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Posts Tagged ‘1940s’

Elizabeth “Betsy” Barhyt Johnson Henry (1948)

Dec 14th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Elizabeth “Betsy” Barhyt Johnson Henry, of Knoxville, died October 21, 2011. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.



Margie V. Lowrance (1947)

Dec 8th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Margie V. Lowrance, of Matthews, NC, died August 17, 2011. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a master’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.



James Kilpatrick Scruggs (1948)

Dec 8th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

James Kilpatrick Scruggs, of Knoxville, died October 15, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration and worked in the family business, Scruggs, Inc.



Jerry Worsham Burdette (1949)

Dec 8th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Jerry Worsham Burdette, of Knoxville, died October 14, 2011. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.



B. J. Ramsey, Jr. (1949)

Dec 7th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

B.J. Ramsey, Jr., of Jefferson, City, TN, died October 11, 2011. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was inducted into the Specialized Training Program. He achieved the rank of Sergeant-Squad Leader in a heavy machine gun squad, fought in three major battles, including the Battle of the Bulge, and received a Purple [...]



Eugene “Gene” E. Magette (1948)

Dec 7th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Eugene “Gene” E. Magette, of Wichita Falls, TX, died September 27, 2011. He served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during WWII. Gene graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering. He was a mechanical engineer for Combustion Engineering, moving into the Nuclear Division in Connecticut until [...]



T. Harold Rose (1942)

Dec 7th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

T. Harold Rose, of Nashville, died March 23, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Mr. Rose was a County Agricultural Agent for two years, followed by a long career in the dairy [...]



Horace W. “Dub” Davis (1949)

Dec 7th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Horace W. “Dub” Davis, of Knoxville, died September 22, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration, was a retired U.S. Navy Commander and retired from First American Bank, now Regions Bank.



Annie Laurie Powell Martin (1948)

Dec 7th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Annie Laurie Powell Martin, of Knoxville, died September 26, 2011. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.



Mack Franklin Potts (1948)

Dec 7th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Mack Franklin Potts, of Bartlesville, OK, died August 19, 2011. After serving in the U.S. Air Force and earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Engineering, Mack had a 40 year career with Phillips Petroleum Company as a Chemical Engineer.