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Nancy Catherine Gamble Bromley was born on September 25, 1951, in Nashville, Tennessee and grew up in Maryville, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Moses ‘Mose’ Houston Gamble, Jr, a well-respected attorney, and Mary Neal Gamble, a nurse. She adored her father and admired her mother.

Nancy graduated from Maryville College with a degree in English Literature. Shortly after graduation, she married Marc Bromley and initially lived in the Amelia Island Plantation working for the Sea Pines Company. In 1976, they moved to Atlanta, Georgia where Nancy continued her paralegal practice with Powell Goldstein and Frazer. In 1979, Tyler was born, and Eric arrived in 1983.

After Tyler and Eric were born, the boys added sports, school activities and fun that only boys can add to your life. Nancy always made time for them like she did for her grandchildren in the more recent years. While living in Atlanta, Nancy was very involved with her church, Dunwoody Baptist, as well as in her community. She was actively involved with nonprofits, including A Million Matters and Dress for Success. She also graciously volunteered her time to Creative Therapy, a rehab company specializing in hippotherapy for special needs children. She incorporated her love of horses and children, volunteering countless hours and assisting with administration efforts.

Nancy continued to live in Atlanta until 2013 when she moved to Savannah to build her dream home and be closer to her Savannah grandchildren on a more permanent basis. Nancy cared for her grandchildren on a regular basis, including driving carpool for school and sports, and watching all of the children’s activities. Designing and building her low-country home, on the water on Burnside Island, was one of the happiest times of her adult life.

Nancy’s friends were especially important to her. She had groups of friends from college, church choir, her Bible study group, and places she lived like Maryville, Atlanta, and Savannah. She was generous with her time to those who needed help. Her grandchildren were a priority and watching them grow and gently helping to guide them was important to her.

Nancy never met a book she didn’t like! Reading was her place of peace. For several years she volunteered at The Village Library on Skidaway Island helping residents find a good read. Dogs were also a big part of her life. The unconditional love and joy they brought was deeply appreciated by her.

Nancy’s faith was unwavering. She embodied the Christian faith with her patience, ability to forgive and unique talent of making the best of difficult situations. She was a loyal and enthusiastic member of the Isle of Hope United Methodist Church where she enjoyed sharing her talent of singing with the church choir and congregation.

Nancy left this world on October 22, 2023, which was much too soon for all who knew her. Nancy, or Mimi as she was known to her grandchildren, is now with the Lord. She is survived by sons, Tyler and Eric Bromley; daughters-in-law, Jennifer Bromley and Jennifer Capouya; grandchildren, Emma, Liza Grace, Brooks and Reagan Bromley; and sister, Gayle.

is among those honored by the Greater Knoxville Business Journal in its “40 under 40” list for 2015. The annual list recognizes “diverse young leaders who share a passion for making a difference.” News Release: Chrissy Newton Brooks, 37, Senior director of national accounts, DeRoyal Industries Chrissy Newton Brooks equips doctors across the country with medical devices from DeRoyal Industries. Newton Brooks, DeRoyal’s senior director of national accounts, represents the medical manufacturing company with one of the largest group purchasing organizations (GPO) in the country. “The vast majority of our products are sold through GPOs, and Chrissy is the face of DeRoyal to our largest, longest-standing GPO partner,” wrote DeRoyal CEO Brian DeBusk in nominating her. “Chrissy’s commitment to excellence and ever-present professionalism, coupled with her endless supply of energy and dynamic personality, are key attributes that make her so successful within our company. She represents a broad portfolio of products and services across a large base of over 2,500 hospitals, which requires her to identify and solve customer challenges on a daily basis.” Newton Brooks manages GPO contracts for DeRoyal, allowing its medical devices and equipment to be purchased at negotiated prices by hospitals and physicians’ offices. “I enjoy interacting with the key decision-makers in health care,” she says. “We meet with all of the people that represent all the major hospitals and listen to what they need. A lot of these hospitals are having to do a lot more with a lot less, so we try to find ways to add value.” DeRoyal leaders hired Newton Brooks as a business analyst in 1999 after they heard her present her senior thesis from Maryville College on the economic impact of an interfaith clinic to a hospital’s board of directors. She joined the company’s product management department, where she spent a decade learning about different products and worked with product engineers, including a team that was trying to improve medical fluid suction devices used during surgery. “The seal around the top of the canister is what the issue was,” Newton Brooks says. Newton Brooks suggested using an adhesive similar to the kind used on flypaper to provide a better seal. She is credited on the patent for her part in designing the device. DeRoyal leaders promoted her to her current role in 2010, where she’s been guiding the company’s sales and marketing strategies and pursuing opportunities to expand the business into new markets. “Most recently, we implemented a new revenue enhancement system,” she says. “We have learned from hospitals that they have to do things quicker and better with less people and we believe technology is the way to do that.” Newton Brooks also chairs Maryville College’s Business Advisory Board, where she hopes she’s helping the school’s graduates get a successful start in their careers. “At a time when career services is competitive, we want to make sure our students have the best opportunities moving forward,” she says. BIO Education: Bachelor’s degree, business and organization management, Maryville College; MBA, University of Tennessee Professional service and recognition: Member, Association of National Account Executives and Healthcare Industry Supply Chain Institute; inaugural member, Value-Based Medical Technology Association Community service: Chair, Business Advisory Board, Maryville College; violinist, Maryville College Orchestra; co-chair, United Way of Blount County Young Leaders Society campaign What she likes to do in her free time: Spend time with friends and her husband, Jason, and their children, Mary-James and Hall Copyright 2014 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

