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Subject: Obits From The Oak Ridger 26 Dec 2005
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:32:44 EST
From The Oak Ridger 26 Dec 2005
Stan Ballard, age 40, of Maryville, Tenn.,
Euple Haynes Gates
Connie Lee Martzin, age 44, a resident of the Dutch Valley community
James Rodney Mayton, age 39, a resident of Harriman,
Mrs. Nancy Miller Swope, age 92, of Douglas, Ga.,
Stan Ballard, age 40, of Maryville, Tenn., went to be with his Heavenly
Father on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005. He was at home and fell asleep peacefully. Stan
awoke to streets of gold that are far beyond any beauty and glory that our
human minds can comprehend. Stan leaves behind his loving wife of 17 years, Lisa,
who was by his side every step of the way. He also leaves two children who
were the light of his life, Chassidy Hope, age 16, and Micah Shane Lucas, age
14. Other survivors include his parents who adored their son, Glenn and Peggy
Ballard; sisters and brothers-in-law, Rose and Doug Justice and Lanai and Eric
Slater; Lisa's parents, who loved Stan as their own son, Mac and Mary McCain;
Lisa's brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Sheri McCain; and Stan and Lisa's
special friends, Scott and Donna Tallent. A very special thank you to Dr. Guy
Garman. You are one in a million. The family wishes to thank all the people who
have contributed financially to the Samaritan Hands, which allowed Stan peace
of mind. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
27, 2005, at Maryville First Baptist Church. The funeral service will follow
at 8 p.m. promptly at the church with the Rev. Travis Williams officiating.
Interment will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec., 28, 2005, at Grandview Cemetery.
Directions to Maryville First Baptist Church can be obtained at
www.FBCMaryville.org. Smith Mortuary in Maryville is handling arrangements.
Euple Haynes Gates died December 23, 2005.
She was born December 14, 1905, to Robert F. and Mary Jane Jinkins Haynes.
Mrs. Gates received a bachelor of arts degree from Mississippi State College for
Women in Columbus, Miss., in 1926. She married Joe Stovall Gates, June 27,
1927, in Cleveland, Miss. She taught school in Mississippi and worked as a home
economist for Farm Security Administration, Department of Agriculture. After
her husband's death, Mrs. Gates came to Oak Ridge where she taught at Cedar
Hill and Highland View schools. She retired in 1971.
Mrs. Gates enjoyed reading, genealogy, bridge, her piano and travel. She
claimed to be a newspaper buff, reading four newspapers a day. She was a member of
First United Methodist Church, where she belonged to Book Study Group of
Women's Society and volunteered at work day at the church. She was a member of Oak
Ridge Retired Teachers Association, Clinch Bend Chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, and Delta Kappa Gamma, Honorary Society for
Professional Educators. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Gates was preceded in death by
her two sisters, Vernece Haynes Methvin and Bobby Haynes Hunter. Mrs. Gates is
survived by her sister, Lucille Stevens Brown, and her niece and husband,
Mary Jane and Mike Randolph, and children, John, Amy, and Sissy Randolph.
Graveside services will be at the family cemetery, Longtown Cemetery,
Crenshaw, Miss. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the
scholarship fund of the Retired Teachers Association.
Connie Lee Martzin, age 44, a resident of the Dutch Valley community in
Anderson County, passed away Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005, at St. Mary's Medical Center
in Knoxville. She was born Nov. 27, 1961, in Johnson City, Tenn. Connie grew
up in the Piney Flatts community in Sullivan County, moving to this area in
1996. She has been living in the Dutch Valley community since 2003. She attended
Central Baptist Church in Oak Ridge. Connie was a 1991 graduate of East
Tennessee State University, where she received her degree in medicine, graduating as
a registered nurse. She had worked for the State of Tennessee Childcare &
Development in the teenage pregnancy division. She had also home-schooled her two
children until becoming disabled earlier this year. She is survived by her
husband of 15 years, William Martzin, her son, Aaron Martzin, and her daughter,
Elizabeth Martzin, all of the Dutch Valley community; her parents, Harry and
Deloris Anderson of Piney Flatts; her sister, Katrina Barnett and husband,
Johnny, of Bulls Gap; her father- and mother-in law, George and Betty Hackworth
Martzin of Dutch Valley; and a host of extended family and friends. The family
will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at Sharp Funeral
Home. The funeral will follow the visitation at 8 p.m., in the chapel of the
funeral home, with Pastor G. Clinton Andrews officiating. Burial and graveside
service will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at the Oliver
Springs Cemetery. Sharp Funeral Home of Oliver Springs is in charge of all the
arrangements.
