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Geraldine Griffis Seiber

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Geraldine Griffis Seiber, age 63, a resident of Harriman, passed away Friday, Oct. 12, at the home of her son, Doug McCann, in Oliver Springs.

Mrs. Seiber was born Dec. 21, 1948, in Oliver Springs. She has lived most of her life in Harriman.

Geraldine was employed as a personal caregiver before her disability. She was a loving mother who loved her entire family and enjoyed caring for them. She also enjoyed cooking, baking, flower gardening, bird watching, and going to yard sales.

She was preceded in death by her father, Hurley Griffis.

Mrs. Seiber is survived by her mother, Christine Bolling of Harriman; by her companion, David Wilder of Harriman; by daughters, Terri Cooper and companion Wayne Davis of Clinton, and Holly Seiber of Harriman; by sons, David McCann and companion LeAnn of Deer Lodge, Doug McCann and wife Tammy of Oliver Springs, and Matthew Seiber of Harriman; by grandchildren, Valorie Nicole McCann, Cody Allen McCann, Emily Megan Seiber, Joshua Alexander Cooper, Jacob Austin Cooper, and Kaitlyn Ciera Seiber; and by great-grandchildren, David Austin Bunch, Aubrey McCann, and Aden McCann.

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James Frank Lockmiller

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James Frank Lockmiller

James Frank Lockmiller

James Frank Lockmiller, age 87, of Oak Ridge, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 16, at his residence.

Mr. Lockmiller was born Oct. 29, 1924, in Ashland, Ohio, to the late Frank and Gertrude Lockmiller.

Mr. Lockmiller was a lifetime patriot and supporter of his country through his service. He was a private first class in the United States Marine Corps, 3rd Marine Division, Pacific Theater Guadalcanal, and security detail for the Manhattan Project from 1943-1945. Mr. Lockmiller was a GI participant in the “Battle of Athens” on Aug. 1, 1946, the outcome of which helped to lay the foundation for the McMinn County government.

He worked for Union Carbide Corporation Nuclear Division from January 1945 to June 1982 at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Fuel Recycle Division and was honored to be included on the Secret City Founders Wall, which was dedicated in 2004.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Lockmiller was preceded in death by his wife Colleen Frahm Lockmiller.

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Jesse Mack Patterson

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Jesse Mack Patterson, age 63, a resident of Harriman, passed away Friday, Oct. 12, at his home.

Mr. Patterson was born March 25, 1949, in Oliver Springs. He grew up in the Stephens Community in Morgan County, and he lived in Coalfield for several years before moving to Harriman.

Jesse was a residential construction and building contractor before his disability. He loved spending time with his family and especially his grandchildren. He also enjoyed digging ginseng and gardening.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Henion Patterson and Marie Lowe Patterson McCrary; by a brother, Glenn Patterson; and by Milton Simmons, whom he considered as his father.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Virginia Potter Patterson of Harriman; by a daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Scott Coker of Oliver Springs; by a son and daughter-in-law, William and Patricia Patterson of Harriman; and by grandchildren, Nathaniel Lewis Coker, Zachary Coker, Rodney Coker, Abbey Patterson, and Angelica Davis.

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Alma Louise Mills Hutcheson

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Alma Louise Mills Hutcheson

Alma Louise Mills Hutcheson

Alma Louise Mills Hutcheson, age 71, of Clinton, went home on Friday, Oct. 12.

She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Alma enjoyed working with flowers.

She was a member of Charity Baptist Church.

Alma was preceded in death by her parents, James and Etha Mills.

She is survived by her husband, Lowell Hutcheson of Clinton; daughter, Melissa Hill and husband Josh of Clinton; brothers and sisters-in-law, Alvin and Faye Mills of Maynardville, Sherman and Cinda Mills of Maynardville, Reaford and Ulah Mills of Halls, Tommy and Kathy Mills of Jefferson County, Tenn., and Benny and Janice Mills of Maynardville; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Margaret Bowles of Maynardville, Kathleen and James Dyer of Maynardville, Carolyn and Teddy Jones of Maynardville, and Mary Roark of Maynardville.

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Nancy Jane Cody Bailey

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Nancy Jane Cody Bailey

Nancy Jane Cody Bailey

Nancy Jane Cody Bailey, age 76, of Oak Ridge, passed away peacefully, Friday, Oct. 12, surround by her family.

She was born January 7, 1936, in Raleigh, N.C.

She received a bachelor’s degree at Mt. St. Mary’s College, where she became a Dominican Sister at Newburgh, N.Y. She did graduate study at Columbia University in New York City and taught elementary school for 17 years.

