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Subject: Obits From The Oak Ridger 26 Nov 2004
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 19:43:14 EST
From The Oak Risdger 26ov 2004
Ralph Herbert Guymon, 85, of Oak Ridge,
Pauline Tritt Larmoyeux, 83,
Jasper B. Fincher, 80, of Oak Ridge,
Ralph Herbert Guymon, 85, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004. He was a
member of First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge. The son of Ralph C. and Lillian
Guymon, he was born in Kansas City, Mo., and graduated from the University of
Illinois with a degree in chemical engineering. Mr. Guymon moved to Oak Ridge
in 1953 with his family and began his employment with Union Carbide. Before
retiring from Martin Marietta, he was employed for 33 years as a chemical
engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Mr. Guymon authored 52 publications, some
of which were concerning the Ore Pilot Plant, Uranium Recovery, MSRE Reactor
Experiment, and Quality Assurance Program for the Gas Recovery Systems
Technology Facility. Mr. Guymon was loved and cherished by all of his family and
friends. He was a wonderful, loving, and caring man who will be missed by all who
knew him. Mr. Guymon was an accomplished photographer and a member of several
area camera clubs. He very much enjoyed the times he spent playing chess with
his grandchildren and being with his family. He was preceded in death by his
parents, Ralph C. and Lillian Guymon, of Kansas City, Mo., and a son, Fred
Guymon of Houston, Texas. Mr. Guymon is survived by his wife of 60 years, Helen
Baker Guymon; son Greg and wife Sharon Guymon, son Ken and wife Tracy Guymon of
Oak Ridge, daughter-in-law Shirley Guymon, and grandchildren Dominy and Cody
Guymon of Houston, Texas. Mr. Guymon is also survived by grandchildren Matt and
wife Michelle, Jon and wife Jana, William and Ashley, Cheri and Brian, Mason,
Morgan, and Mickinnon Guymon, and great-grandsons Edward, Noah, Joseph, Koby,
and Tyler. The family will receive friends at Weatherford Mortuary, 158 S.
Jefferson Circle, from 5-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29. A memorial service by Dr. Larry
Dipboye will follow at 7 p.m. The family requests that in lieu of flowers a
memorial be made to either Grace Covenant Church, 100-C Adams Lane, Oak Ridge,
TN 37830, or First Baptist Church, 1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN
37830. An on-line guest book can be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com
Pauline Tritt Larmoyeux, 83, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004, at Methodist
Medical Center of Oak Ridge. She had been in declining health for several years.
Born Nov. 14, 1921, in Lee County, Va., she was the daughter of John W. and
Lillie Statzer Tritt. Mrs. Larmoyeux came to Oak Ridge in 1944 and worked for a
time at the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Prior to that, she had worked in
an ammunition plant in Bristol, Va., packing shells. She lived in Oak Ridge
until 1959, when the family moved to the Karns community in Knox County. She
was a member of First United Methodist Church in Oak Ridge. At the age of 49,
Mrs. Larmoyeux decided to go into nurse's training at St. Mary's Hospital in
Knoxville, where she became a Licensed Practical Nurse. She worked at St. Mary's
for the next 15 years until retiring in 1966. She took great pride in her
nursing career. Mrs. Larmoyeux also enjoyed watching tennis and University of
Tennessee football on television. She was an avid fan of the Lady Vols basketball
team. Following the death of her husband, G.V. Larmoyeux, in 1988, she moved
back to Oak Ridge in 1990. She had resided at Harriman Care and Rehabilitation
Center for a brief time prior to her death. Besides her parents and her
husband, she was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother who all died in
childhood, and a sister, Ruth Tritt Neeley, who died in 1998; two
brothers-in-law, Will Neeley, who died in 1994, and Hubert Hood, who died in 1995; a
son-in-law, Charles M. Agee, who died in 1983; and a step-great grandson, Hunter
Collier, who died in early childhood. Mrs. Larmoyeux is survived by her step-son,
Ernest V. Larmoyeux and wife, Jo, of Kingston; her daughter, Caroline Agee of
Oak Ridge; her son, Robert M. Larmoyeux and wife, Sue, of Tullahoma. She is
also survived by her grandchildren, Mark Larmoyeux and wife, Jennifer, of
Fayetteville, Ark., Susan Larmoyeux of Knoxville, Lisa Agee Scheer of Oak Ridge,
Michael Agee and wife, Ronda, of Knoxville, Elizabeth Larmoyeux Brown and
husband, Andy, of Nashville, and Jon Larmoyeux of Tullahoma; three
great-grandchildren, Rhiannon Collier Oberg and husband, Jeff, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Chelsey
Scheer of Oak Ridge, and Charlie Agee of Knoxville; her sister, Betty Tritt Hood
of Big Stone Gap, Va.; and several nieces and nephews. A burial service will be
held in the chapel of Oak Ridge Memorial Park at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28,
2004. The Rev. Bob Cantrell of First United Methodist Church will officiate. The
family requests that memorials be in the form of donations to the Alzheimer's
Association, 2200 Sutherland Ave., Knoxville, TN 37919, or the American
Diabetes Association, PO Box 1131, Fairfax, VA 22038-1131. Weatherford Mortuary is
handling the arrangements. An online guest book may be signed at
www.weatherfordmortuary.com.
Jasper B. Fincher, 80, of Oak Ridge, died Friday, Nov. 26, 2004, at his home
following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on June 5, 1924, in Monroe,
N.C., he joined the U.S. Marine Corps in June 1942. He served with the First
Marine Expeditionary Force in the South Pacific including Iwo Jima, the Solomon
Islands, Bougainville and Guadalcanal. He retired in 1986 after 31 years as an
experimental machinist at the Y-12 Plant. Mr. Fincher had a love for sports,
especially NASCAR racing, and was an avid bird watcher. He was of the Baptist
faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers,
Robert, Walt, Carl and Ben; his sisters, Wilma and Zona; and a grandson, Carl
Pegel Jr. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ruth Fincher; his daughter,
Carol Getsi; his sons, Bradley and wife, Mary, of Raleigh, N.C., Rodney and
wife, Susan, of Knoxville, and Joe and wife, Angie, of Oak Ridge; his
grandchildren, Machelle Brown, Chuck Getsi, Robert Fincher, Tracie Shingleton, Stephen
Fincher, Gina Fincher and Lisa Fincher; and his great-grandchildren, Nachole and
Kelley Brown, Gabrielle Pegel, Rachel Fincher, Elizabeth and Willard
Shingleton, and Ryan Getsi. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 28, 2004, at Weatherford Mortuary in Oak Ridge. The funeral service will
follow in the chapel of Weatherford Mortuary. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday,
Nov. 29, 2004, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
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