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Subject: Obits From the Oak Ridger 15 Apr 2005
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:36:43 EDT
From the Oak Ridger 15 Apr 2005
Lois Denard Bullock, 90, of Kingston,
Joseph "Harold" Fuller, 79, of Cloverport, Ky.,
Connie Hemphill Skapik
Edna May Jamison, 98, of Murfreesboro
Timothy Thurmon Johnson, 46, of Heiskell,
Walter Louis "Little Brother" Shillings, 58, of Harriman,
Jean Taylor West, 78, of Oak Ridge,
Clarice Annette Thomas Wood, 78, of Hampton Lake, Fla.
Jerry Lee Jones, 47, of Coalfield,
Edith Humphrey Kring, 84, of Harriman,
Lois Denard Bullock, 90, of Kingston, died April 13, 2005, at Methodist
Medical Center of Oak Ridge. She was born Aug. 9, 1914, in Tignall, Ga., one of
eight children born to Edward and Hattie Denard. Mrs. Bullock and her late
husband, John Wade Bullock, were married in 1935 in Washington, Ga. The couple moved
to Oak Ridge in 1944, and then to Kingston, prior to Mr. Bullock's retirement
from Union Carbide at the K-25 facility in 1965. She was a member of
Robertsville Baptist Church while living in Oak Ridge, and once she had moved to
Kingston, became a member of First Baptist Church in Kingston. Mrs. Bullock is
survived by her daughter, Joyce Searcy and husband, Charles, of Gallatin, Tenn.;
her son, James E. Bullock of Kingston; five grandchildren, Leigh Ann Steele and
Elizabeth Wolfe, both of Knoxville, Lisa Crabtree of Charlotte, N.C., Ryan
Searcy of Stowe, Ohio, and Chris Searcy of Hendersonville, Tenn.; 10
great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren. A graveside service will be
held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2005, at Anderson Memorial Gardens in
Clinton with the Rev. Roy Graves officiating. The family will receive friends from
10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Weatherford Mortuary. An online guest book may be
signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com
Joseph "Harold" Fuller, 79, of Cloverport, Ky., died Tuesday, April 12, 2005,
at Breckinridge Memorial Hospital in Breckinridge County, Ky. He was born May
11, 1925 in Breckinridge County. Mr. Fuller was a manager for 35 years at
Honey Locust Valley Farm, and a guard at Williamette Industries. He was a World
War II veteran of the U.S. Army who fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Mr.
Fuller was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Smith Fuller, who died Dec. 12,
1997. He is survived by his two daughters, Bonnie DeJarnette of Oliver Springs,
and Joyce Haycraft of Hawesville, Ky.; two sons, Jimmy Fuller of Bardstown,
Ky., and Robert Lee Fuller, of Hawesville, Ky.; two brothers, Everett Fuller of
Hardinsburg, Ky., and Raymond Fuller of Toledo, Ohio; two sisters, Esther
Hamilton of Brandenburg, Ky., and Anna Hill of Tell City, Ind.; and by 10
grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April
15, 2005, at Pisgah Baptist Church in Breckinridge County, Ky., with the Rev.
Truman Johnson officiating. The burial will be in the Pisgah Baptist Church
Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Pete Emery, Delmar Hurst, Donald Hurst, Gerald
Hurst, Larry Jennings and Tommy Smith. The family received friends from 2 to 8
p.m. Thursday, April 14, at Wallace-Burns Funeral Home in Cloverport, Ky. The
family will also receive friends from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral
home and from 1 to 2 p.m. at the church. Wallace-Burns Funeral Home in
Cloverport, Ky., is in charge of arrangements.
A musical tribute in memory of Connie Hemphill Skapik will be held at 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 17, 2005, at First United Methodist Church in Oak Ridge. All
friends are invited.
Edna May Jamison, 98, of Murfreesboro, died Wednesday, April 13, 2005. The
daughter of James Marshall and Nina Alice Graham May, she was born in 1907 in
Rio, Miss. An accomplished watercolor artist and writer, Mrs. Jamison published
a number of poems, a family genealogy, and in 2003, an autobiography, "The
Time of My Life." She was also a Sunday School teacher for many years and worked
for racial equality and acceptance through her church in the 1940s while
president of the Jackson Junior High School Parent Teachers Association. She
successfully led efforts to effect significant reforms in the Jackson school system.
During the 1950s, she was commissioner of parks and sanitation for Jackson.
