Madge Elizabeth “Sunshine” Dyer Newton, 91, of Oak Ridge, passed away July 06, 2015, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Madge was born November 11, 1923, in Powell, Tennessee, to Isaac and Lillian Dyer.
Madge was a long-time employee of Union Carbide Martin Marietta, where she worked as a secretary for more than 30 years.
Madge graduated from Karns High School in May 1942. She attended business school and, within a year or two, was hired in at K-25 in the new city of Oak Ridge, only a few miles from her home. She was one of the original “Girls of Atomic City,” the book of that name.
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