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Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Obits From The Oak Ridger 7 Aug 2002
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 20:47:55 EDT
>From the Oak Ridger 7 Aug 2002
Early Mims, 85, of Oak Ridge
Harry K. Walker, 89, a native of Knoxville
Edward E. Evans, 57, of Charlotte, N.C.,
Norman Shook, 89, of Mulga, Ala.,
Sharon K. Miller, 59, of Coalfield,
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EARLY MIMS, 85, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday morning, Aug. 6, 2002, at
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Born June 11, 1917, in Houston, Miss., he was the son of Fred Mims and Mattie
Lee Buchanan Mims.
Mr. Mims retired in 1982 from the Tennessee Valley Authority, where he had
worked as a laborer.
He was United States Army veteran of World War II.
He was a member of the Elks Lodge, Chapter 1301. His family said he loved to
fish.
Mr. Mims is survived by his wife, Bessie Lou Troupe Mims, with whom he would
have celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary on Aug. 17.
Also surviving are three sons, James Troupe and his wife, Tammy, Early Lee
Mims and his wife, Christine, and Marion Mims, all of Oak Ridge; and four
daughters, Linda Carpenter and her husband, Eugene, Diana Meriwether and her
husband, Ricky, Georgiana Latham and Aretha Troupe, all of Oak Ridge.
Mr. Mims is also survived by his brother, Jerry Steele and his wife, Mary C.
Steele, of Oak Ridge; four sisters, Roena Atkinson and Clara Payne, both of
Erie, Pa., and Willie Mae Young and Louise Mills, both of Oak Ridge; his
brothers-in-law, Charlie Troupe of Aberdeen, Miss., and James Troupe of
Baltimore, Md.; his sisters-in-law, Dorothy Troupe, Emma Troupe and Carolyn
Troupe, all of Oak Ridge, and Johnny Harris and Eva Mae Clark, both of
Aberdeen; and by 19 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and many nieces
and nephews.
Also raised in the Mims household is Donnie Irby of Oak Ridge, whom they
considered a son.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, in the chapel of
Weatherford Mortuary with the Rev. Robert Richmond officiating.
Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary.
HARRY K. WALKER, 89, a native of Knoxville and a longtime resident of Oak
Ridge, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, at his home.
Mr. Walker graduated from the old Knoxville High School in 1930 and from the
University of Tennessee with a bachelor of science degree in electrical
engineering in 1936.
He was a military veteran of World War II and was on the first convoy to
cross the Atlantic. Mr. Walker spent four years in Europe and rose to the
rank of lieutenant colonel. He was a member of the Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force and was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the
British Empire for his work in the area of communications.
He retired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory after 32 years in the
Engineering Division.
Mr. Walker was a member of First Baptist Church and had served the church as
a deacon and trustee.
He is survived by his daughter, Sandra Kuykendall and her husband, Charles,
of Knoxville; and two grandchildren, Mike Kuykendall and Trish Kuykendall,
both of Atlanta, Ga.
Dena and Kenneth Justice of Coalfield were considered special friends.
Mr. Walker was preceded in death by his first wife of nearly 40 years,
Elizabeth Lavelle Walker, and by his second wife, Olive "Pinky" Walker.
The funeral will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, in the chapel of
Weatherford Mortuary with the Rev. Larry Dipboye officiating.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at Lynnhurst
Cemetery in Knoxville.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to First
Baptist Church, 1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary.
EDWARD E. EVANS, 57, of Charlotte, N.C., died Friday, Aug. 2, 2002, at his
home with his wife and daughter by his side.
He was born in Oak Ridge on June 16, 1945, the son of Marie and Ernest C.
Evans. His mother lives in Oak Ridge and his father is deceased.
Mr. Evans received a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from North
Carolina State University in 1969, and a master's degree in landscape
architecture from Harvard University in 1974.
He served as an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in West Germany
from 1969 to 1972. In 1970, he received a U.S. Army Commendation Medal for
service, design and construction.
