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Janie Lorene Long Jones, age 45, born the 10th child of 11 to the late James and Mae (Guy) Long of Clinton, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015, at Ft. Sanders Medical Center in Knoxville. She was of the Baptist faith and had attended Clinton High School. She had a great love for animals and loved her family.
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McKinley Bunch, age 68, a resident of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015, at his home.
Mr. Bunch was born on August 3, 1946, in Petros, Tennessee. He continued to live in Petros and attended Coalfield High School with the class of 1965.
McKinley joined the U.S. Army in 1963, and did basic training in Fort Knox, Kentucky. From there, he went to Fort Benning, Georgia, for Airborne training, which lead him to 1st S.F.G.P. in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. While in Special Forces, he was deployed to Okinawa with 1st S.F.G.P., Korot, Thailand, Fort Dix, New Jersey, and served in Vietnam.
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Deborah “Debbie” Carol Wyatt, 65, of Atlanta, Georgia, formerly of Oak Ridge, passed away on May 17, 2015.
She was born in Oak Ridge to parents Harlan Douglas Wyatt and Josephine Davidson Wyatt. Deborah grew up in Oak Ridge and graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1967.
She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Tennessee in 1971.
She worked for Delta Airlines as a flight attendant for 42 years. She enjoyed reading, cooking, traveling, and was an avid gardener.
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Philip John “P.J.” Marlino, of Oak Ridge, died peacefully at his home on April 25, 2015. He was 99 years of age.
The sixth of nine children, P.J. was born on January 25, 1916, to Felice and Maria Marlino of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He will be lovingly remembered as a warm and gentle family man and friend, and as a lifelong scholar who never tired of learning.
P.J. attended Pennsylvania State University for his bachelor’s degree, majoring in chemical engineering. After graduation, he worked at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant before moving to Oak Ridge in 1945 to work on the Manhattan Project at K-25. As an Oak Ridge pioneer, he was present at key historic events including the first tests of the atomic bomb.
In Oak Ridge, he met his wife of 63 years, Frances “Millie” Marlino. They married in 1951 and raised five children together. P.J. and Millie were truly devoted to each other until her death in August 2014.
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Bill S. Denton, 88, of Oak Ridge, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2015, in Nashville. He was born in Celina, Tennessee, and spent his adult life in Oak Ridge.
Prior to moving to Oak Ridge to begin his long career as a professional engineer, he served in both World War II and the Korean conflict. He then happily spent over 40 years working at X-10, Y-12, and K-25 and continued working another 10 years using his vast experience as an independent contractor where his travels included Portsmouth, Ohio, and Rocky Flats, Colorado. He loved his work and took great pride in doing the job right.
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Willard Donald “Don” Box, age 86, of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, June 13, 2015.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Willard and Leona Box; his sister, Winifred Little; and his son, Stephen D. Box, age 6, all of New Albany, Indiana.
He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Donna Crosier Box; his sister, Mariam McNally; his son, Darren Box; his daughter, Joanna Schank; and his grandchildren, Dena, Matthew, Emily, Hadley, and Azrael.
Upon his graduation from the University of Louisville in 1952, Don accepted employment at the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion plant (K-25), where he worked as a trouble-shooter for some 10 years before accepting a transfer to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (X-10), where he was employed until his retirement at age 65.
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Robert Thomas Hamilton, age 89, of Knoxville, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015, at the Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
He was born October 31, 1925, in Cumberland, Maryland, the son of Wesley and Myrtle Kearns Hamilton.
Mr. Hamilton was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Navy.
He retired from Bechtel Corporation, where he was a registered professional mechanical engineer for 31 years.
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James Richard “J.R.” Maggart of Clinton, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2015, at his home with family by his side.
He was born on November 28, 1946, in Cookeville, Tennessee. J.R. grew up in Oak Ridge, graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1965, and retired from K-25 in Oak Ridge.
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Joseph “Tim†Jones Jr., age 46, of Oliver Springs, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at his home.
Tim was born April 12, 1969 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was a graduate of Karns High School and a member of the Eternal Life Missionary Baptist Church in New Market.
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Born in Powell, Tennessee, on November 25, 1945
Departed on May 24, 2015, and resided in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Donna Cooper Henry was born November, 25, 1945, and passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 24, 2015.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter K. and Beatrice B. Cooper, and her four sisters: Viola, Glendora, Marie, and Dot.
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Born in Harrogate, Tennessee, on March 29, 1932
Departed on May 26, 2015, and resided in Clinton, Tennessee
Elizabeth Sulfridge, age 83, of Clinton, Tennessee, passed away May 26, 2015, at Briarcliff Health Care Center in Oak Ridge.
Elizabeth retired from the American Heart Association office in Nashville. She was a member of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Clinton.
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Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 25, 1952
Departed on May 18, 2015, and resided in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Larry Thomas Petrowski, age 63, of Oak Ridge went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, May 18, 2015, after a short and courageous battle with cancer.
Larry was born April 25, 1952, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Henry Luther and Ella Estelle Taylor Petrowski.
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