Later, she married Harry R. Bailey in 1973. They resided in Pensacola and Panama City, Fla.; Dothan, Ala.; and Coalfield.

She was a devoted wife, mother, and Nana. Mrs. Bailey was a substitute teacher in Morgan County and worked as a caregiver for many seniors for over 15 years. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and served as a Eucharist minister and guild member.

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Alan Scott Harris

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Alan Scott Harris

Alan Scott Harris

Alan Scott Harris, age 51, of Oak Ridge, passed away Friday, Oct. 12, at the Methodist Medical Center.

He was born June 12, 1961, in Key West, Fla., the son of Jack and Shirley Hillis Harris.

Mr. Harris was a longtime employee of Wal-Mart. He was a deacon of New York Avenue Church of Christ. He also served on the board and several committees of the Marlow Volunteer Fire Department. He was a former board member of CASA and served the community on hundreds of VORP cases.

Mr. Harris was also an avid Wildcat fan and served on the Oak Ridge High School Football Boosters.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by brother, Jack Sherrill Harris, Jr. and grandson, Ja’Kai Wooden.

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Evelyn Louise Bonney Hedgecoth

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Evelyn Louise Bonney Hedgecoth

Evelyn Louise Bonney Hedgecoth

Evelyn Louise Bonney Hedgecoth, 76, of Knoxville, passed away at Parkwest Medical Center, Monday, Oct. 15.

Mrs. Hedgecoth was born on Sept. 2, 1936 in McComb, Miss., and moved to Oak Ridge in 1943.

She is survived by her sister, Patricia Ann Bonney Dunlap Hartman, of Oak Ridge; niece, Denise Dunlap Billings and her husband Tom, of Nashville; nephew, Cleon Smith Hartman II and his three children, April Denise, Tanner Ross, and Reid Austin, of Oak Ridge; and Cleon’s wife, Heather Gibbons Hartman, and her son, Mitchell Harrison Gibbons, of Braselton, Ga.

She was preceded in death by her parents Willie Hester Bonney and Gladys Smith Bonney; her husband of 40 years, Chester Lawrence Hedgecoth; and their daughter, Leslie Ann, who died at birth.

She was a graduate of Oak Ridge High School and Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, where she received a bachelor of science in education. She worked as a human resources supervisor for the Tennessee Department of Welfare for many years.

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Harold Glenn Smith

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Harold "Hal" Glenn Smith

Harold “Hal” Glenn Smith

Harold Glenn Smith, 85, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Methodist Medical Center.

He was born July 3, 1927, in Lafayette, La., the son of William N. Smith and Beulah Fuller Smith of Lafayette.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Marion (Sal) Smith; daughter Lorie Janet James and her husband Lyle James of Salt Lake City, Utah; son, Brian Alan Smith and his wife Sandra Salgado of Austin, Texas; and two grandchildren, Daniel Enrique and Clara Patricia, also of Austin.

A daughter, Lynette Elaine Smith preceded him in death in 1977.

After graduation from Lafayette High School in 1944, he joined the Navy in 1944 and became an air crewman Petty Officer 2nd class in World War II.

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James ‘Jim’ Thomas Tunnell

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James "Jim" Thomas Tunnell

James “Jim” Thomas Tunnell

James “Jim” Thomas Tunnell, age 60, of Oak Ridge, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 10, at his home, surrounded by his family.

He was born Nov. 15, 1951, in Knoxville, the son of William Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth Tindell Tunnell.

Jim was the owner and operator of Jim’s Off-Road Center for 36 years. He had served as past president of the Southern 4-Wheel Drive Association, which was active in 13 states.

Jim was a member of Batley Baptist Church. He greatly enjoyed spending time at his father’s farm, Tunnell Springs Farm in Marlow.

He was preceded in death by his mother.

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Mieko Kosuge Brown

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Mieko Kosuge Brown

Mieko Kosuge Brown

Mieko Kosuge Brown, age 79, of Oak Ridge, passed away Friday, Oct. 5, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

She was born March 31, 1933, in Mito City, Japan, to Gisubro and Kiko Kosuge, both now deceased.

She was the third child of seven children, and she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a chemical operator at Y-12, retiring in 2010 at the age of 77, and she received an award for 35 years of service without a sick day. She was a member of the Japanese Dance Club of Oak Ridge. She loved to knit and sew and was a fashion designer, designing and making most of her clothes.

She loved to read, especially Japanese books and loved traveling. In the 1950s, she went to visit here grandmother in Sendai, and met a GI, Ulys Grant. She fell in love and married despite her fathers objections. They had met at a Christian Bible study, and Mieko became a Christian.

She came to America in 1954 and began a family. She had to learn English at night school and had to raise three boys by herself when Ulys became disabled.

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