Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Mark E. Mostoller
Retired physicist, coach
Mark E. Mostoller, 60, of Oak Ridge, died Sunday, March 3, 2002, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
He was born Sept. 13, 1941 in Somerset County, Pa.
Mr. Mostoller was retired from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he worked as a theoretical physicist in the Solid State Division for 28 years.
He was active in the Democratic Party and in the formation of the Girls Club in Oak Ridge. His family said he spent many timeless hours coaching softball, baseball, soccer and basketball for family and friends.
Mr. Mostoller had recently turned his attentions to the preservation of the history of Oak Ridge and was a member of the Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association.
He is survived by his wife, Ann Reilly Mostoller; his son, Quentin Mostoller of Bethlehem, Pa.; his daughter, Katy Mostoller of Brooklyn, N.Y.; his mother, Violet Ames and her husband, Alfred, of Fort Myers, Fla.; and his brother, Michael M. Mostoller and his wife, Pala, of Princeton, N.J.
Mr. Mostoller was preceded in death by his father, George E. Mostoller.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at the United Church, Chapel on the Hill, with the Rev. Boyd Carter officiating.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to Girls Incorporated, P.O. Box 7040, Oak Ridge, TN 37831; or to the Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association, P.O. Box 5825, Oak Ridge, TN 37831.
The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the memorial service.
Weatherford Mortuary is handling the arrangements.
J. Carson Ridenour Sr.
Former legislator, coach
J. Carson Ridenour Sr., 93, of Clinton, died Monday, March 4, 2002, at Windwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Clinton.
Born Sept. 13, 1908, in Newcomb in Campbell County, he was the son of Lewis and Elphia Lane Ridenour.
Mr. Ridenour formerly served as minority leader in the Tennessee Legislature. He was a founder of the Ridenour Law Firm in Clinton, now known as Ridenour & Ridenour and Fox Law Firm.
He was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church in Clinton. Mr. Ridenour was also a former baseball, basketball and football coach in Anderson and Campbell counties, and at Stair Technical Institute in Knoxville, now Fulton High School.
A 32nd-degree Mason, he was a member of Omega Masonic Lodge No. 536 in Oliver Springs, and he was a member of the Shrine temple in Knoxville.
Mr. Ridenour is survived by his wife, Alice Dockery Ridenour; three daughters, Jacqueline S. Fagan of Crystal River, Fla., Victoria L. Csurny and her husband, John, of Clinton, and Sherrie G. Ridenour of Knoxville; two sons, James C. Ridenour and his wife, Susan, of Lexington, Ky., and Ron Ridenour and his wife, Linda, of Clinton; his brother, Bill Ridenour of Sweetwater; and four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A private funeral will be held for the family.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the Alzheimer's Association, 2200 Sutherland Ave., Portland Building, Suite H-102, Knoxville, TN 37919.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight, March 5, at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton.
Clyde E. Wilson
Helped establish fire department, school
Clyde E. Wilson, 90, of Oliver Springs, died Monday, March 4, 2002, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge after an extended illness.
Born March 21, 1911, in Green Forest, Ala., he was the son of Ollie and Kit Carson Wilson.
Mr. Wilson was raised on a farm in Northeast Arkansas and remained an avid cattleman all his life. He earned his bachelor's degree in political science in 1933 and a law degree in 1936, both from the University of Arkansas.
As a young assistant district attorney in Madison County, Ark., he faced gangsters and political corruption, his family said. Turned out by a Depression-era election, Mr. Wilson headed west, harvesting prunes and potatoes, and working as a carpenter on the construction of the Shasta Dam in California, a naval base in Sitka, Alaska, and at the nuclear reservation in Hanford, Wash.
He came to Oak Ridge as a carpenter but soon found professional employment with the Atomic Energy Commission, a Department of Energy predecessor agency where he worked from 1946 to 1965. Mr. Wilson also worked for the U.S. Labor Department from 1965 to 1972, before retiring to his cattle farm on state Highway 61 in Anderson County.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Oak Ridge for over 50 years and a board member of the Clinch River Home Health Association for 16 years. His family said he played a central role in the establishment of the Marlow Volunteer Fire Department and Grand Oaks Elementary School.
Mr. Wilson was interested in everything, his family said. He had an avid interest in current events, and in the last few months, he became a keen observer of Middle Eastern politics and affairs. His family said he had a great love of 19th century poetry, especially poems with classic themes of character and courage. He also had a great sense of humor and could be counted on to produce an appropriate joke or story to punctuate a conversation.
His family said his faith gave him strength in difficult times. Mr. Wilson found solace in his favorite Bible verse, Psalm 118:24. Toward this end, he maintained a positive attitude and perpetual involvement with those around him, despite debilitating medical difficulties late in life.
