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Posts Tagged ‘1941’

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 [...]



Clifford M. Sinclair (1941)

Jan 11th, 2012 • Category: Obituaries

Clifford M. Sinclair, of Hoover, AL, died November 6, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering. Clifford served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was discharged as a Lieutenant in 1946. He was a Licensed Professional Engineer and retired in 1981 after a career [...]



Helen Creech Upshaw (1941)

Dec 6th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Helen Creech Upshaw, of Farragut, TN, died September 24, 2011. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. She worked as a statistician at UT and taught at South High School.



C. Howard Bozeman (1941)

Jul 27th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

The Honorable Judge C. Howard Bozeman, of Knoxville, died July 10, 2011. Judge Bozeman was the longest serving County Judge of Knox County for over 25 years from 1948-1966 and 1974-1982. He also served on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Judge Bozeman graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree (1941) from the College of [...]



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.



Joseph Thomas “Tom” Shaw (1940)

Jun 2nd, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Joseph Thomas “Tom” Shaw, of Madison, WI, died April 4, 2011. Tom graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree (1940) and a master’s degree (1941) both from the College of Arts and Sciences. He  earned a second master’s degree and a doctor’s degree from Harvard University. He served in the U.S. Navy [...]



Herron Smith Fleming (1941)

Jan 13th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Herron Smith Fleming, of Black Mountain, NC, died January 2, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He retired from the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1979 after 42 years of service.



Klara Pryor Alexander (1941)

Jan 13th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Klara Pryor Alexander, of Brentwood, TN, died December 29, 2010. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Home Economics and was a retired teacher.



Kathleen “Kaddie” Dukes Barber (1941)

Jan 7th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Kathleen “Kaddie” Dukes Barber, of Knoxville, died December 16, 2010. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration and was retired from the university.



Rufus H. Riggan (1941)

Nov 16th, 2010 • Category: Obituaries

Rufus H. Riggan, of Lebanon, TN, died June 29, 2010. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, he received a bachelor’s degree from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.