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Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Obits From the Oak Ridger 16 Jan 2004
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:27:08 EST
>From the Oak ridger 16 Jan 2004
Donnie Miller Blevins, 89, of Shady Valley,
Billie Ruth Cole Boyd,
Frank Anthony Cappiello Sr., 76, of Oak Ridge,
Robert Duncan, 53, of Oliver Springs,
Marie Muller, 90, of Oak Ridge,
Geneva Rains, 87, of Clinton,
Joseph Michael "Mike" Sawicki, 54, formerly of Oak Ridge,
William W. "Trucky" Walden Jr., 79, of Lake City,
Pearl Webber, 93, of Oak Ridge, and formerly of Lake City,
Helen Peak Fultz, 81, of Oak Ridge,
Dovie Tallent Papke, 76, of Atlanta, Ga. formerly of Oak Ridge,
Richard Clifton Rather, 82, of Oliver Springs,
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Donnie Miller Blevins, 89, of Shady Valley, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004, at
Bristol Medical Center.
She was the daughter of George and Clara Miller.
A lifelong resident of Shady Valley, her family said she was known for her
gardening and craft skills. She was an accomplished quilter and particularly
enjoyed growing and arranging flowers. Prior to her retirement, she worked with
her husband for many years in several small businesses that they owned. For
more than 50 years, she was an active member of the Shady Valley Presbyterian
Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Argus
Blevins, and by a son, Ralph Blevins.
Mrs. Blevins was survived by two daughters, Louise Dunlap and husband,
Julian, of Oak Ridge and Kathleen Britts and husband, Ramon, of Fairfax Station,
Va.; four grandchildren, Leigh Dunlap of Alexandria, Va., Lynn Dunlap and
husband, Moses DeMello, of Asheville, N.C., Jennifer Britts Connors of Vienna, Va.,
and Eric Britts of Fairfax Station; two great-grandchildren, Hannah Demello and
Matthew Demello, both of Asheville; two brothers, Aster Miller of Huntsville,
Ala., and Avery Miller of Piney Flats; and by one sister, Izetta Triplett of
Bluff City.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at Shady Valley Presbyterian
Church with the Rev. Tom Peake officiating.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at
Hux-Lipford Funeral Home in Mountain City.
On-line condolences may be sent to the family at the Web site
www.hux-lipford.com.
Billie Ruth Cole Boyd, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004.
She was born in Honaker, Va., on Aug. 15, 1929, the daughter of Bradley Paul
and Minnie Bell Cole. She graduated from high school in Richlands, Va., in
1947, and has been a resident of the Knoxville area since 1952.
According to her family, she was active in youth sports, PTA, and school and
community activities in the Farragut and Karns communities, and attended the
Presbyterian church although raised in the Baptist church.
She was later employed as manager of the Nancy Lynn Fashions clothing stores
in Oak Ridge and Powell. Afterward, she cared for the elderly and infirm, and
finally was an employee of Brinks Security Systems.
Her family said, she loved life and loved her children more. She could have
been anything she set her mind to be but instead married, settled down, had
five children and made a home that welcomed any and all who showed up on her
doorstep. She enjoyed music and travel, dancing and laughter, and was always
prepared for the unexpected joke or prank from her children.
She was preceded in death by her second child, Susan Elaine Boyd, and by her
brother, John P. Cole.
She is survived by a daughter, Beverly Boyd Williams, of Knoxville; a son and
daughter-in-law, L. H. Boyd Jr. and Suzie Boyd, of Oliver Springs; a
daughter, Ann Ellen Boyd, of Oak Ridge; and a son and daughter-in-law, Daniel J. Boyd
and Kimberly F. Boyd, of Knoxville; a sister and brother-in-law, Patricia C.
Jones and James Jones, of Bluefield, Va.; a sister-in-law and husband Jerry
Cole Yearout and Bob Yearout, of Blacksburg, Va.; and a brother and
sister-in-law, B.P. Cole and Marion Cole of Anderson, S.C.
Joyce Packer of Knoxville was considered a special friend and companion in
later years.
Her family said she will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by family
and friends alike.
The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, at Weatherford
Mortuary.
A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, at Sunset Cemetery in
Clinton.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions to the
Juvenile Diabetes Association, 4700 Rutledge Pike, Knoxville, TN 37914.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary.
Frank Anthony Cappiello Sr., 76, of Oak Ridge, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004,
at Lake City Health Care.
