Terry Allen Bivens, age 42, a resident of Clinton, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 27.
Mr. Bivens was born April 29, 1970, in Knoxville. He was a lifelong resident of this area.
He was a certified electrician who was employed at Broadway Electric for the past 12 years. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, local # 760.
Terry enjoyed outdoor activities, including fishing and hunting, and he also enjoyed watching Nascar.
Anne R. Mathis
Anne R. Mathis, age 69, of LaFollette, left us on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
Anne was born in Kingsport, Tenn., on June 24, 1943, daughter of the late Samuel P. and Bertha Elizabeth Buchannan Woodruff. She was a graduate of the Tennessee Preparatory School and attended Vanderbilt University and Tennessee Tech, where she met her husband Garland. They were married in 1961.
Anne was a member of the LaFollette Baptist Church and was a charter member of the Women Morticians of America. Anne was a licensed funeral director and had worked in the funeral service industry since 1973. She was also a member of the Girl Scouts of America, B.P.W., loved music and the Tennessee Vols.
David Ryan Shirley
David Ryan Shirley, age 50, of Oliver Springs, died Friday, Feb. 22, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center after a brief battle with cancer.
He was born March 30, 1962, in Oak Ridge, graduated from Oak Ridge High School, and attended East Tennessee State University. David most recently had worked for Noble Metals in Oak Ridge. He enjoyed the outdoors and spent considerable time in the Smokies. [Read more…]
Hubert M. “Mutt” Russell, age 89, a resident of Oliver Springs, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, at his home.
Mr. Russell was born Jan. 8, 1924, in Oliver Springs, where he has continued to live for most of his life.
He served his country in the United States Army/Air Force during World War II. While serving, he was stationed in North Africa, and he received several medals, ribbons, accommodations, and citations. [Read more…]
Daisy Lee Nichols
Daisy Lee Nichols, age 80, of Oliver Springs, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, at her home.
She was born Jan. 25, 1933, in Oliver Springs, the daughter of Wiley and Mattie Fletcher Johnson.
Mrs. Nichols was the owner and operator of Daisy’s Hair Salon. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter #390. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, bird watching, working puzzles, and playing cards. Up until their health began to fail, she and her husband, William L. Nichols, were Snow Birds and spent their winters at the Rock Creek Campground in Naples, Fla. Her husband passed away on March 17, 2012. [Read more…]
Rutherford B. Simpson
Rutherford B. Simpson, age 81, of Clinton, passed away Monday, Feb. 25, at Methodist Medical Center.
He was born April 4, 1931, in Hazard, Ky., the son of William and Rowena Roberts Simpson.
Mr. Simpson was a veteran of the Korean War, serving with the U.S. Army. He was a CPA and owner of Simpson Accounting in Oak Ridge. He was also a resident of Pensacola, Fla., where he enjoyed his passion of deep-sea fishing. [Read more…]
Evelyn E. King, age 96, of Clinton, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Norris Health and Rehab.
Evelyn was a lifelong member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, where she enjoyed playing the organ. She also enjoyed gardening, sewing, and quilting. [Read more…]
Norman Milton Gailar
Norman Milton Gailar, Ph.D., 95, passed away on Feb. 23 at the Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center.
He was born in Alfred, N.Y., the middle child of three. Norman had a sister, Silvia (deceased), and a brother, Owen, all of whom were physicists.
Norman attended Syracuse University, where he received a B.S. degree in physics. He was elected into Phi Bata Kappa and was the salutatorian of his graduating class. He went on to earn an M.S. degree in physics from Syracuse and was later drafted into the U.S. Air Force during World War II and served as a navigator. [Read more…]
Betty Jean Phillips
Betty Jean Phillips, age 64, a resident of Clinton, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Feb. 25, at her home, while surrounded by her family.
Betty was born Dec. 29, 1948, in the New River Community of Anderson County. She was a lifelong resident of this area.
She was a faithful Christian and a member of the Rock Hill Baptist Church. Betty Jean was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and a friend to all. She enjoyed, vegetable gardening and canning, flower gardening, reading, watching television, and watching University of Tennessee football. [Read more…]
Travis Wilson Rather, age 31, a resident of Oliver Springs, passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, at Methodist Medical Center.
Mr. Rather was born April 22, 1981, in Oak Ridge. He was a lifelong resident of this area.
Travis was an expert marksman who enjoyed deer hunting with his father. He also enjoyed golfing. He was an electrician and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #270. He was a member of New Fairview Baptist Church.
