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Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Obits From The Oak Ridger 2 Jan 2002
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 19:40:56 EST


>From The Oak Ridger 2 Jan 2001

Former Oak Ridge caterer
GLORIA ANN BROWN, 50, of Oak Ridge, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2001, after a long
illness.
Born in Portsmouth, Va., on June 18, 1951, she was the fourth daughter of
Maggie and James Fitts, both now deceased.
Mrs. Brown was a faithful Christian and an active member of Refuge Temple
Church in Knoxville, her family said.
She ran a successful catering business for several years in the Oak Ridge and
Knoxville areas. Her family described her as a loving wife, dedicated mother
and devoted sister.
Mrs. Brown is survived by her husband of 18 years, Arthur Brown; three
daughters and two sons-in-law, Tonita and Brian Webb, Schmett and Anthony
Jones, and Chelsea Brown; two sons and a daughter-in-law, James Cobb and Eric
and Charlene Brown; and eight grandchildren, Kaiyla, Tenecia, Andrew, Isaiah,
Jazmyn, Joshua, Chantika and Tyre.
Mrs. Brown is also survived by three sisters and brothers-in-law, Audrey and
Oscar Parker, Deloris and Craig Watson, and Linda and John Ellis; her
mother-in-law, Olivia Brown; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002, at First
Apostolic Church of Knoxville. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends at the wake to be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 4 at Weatherford Mortuary.
The family of Mrs. Brown will be served by the Guiding Light Circle at True
Light Baptist Church in Knoxville following the burial.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the
Refuge Temple Church, 2100 Washington Ave., Knoxville, TN 37917.

Former Kmart employee
KATHARINA A. FRYE, 64, of Oliver Springs, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, at her
home after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Frye was a former employee of Kmart in Oak Ridge, where she had worked
for 17 years.
She was the widow of Frank E. Frye, who died in March 2001.
Her family said she enjoyed traveling, needlecraft and sewing, and making
items for friends and family.
Mrs. Frye is survived by her daughter, Lorine Frye of Oliver Springs; four
sons, Jack Frye and his wife, Lori, of Oak Ridge, Tim Frye and Jim Joe Frye
and his wife, Margie, all of Oliver Springs, and Sam Newton and his wife,
Dee, of Martinez, Ga.; her stepchildren, Michael Frye of National City,
Calif., and Libby Grimms and her husband, Richard, of Winchester; and six
granddaughters and five grandsons.
The funeral will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oak Ridge with Bishop Brent McGavin
officiating.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Mynatt Funeral Home in Knoxville is handling the arrangements.

Mother of Martha Salk
ALICE ALEXANDER LEPAY SCHEER of Oak Ridge died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, at
Shannondale Health Care Center in Knoxville after a short illness.
Born June 16, 1920, in Binghamton, N.Y., she was the daughter of Mary Nester
Lepay and Paul Lepay, who are deceased.
Mrs. Scheer received her bachelor of science degree in dietetics from Wayne
State University in 1942, and a master of arts degree in teaching from
Eastern Michigan University. She taught second grade in Allen Park, Mich.,
for 20 years before retiring to Oak Ridge in 1978.
Her family said she loved cats, food and her grandchildren. Her oldest
grandchild, Carl, described her as "the perfect grandmother: Indulgent,
generous, loving and ever ready with cookies." According to her family, her
love of cats was carried to the extreme in that she was known to covet those
of her neighbors and permanently "borrowed" several by the generous
application of the most tempting cat food she could find. The neighbors and
the cats generally delighted in this arrangement, her family said.
Mrs. Scheer was born in a Slavic neighborhood in Binghamton and spoke Russian
before English. Her family said time eroded her ability to speak that
language, and she spent a lifetime "studying" Russian.
She was noted for her generosity, and after her daughter left for college in
1963, she took in the daughters and younger sisters of friends and co-workers
who, by reason of one tragedy or another, needed a place to live during late
adolescence.
Mrs. Scheer had dealt with high blood pressure, diabetes, severe arthritis,
osteoporosis, a broken vertebra, a pituitary tumor, hearing loss, reduced
vision, etc., by ignoring them and not taking them seriously, her family
said, adding that it was a strategy, though breathtaking to them, that gave
her an astounding ease and peace.
She is survived by her husband, Frederick August Scheer, also of Shannondale;
three brothers, Peter Lepay and his wife, Anne, of Virginia Beach, Va.,
Andrew Lepay of Costa Mesa, Calif., and Walter Lepay of Binghamton; two
children, Martha Scheer Salk and her husband, Gary, of Oak Ridge, and Jon
Scheer and his wife, Teva, of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; and her grandchildren,
Carl Salk and Ted Salk, both of Oak Ridge, and Catherine Scheer and Charles
Scheer, both of Highlands Ranch.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, in the
chapel of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the
YWCA of Oak Ridge, 1660 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Attended Community Church
Miss MARY ELLEN TURNER, 83, a resident of Rogersville and a former resident
of Oak Ridge, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, at the Erwin hospital in Erwin.
Born April 28, 1918, in Cocke County, she was the daughter of Calvin B. and
Cressie Bible Turner, who are deceased.
Miss Turner was a member of Glendale Methodist Church in Bybee and attended
the Community Church in Grove Center in Oak Ridge, helping with youth groups.
Prior to moving to Rogersville, she lived in Oak Ridge for 52 years.
According to information from her family, she had worked for the Clinton
Engineer Works in Oak Ridge and retired as a secretary with the Tennessee
Municipal League, city of Oak Ridge.
Miss Turner is survived by her sister, Ethel Knight of Rogersville; three
brothers, Elmer Turner of Rutledge, Bruce Turner of Rogersville and Roy C.
Turner of Morristown; and several nieces and nephews.
Another sister, Mildred "Polly" Jones, and three other brothers, Fred Turner,
Robert Turner and Paul Turner, preceded her in death.
The funeral was to be held at 1 this afternoon, Jan. 2, 2002, at
Colboch-Price Funeral Home in Rogersville with the Rev. Jim Turner
officiating.
Burial was to follow at Hamblen Memory Gardens.
The family was to receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the funeral
home.

