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Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Obits From The Knoxville News Sentinel 25 Mar 2001
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 09:25:25 EST
>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 25 Mar 2001
COLE, WILLIAM E. (BILL) - age 67 of Dayton, Ohio and LaFollette, Tenn. passed
away Wednesday March 21, 2001 in Dayton. He was a member of the Trinity
Baptist Church. Bill was owner and operator of All Seasons Pest Control, and
was a member of LaFollette Lodge 623 F&AM, the Scottish Rite, the Scottish
Rite, the Shrine Temple. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and
Margaret Cole, and by 1 brother, Marshall Cole. He is survived by his wife of
50 years, Reva Cole; daughters and sons in law, Donna and Larry Miller and
Lynda and David Gilmore; sons and daughter in law, Eddie Cole and Rick and
Sue Cole; 13 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; brother, Bob Cole and a
host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 8 p.m. Sunday,
Marcy 25, 2001 in the Chapel of Martin Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Howard
Tapp officiating. Interment will be 1 p.m. Monday, in Woodlawn Cemetery. The
family will receive friends from 6-8 Sunday, March 25, 2001 at Martin Wilson
Funeral Home. Masonic Services will be Sunday at 7:50 p.m. Martin Wilson
Funeral Home of LaFollette in charge of arrangements.
HUCKABY, ELSIE MAE - age 80 of Clinton, passed away Friday, March 23, 2001 at
Methodist Medical Center. She was a member of North Clinton Missionary
Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening and raising flowers. Preceded in death
by parents, Melton & Mary Braden Patterson; husband, LeRoy Huckaby; sisters,
Sally Ward and Kansas Phillips; brothers, Lewis and Tom Patterson. Born
November 8, 1920 in Anderson County. Survivors: daughters, Cheastean &
husband, Kenneth G. Wilson of Clinton, Josephine Martin of Clinton, Ruby &
husband, Ray Glenn of Lawrenceville, Ga., Imogene Henderson of Clinton,
Maxine & husband, Doug Wilson of Clinton; son, LeRoy, Jr. & wife, Barbara
Huckaby of Buford, Ga.; grandchildren, Debbie Fellers, Teresa Wilson, Wendell
Martin, Lisa Rhea, Regina Silvey, Greg Huckaby, John Pebley, Jason Huckaby,
Jennifer Pebley Bowling, B.J. Henderson, Katie Huckaby, David Huckaby; 12
great grandchildren; sister, Oma Phillips of Clinton; sister in law, Grace
Scarbrough of Clinton; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive
friends 7-9 p.m. Monday March 26, 2001 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home. Funeral
service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Chapel with Rev. Mickey Lefew and Rev.
Jim Ault officiating. The interment will follow at Sunset Cemetery.
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton in charge of all arrangements.
HUDSON, THOMAS LAY , SR. - 78, Oak Ridge, died at the Methodist Medical
Center on March 23, 2001. Born on February 10, 1923 in Whitwell, TN to
parents Henry Edwin "H.E." and Janie Lay Hudson. A Veteran with the US Navy
during World War II. Mr. Hudson came to Oak Ridge in 1950. Graduated from the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Retired from Martin Marietta Energy
Systems as an electrical engineer with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He
enjoyed traveling throughout the United States and gardening. Preceded in
death by wife, Ruth S. Hudson, March 9, 1997; brother, William E. Hudson.
Survivors include: daughters, Carol Ann Brown and husband, Larry of Oak
Ridge, Nancy Pearson and husband, Steve, of Knoxville; son, Thomas L. Hudson,
Jr., and wife, Carol, of Knoxville; 8 grandchildren: Justin Brown, Oak Ridge
Catherine, Thomas, Stephanie, & David Pearson, Andrew, Taylor, and Amy Hudson
all of Knoxville; brothers, Ed D. Hudson and wife, Marjory of Knoxville,
James R. Hudson and wife, Mattie Mae of Knoxville; sister-in-law, Emma Ruth
Farmer, Athens, GA.; brother-in-law, Charles Smith and wife, June of
Chattanooga; several nieces and nephews. Memorial service will be held on
Tuesday, 3-27-2001, 7 p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church, Oak Ridge, with
Rev. David Hall officiating. Memorials may be made to MMC Chaplain's
Benevolence Fund, Methodist Hospital Foundation, 990 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak
Ridge, Tn., 37830. A private graveside will be held on Tuesday at Oak Ridge
Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the church following the
service. Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge, in charge of the arrangements.
SEYFRIED, RUTH VAN VLIET - 88, an Oak Ridger for nearly 57 years and the
beloved center of her family, died of Leukemia Saturday morning at her home,
after a brief illness. Born Christmas Day, 1912, in New York City, and raised
in Demarest, New Jersey, Mrs. Seyfried was one of 8 children, now all
deceased, of the late James and Isabel Regina Van Vliet. She moved to Oak
Ridge July 4, 1944, to join her husband, the late Max Paul Seyfried, a
chemical engineer who had arrived in Oak Ridge earlier. Mr. Seyfried, a
nuclear-technology pioneer for Union Carbide Nuclear Division at the former
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plaint, died in 1969. Throughout her life, Mrs.
Seyfried was known for her loving spirit, sense of humor, and devotion for
her family of four children, their spouses; 10 grandchildren; 16 great
grandchildren; and many friends. To children of both family and friends, she
was simply "GiGi" always showing love and being loved in return. Mrs.
