Glen Martin Keizer, age 64, of Clinton, passed away on Nov. 16 at Briarcliff Health Care Center.
Services for Glen will be held at a later date.
Jones Mortuary is in charge of all arrangements.
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Glen Martin Keizer, age 64, of Clinton, passed away on Nov. 16 at Briarcliff Health Care Center.
Services for Glen will be held at a later date.
Jones Mortuary is in charge of all arrangements.
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Christina Lynn (Christy) Foy, age 38, of Knoxville, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 11.
Christy was very active with small businesses in the U.S. Department of Energy community. She believed in charity work and pet adoption. She was a volunteer for Cornerstone of Recovery and AGAPE.
Christy was the loving wife of Mike, and the proud mother of John Ross and Olivia Foy. Christy is also survived by her mother, Lynn; brothers, Michael and Dustin; and several other family members in Alabama.
A celebration of life was held at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in the Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel with Rev. Harry Chronis officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, SBRET, P.O.Box, 4661, Oak Ridge, TN 37831.
Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel, 11915 Kingston Pike, served the Foy family.
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Oliver Springs coach David M. Currier, age 65, a resident of Harriman, went home to be with his Lord, on Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Park West Medical Center in Knoxville.
Mr. Currier was born on May 18, 1947, in Harriman. He was a lifelong resident of this area.
He was a devout Christian and a faithful member of the Childs Memorial Baptist Church in Harriman. He taught the Young Adult Sunday School Class.
David was preceded in death by a stepson, Garey Edward Lowe.
Coach Currier began his career as a teacher at the Prevocational School in Harriman before joining the staff at Oliver Springs High School in 1980. Coach Currier loved children, and he was employed at the Oliver Springs High as a teacher, football, baseball and basketball coach, and he drove a school bus. He was inducted into the Oliver Springs High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
He is survived by his wife, Rhonda Currier of Harriman; by parents, Fate Junior and Louise Currier of Harriman; by a son, David Michael Currier of Oliver Springs; by a daughter, Michelle Teague of Harriman; by a step-daughter, Jennifer Best and husband Shane of Harriman; by grandchildren, Maddisen Currier, David Michael Currier Jr., Benjamin Currier and Hunter Teague, Garrett Andrews, Elliott Best, Isaac Best, and Hanna, Gabriel, Israel and Seth Lowe; and by his mother-in-law, Reva Johnson.
He is also survived by three brothers, Teddy Currier and wife Janice of Harriman, Vernon Currier and wife Gina of Rockwood, and Mark Currier and wife Kim of Harriman; and by several nieces, nephews, extended family members, and a host of special friends.
The family will receive friends Saturday, Nov. 17, between 4 and 8 p.m. at the Oliver Springs High School gymnasium. The funeral will follow at 8 p.m. in the gymnasium with Pastors Tommy Hensley and Wesley Duncan officiating.
Burial and graveside services will be held Sunday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m. at the Petros Cemetery in Petros.
Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. An online guest book is available at www.sharpfh.com.
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Destiny Brook Keathley, age 11, of Crossville and formerly of Clinton, passed away late Wednesday, Nov. 14, at her home in Crossville.
Destiny was Papaw’s girl, and she was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Clinton. She was a faithful child who thanked God for everything. She even thanked God for her cancer. She told Him in a prayer that she would take it and be happy if that is what He wanted for her, and she never complained.
Destiny was fascinated with law enforcement and CSI officers. She was even made an honorary CSI officer by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department. Destiny attended Lake City Elementary School and the Boys and Girls Club of North Anderson County in Lake City, and North Cumberland Elementary School in Crossville. She recently attended Destiny’s Ball given to her by the teachers and principal of North Cumberland Elementary, her hair stylist, and the staff of her doctor’s office.
Destiny is survived by her mother and stepfather, Angel Bunch Bowman and Danny Ray Bowman of Crossville; father, James Keathley of Oliver Springs; brothers, Darren and Blake Keathley; grandparents, Deborah and Harold Bunch of Claxton, and Ray and Jan Bowman of Crossville; great-grandmother, Leora Bowman of Crossville; favorite aunt, Cathy Cole; cousins, Sarah and Taylor Sharp, and Maggie Bunch; uncles, David and Melissa Bunch of Powell, Johnny and Emily Bunch of Claxton, and Jeff and Mathie Bertels of Claxton; cousins, Ace and Katherine Bunch, Jace and Ava Bunch, Jake, Summer, Jordan, and Waylon Bunch, and Paul and Joseph Bertels; and special friends, Matthew Cunningham, Kari Abston, and Beth Farrow. She is also survived by many other relatives and friends.
Destiny’s family would like to thank everyone for their love and support. Special thanks to Antioch Baptist Church, North Cumberland Elementary School, Cumberland County Physician’s Group, and Vanderbilt’s Stallworth Rehabilitation and Hope Lodge.