who owns Brown’s and Hardware store is an old-time country store with newfangled ideas. While the groceries are fresh and up to date, the same can’t be said for the items for sale in the hardware section of the store. “We have old fuses and stuff that you just can’t find at Walmart,” said Jonathan Kent. Much of the hardware in stock was designed to fit plumbing and electrical fixtures from the 1920s and 1930s. Many of the store’s customers travel from North Carolina and Virginia to purchase hard-to-find items. That includes apple butter kettles and two-man apple peelers and all sorts of unusual gadgets. While the inside of the hardware section of the store looks like it is still the 1950s, the store’s roof is definitely 21st century. Row after row of new solar panels crowd the roof of the hardware section and the nearby warehouse. The panels have been installed over the past three weeks by one man, Josh Guy of Mountaineer Electric of Vilas, N.C. Guy finished the installation Tuesday. The panels should be connected to the grid by the end of this week. As a result of Guy’s installation and the vision of store owner Sutton Brown, the old-timey store now has bragging rights in Carter County. Its solar panels can generate 44 kilowatts of electricity from the sun. That is remarkable because when the system is connected to the grid this week, Ken Markland of the Elizabethton Electric Department said Brown’s output will be three times larger than Security Federal Bank, which produces 15 kilowatts from its panels. Guy said the installation of the wiring for the panels was difficult because the store and other electric customers were on an old 120/240 volt three-phase delta line, but Markland said it was not a problem for Elizabethton Electric engineers, and they worked with Guy on the connections. Markland said the system will have its own meter to measure how much power the panels are producing. The readings from that meter will be subtracted from the amount of electricity the store consumed each month. If the store used more electricity than the panels produced, the electric bill will be the reduced figure. If the panels produced more electricity than Brown’s consumed, the store will not have to pay anything for that month and credit will be applied to the next month’s bill. At the end of the year, the meter readings will be added up and if there is a credit of more than $200, Markland said Brown will receive a refund check. Guy said there are grants available for the installation of solar panels. He said Brown’s was unable to qualify for a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture because Hampton was not considered rural enough at the time of the grant application. He said that has now changed and the USDA now considers Hampton to be rural, and its grants can be awarded to homes and businesses in the Hampton area. Markland said that even with grants and Tennessee Valley Authority incentives, solar panels have a long return on investment, but that is not the main concern of most people installing them. “It is not really a business investment. You can’t use them to make a profit, but they can reduce your carbon footprint,” Markland said. That means that Brown’s can have a big impact on the market for 1930s implements, while its carbon footprint leaves a small impact on the environment. (Article on Facebook, sent in by Ed Best) http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/article/120868/old-time-country-store-goes-solar

