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Obituary: Louise Carson Honeycutt

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Louise Honeycutt

Louise Honeycutt

Louise Carson Honeycutt passed away on Tuesday, January 20. She was 89.

Louise and her husband Presley came to Oak Ridge during the war, where she worked for a brief time at the K-25 plant. The two of them enjoyed gardening, particularly growing their own vegetables.

Later in her life, Louise worked as an aide at the Daniel Arthur Rehabilitation Center. After retirement, Louise and Presley enjoyed traveling and visited all of the states except Hawaii.

Both Louise and Presley were long time members of Central Baptist Church in Oak Ridge. [Read more…]

Regional Prevent Child Abuse manager to discuss Healthy Families, Healthy Start

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Susan Moore of Healthy Start

Susan Moore

Susan Moore, program manager for the East Tennessee region of Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee, will be the featured speaker at a February meeting of Women’s Interfaith Dialogue of Oak Ridge.

Moore will discuss “Healthy Families, Healthy Start: A home-visiting program promoting the well-being of children.”

The meeting will start at 11 a.m. Monday, February 2, in the Entry Forum of the Jewish Congregation at 101 West Madison Lane. [Read more…]

Pet of the Day: Kelly

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Pet of the Day: Kelly

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Hello my friends! I’m Kelly, a 12-year old Norwegian Elkhound mix surrendered on January 3. I’m very confused right now, and pretty sad as well.

Mr. David got me a big fat orthopedic dog bed to lay on ’cause my old bones get cramped up here in this kennel. I’m a really sweet girl, and I will be available on Saturday, January 17. I’m a little bit lame, but I still have a TON of love in my heart! If you can’t adopt me, please come see me and be friendly when I get out of quarantine!

ID: 16510

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Pet of the Day: Bridgette

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Pet of the Day: Bridgette

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Bridgette is a sweet little girl from Anderson County. She is a terrier mix, female, and not very big. She is available now. Come on down now, ya hear?

The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. It’s located at 395 Belgrade Road in east Oak Ridge. The phone number is (865) 425-3423.

See the Animal Shelter’s website here. You can also find more information on adoptable animals at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on this Facebook page.

Obituary: Eleanor Louise Felts Hunter

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Eleanor Louise Felts Hunter

Eleanor Louise Felts Hunter

Louise went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 20, passing peacefully at home surrounded by family and loved ones.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Gerald and her brother Roland Felts.

Louise was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church and spent most of her life as a witness for the glory of God. Her works included over 30 years as a representative of the American Bible Society. [Read more…]

Obituary: Mary Earline Smith Banic

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Mary Earline Banic

Mary Earline Banic

Mary Earline Smith Banic, age 90, of Oak Ridge passed away Thursday, January 22.

Earline was born in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, on September 3, 1924, and moved to Oak Ridge in 1946 after graduating from Winthrop College. She worked for Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Division of Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation in the Plant Lab until 1953. She met and married George Banic while working in Oak Ridge.

Earline was very active in First Baptist Church, singing in the choir and working in many mission activities. She was instrumental in working with the women in the Briceville area, teaching them sewing skills and ministering to them.  [Read more…]

Obituary: James Eugene Livesay

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James Eugene Livesay

James Eugene Livesay

James Eugene Livesay, age 91, of Oak Ridge, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 21.

Jim was born January 10, 1924, in Frankfort, West Virginia, to Lock and Mary Livesay. He was the youngest of eight children.

He enlisted in the United States Army with the 249th Engineer Battalion. Serving in the European Theater, Jim landed on Utah Beach in August 1944. He was wounded with shrapnel in one battle. After recovering from his wounds, Jim re-engaged with his unit and was shot three times during the Battle of the Bulge. After recovering at Walter Reed Hospital, he was honorably discharged. He received a Purple Heart, the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, and the American Campaign Medal.

Jim met Betty Ruth Samuels in Ronceverte, West Virginia, while he worked as a farm manager and Betty was in nursing school. They eloped on February 8, 1947, and drove to Kentucky to get married. [Read more…]

Obituary: Donald Ray Long

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Donald Ray Long

Donald Ray Long

Donald Ray Long, age 57, of Oak Ridge, passed away Sunday, January 4, at his home.

He was born December 29, 1957, in Oak Ridge, the son of Ernest L. Long Jr. and Wilma Wynn Long.

He had worked as a contractor with Tobler Construction.

He was a long-time member of First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge. [Read more…]

Obituary: Betty Felton White

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Betty Felton White

Betty Felton White

Betty Felton White, 83 of Fort Collins, Colorado, formerly of Tennessee, passed away on Friday, January 2.

She was born on August 12, 1931, in Ethridge, TN to Virgil and Delia (Alexander) Felton. Betty spent her childhood in Ethridge and Madison, TN, until 1949, when she graduated from Madison High School.

In 1953, Betty graduated from Middle Tennessee State University, Cookeville, where she successfully earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in English and her Minor in Biology. After graduation she moved to Oak Ridge and began her career as a secretary with the Oak Ridge K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Later, as fate would have it, Betty met Dave White at Loveman’s Department Store while shopping for Christmas cards; they were introduced by a mutual friend.  [Read more…]

Obituary: Virgil Haynes

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Virgil O. Haynes

Virgil O. Haynes

Virgil Haynes of Oak Ridge died at home on Tuesday, January 6.

Mr. Haynes, the son of Millicent and Chester M. Haynes, Sr., was born on January 2, 1922, near Baker, Oregon. His parents moved to a farm near Caldwell, Idaho, in 1924 and he grew up there. Since June 1943, when he came to work at Y-12 for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation, he lived in Oak Ridge.

He had an Engineering degree from the University of Idaho and was also a graduate of the Oak Ridge School of Reactor Technology. Most of his working career was at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, retiring from Martin Marietta Energy Systems on January 31, 1985 with over 41 years of service. [Read more…]

Obituary: Janet Heck Nave

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Janet Heck Nave

Janet Heck Nave

Janet Heck Nave passed away December 30, 2014, in Oak Ridge. She was born December 2, 1941, in Rogersville, Tennessee.

After graduating from Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport in 1960, Janet attended Emory and Henry College where she met her future husband, Larry, during the first week of freshman orientation at a class picnic. Janet and Larry married in 1962 in January of her sophomore year. Janet graduated from Emory and Henry with a B.A. in English in 1965.

She taught English at Jefferson County High School in Jefferson City and was Head Librarian at Enterprise High School in Enterprise, Ala. An extremely supportive wife and dutiful mother, Janet still managed to obtain her Master’s degree in Educational Media from Auburn University in 1976.

After moving to Oak Ridge in 1977, Janet worked at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) for 24 years from 1978 through 2002 as an Information Scientist, Database Administrator, and Public Information Specialist. [Read more…]

Obituary: Richard E. Pawel

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Richard E. Pawel

Richard E. Pawel

Richard E. Pawel, 82, of Oak Ridge, died peacefully in his sleep on January 2 at Briarcliff Health Care Center.

He was born to George and Thelma Pawel in upstate New York in March 1932 and, after short stays in New York and North Carolina, grew up in Norris where he graduated from High School in 1948.

He went on to graduate from the University of Tennessee with a PhD in Metallurgical Engineering in 1956 at the age of 24, which for a time placed him as the youngest engineering student from UT to receive the PhD degree. While in graduate school at UT, in 1955, he married the former Teresa Gravette and set in motion almost 60 years of joyful companionship. [Read more…]