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Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] .Obits From the Knoxville News sentinel 9 Mar 2004
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:43:29 EST

>From the Knoxville News Sentinel 9 Mar 2004

BOWLING, WILLIAM ALBERT, JR. - age 82, of Clinton,
FARMER, JOE WAYNE - age 73, of Clinton,
HEBERT, WAULDINE JENNINGS - 85,
HUTSON, JOSEPH LEE - of Deer Lodge,
KECK, NANCY LOUISE - age 62, of Powell,
O'BLENESS, PATRICK GENE - age 49, of Knoxville,
RAUNER, AUGUSTUS FRANCIS, JR. - 79 of Oak Ridge
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BOWLING, WILLIAM ALBERT, JR. - age 82, of Clinton, passed away Saturday,
March 6, 2004 at Baptist Hospital. He was a member of 1st Baptist Church in
Clinton. William was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite Temple &
I.B.E.W. Preceded in death by: parents, William Albert Bowling Sr. & Carolyn
Sowers Bowling; sister, Jane Bowling Miller and her husband Harry F. Miller.
Survivors: wife of 64 years, Helen (Dossett) Bowling of Clinton; daughters,
Carolyn B. Wilson of Rockwood, Billie Sue Hammer & husband Jeff of Clinton;
grandchildren, Susan & husband Aaron Ficken of Rockwood, Charley Wilson of
Asheville, N.C., Will Hammer of Andersonville, Clay Hammer of Andersonville; cousin,
Jane Louise Beck Venable & husband Bruce of Cincinnati, OH; niece, Mary Jane
Miller of Oak Ridge; nephew, Harry "Herky" F. Miller Jr. & wife Suzanne of San
Antonio, TX. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday, March 9,
2004 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home. The funeral service will be 11:00 am,
Wednesday in the chapel with Rev. Sam Dean officiating. The interment will follow at
Sunset Cemetery. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton in charge of all
arrangements.

FARMER, JOE WAYNE - age 73, of Clinton, passed away Sunday, March 7, 2004 at
Methodist Medical Center. He was President of the Clinch Valley Shrine Club,
President of his senior class at Clinton High School in 1952. Joe was a member
of the Clinton Alpha Lodge #376 F&AM, 32nd Degree Mason & Tennessee Sportsman
Association. He was a member of Clinton Second Baptist Church. He retired from
Rexnord as a machine maintenance supervisor for 23 years. Preceded in death
by: parents, Wayne & Eva Denny Farmer, sister, Wilma Farmer. Mr. Farmer was
born January 27, 1931 in Anderson County. Survivors: wife, Eloise Ann Farmer of
Clinton; son, Douglas Kyle Farmer of Oak Ridge; sister, Katie Farmer of
Clinton; brother, Howard Farmer of Clinton; several nieces & nephews. The family will
receive friends 6:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday, March 10, 2004 at Holley- Gamble
Funeral Home with Masonic Services. Following the Masonic Service, Rev. Mike
Thompson & Rev. Brenda Poole will officiate. The interment will be 11:00 am,
Thursday at Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations
to the Shriners Children's Hospital, in Lexington, Kentucky. Holley-Gamble
Funeral Home in Clinton in charge of all arrangements.

HEBERT, WAULDINE JENNINGS - 85, died at her home Wednesday evening, March 3,
2004 after nearly a four month illness. Born April 27, 1918 in Hermitage,
Tenn. to the late John and Della Logue Jennings. She graduated from Donaldson High
School and attended Peabody College in Nashville and the University of
Tennessee in Knoxville. She moved to Oak Ridge in 1946 and worked for the Atomic
Energy Commission as a materials accountability clerk until 1953. She married
Gordon McCook Hebert, September 3, 1949 at the First Baptist Church of Donalson
and they lived in Oak Ridge until 1950, when they moved to a small farm in
Solway and started a family. She was a charter member of the Fairview Baptist
Church in Solway for 17 years and then a member of First Baptist Church, Oak Ridge
from 1978 to present. She was a founding worker at the First Baptist Church
Agape Benevolence Center. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Hebert Smith
and grandsons, Spencer and Wesley Smith; daughter, Eleanor Hebert Wyatt and
grandson, Nathaniel Wyatt and son, Joel J. Hebert. Also surviving are two
sisters, Margaret Liddle and Thurman Harris; and brother, Paul Douglas Jennings.
Previously deceased are husband, Gordon M. Hebert and daughter, Debbie Jennings
Hebert. Services will be held Saturday, March 6, at the First Baptist Church Oak
Ridge, Dr. Raymond Lloyd Pastor presiding. Receiving of friends will start at
1 p.m. with a funeral service at 2:30 p.m. and interment at Oak Ridge
Memorial Park immediately after. The family request donations to First Baptist
Church, Oak Ridge in lieu of flowers. Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.

