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LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TENNESSEE DEATH NOTICES FROM 2005
Louis G. Burress, 80, passed away Feb. 10. WWII veteran; member of Union Baptist Church on Washington Pike. preceded in death by brother, Esco Burress; first wife, Mildred Burress. Survived by wife, Hazel Burress; sons, David Burress, Dale Burress; daughter, Donna Tallent; sisters: Iva Dean Harper, Patsy Gunther; and their families. Woodhaven Funeral Home.
David Loren Burnette passed away Feb. 6. Survived by wife, Mary Jane; children, David Burnette, Dean Burnette, Megan Mynatt; mother, Mary Burnette; brothers, Ronald, Michael and Phillip; and their families. Stevens.
Gladys Webster Clapp died Feb. 10. Member of Lincoln Park Baptist Church. preceded in death by husband, Esco Clapp. Survived by several nieces and nephews. Stevens.
Jerry Cline, 66, passed away Feb. 2. preceded in death by wife, Pearlene; daughter, Pam; stepson, Terry; brother, Jimmy Cline. Survived by son, Tommy Cline; stepson, Richard Nation; sister, Karen Long; brother, Ron Cline; and their families. Mynatt.
Dora W. Crutchfield, 84, died Feb. 7. Member of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church; retired from Sears. preceded in death by her husband, Jasper; son, James. Survived by her daughter, Alma L. Hudgins; sister, Mae Wilson; and their families. Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel.
E. Michael “Mike” Ellis, 60, passed away Feb. 11. Criminal defense attorney for 25 years; arbitrator with the Better Business Bureau; founder of the Clinch River Valley Energy Group; founding member of the UT Credit Union. Survived by his wife, Susan Ellis; daughter, Emily Ellis; brother, David Ellis; and their families. Stevens.
Johnnie Killebrew Emory died Feb. 6. Member of St. James Episcopal Church. preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Charles M. Emory Jr. Survived by her sons: Charles M. Emory III, Ben Emory, Edward K. Emory, Richard Emory; and their families. Rose Mortuary.
Georgia L. Fielden passed away Feb. 5. preceded in death by husband, Ernest L. Fielden Jr. Survived by son, John Timothy Fielden; sister, Mary Hill; brothers: Jim Chrisman, Steve Chrisman; and their families: Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel.
Ada Gibson, 77, of Maynardville, died Feb. 6. Member of Church of God; LPN for 19 years in Battle Creek, Mich. preceded in death by husbands, Lloyd Hughes and Austin R. Gibson. Survived by daughter, Brenda Hughes; sons: Lloyd Hughes, David Hughes; and their families. Stevens.
Joyce Wolfenbarger Hankins passed away Feb. 4. preceded in death by husband, Ronald Ned Wolfenbarger Sr.; brother, Allen Rucker. Survived by husband, Ronnie Hankins; sons, Ron Wolfenbarger, Shane Wolfenbarger; brothers: Ray, Harold, Dale and Lynn Rucker; sisters, Mary Jane Galyon, Patricia Appeld, Glenda Raby, Deborah Mead; and their families. Stevens.
Jordan Alexis Hatcher, 22 months, passed away Feb. 9. Survived by parents, Ashley and Jonathan Hatcher; grandparents: Denise and Buddy Holder, Judy Goadner, Robert Green; great-grandmothers: Brenda Taylor, Betty Norton, Mae Hatcher; and their families. Evergreen Chapel.
Bertha R. Irwin, 95, passed away Feb. 8. Member of Central Baptist Church of Fountain City. preceded in death by husband, Dr. Clifton E. Irwin; sisters, Virginia Hig-gins and Rena Cawood. Survived by her daughter, Mary Ann Carringer, and her family. Gentry-Griffey.
Katherine Stapleton Jacobs died Feb. 6. Member of Church Street United Methodist Church; retired as a secretary with UT and later as secretary to the Bishop of the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church. preceded in death by husband, E.V. Jacobs. Survived by nieces, Carol Troutman and Martha Jarvis Cannon; and their families. Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel.
Elizabeth “Betty” Spahr Jenkins, 90, passed away Feb. 8. Member of Fountain City United Methodist Church where she served as Sunday school teacher for 50 years. Survived by husband, Dr. Astor L Jenkins; daughter, Sylvia Jenkins-Harlow; sons: Alvin Jenkins, Dr. Larry Jenkins, the Rev. James Jenkins; brother, Robert Spahr; and their families. Gentry-Griffey Chapel.
Betty June Keener, 75, passed away Feb. 4. Baptist. preceded in death by husband, William David “Dee” Keener Sr.; son, John L. Keener Sr. Survived by son, William David Keener Jr.; daughters: Janice Payne, Teresa Keener; brother, Fred Cagle; and their families. Weaver Funeral Home.
Margaret Rose Krogh, 81, passed away on Feb. 5. Member of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. preceded in death by sisters, Katherine, Flora and Elizabeth. Survived by husband of 55 years, Henry; daughter, Karen; son, Erik; and their families. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Carl S. “Bear” Melton Jr., 59, passed away Feb. 8. Member and deacon of Churchwell Ave. Baptist Church; worked for 37 years at the Y12 Plant in Oak Ridge as a environmental technician. Survived by wife of 37 years, Sandra Dockery Melton; daughter, Amy Beth Melton; son, Christopher Carl Melton; mother, Juanita Melton; brother, Samuel Thomas Melton; and their families. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Edward Fritz Metler, 78, passed away Feb. 9. Veteran of WWII; inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame; member of International Union of Operating Engineers. Survived by sons, David Metler and Randy Metler. Stevens.
