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Remembered as a model community volunteer, Myrick died Sunday

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Tim and Teresa Myrick with ADFAC Bow Tie Award

Tim Myrick, left, received the 2014 Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award from ADFAC on Oct. 30. Pictured with Myrick at Y-12’s New Hope Center is his wife Teresa. (Photo courtesy ADFAC)

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Tim Myrick, one of the area’s most active community volunteers, died Sunday morning. He was at home with his wife Teresa by his side.

Friends are remembering him as a model community leader and volunteer. Myrick, who had been battling prostate cancer, had provided decades of service to the church and to Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties, or ADFAC, as well as to Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County. He played a key role in the renovation of Oak Ridge High School and modernization work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In 2012, he and Teresa pledged $25,000 to the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation’s “Making the Critical Difference” campaign for grants and scholarships.

“We sure lost a strong advocate for our community,” said friend D. Ray Smith, who serves on both the ADFAC and Habitat for Humanity boards. [Read more…]

Obituary: Ether ‘E.B’ Phillips Jr.

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Ether “E.B.” Phillips Jr., age 62, of Clinton, passed away Tuesday, December 9, at Golden Living Center–Windwood.

E.B. enjoyed spending time with his grandkids, fishing, cooking, and gardening. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ether and Pauline Phillips, and daughter, Kimberly Phillips.

E.B. is survived by daughters, Heather Duncan and husband Chris, and Jennifer “Nikki” Phillips, all of Clinton, and Destin Phillips of Powell; Calvin and Wendy Harness and family, and Manny Johnson, whom he considered like his own sons; sisters, Evelyn Powers, Betty Haggard and husband Danny, Mary Thomas and husband Johnny, Martha Powers and husband Wayne, Doris Conaster, and Patsy Weaver and husband Mike, all of Clinton; and grandchildren, Carissa, Cassie, Alyssa, Micheal, Sonya, and Kim; as well as many other relatives and friends. [Read more…]

Obituary: Jeffrey David Crouse

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Jeffrey David Crouse

Jeffrey David Crouse

Jeffrey David Crouse, age 56, of Knoxville, passed away Monday, December 8, at his home.

He was born July 9, 1958, in Oak Ridge, the son of David Jones Crouse and Jean Johnson Crouse, who are both deceased.

Jeffrey graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1976 and received his bachelor’s degree in business administration, majoring in transportation, from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. After graduation, he worked for many years as a regional transportation manager for ConAgra Foods Inc., serving in Omaha, Nebraska; Des Moines, Iowa; and Houston, Texas. [Read more…]

Obituary: William T. Donath Jr.

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Bill Donath

William T. Donath Jr.

William T. Donath Jr., son of Gladys and William Donath Sr., died at his Oak Ridge, Tennessee, home November 28 at age 93 after a long illness. His parents and brother Bobbie preceded him in death.

Billy enlisted in the Army Air Corps for service in World War II (1941-1945). He was a veteran of the North Africa campaign and the invasion of Italy.

Bill was a loving and beloved husband, father, and grandfather, as well as son and brother. He was a favorite teacher of math at Miami Beach and Coral Park high schools, dedicated tinkerer, junk collector, poet, pilot, puzzler, and Golden Glove boxer. He crossed the country on two wheels.  He pledged Kappa Sigma at the University of Miami.

Bill was an intrepid deep-sea diver and a real-life treasure hunter who scoured nautical maps for wrecks off the South Florida coast. He resided in Miami for 50 years, where he found his most beloved treasure, Carol Ann. He modeled how to treat people—with kindness, respect, and well-grounded humility.He expected goodness in every person he met, and most times, he found it. Occasionally bull-headed, always approachable, and entirely huggable. [Read more…]

Obituary: William Thomas Sylvia

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William Thomas Sylvia

William Thomas Sylvia

William Thomas Sylvia, age 79, a resident of Oliver Springs, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 5, at Methodist Medical Center.

Mr. Sylvia was born April 16, 1935, in Harriman. Following his high school graduation, he entered into the United States Army, and he served his country during the Korean Conflict.

In 1961, he and his wife moved to Oliver Springs. After living in Colorado for six years, he moved back to Oliver Springs, where he has continued to live.

William retired from the U.S. Department Of Energy in 1995, following 25 years of service as an HVAC technician.  [Read more…]

Obituary: Darrell Tecumsch McBroom

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Darrell Tecumsch McBroom, age 82, of Oak Ridge, passed away on Monday, December 8, in Oak Ridge.

He was preceded in death by his parents Fielden and Eunice McBroom, a sister Evelyn, and two brothers Denver and Bill.

Darrell is survived by Wilma, his wife of 65 years; his sons Dale McBroom of Oak Ridge, David and Cathy (Olsen) McBroom, Danny and Connie (Thompson) McBroom, Dennis and Terri (Nilles) McBroom, all of Kent, Washington, Dwayne McBroom of Swainsboro, Georgia, and Darren and Robin (Oody) of Harriman, Tennessee; his sisters Betty, Lena, and Pat, all of Missouri; and 19 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren. [Read more…]

Obituary: Robert B. Provine Jr.

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Robert Burton Provine Jr.

Robert Burton Provine Jr.

Robert B. Provine, a lifetime resident of Oak Ridge, passed away on Thursday, December 4, from complications of dementia.

Robert was born on November 13, 1945, the second of five children of Robert and Anita Provine, who proceeded him in death.

He is survived by brothers John and David; sisters Susie James (Jack) and Jennifer; nephews Michael, Joey, and Judson; and nieces Lisa, Bailey, and Hilary. Robert was also predeceased by his niece Heather.

Robert’s family was among the original settlers of Oak Ridge, his father having worked during World War II at the Manhattan Project.  [Read more…]

Obituary: Margaret Lucille Holloway

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Margaret Lucille Holloway, 92, of Oak Ridge, died December 5, 2014.

Margaret was born in Spring City, Tennessee, on June 9, 1922, to Henry Clay Smith and Melody Hill Smith.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church, a member of Oak Ridge Woman’s Club, a Camp Fire Leader, and a community volunteer.

Margaret came to Oak Ridge in 1944/1945 to work for Tennessee Eastman Corporation and retired to become a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed everything in nature and spending time with family and friends. Her greatest joy was her granddaughter. [Read more…]

Obituary: Sherry Lynn Jerrell

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Sherry Lynn Jerrell, age 64, of Clinton, passed away Saturday, December 6, at her home.

She was born May 10, 1950, in Oak Ridge, the daughter of James Lawrence and Doris Auline Ward Householder.

Mrs. Jerrell graduated in 1969 from Oak Ridge High School.

Her passion in life was spending time and sharing activities with her grandsons. [Read more…]

Obituary: Robert Bradley Winter

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Robert Bradley Winter, age 93, passed away Saturday, November 29.

He was an avid photographer, lover of classical music, and enthusiastic football fan. He was employed in the banking industry and served in World War II as an Army Air Force pilot.

He earned two graduate degrees from Yale University and New York University. He also attended the University of Michigan and Columbia University.  [Read more…]