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Subject: Obits From the Knoxville News Sentinel 16 Feb 2005
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 09:29:47 EST
From the Knoxville News sentinel 16 Feb 2005
BLEDSOE, MARGARET HELEN - age 75 of Clinton,
COGDILL, ALMA -
FOUTCH, JAMES L. - 61 of Knoxville,
JOHNSON, NANCY - of Oak Ridge,
KEENE, HENRIETTA "PENNY" - 94 of Oak Ridge,
LUND, JOHN R. - age 88
PATTERSON, REV. RALPH EUGENE - age 79 of Knoxville, formerly of Rockwood,
SEXTON, GLENNA STRUNK - age 90, of Helenwood, Tennessee,
TAYLOR, EDITH (LIZ) - age 78 of Harriman,
BLEDSOE, MARGARET HELEN - age 75 of Clinton, passed away Tuesday, February
15, 2005 at Methodist Medical Center. She was a member of Clinton First Baptist
Church and was born February 19, 1929 in Monroe County, Tennessee. Preceded in
death by: parents, Joseph Best & Ida Green Best; sisters, Jean Randolph and
Dora Aileen Bledsoe; brothers, Buddy & Ralph Best. Survivors: husband of 37
years, Marc Reynolds of Clinton; sister, Dorothy Boatman of Dallas, TX; brothers,
Raymond Best of Sweetwater, Bobby & wife Reba Best of Sweetwater; 3
grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren. The family will receive friends 6:30-8:00 pm,
Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home with funeral services
following in the Chapel with Rev. Terry Baker officiating. Her burial will be
11:00 am, Thursday at Woodhaven Memorial Garden. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in
Clinton is in charge of all arrangements.
COGDILL, ALMA - died Thursday, February 10, 2005. She is survived by: her
sister and several nieces, nephews and friends. Some family members were
influenced as children in the 30's and 40's by seeing her read the Bible at night.
Later in life, they were influenced by her stressing the need to study the Bible
and understand it in the right way. Let each person who has been affected by
her pause and ponder life. In order to do so and to fulfill her fervent desire
to be buried by her beloved parents, there will be a gathering at the grave
site on Thursday, February 17, 2005 at 3:00 in Jacksboro Cemetery, Jacksboro,
Tennessee. East Tennessee Mortuary Service in charge of arrangements.
FOUTCH, JAMES L. - 61 of Knoxville, passed away on Monday, Feb. 14, 2005.
Born on July 1, 1943, he was the son of James M. and the late Delia Foutch. His
father, of Cookeville, Tennessee, survives him. Foutch served in the U.S. Army
as an Information Specialist from 1963 to 1966, and went on to earn his
bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee in 1969. He was a 1970 graduate
of the University of Tennessee Law School. He joined the U.S. Department of
Energy in 1973 as primary counsel to all Oak Ridge Operations programs and
support organizations. He would later serve as the Assistant Manager for Defense
Programs for the Fernald, Ohio Site Office and the Y-12 Site Office. Before
retiring in 1995, Foutch would also serve as Deputy Chief Counsel for Litigation
and Programs and Acting Chief Counsel. Upon retirement from DOE after years of
exemplary service, Foutch joined Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) where
he served as Vice President and General Counsel and Deputy Director of the
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. He is survived by: his loving
wife, Doreen; daughter and son-in-law, Holly and Jason Wolfe of Knoxville;
daughter and son-in-law, Hannah and Matthews Smith of Knoxville; daughter Heidi
Foutch, Knoxville; father and step-mother, James and Edna Foutch, Cookeville; step
children, Greg and Amy Merritt, Kentucky; Laura and Arthur Wiseman, Michigan;
and father-in-law James Daniel, Knoxville. His grandchildren are Benjamin,
Abby and Eliza Wiseman of Michigan; and Sam Merritt of Kentucky. A memorial
service will be held in Oak Ridge on Friday, Feb. 18th at Pollard Technology
Conference Center on the ORAU Main Campus. The family will receive friends
beginning at 3:30 p.m., and the memorial service will begin at 4:30 p.m. In lieu of
flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Boston University
Medical Center, Amyloid Research Center, 715 Albany Street, K-5, Boston, MA
02118. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the Foutch
family. www.clickfuneralhome.com.
