Susie Frances Whitener, of Newton, NC, died November 27, 2011. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a master’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences. She held faculty positions at Rutherfordton-Spindale High School, Mississippi State College for Women, Appalachian State Teachers College, Florida State University, and Georgia Southern College.

Robert H. Colbert, of Overland Park, KS, died November 13, 2011. Robert graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering and was a retired electrical engineer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and rose to national fame for his efforts to render ammonium nitrate fertilizer [...]

Clifford Dyer Fry, of Chattanooga, TN, died November 11, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration and retired from TVA in Chattanooga. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and the Korean War.

Jane Kimbrough Cobb, of Knoxville, died November 3, 2011. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree (1950) and a master’s degree (1956) both from the College of Arts and Sciences. Jane was a veteran of the U.S. Army/Women’s Army Corp. She was retired from John S. James as a Customhouse Broker.

WI Thornton, Jr., of Dyersburg, TN, died November 3, 2011. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Medicine and a doctor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine. He practiced medicine in Dyersburg for over 52 [...]

Allen W. Becker, of Austin, TX, died October 29, 2011. Allen served in the U.S. Army and was discharged in 1946 as a 1st Lieutenant. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina, a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Arts and Sciences, and a doctor’s degree from Johns [...]

William Eugene “Gene” Felty, Sr., of Bluff City, TN, died October 26, 2011. He was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army during WWII. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, he earned a bachelor’s degree (1950) and a master’s degree (1951) both from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. He played [...]

Joe Edwin Bumpus, of Aiken, SC, died October 25, 2011. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, he earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Joe proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He retired from DuPont and Westinghouse after 38 years of service.

RB Johnson, of Birmingham, AL, died October 20,2011. He served in the Air Corps during WWII and graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering. Upon graduation, he began his career at ACIPCO and retired from there in 1991.

James Alfred Ray, of Laurel, MS, died October 10, 2011. Mr. Ray served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and after the war graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. He spent the majority of his working career with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company [...]