Davene Seeger, of Seminole, FL, died November 14, 2011. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration.

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 [...]

Joe P. Reedy, of Kingsport, TN, died November 11, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering. After a stint in the U.S. Army, he returned to Kingsport where he worked at Tennessee Eastman Company and retired with over 40 years of service.

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.

Elsa Tice Ellis, of Orlando, FL, died October 23, 2011. Elsa graduated from Duke University and earned a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Social Work. Long before people with disabilities were accepted into the mainstream of society, Elsa had an understanding and passion for working with them. She received awards recognizing [...]

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.

Grover Cleveland Whitley, Jr., of Knoxville, TN, died November 4, 2011. He was a veteran of WWII and graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering. He retired after 45 years of service with TVA, working on many of the hydro plants in East Tennessee.

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 [...]

Francis M. Otts, of Largo, FL, died November 4, 2011. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during WWII and graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. He worked for the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department for 6 years, followed by a 32-year [...]

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 [...]