OBITUARIES

Eugenia Wilcox

Eugenia Wilcox

Mar 26, 2016

Eugenia "Jeanie" Holder Wilcox died peacefully on March 25, 2016 at age 93. She was a 73-year resident of Oak Ridge. She was born in Newport, TN on February 17, 1923 to Ina Mae and Hugh Robertson Holder. After graduating from Virginia Intermont, she came to Oak Ridge in 1943 to join the efforts of the Manhattan project in the...

Hattie Horne

Hattie Horne

Mar 22, 2016

Hattie Grace North Horne age 95, stepped into the loving embrace of her heavenly family on Tuesday March 23,2016 Miss Hattie, as she was affectionately known at Norris Health and Rehab. In Andersonville, TN, was born in Beech Grove, Arkansas on September 01, 1920 to John and Arminta Thurston North. She married William (Arvin) Horne on May 14, 1938. They...

Yuri Melinchenko

Yuri Melinchenko

Mar 18, 2016

Yuri Melnichenko passed away March 18, 2016 at his home in Knoxville. He was born December 04, 1953 in Kiev, Ukraine. Yuri was a scientist for Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He is survived by his wife Galina Kalchenko of the home and also 2 sons. Funeral service will be 3:00PM Sunday March 20, 2016 at St. Anne Orthodox Church in...

Jerri Wachter

Jerri Wachter

Mar 17, 2016

Jerri L. Wichter age 56 of Kingston, TN passed away March 17, 2016 at her home. Jerri was born November 07, 1959 to Ralph and Jean Heavilin. She was a postal clerk for the United States Post Office. A memorial service will be held at a later date

Mary Eisenhauer

Mary Eisenhauer

Mar 16, 2016

Mary Alice Eisenhauer, 91, passed away on March 16, 2016, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on July 17, 1924, to the late Norman J. and Alice Ashton Ritzert. Mary Alice graduated from Julienne High School in 1942. She resided in the Dayton, Ohio area most of her life. Since December 2006, she has lived in...

Robert Osborne

Robert Osborne

Mar 11, 2016

Robert M. Osborne Sr. age 72 of Oak Ridge passed away March 11, 2016 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, TN. Robert was born May 17, 1943 to James and Miriam Osborne in Logansport, Indiana, Mr. Osborne spent over 35 years in Data Processing as a Computer Programmer Analyst for Raymond James Financial, and a member of St. Mary's...

Pearl Colvin

Pearl Colvin

Mar 7, 2016

Pearl Louise Clickenger Colvin age 95 of Oak Ridge passed away March 07, 2016 in her home. Pearl was born August 29, 1920 in Columbus, Ohio to George and Susan Clickenger. She was a homemaker and a member of Clinton Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents George and Susan Burwell Clickenger, and her husband Wayne...

Mary Busey

Mary Busey

Feb 26, 2016

Mary Davis Busey, 360 Laboratory Road, Oak Ridge, died Feb. 26, 2016, of natural causes. Born in Dallas, Texas, April 27, 1919, she was the daughter of Clifford W. and Lucy Shirey Davis. She was the wife of the late Richard Busey, whom she married in 1942. At the close of World War II the couple lived in Berkley, Calif.,...

Barbara Sosby

Barbara Sosby

Feb 24, 2016

Barbara Ann Sosby, age, 83, of Toccoa, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Willow Gardens in Toccoa. Born in Stephens County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Agnes Fulbright Sosby. In her early years, she moved with her family to Oak Ridge, TN. She graduated from Oak Ridge High School and Carson Newman College. Barbara began...

Kenneth Bloom, III

Kenneth Bloom, III

Feb 24, 2016

Kenneth William Bloom III age 53 of Oak Ridge passed away February 24, 2016 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. He was born September 12, 1962 in Sheffield Alabama to Sue and Kenneth Bloom Jr. Kenneth is survived by his parents Kenneth W. Bloom Jr. of Lenoir City and Mary Sue Bloom of Oak Ridge, TN. A sister Cynthia...

