News and events in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Randy Lee Holt, age 54, a resident of Harriman, passed away Monday, May 20, at his home.
Mr. Holt was born Oct. 8, 1958, in Lancing, Mich. At the age of three, he and his family moved from Lancing to Claiborne County, Tenn. During his early adulthood, he moved to Louisiana, where he continued to live until his move back to Tennessee in 2000.
Before his disability, he worked as a roofer in the constriction business. His hobbies included attending flea markets, yard selling, outdoor activities, and fishing.
Randy was preceded in death by his parents, Cecil Holt and Clearitta Sinkhorn Holt. [Read more...]
Viola S. Ergen
Viola S. Ergen, a longtime resident of Oak Ridge, peacefully passed at home with family on Tuesday, May 21.
Born Sept. 10, 1915, in Minneapolis, Minn., daughter to Otto and Anna Siebenthal, Viola began her early career by typing recipes for Betty Crocker. She went on to become the first woman to graduate with a BBA in accounting from the University of Minnesota in 1936. Viola then became senior accountant for the university and later worked as a statistician for the Gallup Poll in Princeton, N.J.
Viola enjoyed being a member of the Minneapolis Hiking Club, which is where she met her husband, Dr. William Krasny Ergen (deceased 1971), a physicist known internationally for his work in nuclear reactor safety, for his coining of the phrase “China Syndrome” in 1967, and for his tenure on the Nuclear Reactor Safety Board. In 1947, they settled in Oak Ridge, where they raised their five children. [Read more...]
Gracie Hall of Oak Ridge High School, left, and Julia Riley of Hardin Valley Academy are the new student representatives to the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board for Fiscal Year 2013-14. (Submitted photo)
The Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board welcomed two new student representatives at its May meeting. Gracie Hall and Julia Riley will serve on the board through April 2014.
ORSSAB is a federally chartered citizens’ panel that provides recommendations to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management. [Read more...]
Denise Kiernan
Denise Kiernan, author of “The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II,” will speak at Lunch with the League on Tuesday.
The program begins at noon Tuesday in the Social Hall of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church at 1500 Oak Ridge Turnpike.
“The Girls of Atomic City” is the true story of the young women during World War II who lived and worked in Oak Ridge, one of the Manhattan Project’s secret cities. Through their efforts were crucial to the development of the world’s first atomic bomb, the vast majority of Oak Ridge residents did not know what they were working on until the atomic bomb known as “Little Boy” detonated above Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. [Read more...]
Clyde Carson Bass
Rev. Clyde Carson Bass, age 81, a resident of Oliver Springs, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 16, at his home while surrounded by family and friends.
Rev. Bass was born July 2, 1931, in Campbell County. He has lived in Oliver Springs since his early childhood.
Before his retirement, he was employed at TVA, and he owned and operated Clyde’s Barber Shop in Oliver Springs for 17 years.
He was a faithful Christian and a member of the Mineral Springs Baptist Church. He served as the church pastor on three different occasions, and he also pastored the Vowel Mountain Baptist Church. [Read more...]
Verbeaner Mae Moore
Verbeaner Mae Moore, age 84, of Oak Ridge, passed away Thursday, May 16, at Summit View Nursing Home of Lake City.
She was born Dec. 10, 1928, in Winchester, Tenn., the daughter of William and Annie Burrow Caswell.
Mrs. Moore retired from Lockheed Martin, where she worked at the Y-12 plant for 30 years. She was a long-time member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, where she was active in the Abbie Vinson Circle, sang in the choir, and served as a Sunday School teacher. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, and gardening, and she loved children, but her passion was serving as a caregiver to anyone in need.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Noland Moore; sisters, Bernice Beatty and Dennis Strong; and brother, Reverdy Caswell. [Read more...]
More than 15 women volunteered on a Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County construction site earlier this month in recognition of National Women Build Week. Now in its sixth year, National Women Build Week challenges women to devote at least one day to help repair or build affordable housing in their local communities.
The volunteers worked to provide weatherization services and exterior repairs to a home owned by a single mother with three children. While new siding was being installed by volunteers, other volunteers worked on landscaping and yard maintenance. [Read more...]
Jerry Mack Giles, age 57, a resident of Oak Ridge, passed away Friday, May 17, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville.
Jerry was born November 25, 1955 in Oliver Springs. He was a loving son, brother, uncle and friend.
Mr. Giles is survived in death by two sisters and three brothers; Betty (Giles) Stewart and husband, Jim, of Oak Ridge, Patsy (Giles) Hensley and husband, Maurice, of Harriman, David Giles and wife, Etta, of Oliver Springs, Jimmy Giles and wife, Linda, of Oliver Springs and Steve Giles and wife, Anita, of Wartburg.
He is also survived by several nieces and nephews; Carolyn Evans, Susan Kennedy, Dewayne Hensley, Gary Hensley, Sarah Giles, David M. Giles, Amanda Wallick, Seth Giles, Jimmy Lee Giles, Timmy Giles, Katie Portner, Betty Sanchez, Christopher Giles and Jonathan Giles, and a host of special friends and extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Dalis Marie (Leach) Giles.
Jerry was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. He not only took pride in his family, he also truly relished the friends he made throughout his life. He was a man with many talents, skills and hobbies. In his spare time he enjoyed growing tomatoes, peppers and plants of any kind. He also enjoyed reading.
The family will receive friends Monday, May 20, between the hours of 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in Sharp Funeral Home. The funeral will follow at 1:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel, with Rev. Gary Hensley officiating. Burial and graveside services will follow at Anderson Memorial Gardens.
Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. An online guest book is available at www.sharpfh.com.
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