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Subject: Obits From The Oak Ridger 24 Aug 2004
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 20:13:27 EDT


From The Oak Ridger 24 Aug 2004

Grace McLin Ditchen, 88, of Oak Ridge,
April Janine Foster, 38, of Knoxville,
Kenneth Eugene Garner, 44, of Harriman,
Rosella Patterson Harris, 70, of Coalfield,
Dr. Christopher "Chris" Hebb, 52, of West Knoxville,
Neva Mae Patterson, 82, of Clinton,


Grace McLin Ditchen, 88, of Oak Ridge, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004, at
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Born Nov. 1, 1915, in Powell community, she
was the daughter of Alvin E. and Daisy Crawford McLin. She graduated in 1934
from Knoxville High School, where she was valedictorian. During the course of her
career as a secretary and office manager, she worked with the J. E. Lutz &
Co; Tennessee Valley Authority; the Community Disposition Program in Oak Ridge;
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; UT Comparative Animal Research Laboratory and
Rural Legal Services, from which she retired in 1984 after serving as office
manger for five years. She was a member of Robertsville Baptist Church, the Oak
Ridge Women's Club and the '43 Club. She was a former active member of the Oak
Ridge Chapter of Professional Secretaries International for 27 years. She
enjoyed playing bridge, gardening, reading, knitting and crocheting. After her
retirement, she was also active in Body Recall and a water exercise class. In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Harold W. Ditchen
in August 1984 and by sister, Alice McLin Chesney in July 1970. Mrs. Ditchen
is survived by her daughter, Phyllis Cobb Kimbrell of Newark, Ohio; her sons,
Robert Linah Cobb of Cape Charles, Va., and William Gordon Cobb of Herndon,
Va.; five grandchildren, James Walton Kimbrell, Deborah Cobb Manley, Robert G.
Cobb, Sharon Cobb Eberly and Brian L. Cobb; 10 grandchildren and nephews,
Thomas W. Chesney of Knoxville and Ronald G. Chesney of St. Petersburg, Fla. The
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004, in the chapel of
Weatherford Mortuary with Dr. Michael Prince officiating. Burial will follow at Oak
Ridge Memorial Park. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of
contributions to the Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, 205 Badger Ave., Oak
Ridge, TN 37830.

April Janine Foster, 38, of Knoxville, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004, at St.
Mary's Residential Hospice. Born December 17, 1965, in Bremen, Ga., she was the
daughter of Diana Foster, of Knoxville, and Dr. Don Foster, of Clinton. She was
a former employee at Levi's in Knoxville. In addition to her parents, she is
survived by a brother, Les Foster, of Atlanta, Ga.; a sister, Leann Bunch and
husband, Toby, of Clinton; and a niece, Ashley Bunch, of Clinton. The funeral
will be at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, in the chapel of Holley-Gamble
Funeral Home in Clinton with the Rev. Jimmy Orick officiating. Burial will be at
10:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 27 at Woodhaven Memorial Garden in Powell.The family
will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Kenneth Eugene Garner, 44, of Harriman, died Monday, Aug. 23, 2004, at the
Roane Medical Center. Born Feb. 4, 1960, in Pekin, Ill., he was the son of
Kenneth Eugene Garner, now deceased, and Helen E. Morrison Garner, of San Jose,
Ill. He lived in San Jose most of his life, moving to Harriman four years ago. He
attended Clax Gap Baptist Church in Harriman. In addition to his father, he
was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Garner. He is survived by his son,
Keith A. Garner, of San Jose; a daughter, Susan Henderson and husband, Kevin,
of Harriman; his mother; two brothers, Warren Garner, of San Jose, and Kevin
Garner and his wife, Jean, of Springfield, Ill.; a sister, Karen Watkins and
husband, Mike, of Carlinville, Ill.; a stepbrother, Steve Garner, of Arizona; a
stepsister, Kathy Radar and husband, Jim, of Pekin; and several nieces and
nephews. The burial service will be held at Green Hill Cemetery in San Jose. The
family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to Clax Bapti
st Church, 205 Mays Valley Road, Harriman, TN 37748. Sharp Funeral Home of
Oliver Springs is in charge of arrangements.

Rosella Patterson Harris, 70, of Coalfield, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004, at
her home. Born June 24, 1934, in Anderson County, she was the daughter of Foster
and Mary Phillips Patterson. She had lived in either Anderson, Roane or
Morgan counties all of her life. She was an active member of Middle Creek Baptist
Church and a retired bus driver with over 30 years of driving for the Morgan,
Anderson and Roane counties' school systems. In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by a son, Steven R. Harris, a grandson, Steven Randy
Harris, and a brother and sister, Kenneth Patterson and Louise Patterson Phillips.
Mrs. Harris is survived by two sons, Mike Harris and wife, Lynneanne, and Ron
Harris, all of Coalfield; three grandchildren, Shawn Harris, Valarie Kirby and
John Adam Harris; and two great-grandchildren, Sidney Kirby and John Harris.
She is also survived by a sister, Helen Provence and husband, Jim, of
Knoxville; and by a sister-in-law, Coleen Patterson, of Knoxville. Louise Crowe, Mac
Fritts, Virginia Crabtree, her Middle Creek Baptist Church family, and the
Ladies of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church are considered special friends. The family
would like to extend a special appreciation to Covenant Hospice and
especially to JoAnn and Hospice chaplain, John Shaw. The funeral will be at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004, in the chapel of Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs with
the Rev. Ronald Guthrie and the Rev. Mike Beech officiating. A graveside
service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, at Liberty Cemetery in Wartburg.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Dr. Christopher "Chris" Hebb, 52, of West Knoxville, died Sunday, Aug. 22,
2004, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville after a brief
illness. He was chief psychologist at Ridgeview Hospital in Oak Ridge. He was a
graduate of the University of Tennessee where he received his doctorate in clinical
psychology. Dr. Hebb is survived by his wife, Barbara House Hebb; a stepson,
Michael O'Bryant, United States Marine Corps, Hawaii; his parents, Douglas and
Janice Hebb of Ashburnham, Mass.; his sisters and brothers-in-law, Laurie and
Al Hill of Florida, Tracey and Brian Wessels of Massachusetts; a brother and
sister-in-law, Alan and Myong Hebb of Colorado; his father- and mother-in-law,
John C. "Jack" and Susan House of Maine; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law,
Dr. John C. and Cynthia House of Knoxville; and by several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004, at Rose
Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel with Dr. John C. House III officiating. The family
requests that any memorials may be in the form of donations to the Christopher
Hebb, Ph.D. Memorial Scholarship Fund, University of Tennessee, Suite 600, Andy
Holt Tower, Knoxville, TN 37996-0165. The family will receive friends from 2 to
3 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary.

Neva Mae Patterson, 82, of Clinton, died Monday, Aug. 23, 2004, at Methodist
Medical Center of Oak Ridge She was a member of Black Oak Baptist Church in
Clinton. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Cleo Bunch
Patterson, and brother, Earl Patterson. Miss Patterson is survived by a sister, June
Patterson of Clinton; a brother, Burl Patterson and wife, Carol, of Clinton; a
niece, Kimberly Ward and husband, Eric, and sons, Christopher and
Jonathan; and a nephew, Kevin Patterson and son, Kevin Quinn Patterson. A
graveside service was to be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004, at Black Oak
Baptist Church cemetery with Rev. Joe Bridges officiating. Holley-Gamble
Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of arrangements.
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