Mary Glovier

Mary Glovier

Feb 21, 2016

February 21, 2016, Mary Helen Glovier passed away at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Mary was 93 years old and the only surviving child in a family of ten children. Born June 9, 1922, in Pineville, KY, Mary graduated from Benham High School, where she met her husband of 67 years, "Bo". Mary was a cheerleader and...

William Pardue

William Pardue

Feb 19, 2016

Bill Pardue of Oak Ridge Tennessee was born September 14, 1935 to Louis and Mary Allie Pardue in Lexington Kentucky. Preceded in death by parents Louis and Mary Allie Pardue. Survived by wife of 58 years Ruth (Jackson) Pardue; sister Mary Lou Pardue of Cambridge MA; daughter Sara (Bill) Gibson of Columbus OH; Son Todd Pardue (Sherry) of Fairfax Station...

Martha McKinstry

Martha McKinstry

Feb 14, 2016

Martha Parks McKinstry, 86, passed away on Sunday, February 14, at Parkwest Hospital in Knoxville. A resident of Oak Ridge since 1943, Martha was born in Cleveland, Tn., on April 30, 1929. Martha was in the first Oak Ridge High School graduating class and attended the University of Tennessee prior to starting her career at Union Carbide in 1948. In...

Harry Daunt

Harry Daunt

Feb 12, 2016

harry Daunt age 83 of Oliver Springs passed away February 12, 2016 at Harriman Health and Rehab. in Harriman. He was born January 05, 1933 in Taylor Michigan, to William and Francis Daunt. Harry is survived by his wife Joyce Daunt of the home. Two daughters Susan Myal and Janis Nerowski, 4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Harry spent most...

Gordon Child

Gordon Child

Feb 11, 2016

Fifty five year resident of Oak Ridge, Gordon Child passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Oak Ridge Tennessee on February 11,2016. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife Patricia Child and is survived by his daughter and son -in-law Belinda and Rick Maurer of Woodstock, Georgia; his sisters Ellen Plews of Coos Bay, Oregon...

Oakley Crawford

Oakley Crawford

Feb 2, 2016

Oakley Hamilton Crawford, 77, beloved husband and father and theoretical chemist and atomic physicist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for 30 years, passed away on Feb. 2, 2016, in Knoxville, Tenn., after a long struggle with illness. The family remembers him for his gentle and peaceful demeanor, great sense of humor, brilliant mind and love of music, a good story,...

Nathaniel Johnson Jr

Nathaniel Johnson Jr

Feb 1, 2016

Nathaniel Tyhiene Johnson Jr. passed away February 01, 2016 in Oak Ridge Tn. He was born January 21, 2016 in Oak Ridge Tn. to Nathaniel Johnson and Samantha Yarborough. Grave side service will be February 05, 2016 at 2:00 at Oak Ridge Memorial Park in Oak Ridge, Tn.

Roberta Martin

Roberta Martin

Jan 31, 2016

Roberta R. Martin, born June 3, 1922 in Alma, Mich., passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 at NHC Healthcare in Oak Ridge, Tenn., where she had been a resident since May of 2014, when she became too disabled to be cared for at home. She moved to Tenn., in the fall of 2011 to live with her daughter, Julie and...

Matt Deaton Jr

Matt Deaton Jr

Jan 30, 2016

Matt Deaton Jr. passed away 93 of Oak Ridge passed away Saturday January 30, 2016 Funeral services will be2:00 pm February 02, 2016 in the chapel of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. The family will receive friends starting at 1:00pm until time of service. Interment will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park

Eleanor Townsend

Eleanor Townsend

Jan 28, 2016

Eleanor Townsend age 86 of Oak Ridge passed away January 28, 2016 at Roane medical Center in Harriman Tennessee. She was born January 31, 1930 to Clarence and Alma Baber in Forest Virginia, who preceded her in death. Eleanor is survived by her sons Paul Townsend and Leslie Townsend, daughters Carol Evans and Susan Townsend A memorial service will be...