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Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Obits From The Oak Ridger 31 May 2001
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 21:20:00 EDT


>From The Oak Ridger 31 May 2001

RYBURN ROGER TOPPY, 87, of Danbury, Conn., died Monday, May 28, 2001, at the
Danbury Hospital.
Mr. Tippy had been a resident of the Lockwood Lodge in Newtown, Conn., for
the past two months, having moved there from Illinois where he had lived for
11 years. Before moving to Illinois, he and his wife, Eleanor, had lived in
Oak Ridge for 46 years. His wife died in November 2000.
Born Dec. 1, 1913, in Carterville, Ill., he was the son of Roger and Gertrude
Suratt Tippy. He was a graduate of the University of Illinois, and his first
area of employment was with the mine offices of Peabody Coal Co. This started
his lifetime interest in coal mining, memorabilia and scrip.
Mr. Tippy retired from Union Carbide Nuclear Division in 1975 as a supervisor
at the Oak Ridge K-25 Site after 32 years of employment.
He was a past exalted ruler of the Oak Ridge Elks Lodge, No. 1684, past
president of the Oak Ridge Coin Club, past president of the National Scrip
Collectors Association and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Mr. Tippy's family said he loved people and maintained a willingness to grow,
adapt and to love life and his Lord all his days on earth.
He is survived by his daughter, Ann Tibbatts and her husband, Tom, of Bethel,
Conn.; his son, Richard Tippy and his wife, Judy, of Crossville; his sister,
Mildred Conolly of Athens, Ga.; eight grandchildren, Brooke Shay and Ethan
Tippy, both of LaGrange, Ga., Terri Tibbatts and Tom Tibbatts, both of
Washington, Conn., Luke Tippy of Crossville, Matthew Tippy of Raleigh, N.C.,
Nathan Tippy of Nashville and Laurie Williams of Hopkinton, Mass; and by five
great-grandchildren and 11 nieces and nephews.
In addition to his wife and his parents, Mr. Tippy was preceded in death by
another son, Alan Roger Tippy, and a brother, Earl Tippy.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, June 3, at Bethel United Methodist
Church in Bethel, Conn.

CHARLES EDWARD GOLDEN, 51, of Oliver Springs, died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at
his home.
Mr. Golden is survived by sons Johnny Edward Golden and his wife, Brandy, of
Smithville and Charles William Golden of Knoxville; his daughter, Dorothy
Kathryn Taylor and her husband, David, of Oliver Springs; his brothers
Johnnie Leonard Golden and family, Willaim Henry Patton and family, and James
Emory Golden, all of Oliver Springs; and his sister, Alberta Farrar and
children of Knoxville.
The funeral will be held at 8 tonight, May 31, in the chapel of Anderson
County Funeral Home in Clinton with the Rev. Charles Ogle officiating.
A graveside service with full military rites will be conducted at 11 a.m.
Friday, June 1, at Clinch River Baptist Church Cemetery in the Medford
community.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.

ALVIN LEON "Cas" GOAD, 41, of Oliver Springs, died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at
St. Mary's Medical Center in Knoxville.
Mr. Goad was born June 6, 1959, in Oak Ridge, the son of Burl Goad and Lucy
Phillips Goad, who are deceased.
He was a construction worker and was mostly recently employed by Harness
Construction. He was a Baptist.
Mr. Goad is survived by his brothers, Lonnie R. Goad of Harriman, Burl A.
Goad Jr. of Sunbright and Tommy Sloan of Petros; his sisters, Anna White of
Wartburg and Delores Hall of Oak Ridge; and several nieces and nephews,
including a nephew he considered special, Ronnie Sloan.
A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, June 1, at Bray
Cemetery in the New River community.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight, May 31, at Sharp Funeral
Home in Oliver Springs.

GRACE E, BARNWELL, 87, of High Springs, Fla., died Monday, May 28, 2001, in
High Springs following an extended illness.
Mr. Barnawell was a native of Maryville. She moved from Knoxville to Palatka,
Fla., in 1949, and left Palatka in 1999. A homemaker, she had been an active
member of First Baptist Church of Palatka before her health declined and she
was a member of the Friendship Sunday School Class and the New Life Singers.
She was the widow of Frank Barnawell.
Mrs. Barnawell is survived by her sons, James L. Barnawell of Lake Geneva,
Fla., and Thomas F. Barnawell of High Springs; three brothers, Clarence
Hammer and Lloyd Hammer, both of Clinton, and Carl Hammer of Oak Ridge.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Thomas
F. Barnawell Jr.
The funeral will be at 2 today, May 31, in the chapel of Masters Funeral Home
in Palatka with the Rev. Paul Sheppard and the Rev. Charlie Rabun
officiating.
Burial will follow at Palatka Memorial Gardens.
Memorial gifts may be in the form of donations to First Baptist Church of
Palatka, 501 Oak St., Palatka, FL 32177.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 today at the funeral home.

BURWELL BAXTER "B.B." BELL Jr., 84, of Kingston, died Wednesday, May 30,
2001, at the Roane County Medical Center in Harriman after a brief illness.
Mr. Bell was born Oct. 27, 1916, in Asheville, N.C. His father, Burwell
Baxter Bell, his mother, Myrtle Rollins Bell, and his two brothers, Thomas
Rollins Bell and Jackson Rollins Bell, lived on the family farm near
Shawboro, N.C.
Mr. Bell attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., where he lived
with his uncle, Wallace Eugene Rollins, dean of Virginia Theological
Seminary. After EHS, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill and was then appointed to the United States Military Academy at West
Point. He graduated from West Point in 1943.
After graduation, Mr. Bell married the former Mary Dye Rector of Hot Springs,
Ark., and joined the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge. He worked for Union
Carbide Nuclear Division as an instrumentation engineer at the Oak Ridge Y-12
Plant and the Oak Ridge K-25 Site.
Upon his retirement in 1973, the Bells relocated permanently to Watts Bar
Lake near Kingston. Mrs. Bell died earlier.
Mr. Bell is survived by his son, Army Major Gen. Burwell Baxter Bell III; his
daughter, Dr. Amelia Rector Bell Knight; a granddaughter, Mary Amelia Lowery;
two grandsons, Richard Adrian Walker III and Burwell Baxter Bell IV; and by
two great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson.
In addition to his wife and his parents, he was preceded in death by his
brothers.
In accordance with Mr. Bell's wishes, the body will be cremated.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at St. Andrew's
Episcopal Church in Harriman. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 3814 Cleghorn Ave., Nashville, TN 37215.

OFFIE TRULL, 72, of Clinton, died Wednesday, May 30, 2001, at Methodist
Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Weatherford Mortuary is handling arrangements, which were incomplete this
morning.

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