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Ruby Faye Nelson

Ruby Faye Nelson

Dec 21, 2021

Ruby Faye Nelson age 87 of Clinton went home to be with her heavenly father on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at her residence.  She was born November 7, 1934 in Knox County, TN to the late Leonard and Pearl Fox.  She was a member of Farmers Grove Baptist Church and retired from Modine after 21 years of service.  Throughout...

Verna Pauline Haufe

Verna Pauline Haufe

Dec 20, 2021

Verna Pauline Haufe (Phelps), 79, of Heiskell, Tennessee, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, December 20, 2021 at her home with her loving daughters at her side following an illness under Hospice care. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward L. Haufe, Jr. We will always remember her smiling face and happiness, her...

Linda K Lawson

Linda K Lawson

Dec 20, 2021

Linda K. Lawson age 69, of Andersonville, passed away peacefully on Monday, December, 20, 2021 at Methodist Medical Center. She was born on June 20, 1952 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Harold and Edith Ellis. Linda was retired from Clinton City Schools where she was the Cafeteria Manager.  She loved all the children there and always made sure...

Virginia Ann Lytle

Virginia Ann Lytle

Dec 20, 2021

Virginia Ann Lytle, age 78, of Norris, went to her heavenly home on Monday, December 20, 2021. She was born in Niles, Michigan on August 17, 1943 to the late Albert and Ruth Meredith Standiford. Virginia was a member of the MT. Pleasant Baptist Church and enjoyed crocheting. Most of all, Virginia loved her family. In addition to her...

Gene Richmond Carnes

Gene Richmond Carnes

Dec 20, 2021

Gene Richmond Carnes, of Clinton, Tennessee, passed away in the arms of his loving wife, Reta, on the morning of Dec. 20, 2021 at the age of 74. Gene was born in Fort Worth, Texas on February 13, 1947, to Doyle and Elsie Carnes. After graduating high school, Gene joined the Marine Corp. and fought in Vietnam in Khe...

Margie Shepherd Cooper

Margie Shepherd Cooper

Dec 20, 2021

Margie Shepherd Cooper, age 91 of Powell, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at her home. She was born on September 4, 1930 to the late Troy and Myrtle Huddleston Shepherd in Lafollette. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, canning, sewing, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was a member of Bells Campground Baptist Church and...

Wanda Lee Wallace

Wanda Lee Wallace

Dec 18, 2021

Wanda Lee Boyd Wallace , age 95, of Andersonville went home to be with her Lord on Saturday morning, December 18, 2021.  She was born on July 23, 1926, to the late Nola B. Ridner.  On March 20, 1943, she married James Edwin Wallace, Sr., (of Andersonville) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he was serving in the...

Benford Bruce Behre Iii

Benford Bruce Behre Iii

Dec 18, 2021

Benford Bruce Behre III age 44, passed away suddenly of a prolonged illness at his father's home in Andersonville on Saturday morning December 18, 2021.  He graduated from Coffee County High School in 1995.  For many years Bruce managed several Walmart's in Middle Tennessee.  After years of managing Walmart's Bruce was diagnosed with MS and his health prevented him...

Florencia Cabriana

Florencia Cabriana

Dec 17, 2021

Florencia Cabriana age 82 of Clinton passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021.  She was born November 6, 1939 in the Philippines.

The family will have a Celebration of Life service held at a later date in the Philippines.  Holley Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of all arrangements.  holleygamble.com

Jackie Karns

Jackie Karns

Dec 16, 2021

Jack Karns age 87 of Andersonville passed away at his residence on Thursday, December 16, 2021.  Jack was a member of Shiloh United Church of Christ in Dayton, Ohio, Dayton Elks Lodge #58, Elks Lodge # 1684 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Masonic Lodge #596 in Brookville, Ohio, and Antioch Shriners in Dayton, OH.  Throughout his life he loved playing...

Ogle Stooksbury

Ogle Stooksbury

Dec 15, 2021

Ogle Stooksbury, (81) 5-17-40, of Powell TN, went to be with the Lord Dec 15, 2021.

