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Subject: [TNSCOTT] Obots From the Oak Ridger 9 sep 2003
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 20:38:06 EDT

>From The Oak ridger 9 Sep 2003

Jeannette Grace Jones Hobson, 95,
Burl Floyd Henry, 77, of Oak Ridge,
Jennie Haney, 92, of Clinton,
Max Dale "Dugan" Moneymaker, 44, of Claxton,
Wilburn William Combs, 95,
Susan Marie Barton Peeler, 50, of Clinton,
Faye B. Donham, 76, of Nashville,
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Jeannette Grace Jones Hobson, 95, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003, at NHC
HealthCare of Oak Ridge.
Born Jan. 23, 1908, in Big Spring, Texas, she was the sixth of eight children
of Oliver and Cornelia O'Brien Jones, both now deceased. She attended
Belhaven College in Jackson, Miss.
She married Ernest Walker Hobson on July 5, 1929, in an Alfresco wedding,
unheard of at the time, in Pontotoc, Miss. She and her son, David, moved to Oak
Ridge in April 1944 to join her husband, who had arrived in 1943. Her husband
died April 5, 1974.
Mrs. Hobson was an active member of the United Church, Chapel on the Hill for
many years and her family said she enjoyed singing alto in the choir. She was
also a former member of the church board and the United Church Women's Board.
She had been an avid bowler in the Oak Ridge Woman's Club and had many
trophies to show for her accomplishments on the lanes. According to her family, she
was very proud of having visited Columbia, South America, at age 78, to see
her granddaughter, Laura, during her year as an American Field Service
participant. Her family said she was a prolific writer of poetry and enjoyed
corresponding with family and friends throughout her life.
Mrs. Hobson is survived by her son, David O'Brien Hobson and his wife, Martha
Moore Hobson, of Oak Ridge; two grandchildren, Laura Kathryn Hammons and
husband, Tim, of Brentwood, and Philip David Hobson and wife, Mary Catherine, of
Dallas, Texas; a great-granddaughter, Sarah Grace Hammons; one brother, Lynn
Temple Jones of Lexington, S.C.; and by several nieces and nephews.
Jane Bogle was considered a special friend.
A private graveside service will be Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Anderson Memorial
Gardens on Oliver Springs Highway. Bill McMaster, Bill McWhorter, Phil
Rittenhouse, Bruce McMaster, Hank VanHassel and Sam McKeethan will serve as
pallbearers. Family and close friends will meet at 1 p.m. at the Chapel on the Hill to
proceed to the cemetery.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. at the Chapel on the Hill following the
burial, led by the Rev. Dr. R. Boyd Carter. A reception will follow in the
education building at the church.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at
Weatherford Mortuary.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions to the
United Church, Chapel on the Hill, Music Program, in care of the Worship
Committee, 85 Kentucky Ave., Oak Ridge, TN 37830.

Burl Floyd Henry, 77, of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003.
Born Jan. 17, 1926 at Whitwell in the Sequatchie Valley, he was the son of
Floyd A. and Cora C. Henry and the nephew of Oscar and Elizabeth C. Phelps, all
now deceased.
Mr. Henry worked at Martin Marietta Energy Systems and was as a senior
engineering technician at Y-12, X-10 and K-25, beginning with the Manhattan Project,
from 1943 until his retirement in 1987. According to his family, he
frequently commented that when he first came to Oak Ridge, the place had mud roads,
tents and a high fence around the whole thing.
He was a graduate of Whitwell High School and Chattanooga Business College,
now a part of Chattanooga State Technical College. He joined Cedar Springs
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1935 and transferred to First Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in Oak Ridge in 1961. He served the church for many years as
recording secretary, and his family said he was a quietly dedicated member and
Christian gentleman until his death.
Mr. Henry is survived by a cousin, William A. Varnell of Oak Ridge, and wife,
Linda, and children, Daniel Varnell and Mary Varnell of Chattanooga, and
James L. Varnell of Oak Ridge, to whom he was known as "Uncle Burl" and for whom
he served for more than a decade as a surrogate grandfather.
He is also survived by cousins in the Dunlap, Whitwell, and Jasper areas.
His family said Evelyn Ray and the late Ridley Ray, the late Howard and Clara
Harmon, Gary and Vivian Coleman Sr. and Gary Coleman Jr. and wife, Betsy,
were considered special friends.
According to his family, Mr. Henry was known as a person with a warm and
generous heart to anyone who had the good fortune to have known him.
The funeral will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003, at Weatherford
Mortuary with the Rev. Vernon J. Sansom Jr. officiating.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. (CDT) Thursday, Sept. 11, at
Sequatchie Memorial Gardens in Jasper.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the
Building Fund of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 127 Lafayette Drive, Oak
Ridge, TN 37830.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary.

Jennie Haney, 92, of Clinton, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2003, at her home.
Born Nov. 5, 1910, in Anderson County, she was the daughter of Woodson Jones
and Susan Parker Jones, both now deceased.
Mrs. Haney was a homemaker and a member of Batley Baptist Church. Her family
said she was an avid gardener.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lonas Haney, on Aug. 13, 1976, and
by six brothers, Lacy Jones of Oak Ridge and Raymond Jones, Carl Jones,
Harrison Jones, Kelly Jones and Burl Jones, all of Clinton.
Mrs. Haney is survived by six children, Virgie Hackworth, Lonzy Haney and
Susie Foust, all of Clinton, Velma Cryer of DeRidder, La., Roy Haney of Oliver
Springs and Shirley Cofer of Oak Ridge; two sisters, Shollie McConnell of
Tallahassee, Fla., and Harry Jones of Soddy Daisy; five sisters-in-law, Mary Jones
of Oak Ridge and Ruth Jones, Bonnie Haney, Louise Haney and Edith Haney, all of
Clinton; and by nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, 2003, at Batley Baptist
Church with the Rev. Luke Kidwell and the Rev. Scott Queener officiating.
Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Weatherford
Mortuary.

