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Archives for the ‘Obituaries’ Category

Carol C. Field (1945)

Feb 10th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Carol C. Field, of Seneca, SC, died February 5, 2011. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Home Economics. Carol was a dedicated public school teacher, teaching both primary and secondary grades in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. After retirement from teaching, she worked as [...]



Mathis Richard Bush (1947)

Feb 10th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Mathis Richard Bush, of Knoxville, died February 8, 2011. He was a WWII U.S. Army veteran and a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Mathis was known as an entrepreneur and instrumental in developing many parts of the Knoxville area.



Marsha L. Best (1985)

Feb 10th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Marsha L. Best, of Knoxville, died February 7, 2011. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. Marsha was a successful business executive and entrepreneur.



James B. “Jim” Bates (1970)

Feb 10th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

James B. “Jim” Bates, of Knoxville, died February 9, 2011. Jim served in the U.S. Navy and was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. He spent the majority of his professional career employed by Bowater Southern.



John Joseph Stanley (1948)

Feb 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

John Joseph Stanley, of Columbus, OH, died February 5, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences. He served in the U.S. Marines during WWII. During his 43 years of public service he worked for the State of Kentucky and the State [...]



Lavelle Brown Sharp (1943)

Feb 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Lavelle Brown Sharp, of Sevierville, TN, died February 4, 2011. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Home Economics. She was an educator followed by service as a University of Tennessee Extension Home Demonstration Agent in Winchester, Tennessee.



David Lynn Pike (1967)

Feb 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

David Lynn Pike, of Brentwood, TN, died February 4, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. David honorably served in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard from 1963 until 1969. In 1970, he opened Heritage Realty and later had the [...]



Larry Milton Jarboe (1973)

Feb 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Larry Milton Jarboe, of Maryville, TN, died February 4, 2011. He was a U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran and a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration.



Floyd M. McInturff (1950)

Feb 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Floyd M. McInturff, of Columbus, OH, died February 3, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. He served his country during WWII and the Korean War and was a Commissioned Officer in the Army Signal Corps. He was Assistant to the Chief [...]



Robert Mason Child (1950)

Feb 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Robert Mason Child, of Knoxville, died February 4, 2011. Bob was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Law. Before engaging in the practice of law, Bob served in the U.S. Navy working with the medical corp until the end of WWII. Following the war, he joined [...]