Pauline Lambert Prewitt Rector, age 91, of Oak Ridge, passed away at her home after a long illness on Wednesday, September 3,  surrounded by family.

She was born July 2, 1923, in Bandy, Virginia, the daughter of Della Mae and Fred Oliver Lambert.

She pioneered in Oak Ridge from 1943 to 1945, moving to Mississippi until 1951 before returning to Oak Ridge until 1964. She then lived in Chattanooga until 1970 and Florida until 1989, when she again returned to Oak Ridge.

Polly was a member of Woodland Park Baptist Church. She was also a 50-year charter member of The Order of the Amaranth and its past Grand Royal Matron, State of Tennessee.  [Read more…]