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Subject: [TNSCOTT] Obits From The Oak Ridger 12 Jan 2003
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 07:57:57 EST
>From The Oak Ridger 12 Jan 2004
Richard Knight, 76, a Tennessee newspaper publisher and owner for four
decades, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at his home in Oak Ridge.
Mr. Knight and his wife, Louise Blanks Knight, who met and married in Oak
Ridge during World War II, owned the Livingston Enterprise for 41 years, from
1959 to 2000.
The couple also owned the Jackson County Sentinel, which they purchased in
1964.
Mr. Knight started his newspaper career at age 9 when he hawked newspapers on
the corner in his native Texas. In the 1950s, Mr. Knight started working in
the production department of the Cannon Courier, and he went on to work at The
Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro and The Tennessean in Nashville. He served
four years in the U.S. Navy before buying the Livingston weekly.
Mr. Knight and his wife were married for 59 years. They met in Oak Ridge,
where both their families moved to work on the Manhattan Project during World War
II. His wife worked for Tennessee Eastman, and Mr. Knight worked for
Roane-Anderson Co.
The couple married in October 1944, after eloping to Georgia and spending
"our honeymoon on a Greyhound," his wife said.
They returned to Oak Ridge in 2000.
Mr. Knight was diagnosed with cancer in the spring of 2002. He was a member
of the Church of Christ.
He was active in the Tennessee Press Association for the span of his
newspaper career, and he served as president of the state newspaper group from 1981 to
1982. He served on the TPA board of directors and was honored for his 11
years of service, from 1973 to 1983, and also served on the Tennessee Press
Service board of directors.
According to his family, Mr. Knight was particularly proud of the statewide
awards his paper won for Public Service in 1987, as an advocate for schools in
Overton County, and for the Best Single Editorial in 1987. The paper also won
statewide awards for advertising campaign in 1969 and best single
advertisement in 1981 and 1985.
He was honored twice by the Tennessee School Boards Association with the
School Bell award.
He was honored for his support of conservation, including the Heath Cooper
Rigdon Conservation Writing Award in 1977 and the Conservation Promotion Award
from the Tennessee Association of County Conservation Districts in 1982.
His family said he was active in his community in a variety of fields from
support for 4-H programs to planning and zoning.
Mr. Knight helped develop and create the first industrial park in Overton
County, was a staunch advocate for new school facilities, served as the local Red
Cross contact for decades and campaigned for the county's first nursing home
in the early 1960s with an exposé of existing facilities.
He served as a member of Livingston's planning commission and board of zoning
appeals for nearly four decades, including serving as the planning commission
chairman.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Knight is survived two daughters, Carolyn
Swindle and her husband, David, of Leesburg, Va., formerly of Oak Ridge, and Ann
Lindsay and husband, John, of Midlothian, Va.; four grandchildren, Jeff Lindsay
and wife, Cathy, of Midlothian, Rebecca Lindsay of Pennsylvania, Mary Louise
and Steve Nicklas, and Caroline Swindle, all of Fairfax, Va.; and by two
great-grandchildren, Amanda Lindsay and Jessica Lindsay, both of Midlothian.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004, at Martin Oak Ridge
Funeral Home.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions to the
American Cancer Society, 871 North Weisgarber Road, Knoxville, TN 37909.
The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral
home.
Annie Lucy Taylor Aull, 95, of Oliver Springs, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, at
her home.
Born March 9, 1908, in Philadelphia, Pa., she was the daughter of Anderson
Taylor and Sarah Settle Taylor.
She was a former employee of Roane Hosiery Mills.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ensel
Vencent Aull; a granddaughter, Kimberly Anette Aull; two brothers, Alfred
Taylor and Richard Taylor; seven sisters, Mary Ann Rohrer, Ellen "Nell" Johnson,
Dorothy Myrtle Rohrer, Elizabeth Violet Michener, Blanche Conlin, Ruth Russell
and Catherine Skyes; and by two sisters who died at birth.
Mrs. Aull is survived by her son, Wayne Allen Aull and wife, Joyce, of Oliver
Springs; a grandson, Wayne Allen Aull II, of Oliver Springs; and by a
great-grandson, Dewayne Allen Aull, of Florida.
The funeral was Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, in the chapel of Sharp Funeral Home
in Oliver Springs with the Rev. Garvan Walls officiating.
A graveside service was Sunday, Jan. 11, at Anderson Memorial Gardens on the
Oliver Springs Highway.
John Thomas Stevenson, 42, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, at his
home.
Born July 1, 1961, in Richlands, Va., he was the son of Clarence Eldridge
Stevenson, who died May 1, 2001, and Mary Margueritte Dye Stevenson.
For several years he owned and operated Stevenson Movers. He was a member of
Trinity United Methodist Church.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Stevenson is survived by his brother, Scott
Stevenson, of Oak Ridge.
A graveside service was Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at Greenhills Memory Gardens
in Claypool Hill, Va., with the Rev. Carl Robinson officiating.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of contributions to
Trinity United Methodist Church, 320 Robertsville Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
Weatherford Mortuary in charge of local arrangements.
Eli Byrge, 100, of Devonia, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, at his home.
Born July 9, 1903, in Devonia, he was the son of Henry and Sally Ann Tackett
Byrge.
Mr. Byrge was retired from the Tennessee Railroad. He was a member of Free
Communion Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Willie
Marie Reynolds Byrge, and by two brothers and three sisters.
Mr. Byrge is survived by three sons, Cordis Gilbert Byrge of Devonia, Johnny
Byrge and wife, Eva, of Oliver Springs, and Curtis Byrge of Oak Ridge; and by
two daughters, Julie Byrge and Mary Daugherty, both of Devonia.
He is also survived by seven grandchildren, George Randy Daugherty, Andy
Duane Daugherty, Rhonda Marie Byrge and husband, Ellis, Peter Anthony Daugherty,
Patton Lee Daugherty and wife, Brandi, Amy C. Reagan and husband, J.D., and
Danny Byrge and wife, Gretchen; nine great-grandchildren, Tina Luckman, Cynthia
LeAnn Daugherty, Chris Luckman, Adrianna Leigh Daugherty, Bryanna Renae
Daugherty, Brandon Byrge, Jonathan Byrge, Madison Rose Byrge and Rebecca Marie Byrge;
a special friend, Georgia Ann Phillips; a good friend, Maggie Lee Phillips;
and by several other close friends.
The funeral was Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at Free Communion Baptist Church in
Devonia with the Rev. Don Daugherty and the Rev. Otis Phillips officiating.
Burial followed at Grave Hill Cemetery in Devonia.
Hatmaker Funeral Home in Lake City was in charge of arrangements.
Edith Oakwood, 78, of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at Briarcliff
Health Care Center.
Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which were
incomplete at press time.
West
Evelyn West, of Clinton, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at Methodist Medical
Center of Oak Ridge.
Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which were
incomplete at press time.
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