Destiny’s family received her friends on Friday, Nov. 16, from 6-8 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church in Clinton.
Her celebration of life will be Saturday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m. also at Antioch Baptist Church with Rev. Marty Stooksbury officiating. Her interment will follow her service at Asbury Cemetery in Knoxville.
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Dorothy Mae Soard, age 88, of Oak Ridge, died Friday, Nov. 16, at NHC Health Care Center.
She was born Sept. 2, 1924, in Morristown, the daughter of Samuel B. and Bessie Anderson Soard.
Miss Soard retired from ORNL, where she was a lab technician. She was a charter member of First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge and active with WMU. She also enjoyed sports.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Frank Soard, and sister, Velma Johnson.
She is survived by sisters, Alma Jean Soard, Margaret (Willard) Carr, and Phyllis (Fred) Smith, and brother, Harold (Peggy) Soard, all of Oak Ridge, and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 5–7 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary. The funeral will follow at 7 p.m. with Rev. Tim Bounds officiating.
A graveside service will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family asks that any memorials be made to First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge, 1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
An online guest book can be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com.
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Elaine Causey Trauger died peacefully at home on Nov. 12.
Born on Oct. 18, 1922, Elaine grew up on the family farm near Greensboro, N.C., with her loving parents, Roscoe Cheek Causey and Isabel Craven Causey, and her dear sister Belle Eloise Causey (Butler). They were surrounded by a wonderful extended Causey family, especially including her late cousin Benson, who was like a brother to her.
A brilliant student, Elaine graduated from high school at age 15 and from Greensboro College at age 19. After teaching school for a year, Elaine struck out on her own and moved to New York City to obtain a master’s degree in foods and nutrition at Columbia University.
The excitement of the World War II years in New York culminated for Elaine when she met the Nebraska farm boy who was to become the love of her life, Don Trauger. A nine-month whirlwind romance led to their marriage in her family church, Mt. Pleasant (United) Methodist Church, on Sept. 2, 1945. Elaine and Don’s almost giddy affection and profound love for each other never waned through their 63 years of marriage.
The newlyweds found their way to Oak Ridge in 1946. They expected a temporary stay, but it lasted the rest of their lives.
Elaine became the chief dietician and manager of the Oak Ridge High School cafeteria for three years until the birth of their son, Byron, in 1949. Another son, Tom, followed in 1951.
Elaine loved Oak Ridge. She threw herself into charitable and civic life, initially through First United Methodist Church, where she served in many capacities, notably as the first woman chair of the administrative board. For 15 years in mid-life, Elaine taught the senior high Sunday School class at First Church, and one of her great joys in her later years was to learn of the successes of those students whom she called “my kids.”
Elaine loved the YWCA, where she served on the board and taught money management classes for many years. She also taught cooking classes for the Girl Scouts and served many other local organizations. She was one of the founders of the volunteer program at Methodist Medical Center.
Elaine’s most visible service to her community began in 1977, when she was elected the second woman member of the Oak Ridge City Council. Initially opposed by the Chamber of Commerce, the Labor Council, and by both the Republican and Democratic parties, Elaine won her first election overwhelmingly. By the time she retired in 1989, she had earned the respect and support of all four organizations—and of many others.
She served on the steering committee of the National League of Cities’ Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee, was a founding member of the Women in Government organization in Tennessee, and was vice chair of the Tennessee Committee for the Humanities.
As a member of the City Council, Elaine was blind to party labels, but was passionate in support of public education, economic development, and beautification. She was especially devoted to the Oak Ridge school system, even when that meant taking unpopular positions.
Elaine loved connecting with people and was a faithful friend. She was devoted to the members of her bridge clubs, and for more than 50 years regularly met with close women friends in what they called the Sewing Club. In the early years, they actually did sew together, but the group evolved into a gathering of soul mates.
Elaine and Don loved to entertain their friends, and all appreciated Elaine’s culinary genius. They hosted brunches on Christmas Day for several years, invited scores of foreign visitors to home-cooked meals, and regularly entertained friends and colleagues in large parties and intimate gatherings.
Elaine survived two earlier brushes with death. The first, in 1959, resulted from a renal shutdown following the death of an infant daughter. On that occasion, Elaine experienced what has since been described as a “near-death” experience, which confirmed her strong belief in the life hereafter. The second, in 1987, occurred when she was stricken with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She used that experience later to counsel others who suffered from cancer.
Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, her infant brother, two infant children, Harold Joseph Trauger and Caroline Sue Trauger, and her husband, Donald Byron Trauger.
She is survived by her sons, Byron Roscoe Trauger (Aleta) in Nashville and Thomas Charles Trauger (Jana Belsky) in Washington, D.C.; two granddaughters, Hallie Causey Trauger and Katherine Aleta Trauger; a great-granddaughter, Riley Grace Trauger; and many beloved members of the Causey family in North Carolina and of Don’s Nebraska family.