He was born March 27, 1927, in Bronx, New York, to Frank and Mae Cappiello.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and an avid supporter of the Boys
Club of Oak Ridge. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Mr. Cappiello is survived by his wife of 45 years, Jane Cappiello; two sons,
Frank Anthony Cappiello Jr. and wife, Lori, of Powell, and Michael James
Cappiello and wife, Tricia, of Newport News, Va.; a daughter, Ann Marie Yates and
husband, Les, of Kingston; sisters, Irene D'Ambrosio and husband, Leonard of
Bronx, and Otella Stahley of Las Vegas, Nev.; and by three grandchildren, Marsha
Yates of Murfreesboro, and Dawn Cappiello and Ashlyn Michelle Cappiello, both
of Newport News.
A graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004, at Oak Ridge
Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at Weatherford
Mortuary.
Robert Duncan, 53, of Oliver Springs, died, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004, at
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Born July 15, 1950, in Anderson County, he was the son of Grover Lindies
Duncan and Dorothy Gertrude Duncan Patterson. He was a lifelong resident of this
area and worked in construction as a builder. He was a Baptist.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, Louis
McKinley Duncan, and a sister, Mary Jane Duncan.
Mr. Duncan is survived by three daughters, Hollie Kindred and husband,
Vincent Silvey, of Oliver Springs, Dorothy Jean Ervin of Oliver Springs, and Brenda
Lee Kowalski and husband, Russell, of Wartburg; three brothers, J.D. Hunter
and Dallas Patterson, both of Oliver Springs, and Grover Duncan of Clinton;
three sisters, Martha Patterson and Shirley Lloyd, both of Oliver Springs, and
Helen Bumgardner, of Clinton; and by nine grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 2004, in the chapel of Sharp
Funeral Home in Oliver Springs with the Rev. Terry Spanky Braden officiating.
A graveside service will be Saturday, Jan. 17, at Indian Creek Primitive
Baptist Church cemetery in Oliver Springs.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Marie Muller, 90, of Oak Ridge, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004, at The Estates
of Oak Ridge, of complications of congestive heart failure.
She was born June 6, 1913, in Holle, Germany, the daughter of Hermine and
Wilhelm Vasterling. In her late-teen years, she worked as a homemaker for a
prominent Lutheran pastor's family in Hildesheim. In 1936, she married Henry Muller
of Ringstedt. They moved to Weissenfels in 1938, where she worked for a dairy
company.
They fled East Germany with their two daughters in 1946 to Henry Muller's
boyhood home in the West. In 1950, she immigrated with her family to Brooklyn,
New York. It was there she learned the confectionery business at the store of
her sister-in-law and spouse. The focal point of her life was her family. The
Mullers purchased their first business in New York City in 1954. They then moved
to Long Island, where they bought a second ice cream parlor/luncheonette.
Their store was recognized for its excellent chocolate-Easter confections and
lunch trade.
Mrs. Muller retired with her husband from business in 1974 and moved to
Whiting, N.J. She was an avid vegetable gardener who shared her produce with the
entire neighborhood. She enjoyed making ceramic crafts which still decorate her
families' homes.
Mrs. Muller and her spouse moved to Oak Ridge on March 15, 2000, to The
Estates of Oak Ridge.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years in September 2002
Mrs. Muller is survived by her daughters, Sigrid Ludemann and her husband,
Carl, of Oak Ridge, and RoseMarie Johnson of Whiting, N.J.; four grandchildren,
Donald Ludemann and his wife, Debra, of St. Paul, Minn., Carol Lude-mann
Barcus and her husband, John, of Huron, Ohio, Eva Johnson Oliver and her husband,
Thomas, of Chester, N.H., and David Johnson of Austin, Texas; and four
great-grandchildren, Colin Barcus of Notre Dame, Ind., Matthew Barcus and Geoffrey
Barcus, both of Huron Ohio, and Heather Oliver of Chester N.H.
Mrs. Muller was preceded in death by a brother, Ewald Vasterling, and a
sister, Herta Klussmann, and is survived by sisters, Elfriede Domhöver and
Brunhilde Wege, both of Germany.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004, at Grace
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Stephen Damos officiating.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the
Memorial Garden of Grace Lutheran Church, 131 W. Gettysburg Ave., Oak Ridge, TN
37830; or to Christ Lutheran Church, 40 Schoolhouse Road, Whiting, NJ
08759-3025.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the church.
Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Geneva Rains, 87, of Clinton, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004, at Harriman Care
and Rehab Center.
Prior to her illness she worked for Park Hotel for 35 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Maggie Rains, and by a
sister, Mary Buck.
She is survived by her son, Carl Rains, of Harriman; four grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; and by several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, at Holley-Gamble
Funeral Home in Clinton with the Rev. Joe Bridges officiating. Burial will follow
at Sunset Cemetery in Clinton.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral
home.
Joseph Michael "Mike" Sawicki, 54, formerly of Oak Ridge, died Wednesday,
Jan. 14, 2004, at his home in Paducah, Ky.