Graduate of Lafollette High School 59, USAF 59-63, Knoxville Business College, Retired Valley Fidelity Bank of Knoxville.  Past State Secretary Treasurer of Optimist Club, Member of Knoxville Area Dulcimer Club, Grace Noters Dulcimer Group, Bells Campground Baptist Church (Powell). Enjoyed a...

William Boyle

William Boyle

Dec 15, 2021

William Robert Boyle died at 89 on the evening of Wednesday, December 15th after a lengthy illness. Born in Patterson NJ, Oak Ridge has been his home for 44 years. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Joanne, their five children - Debbie (Boyle) Young, Robert Boyle, Julie Summers, Susan Summers and Elizabeth (Boyle) Asnip – and...

Arthur Stanley Farley

Arthur Stanley Farley

Dec 14, 2021

Arthur Stanley Farley of Clinton passed away peacefully at his home on December 14th, 2021. He had just celebrated his 78th birthday. "Ott" as most knew him was born in Pennington Gap Virginia and moved to Clinton with his family at an early age. He is survived by his son Michael Farley and wife Sondra, granddaughters Raegan and Maison...

William Boyd Walker

William Boyd Walker

Dec 13, 2021

William Boyd Walker, 82, passed at Methodist Medical Center on Monday, December 13, 2021. Boyd was retired from Rexnord of Clinton.  He was a member of Hillvale Baptist Church where he served in many roles throughout his lifetime including cutting, milling, and constructing the original Hillvale Baptist Church sanctuary as a young man.  Boyd was born in the small...

Myrna Loy Williams

Myrna Loy Williams

Dec 13, 2021

Myrna Loy Williams, age86, of Clinton, Tennessee passed away at Methodist Medical Center on December 13.  She graduated from Clinton High School and Ft. Sanders School of Nursing where she became a floor head nurse.  Later, she worked at a local nursing home. Myrna loved family, music, church and reading.

Preceded in death by her husband, Harlan...

Fay Justice

Fay Justice

Dec 13, 2021

Fay Justice, age 76 of Clinton passed away at her residence on Monday, December 13, 2021.  Fay was born May 5, 1945 in Columbia, Tennessee to the late William and Mary Wiltshire.  For many years Fay was a substitute teacher at Clinton High School.  Throughout her life she loved visiting battlefields and going to the mountains with her son,...

James Fred Braden

James Fred Braden

Dec 11, 2021

James Fred Braden, age 71 of Clinton, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. He was born on October 30, 1950 to the late Arvil and Kay Edwards Braden in Speedwell, TN. He was a United States Army Veteran having served in Vietnam. His hobbies included metal detecting, fishing, motorcycles and just...

Grover Lendis Duncan

Grover Lendis Duncan

Dec 10, 2021

Grover Lendis Duncan, age 76, of Clinton, went to his Heavenly home on Friday, December 10, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father, Grover Duncan, mother, Gertrude Patterson, brothers, J.D. Hunter, Robert Duncan and Louis Duncan. He will be greatly missed by his children, Shannon Duncan and Ashley Duncan, grandchildren, Brittany (Evans) Bogard and Hunter Duncan, great...

Jane Chapman

Jane Chapman

Dec 10, 2021

Jane Winifred (Sykes) Chapman, age 97, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 10, 2021. She was born on July 24, 1924 to the late William Joseph and Elva Dickinson Sykes and christened at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, in Paget, Bermuda. Jane coped with loss as a young girl. Her father disappeared during the Depression and...

Delich Waldrop

Delich Waldrop

Dec 9, 2021

Delich Waldrop age 66 of Oak Ridge gained her angel wings on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Methodist Medical Center.  She was born May 31, 1955 in Corinth, Mississippi to the late Mack Ray Waldrop and Eva Mae Boggs.  Throughout her life she loved going to the park, and watching Andy Griffith, Gun Smoke, & the Golden Girls TV...

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