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Posts Tagged ‘Obituaries’

Dr. William David Barton Jr. (1951)

Feb 6th, 2009 • Category: Obituaries

Died  February 27, 2008 in Knoxville, TN
He served in the U.S. Army, including service with the 25th Evacuation Hospital in Korea. Barton graduated from the College of Business Administration. He served in various administrative capacities at the UT, including 16 years as associate dean of continuing education. He also served as president of the National [...]



Robert “Bob” Albern Williamson (1950)

Feb 6th, 2009 • Category: Obituaries

Died February 22, 2008 in Oak Ridge, TN.
He served as a navigation cadet and aerial gunnery instructor in the U.S. Air Force during WWII. In 1953 he moved to Oak Ridge, where he began working at Y12. One of his favorite projects was serving as project manager for the Y12 Plant Interagency work for the [...]



Thomas Milburn Whitson Jr. (1950)

Feb 6th, 2009 • Category: Obituaries

Died February 25, 2008 in Charlotte, NC.
He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Kishwaukee in the Japanese Theater. Whitson graduated from the College of Engineering.



Dorothy Rutherfold Kelly Bosson Tarver (1950)

Feb 6th, 2009 • Category: Obituaries

Died on February 28, 2008 in Knoxville, TN.
Tarver graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences.



William E. Sallee Sr. (1950)

Feb 6th, 2009 • Category: Obituaries

Died February 25, 2008 in Oak Ridge, TN.
Sallee served with the U.S. Navy and Air Force at the end of WWII. He graduated from the College of Engineering.



Ralph W. Croley (1950)

Feb 6th, 2009 • Category: Obituaries

Died March 19, 2008 in Knoxville, TN.
Croley was owner and president of Croley Realty Company and Success Builders Inc. He graduated from the College of Business Administration.



Dr. Joe Pat Anderson (1950)

Feb 6th, 2009 • Category: Obituaries

Died February 25, 2008 in Memphis, TN.
He served in the Army during the Korean War. Anderson received his bachelor’s degree and doctorate degree (1957) from the UT Health Science Center.



Joe Page Peck Sr. (1949)

Feb 6th, 2009 • Category: Obituaries

Died March 20, 2008 in Biloxi, MS.
Peck served in the military during WWII and retired with the rank of colonel, as the staff judge advocate Keesler Technical Training Center. He received his bachelor’s degree from the College of Business Administration and his LL. B. degree (1950) from the College of Law.



Anna Lynne Evans Murray (1949)

Feb 6th, 2009 • Category: Obituaries

Died November 29, 2007 in Bellevue, TN.
Evans was a teacher for Knoxville City Schools and elementary librarian for Chilhowee and Belle Morris Schools. She graduated from the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.



Dr. Murray K. Mantooth (1949)

Feb 6th, 2009 • Category: Obituaries

Died on March 14, 2008 in Jacksonville, FL.
Mantooth served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He practiced medicine for more than 30 years. He received his doctor of medicine degree from the UT Health Science Center.