Max Dale "Dugan" Moneymaker, 44, of Claxton, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003, at
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Mr. Moneymaker was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Claxton and the
Claxton Volunteer Fire Department. He was involved in Claxton Little League
Sports. His family said he enjoyed playing his guitar for his family and friends,
and riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
He was preceded in death by his father, Rufus Moneymaker, and by his
grandparents, Wylie and Hilda Moneymaker and Claude and Garnet West.
Mr. Moneymaker is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Moneymaker; children, Candace
and Dustin Moneymaker, and Morgan and Shelby Baker; his mother, Alma
Moneymaker of Claxton; and by a brother, Steve Moneymaker of Claxton.
He is also survived by four uncles, David West, Jimmy Moneymaker, Ralph
Moneymaker and Ross Fraker; six aunts, Faye West, Jean Fraker, Faye Moneymaker,
Jerry Moneymaker, Hazel Self and Ruth Moneymaker; his father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Stoney and Ruby Young of Knoxville; two brothers-in-law, Clyde Young and
Steven Young, both of Knoxville; two goddaughters, Loni Kinzalow and Ashley
Metcalf; and by several cousins.
A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Lynch Bethel
Cemetery with the Rev. Billy W. Moore officiating.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton.

Mr. Benson was a native of Sevier County and a member of First United
Methodist Church in Pigeon Forge. He was a veteran of the Army Air Force and served
in World War II and the Korean conflict. He was retired from Union Carbide
Nuclear Division at Oak Ridge and was a business owner in Pigeon Forge.
Mr. Benson is survived by his wife of 52 years, Carrie Benson; his son, Bob
Benson; a brother, Ray Benson and wife, Jessica; a sister, Lois Garrett and
husband, Jim; and by several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, 2003, at Atchley's Smoky
Mountain Chapel, 220 Emert St., Pigeon Forge, with the Rev. Keith Knight
officiating.
Burial will follow at Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the
East Tennessee Alzheimers Association, P.O. Box 10088, Knoxville, TN 37939-9910.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the
chapel.
Atchley Funeral Home Inc. of Sevierville is in charge of arrangements.

Wilburn William Combs, 95, a resident of Morning Pointe Assisted Living in
Clinton, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003.
Born July 26, 1908, in Jefferson City, he was the son of Horace and Sarah
Seaton Combs, both now deceased.
Mr. Combs graduated from Carson Newman College in 1933 with a bachelor's
degree in chemistry, where he lettered in football and basketball. He taught high
school chemistry and coached football and basketball in White Pine and
Jamestown at the Alvin C. York Institute. He was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army
from 1942 through 1946, serving in Burma and India. Mr. Combs was the
recipient of a Bronze Star and received special recognition for his work on the Burma
Road. He worked as a chemist at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant from 1946 until his
retirement in 1973.
After his retirement, he and his wife made their home in Mountain City until
returning to Oak Ridge in 2001. He was a member of Mountain City Presbyterian
Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years,
Stephanie Martitia Nave Combs, on Aug. 10, 2003; and by a brother, Clifton
Combs.
Mr. Combs is survived by two sons, Steven Combs and wife, Bebe, of Clinton,
and Douglas Combs of Knoxville; four grandchildren, Melissa Combs Dyson and
husband, Henry, of Columbia, Mo., Meredith Combs Reed and husband, Marty, of
Nashville, Renee Combs of Johnson City, and Amy Combs of Knoxville; a nephew, John
Lowe and wife, Dare, of Mountain City; and by a niece, Anne Lowe Blackwood of
Durham, N.C.
Burial was Sunday, Aug. 31, 2003, at Baker/McQueen family cemetery in
Mountain City.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to
Mountain City Presbyterian Church, Fairground Lane, Mountain City, TN 37683.
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of arrangements.

Susan Marie Barton Peeler, 50, of Clinton, formerly of Harriman, died Sunday,
Sept. 7, 2003, at her home.
Ms. Peeler was a member of Main Street Baptist Church in Lake City.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Rathbone,
and Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Crutchfield; and by two nephews, Ricky Barton and Randy
Barton.
Ms. Peeler is survived by her daughter, Charmin Brooks and husband, David, of
Clinton; her son, Rodney Matthew Jennings and wife, Vanessa, of Clinton; her
parents, Earl and Sue Barton of Norris; two sisters, Nancy Barton and Gloria
Heffron, both of Clinton; and by three brothers, Tom Barton and wife, Debbie,
and Bob Barton and wife, Linda, all of Heiskell, and David Barton and wife,
Kim, of Maryville.
She is also survived by a niece, Jennifer Heffron; a grandniece, Cassidee
Barton; and by six nephews, Doug Barton, Adam Barton, Daniel Barton, Kyle Barton,
Cory Barton and Jonah Heffron.
The funeral was Monday, Sept. 8, 2003, in the chapel of Holley-Gamble Funeral
Home in Clinton with the Rev. Wayne Phillips officiating.
Burial was to be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Grandview Memorial Gardens
in Clinton.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the
Michael Curtin Scholarship Fund, East Tennessee Foundation, 550 Main St.,
Knoxville, TN 37902.

Faye B. Donham, 76, of Nashville, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003, at Alive
Hospice in Nashville. Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of arrangements, which were
incomplete at press time.
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