Zoe Driggers Milligan, 55, passed away Feb. 6. Former substitute teacher for Halls Elementary School; teacher for Beaver Dam Baptist Church Day Care. preceded in death by sister, Nancy Sue; brother Elijah Jr. Survived by husband of 35 years, Kenneth F. Milligan; daughter, Misty; sisters: Pam Allen, Audrey Smith, Margaret Murphy; brothers: Richard, Raymond, James; and their families. Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel.
Irene Cate Munsey, 77, passed away Feb. 6. Member of First Baptist Church of Fountain City. preceded in death by sisters: Joyce Cate and Bernice Foland. Survived by husband, Dewey Munsey Jr.; son, Ronnie Munsey; daughters, Tamara Hensen and Brenda Owen; brothers, Thurman and J. Harold Cate; sisters: Jean Cannon, Marilyn Hickman, Yvonne Bales, Barbara Martin, Carolyn Cate; and their families. Mynatt.
Pansy Mary Lowe Phipps, 88, died Feb. 6. Member of Central Baptist Church of Fountain City, Wallace Memorial, and Cumberland Baptist churches; taught adult education classes in Knox County and Clinton. preceded in death by her husband, William Clay Phipps, and son, Timothy Stephen Phipps. Survived by son, Bill Phipps; daughter Dr. Barbara Cary; and their families. Gentry-Griffey Chapel.
Jack L. Rutledge, 74, died Feb. 7. Baptist. Retired chief master sergeant with Tennessee Air National Guard. preceded in death by wife, Shirlene Rutledge. Survived by sons, Jeff and Greg Rutledge; daughter, Mary Belew; brother, James Casey Rutledge; father-in-law, Aubrey E. Major; and their families. Stevens.
Beverly Harbison Saunders, 86, of Powell, died Feb. 7. Lifelong member and past Sunday school teacher at Kirk Hills Presbyterian Church; charter leader of Knox County 4-H Horse and Pony Club; graduate of Old Knoxville High School; worked at the Pentagon during WWII; active with the PTA of Brickey Elementary and Powell High schools. preceded in death by husband of 51 years, Robert Lee Saunders; daughter, Robyn Saunders Brown. Survived by daughters: Jeannie Allen, Sheila Ellis; sister, Eloise Bailey; and their families. Stevens.
Dr. Edwin W. Schaumburg, 63, passed away Feb. 7. Founded Orthopedic Associates of Knoxville (now known as University Orthopaedic Surgeons) and practiced medicine for 27 years. Survived by his wife of 39 years, Joanne; children, Devin Kerrigan, Russell, Zach, Edwin and Bennett; mother, Mary Devine; brother, John; sister, Ann Krueger; and their families. Rose Mortuary.
Andy “Ken” Sherwood, 61, of Andersonville, passed away Feb. 8. Farmer; worked at Museum of Appalachia. Survived by daughters: Christy Carden, Tessa Sherwood; son, Kenny Sherwood Jr.; mother, Ethel Bailey Sherwood; sisters: Gwen Littleton, Sue Moore; brothers: Ancil and Donnie Sherwood; and their families. Holley-Gamble.
Byron Vince Stormer, 28, passed away Feb. 5. Member of Central Baptist Church of Fountain City. Survived by daughter, Alyssa Danielle Stormer; parents, Charles Vincent and Mary Stormer; brother, Mark Stormer; fiancé, Minda Black; grandparents, Sam and Blanche Parker: and their families. Mynatt Funeral Home.
Dola Mae Williams, 84, passed away Feb. 5. Member of North Knoxville Baptist Church. Survived by son, James Robie Powell. Rose Mortuary.
Judith H. “Judy” Wilson, 65, passed away Feb. 3. Member of New Beverly Baptist Church; retired from the U.S. Post Office. Survived by children: Michael Wilson, Bakita Lakin, Sonja Potterf, John Wilson; and their families. Mynatt.
Ruth Jewell Best, of Gibbs, passed away Jan. 28. Member of Black Oak Baptist Church. preceded in death by daughter, Carolyn Jean Loy; husband, William Clyde Nor-man; grandson, Dustin. Survived by husband, Gene Best; daughter, Tracy Gail Clanton; grandchildren; sisters, Christine Palmer, Opal Stooksbury, Dorothy Bailey; brother, Junior Walton. Mynatt Funeral Home.
Hazel Ovelia Boggiano, 101, passed away Feb. 5. Employed by the J.R. Watkins Co. for more than 20 years. She and her husband moved to Knoxville in 1958 and they owned several small businesses. Active member of Wallace Memorial Baptist, and taught Sunday School in Memphis and Knoxville for more than 80 years. She was an avid gardener and was very active in the Norwood Garden Club for many years, being president of the club five times. preceded in death by her son, Dr. N. Delbert Acree; son-in-law, Dr. James E. Moseley; and her husband, Julius A. Boggiano. Survived by her daughter, Edna Moseley, and daughter-in-law, Lanelle Acree Lobertini, and their families. Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Sam Bracken, 96 died Feb. 5. Survived by wife, Vivian Bracken; children and spouses: Shirley and Jerry Smith, Gayle and Vernon Hardaway, Charles and Sharon Phillips, Randall and Myra Phillips and their families. Gentry-Griffey Chapel.
