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Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Obits From The Knoxville News Sentinel 19 Nov 2003
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:32:55 EST
>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 19 Nov 2003
CROCKETT, RUTH MONTGOMERY - age 87, of Merrit Island, Florida
GILES, MARY JANE - age 77 of Clinton, TN.,
GUY, RALPH VAN - age 75 of Dandridge, formerly of Lake City,
LLOYD, CLEOPHUS - age 80 of Wartburg,
PRINCE, ROLAND - age 80, of Clinton,
WALL, PAUL ALBERT - age 46 of Claxton, TN.,
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CROCKETT, RUTH MONTGOMERY - age 87, of Merrit Island, Florida, passed away
Saturday, November 15, 2003 at St. Mary's Medical Center. She had made her home
for the past 4 years with her daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Lee Gamble of
Dandridge. She was a Charter Member of The Christian Church in Oak Ridge and
a former member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Knoxville. She
worked for AEC in Oak Ridge, Tenn. and General Dynamics and retired from Aerospace
Corporation in Merritt Island, Florida. She was preceded in death by her
parents, Lee and Sarah French Montgomery; brothers, Lawrence and Carl; sister,
Mary Lewellyn; step-sons, Roy and Earl Crockett. Survived by daughter and
husband, Sarah and Lee Gamble; son and wife, Carl and Carolyn Crockett of Merritt
Island, Fla.; 13 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren; step-sons, Kenneth
Crockett of Texas, Clarence Crockett of Florida; sister and husband, Alice
Montgomery and Tom Raines, Sr. of Knoxville; brother-in-law, Dr. Truce Lewellyn of
San Antonio, Texas; several nieces and nephews. At the family's request, please
omit flowers. Services and interment will be at The Presbyterian Church of
Merritt Island, Florida. The family will receive friends from 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Wednesday at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
GILES, MARY JANE - age 77 of Clinton, TN., passed away November 17, 2003 at
St. Mary's Hospice in Halls She was of the Baptist faith. Preceded in death by:
husband, Rodgie Giles; son, Tommy R. Giles; parents, Elisah and Lena
Carpenter Carroll. Survivors: sons, Ralph and wife Shirley Giles of Heiskell, Roger
and wife Debria Giles of Clinton; daughter-in-law, Sue Giles of Clinton;
grandchildren, Allen Giles of Heiskell, Christie Dotson of Heiskell, Jason Giles of
Clinton, Robert Giles of Clinton, Lisa Taylor of Heiskell; great grandchildren,
Kelsey Giles of Heiskell, Katie Giles of Heiskell, Tyler Dotson of Heiskell,
Allie Kate Giles of Clinton, Sydney Taylor of Heiskell; sisters, Vesta
Moneymaker of Heiskell, Bonnie Wills of Heiskell; brothers, Henry Carroll of Clinton,
Raymond Carroll of Ohio. Family will receive friends 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. Graveside
service will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev.
Allen Giles officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: St.
Mary's Residential Hospice, 7447 Andersonville Pike, Knoxville, TN, 37938 % Janet
Massengill.
GUY, RALPH VAN - age 75 of Dandridge, formerly of Lake City, died Tuesday,
November 18, 2003 at St. Mary's Hospital in Knoxville. He was born August 15,
1928 in Clinton. He worked for Union Carbide/Martin Merritta for 40 years. Mr.
Guy was preceded in death by: young son, Ralph Van Guy, Jr.; parents, Willie
and Ruby Guy; sister, Betty Ballew, great grandson, Zachary Arender. Survivors:
wife of 49 years, Cleta Guy of Dandridge; daughter, Sheme Larkin of Clinton;
son, David and wife Mary Guy of Dandridge; daughter, Tammy and husband Carl
Braden of Clinton; son, Bobby Guy of Lake City; sister, Mary Guy Graves; uncle,
Paul Overton of Clinton; grandchildren, Amanda Arender, Tasha Cole, Tonya Guy,
Adam and Ashlyn Braden; great grandchildren, Ethan and Skye Cole and Elijah
Arender; several nephews and a host of friends. The family will receive friends
6-8 p.m. Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton
with funeral service following at 8 p.m. in the Chapel with Rev. Tom Byrge
and the Rev. Ben Knight officiating. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m.
Thursday, November 20, 2003 at Grandview Memorial Gardens. Holley-Gamble Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
LLOYD, CLEOPHUS - age 80 of Wartburg, went to be with the Lord Monday,
November 17, 2003 at the St. Mary's Residential Hospice House in Knoxville, TN. He
was born in Scott County to James Shafter and Marie Lloyd on March 31, 1923.
