Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
Thomas William McKinley
Retired ORNL biologist
Thomas William McKinley, 74, of Oak Ridge, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997, at his home.
Mr. McKinley retired March 31, 1989, from Martin Marietta Energy Systems. He began working at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Oct. 20, 1955, when ORNL was operated by Union Carbide Nuclear Division. At the time of his retirement, he was a biological laboratory specialist in the Biology Division.
He was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on Sept. 9, 1923, the son of Thomas W. McKinley and Edna Machell McKinley.
Mr. McKinley was a member of Christian Life Fellowship in Oak Ridge and served as an elder at Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was active in his church, in Boy Scouting and the RID program (Remove Intoxicated Drivers).
He is survived by his wife, Lucille Caldwell McKinley; two daughters, Linda McKinley Oakberg and her husband, John, of Vienna, Austria, and Lucille McKinley Womac and her husband, Charles, of Montevallo, Ala.; a son, Brian Peter McKinley of Johnson City; and two grandchildren, Lisa Ann Womac and Tara Lee Womac.
Another son, Thomas W. McKinley III, and a brother, Alfred M. McKinley, are deceased.
The funeral will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in the chapel of Weatherford Mortuary with the Rev. John McKeever and C.B. Davis officiating.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary.
The family requests any memorials be in the form of donations to the American Cancer Society, Anderson County Unit, in care of Lee Costanzo, 103 Case Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
Edith L. Moore Hatfield
Coalfield substitute teacher
Edith L. Moore Hatfield, 54, of Coalfield, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Mrs. Hatfield had worked as a substitute teacher at Coalfield School for 17 years.
She was born in Coalfield on March 24, 1943, the daughter of Howard and Grace Hart Moore. She was a Baptist.
She and her husband, John Hatfield, by whom she is survived, had been married
for 36 years.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Hatfield is survived by two daughters, Debi Shropshire of Rancho Tehima, Calif., and Linda Reiter and her husband, Gregg, of Coalfield; four grandchildren, Kelly Meredith, Jonathan Shropshire, Brionna Shropshire and Kaleb Shropshire; two sisters, June Sexton of Harriman and Betty Dameron of Knoxville; and by a brother, Charles Moore of Harriman.
Two sisters, Sammie West and Hazel Herron, and two brothers, Robert Moore and Allen Moore, are deceased.
The funeral will be held at 8 tonight, Nov. 14, in the chapel of Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs with the Rev. Ralph Wilson officiating.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Anderson Memorial Gardens, Oliver Springs Highway, Clinton.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Cluster Upshaw Daniel
Legislative trailblazer
Cluster Olivia Upshaw Daniel, 72, of Oak Ridge, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville.
Mrs. Daniel was a member of True Light Missionary Baptist Church in Solway and had served the church as president of the choir, as a teacher in the church school and as a kitchen worker.
She was born in Lee County, Ala., on July 2, 1925, the daughter of Joseph and Elvester Cooper Upshaw.
Mrs. Daniel had lived in Oak Ridge since 1958. She enjoyed cooking, singing and helping others, her family said.
She had last worked as a cook for Knoxville College.
According to Neil McBride, director of Rural Legal Services of Tennessee, Mrs. Daniel was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit that has shaped the way hundreds of thousands of people receive health care in Tennessee. In 1979, Rural Legal Services filed the suit as a class action on behalf of Mrs. Daniel and others. The suit, now called Daniel et al. v. Menke, was filed in 1979 in U.S. District Court in Nashville.
Mrs. Daniel and others sued to stop several violations of federal law in the management of the Medicaid health care program for low-income people.
Oak Ridge attorney Lenny Croce, who represented Mrs. Daniel, explained that all professional health care managers in Tennessee, and many throughout the country, know about the Daniel case. As a result of Mrs. Daniel's leadership, thousands of families have stronger due-process rights, better access to transportation in rural areas and clearer standards for eligibility for health insurance. Croce said Mrs. Daniel left a tremendous legacy to thousands of the most vulnerable families in Tennessee.
She is survived by her husband, David Daniel; three daughters, Ira Daniel of Los Angeles, Calif., Almarie Revels and her husband, Ronnie, of Knoxville, and Pinkie Daniel of Oak Ridge; three brothers, Elmore Upshaw of New York, N.Y., Willie Lee Upshaw of Bronx, N.Y., and Willie Joseph Upshaw of Salem, Ala.; and four sisters-in-law, Mattie Giles and her husband, Roy, of Mobile, Ala., Edith Upshaw of New York City, Willie Upshaw of Montgomery, Ala., and Katie Bandy of Opelika, Ala.
Mrs. Daniel is also survived by an aunt, Mary Cooper of Apopka, Fla.; three grandchildren, Michelle Hashaway and LaShawn C. Valley, both of Los Angeles, and Shervena Revels of Knoxville; one grandson, Ronnie Revels of Knoxville; and four great-grandchildren, Alfonzo Clark, Antwane Sims Jr., Markese Enge and Daffney Hashaway, all of Los Angeles.