JOHNSON, NANCY - of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005. She was born Dec.
28, 1949 in North Carolina, and had lived in Oak Ridge since 1986. Nancy was
a talented textile artist and professional costumer who designed and built
classical tutus for multiple international ballet competitors. She also did
excellent work in knitting and needlepoint. She is survived by: her mother, Nancy
Alice Hendrix of Knoxville; her husband, Pete Johnson of Oak Ridge; her
daughter, Nealy White; son-in-law, James White; grandson, Robert Thales White of
Duvall, Washington; her daughter, Samantha Sara Brittany Hopkins; son-in-law,
Edward Davis of Richmond, CA; daughters, Erica and Lauren Johnson and her son,
Ryan Johnson of Oak Ridge; her sister, Betsy Turner and; her nephew, Chris Turner
of Knoxville. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First
Presbyterian Church in Oak Ridge. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations
be made in memory of Nancy Johnson to North Carolina School of the Arts, or the
NCSA Feral Cat Fund, both located at 1533 S. Main St., Winston- Salem, N.C.,
27127 An online guest book may be signed at: www.weatherfordmortuary.com
KEENE, HENRIETTA "PENNY" - 94 of Oak Ridge, died Saturday February 12, 2005
at NHC Health Care Center in Oak Ridge. Mrs. Keene, a Registered Nurse and
Licensed X-Ray and Lab Technician, originally employed by the Tennessee Valley
Authority, began working at Y-12 in 1943, where she was Head of the X-Ray
Department until her retirement in 1973. She was born in Macon, Georgia, on February
15, 1910, the daughter of Arabella Virgin and William Hubert Young. She was
preceded in death by: her parents; sisters, Mary Hackney, Anne Rollen and
Arabella Young; and her husband of 58 years, Oliver L. Keene. She is survived by:
her sister, Carolyn Y. Zimmerman; and her special niece, Meredith Holt and her
husband, Tom and their children, Kyra Schmitt and her husband, Nate, Jared and
Travis Holt, all of Minnesota; other nieces and nephews, Peggy Brown and her
husband, Harry of Athens, Georgia, Dean Barbieri of Lakeworth, Florida, Hubert
Rollen and his wife, Anne of Clinton, Tennessee, William Rollen and his wife,
Joyce of Powell, Tennessee, and James Rollen and his wife, Judy of North
Carolina. A memorial service will be held at United Church, Chapel on the Hill
where Mrs. Keene was a long time member. The service will be at 2:00 pm, Sunday,
February 20, 2005. The family will receive friends at the church following the
service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society, toll free number, 1-800-227-2345. Weatherford Mortuary is handling the
arrangements. An online memorial guest book may be signed at:
www.weatherfordmortuary.com.
LUND, JOHN R. - age 88 passed away Monday February 14, 2005 at the NHC
Healthcare in Oak Ridge. Funeral services will be held Wednesday February 16, 2005
3:30pm at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oak Ridge with Father Michael Woods
officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:30 until 3:30 at the Church.
