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Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Obits From The Knoxville News Sentinel 23 Aug 2001
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:06:26 EDT
>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 23 Aug 2001
BRANDT, SANDFORD F. - age 91, a long-time Norris resident, passed away on
Tuesday, August 21, 2001, in Nashville. "Sandy", as he was universally known,
lived in Norris from 1939-1992. A memorial service will be held at a later
date at the Norris Religious Fellowship. Sandy served as president of the
Tennessee Mental Health Association and was instrumental in drafting and
passing Tennessee's modern mental health laws. He was a founder of the Oak
Ridge Mental Health Center and served as regional vice-president of the
National Mental Health Association. He was a leader in the Anderson County
Literacy Council and a member of the Norris Religious Fellowship, where he
served as chairman for the building of the current sanctuary. A native of
Evanston, Ill., and a graduate of the Medill Journalism School at
Northwestern University, Sandy came to East Tennessee in 1936 with TVA,
transferred to Oak Ridge in 1951, and retired in 1973. He was active in the
Norris Little Theater in the 1940-1960s, as an actor, director and writer.
One of his plays, Turn the Rascals Out, was performed in 1999, at Anderson
County High School, where Sandy was the honored guest at one of the
performances. After retirement, he took up painting and won prizes at several
local art exhibitions. His wife of 61 years, Edith, a Chattanooga native,
died in 1998. Sandy is survived by a son, Robert, a daughter, Lynn, a
daughter-in-law, Anne, and a grandson, Marshall, all of Nashville, a sister,
Miriam McDermond of Huron, Ohio, and a brother, William of Phoenix. Memorials
may be made to the Norris Religious Fellowship, Norris TN 37818, or the
Mental Health Association, 2401 21st Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37212. Woodbine
Funeral Home, Nashville, 615 832-1948, in charge of arrangements.
HATTON, DAVID L. - age 63, of Clinton, passed away Wednesday, August 22,
2001, at his residence. He was a member of Poplar Creek Baptist Church for 50
years. He was a United States Veteran, who served in the Tennessee National
Guard. He retired from South Central Bell as a Network Technician with over
37 years of service. He was founding member and former chief of Marlow
Volunteer Fire Department. Preceded in death by parents, Clyde and Jeanette
Garner Hatton; brother, Ronnie Hatton, and mother-in-law, Elizabeth Melzoni.
David was born April 1, 1938, in Knox County. Survivors: wife, Brenda Hatton
of Clinton; daughter, Elizabeth Long and husband, Terry of Clinton; sons,
David L. Hatton, Jr. and wife, Yolanda of Jacksonville, Fla., and John Hatton
and wife, Alma of Clinton; grandchildren, Amanda and Caden Hatton, Jeanette,
Gabrielle and Connor Long; 13 nieces and nephews and a host of friends, and
father-in-law, Pete Melzoni of Clinton. The family will receive friends 6-8
p.m. Friday, August 24, 2001, at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with
funeral service following at 8 p.m., in the chapel with Rev. Bill Dawson and
Rev. Kenny Sharp officiating. Interment will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at
Anderson Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers will be nephews, Merle
Maples, Jr., Mark Maples, Mitch Maples, Matthew Maples and friends, Bryan and
Rusty Cranmore. Honorary pallbearers will be Jess Cranmore, Elton McClellan,
Gordon Raby, Pete Jeffers, Virgil Rainey, Chuck Joyce and Merle Maples, Sr.
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home, of Clinton, in charge of all arrangements.
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