In Memory of Phil by Gordon Stewart ’64 Today, Sunday, June 21, the text from Faith reached us in Montana. “6:15 p.m. – A great soul has passed.” Phil Brown and I go back 55 years when we met as freshmen at Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee. Within two weeks we were doing something entirely juvenile. We were running for President of the best class the college had ever admitted or would ever see again. From the day I met Phil, I knew him to be a person of dignity and stature. He carried himself with an outward confidence that belied an inner self-doubt. His posture was erect, shoulders back with a disgustingly athletic physique and stride, a classically chiseled face, and the brains to go with it. He was a Big Man on Campus from the day he set foot on campus to the day he left it for Law School at Indiana University in 1964. In ways we only later came to understand and celebrate, in spite of the early competition, we were tied by similar family histories and destinies, although anyone who knows us well could easily call us the Odd Couple, one of us like Felix Unger, the always well-groomed, meticulously tidy maintainer of order and propriety played in the film by Jack Lemon; the other more like the unpredictable, care-free, disorganized, careless slob named Oscar, played by Walter Matthau. Can there be any doubt who was whom? At Phil’s retirement party as Synod Executive of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies, his beloved sons, Ian and Jess, delivered a comical roast of their Dad who, they said, had taught them many things, not the least memorable of which had to do with tools from Phil’s workshop. “If you took it, put it back where you got it!” was his consistent teaching. I always wondered, though, why Phil didn’t put the special microbrewery beers that Ian mailed him back in the refrigerator where we’d gotten them. Phil and Faith are our best friends in the Twin Cities. Our tears have fallen for more than two months, as we have watched with Faith the inexplicable undiagnosed loss of energy that came on like an unexpected thunderstorm the night he returned from a North Oaks Association Board Meeting. Always the most gracious of hosts, he and Faith hosted newcomers to North Oaks in their home a few weeks later with the understanding that if Phil grew weary, he should retire early. He did. It was not like Phil to call attention to himself or to bow out on a promise, a duty, or a commitment. He had to be restrained from overdoing, but restraining a race horse committed to doing the right thing takes a trainer with strength not even the strongest life partner or lifelong friend could muster. At Maryville Phil chose Economics for his major. His academic advisor and mentor, Bob Lynn, was a professor known equally for his brilliance and his demands for academic excellence. At McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago which he entered after his year of law school, Phil again chose to study with the very best, Jack Stotts, Professor of Christian Ethics. Phil was always drawn to the highest standards of excellence. As Presbytery Executive with Blackhawk and Milwaukee presbyteries and as Synod Executive of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies, he embodied that combination of ardor and order, grace and discipline that is the signature of the Presbyterian theological and ecclesiastical tradition where all things are to be done “decently and in order”. In that respect Phil and I each followed in our father’s footsteps. Phil succeeded at it much better than I. But, if our friendship began as student competitors and friends wandering in the night through the foothills of the Smokey Mountains around Maryville, my last memories will be of Phil as the patient at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Though so weak that he could barely speak aloud, he unexpectedly joined me in saying the 23rd Psalm. His faith was on his lips, bubbling up from a deep, trusting heart, the secret place of the son of Victor and Francis Brown. I’m sure he noticed, as did his son Jess, my omission of the line “He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his Name’s sake” – an omission made, whether consciously or unconsciously, I suppose in retrospect, because I wanted him to give up the struggle for righteousness in order to rest peacefully beside the still waters there beside the valley of the shadow of death. There are no still waters here in Montana where I am committed to serve as summer minister at St. Timothy’s Memorial Chapel in the ghost town of Silver Cross where we prayed for Phil, Faith, and the Brown family this morning.After receiving Faith’s message this evening, Kay walked to the backyard of the Manse and returned with a bouquet of wild purple irises and other wild flowers in honor of Phil. We read the Psalms and prayers from The Book of Common Prayer and found some solace there in the company of the saints in light. Kay and my love, prayers, and tears are with you and will find practical ways to express themselves with you, Faith, over the days and years ahead. Good friendships last a lifetime. Over time, the tears of loss will be turned, by God’s mercies, into the tears of fond memories and great thanksgiving. Grace and Peace, Gordon

Age 72, died June 21, 2015. Preceded in death by wife Lynn Tucker Brown, mother Frances Brown, and father C. Victor Brown. He is survived by wife Faith Ralston (married in 2009); sons Ian and Jess (Richelle); grandchildren Abigail, Noah, Elijah, and Conner; siblings Paul, Tim, and Vicki; and special nieces and nephews. Phil served the Presbyterian Church for over forty years as a youth group leader, pastor, presbytery executive, and synod executive. What defined Phil was his presence as a father, grandfather, listener, friend, and neighbor, his passion for woodworking (from the table saw to the chain saw), his inclusiveness, and his bear hugs. Phil lit up the world with his warmth and kindness. In lieu of flowers, memorials should be sent to the Bread Ministry of Bread Oven Ministry at White Bear Lake United Methodist Church at 1851 Birch Street, White Bear Lake, MN 55110 or Clearwater Forest Camp and Retreat Center, 16595 Crooked Lake Road, Deerwood, MN 56444. A Celebration of Life was held on the October 17, 2015 at 2:00 PM, at the White Bear Lake United Methodist Church.

