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Posts Tagged ‘1960s’

Maurice H. Field (1960)

Sep 13th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Maurice H. Field, of Martin, TN, died August 17, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a master’s degree (1960) and a doctor’s degree (1982) both from the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences.



William Stephen Hinton (1966)

Sep 12th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

William Stephen Hinton, of Jacksonville Beach, FL, died August 10, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. He began his professional career at the family owned Post Sign Company and later at Cummings Sign Company. He retired from the sign business in 2004.



Max E. Massengill (1960)

Sep 12th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Max E. Massengill, of Huntsville, AL, died August 9, 2011. Max was a graduate of the University of Tennessee earning a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a retired electrical engineer for the U.S. Army Missile Command.



J. C. Caudle (1962)

Sep 2nd, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

J.C. Caudle, of Scottsboro, AL, died September 2, 2010. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering.



H. Warren Meyer (1960)

Sep 2nd, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

H. Warren Meyer, of Memphis, died July 30, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering and was a retired regional sales manager for Canam Steel Corporation. Prior to his employment with Canam, he was a sales manager for Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Company for 13 years.



Carl “Coach” Murphy Ellis, Jr. (1964)

Sep 1st, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Carl “Coach” Murphy Ellis, Jr., of Lakeland, FL, died July 30, 2011. He attended the University of Tennessee on a football scholarship and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration. Following graduation, he coached at UT, Virginia Tech, and Mulberry High School.



Pennell Churchman Painter, III (1967)

Sep 1st, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Pennell Churchman Painter, III, of Knoxville, died July 26, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree (1967) and a doctor’s degree (1976) both from the College of Arts and Sciences.



Lou Elizabeth Matthews Beasley (1964)

Aug 31st, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Lou Elizabeth Matthews Beasley, of Nashville, died July 16, 2011. Dr. Beasley earned a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Social Work and a doctor’s degree from the University of Denver Graduate School. Her professional career included a Social Worker at the Legal Aid Bureau of United Charities of Chicago; Family/Child Therapist [...]



Richard C. Tsou (1969)

Aug 18th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Richard C. Tsou, of Snellville, GA, died July 13, 2011. Dr. Tsou was born in China, lived in Taiwan, and moved to the states in the early 1960s. He earned a bachelor’s degree (1969) and a doctor’s degree (1974) from the University of Tennessee, both from the College of Arts and Sciences. For most of [...]



Warren D. Merrell, Jr. (1964)

Aug 18th, 2011 • Category: Obituaries

Warren D. Merrell, Jr., of Tallahassee, FL, died July 13, 2011. He obtained a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, College of Engineering, followed by a master’s degree from Yale University. After 6 years with the Tennessee Department of Highways, Nashville, Tennessee, Warren served the State of Florida for 38 years in the Department [...]