Hastings and Patrice Lynne Hastings. A Funeral Service will be held at 7:00 pm August 3, 2017 in the Chapel...

Sonia Smithberg

Sonia Smithberg

Jul 28, 2017

Sonia Smithberg is in the care of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home,Sonia was born November 26, 1928 and passed away peacefully July 28, 2017 surrounded by family. She was originally from New Haven, CT. She was employed as secretary for over 30 years at Davis Street Elementary School in New Haven where she retired and moved to Tennessee. She was...

Willimae Shelton

Willimae Shelton

Jul 23, 2017

Willimae Shelton age 91 of Oak Ridge,Tennessee is in the care of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. Willimae passed away July 23, 2017 at Diversicare of Oak Ridge. She was born October 25, 1926 in Claxton, Tennessee to Frank and Esther Cooper McFarland. She was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter Mary Gail Shelton. Willimae is survived...

Wanda Robbins

Wanda Robbins

Jul 16, 2017

Wanda B. Robbins, 90, died July 16, 2017 with her family by her side in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Mrs. Robbins was born December 5, 1926 in Taylor, Pennsylvania. Upon graduation, she moved to the Washington, DC area where she lived for 70 years. She recently moved to the Alexander Guest House in Oak Ridge where she lived with her loving...

Shirley Moody

Shirley Moody

Jul 10, 2017

Shirley Payne Moody, 81, of Oak Ridge, is in the care of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. Shirley passed away July 10, 2017, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Tenn. She was born Jan. 31, 1936, in Townsend, Tenn., to Taylor and Pauline Payne. She was a high school and business college graduate, but loved her time at home...

Pauline McBride

Pauline McBride

Jul 8, 2017

Pauline Young McBride age 86 of Oak Ridge is in the care of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. Pauline passed away Saturday July 8, 2017 at Norris Care and Rehab. in Andersonville,Tennessee. No services are scheduled at this time.

Paula Gillespie

Paula Gillespie

Jul 4, 2017

Paula Jeanne Young Gillespie (83) of Oak Ridge, TN, passed away on July 4th at 2pm CT, surrounded by family and friends. Paula was a loving mother, dedicated friend and creative teacher. She taught early education at Daniel Arthur in Oak Ridge and later developed the Career Planning Program at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She was active in the...

Mary Dabbs

Mary Dabbs

Jul 1, 2017

Mary Sue Dabbs 84 of Oak Ridge is in the care of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. Mary passed away July 1, 2017 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She was born July 12, 1932 in Siler City North Carolina to Ruby Taft Sizemore and Katie Louise Brooks Sizemore. Mary received a B.A. degree in nursing and worked...

David Stafford

David Stafford

Jun 24, 2017

David Todd Stafford, of Oak Ridge, TN, passed away on June 24th, 2017. Over the course of his 81 years, Dr. Stafford was a scientist, crime lab director, FBI Academy instructor, nuclear chemist, professor at the University of Tennessee, and forensic toxicologist for the coroner of Memphis, TN. He earned a full academic scholarship to the University of Louisville for...

Jane Hale

Jane Hale

Jun 13, 2017

Jane Evelyn Hale passed away June 13, 2017 at National Health Care in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She was born April 18, 1926 Hattie and Aiken Brown in Texarkana, Texas. The family chose cremation and no services are planned at this time

Gilbert Bourget

Gilbert Bourget

Jun 13, 2017

Gilbert Bourget passed away June 13, 2017 at his home in Oak Ridge. He was born March 01, 1931 in Pawtucket Rhode Island, He is survived by his wife Nancy of the home and two children Roger and Michelle also of the home. The family has requested an immediate burial on June 16, 2017 at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. No...

Jacob Stines Jr

Jacob Stines Jr

Jun 9, 2017

Jacob B. (Jay) Stines, Jr., 73, of Farragut, Tennessee passed away on Friday June 9, 2017. He was born in Asheville, North Carolina to parents Ruth Ruby (Tweed) Stines and Jacob Brenton Stines in 1943. With an interest in and great aptitude for all things mechanical, Jay chose to enlist in the US Air Force after graduating from Oak Ridge...

Wanda Coots

Wanda Coots

Jun 9, 2017

Wanda Faye Mason Coots age 81 of Oak Ridge, Tennessee is in the care of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. Wanda passed away Friday June 9, 2017 at the Courtyard of Briarcliff surrounded by her family. She was born October 12, 1935 to Fred and Pearl Mason in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. A graduate of Oak Ridge High School, Wanda retired...

Lawrence Deroos

Lawrence Deroos

Jun 6, 2017

Lawrence Frank DeRoos was born in Harvey, IL on September 15, 1945 to Frank and Dorothy DeRoos. He attended Thornridge High School and later graduated with honors from the University of Illinois as a Metallurgical Engineer in 1967. Larry married Patricia Smith of Tinley Park, IL on October 14, 1967. They enjoyed the last 50 years of marriage, as she...

William Reynolds Jr.

William Reynolds Jr.

May 26, 2017

William Walker Reynolds, Jr. ORHS Graduate, Air Force Veteran William Walker (Bill) Reynolds, Jr., age 86, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee passed away Friday, May 26, 2017, at The Water's in Clinton, Tennessee. He was born on December 17, 1930 in the Gobi community of Lancing, Tennessee to parents William Walker Reynolds Sr. and Edith Chambers Reynolds. He moved to Oak...

Geraldine Wakefield

Geraldine Wakefield

May 16, 2017

Geraldine Wakefield age 89 of Oak Ridge, Tennessee is in the care of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home, after several years of declining health passed away May 16, 2017 at National Health Care in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She was born June 18, 1927 in Helena, Arkansas to Joe and Nina Keathley. After moving to Oak Ridge she spent many years...

Lois Zobel

Lois Zobel

May 12, 2017

Lois Zobel 91 of Oak Ridge, Tennessee is in the care of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. Lois passed away May 12, 2017 at Greenfield Senior Living in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She was born March 10 , 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Samuel and Flora Levine Lipp A graduate of Purdue University with a BS degree. Retired from the Oak...