He is survived by his wife, Ruby Wilson; his son, Robert Wilson and his wife, Jeannie, of Knoxville; his daughter, Mary Aceves of Martinez, Ga.; his brother, Paul Wilson and his wife, Elaine, of Fairland, Okla.; two grandchildren, Jonathan Aceves and Elena Aceves, both of Martinez; two step-grandchildren, Katie Bowers and Jonathan Bowers, both of Knoxville; and one great-grandson, Isaiah LeBlanc of Martinez.
Susan Daugherty, Cathy Freeman and Kim Daugherty were his special caregivers.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Wilson was preceded in death by two brothers, Fred Wilson and Buell Wilson.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the chapel of Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with the Rev. Bill Mooney officiating.
Burial will follow at Anderson Memorial Gardens, 640 Oliver Springs Highway, Clinton.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the Marlow Volunteer Fire Department, 1019 Oliver Springs Highway, Oliver Springs, TN 37840.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight, March 5, at the funeral home.
Melvin Christopher Tipton
Retired Y-12 pipe fitter
Melvin Christopher Tipton, 83, of Clinton, died Monday, March 4, 2002, at Briarcliff Health Care Center in Oak Ridge.
Born Feb. 17, 1919, in Jamestown, he was the son of Christopher Columbus and Myrtle King Tipton. He was a staff sergeant in the United States Army Air Force and served as an auto mechanic during World War II.
Mr. Tipton retired from Union Carbide Nuclear Division after 32 years as a pipe fitter at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant.
He was a member of Second Baptist Church in Clinton where he and his wife, Charlene Jeffers Tipton, renewed their vows after 50 years of marriage on May 19, 1993. The couple had been married for 57 years at the time of Mrs. Tipton's death.
His family said his loving and gentle spirit will remain forever in the hearts of all those who knew him.
Mr. Tipton is survived by his daughter, Carol Moyers and her husband, Jack, of Knoxville; two sons, Phil Tipton and his wife, Effie, of Claxton, and Frederick Tipton and his wife, Shirley, of Clinton; and eight grandchildren, Kim Moyers, Chris Moyers and his wife, Gayla, Josh Tipton, Caleb Tipton, Hannah Tipton, Suzanne Tipton, Laura Tipton and Jason Tipton.
He is also survived by three sisters, Frankie Martha Tipton of Avery, Ill., Pearlie Crockett of Muncie, Ind., and Norma Jean Hoover of Gary, Ind.; and two brothers, Lester Tipton of Jamestown and Elmer Tipton of Robbins.
In addition to his wife and his parents, Mr. Tipton was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Melvin Tipton; a sister, Violet Ramsey; and a daughter-in-law, Connie Gail Tipton.
The funeral will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the chapel of Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with the Rev. George Williams and the Rev. Marty Stooksbury officiating.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 7, at Woodhaven Memory Gardens in Claxton. Members of the East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard will conduct full military rites.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the Alzheimer's Association, 2200 Sutherland Ave., Portland Building, Suite H-102, Knoxville, TN 37919.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Robert Moore
Wartburg resident
Robert Moore, 79, of Wartburg, died Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
He was a longtime member of Meadowview Baptist Church and an employee of the Tennessee Department of Transportation for several years.
Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, Wilma Moore; his daughter, Lucy Stewart and husband, Forrest, of Wartburg; his son, Gerald Moore and wife, Katrina, of Coalfield; five grandchildren, Robert Stewart of Wartburg, Melinda Stewart of Knoxville, Renee Moore of Oak Ridge, and Zachary Moore and Maegan Murray, both of Coalfield; and by two great-grandchildren, Chelsea Stewart and Nathan Stewart, both of Wartburg.
His family said he will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.
The funeral will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2004, at Schubert Funeral Home in Wartburg with Mack Smith officiating.
A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 6, at Morgan Memorial Gardens in Wartburg.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
James T. Sawyer
Retired Norris police chief
James T. Sawyer, 68, of Peach Orchard Road, Clinton, died Sunday, March 5, 2000, at his home.
Mr. Sawyer was retired as chief of police for the Norris Police Department. He was a member of the Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers Association, the Fraternal Order of Police and the Police Chiefs Association.
Mr. Sawyer was a member of Bethel Baptist Church of the Bethel community of Clinton.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Wanda Sawyer; two daughters, Kathy Sawyer of Knoxville and Anita Hollander and her husband, Joel, of Tulsa, Okla.; five sons, Eddie Sawyer and his wife, Beverly, and Sammy Sawyer and his wife, Dawn, all of Knoxville, Doug Sawyer and his wife, Stephanie, of Andersonville, Tommy Sawyer and his wife, Dwaynia, of Clinton and Michael Sawyer of Nashville.
Mr. Sawyer is also survived by his parents, Tom and Edna Sawyer of Clinton; his sister, Ada Woods of Clinton; four brothers, Ralph Sawyer and Billy Sawyer, both of Clinton, Lloyd Sawyer of Nashville and Howard Sawyer of Knoxville; and by nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at 8 tonight, March 6, at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Keith officiating.
A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, at Norris Memorial Gardens with the grandsons serving as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at the church.
Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is handling arrangements.
