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Obituary: Robert Eugene Stuart

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Robert Eugene Stuart, age 41, a resident of Oliver Springs, passed away, Thursday, November 27, at his home.

Mr. Stuart was born April 22, 1973 in Concord, North Carolina. He lived and grew up in Concord until his move to Richmond, Virginia, at the age of 17. He later moved to Tennessee in 1994, where he has continued to live.

Robert attended the New Midway Baptist Church in Kingston. He worked as an auto detailer and enjoyed working with his hands doing home improvement, carpentry, and auto restoration work. [Read more…]

Obituary: Thomas ‘Tommy’ Jarrell St. John

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Thomas "Tommy" Jarrell St. John

Thomas “Tommy” Jarrell St. John

Thomas “Tommy” Jarrell St. John, age 76, a resident of Oliver Springs, passed away Thursday, November 27, at Methodist Medical Center.

Tommy was born June 9, 1938, in McMinnville, Tennessee. He and his family moved to Oak Ridge in the early 1950s and then on to Oliver Springs in 1967, where he has continued to live.

Tommy was a United States Army Veteran, and while serving he received several medals, ribbons, citations, and commendations. After his military service, he became a self-employed master plumber, an occupation he continued until his retirement. He was a faithful Christian and a very active member of the Oliver Springs Church of Christ, where he served in various functions. He enjoyed watching the New York Yankees play baseball and also his special dog, “Sadie Sue.” [Read more…]

Obituary: Charles Denver Maberry

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Charles Denver Maberry

Charles Denver Maberry

Charles Denver Maberry, age 88, passed away Monday, November 24, at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee.

He was born October 30, 1926, in Putnam County, Tennessee, to Edgar and Lola Maberry. He was a 1945 graduate of Gainesboro High School in Jackson County, Tennessee.

As a longtime member of the Highland View Church of Christ, he served for many years as a deacon in charge of the children’s education program. He was also very active in the benevolence program at the Providence House and he led the “50 plus” ministry at the church for over 10 years.

He began working at K-25 in 1945 and remained with the Department of Energy for nearly 47 years, finishing his career at Y-12. [Read more…]

Obituary: Flora Pearl Coker Phillips

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Flora Pearl Coker Phillips

Flora Pearl Coker Phillips

Flora Pearl Coker Phillips, age 88, left this earthly home to be with God and her loved ones in her new heavenly home on Monday, November 24. Pearl was a co-owner of the Blue and White Service station in Devonia with her late husband, Reuben Philips.

She was born August 9, 1926, in the Charlie’s Branch Community in New River, where she continued to live throughout her life.

Her life spanned 88 years and she witnessed electricity coming to New River, paving of the New River Highway, and running water in the local homes. [Read more…]

Obituary: Earlene Hunter Quilliams

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Earlene Hunter Quilliams

Earlene Hunter Quilliams

Earlene Hunter Quilliams, age 58, of Oliver Springs, passed away Saturday, November 22, peacefully in the comfort of her own home.

She was born September 13, 1956, in Oliver Springs, the daughter of Naomi Taylor and Clifford Eugene Hunter.

Mrs. Quilliams was very family oriented and loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was very selfless and always enjoyed taking care of others. She was described by her family as being a wonderful cook. [Read more…]

Obituary: William ‘Bob’ Brooks

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Mr. William “Bob” Brooks, age 91, of Coalfield, passed away Monday, November 24, at Ben Atchley Veteran’s Home.

He lived in Coalfield until he was 17 years old, then went to Cleveland, Ohio, to work before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in World War II. He was in the South Pacific for three years.

He married Daisy Kelly, and they lived in Dayton and Miamisburg, Ohio, for 12 years. They moved back to Coalfield, and Bob went into coal surface mining. He retired in 1989. [Read more…]

Obituary: Ruby Bowling Cox

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Ruby Bowling Cox, age 90 of Clinton, passed away on Saturday, November 22, at Methodist Medical Center.

Ruby’s family and friends will have a visitation on Tuesday, November 25, from 7 to 8 p.m., with her funeral service following at 8 p.m. in the chapel of Jones Mortuary. Ruby’s interment will be on Wednesday, November 25, at 11 a.m. at Sunset cemetery in Clinton.

Jones Mortuary in Clinton is in charge of all arrangements.

Obituary: Norbert Thonnard

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Norbert Thonnard

Norbert Thonnard

Norbert Thonnard, 71, of Oak Ridge, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Thursday, November 20, after a valiant battle with cancer.

Norbert was born in Berlin, Germany, on January 22, 1943, to the late Ernst and Constanza Thonnard. At age three, he moved with his parents and two sisters to Barenquilla, Colombia. His family immigrated to the United States when Norbert was 14. They lived in Tallahassee, Florida, and he attended Florida State University, where he met the love of life, Roslyn Oglesby.

Norbert received his PhD in physics from the University of Kentucky in 1970. He spent 13 years at the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, D.C. In 1983, he and his family moved to Oak Ridge, where he worked at Atom Sciences Inc., a high-tech spin-off of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He joined the faculty at the University of Tennessee in 1993 and founded the Institute for Rare Isotope Measurements. [Read more…]

Obituary: Kim Tisdale

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Kim Tisdale, of Knoxville, went to the room that Jesus prepared for her on Friday, November 21, 2014.

Kim is a beloved child of God and disciple of Jesus. Kim’s devotion to God led her to give up her careers as a high school biology teacher and basketball coach nine years ago in order to raise her son Hunter and teach him in the ways he should go according to God’s word. Kim loved her family well and put God’s will for her life above all people and things.

Kim is survived by her son, Hunter; husband, Michael; dad and mom, John and Linda Hunter; great-aunt, Joy Davidson; and grandmother, Cicelia Hunter, among others. [Read more…]

Obituary: Martha Lynn Waldrop Babb Bailey

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Martha Lynn Waldrop Babb Bailey, age 65, a resident of the Marlow Community in Anderson County, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.

Martha was born January 20, 1949, in Knoxville, to the union of Rayburn Cole and Betty Lynn Melton Waldrop, who preceded her in death. She was a lifelong resident of Anderson County.

She was a clerical/office secretary at Brant Wald Surgical Inc., which was a business her father started. Martha had a great love of animals and was a member of several animal care groups. She also enjoyed gospel music and social media on her Facebook account. [Read more…]

Obituary: Joseph Lee Tucker

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Joseph Lee Tucker

Joseph Lee Tucker

Joseph Lee Tucker, age 69, a resident of Clinton, went home to his Heavenly Father, Saturday, November 22, 2014, surrounded by his loving wife, children, and grandchildren.

Joseph was born March 15, 1945, to the late Roman and Doretha Tucker in Tampa, Florida. He was a lifelong resident of Clinton.

Before his retirement, he was employed as a coal miner for 25 years, working primarily at Devonia Coal on New River.

He was a United States Army Veteran who served during the Vietnam War. While in service to our country, he received several medals, ribbons, citations, and commendations. His most important work on Earth was being vice president of Legacy Peer Group Service, Vet to Vet, in Tennessee. [Read more…]

Obituary: Don Paul Williams

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Don Paul Williams, age 79, a resident of Coalfield, passed away Friday, November 21, 2014, at his home.

Mr. Williams was born December 23, 1934, in Caryville, Tennessee. He grew up and lived in Campbell County before moving to Clinton, where he continued to live until his move to Coalfield.

Don served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. While serving, he received several medals, ribbons, citations, and commendations.

Don was retired from Universal Management in Atlanta. He was previously employed at Fox Chevrolet in Oak Ridge. [Read more…]