Laura Harmon, age 71, of Oak Ridge, passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 11, at Methodist Medical Center.
Laura was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, making baby dolls, and especially making dresses for her new baby girls being born into the family. Laura was the matriarch of her family. Laura was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Lilly Lester; son, Ernest Eugene Coyer Jr.; three brothers; and three sisters. [Read more…]
Shirley K. Miller, age 79, a resident of Devonia, Tenn., passed away, Tuesday, May 13, at the Life Care Center in Morgan County.
Mrs. Miller was born April 5, 1935, in Lexington, Missouri. She and her husband moved to Devonia, in 1974
Shirley worked as a secretary for over 20 years for the New York Life Insurance Company in Kansas City, Missouri, and Miami, Florida.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin F. and Dorothy Due McGowan; by her husband, Bert Norris Miller; and by a sister, Sandra Vogt. [Read more…]
Joan Frances Roberts, age 73, a resident of Oliver Springs, passed away Sunday, May 11, at her home.
Mrs. Roberts was born on May 28, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan and she has lived in Oliver Springs since 1989. She was a homemaker and a member of the Corbin Hill Baptist Church in Coalfield.
She was preceded in death by her parents Edward Bertoli and Lenora Hurt Bertoli; by two sons, Robert Turner and Carl Eugene Roberts; one daughter, Donna Sue Roberts; by grandsons, Jimmy Hunt, David Midkiff, and Jordan Phillips; and by brothers, Robert Lee Bertoli and David Bertoli. [Read more…]
Glen Edward Roysden
Glen Edward Roysden, age 56, a resident of Clinton, passed away Saturday, May 10, at Methodist Medical Center.
Mr. Roysden was born November 17, 1957, in Oliver Springs. He and his family moved from New River to Oliver Springs in 1968.
Glen owned and operated Glen Roysden Masonary. He was of the Baptist Faith, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, four-wheeling, but most importantly having holiday dinners with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Russel Roysden and Mary Hicks Roysden; by sisters: Etta Ruth Matherson and Evelyn Faye Killensworth; and by brothers: Bruce Wayne Roysden and James Franklin Roysden. [Read more…]
Josephine “Jo” Linnea Johnson Rennich
Josephine “Jo” Linnea Johnson Rennich of Oak Ridge died peacefully at home on May 9. She was 101 years old.
Jo and her husband, the late George Rennich, and their five children moved to Oak Ridge from Glen Rock, N.J., in 1954. Prior to that, the family lived in several other locations, including Pittsburgh, Pa., Long Island, N.Y., and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Jo was born on June 24, 1912, in Fleming Park, Pa., and raised in the town of McKees Rocks, Pa., both just northwest of Pittsburgh. The youngest of five children of a Swedish immigrant family, she was an honor student in high school and went on to earn a B.A. degree from the Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham College) and an M.Ed. degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She taught at the junior high school level for several years before and after her marriage in 1941. [Read more…]
Kenneth Ray Davis
Kenneth Ray Davis, “Kenny,” age 72, of Knoxville passed away Monday, May 5, at Methodist Medical Center Oak Ridge.
Mr. Davis was born April 22, 1942, to the late Steve Edward and Roxie Hazel Hamilton Davis in the Wheat Community of Roane County.
Kenneth was a member of the Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Powell and retired from X-10 after 36 years of service and being employed as a custodian. He loved gardening, fishing, hunting, and was a fan of Oak Ridge High School football and basketball. He was a devout Christian and was very dedicated to his church. 
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Danny Ray Duff, age 58, of Clinton passed away Saturday, May 3.
Danny was born February 6, 1956, in Lake City to the late Code and Mary Strong Duff. He graduated from Lake City High School in 1974 and was a member of the Blowing Springs Baptist Church.
For many years, Danny was employed with Oak Ridge Memorial Park as the grounds supervisor. He enjoyed collecting guns, reading, hunting, fishing, and was a Master Mason belonging to the Clinton Lodge. [Read more…]
Georgia Kate Osborne
Georgia Kate Neatherly Osborne, age 98, a resident of Greenfield Senior Living, died Wednesday, May 7, at Methodist Medical Center.
She was born June 27, 1915 in Butler, Tenn., the daughter of Oliver and Ethel Vaught Neatherly. Her hometown of Butler was taken by TVA and flooded in 1949, creating Watauga Lake. Her home and many buildings were relocated to higher ground in “New” Butler.
Mrs. Osborne attended Watauga Academy. She came to Oak Ridge in 1944 and was a volunteer at Highland View School and the PTA in the early years of Oak Ridge. She was employed by Yardney Electric Company while living in Rhode Island. She returned to Oak Ridge in 1982 and has resided at Greenfield Senior Living for the past six years. [Read more…]
Ruby Patterson Hunt
Ruby Edna Massengill Patterson Hunt, a longtime Anderson county educator, passed away Thursday, May 1, at Methodist Medical Center and entered into God’s heavenly kingdom.
Mrs. Hunt was born on the top of Windrock Mountain in Anderson County. She was a graduate of Oliver Springs High School in the class of 1943 and served as treasurer of her senior class. She was also a proud graduate of the University Of Tennessee.
She started her teaching career in Fork Mountain, Tenn., when she was 17. She also served as principal at the school. Following her marriage and birth of her two sons, Mrs. Hunt resumed her teaching career as a first grade teacher at Norwood Elementary School in Oliver Springs. Her teaching career spanned over 40 years, and all her students loved her. [Read more…]
Charles Simon Yust
Charles Simon Yust, 83, of Oak Ridge, died Wednesday, April 30, due to complications of lymphoma.
Charlie is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Carole Bland Yust; children John (Linda Dicus), Laura (Ruth), and Carla Bouvy (Chuck); grandchildren John Wesley Springer, Lennon Springer, Cassady Yust, Julia Mann Clem (Jay), and Christiana and Daniel Bouvy; great-grand children Oswin and Natalie Springer; and nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents, Nathan and Jeannette Newman Yust, and sister Juliet Savarese. [Read more…]
Richard L. Battiste
Richard L. Battiste, age 64, of Oak Ridge passed away Tuesday, April 29.
Richard was born December 29, 1949, in Mobile, Ala., to the late James Melvin and Mildred (Bootz) Battiste.
He was retired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he worked for 37 years as a mechanical engineer. He enjoyed his job, which included breaking specimens and structures on purpose and occasionally by accident.
Richard is survived by his wife, Teresa (Terry); his son, Tom; and his daughter, Leah; his brothers, David and his wife Connie Battiste of Mobile, Ala.; and Randy and his wife Louise Battiste of Mobile, Ala. [Read more…]