Online messages to the family may be left at:
www.martinoakridgefuneralhome.com. Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
PATTERSON, REV. RALPH EUGENE - age 79 of Knoxville, formerly of Rockwood,
entered into Eternal Rest on Friday night, February 11, 2005 with family by his
side. Rev. Patterson has pastored many churches in Cumberland, Roane, Loudon
and Knox Counties. He was a member of the Pond Grove Baptist Church in Rockwood;
a member of Rockwood Lodge #403 F&AM; and served the US Army Infantry in
World War II. He was preceded in death by: his sons, Bobby and J.R. Patterson; his
parents, Parker and Ella Patterson; his brother, Lawrence Patterson; and a
sister, Brenda McKamey. Survivors include: wife of 58 years, Trula Clabough
Patterson of Knoxville; daughters, Judy Patterson Fleeger of Knoxville, Ina
Patterson Gilbert of Clinton; grandchildren, Wendy McCown of Suffolk, Virginia,
Chasity Wiggs of Knoxville, Jason Gilbert of Clinton; great grandchildren, Elaine,
Rachel, Becca, Emily, Victoria, Sydney, Dillon, Devin and Dalton; sisters,
Otella Cliff, Knoxville, TN, Janice Cooper, Knoxville, TN, Sue Mays, Knoxville,
TN. A Masonic service will be held Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 8:00 pm
from the Chapel of Evans Mortuary. Funeral services will follow with Rev. Jerry
Lester and Rev. Tim Shelton officiating. Graveside service and interment will
be Thursday at 11:00 am from the Roane Memorial Gardens. The family will
receive friends Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Evans Mortuary. Evans Mortuary
of Rockwood is serving the family of Rev. Ralph Eugene Patterson.
SEXTON, GLENNA STRUNK - age 90, of Helenwood, Tennessee, departed this life
on Monday evening, February 14, 2005 at Scott County Hospital. Born on July 4,
1914, she was the daughter of the late Whitley Strunk and Etta Conaster
Strunk. She was a member of New River Missionary Baptist Church. Preceded in death
by her parents, Whitley Strunk and Etta Conaster Strunk; husband, Lindsay
Sexton; sisters, Ola May, Alene and Christine; brothers, Tommy and Lonnie;
son-in-law, Homer Jones and daughter-in-law, Jean Sexton. She is survived by six
children, Billie Jean Jones, Bobby Joe Sexton and wife, Thelma, Edward Ray Sexton
and wife, Thelma, Jerry Leamon Sexton and wife, Sarah (Sug), Linda Sue Davidson
and husband, George, Donna Jeffers and husband, Kermit; one sister, Vina;
seventeen grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchildren and seven great-great-
grandchildren; many other relatives and frends. The family will receive
friends for visitation on Wednesday evening, February 16, 2005 from 6 until 8 p.m.
in the chapel of West Murley Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted
at New River Missionary Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on Thursday morning, February
17, 2005 with Rev. Hertis Phillips, Rev. Kermit Phillips and Rev. James E.
West officiating. Mrs. Sexton will lie in state at the church from 10 a.m. until
time of funeral. Interment will be in Reed Cemetery. West Murley Funeral Home
is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Glenna Strunk Sexton.
TAYLOR, EDITH (LIZ) - age 78 of Harriman, passed away Tuesday February 15,
2005 at Roane Medical Center. Preceded in death by: parents, Reece & Dixie
Easter; husband, Winston (Windy) Taylor; brothers, Paul Easter & Earl Easter. She
was retired from TVA & was a long-time member of Trenton Street Baptist Church &
the Faith Sunday School Class. Survivors: daughters, Wendy Taylor Flora &
husband Chuck Flora of Harriman, Kim Taylor Dukes & husband Dr. Bob Dukes of
Knoxville; sister, Sandra Hendrickson of Harriman; brother, Frank (Luke) Easter
of Nashville; grandchildren, Drew Flora of Harriman, Brad Dukes of Knoxville,
Peyton Dukes of Knoxville; several nieces & nephews including special niece
Angela Fae Bunch of Kingston. Funeral 8:00 p.m. Friday at Kyker Funeral Home
Chapel in Harriman with Rev Waylan Payne & Rev. Mason Goodman officiating. Private
family interment in Roane Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends
from 6 to 8 pm Friday at Kyker Funeral Home in Harriman.
www.kykerfuneralhome.com.
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