age 85, a lifelong resident of Blount County, passed away Saturday, Nov 22, 2014. In order to put herself through Maryville College, Harriet worked in the sewing room there. She then received her Master’s Degree from the University of Tennessee. She taught English and Spanish in the Knox County School System and retired with 41 plus years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown; brothers, Fred and Jay; and sisters, Margaret and Glenna. The family wishes to express their heartfelt gratitude to neighbors Bill and Jackie Wear for their care, compassion, and support.

Autumn Brown is completing the MAcc (Masters of Accountancy) Program at UT Knoxville in August 2016.

Lois Ratliff Brown passed away on April 8, 2016, in Cape May, NJ, at the age of 95.

Nancy Louise Hord Brown, 4/8/1939-9/11/2020, joined the Church Triumphant and the great cloud of witnesses that surrounds us. She is survived by a grateful husband of 59 years, Harold; children, Chase (Melinda), Callie, and Hayse: three beautiful granddaughters, Emeline, Ellie, and Lilah. An active member of Middlesettlements United Methodist Church for 70 years, she graduated from Maryville College in 1961. She taught high school and was a social worker in North Carolina and Tennessee while being a gracious and loving wife and mother. A graveside service is scheduled for 9/26 at 11 AM at Middlesettlements Cemetery. Memorial gifts can be made to Middlesettlements UMC or the L.C.A.C. www.mccammonammonsclick.com

Clyde R. Brown, aged 98, died peacefully on June 28 at his home at Westminster Woods in Huntingdon PA. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years Jean McCullough Brown, son David, and brothers Malcolm, Paul and Joseph. He is survived by sons Philip (Donna), Timothy (Sally) and Mark, along with grandchildren Andrew (Madelyn), Peter, Brigit and Kathryn. Clyde was educated in the Fannett Township Schools of Path Valley PA, Maryville College (TN) and Western (now Pittsburgh) Theological Seminary with further study at Hartford Divinity School. He pastored Presbyterian Churches in St. Thomas PA, Gettysburg PA, Aliquippa PA, Iron Mountain-Kingsford MI, Bridgeville PA, and Lebanon PA. He was particularly involved in inter-faith and inter-racial activities. He also lead expansion of youth church camps in Pennsylvania and Michigan. He and Jean retired to Spring Run PA where he continued his interests in gardening, birdwatching and travel. He also created an arboretum at the Stone House. He and Jean later moved to the Presbyterian Homes retirement community at Westminster Woods in Huntingdon PA. Private burial will be in the family plot overlooking the Stone House arboretum in the Upper Path Valley Presbyterian Church cemetery. Notes can be sent to the Clyde Brown Family c/o Westminster Woods, 360 Westminster Dr. Huntingdon PA.

George “Sutton” Brown, Jr. passed away April 9, 2023, in Hampton, TN. Sutton was born on December 15, 1953 in Elizabethton to the late George and Mary Emma Brown.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Beverly Brown, of the home; two sons, Taylor Brown and Benjamin Brown, both of Hampton; brother, Lynn Brown, of Elizabethton; niece, Laura Brown, of Bowie, Maryland; nephew, Whitman Brown, of Falls Church, VA and several cousins, great nieces and nephews also survive.

He graduated from Elizabethton High School in 1972 and continued his education at Maryville College in Maryville, TN where he played on the tennis team and enjoyed many intramural sports. Sutton graduated with a degree in accounting in 1976. After graduation, he joined his father, George Sr. in the family business “Brown’s Grocery and Hardware” in Hampton. He worked at Brown’s for nearly 50 years and became the third generation of the Brown family to work there. He made many friends and enjoyed his career. Brown’s will not be the same without him.

Sutton joined the Hampton Volunteer Fire Department and became an integral part of the Hampton Community. In his spare time, Sutton enjoyed raft guiding on the Nolichucky River, sailing on Watauga Lake, playing tennis, mountain bike riding and cross-country skiing.

Sutton married Beverly Taylor in 1988 and they had two children, Taylor and Benjamin. He was very proud of his sons and enjoyed doing outdoor activities with them; especially hiking and family camping trips.

