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Subject: [TNSCOTT] Obits From The Knoxville News Sentinel 13 may 2003
Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 20:43:48 EDT
>From The Knoxville News Sentinel 13 May 2003
ADKINS, JACK - of Arroyo Grande, Calif.,
BUCK, EMMA RUTH - age 78, of Oak Ridge,
CAPSHAW, LOUISE CURD - age 72, a resident of Oak Ridge, and formerly of
Oliver Springs,
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ADKINS, JACK - of Arroyo Grande, Calif., passed away Sunday, May 11, 2003. He
was born May 13, 1926, in Jacksboro, Tenn. He served 8 years in the Navy. He
was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Chicago. Retired to Arroyo Grande from
Chicago in 1991. Survived by his loving wife, Una of Arroyo Grande; son, Paul
Adkins of Arroyo Grande; brother, Joe Adkins of Lombard, Ill.; sisters,
Frances Hyde of Jacksboro, Tenn., Pearl Geraci of Tampa, Fla.; two
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private family services to be
held. Arrangements by McDermott-Crockett Mortuary.
BUCK, EMMA RUTH - age 78, of Oak Ridge, died at Windwood Health
Care Center in Clinton on May 11, 2003. Born in Jellico, Tenn. to parents,
Albert and Bertha Douglas Bell on 5-16- 1924. A homemaker, seamstress, and
cook who enjoyed the gardening of vegetables and flowers. Mrs. Buck belonged
to the Church of God Mountain Assembly, Jellico, as a child. Preceded in
death by husband, Oran Clarence Buck, 11-23- 2001. Survivors include sons,
Oran Buck, Jr. and wife, Donna of Miami, Fla., Albert Buck of St. Marie's,
Idaho, Ronnie Buck and wife, Kim of Knoxville, Steve Buck and wife, Angie of
Oak Ridge; sister, Mary Williams and husband, Harrison of Oak Ridge;
grandchildren, Chris, Brian, and Stacey Buck of Miami, Fla., Nikki Buck of
St. Marie's, Idaho, Aaron and Adrienne Buck of Knoxville, Shane and Amy
Wiseman of Oak Ridge, Theresa Wiseman of Nashville; great-grandchild, Dae
McCoy of Nashville. The funeral service will be held in the chapel of
Weatherford Mortuary tonight at 8 p.m. with Rev. Jerome Walden officiating.
Graveside service will be on Wednesday, 11 a.m. at the Douglas Cemetery in
Jellico. The family requests, memorials be made to the Clinch River Home
Health, Inc., in care of Beth A. Fee, PO Box 56, Clinton, TN 37717-0056. The
family will receive friends tonight from 6-8 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary,
Oak Ridge.
CAPSHAW, LOUISE CURD - age 72, a resident of Oak Ridge, and formerly of
Oliver Springs, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, May 11, 2003, at her
home with her family by her side. Mrs. Capshaw was born April 18, 1931, to
the union of the late Skiley Curd, Sr. and Willie Mae Young Curd. She was a
also preceded in death by brother, Floyd Curd, and a sister, Alberta Curd
Frazier. Mrs. Curd was born in Oliver Springs. She married Mr. James Capshaw
in 1950. They remained in Oliver Springs until 1957, when they moved to Oak
Ridge. They have continued to live in Oak Ridge until present day. Mrs.
Capshaw worked as a nannie and housekeeper at the Goswitz-Vodopick home of
Oak Ridge for twenty-eight years. She was a member of the Mount Zion
Missionary Baptist Church of Oak Ridge. Survivors: husband, James Capshaw of
Oak Ridge; son, Rondal Lee Capshaw and wife, Katrina, of Knoxville;
daughters, Janice Capshaw Vines and husband, Charlie Vines Jr., of Oak Ridge,
Denise Capshaw and fiancee, Chris Gaines of Oak Ridge; 12 grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; brothers, Joe Lewis Curd of Oliver Springs, Skiley Curd
Jr. of Oliver Springs, Reverend Benjamin Curd of Morristown; sister, Lena Mae
Curd of Oliver Springs; aunts, Mildred Harrison of Clinton, and Lida
Montgomery of Oliver Springs; special friends, Mary Apple, JoAnn Baker, Helen
Land, and Irene Timmons. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 14,
2003, at 1:00 p.m. at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church with Elder T. L.
Mimms officiating. Graveside services and burial will follow at Oak Ridge
Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the church between 12 Noon
and 1:00 p.m. Wednesday. Sharp Funeral Home, of Oliver Springs, is in charge
of the arrangements.
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