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Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Obits From The Oak Ridger 14 Nov 2003
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 19:38:44 EST
>From The Oak Ridger 14 Nov 2003
Leola Ahler Griffith, of Oak Ridge,
Hortense Louvenia Gardner Rawl, 89, recently of Oak Ridge,
Barbara T. Schill, 70, of Florida, formerly of Oak Ridge,
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Leola Ahler Griffith, of Oak Ridge, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, at her
home.
She was the daughter of Gustave and Queen Ahler, both now deceased.
Mrs. Griffith was a member of Woodland Park Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas
Griffith.
Mrs. Griffith is survived by a nephew, Bill Milsap and wife, Henrietta, of
Chattanooga, and by several cousins.
Her family said she will be remembered by many friends.
A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, 2003, at Anderson
Memorial Gardens on Oliver Springs Highway with the Rev. Herbert Lee
officiating.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to
Woodland Park Baptist Church, 200 Manhattan Ave., Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at
Weatherford Mortuary.
Hortense Louvenia Gardner Rawl, 89, recently of Oak Ridge, died Wednesday,
Nov. 12, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Born July 28, 1914, in Sedley, Va., she was the daughter of Sylvester Lee
Gardner and Emma Lee Gardner.
According to her family, she was a devoted and faithful servant of the Lord.
She was active in the Simonsdale Presbyterian Church in Portsmouth, Va.,
Chesterbrook Presbyterian Church in McLean, Va., and Idylwood Presbyterian Church
in Falls Church, Va. Her family said her singing, decorating, fellowship and
leadership contributions were all freely given to the glory of God and to the
benefit of her family and community.
Her family said she will be fondly remembered by family and friends as a
loving and giving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Mrs. Rawl was past
president and judge of the Simonsdale Garden Club in Portsmouth and was active in
the Parent Teacher Associations at her sons' schools from primary through high
school.
Mrs. Rawl is survived by her husband of 60 years, Edgar H. Rawl Jr. of
McLean, Va.; two sons, Edgar H. Rawl III of Tucson, Ariz., and Richard R. Rawl and
wife, Janet, of Oak Ridge; and by her grandsons, Randy, an 11th-grader at Oak
Ridge High School, and Ryan, a ninth-grader at ORHS.
A memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003, at Grace
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Stephen Damos officiating.
A graveside service will be Sunday, Nov. 23, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in
Norfolk, Va.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions to the
American Lung Association, 212 S. Peters Rd., Suite 106, Knoxville, TN 37923.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church.
Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Barbara T. Schill, 70, of Florida, formerly of Oak Ridge, died Wednesday,
Nov. 12, 2003. Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services in Lady Lake, Fla., is in charge of
arrangements.
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