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Carol Corbett (born Betty Carol Corbett) died on January 14, 2022, a few weeks past her 92^nd birthday. She was born in 1929 in Jacksonville, FL to George Lester Corbett and Marian Henry Corbett. Carol and her older sister, Louise, were raised on modest means in the Great Depression’s wake. There was not a lot of money, but since they didn’t know anything different, they were happy and content. Their mother made a great effort to make sure her girls had opportunities, including elocution and violin lessons, and educations at Maryville College in Tennessee. After college, Carol settled in the Washington DC area where she worked for the Department of Agriculture, met and married Donald Raymond Jackson, and became mother to son, Donald Clark and daughter, Linda Marian.

While raising their young children in Connecticut, Carol returned to Trinity College, earned her MA in English, and became a substitute teacher. Later, after a family move to Louisville, KY in the 1970’s, she worked as a secretary in an investment firm and, through her own initiative and persistence, broke a glass ceiling by passing rigorous exams to establish herself as a stockbroker. She acquired a loyal set of clients, grateful for her smart financial moves on their behalf.

Carol remained a steadfast Maryville College alumna for all of her days. In her retirement (and long after a divorce from D.R. Jackson), she reunited with her college beau, Carl Lindsay, Jr. from New Hope, PA. They spent many happy years there together where she was welcomed and loved by her “east coast family.”  After Carl’s passing, Carol relocated to the Sacramento area to be near her daughter. With her sunny disposition, Carol quickly developed a new circle of treasured friends. She was fiercely independent, a savvy player of bridge, and a social butterfly.

Carol Corbett is survived by her children, Donald Clark Jackson (Darlene Yaplee) and Linda Marian Jackson Collins (Rob Collins), her granddaughter, Jordan Yaplee Jackson, her nephews William H. Owen and David C. Owen, and her east coast family: CL Lindsay III, Anne Thornton, Tony Thornton,  Helen Thornton, Karen Thornton, Chris Farley, Patrick Farley, and Jack Farley. She is also fondly remembered by D.R. Jackson’s family: Nancy Jackson, Brenda Jackson, John Jackson, and Laura Jackson.

Mary Cooper Corbett-Canida, 92, Indianapolis, died July 12, 2012. Arrangements were private.

CORBITT, Doris Orene Florence, 85, passed away on July 5, 2015. Doris was born in Warrior, AL on October 25, 1929 and grew up in Tennessee. Doris earned a B.S. Degree in Dietetics from Maryville College in Tennessee and performed her dietetic internship at Duke University. She also had a successful real estate career that began in 1984. She is survived by her sons Wallace R. Cornett Jr. (Cathy), Kris J. Cornett (Peggy), and Brett T. Cornett Sr. (Sherri); grandchildren Brett Jr., Brian, Kortney, and Adam; great grandson Braden as well as other family and friends.

Allison Cornish of Pilot Company earns Top Women in Convenience award

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (July 7, 2022) –Allison Cornish – a Lexington, Kentucky native and current Knoxville resident – has been named a Convenience Store News 2022 Top Women in Convenience in the elite Women of the Year category. Since joining Pilot Company in 1999, Cornish has exponentially grown her career and is now leading the company’s largest investment in remodeling its travel centers as VP of Store Modernization.

She joins four other Women of the Year honored for representing the convenience store industry in the retail, wholesale, and supplier sectors. The prestigious award recognizes those who have had an “exceptional impact on the success or direction of their company, as well as a positive impact on the convenience store industry as a whole.” Each winner was nominated through an in-depth questionnaire covering achievements, leadership, influence, and qualifications – and Cornish’s immense contributions in each of these areas are demonstrated in her long-standing dedication to Pilot Company and the thousands of team members she has positively impacted.

“Anyone who knows Allison would agree she deserves this great honor,” said Shameek Konar, CEO of Pilot Company. “She is a hard worker who always accepts challenges that come her way. We are proud of her and the incredible work she does, especially how she is leading New Horizons, one of our company’s biggest initiatives.”

Cornish is a graduate of Maryville College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management. She joined Pilot Company as her first job out of college and throughout her career has held leadership positions in multiple capacities including Regional Manager, Chief of Staff and VP of Operations. Cornish is dedicated to mentoring young up-and-coming leaders and female colleagues across the business and its more than 650 company-operated travel centers.