Marjorie Prall Brubaker, 81, formerly of Ashland and most recently of Canton died Monday morning, Dec. 11, 2006, at Altercare of Canton, following a lingering illness. She was born Jan. 5, 1925, in Franklin, Pa., the daughter of Carl and Ida Wetjen Prall. She received her bachelor's degree in English from Maryville College in Tennessee and received a master's degree in Christian education from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. On Oct. 14, 1950, she married the Rev. Donald Wayne Brubaker, who preceded her in death June 6, 1984. Being the wife of a minister, the family moved several times and lived in Ashland from 1962 to 1963. While in Ashland for that year, Mrs. Brubaker worked as the librarian for the Ashland Theological Seminary. The family then moved to Tucson, Ariz., but returned to Ashland in 1964. At that time, Mrs. Brubaker began to volunteer at First Presbyterian Church and became the church librarian from 1986 to 2000. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Ashland where she was an ordained Elder. She enjoyed gardening and was known for rescuing animals. She is survived by her daughter, Gretta (Michael) Workman of North Canton; three grandchildren, Meagan Workman, David (Meredith) Workman and Chris Workman; and one sister, Dolores McCracken of Mesa, Ariz.

Rev. Dr. Charles Edward Brubaker, age 99, of Kennett Square, PA, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Kendal at Longwood Community in Kennett Square. He was the husband of Doris Jane King Brubaker, with whom he shared 70 years of marriage. Born in Birmingham, AL, he was the son of the late Lauren E. and the late Nora (Drake) Brubaker. He earned a BA from Maryville College in 1938, a BD (Bachelor’s of Divinity) from Princeton Theological Seminary, 1941 was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Maryville College. After graduating from Princeton, he entered the pastorate at North Avenue Presbyterian Church, New Rochelle, New York, 1941-43. After Pearl Harbor he became a Chaplain in the US Marine Corps, 1943-46. His service there included the battles of Saipan, Tinian, Okinawa and the occupation of Nagasaki. He was awarded the Bronze star. Ed and Doris J. King were married in 1946 and have shared in the ministry ever since, serving four more pastorates: Central Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville, AK, 1948-53; Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA, 1953-60; First Presbyterian Church, Englewood, NJ, 1960- 69; and First Presbyterian Church, Wichita, KS, 1969-79.He was the Synod Executive of the Synod of Mid-America (Kansas and Missouri) 1979 -85. Soon after retirement they offered to be Volunteers in Mission for the Presbyterian Church, USA, and served in that capacity in Trinidad, West Indies 1986-88, where they were assigned four churches. He served on the Board of Directors of Maryville College, Maryville, TN, 1959-82; Princeton Seminary Board of Trustees, 1959-62, Presbyterian Dept. of Chaplain & Service Personnel as Chairman, 1963-69; Wichita, Ks Rotary Club, 1969-79; and Wichita, KS Symphony Board, 1974-78. The Brubakers have lived in the Kendal Continuing Care Community, Kennett Square, PA, since 1995. They have been active in and led many different interest groups including the Kendal Residence Association, which manages the life of the community. Doris served on the board and Ed became president. In addition to his wife, he is survived by four children, Wendy Osher, Scott Brubaker, Lynn Brubaker and Laurie Davis; and eight grandchildren, Benjamin, Jacob, Isaac, Ryan, Daphne, Mo, Emily and Hannah. A memorial service was held on February 27, 2017 at Kendal At Longwood Auditorium, 1109 East Baltimore Pike Kennett Square, PA 19348. Interment was held that afternoon at First Presbyterian Church in Englewood, N.J. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Presbyterian Mission Agency, online: https://pma.pcusa.org/donate/make-a-gift/gift-info/E132192/ or by mail to Presbyterian Mission Agency, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),100 Witherspoon Street Louisville, KY 40202-1396. Arrangements are by Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home Inc. 610-444-4116 of Kennett Square. To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.griecocares.com

Equal Justice Award Honors Legal Legacy of Vanessa Pettigrew Bryan, BA’76

Vanessa Pettigrew Bryan, BA’76, was honored by Tennessee’s 21st Judicial District Office of the Public Defender with the establishment of the Vanessa Pettigrew Bryan Equal Justice Award. The award is given to a recipient in recognition of a commitment to the relentless pursuit of justice. Vanessa retired as Public Defender of the 21st Judicial District in November 2020 after a career that spanned 35 years in the judicial system.

She was the first Magistrate in Williamson County, Tennessee. She joined the Public Defender’s Office when it was created by the Tennessee state government in 1989. While in office, she traveled a four-county circuit to represent indigent clients in Hickman, Lewis, Perry, and Williamson counties. Her district included the wealthiest and poorest counties in the state of Tennessee.