Also surviving are two nieces and two nephews, Marsha Simmons of Newark, N.J., Patricia Giles of Atlanta, Ga., Phillip Upshaw of New York City and Bernard Upshaw of Landover, Md.; and several cousins and other relatives, including Bertha Morgan, Mavis Ware and Lola Edward, all of Camp Hill, Ala., and Janie Shakespeare of Los Angeles.
Oak Ridge residents Mary Lou and Woody Chilcoat, Emma Sutton, Hattie and Jackson Friendly, Fannie Henderson and Fannie Ball were considered special friends, as well as the Rev. Dozier and Ora McKinnon. Mr. McKinnon was Mrs. Daniel's longtime pastor and friend.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at True Light Missionary Baptist Church in the Solway community with the Rev. Dozier McKinnon officiating.
Burial will be at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.
The family requests any memorials be in the form of donations to True Light Missionary Baptist Church, 3229 George Light Road, Knoxville, TN 37931.
Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Adanell Klima
First Baptist member
Adanell Bobbitt Klima, 83, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday morning, Oct. 7, 1997, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.
Mrs. Klima was a homemaker and was an active member of First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge. Her family said she especially enjoyed participating in activities and taking trips with the senior group at the church, the Keenagers.
She came to Oak Ridge in 1952 with her husband, Beverly Bartley Klima, when he went to work for Union Carbide Nuclear Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He retired from ORNL and then taught for years at Roane State Community College in its engineering technology department. He died on Jan. 8, 1997.
Mrs. Klima was an amateur painter who worked in oils and other media.
She was born in Eckerty, Ind., on Feb. 23, 1914, the daughter of Ivan Cecil and Bertha Riley Bobbitt.
Mrs. Klima is survived by four sons, William Cecil Klima and his wife, Irene, and Steven Lynn Klima and his wife, Rachel, all of Oak Ridge, and Douglas Bartley Klima and his wife, Birgitta, and Gerald Gregory Klima and his wife, Jacqueline, all of Atlanta, Ga.; and a sister, Susan Bobbitt Turpin of Frenchtown, Ind.
She is also survived by eight grandchildren, David Klima, Travis Klima and Allison Klima, all of Oak Ridge, Carl Klima and his wife, Laurie, of Richmond, Va., Michael Klima and his wife, Tracy, of Waltham, Mass., Lisa Klima of Athens, Ga., Gregory Klima and his wife, Gail, of Sumter, S.C., and Richard Klima and his wife, Pamela, of Greenville, N.C.; and by two great-grandchildren, Gregory Allen Klima and Andrew Dillon Klima, both of Sumter.
A daughter, Kristy Lane Klima, died in infancy.
The funeral will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in the chapel of Weatherford Mortuary with the Rev. Danny Bush officiating.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at Milltown cemetery in Milltown, Ind., with the. Rev. Lloyd B. Roberts officiating.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary.
The family requests any memorials be in the form of donations to First Baptist Church, 1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
Donald Ernest Barton
Father of Oak Ridge resident
Donald Ernest Barton, 72, of Oak Ridge, died at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, 1997, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Barton lived with his daughter and son-in-law, Jenny and Philip Poyer of 138 N. Beverly Circle.
He moved here from Georgia and was a retired chauffeur. He had worked for CTI as an airline chauffeur for 10 years.
Mr. Barton was a U.S. Army veteran and served during World War II. He was a Baptist.
In addition to his local daughter and son-in-law, he is survived by another daughter, Alice Jarbo of Frederick, Md.; a son, John Barton of Valdosta, Ga.; a brother, Bill Barton of Westford, Mass.; 13 grandchildren, including Joseph, Steven and Kimberly, all of Oak Ridge; and by five great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held in Cambridge, Md. A military burial will be held at the National cemetery in Crownsville, Md.
Ronnie N. Miller
Former Clinton resident
Ronnie N. Miller, 55, a resident of Chattanooga and a former resident of Clinton, died this morning, March 19, 1998, at a hospital in Chattanooga.
Mr. Miller was a 1961 graduate of Clinton High School.
He had taken a medical retirement after 32 years of service with E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. He had also served with the 30th Armored Division of the U.S. Army.
Mr. Miller was a member of Red Bank Church of God.
He is survived by his wife, Sonja Miller; two sons, Charles F. Miller and Kraig F. Miller, both of Chattanooga; his parents, Rigsby N. and Mary Miller, also of Chattanooga; a sister, Connie Miller Smith of Allen, Texas; a brother, Garry Miller of Chattanooga; a grandson and a granddaughter, Jeffrey Miller and Courtney Miller, both of Chattanooga; and by several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 20, at Red Bank Church of God in the Red Bank community of Chattanooga with the Rev. James Hughes, the Rev. Wallace Angel and the Rev. Will Reno officiating. The body will be at the church from 10:30 a.m. Friday until the time of the service.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 tonight, March 19, at the Coulter Chapel of Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, Chattanooga. The family will also receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 20, at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at Zion Baptist Church cemetery in Claxton.
