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Archives for the ‘Obituaries’ Category

Joanne McDowell (1961)

Jun 13th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Joanne McDowell, of Indianapolis, IN, died June 1, 2011. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences. Joanne was an accomplished watercolorist for many years and was also a talented ballet dancer.



Lucinda Creech Hansard (1963)

Jun 13th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Lucinda Creech Hansard, of Powell, TN, died June 4, 2011. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences and was a first-grade school teacher in the Knox County School System for over thirty years.



Anna Gwyn Smallwood Groseclose (1972)

Jun 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Anna Gwyn Smallwood Groseclose, of Marion, VA, died June 4, 2011. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. She was a teacher in the Smyth County School System, most recently teaching 8th grade math at Marion Middle School.



Paul Thomas Brown (1948)

Jun 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Paul Thomas Brown, of Knoxville, died June 1, 2011. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, he earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and dedicated a lifelong career to The Cherokees, Inc. in Cherokee, North Carolina.



Ruth Word Mays (1941)

Jun 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Ruth Word Mays, of Knoxville, died June 1, 2011. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Home Economics.



William Wilson (1950)

Jun 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

William Wilson, of Marshall, NC, died May 31, 2011. Mr. Wilson served three years in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII and was awarded the Europe-Africa-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 10 Bronze Stars, a Distinguished Unit Service Badge, and a Good Conduct Medal. He was honorably discharged in 1945 with the rank of sergeant. He earned [...]



Floride Parker Young (1943)

Jun 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Floride Parker Young, of Louisville, TN, died May 30, 2011. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.



Karen Snodderly Williams (1973)

Jun 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Karen Snodderly Williams, of Nashville, died May 29, 2011. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences.



Eric Norris Barger (1974)

Jun 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Eric Norris Barger, of Knoxville, died May 30, 2011. Eric graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’ s degree from the College of Engineering. He had a long and successful career as a professional engineer and general contractor of Barger Development, Inc. and taught graduate Civil Engineering classes briefly at UT.



David Ralph Cox (1959)

Jun 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

David Ralph Cox, of Knoxville, died May 30, 2011. David earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Business Administration. He served in the U.S. Army as a 2nd Lieutenant. In 1967, he established D.R. Cox & Company Insurance Agency, which grew to be a respected aviation insurance specialty firm.