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Posts Tagged ‘1950’

George Peter Balitsaris (1948)

Mar 16th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

George Peter Balitsaris, of Knoxville, died February 25, 2011. He entered the University of Tennessee on a full football scholarship, enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps while at UT and was called to active duty in 1943, serving until 1946. Following his military service, he returned to UT and lettered in football under General Neyland in [...]



Harry Townsend Morgan (1950)

Mar 16th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Harry Townsend Morgan, of Chattanooga, TN, died February 15, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering. Harry was a registered engineer in the state of Tennessee and worked for the Chattanooga Electric Power Board, retiring as the Assistant General Manager. He served with [...]



John Marshall Davenport, Jr. (1950)

Mar 7th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

John Marshall Davenport, Jr., of Charlotte, NC, died February 17, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. Mr. Davenport was a U.S. Navy veteran serving aboard the USS Hamlin during WWII and was retired from Southern Engineering Co., where he served as [...]



Floyd M. McInturff (1950)

Feb 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Floyd M. McInturff, of Columbus, OH, died February 3, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. He served his country during WWII and the Korean War and was a Commissioned Officer in the Army Signal Corps. He was Assistant to the Chief [...]



Robert Mason Child (1950)

Feb 9th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Robert Mason Child, of Knoxville, died February 4, 2011. Bob was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Law. Before engaging in the practice of law, Bob served in the U.S. Navy working with the medical corp until the end of WWII. Following the war, he joined [...]



Edgar B. Bohannon, Jr. (1950)

Jan 27th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Edgar B. Bohannon, Jr., of Athens, TN, died January 19, 2011. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.



Cecil L. Kelly, Jr. (1950)

Jan 14th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Cecil L. Kelly, Jr., of Knoxville, died January 7, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. He served 3 years in the U.S. Air Force during WWII and after his military service worked in the Knoxville school system for 32 years [...]



Luther Keller (1950)

Jan 14th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Luther Keller, of Knoxville, died January 6, 2011. He earned a bachelor’s degree (1950) and a master’s degree (1955) from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Luther, a Professor of Agricultural Economics, taught at the University of Tennessee College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources for more than 30 years. He served as chairperson [...]



Winfred Dean Bell (1950)

Jan 14th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Winfred Dean Bell, of Jefferson, LA, died August 26, 2010. He was a WWII Veteran and a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.



Eloise Moore Yonts (1950)

Jan 13th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Eloise Moore Yonts, of Oak Ridge, TN, died December 22, 2010. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, she earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.