She was elected to two eight-year terms as the Public Defender in 2006 and 2014, winning both times with a 70 percent margin of victory over her opponents.
While in office, she was instrumental in the creation of misdemeanor and felony Recovery Courts as well as a Mental Health Court and a Veteran’s Court. She was on the Board of Directors for two Recovery Courts and served on the team for more than 20 years.

Charles Edward Bryant, age 62, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 20, 2017. He was born October 23, 1954, to Leroy and Allene Bryant in Maryville, Tennessee. “Eddie” was a graduate of Alcoa High School, Class of 1972. He later received his Bachelor of Science degree from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio. He was a faithful member of Peace and Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. Finding his true love and soulmate in his later years, he married Tina Mae Dixson on August 15, 2015. Preceded in death by his father; brothers, Leroy and Jeffery Bryant; and father-in-law, Elder A.C. Dixson. Survived by his wife, Tina Bryant; sons, Edward (India) McDowell, Jason (Erin) Bryant, Jeffery Bryant, Curtis Jordan and Isaiah Ervin; daughters, Whitley Bryant and Tramaine Robinson; thirteen grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Constance Jean Bryant-Berry; brother, Alan Jerome Bryant; brother-in-law, C. Clay Berry; sister-in-law, Jennifer Bryant; mother-in-law, Ida Dixson; aunt, Anne Herion (Greenlawn, NY); devoted niece, Tiffany Ashleigh Johnson (Brooklyn, NY); devoted cousins: Korey Gaines, Deborah Bright, Phyllis McDermott, Carolyn Leverett and Maria Williams; a host of other family and friends to include the Dixson family and devoted friends: Larry Irving, Cleo Ellis, Terry Logan, Doug Scott and friend/brother-in-law, Arthur Dixson, Jr. Published in Knoxville News Sentinel from Apr. 22 to Apr. 28, 2017

Robert Dales Buchanan, age 89 of Loudon, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2022, at the Parkwest Medical Center. As a teenager, Bob’s family moved from Monmouth, IL, to East Tennessee where his father took a post at Maryville College. While at Maryville High School and Maryville College, Bob spent much of his youth earning his Eagle Scout Badge as he hiked many trails of the Smoky Mountains, often riding his bicycle from Maryville up to Look Rock Fire Tower. Following graduate work at the University of Tennessee and service in the Navy, Bob returned to Maryville and began his career in Accounting and Financial Management with Alcoa. Over the span of his 37-year career, he and Harriette and their growing family were transferred from Tennessee to Edgewater, NJ; New York City; and San Francisco. He moved to the Alcoa Corporate Office in Pittsburgh, PA, in 1965 (where he drove his favorite pink VW Bug to work). While there, Bob served as President of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Financial Executive Institute. He was a corporate representative to the Financial Accounting Standard Board and the SEC. Bob had numerous domestic and international responsibilities, and he enjoyed his travels and the liaisons he made with colleagues around the world. Highly regarded by his colleagues, he retired as Senior Assistant Controller of Alcoa. At the end of his career Bob and Harriette came home to Tennessee where they reconnected with old friends, enjoyed visiting with family, and made new friends in the Tellico Village Community.

Bob was a family man through and through. He adored Harriette, and loved his children and grandchildren with his whole heart. Bob was always willing to put his work down to lend a hand or spend time with his family. He could often be found hauling hay for our horses, pruning apple trees, playing Monopoly or chess with his children, or enjoying a nap on the living room couch (or under a nearby tree) after a day’s task was done. Bob had a unique sense of humor, understated and mischievous. Those who knew Bob well loved him for his willingness to be himself in the world – firm in his convictions, of the highest integrity, helping others, and always extending quiet warmth and kindness to those in his life. He and his wife Harriette, married for 65 years, enjoyed many outings into his beloved mountains. Bob continued sharing his financial expertise, serving on the Finance Committee of the Loudon United Methodist Church, and as Treasurer of the Watershed Association of the Tellico Reservoir. Bob loved his life, and his family and friends treasure his love, support, and presence in our lives.

