Minter M. “Buck” Stout, age 77, of Oak Ridge, died Wednesday, March 20, at Methodist Medical Center.

He was born March 11, 1936, in Doddridge County, W.Va., the son of Ross Brown Stout and Geraldine Barnes Stout.

Mr. Stout retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service. He retired from Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, where he was a computer system analyst at the K-25 plant.

Mr. Stout was a longtime member of the United Church Chapel on the Hill, where he served as an usher for many years. In earlier years, he was a ham radio operator who went by the handle, WA4LZA. He was also an avid bowler and participated in that sport until his early senior years. [Read more…]