In 1962, Mrs. Jamison was enlisted by the Department of Labor in Washington
D.C., and later in Atlanta and Nashville, and was given the responsibility for
implementing and overseeing manpower projects, Head Start, and neighborhood
youth corps programs in Tennessee. She was active in Democratic party politics for
most of her life. She served as the campaign manager of Sen. Estes Kefauver's
state Women's Division during his successful re-election campaign in 1954. So
unique and effective was the Women's Division Campaign that it attracted the
attention of the Lady's Home Journal magazine. The magazine featured an
article entitled, "Kefauver's Secret Weapon: Never Under Estimate the Power of a
Woman in Politics." Mrs. Jamison was later campaign manager for Ruby Olgiati's
gubernatorial campaign. She retired in 1977 to Murfreesboro, where she was a
member of First Baptist Church, the Joy Sunday School class, the Hardy Murfree
Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Woman's Club and the
Oaklands Mansion Association. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
death by her husband, King Wells Jamison, and two brothers and a sister, Adrian
Castle May, James Marshall May Jr., and Margaret Elizabeth May. Mrs. Jamison
is survived by two sons and their wives, King Wells and Kitty Jamison of
Murfreesboro, and James Franklin and Ann Jamison of Kingston; and two brothers, Joe
Rice May and Francis Barns May. She is also survived by six grandchildren and
their spouses, Ben and Carol Jamison, Julie and Victor Ristvedt, and Jeff and
Judy Jamison, all of Murfreesboro, Kendall and Debbie Jamison of Tuscon,
Ariz., Scott and Cindy Jamison of Knoxville, and Cynthia and Kirk Rumph of
Charlotte, N.C.; and by nine great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from
4 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2005, at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in
Murfreesboro.
Timothy Thurmon Johnson, 46, of Heiskell, died Saturday, April 9, 2005, at
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. He was a member of Antioch Baptist
Church, and an avid Harley Davidson rider. Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his
father, Thurmon W. Johnson; and son, Colby Johnson. He is survived by his
mother, Loretta Johnson of Clinton; his daughter, Marissa Johnson and fiance,
Shawn Goins, of LaFollette; his sister, Deborah Russell and husband, Dan, of
Clinton; his grandson, Colby Goins of LaFollette; his niece, Lacy Russell of
Clinton; and his nephew, Trent Hutchison and fiancee, Lora Williams, of Clinton. The
funeral will be at 8 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2005, in the chapel at
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with the Rev. Danny Light and the Rev. Clayton
Duncan officiating. His burial will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Long
Cemetery on Laurel Road in Clinton. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8
p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in
charge of arrangements.
Walter Louis "Little Brother" Shillings, 58, of Harriman, died Thursday
morning, April 14, 2005, at the Life Care Center of Morgan County in Wartburg. Born
at home July 8, 1946, in Harriman, he was the son of Archie and Carrie Mae
Shillings. Mr. Shillings served a firefighter for the city of Harriman for 33
years before retiring. He enjoyed flea marketing, woodworking and visiting with
his friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two
brothers, Richard Shillings and Harvey Shillings. Mr. Shillings is survived by his
wife, Sherry Shillings; his son, Blake Shillings; his daughter, Amy Shillings,
all of Harriman; three brothers, Mike Shillings of Harriman, Terry Shillings
of Kingston and David Shillings of Arizona; and four sisters, Linda Love and
Rose Ann Footh, both of Oakdale, Connie Owenby of Rockwood and Denise Gann of
Harriman. He is also survived by the loves of his life, his grandchildren,
Emily Goss, Kaitlyn Goss, Austin Shillings, Julieann Emily and Brandon Emily; his
mother-in-law, Dorothy Sullivan; his sisters-in-law, Lisa Elmore and husband,
Rick, Gail Grassi and husband, Don, and Dawn Duke; his brothers-in-law,
Phillip Richardson, Sean Richardson and Paul Sullivan; and by his best and dearest
friend, Tom Gamble. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr.
Gary Wells, who never gave up, Dr. David Stanley, the intensive care staff and
the third floor staff, and the entire nursing staff at Methodist Medical
Center of Oak Ridge for their kindness and prayers, and also to all our dear
family and friends. Family and friends will gather to celebrate the life of "Little
Brother" Shillings from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, 2005, at Davis
Funeral Home of Harriman.
Jean Taylor West, 78, of Oak Ridge, died April 13, 2005, at Methodist Medical
Center of Oak Ridge, after a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 23, 1926, in
Fort Deposit, Ala., the daughter of Erath "Capt. Ed" and Sallie Dean Taylor.