Bob is preceded in death by his parents, John Dales and Helen (Huey) Buchanan; infant son, Robert Paul Buchanan; sister and brothers-in-law, Dorothy and Max Davidson; and Bill LeNoir. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Harriette LeNoir Buchanan; daughters and son-in-law, Margaret Buchanan and Andrew Stowe; Laura Glasgow; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Terri Buchanan; grandchildren, Erica (Luke), Jesse, Jake, Justin (Avani), Allie, Austin and Paul; sister-in-law, Jane LeNoir; several nieces, nephews and extended family members.

John "David" Buckwalter, Knoxville, TN, age 66, of Knoxville, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018. He was born on July 21, 1952 in Bradford, Pennsylvania. David spent his childhood in Wichita Falls, Texas and his teen years in Houston, Texas. He received a Fine Arts degree from Maryville College and an Architecture degree from the University of Tennessee. David valued employment experiences with Tremont, Peninsula Village, and various freelance projects as well as volunteer work building the Cumberland Trail and cleaning creeks with the Green Party of Knox County. He was an activist whose causes were expressed in the form of protests and editorial writing. David was physically, mentally, and emotionally adventurous. His favorite adventures included mountain climbing, cross-country bicycling, and human relations groups focused on person-centered communication. David excelled at several large and small-scale crafts including house construction, painting, pottery, basket weaving, arrowhead carving, and jewelry making. His jewelry was selected for inclusion at the Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Clinton, Tennessee. In recent weeks David had begun drafting a tiny house design. During his later years he lived with serious health issues and social isolation due to stroke-related "diff-abilities". Still, he felt like he had led a privileged life. David treasured family memories of travel, camping, and fly-fishing. He deeply valued time spent with his best friend and former wife, Donna Doyle, of Knoxville, and the companionship of his beloved cat, Abdulah. David's life would make a fascinating book. His life is still being written. Preceding him in death were his parents, John Buckwalter and Jane Summy Buckwalter, and his sister Nancy McGruther. He is survived by his sister, Barbara Carlitz, Palo Alto, California; three nieces, Natasha Carlitz, Menlo Park, California, Joy McGruther, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and Jenn McGruther, Stanhope, New Jersey; nephew, John McGruther and niece-in-law, Tanja McGruther, Maryville, Tennessee; two grand nieces, Kaitlyn McGruther, Maryville, Tennessee and Amina Alaoui, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania; and a grand nephew, Tanner McGruther, Maryville, Tennessee. A private memorial will be held in honor and celebration of David's life.

Passed away on May 3, 2018.

Mary Jay Bullock, died on April 18, 2022, at Worthington Christian Village. She was born February 15, 1932, to the Reverend Donald and Mary McKee Spencer in Canonsburg, Pa. She grew up in Pittsburgh until a family move to Chattanooga where she graduated from Chattanooga High School in 1949. That fall she entered Maryville College which she loved and championed all her life. After a disastrous one year of high school teaching, she went off to Western Michigan University to complete a BS in Occupational Therapy, her true calling. She met Bob Reynolds, her first husband, while training in a rehab hospital. She began her OT career at a cerebral palsy clinic in Charleston, West Virginia, and subsequently moved to the state rehabilitation center in Institute WV. After Bob’s death she moved to Columbia, Maryland, married Donald Bullock and spent the remainder of her working years as Chief of Occupational Therapy at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. During this time, she was made a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association and mentored many young OTS who wrote her appreciative notes in the last year of her life. Jay’s interests included home remodeling, refinishing, reupholstering, caning, needlepointing, knitting, tooling leather and quilting. Everyone in the family has received her quilts. Her extensive nativity collection merited an article in USA TODAY, and she was a founding member of Friends of the Creche. After lettering in every sport offered to women at Maryville and beating everyone on campus in Ping Pong she became a sports fan with particular fondness for the Orioles, the Ravens, Serena Williams and even the Buckeyes. Jay is survived by her sisters, Martha Rogers of WhiteBear Lake, Mn. and Nancy Hobe and husband, Rich of Columbus; three stepchildren, a niece and three nephews. She was a lifelong Presbyterian.

Passed away December 1, 2015.

Nancy Kinsman Bunker passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023, at Villa St. Benedict in Lisle, IL after a five-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 1, 1941, Nancy was the daughter of Robert and Betty Kinsman of Cleveland, OH. She graduated from Parma High School in 1959 and earned her Bachelor’s degree from Maryville College in Maryville, TN in 1963. She later earned her Master’s degree from Georgia State University.
After college, Nancy began her teaching career at Parma High School. After a couple of years there, she stepped away from teaching and moved to Maryland to perform contract work for NASA.