HUTSON, JOSEPH LEE - of Deer Lodge, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2004 at
the U.T. Medical Center after a car accident. He was 16 and a Junior at
Sunbright School. He was preceded in death by: his brother, Mikey in 2001; and his
grandfather, David Summer, also in 2001. Joe is survived by: his mother, Susie
H. Strand; father, Charles Hutson; sister, Kristy Hutson; and brother,
Charles Hutson, II. He is also survived by: his grandmother, Inez Summers;
step-father, Conrad Strand; and a very special cousin, Ginger Acardi; Joe leaves many
close friends at school and in the community. Other survivors include: a
special teacher, Dana Matlock at SHS; his lifelong friend, Cody Jones, and many,
many other family members and friends. Services for Joe will be held on Tuesday,
March 9, 2004 at Schubert Funeral Home in Sunbright. The family will receive
friends from 5-8 pm with the Funeral beginning at 8 pm with Rev. Billy Durham
officiating. Burial will be in the Sunbright Cemetery at 11 am on Wednesday

KECK, NANCY LOUISE - age 62, of Powell, passed away Sunday, March 7, 2004 at
her residence. She owned & operated Nancy's Kids Child Care Center. Preceded
in death by: parents, Charles Alonzo & Margaret Mae Hammack Lawson; brothers,
Lonnie & Wendall Lawson; daughter, Cindy Jody. Born May 26, 1941 in Clinton,
Tennessee. Survivors: son, David L. Jody & wife Marie of Clinton; daughter,
Melinda D. Jody & companion Guy Marney of Knoxville; drandchildren, Cynthia Jody,
Ashley Appleby of Clinton, Josh Fogleman of Knoxville; sisters, Dorothy Moore
of Powell, Barbara Rhyne of Clinton, Margaret Melton of Jamestown; brother,
Jerry Lawson; several nieces & nephews. The family receive friends 6:00-7:00 pm,
Wednesday, March 10, 2004 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home with memorial
services following in the Chapel with Rev. Sam Condon officiating. Holley-Gamble
Funeral Home in Clinton in charge of all arrangements.

O'BLENESS, PATRICK GENE - age 49, of Knoxville, died Sunday, March 7, 2004 at
St. Mary's Medical Center. He was born April 11, 1954 in Lake Charles, LA. He
graduated from Oak Ridge High School and Roane State Community College and
attended the University of Tennessee. Mr. O'Bleness retired from the US Army and
was a Veteran of the Vietnam Era. He was a commercial fisherman and also
worked in painting and construction. He was preceded in death by: his
grandparents, Charles and Kate Lynch and Oscar E. O'Bleness. He is survived by: his wife,
Diane Traver O'Bleness; step- daughters, Ashley, a student at U. T. and
Hailey, a student at Webb School; mother and step-father, Martha A. and Russell
Tucker of Alcoa; father and stepmother, Gene E. and Marilyn O'Bleness of Oak
Ridge; brother, James Michael O'Bleness and wife Tammy and their daughter Lexie of
Park Hall, MD; sister, Nancy O. Bradley and husband Greg and their daughters,
Allison and Becca of Maryville; and grandmother, Esther S. O'Bleness of Oak
Ridge; step-sisters, Charlotte Tucker of Charlotte, NC, Christina Redden and
family of Phoenix, AZ, Edie Parsons and family of Kill Devil Hills, NC;
step-brothers, Robert Tucker and family of Phoenix, AZ and Michael Tucker of Anchorage,
AK; mother-in- law, Mary Higgins of Erin, TN; sisters-in-laws, Phyllis Hunt
and husband James of New Castle, PA and Laura Johnson and husband Dwight of
Fountain Hills, AZ; brother-in-law, Patrick Sullivan of Vero Beach, FL and many
uncles, aunts and other relatives. A Memorial Service will be held on
Wednesday, March 10, 2004 at 4:00pm at Trinity United Methodist Church with Rev. Aldana
Allen officiating. The family asks that any memorials be in the form of
contributions to Trinity United Methodist Church, 320 Robertsville Road, Oak Ridge,
TN 37830 or Tennessee Donor Services, 7015 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN
37907. Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
www.weatherfordmortuary.com

RAUNER, AUGUSTUS FRANCIS, JR. - 79 of Oak Ridge went to be with the Lord,
family, and friends on Saturday, March 6, 2004 at Ft. Sanders Regional Medical
Center in Knoxville. He was a devoted member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of
Oak Ridge where he was also a member of St. Mary's "Solo's" single group. He is
survived: cousins, Thomas Flynn, who lived with Gus's family during the 50's
and attended St. Mary's School, his wife, Pat of Fabiuf, NY and their children,
Tom, Corinne, Theresa and Kevin, Robert Flynn of California. The family would
like to extend their gratitude to Father Michael Woods of St. Mary's Catholic
Church, Oak Ridge, the doctors and nurses of Fort Sander's Regional Medical
Center of Knoxville, NICU, for their efforts to save his life and the love they
gave. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, 10:30 AM at St. Mary's
Catholic Church with Rev. Michael Woods officiating. His body was cremated.
Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge in charge of arrangements.
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