Retired K-25 employee
RICHARD E. "Chuck" BROCKWELL, 76, died Tuesday morning, Jan. 1, 2002, at his
home in Lenoir City.
Mr. Brockwell had retired from Union Carbide Nuclear Division after 35 years
of service at the Oak Ridge K-25 Site.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Mr. Brockwell was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church in Lenoir City and
a member of Faith Masonic Lodge No. 765 in Oak Ridge.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sylvia Brockwell; four children,
Charles Brockwell and his wife, Irene, of Lexington, N.C., Carolyn Newberg
and her husband, Archie, of Mebane, N.C., Sarah Gunter and her husband, Ben,
of Andersonville, and Rebecca Buck and her husband, William, of Cumming, Ga.;
his sister, Lucille Fry of Oak Ridge; and five grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at 8 tonight, Jan. 2, in the chapel of Click Funeral
Home in Lenoir City with the Rev. Tony Collins and the Rev. Glenn Gamble
officiating. A Masonic service will follow, conducted by members of Faith
Masonic Lodge.
A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at Oak
Ridge Memorial Park.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to
Highland Park Baptist Church, 4333 Highway 11 E., Lenoir City, TN 37771.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:45 tonight at the funeral home.

Sister of John Wheeler
ANN WHEELER BURTON of Franklin died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, in Franklin.
Mrs. Burton was a graduate of Western Kentucky University and completed one
year of the YMCA law school.
She was active with Christ Presbyterian Academy in Franklin. At the academy,
she was a member of the leadership committee, designed and produced the
athletic program for several years and she prepared the original
accreditation manual.
Mrs. Burton is survived by her husband, Jim Burton; her sons, Craig Burton
and his wife, Megan, of Washington, D.C., and Chris Burton of Franklin; her
daughter, Amy Burton of Franklin; her mother, Frances Wheeler of
Russellville, Ky.; her sister, Carol Gaddie, of Russellville; and her
brother, John Wheeler of Oak Ridge.
A graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at Mount
Olivet Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Andy Watson, Dave Woodard, Richard
Anderson, Ron Niesen, Jim Hamblen, Jay Siegrist, Ed White and Kin Clinton.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Christ Presbyterian
Church with the Rev. Charles McGowan officiating. Visitation will be held one
hour before the service.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to Christ
Presbyterian Academy; Alive Hospice; or to the American Cancer Society.
The family will also receive friends from 5 to 8 tonight, Jan. 2, at
Brentwood Funeral Home, 9010 Church St. E., Brentwood.

Laurel Grove Baptist member
BARBARA JUNE DAUGHERTY, 59, of Briceville, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, at
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Born in Anderson County on Feb. 26, 1942, she was the daughter of W.R. and
Stella Hooks Braden. Her mother lives in Briceville and her father is
deceased.
Mrs. Daugherty was a homemaker and a member of Laurel Grove Missionary
Baptist Church in Briceville.
She enjoyed gardening and flowers, her family said.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Daugherty is survived by her husband, Junior
Daugherty; her daughter, Lori Ann Daugherty Blair of Briceville; two sisters,
Evelyn Gibson and Maxie Beam, both of Briceville; five brothers, Donnie
Braden, Eddie Braden and W.R. Braden, all of Briceville, Houston Braden of
Knoxville and Tom Braden of Lake City; and several nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
The funeral will be held at 8 tonight, Jan. 2, at Laurel Grove Missionary
Baptist Church with the Rev. John Randolph officiating.
A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at Brown
Cemetery in Graves Gap.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at the church.
Weatherford Mortuary is handling the arrangements.

JOSEFINA GODINEZ of Oak Ridge died this morning, Jan. 2, 2002, at Methodist
Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Weatherford Mortuary is handling the arrangements, which were incomplete this
morning.


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