In 1966, Nancy met Douglas Bunker, and they married in August 1967. They soon moved to Fairfax, VA and then to Louisville, KY before settling in Stone Mountain, GA in 1974 where they lived for 20 years.

Nancy’s passion was teaching math and she taught at several schools in the Atlanta area. She spent ten years teaching at Woodward Academy where she also helped lead the math team and was the assistant coach of the women’s varsity soccer team.

In 1994, Nancy and Doug relocated to Ashburn, VA where she continued her teaching career at Loudon Country Day School and The Madeira School.
Nancy was known to be a tough teacher. She truly loved math and wanted her students to love and understand it too. She was ahead of her time in creating special tools to help those with learning differences be able to see and learn math in a different and unique way.

After retirement in 2003, Nancy and Doug moved to Romeoville, IL to be closer to grandchildren and also have a great excuse to escape the cold months and spend time in Redington Beach, FL. Many fun times and wonderful memories were created over the years spent at the beach with grandchildren, other family members and dear friends.
Nancy and Doug thoroughly enjoyed worldwide travels during their retirement years, visiting six continents while documenting their travels via many emails and photos sent home to their loved ones. They always returned with great stories, new friends and special souvenirs for their grandchildren.
Shortly after Nancy’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis, her desire to teach until the end, led her to make the decision to donate her brain to Alzheimer’s research after her passing. We hope her donation will help to find a cure for this terrible disease.

Nancy is survived by her son Wayne Bunker (Debbie) of Romeoville IL, daughter Susie Cobb (Dillon) of Atlanta GA; grandchildren Robert Bunker, Michael Bunker, Heather Bunker, Patrick Cobb and Morgan Cobb; sister Barbara Swasey (Paul) and sister Suzie Moffitt (Terry).

In May, Allison will receive her Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Tennessee, graduating Summa Cum Laude. She is a member of The National Society of Leadership and Success. Allison continues to volunteer with numerous non-profits in the region and is currently helping with the upcoming 10th anniversary celebration of the Clayton Center. She is looking forward to beginning her doctoral studies this fall.

Theron Hubert Burchfield, age 92 of Gallatin, TN and formerly of Maryville passed away March 3, 2018. Mr. Burchfield was born in Maryville, TN on July 12, 1925 to the late Luther and Ruby Burchfield. After graduating from Everett High School, he joined the United States Navy and served proudly during World War II. Following his military service, he enrolled and graduated from Maryville College with a degree in engineering; he was a true believer in higher education. He retired from National South Wire Aluminum with many years of service. Mr. Burchfield was a member of SpringView Baptist Church in Maryville, had served as a deacon at two previous churches while living in Kentucky and most recently attended First Baptist Church Gallatin. An avid sports fan, he always cheered for the University of Tennessee in football, Kentucky in Basketball and the Atlanta Braves, he was passionate about these teams and also about his love of honey buns and root beer. His children best described him as a great father and a wonderful role model; he will be deeply missed. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Ann Burchfield. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Jane Burchfield; sons, Daniel Burchfield, Jeffrey Burchfield (Tammy) and Paul Burchfield (Laura); 7 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, siblings, Barbara Campbell (Bill) and Richard Burchfield (Kris). A graveside service was held, March 7, 2018 in the Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Tennessee. There was Military Honors at the graveside. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to SpringView Baptist Church, 4220 U.S. Highway 411 South, Maryville, TN 37801. Arrangements Entrusted To: Crestview Funeral Home and Memory Gardens, 1623 Highway 109 North, Gallatin, TN 37066 (615)452-1943 www.crestviewfh.com

Neal “Pop” Burchfield, age 94, of Maryville went home to his Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 2, 2022.  Neal was born in Wayne County on February 21, 1928, to Flora Miller Burchfield and Otis Burchfield.  He graduated from Maryville High School where he played football.  Neal married the love of his life, Verna Henry, on June 10, 1948, and the two made a home in Maryville where they raised two sons, Rick and Gary.  Neal spent the majority of his life working at the Aluminum Company of America and as a member of First Baptist Church of Maryville.  Preceded in death by his parents, Flora and Otis Burchfield, and sister and brother-in-law, June and Fred Caldwell.  Neal is survived by his wife of 74 years, Verna Henry Burchfield; sons, Rick (Joni) and Gary (Robin) Burchfield; grandsons, Richard (Akiko) Burchfield, Brandon (Shala) Burchfield, and Cole Burchfield; and great-grandchildren, Emory, Channing and Camden Burchfield.