OBITUARIES
Timothy Obituary
Sep 6, 2011
Timothy Jason Cyan Christman "Cy", 37, of Oak Ridge went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday September 6, 2011 at Methodist Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. Cy was born September 10, 1973 in Oak Ridge, TN to Roger Dale and Patricia Lynn Gibson Christman. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was a...
Cullen Obituary
Sep 3, 2011
Cullen P. McWright, better known as "Mac", passed away on September 3, 2011 at NHC of Oak Ridge. Mr. McWright was born on May 10, 1907 in Mt. Hope, Alabama. He was one of sixteen children born to T.C. and Carrie McWright. Mr. McWright's surviving sister is Rae Sneed of Florence, Alabama. Mac worked his way through college and was...
Dorothy Obituary
Sep 3, 2011
Dorothy Bonnell Stulberg "I figure I'm on my third journey. I was born, then there is life, and then there is spirit which goes on through others. The jury is out - will my third journey through others help them know and be a friend to themselves and love and relate to others?" Dorothy Stulberg 2011 Dorothy Bonnell Stulberg was...
Dorothy Obituary
Aug 23, 2011
Dorothy Opal Ore, 89, of Oak Ridge died Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at her home, surrounded by her family. Dorothy Ore was born April 16, 1922 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Ethel Turley Mooney and Edward Mooney. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Harold Ore; an infant sister, Margaret Mooney, and a...
Anne Obituary
Aug 13, 2011
Anne Marshall Pitts Keesee, of Oak Ridge, passed away at Methodist Medical Center on Saturday, August 13, 2011. She was born on March 29, 1926 to Marshall and Bessie (Davis) Pitts in Lenoir, NC. A 1944 graduate of Crossnore Business College, Crossnore, NC, Anne came to Oak Ridge in 1945. She worked for Roane Anderson Company, Management Services Incorporated and...
Jean Obituary
Aug 5, 2011
Jean Childress passed away peacefully on Aug. 5, 2011, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Jean was born on Oct. 19, 1921, in Clarksburg W.Va., to William Leslie Hornor and Gertrude Bishop Hornor. She attended Morris Harvey College and West Virginia Wesleyan College where she studied music. Jean was a 53-year resident of Oak Ridge. She worked at The...
Gordon Obituary Sr.
Jul 23, 2011
Gordon William Brewer, Sr., age 82, of Oak Ridge passed away Saturday July 23, 2011 at his home. Gordon was born January 21, 1929 in St. Louis, MO to the late William Riley and Grace Marie Brummett Brewer. Beloved husband to his wife of 59 years Iris, Gordon was a veteran of the United States Navy and was retired from...
Lovie Obituary
Jul 18, 2011
Lovie Mae Bradley Magers of Oak Ridge, TN, passed away peacefully Monday, July 18, 2011, at Summit View of Farragut. She was born January 28, 1912, in Baldwyn, MS. She was a member of Glenwood Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 390. She sold ladies apparel at Conley E. Morris, Nettie Lee, J. C. Penney, & Miller's...
Jean Obituary
Jul 15, 2011
Jean C. Petersen, age 90, of Knoxville, TN passed away peacefully on July 15 2011 at her home. Jean was born May 23, 1923 in Pennington Gap, VA to Joseph Franklin and Mary Pennington Carpenter. Jean graduated from Pennington High School and earned a bachelor's degree in business education from James Madison University. Jean moved to Oak Ridge, TN in...
Warren Obituary
Jul 13, 2011
Warren Edward Gritton "Popaw", age 89, of Oak Ridge formerly of Pomona, CA passed away Wednesday July 13, 2011. Warren was born October 4, 1921 in Edgington, IL to the late Clarence and Ethel Robbins Gritton. Warren was known for his loving smile and his love for people. He enjoyed fishing and remodeling planes. Warren was a United States Navy...
Joshua Obituary
Jul 5, 2011
Joshua Raymond Estrada Warren, age 22, of Clinton passed away Tuesday July 5, 2011 in Clinton. Joshua was born November 6, 1988 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Joshua was a devoted loving son to his mother Adela Smith and dad the late Thomas A. Smith. Other than his dad Joshua is preceded in death by his grandparents and is survived by his...
Edith Obituary
Jul 2, 2011
Edith Helen Taylor Forkum Drinnen was born in Baxter, Tennessee, July 4, 1921, the fourth of seven children born to the late Joel Samuel Taylor and Mary Jane Maxwell Taylor. Edith was lifted peacefully from her earthly life on July 2, 2011, two days short of her 90th birthday. She married the late Walter Marion Forkum on December 10, 1937....
Mrs. Ethel Obituary
Jun 29, 2011
Ethel Cook Ragsdale, age 86, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord Wednesday June 29, 2011 at NHC Healthcare. Mrs. Ragsdale was born January 23, 1925 in Newnan, GA to the late Samuel Leigh Cook and Frances Arnold Cook. Ethel received her Bachelor of Business Degree from Aruban University and later a teaching Certificate from the...
Jane Obituary
Jun 18, 2011
Jane Gurney Teasley, 92, of Oak Ridge, died June 18 in the Oak Ridge Methodist Hospital. She was born September 7, 1918, to John O. Gurney and Elizabeth B. Gurney, in Rochester MN, where her father was a medical resident at the Mayo Clinic. She was the last survivor of four children, John, Jeannie and Charles. Jane lived in Oak...
Hazel Obituary
Jun 12, 2011
Hazel Friddle Bailey, of Oak Ridge, formerly of Greer, S.C., died June 12, 2011, from a lengthy battle with kidney disease. Born on Nov. 10, 1920, to the late J. Earle and Mabelle Friddle, she was the widow of the late Posey Bailey. Mrs. Bailey is survived by her children, Mack Bailey of Oak Ridge, and Mrs. Richard (Kathy) Hawkins...
Thornton Obituary
Jun 2, 2011
Speas Hinshaw, 89, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, passed away on June 2, 2011. He was a beloved father and grandfather. He was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Dorothy and his brother Bob Hinshaw. He is survived by his two sons, Steve and Thornton, with his wife Ann and their two children, Sarah and Chris, niece Connie Owens ,...
Jay Obituary
May 25, 2011
Jay A. Lane passed away on May 25th at Parkwest Medical Center. He was born in Jacksboro, TN on January 22, 191. He was the son of Odell and Auretus Lane. Jay served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After his discharge from the Army, he attended the University of Tennessee. He worked at Y-12 for over thirty...
Donald Obituary
May 24, 2011
Donald Ray Kelsheimer, age 77, of Oak Ridge passed away Tuesday May 24, 2011 at his home. Donald was born October 31, 1933 in Mecca, IN to the late Charles and Bessie Richardson Kelsheimer. He moved to Oak Ridge in 1957 and had worked as a Stack Sampler at K-25until his retirement in 1991. He was a member of West...
Edith Obituary
May 5, 2011
Edith M. Roy, age 86, a resident of Oak Ridge since 2003, passed away quietly Thursday, May 5, 2011 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Mrs. Roy was the daughter of the late Wayne G. and Margaret McGowan Sr. of Covington, TN. Her brother, Wayne G. McGowan Jr, preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Vershall...
Selma Obituary
May 3, 2011
Selma Kravit Shapiro died at her home on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011. Selma was born in 1924 and grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts. In the early years her strong interest in the arts and social service was encouraged by her mother, and she attended art classes at the Museum of Fine Art in Boston. At the behest of her father...
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