Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Leonard Gibson
Retired Y-12 machinist
Record dated at 12:56 p.m.
on Monday, March 2, 1998
Leonard Gibson, 78, of Clinton, died Friday, Feb. 27, 1998, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Mr. Gibson was retired from Union Carbide Nuclear Division as a machinist in the Fabrication Division at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. He began employment July 3, 1951, and retired Oct. 4, 1974.
He was born in Clairfield, Tenn., on June 25, 1919, the son of William Martin and Kate Shelley Gibson.
Mr. Gibson was a member of Fairview Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Rosa Lee Gibson; two sons, Randy Gibson and his wife, Beverly, of Clinton, and Eddie Gibson and his wife, Patricia, of Grove City, Ohio; a sister, Stella Fox; and a brother, Ralph Gibson.
Mr. Gibson is also survived by three grandchildren, Kristi Anderson, Sheri Hutt and Donna Helfrich; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held Sunday night, March 1, in the chapel of Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with the Rev. Glenn Hall officiating.
A graveside service was to be held at 11 this morning, March 2, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
Walter L. Howard Jr.
Retired ORNL engineer
Record dated at 12:56 p.m.
on Monday, March 2, 1998
Walter L. Howard Jr., 81, of West Arrowwood Road, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 1998, at his home.
Mr. Howard was retired from Union Carbide Nuclear Division after 30 years of employment as a civil engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
He was a former resident of Rockwood and was the son of Louise Pinckard and Walter L. Howard Sr., both now deceased.
Mr. Howard was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the 6th Cavalry organization of Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and the Curtis E. Smith Post No. 50 of the American Legion in Rockwood.
He was a member of First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ.
Mr. Howard is survived by his wife of 59 years, Kathleen Howard; two sons, Jerry L. Howard and his wife, Lynda, of Clinton, and Wade Howard and his wife, Susan, of Kingston; grandchildren Mark and Beth Howard, Johnny York, and Jennifer, Michael and Jason Howard; and nieces Suella Albertson and Linda Blair.
In addition to his parents, a brother, Sewell Howard, died earlier.
The funeral will be held at 8 tonight, March 2, in the chapel of Evans Mortuary in Rockwood with the Rev. Ron Buck officiating.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at Oak Grove cemetery. Family and friends will meet at the cemetery at 12:45.
The family will receive friends from 7:30 to 8 tonight at the mortuary.
The family requests any memorials be in the form of donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, One St. Jude Place, Box 1000, Dept. 300, Memphis, TN 38148-0552; or to the American Cancer Society, Anderson County Unit, in care of Lee Costanzo, 103 Case Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
JoAnn Carr Lee
True Light Baptist member
Record dated at 12:56 p.m.
on Monday, March 2, 1998
JoAnn Carr Lee, 57, of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 1998, at her home. She had been ill for the past two years.
Ms. Lee was a member of True Light Missionary Baptist Church in Solway.
She retired two years ago as a plant technician with Phyton Technologies in Oak Ridge.
She was born in Cortland, Miss., on Aug. 9, 1940, the daughter of Walter and Edith Marie Wilson Carr.
Ms. Lee loved to read, her family said, adding that she was also considered by many to be a very talented seamstress who "could make anything." She also liked working with crafts and plants and loved being around people, they said.
She is survived by two daughters, Kimberly Bacon and her husband, Darrell, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Tamii R. Hutchinson and her husband, Ray, of Austell, Ga.; a sister, Sharon Nix of Oak Ridge; a brother, Archie Lee and his wife, Mary, of Santa Monica, Calif.; and a half-sister, Juanita Carr of Chicago, Ill.
Ms. Lee is also survived by five grandchildren, Raymond Lee of Greeneville, Jeremy Henderson of Oak Ridge, Alex Hutchinson of Austell, and Joy Bacon and Daphne Bacon, both of Jacksonville; one great-grandchild, Makala Rene Lee of Greeneville; nieces and nephews, Carla Rochelle Lee of Santa Monica, Reginald Lee of Sacramento, Calif., Julie Lee of Detroit, Mich., and Daphne Booth of Richmond, Va.; two local cousins, Brenda Lee and Jackie Lee, both of Oak Ridge; and by several other relatives.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at True Light Missionary Baptist Church in Solway with the Rev. Dozier McKinnon officiating.