A service of remembrance and celebration will be held at First United Methodist Church in Oak Ridge on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m. with visitation to follow.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to First United Methodist Church or to a charity of your choice.
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Alva Ann (Thompson) McCoy, of Clinton, passed away Nov. 13 following a lengthy illness.
She was born on July 26, 1933, in Watertown, Tenn., the daughter of Charles Howard and Arletta Lucretia Givens Thompson, who are both deceased.
They lived in several towns in middle Tennessee until moving to Oak Ridge in 1941. Ann entered school in Oak Ridge and graduated in 1953. She attended Knoxville Business College after high school, graduated and worked several years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
She was a certified professional secretary. She took a few years off to have children and then worked at the Emory Valley Sheltered Workshop.
Mrs. McCoy is survived by her husband, Herbert E. McCoy Jr. He was born in Oak Hill, W.V., and they married in 1955. She is also survived by a brother, Lilliard T. Thompson of Kingston; sister, Victoria Thompson of Charlotte, N.C.; daughter Ann Marie McCoy Sheddan and her husband Sam; son, Ken McCoy and his wife Beth; grandchildren, Stephanie Sluss and husband Clifton, Michelle Sanders and husband Jeremy, Jan Kirkpatrick and husband Matt, Thomas Mullins and wife Jennifer, Kate McCoy and Ryan McCoy, and nine great-grandchildren.
Mrs. McCoy enjoyed activities with her extended family, and enjoyed traveling and hunting and collecting antiques. She is a charter member of Robertsville Baptist church and was active in the church beginning as a teen and continuing throughout her life.
She was a care-giver to several people, and was very active in the care of her aunt, her mother and her spouse during his extended illness.
The family received friends on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Robertsville Baptist Church. The funeral followed at 7:30 p.m. with Rev. Brian Scott and Rev. Tom Job officiating.
A graveside service will be held on Friday, Nov. 16, at 10 a.m. at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family asks that memorials be made to Robertsville Baptist Church.
Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. An online guest book can be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com.
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Patricia Rose Smith, age 62, a resident of the Marlow Community in Anderson County, passed away Saturday, November 10, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.
Patricia was born March 18, 1950, in Connersville, Ind.. She lived in Texas, Florida, and Georgia before moving to Tennessee in 1999.
She was a homemaker, a loving mother and grandmother and a member of Faith Promise Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred Gray and Dorothy Manlove Gray, and by her husband, Charles E. Golden.
Mrs. Smith is survived by a daughter, Dorothy Kathryn Taylor and husband David of Oliver Springs; by a son, Charles William Golden and his companion Anthony Dyer of Knoxville, Johnny Edward Golden and wife Brandy; by eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; and by her fiancee Anthony Poche of Marlow.
She is also survived by a sister Barbara Heslin and husband Roy of Tampa, Fla.; and by five nephews, one niece and 14 great-nieces and nephews.
Friends may call Wednesday, Nov. 14, between 5 and 6 p.m. at Sharp Funeral Home. A memorial service will follow in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Ralph Wilson officiating.
Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. An online guestbook is available at www.sharpfh.com.
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Billy Rhodey, age 49, of Clinton, passed away Saturday, Nov. 10, at his home.
He moved to Indianapolis in the 1970s, worked as a welder, and then returned to Tennessee in 1996 and worked for the U.S. Department of Energy as a welder.
Billy loved NASCAR, football, and enjoyed fishing with his Uncle Charles. He was a member of Poplar Creek Baptist Church in Clinton.
Billy was preceded in death by his father, William C. Rhodey.
He is survived by his mother, Connie Hurley of Clinton; adopted mother, Velma Louise Rhodey of Clinton; son, Charles Michael Rhodey of Chattanooga; daughters, Amber Marie Rhodey of Cookeville, and Autumn Elizabeth Rhodey of Oak Ridge; brothers, Randall Gene Rhodey of Clinton, Charles Rhodey and Carolyn of Oliver Springs, Steve Rhodey and Jeanne of Clinton, and Archer Rhodey and Linda of Oak Ridge; and granddaughter, Sophia. He also leaves behind a special godmother, Kathy Vorhies and a host of other relatives and friends.
Billy’s family received friends on Monday, Nov. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the chapel of Jones Mortuary. His interment and graveside service will be Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. at Anderson Memorial Gardens in Clinton with Pastor Donnie Moore officiating.
Jones Mortuary in Clinton is in charge of all arrangements.
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Gladys Hicks Shipley, age 86, a resident of Oliver Springs, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, Nov. 9, at Methodist Medical Center.
Mrs. Shipley was born Feb. 10, 1926, in Hayesville, N.C.
Following her Hayesville High School graduation, she joined the Cadet Nursing Corp and served her country during World War II.
