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Kenneth C. Liu

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Kenneth Chi-Shen Liu

Kenneth Chi-Shen Liu

Kenneth C. Liu, 82, of Oak Ridge, passed away Monday, March 11.

He was born Oct. 8, 1930, in Taipei, Taiwan, and graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the National Taiwan University.

He immigrated to the United States in 1958 to attend the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he received a master’s degree in civil engineering. After working at Combustion Engineering for five years, he continued his studies at Yale University, where he received his Ph.D. in Applied Sciences. [Read more…]

Mark Jenson Mincey

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Mark Jenson Mincey, age 55, of Clinton, passed away March 11 at his residence in Clinton.

Mark is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Alice Mincey; brother, Lee Mincey; and sister, Loretta Mincey.

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Catherine Janell Cline Weaver

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Catherine Janell Weaver

Catherine Janell Weaver

Catherine Janell Cline Weaver, 39, of Clinton and formerly of Oak Ridge, passed away Friday, March 8.

She was born July 3, 1973, in Newark, Ohio.

She is survived by her father, Charles Wesley Cline of Knoxville; mother, Sharyn Anderson of Clinton; daughters, Allyson Cline and Emily Weaver of Clinton and Denna Pratt of Knoxville; sister, Jennifer Christi Cline of Oak Ridge; niece, Jabray Cline, and nephew, Lamarcus Cline, both of Oak Ridge; and numerous extended family and very dear friends, Elizabeth Workapick of Oak Ridge, and Denna Woods of Kingston. [Read more…]

Kevin Eugene Samples

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Kevin Eugene Samples

Kevin Eugene Samples

Kevin Eugene Samples, age 38, of Powell, passed away Saturday, March 9, at home surrounded by his family.

Kevin was a 1992 graduate of Powell High School. He enjoyed listening to music and was an avid reader when he wasn’t with his family or friends.

Kevin was of the Baptist faith. He was a big-hearted person who would do anything for anybody and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. [Read more…]

Nancy Baird Showalter Carrol

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Nancy Baird Showalter Carrol

Nancy Baird Showalter Carrol

Nancy Baird Showalter Carrol, 89, of Oak Ridge, passed away Friday, March 8, at National Health Care of Oak Ridge.

Nancy was born Jan. 30, 1925 in LaFollette, Tenn., to the late Andrew and Alice McCullah Baird.

She was a member of Heritage Fellowship Church of God. Nancy was a homemaker and very loving, nurturing mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a competitive speed walker and was the Tennessee Senior State Champion in 1986, and also a member of a hiking club from 1984 to 2004. She loved sewing, gardening, and her animals. [Read more…]

Mary L. ‘Granny’ Smith

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Mary L. “Granny” Smith, age 83, a resident of Lenoir City and formerly of Powell, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, March 9, at the NHC, Ft. Sanders in Knoxville.

Mary was born Sept. 15, 1929, in Sumner County, Tenn. She has lived in Knoxville since 1941.

Mrs. Smith was a homemaker, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a faithful Christian and a member of the New Providence Baptist Church. Her hobbies included taking care of family, sewing, cooking, and spoiling her son-in-law, Tom, with fried apple pies. [Read more…]

Dennis Denver Davis

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Dennis Denver Davis, 66, of Oliver Springs, passed away Thursday, March 7, at his home at 145 Patricia Lane in Oliver Springs following a long battle with cancer.

Dennis was born Aug. 10, 1946, in Oliver Springs. He was the son of Charles and Louise Davis, now both deceased.

Dennis is survived by his wife of 46 years, Patricia Ann Davis; his daughter, Shellia Ann Lane and husband Floyd Lee Lane of Oliver Springs; by a son, Steven Davis of Oliver Springs; and three grandchildren, James Floyd Lane and Peggy Anne Lane, both of Oliver Springs, and Margaret Denice Ally Davis of Kingston.

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David L. Edwards

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David L. Edwards

David L. Edwards

David L. Edwards, age 48, of Clinton, passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 2, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge.

He loved to cook and enjoyed the outdoors. David was very outgoing and would help anyone who was in need.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Paul Leander and Elsworth Mae Ellis, and David and Jennie B. Edwards.

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Elnora Dorothy McGhee

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Elnora Dorothy McGhee

Elnora Dorothy McGhee

Elnora Dorothy McGhee, age 83, a resident of Oliver Springs, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, March 7, at the Briarcliff Health Care Center in Oak Ridge.

Mrs. McGhee was born April 5, 1929, on Clinch Mountain in Grainger County, Tenn. Following her marriage, at the age of 17, she moved to Oak Ridge. She later moved to Oliver Springs, where she has continued to live.

She was a former member of the Community Baptist Church in Oliver Springs. She had been a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Oak Ridge since the late 1980s, and most recently, she had attended New Fairview Baptist Church in Oliver Springs. Before her illness, she enjoyed attending to the children in the nurseries at both Community and Calvary Baptist.

She retired from the Y-12 Federal Plant in Oak Ridge in 1992 following 15 years of employment. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren, and she entertained herself with Word Search.

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Margaret ‘Peggy’ Power Larkin

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Margaret "Peggy" Power Larkin

Margaret “Peggy” Power Larkin

Margaret (Peggy) Power Larkin, age 89, died peacefully at the Summit Assisted Living in Lynchburg, Va., on Thursday, March 7.

She was the wife of the late William Joseph Larkin.

Born Jan. 8, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Hannah Cullen Power of Tramore, County Waterford, Ireland. She was educated by the Sisters of Charity at the Star of the Sea Convent in Tramore.

In 1946, Mrs. Larkin emigrated from Ireland to New York City, where she met William Joseph Larkin, whom she married on Jan. 29, 1949. They moved to Oak Ridge, where Mr. Larkin was appointed assistant director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Engineering Practice School at Union Carbide. She became a U.S. citizen in 1952.

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