“It’s important for women to support other women. I’ve learned the value in helping other women see the value in themselves,” Cornish said. “I’ve heard myself give advice to other women and have stopped to think that I need to follow that same advice myself! Sometimes my role is to push people to get outside their comfort zone. I encourage them to be open to taking on new challenges or pursuing jobs that maybe have aspects that they don’t know much about. Growth can feel uncomfortable at first but with determination, patience, and a willingness to listen and learn, you’ll be successful.”

On October 7, 2017, Avron Bentz Cospy “Super” heard a welcoming whisper “Come on home.” A 1974 graduate of Everett High School garnered him a full athletic scholarship to Maryville College. Shortly after, he enlisted the US Army as a Private 1st Class at Fort Hood, TX. He had a playful nature. He loved nothing more than spending time with all his great nieces, nephews and younger cousins. Avron will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Avron has joined his parents, James and Fannie Conner Cospy; aunts, Betty Reid and Cynthia Conner; nephew, Brent Dickey and brother-in-law, Donald L. Williams. Left to cherish his memory: sisters, Janice C. Williams of Knoxville and Ava M. Cospy of Maryville; niece, Debrea Dickey; nephews: Daron Cospy, Trent Dickey, Mark Cospy, Kwame and Biko Tafirenyika and Jacob Dorsey; cousins: Sharon Hargrove, Gail Conner, Elder Terry Jordan and a very devoted cousin, Korey Conner and family. Special thank you to the Veterans Administration, Bethany Love and the Parkwest Hospital staff. A service with military honors was held on Oct. 17, 2017 at East TN Veterans Cemetery, 2200 Gov. John Sevier Highway.

Dr. Norris L. Counts, DDS; age 85 of Maryville, passed away Friday, July 15, 2016, at U.T. Medical Center. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Maryville and was a graduate of the University of Tennessee Dental School in Memphis. Dr. Counts served in the United States Air Force as a Dental Assistant in England during the Korean War. He was also a member of the American Dental Association, Tennessee Dental Association, past member of American Society for Preventative Dentistry, and past member and past Vice President of East Tennessee Dental Practice Administration Society. Dr. Counts practiced dentistry in Maryville for 40 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lester and May Buckner Counts; brother, Lynn Counts. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Alice Lowe Counts; daughter, Donna Counts; son and daughter-in-law, Barry and Tracy Counts; grandchildren, Jessica Lane (Chad), Joshua, and Callie Counts ;great-grandson, Levi Lane: sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Kenneth Brown; sister-in-law, Katrina Counts; several nieces and nephews. Memorial services: Monday, July 25th at 7:00 P.M. Monday at First Baptist Church of Maryville with Rev. Charles Ballard officiating. Receiving of friends from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the church. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Maryville 202 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37801.

James “Jim” Coup, aged 81, of Carlinville and formerly of Athens and Springfield, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022, in Normal, Illinois.

Jim graduated from Maryville College in Tennessee on May 30, 1962, and married Sue Lemme, Class of ‘62, that same day. They had two children, Brett Coup and Lauri Coup Kerns (husband Frank).

Jim was born on January 14, 1941, in Coral Gables, Florida, the son of Anita Stamper Coup and stepfather Russell Coup.

Jim went on to receive his master’s degree in Guidance on August 13, 1965, from Illinois State University. He began his doctoral studies in Guidance and Counseling at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, completing one year before moving back to Illinois.

Jim married his great love Carol on May 2, 1981, and the two lived in Athens, Illinois until 2019, when they moved to Carlinville, Illinois.

Mourning his passing are his wife Carol, brother Bob Coup, son Brett Coup, daughter Lauri Kerns (husband Frank), stepsons Kevin Walker (wife Melissa), Mike Walker, (wife Allison) and Tim Calvert (wife Melinda), grandsons Matthew Walker, Christopher Walker, Edwin Turpin, Henry Turpin, Levi Kane, granddaughters Elke Colwell and Zoey Knipp, and great-grandchildren Hannah, Killian, Autumn, Emery, Evelynn, Wyatt, Bentley and Charlee.

He is preceded in death by his mother Anita and stepfather Russell Coup.

Jim worked at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield Illinois for nearly 30 years, serving as the Dean of Student Services when he retired in 1998. Prior to joining LLCC, Jim taught junior high school social studies and served as the high school wrestling coach in Jerome, Idaho.

