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Subject: Obits From The Oak Ridger 27 Aug 2004
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:53:38 EDT
From The Oak ridger 27 Aug 2004
Elnora M. Benton, 71, of Powell,
Ralph Wayne Crowe, 57, of Oliver Springs,
Mary Katheryn Davis "Nannie" Nelson, 77, of Kingston,
Fredrick Burnette, 72, of Coalfield,
Melvin Wardell of Oak Ridge
Elnora M. Benton, 71, of Powell, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004, at Methodist
Medical Center of Oak Ridge. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace
Benton. She is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Dan Benton, of
Andesonville, and Mark and Pam Benton, of Oliver Springs; daughters, Cheryl
Benton, of Illinois, Carolyn Benton, of New Mexico and Mary Benton, of Clinton;
grandchildren, Brandy Benton, Logan Benton, Chris Benton, Mark Benton Jr., Jacob
Smith, Wayne Wilder, Ravyn Wilder; step-grandchildren, April and Jada Allen;
sister, Betty Thorpe, of Colorado; special friends, Maggie Murray, Ruby Schlandt
and Emma Seymore; and many friends of Poplar Creek Baptist Church. The
service will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, at Woodhaven Funeral Home in
Claxton. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at Woodhaven Memorial
Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27 at the
funeral home.
Ralph Wayne Crowe, 57, a lifelong resident of Oliver Springs, died Thursday,
Aug. 26, 2004, at his residence. Born September 22, 1946, in Oliver Springs,
he was a faithful member of New Mountain View Baptist Church in Oliver Springs.
Mr. Crowe was a service technician with C & C Heating & Air of Oliver
Springs. He had worked in the trucking industry for many years. He loved raising
register Boer goats in his spare time. He was preceded in death by his mother,
Louise Sexton Crowe. Mr. Crowe is survived by his wife, Maxine Marie Crowe; his
daughter, Sherry Marie Manz and husband, Steven, of Oliver Springs; his son,
Michael Crowe and wife, Tammy, of Knoxville; his father, Ralph M. Crowe and
wife, Betty, of Oliver Springs; two granddaughters, Brandy West, of Coalfield, and
Brandy Manz, of Powell; a grandson, Andrew Manz, of Oliver Springs; a sister,
Patty Fox and husband, Claude, of Knoxville; a brother, Allen Crowe, and
wife, Wanda, of Oliver Springs. He is also survived by a brother-in-law, Walter
Barber, of Lake City; three sisters-in-law, Mary Lee Kelly and husband, Robert,
of Knoxville, Lorene Barber, of Harriman, Gail Barber, of Harriman; special
friend, Jim Braden, of Wartburg; and several nieces, nephews, extended family
and friends. The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, in the chapel
of Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs with the Rev. David Crowe officiating.
The graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28 at Anderson
Memorial Gardens. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations
to the Youth Fund of New Mountain View Baptist, 263 Mahoney Road, Oliver
Springs, TN, 37840. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the
funeral home.
Mary Katheryn Davis "Nannie" Nelson, 77, of Kingston, died Thursday morning
Aug. 26, 2004, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. She was a member of
Morrison Hill Christian Church and a retired secretary from the aintenance
Division of Oak Ridge K-25 site. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother and
grandmother, according to her family. Mrs. Nelson is survived by her husband of 53
years, Darrell Nelson; her daughters and sons-in-law, Elaine and Steve
Patterson and Darlene and Mike Kolodi, all of Kingston, and Patty and Chris Perry of
Cincinnati, Ohio; her grandchildren, Kevin and Mark Patterson, Mitch and
Katie Kolodi and Kent Perry; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. The funeral
will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004, at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel
with Dennis Mullens and Dr. Roy Graves officiating. A graveside service will
be at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 30, at the Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in
Knoxville. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to
Morrison Hill Christian Church, Building Fund, 106 Morrison Hill Circle,
Kingston, TN 37763. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the
mortuary.
Fredrick Burnette, 72, of Coalfield, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, at the
Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs is in
charge of arrangements, which were incomplete at presstime.
Melvin Wardell of Oak Ridge died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, at the Estates of
Oak Ridge. Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which
were incomplete at presstime.
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