Burial will be at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
Weatherford Mortuary is handling arrangements.
Doris Brooks Oglesby
Mother of Roslyn Thonnard
Record dated at 12:56 p.m.
on Monday, March 2, 1998
Doris Brooks Oglesby, 77, of Tallahassee, Fla., died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998, at her winter home in Zephyrhills, Fla.
Mrs. Oglesby was the mother of Roslyn Oglesby Thonnard of Oak Ridge.
She was born Oct. 9, 1920, in Lynchburg, Va., the daughter of Oscar and Mary Frances Smith Brooks.
She was the widow of Dr. Ross R. Oglesby. Mrs. Oglesby was a member of First Baptist Church in Tallahassee.
In addition to her local daughter, she is survived by four other children, David B. Oglesby, Danny R. Oglesby and Sheri Oglesby, all of Tallahassee, and Richard L. Oglesby of Atlanta, Ga.; and two sisters and a brother, Alma B. Woody, Juanita B. Moyer and Clyde W. Brooks Sr., all of Lynchburg.
Mrs. Oglesby is also survived by 13 grandchildren including Stefan E. Thonnard of Glen Burnie, Md., Paul T. Thonnard of St. Louis, Mo., and Janeen E. Thonnard and Deanna C. Thonnard, both of Oak Ridge; and three great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was to be held at 11 this morning, March 2, at Presbyterian cemetery in Lynchburg.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at First Baptist Church in Tallahassee.
Diuguid Funeral Service in Lynchburg handled arrangements.
G. Hugh Proctor
Father of Oak Ridge resident
Record dated at 12:56 p.m.
on Monday, March 2, 1998
G. Hugh Proctor, 85, of Olanta, S.C., died Friday, Feb. 27, 1998, at Lake City Health Care Center after an illness.
Mr. Proctor was the father of Elaine P. Godfrey of Oak Ridge.
Born in Dillon County, S.C., he was the son of Samuel Stephen Proctor and Eva Jane Floyd Proctor. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion Post No. 85.
Mr. Proctor was a retired building contractor.
He was a member of the Olanta Lions Club and a member of Nazareth United Methodist Church in Olanta where he taught Sunday School for 25 years and was an active lay speaker.
Mr. Proctor is survived by his wife, Myrl Trulock Proctor of Olanta; another daughter, Jane Morris of Olanta; two sisters, Ebbie Irick of Lake City and Doris P. Stokes of Florence, S.C.; and by eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Bobby Jean Rigby, died earlier.
The funeral was held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1, at Nazareth United Methodist Church.
Burial was at Thomas cemetery in Olanta.
The family requests any memorials be in the form of donations to Nazareth United Methodist Church, 220 Park Ave., Olanta, S.C., 29114, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Floyd Funeral Home in Olanta handled arrangements.
Margaret Hill Shattuck
Attended Norris Fellowship
Record dated at 12:56 p.m.
on Monday, March 2, 1998
Margaret Hill Shattuck, 86, of Mountain Road, Clinton, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 1998, at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville.
Mrs. Shattuck attended Norris Religious Fellowship in Norris.
She was the daughter of Thomas and Anna Wilson Hill, both now deceased, and a graduate of Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Mrs. Shattuck is survived by two daughters, Sabra Appleby and her husband, Eddie, of Clinton, and Penny Narayan and her husband, Hari, of San Rafael, Calif.; and three sons, Thomas Shattuck and his wife, Barbara, of Middlesboro, Ky., Jerry Shattuck and his wife, Betty, of Clinton, and John Shattuck and his wife, Carolyn, of Elizabethton;
She is also survived by two nieces, Teresa Hawtin of Victoria, Australia, and Margaret Fitz-Randolph of Fairfield, Iowa; a nephew, Thomas E. Hill II of Kittery Point, Maine; and by 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
No funeral will be held. Mrs. Shattuck had requested that her body be donated to Vanderbilt University for medical research.