Jim was a life-long seeker of knowledge and truth and was known to many as teacher and mentor. He enjoyed horseback riding, fishing, and taking annual trips with Carol to Hayward, Wisconsin. He loved a good crossword puzzle, 60’s folk music, and the tranquility of a quiet night in rural Illinois.

Marjorie Deerman Covington passed away on June 24, 1995.

died peacefully in her sleep, Feb 26, 2016. She was 88. Born on Jan 19, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Pauline “Polly” Russell Holverson and her husband, Henry Bartholomew “Bart” Holverson of Monticello, IN, and the mother of two sons: Christopher Alan Cowan (Missy nee Jenings) of Naples, FL, and Donald Bruce Cowan (Marion Clark), of Lexington, KY. She was the loving grandmother of four grandchildren: Micajah (Katie Korman Cowan), Tasia (Aasif Bade) – both of Indianapolis, IN; Taylor Cowan of Chicago; Sam Cowan of Cincinnati. She was the great- grandmother of Karmran Bade, son of Tasia (nee Cowan) and Aasif Bade. She was the Aunt of Donald Eric Holverson, of Monticello, IN. She was the sister of the late Donald Holverson (Doris), of Monticello, IN: Beverly Marie Holverson of Indianapolis; Sue Holverson and Charlotte Ann Dowden, both of Kokomo, IN. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Monticello, IN in 1946 and earned a B.A. from Maryville College in Maryville, TN in 1950, and an M.A. from the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, VA in 1978. She served as the Director of Christian Education for a number of churches, including the First Presbyterian Church of Ft Thomas, KY, as well as Presbyterian churches in Rock Hill, SC; Aberdeen, NC; Anniston, AL; Memphis, TN and Newport News, VA. She also served as Director of the Preschool and Kindergarten at Lakeside Presbyterian Church, in Ft. Mitchell, KY. She was an active member of Knox Presbyterian Church and the League of Women Voters. A lifelong volunteer, in her later years she especially loved being a reading tutor at the Kilgour School in Hyde Park, and working as a docent at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. She also enjoyed participating in, and leading activities at the Marjorie P. Lee Retirement Community, where she lived for 17 years, making her the longest-tenured resident there. A celebration of life service was held at the Knox Presbyterian Church, Sun, March 13th, 2016 at 1:30pm. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent in her memory to Knox Presbyterian Church, 3400 Michigan Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45208 or the League of Women Voters, LWVO Education Fund, 17 South High Street, Suite 650, Columbus, Ohio 43215.

passed away on Friday, October 3, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband George. Funeral services were 11:00 am Oct. 7 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church with Rev. Dr. Robert G. Nichols officiating. Burial will be in Chattanooga Memorial Park. Visitation is 5-7 pm Oct. 6 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter’s Episcopal Church or the Pat Summit Foundation (Alzheimer’s research).

Ralph Dempsey Crago, 96, of Swansea, Illinois, born Friday, September 15, 1923 in Chillicothe, Ohio, peacefully entered his heavenly home on Friday, July 3, 2020 at home in Swansea. He was the son of Arthur H. Crago and Carrie B. nee Dempsey of Chillicothe, Ohio. He had a long, happy marriage of 63 years to Edith Mae McKean from Warren, Ohio. Ralph was a veteran of three wars, WWII, Korea, & Viet Nam. He served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps and later in the United States Air Force. He remained in the Reserves after WWII and when called back to serve during Korea, he decided to become a career officer in the USAF. He spent his Air Force career in Air Weather Service serving in Nashville & Knoxville Tennessee; Anderson AFB, Guam; Offutt AFB, Nebraska; USAFE headquarters, Wiesbaden, Germany; and Scott AFB, Illinois. While stationed on Guam, a major part of his job was to fly WB-50’s into typhoons to gather weather data, many times flying home on a “wing and a prayer”. He retired in 1968 as a Lieutenant Colonel. After his military career, he was employed as a vocational rehabilitation counselor for the State of Missouri for 17 years. Ralph was a graduate of Centralia High School in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was the last surviving graduate of the Class of 1941. He attended The Ohio State University for 3 1/2 years when he was called back to serve during Korea. He completed his Bachelors in Mathematics at Maryville College in Tennessee and later received a Master’s in Guidance Counseling from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He was a life-long Methodist and a member of Union United Methodist Church in Belleville, IL. He served alongside his wife as Sunday School superintendent and Youth group leader in multiple churches and was active on many Boards and committees within the church. He was a member of the American Legion, VFW, and Retired Officer’s Association. Ralph was a farm-boy at heart, an avid reader, rarely missed an Ohio State football game, and loved being with his family. Though very quiet in nature, even until his last days, he was quick to provide sage advice to his sister, children, and grandchildren. One of his Air Force ER’s stated that “when Ralph speaks… you better listen.” He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and his brother, Arthur Gene Crago. He is survived by his sister, June C. Ginther of Chillicothe, Ohio; his children: Carrie D. Crago of Swansea, Ill., and Ralph D. (Jill) Crago, Jr. of Gilbert, Arizona; his grandchildren: Claire, William, Vincent, Emily, Libbi, and Shaelani Crago and numerous nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, July 16, 2020 in Grandview Cemetery with Pastor Chris Brown officiating. Local arrangements are under the direction of the WARE FUNERAL HOME. Funeral services and a visitation were previously held at Kurrus Funeral Home in Belleville, IL. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Wounded Warrior Project (https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org) or to Crouse Chapel United Methodist Church PO Box 386 Kingston, Ohio 45644.