Born October 27, 1949, in Oak Ridge, he was the son of Joseph and Betty Jo
Graham Sawicki, by whom he is survived, of Oak Ridge. He was a 1968 graduate of
Oak Ridge High School.
Mr. Sawicki was a welder and recently retired from the U.S. Enrichment Corp.
He began his career in Oak Ridge working at both the Y-12 Plant and the former
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant. He was transferred to Paducah several
years ago. He is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
He enjoyed traveling, especially on the ocean and spent a lot of time on wind
jamming. He enjoyed sports of all kinds, especially golf, bowling and water
skiing, and was an avid VOL fan.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Sawicki is survived by his brother, David
Graham Sawicki, of Greeneville; his sister, Sandy Snyder and her husband, Dr.
Paul Snyder Jr., of Chattanooga; his aunts, Eva Sawicki of Wilmington Del., and
her family, and Peggy Davis of Clinton; a cousin, Gwynn Davis, of Clinton; a
nephew, Paul Snyder III and wife, Jennifer, of Sterling, Va.; a niece, Reneé
Everhart and husband, Todd, of Bristol; and two grandnephews, Toby Jacob Snyder
and Daniel Todd Everhart.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, 2004, at St.
Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Michael Woods officiating. Burial will be at
Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, at
Weatherford Mortuary. A rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.
The family requests that any memorials be in the from of donations to a
charity of the donor's choice.
William W. "Trucky" Walden Jr., 79, of Lake City, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2
004, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Knoxville.
He was a member of Island Ford Baptist Church in Lake City, where he served
as trustee and superintendent of Sunday School.
He retired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory after 33 years of employment
and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He loved to do woodworking and
making placemats, his family said.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Hannah, a great-grandson, Rylan
McCall Swanner, his parents, William Walter and Nannie Douglas Walden, and a
sister, Mildren Pumphrey.
Mr. Walden is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary Harmon Walden; two
daughters, Janet Webb of Lake City, and Dianna Sue Childs and husband, Roger Leon,
of Clinton; and two sons, Walter "Buddy" Walden and wife, Dianne, of Clinton,
and Gary Walden and wife, Linda, of Heiskell.
He is also survived by three sisters, Della Mae Laymon and husband, Jason, of
Front Royal, Va., Bernice Newlon and husband, Charles, of Glen Easton, W.
Va.; and Lynn Frittrow and husband, Ronald, of Jacksonville, Fla.; four brothers,
Bob Walden and wife, Harriett, of Clinton, Mo., Carl Walden and wife, Thelma,
of Lake City, Don Walden of Clinton, and Paul Walden and wife, Gerry, of
Dayton, Ohio; and by 13 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and several other
relatives and friends.
The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, in the chapel of
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Lake City with the Rev. Charles Harness and the Rev.
Myron Ford officiating.
A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, at Island Ford Baptist
Church cemetery in Lake City.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral
home.
Pearl Webber, 93, of Oak Ridge, and formerly of Lake City, died Tuesday, Jan.
13, 2004, at NHC HealthCare of Oak Ridge.
Born Sept. 24, 1910, in Campbell County, she was the daughter of Charles and
Belle Adkins.
She was a member of Black Oak Baptist Church in Clinton. She enjoyed cooking,
quilting and especially loved making Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls, her family
said.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,
Clarence Webber, a son, Dwain Webber, and a grandson, David B. Webber.
Mrs. Webber is survived by two sons, Charles Boyd Webber and wife, Doris, of
Oak Ridge, and Clarence Jr. and wife, Colleen Webber, of Florida; a
daughter-in-law, Judith Webber of Georgia; and eight grandchildren, Lisa Webber, Mark
Webber, Laura Mickelson, Melissa Furr, Katherine Lawrence, Donna Jaskiernia,
Cheryl Schiever and Dana Webber.
She is also surived by a brother and his wife, Ulis and Lola Adkins; and a
sister, Naomi Roddy, all of Lake City; and by 14 great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004, in the chapel of Hatmaker
Funeral Home in Lake City. Her grandchildren, Mark Webber and Lisa Webber, said a
eulogy. Burial was held Thursday, Jan. 15, at Oak Grove Cemetery in Lake City.
Helen Peak Fultz, 81, of Oak Ridge, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2004, at Briarcliff
Health Care Center.
Weatherford Mortuary is handling the arrangements, which were incomplete at
press time.
Dovie Tallent Papke, 76, of Atlanta, Ga., and formerly of Oak Ridge, died
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, in the chapel of Oak
Ridge Memorial Park.
Richard Clifton Rather, 82, of Oliver Springs, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004,
at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs is in charge of arrangements, which were
incomplete at press time.
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