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Posts Tagged ‘1948’

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 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 [...]



Esther Shagan Klein (1948)

Dec 16th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Esther Shagan Klein, of Sherman Oaks, CA, died April 26, 2011. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences and was a retired elementary school teacher.



Louise S. Chastain (1948)

Dec 14th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Louise S. Chastain, of Thomasville, GA, died October 21, 2010. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a master’s degree from the College of Social Work.



Robert Lee Pearson (1948)

Dec 14th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Robert Lee Pearson, of Mandeville, LA, died October 17, 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 worked for the Hudson Motor Car Company in Detroit, Tank Automotive Engineering of Detroit, and Frigidaire in [...]



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.



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.



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 [...]



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.