Seyfried loved to cook and often had family and friends in her home. Holidays
were especially happy times, particularly Christmas, where she prepared
countless fruitcakes, cookies, and other seasonal favorites. She always
preferred a real tree, normally a balsam or spruce, and traditional
decorations like those she enjoyed in childhood. Many marveled at her energy
and unselfish nature, always thinking of others first. "She may have been 88,
but she acted like she was 60," one doctor said in her last days. The family
feels blessed that Mrs. Seyfried had good health for most of her life and
lived close to her four children, all Oak Ridgers. She is survived by her
loving family; son, Robert E. Seyfried and wife, Joyce, Oak Ridge; grandson,
Scott Seyfried and wife, Nancy; great granddaughters, Kelsey and Carly
Seyfried, all of Pembroke Pines, Fla.; grandson, Michael Seyfried and wife,
Lori; great grandsons, Jay, Drew, and Cole Seyfried, all of Marietta, Ga.;
granddaughter, Michelle Street and husband, Mike; great grandchildren, Eli
and Carrie Street, all of Decatur, Ala.; step grandson, Stephen Irving and
wife, Betsy; step great grandchildren, Adam and Kelly; Irving all of
Farragut; daughter, Maxine Conner and husband, Harry; granddaughter, Carol
Hetzel and husband, David; great granddaughter, Ashley Hetzel; granddaughter,
Kristen Tobler and husband, Eric; great granddaughters, Haley, Caroline and
Hannah Tobler, all of Oak Ridge; daughter, Linda Haffey and husband, John,
Oak Ridge; granddaughter, Sharon Mulkey and husband, Mark; great
grandchildren, John, Elizabeth, and Matthew Mulkey, all of Kennesaw, Ga.;
granddaughter, Karen Prozny and husband, John of Newnan, Ga.; daughter,
Brenda Griffith and husband, Scotty; granddaughters, Brittany Norvell and
Ashley Griffith; and numerous cousins, nephews and nieces. In lieu of
flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Covenant Hospice-Oak Ridge
area or St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis. The family will receive
friends at Weatherford Mortuary Monday from 5-7 p.m. with services following
at 7, and Rev. Bill Mooney and Rev. Charles H. Horne officiating. Graveside
services are scheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m. Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
STAIR, RUBY McGINNIS - age 57 of Clinton, passed away Saturday, March 24,
2001 at N.H.C. Health Care in Oak Ridge. She attended Freeway Church of God.
She was a former employee at Windwood Health Care Center as a C.N.A. Born
January 21, 1944 in Knox County. Preceded in death by parents, William &
Maggie O'Dell McGinnis; sisters, Helen McGinnis, Pauline Breeden; brother,
R.L. McGinnis. Survivors: husband, Michael R. Stair of Clinton; mother &
father in law, Robert & wife, Alice Stair of Clinton; sisters, Dorothy Young
of Andersonville, Gracie & husband, Chuck Thompson of Sharps Chapel, Marie
McClain of Knoxville; brothers, Rev. David & wife, Pat McGinnis of
Andersonville, William "Lee" & wife, Shirley McGinnis of Knoxville; several
nieces and nephews; special friend, Louella Ridenour of Clinton. The family
will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2001 at Holley-Gamble Funeral
Home with funeral services following at 8 p.m. in the chapel with Pastor Bill
Jackson officiating. The interment will be 2 p.m. Monday at Woodhaven
Memorial Garden. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton in charge.
STOETZEL, ELAINE GROPPE - age 78 of Oak Ridge died Friday, March 23, 2001 at
the Methodist Medical Center. Retired Registered Nurse/ St. Mary's Hospital.
Member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Preceded in death by husband, Frank C.
Stoetzel; her parents, Albert and Clara Koester Groppe; three infant sons; a
grandson, Jimmie Stoetzel; a son in law, Benny Christopher and a daughter in
law, Charlotte Cumbie Stoetzel. Survived by children; Jim (Vickie Brandford)
of Saudi Arabia, David (Sarah Thursby) of Oak Ridge, Kathy (Eric) Reynolds of
Oak Ridge, Robert (Teresa Scott) of Woodbury, Tenn., Dan of Knoxville,
Mary(Jeff) Brooks of Knoxville, Judi (Phil) Seeley of Jupiter, Fla., Geri
(Michael) Alberson of Kingston and Michael (Kathy Surprise) of Murfreesboro,
Tenn.; brother and sister in law, Wayne and Shirley Groppe of Oak Ridge; 21
grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; 12 step grandchildren; 6 step great
grandchildren; sister in law, Ruth Stoetzel Kornell and brothers in law,
George (Joanne) Stoetzel and Harry (Terry) Stoetzel, all of Wis.; special
friend, Carmella Nehls of Dubuque, Iowa and many nieces and nephews. A
funeral mass will be conducted on Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at 10:30 a.m. at
St. Mary's Catholic Church with Rev. Michael Woods officiating. Burial will
follow in Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family requests that any desired donations be made to St. Mary's Church
or School, 327 Vermont Ave., Oak Ridge, Tenn. 37830. The family will receive
friends on Monday, March 26th from 6-8 p.m. with a Rosary at 8 p.m. at
Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge.
WHITE, JESSIE FROST - age 88 of Andy Ridge Road in Lake City passed away
Saturday March 24, 2001 at his residence. Visitation, 6-9 p.m. March 26, 2001
at Cox-Martin Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. March 27,
2001 at Brown Flat Community Baptist Church with Rev. Luke Ward and Rev.
Jason McKamey officiating. Interment will follow the funeral service in Brown
Flat Community Baptist Church Cemetery. Cox-Martin Funeral Home in Lake City
in charge.
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