Billie Jean Haddix, “Nana,” 78, of Oak Ridge, passed from this earth to be with our Heavenly Father on May 14, 2014.

She was born February 5, 1936, in Harlan, Kentucky, to the late Bradley and Ida Perciful. She attended Loyall High School, where she was a member of the National Beta Club in 1952 and graduated in 1953.

She graduated from Eastern Kentucky College with a bachelor’s degree in education and soon became a schoolteacher. She married the late William H. Haddix on July 22, 1956.

She attended nursing school in Knoxville and, after graduating, became a LPN. She was a caring nurse for over 55 years.

She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was loved by many other family and friends and will be greatly missed. [Read more…]