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Subject: Obits From The Knoxville News Sentinel 2 Oct 2004
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 16:08:22 EDT
From the Knoxville News Sentinel 2 Oct 2004
BRISTER, MALCOLM BOWMAN, SR. - age 81 of Knoxville,
CLINE, DAVID PENNYWITT, JR. - of Knoxville,
VALENTINE, GREER EDWARD - 83, of Oak Ridge,
BRISTER, MALCOLM BOWMAN, SR. - age 81 of Knoxville, passed away Friday,
October 1, 2004 at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 27, 1923 in Bogue
Chitto, Mississippi. He was a faithful member of Oakwood Baptist Church,
having served as a deacon and a dedicated worker for 50 years. He was a WWII
veteran having served in the US Navy. He was a 32nd degree Master Mason of
Burlington Lodge ####763 and a Scottish Rite member. He retired from Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, X-10 Division after 29 years of service. Following retirement, he
worked for four years at Star Sales. Preceded in death by parents, Malcolm
Aubrey and Ora Bowman Brister and two sisters, all of Mississippi. Survived by
loving wife of 58 years, Katherine Monroe Brister of Knoxville; daughters,
Nancy B. and husband William Peden of Knoxville and Patricia B. and husband Samuel
DeLozier of Maryville; son, Malcolm B. and wife Susan P. Brister of Powell;
granddaughter, Deana Kennedy of Knoxville; grandsons, Robert R. Yarnell, wife
Sara, and daughter Raven Atkins of Knoxville, Wayne B. Brister of Powell, and
Paul A. DeLozier of Maryville; great- granddaughter, Katie Kennedy of
Knoxville; brother, Shelby M. and wife Janice Brister of Bogue Chitto, Mississippi;
several nieces and nephews. Family and friends will meet Monday at 10:45 a.m. at
Lynnhurst Cemetery for an 11:00 a.m. graveside service and interment. Rev.
Tony Earl officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 3, 2004 at Stevens Mortuary with the funeral service to follow.
Serving the family, Stevens Mortuary, Oglewood Ave. at N. Broadway. Mr.
Brister's book is also available at www.stevensmortuaryinc.com
CLINE, DAVID PENNYWITT, JR. - of Knoxville, was released from this earth on
Sept 27, 2004 at Ft Sanders Hospital. He fooled everyone with his arrival on
Apr 1, 1922 in White Pine. A member of South Knoxville Baptist Church for over
50 years, David was a pipe fitter at Fultons for 17 years and retired from Y-12
at Oak Ridge after 15 years. He was also a member of Masters Lodge ####244F &
A.M., a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason. David served as a physical training
instructor in World War II, played semi- professional football with the Army
Air Corps, and refereed football in Knoxville for 17 years. He was preceded by:
his parents, David P. Cline, Sr and Viola May Bettis Cline; his wife of 60
years, Charlotte Rosalie Sherrod Cline; brothers, Gene, Neff, and Ivan Cline;
and sister, Inez Line. He is survived by: his sister, Ruth Collins (Jefferson
City); children, Shirley Payne (Knoxville), Carolyn Cline (Knoxville), Nancy
Barbee (Maryville), and Major David Cline (Robins AFB, GA); grandchildren,
Stephanie & Stephen Paul, Tony, David, & Tim Payne, Charles Frank II, Jill Yearout,
Ashlee Walker; and ten great-grandchildren. Family & friends will be received
at Highland South Memorial Park and Cemetery (Chapman Hwy, Knoxville) on
Friday (Oct 1) 6-8:30 pm. Memorial Services will be 10:30 am on Saturday (Oct 2)
beginning with a Masonic ceremony and ending with the burial ceremony
accompanied by honor guard.
VALENTINE, GREER EDWARD - 83, of Oak Ridge, died Thursday, September 30, 2004
at the Methodist Medical Center. He was born August 10, 1921 in Cosby, TN,
the son of Baxter H. and Dovie Rollins Valentine. Mr. Valentine was a veteran of
WWII serving with the US Marine Corps. He had been a resident of Oak Ridge
since 1945 and retired from Union Carbide Corp., where he was a machinist
working at the K-25 and Y-12 plants. He was a member of the Oak Ridge Bowling
Association and a volunteer of the Holiday Bureau. In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ann McClary Valentine. He is survived
by: sons, Mark M. Valentine of Clinton and Greer "Edd" Valentine Jr. and wife
Patricia of Atlanta, GA; daughter, DiAnne Valentine of Albuquerque, NM; sisters,
Geneva Proffitt of Niota and Deanne Williamson of Cosby; grandchildren,
Samuel Gray and wife Becky of Fairfax, VA, Kendra Gray and companion Rick Padilla
of Albuquerque, NM, Greer E. "Trey" Valentine III and Sydney Valentine of
Atlanta, GA, Jeremiah Valentine of Oliver Springs and Jessica Valentine of Clinton;
great grandson, Zachary Gray of Eugene, OR. Funeral services will be
Saturday, October 2, 2004 at 2:00 pm at Weatherford Mortuary. The burial will follow
at Anderson Memorial Gardens. The family asks that any memorials be in the form
of contributions to The Holiday Bureau, 728-B Emory Valley Rd., Oak Ridge, TN
37830. The family will receive friends on Saturday from Noon until 2:00 pm at
Weatherford Mortuary, Oak Ridge. An on-line guest book can be signed at
www.weatherfordmortuary.com
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