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Posts Tagged ‘1930s’

Joe D. McClure (1938)

Jul 6th, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Joe D. McClure, of Humble, TX, died July 16, 2008. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, receiving his master’s degree from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.



William S. Wilson (1938)

May 3rd, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

William S. Wilson, of Cleveland, TN, died May 29, 2003. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee, receiving his bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.



Reva J. Wright (1935)

Apr 29th, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Reva J. Wright, of Clarkesville, GA, died January 25, 2001. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Home Economics.



Betty Lynn Jasper (1932)

Apr 27th, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Betty Lynn Jasper died in Phoenix, AZ, February 28, 2010. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Arts and Sciences.



Herman E. Goddard (1933)

Apr 23rd, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Herman E. Goodard, of Greeneville, TN, died April 19, 2006. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, he received his bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering.



Mabel L. Mercer (1939)

Apr 23rd, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Mabel L. Mercer, of Ten Mile, TN, died April 3, 2010. She graduated from the University of Tennessee, College of Home Economics and worked in education for 28 years.



Mamie McKnight (1931)

Apr 23rd, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Mamie McKnight, of Decatur, GA, died April 1, 2010. She graduated from the University of Tennessee, receiving her bachelor’s degree from the College of Home Economics. She was employed by the Federal Extension Service in Henderson and Benton Counties in Tennessee and taught school in Lafolette, Tennessee and Knoxville.



Eva Pearl Shewmake Quillen (1936)

Apr 23rd, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Eva Pearl Shewmake Quillen, of Cookeville, TN, died April 4, 2010. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, she received her bachelor’s degree from the College of Home Economics and was a member of the first class awarded a Master’s of Education degree at Tennessee Technological University. She taught English in the Tennessee education system [...]



Franklin S. Chance (1937)

Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Franklin S. Chance, of Bulverde, TX, died February 19, 2010. He was one of the first Chemical Engineering co-op students at the University of Tennessee, receiving his bachelor’s degree (1937) and his doctor’s degree (1951) from the College of Engineering and was the first student ever to receive a doctorate in Chemical Engineering in Tennessee. [...]



John Dempsey Hatfield (1938)

Feb 25th, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

John Dempsey Hatfield, of Florence, AL, died February 21, 2010. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, he received his bachelor’s degree (1938) and his master’s degree (1939) from the College of Arts and Sciences. He then completed his doctor’s degree at Purdue University and began his career as a research chemist at TVA, retiring [...]