The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the Clinton Recreation Swimming Program, 101 Hicks St., Clinton, TN 37716; or to the Clinton Public Library, 118 S. Hicks St., Clinton.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton.
Orville M. Freels
Fountain City resident
Record dated at 3:12 p.m.
on Friday, March 6, 1998
Orville M. Freels, 83, of Fountain City, died Thursday, March 5, 1998, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville.
Mr. Freels is survived by his wife, Billie Freels of Knoxville; a daughter, Jane F. Stocks of Knoxville; and a brother, Tom Freels and his wife, Ruth, of Atlanta, Ga.
A graveside service will be held Sunday, March 8, at Crawford cemetery in Anderson County with the Rev. John Stair officiating. Family and friends will meet at 1 p.m. at Gentry-Griffith Chapel, 5301 Fountain Drive, Knoxville, for travel to the cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the funeral home.
The family requests any memorials be in the form of donations to a charity of the donor's choice.
Bernard W. Menke
Former Oak Ridge resident
Record dated at 3:12 p.m.
on Friday, March 6, 1998
Bernard W. Menke, 79, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, at the Nathan Addison Hospice in Las Vegas.
Mr. Menke served in the infantry and military intelligence during World War II and was one of the initial group of four intelligence officers assigned to the Manhattan Engineer District, which later became known as the Manhattan Project. Mr. Menke served as officer in charge of the New York office and later as executive officer of the Intelligence and Security Division of that organization.
He was born Feb. 11, 1919, on the family farm near Exeter, Neb., one of three children of Henry and Josephine Becwar Menke. He graduated from Exeter High School in 1935. On April 11, 1942, he and his wife, Dorothy C. Calhoun Menke, who survives him, were married
in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Menke, an attorney, obtained his associate's degree from the University of Nebraska and his bachelor of laws and juris doctor degrees from George Washington University. He was admitted to the bar of the U.S. District Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.
He practiced law in Washington and held many positions in government and industry. Among his positions at the Atomic Energy Commission, a Department of Energy predecessor agency, were consultant, director of security at Oak Ridge, director of administration for the Gaseous Diffusion Expansion Program, assistant to the director of production and assistant director of international affairs.
He was also director of administration for the government products group, American Machine and Foundry Co.
Mr. Menke returned to the AEC in 1963, with the mission of building a city in the desert to serve the Nevada Test Site. He succeeded in turning off that project in 1964, but remained in Nevada with the AEC until retirement in 1975. After retirement, he continued consulting work.
He was the executive director of the Nevada Committee for the Utilization of State Resources to Meet National Needs, the citizens' committee formed to head off the closure of the Nevada Test Site.
Throughout his life, wherever he was working at the time, Mr. Menke returned each fall to the Nevada farmstead of his birth. His family said he enjoyed hunting and fishing with friends and neighbors and enjoyed the quiet time spent in the field watching his Irish setter work for a good point on a pheasant.
Many considered Mr. Menke to be "a walking history of places and events of long ago" in the Exeter community, his family said.
In Oak Ridge, he was on the committee and board to plan and build St. Mary's Church, which was later converted to the present gymnasium of the school.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Gray, and her husband, John C., of Las Vegas; a sister, Evelyn M. Quincy, and her husband, Brad, of Oak Ridge; and a niece and five nephews, including four who grew up in Oak Ridge, Roger B. Quincy III of Alpharetta, Ga., Stephen M. Quincy and David J. Quincy, both of Altamonte Springs, Fla., and Gary C. Quincy of Sanford, Fla.
His brother died in infancy.
The funeral was held Monday, March 2, at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Exeter with the Rev. John Glaves officiating.
Burial was at the Exeter cemetery with the members of William Sullivan Post No. 218 of the American Legion in Exeter conducting military rites.
Farmer Funeral Home in Exeter handled arrangements.
