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Posts Tagged ‘1940s’

Mary Jane Cantrell (1945)

Feb 1st, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Mary Jane Cantrell, of Mountain Home, AR, died November 11, 2011. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences and was an educator by profession.



Frank C. Smartt (1947)

Jan 31st, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Frank C. Smartt, of Stamford, CT, died November 18, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering.



Charles T. Cates (1948)

Jan 31st, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Charles T. Cates, of Fort Smith, AR, died May 20, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration.



Henry C. Goodrich (1943)

Jan 31st, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Henry C. Goodrich, of Birmingham, AL, died December 11, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering.



Dan Hicks, Jr. (1949)

Jan 30th, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Dan Hicks, Jr., of Madisonville, TN, died December 4, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration and served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII and the Korean War. Hicks, a local legend in the newspaper publishing business, owned and operated the Monroe [...]



Richard C. Sexton, Jr. (1941)

Jan 30th, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Richard C. Sexton, Jr., of Tyrone, GA, died December 2, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences and earned a medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis. After two and a half years of service in the armed [...]



Henry Gecovia Williams (1948)

Jan 19th, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Henry Gecovia Williams, of Bells, TN, died November 21, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Mr. Williams served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and spent his professional career as an educator. He retired from the Tennessee Department of Education [...]



Frances G. Carney (1946)

Jan 19th, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Frances G. Carney died November 16, 2011. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.



Evelyn Louise Carter Fry (1943)

Jan 13th, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Evelyn Louise Carter Fry, of Chattanooga, TN, died October 26, 2011. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences and retired from TVA in Knoxville.



Raymond Marshall Hair, Sr. (1946)

Jan 13th, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Raymond Marshall Hair, Sr., of Meridian, MS, died November 7, 2011.  He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, fighting through France, Belgium and into Germany, participating in every major allied battle in the European Theater. Moving to [...]