In 1947, she received a registered nursing degree from Erlanger in Chattanooga. Later in the year of 1947, she began employment with the Oak Ridge Hospital, working in the nursery until 1970. In 1970 she continued her career with the Anderson County Health Department, where she worked until retirement.
She lived in South Clinton for 33 years before moving to Oliver Springs in 1984.
She was a faithful Christian and a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. She enjoyed working in the Mt. Pisgah Bible Print Ministry.
Mrs. Shipley was preceded in death by her parents, Claude Hicks and Lizzie Auberry Hicks, and by a brother, Wayne Hicks.
She is survived by her husband, John William Shipley, Jr.; by sons, Jeffrey Thomas Shipley and Scott William Shipley of Oliver Springs; by grandchildren, Stacy Sharp and husband Bobby of Clinton, and Jason Shipley and wife Erica of Clinton; and by great-grandchildren, Jacie Shipley, Millie Shipley, and Haeven Shipley Daugherty.
She is also survived by a sister, Gaynell Lowe of Hayesville, N.C., by other extended relatives, and her Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church brothers and sisters.
The family will receive friends Monday, Nov. 12, between 5 and 7 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. The funeral will follow in the church sanctuary with pastor Garvan Walls officiating.
Burial and graveside services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. at the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. An online guest book is available at www.sharpfh.com.
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Paul E. Miller, 81, of Oak Ridge, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Nov. 8.
He was born in Middlesboro, Ky., to parents Paul and Aileen Miller and moved to Knoxville at the age of six, where he attended Knoxville High School. He moved to Oak Ridge in 1954, where he worked for Union Carbide for 31 years before retiring in 1984.
He was a member of Central Baptist Church since 1955, where he served as a deacon for 60 years and served on different committees and especially enjoyed ministering to the elderly and home-bound. He was a member of the Adult and JJ choirs and is best remembered for calling individuals on their birthdays and singing “Happy Birthday.”
He was a 50-year member of the Masonic Faith Lodge No. 756 in Oak Ridge, where he served as master and secretary, and he als0 volunteered at MMC and the Hospitality House.
Paul enjoyed spending holidays and special occasions with his family and enjoyed traveling, hiking, and camping with his many friends.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Nita Miller; three children, Debbie Miller of Smyrna, Ga., Darlene Shimkonis and husband Joe of Little River, S.C., and Mike Miller and wife Brenda of Lenoir City; brother, Warren Miller and wife Phyllis of Knoxville; four grandchildren, Brian Highers and wife Cheri of Lawrenceville, Ga., Shanda Steer and husband Tim of Acworth, Ga.; Kevin Levinsky of Spartenburg, S.C., and Michael Levinsky and wife Emily of Alpharetta, Ga.; five great-grandchildren, Caroline Steer, Charlotte Steer, Ashlyn Highers, Brendan Highers, and Beau Levinsky; step-granddaughter, Kristie Bryant and husband Carl; three step-grandsons, Tyler Bryant, Austin Bryant, and Clay Bryant; and nephew Danny Miller and his son, Charleston, Knoxville.
The family will receive friends Monday, Nov. 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Central Baptist Church, and the funeral service will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the church with Rev. Glenn Ellis officiating.
The Masonic graveside service will be Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 10 a.m. at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family requests that memorials be in the form of donations to Central Baptist Church or the Hospitality House.
An online guest book may be signed at weatherfordmortuary.com.
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Rudolph Bodemuller, 95, of Oak Ridge, passed away on Nov. 7.
He was born in Louisiana on July 29, 1917, to parents Robert and Hilda Evans Bodemuller.
The Bodemullers came to Oak Ridge over 30 years ago, after Rudolph retired from the Garrett Corp. with the air research program in Phoenix, Ariz. He also retired from Allied Signal as an aeronautical engineer in 1983.
He was a member of Kern Memorial United Methodist Church.
Rudolph was preceded in death by his daughter, Mary Frances Bodemuller.
His survivors include his wife, Frances Ross Bodemuller; sons, James R. Bodemuller and wife Margaret A. Bodemuller of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Robert A. Bodemuller and wife Coleen Bodemuller of Boulder, Colo.; grandchildren, Brian Bodemuller, Julie Bodemuller Skaggs, Suzanne Bodemuller Vanderhoff, Alan Ross, Heidie Ross Clark, Darcie Bodemuller, Rebecca Bodemuller, and Benjamin Bodemuller; and nine great-grandchldren.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at Kern Memorial United Methodist Church with Rev. Jack Sills officiating. The family will receive friends from 1–2 p.m. Sunday at the church.
Burial will take place in Boulder, Colo.
The family requests the memorials be in the form of donations to Kern Memorial United Methodist Church, Music Program, 451 E. Tennessee Ave., Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
An online guest book may be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com.