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Betty Jean Stewart Jones, 83, of Oak Ridge, passed away June 27, 2015.
She was born September 14, 1931, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to parents Arthur and Ethel Knight Stewart.
Betty waitressed at Jefferson Drug Store as a teenager, soon after she moved to Oak Ridge.
At the age of 17, Betty graduated from Oak Ridge High School and married Tommy Taylor Jones Jr., who also came to Oak Ridge as a teenager.
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Juanita Turner Lowry, 88, of Oliver Springs, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 21, 2015, surrounded by her family.
Ms. Lowry was born June 28, 1926, in Chilton County, Alabama, to John T. and Mary Elizabeth Foshee Turner.
She was a longtime resident of Oliver Springs and retired from Anderson’s Hilltop Market after many years as the produce manager. She was a member of Woodland Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family.
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Stella Blevins, “Beloved Mrs. B,” age 86, a resident of Oliver Springs, passed away, Saturday, June 20, 2015, at her home.
Mrs. Blevins was born on February 3, 1929, in McComas, West Virginia. She has lived in this area for the past nine years, having lived most of her life in California.
Stella was a retired pre-school teacher, Sunday school teacher, and a lifetime member of the International Missionary Church in Reseda, California.
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Jeannine Florence Parr, age 85, of Oak Ridge, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015, at the Methodist Medical Center.
She was born August 21, 1929, in Nashua, New Hampshire, the daughter of William and Roseanna Gaudreau Dumas.
Mrs. Parr was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Oak Ridge and had been very active with the Catholic Women’s Association in Florida. She was an avid reader, enjoyed knitting and needlework, and traveling, especially to holy places.
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Jan Dean Welch, 69, of Oak Ridge, passed away June 22, 2015, at Methodist Medical Center.
He was born February 2, 1946, in Puebelo, Colorado, to Floyd and Enid Welch.
J.D. was a operations manager for AT&T.
He is survived by his wife Carolyn Welch of the home.
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Robert Eric Coin, 57, of Oak Ridge, passed away on June 21, 2015.
He was born October 31, 1957, in Oak Ridge to Robert Eugene Coin and Gertrude Elise Coin (Trout).
He went through the Oak Ridge school system and graduated Oak Ridge High School in 1975. Throughout his life, he understood the need to give back to his community.
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Abel William Ford, born June 18, 2015, went to be with Jesus on June 18, 2015.
God gave us an angel. He was loved by his father Robert Victor Ford and mother Jessica Diane Ford. Abel is also loved by his grandparents Bobby and Brenda Davis and Kenneth and Susan Godwin, family, and friends.
Graveside services were noon Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
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Michael (Mike) Eugene Hudson, age 59, of Oliver Springs, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2015, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge.
He served our country as a radio airman in the U.S. Navy. Michael was very accomplished in the computer field and enjoyed video games and dearly loved his three dogs, Sam, Sacha, and Zoe.
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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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