Cleophus was a World War II U.S. Navy Veteran and Korean Conflict U.S. Navy
Veteran serving from 1941-1951. He was a member of Mossy Grove Baptist Church,
Past Master of Emerald Lodge No. 377, member of the Kerbela Temple, and was a
Worthy Patron of the Eastern Star. Cleophus was an avid fisherman and
handcrafted his own fishing lures to use and give away. His father, James Shafter
Lloyd and sisters, Deola and Wanda Lloyd, preceded him in death. He is survived by
his mother, Marie Lloyd; wife, Imogene Lloyd; sisters, Elva Roach and Reva
Loy; daughters, Debbie and husband, Jerry McCoy and daughter Shasta, Karen and
husband, Jim Bible and son James, Teresa and husband, Ronnie Trail and son,
Cody and daughter, Gina; niece, Pam White; great-nieces, Sarah and Sierra
White; nephews, Don and Jimmy Loy; great-nephew, Eli Loy. The family will
receive friends at Schubert Funeral Home in Wartburg on Wednesday, November 19, 2003
from 6-8 p.m. A Masonic service will begin at 8 p.m. followed by funeral
services officiated by Bro. Dennis Jarnigan. He will be buried with military
honors in the Morgan Memorial Gardens, Wartburg on Thursday morning, 11 am.
PRINCE, ROLAND - age 80, of Clinton, died Monday, November 17, 2003 at Fort
Sanders Park West Medical Center. He was born August 27, 1923 in Woodville,
Alabama, the son of Samuel and Verta Kenamer Prince, who are both deceased. Mr.
Prince was a veteran of WWII, serving with the U. S. Army and he retired from
the Army Reserves with the rank of Lt. Colonel. He graduated from the
University of Tennessee in 1949 and was a 1951 graduate of the College of Law and held
a BS in Business Administration. Mr. Prince began his law career in 1955 when
he opened his practice. He then went into partnership with the late Howard
Woodside. In 1956 he was elected to serve two terms as a legislator in the
Tennessee House of Representatives. His partnership with Mr. Woodside ended in 1958
when Mr. Woodside was elected Trial Justice Judge. Mr. Prince and Harry
Lillard opened a partnership in 1959 and that same year he was elected the first Oak
Ridge City Judge. The Prince and Lillard Law Firm continued until 1962 when
Mr. Prince was elected the Law and Equity Judge for Anderson County and he
served in that position until 1974 when he was elected Chancellor Judge and
continued there until his retirement in 1977. Mr. Prince was of the Presbyterian
faith and enjoyed memberships in the Elks Lodge, the Ft. Loudoun Yacht Club, the
Masonic Lodge of Gurley, Alabama and he was a Shriner with Kerbela Temple. He
was also a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, the Anderson County Bar
Association and was active with the Anderson County Democratic Party. He is
survived by, his wife, Sharon Moneymaker Prince; son, R. P. Prince and his wife
Lisa of Oak Ridge; daughter, Nancy Prince of Oak Ridge; step-son, David Freels
and his wife Christy of Nashville; 3 grandchildren, D. J. Freels of Nashville
and Chase and Hunter Lankford of Clinton; and special friend, Harry Lillard.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6-8pm at Weatherford Mortuary
in Oak Ridge, TN and again on Thursday morning at Scottsboro Funeral Home in
Scottsboro, Alabama. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, November 20,
2003 at 1p.m. CST at Union Cemetery in Woodville, Alabama. The family asks
that any memorials be in the form of contributions to the Alzheimer's
Association, 2200 Sutherland Avenue, Knoxville, TN or to the American Diabetes Assoc. 900
E. Hill Avenue, Suite 240, Knoxville, TN 37915. <A HREF="www.weatherfordmortuary.com">www.weatherfordmortuary.com</A>
WALL, PAUL ALBERT - age 46 of Claxton, TN., died November 17, 2003 after
struggling most of his adult life with an acute diabetic condition. He was a
dreamer who found thrill in life's smallest offerings and was never content to
accept simple explanations. Paul was a member of Zion Baptist Church who attended
both Roane State Community College and State Vocational School in Knoxville
but spent his lifetime educating himself in the marvels of technology and the
universe. A love of tinkering led him into carpentry work and from there the
family operated business. Paul worked at Wall Machine alongside his father and
brother until a tragic mishap rendered him unable to continue. Not only did Paul
refuse to give into adversity, he continued to harbor a creative spirit,
applying his self-learned intellect to assemble computers from the hard drive up
as well as building a home and fostering a green thumb. He will be greatly
missed. He was preceded in death by: grandmother, Evelyn K. Morrow. Survivors:
daughter, Amanda Wall Maurais of Claxton; son, Jason Tyler Wall of Clinton;
parents, Elmer R. "Pete" and Nyta Wall of Claxton; grandson, Nolan Alexander
Painter of Claxton; brother, David R. and wife Debbie Wall of Claxton; nieces,
Samantha Kay Wall of Oak Ridge, Crystal Benoit of Oak Ridge; nephew, David R. Wall,
Jr., of Oak Ridge; aunt and uncle, Dianne and Bill York of Oak Ridge, Eva Lee
and Norvel Counce of Corinth, Miss; aunt, Yvonne Loveless of Picayune, Miss;
cousins, Michael McGhee of Oak Ridge; Terry McGhee of Oak Ridge; several other
cousins and other relatives and friends. Family will receive friends 6:00 to
8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 20, 2003 at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in
Clinton. Funeral service will be 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home
with the Rev. Mike Petty officiating. Graveside service will be 3:00 p.m. Friday
at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Claxton.
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