She was the youngest of four children. Mrs. West, a longtime resident of Oak
Ridge, was a member of First Baptist Church, where she had served as deacon and
trustee, as well as with stewardship and financial committees. She was married
to former Oak Ridge City Councilman Karl W. West, who survives her. While
still young, she began a long career of quite varied work. Her first job was as a
multi-task helper in the family business - the Sterling House restaurant, bus
station, and gasoline filling station. Along with pumping gas and checking
oil for customers, she managed the Greyhound Bus ticket sales. Her first job
outside the family business was with a dentist who came from Montgomery on
Saturdays and paid her $1 per day. She graduated from Lowndes County High School,
where she was a cheerleader for the Red Devil football team. While attending
Daisey Curry Business School in Montgomery, she worked at the Montgomery Fair
department store. After graduating from business school, she became a secretary
for the Alabama State Health Department and later for the Alabama Gas Company.
In 1945, she met Karl West, a serviceman stationed at Maxwell Air Force Base
near Montgomery. They were married in 1947. Following his discharge from
service, Mr. West enrolled at West Virginia University, and Mrs. West worked at the
Fischer Insurance Company and the University YMCA in Morgantown. When they
moved to Tennessee so that Mr. West could attend graduate school at the
University of Tennessee, she worked as secretary at Lawson McGhee library, and when he
began work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, she worked in the laboratory's
Solid State division. The Wests moved to Oak Ridge in 1951 and raised a family
there. In recent years, Mrs. West became an Avon representative and worked
part-time as a sales associate for The Pine Tree, on New York Avenue in Oak Ridge.
In her spare time, Mrs. West enjoyed her church work, indoor and outdoor
gardening, sewing, stitchery, and, most of all, her family. She is described by
family and friends as being sweet and loving, always cheerful, and calming in
times of crisis. In addition to her parents, Mrs. West was preceded in death by
a sister, Gladys Taylor Foster, and a brother, William Edward Taylor. In
addition to her husband, Mrs. West is survived by two daughters, Deborah West
Barker and husband, William, and Cynthia West, all of Oak Ridge; a sister, Lillian
Taylor James, of Montgomery, Ala.; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Moore West, of Oak
Ridge, who was her special friend and confidante; three granddaughters,
Amanda Barker Moore and husband, Tim, of Knoxville; Allison Ford Getsi and husband,
Charles, of Oak Ridge; Sarah Ford of Oak Ridge and her fiance, Derek Harvey,
of Knoxville; a grandson, Steven West Barker and wife, Hannah, of Oak Ridge;
two great-grandchildren, Ryan Hayden Getsi and Andrew Taylor Moore; nine
nephews, and five nieces. The family offers very special thanks for the loving care
of Dr. William Dallas and the other attending physicians, and each of the
caregivers in the Intensive Care Unit at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Mrs. West has chosen to donate her body to medical science, followed by a
cremation. Receiving of friends will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2005, at First
Baptist Church in Oak Ridge, followed by a memorial service at 4 p.m. In lieu
of flowers, the family has requested that any memorials be in the form of
donations to Agape of the First Baptist Church, 1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge,
TN 37830. Online messages to the family may be left at
www.martinoakridgefuneralhome.com. Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Clarice Annette Thomas Wood, 78, of Hampton Lake, Fla., died Tuesday, April
12, 2005, at Bradford Terrace Nursing Home. Mrs. Wood was born in Starke, Fla.,
and moved to Hampton from Gainesville in 1990. She was a retired business
education teacher at Newberry High School in Newberry, Fla., and was a member of
the Starke Women's Club, the Alachua County Retired Educators and the First
Baptist Church of Waldo. She is survived by her husband, Joseph G. Wood of
Hampton Lake; her daughters, Susan Rowald of Houston, Texas, and Mary Bridgman of
Jacksonville, Fla.; her son, Joseph G. Wood Jr. of Oak Ridge; her brother, F.
Delano Thomas of Starke, Fla.; and six grandchildren. Jones Funeral Home in
Starke, Fla., is in charge of arrangements.
Jerry Lee Jones, 47, of Coalfield, died Thursday, April 14, 2005, at his
home. Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs is in charge of the arrangements, which
were incomplete at press time.
Edith Humphrey Kring, 84, of Harriman, died Friday, April 15, 2005, at
Marshal Voss Health Care Center in Rockwood. Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs is
in charge of the arrangements, which were incomplete at press time.
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