James Rodney Mayton, age 39, a resident of Harriman, passed away Saturday,
Dec. 24, 2005, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.
Rodney was born May 21, 1966, in Roane County. He was a lifelong resident of this
area. He worked as a self-employed residential maintenance worker. Rodney was
preceded in death by his father, Harvie Mayton Jr.; by his paternal
grandparents, Harve Mayton and Glenna Viola Liles Mayton; and by his maternal
grandfather, Lawrence Washington Edwards. He is survived by his mother, Novella Ruth
Edwards Mayton of Harriman; his brother, Shawn Mayton and wife, Coreena, of
Harriman; his special nephew, Dustin Alex Mayton of Oliver Springs; his grandmother,
Ada Edwards of Harriman; his uncles, Albert Edwards and wife, Mossie, of
Coalfield, Billy Edwards Sr. and wife, Linda, of Oliver Springs, Archie Mayton and
wife, Janet, of Oak Ridge, and Lewis Mayton and wife, Phyllis, of Rockwood;
his aunts, Cordelia Stout of Oliver Springs, Charlotte Gibson of Harriman, and
Louise Terry and husband, Kenneth, of Rockwood; and special friends, James
Connor of Harriman and Charles Smith of Oliver Springs. The funeral will be held
at 8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, in the chapel of Sharp Funeral Home with
the Rev. Joey Cagley officiating. Burial and graveside services will be held
Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Harriman. The
family will receive friends Monday between 6 and 8 p.m. at Sharp Funeral Home.
Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Nancy Miller Swope, age 92, of Douglas, Ga., passed away on Thursday,
Dec. 22, 2005, at Summers Landing Retirement Home in Douglas, Ga. Mrs. Swope, a
native of Breckenridge County, Hardinsburg, Ky., was born Nov. 14, 1913. She
was the daughter of the late Dennie and Nancy D. Hendrick Miller. She
graduated from Bowling Green College and, as an employee of the federal government,
was relocated to Oak Ridge, Tenn., where she and her husband worked during World
War II as part of the Manhattan Project. After her marriage in 1945 to Roger
Hunt Swope, she became a mother, homemaker, and public school teacher. She was
an active member of the Eastern Star and Lady Elks. After her husband's death
in 1980, she moved to Douglas, Ga., where she continued her profession as a
substitute teacher, retiring from this at age 83. She continued her calling as
a devoted mother and grandmother until her death. Her church membership was at
the Oak Ridge First Baptist Church, where she and her husband were charter
members. Since moving to Douglas in 1987, she has been active at First Baptist
Church in Douglas, where she was a member and co-teacher in the Willie Pearl
Davis Sunday School class. She is survived by daughters, Jonni S. Walls of
Dallas, Texas, and Annie S. (Curtis) Farrar, of Douglas, Ga.; her grandchildren,
Daniel Walls, Merrill Walls, Devon Walls (Justin) Grimes, Chase Lott, Michael
Lott, Sarah (Jason) Brown, and Caroline Lott; and special friends and caretakers
Debra Jump and Kim Jump. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec.
27, 2005, at the Douglas First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bryan Lake officiat
ing. Burial will follow in the Oak Ridge Memorial Gardens in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Sims Funeral Home in Douglas, Ga., is in charge of arrangements.
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