During his career as a landscape architect, he worked in Maryland, Kentucky,
Minnesota, Florida, Hawaii, South Carolina and North Carolina. Mr. Evans was
co-owner in the Charlotte firm of Jordan/Evans Associates.
He also served as director of Landscape Architecture at Freeman-White
Associates and The FWA Group. Most recently, he was senior project manager
for the firm of DPR Associates Inc. of Charlotte.
His family said his career was marked by many honors, awards and recognition
for his work in landscape architecture. Some of the most notable: The NCASLA
Award of Excellence for the Sonora Desert Pavilion for the North Carolina Zoo
in Asheboro; a NCASLA Merit Award for the Charlotte-Douglas International
Airport; the NCASLA Award of Excellence for Chapel Lane, Linville Resort,
Linville, N.C.; a NCASLA Merit Award for Hornet's Nest Park of Charlotte; an
ASLA National Award of Merit for a study of Lanai, Hawaii; and an NCALSA
Award for Lifetime Achievement in Landscape Architecture for the state of
North Carolina.
Mr. Evans developed a personal and professional interest in downtown
street-scaping and city and campus master planning. He completed extensive
planning and design work for the cities of Salisbury and Monroe, N.C., and
was instrumental in designing the campuses of Providence Day School of
Charlotte and Meredith College of Raleigh.
He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Charlotte, and he was a
member of the Kiwanis Club of Charlotte and the Metrolina Business Council.
He had served as president of the Harvard Alumni Club of Charlotte. He had
also been a member of the American Society of Landscape Architecture since
1974 and was president of the North Carolina chapter from 1997 to 1998.
Mr. Evans served on the Charlotte Tree Advisory Commission and as chairman.
He volunteered preliminary design work for the Children's Memorial Walkway in
Charlotte's Third Ward and was the master designer, project planner and
volunteer builder of the 1987 Jimmy Carter Park for Habitat for Humanity.
He also volunteered his personal time and expertise for the master planning,
detail design and zoning plans for the Charlotte Public Housing Authority in
1984. Mr. Evans was selected as a portfolio grader for the North Carolina
State University Design School and a CLARB National Exams grader.
His family said he was an enthusiastic member of the Sports Car Club of
America and the Volvo Club of America.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Evans is survived by his wife of 33 years,
Ginger Evans; his daughter, Collyn L. Evans of Salisbury, N.C.; two brothers,
Robert Evans of Cary, N.C., and Thomas Evans of Gainesville, Fla.; a niece,
Emily Evans of Alexandria, Va.; and a nephew, Alex Evans of Cary.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at St. Mark's Lutheran
Church in Charlotte with the Rev. C. Peter Setzer and the Rev. Richard P.
Carter officiating.
Burial will be at the church columbarium.
Visitation will follow the service at the church.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the
Edward E. Evans Landscape Fund, c/o Meredith College, 3800 Hillsborough St.,
Raleigh, NC 27607.
McEwen Funeral and Cremation Service in Charlotte is handling the arrangements
NORMAN DHOOK, 89, of Mulga, Ala., died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, in Alabama.
Mr. Shook retired as a teacher with Jefferson County schools in Alabama where
he had taught for 27 years.
He was a World War II veteran and served 43 months in the Southwest Pacific.
After his military service, he worked with his father and two brothers in
building construction.
Mr. Shook played in the Shook Brothers String Band for years and later was a
member, with F.K. Shook and brothers Ray and Trevor, in a Dixieland band.
He was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Doris Shook; and three sons, one daughter and two
grandchildren, all of Alabama.
Mr. Shook is also survived by his brother, F.K. Shook of Oak Ridge.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and three brothers.
A graveside service was held Saturday morning, Aug. 3, at Highland Memorial
Gardens in Bessemer, Ala.
SHARON K. MILLER, 59, of Coalfield, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, at her home.
Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs is handling the arrangements, which were
incomplete this morning.
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