Eleanor Kelley Crahen passed away on January 21, 2018.

William F. Crain passed away on November 20, 2015.

Tillman Crane ’78 is being inducted into the inaugural class of Alabama Center of the Arts Hall of Fame on November 16, 2016. He joins other celebrated Alabamians including Wes Chapman, dance; Emmylou Harris, music; Nall Hollis, mixed media; the late Dean Jones, theater; Bruce Larsen, sculpting; quilters of Gee’s Bend, textiles; the late Mildred Nungester Wolfe, paint; the late Richard Zoellner, paint. Through theater, textiles, music, dance, photographs and paint, these artists influenced the world regionally, nationally and globally. Noted as one of the nation’s most well-known large format photographers, Crane published four photography books and taught the craft in China, Mexico, Scotland, England and throughout the United States. His work has hung in the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, Ireland, the Portland Museum of Art in Maine and Brigham Young University Museum of Fine Art in Utah. “This is what I love,” Crane said when conducting a workshop in north Alabama in 2014. “I am an introvert by nature. This is the way I understand the world. Nothing replenishes my energy more than setting up the camera and waiting for that perfect moment.” The Alabama Center for the Arts Hall of Fame has been established to recognize Alabama natives and residents who have achieved preeminence in their respective fields of artistic expression. The Hall of Fame furthers the Center’s mission of providing all Alabamians with access to the highest caliber of artistic instruction and cultural awareness. The Center will continue to serve as a statewide catalyst for artistic education and appreciation, while also promoting a culture of creativity throughout Alabama. From

Tillman Crane ’78 receives international recognition for his photography By Katie Boggs katie.boggs@thedailytimes.com Posted on Nov 30, 2016 Tillman Crane was able to mold his early days as a photojournalist for The Daily Times into a lifelong work as an artistic photographer, becoming a leader in platinum printing and finding unique possibilities in everyday objects. Crane began photography during his days at Maryville College in 1976. After graduation, he started work at The Daily Times, hired to shoot color pictures, as The Daily Times was one of the first Tennessee newspapers to begin printing in color. Nancy Cain and Dean Stone were Crane’s immediate boss and editor, respectively, during his eight years working for the paper, and he credits both of them as being very instrumental in his photography career. As he explored photojournalism, Crane also began to participate in workshops, combining photography with history, his major in college. Crane said of this time, “That’s how I began to branch out and really explore photography.” Platinum printing It was during these workshops that Crane first discovered platinum printing. There was a small exhibit on platinum prints from the early 1900s done by Frederick Evans, and the quality of the prints after all those years left an impression on Crane. “I spent 2½ hours in that small exhibit,” he said, “It was the ideal photographic process for me.” After moving to Maine, Crane began a studio class introduction to large-format photography with 8-by-10 cameras. This led to working with even larger cameras and allowed him to start his own platinum printing. Platinum printing became his passion, and his photographs gained recognition through this unique process. He began photographing around the United States and in other countries, including Scotland and China, and he also formed his own workshops, which he continues, and printed books of his pictures. Crane receives honors His trips to China started to multiply after being recommended to teach the platinum printing process, and eventually two private students paid a visit to his own home and studio in Maine. They invited Crane to have his photographs displayed at the National Art Museum of China. This exhibit began Wednesday, Nov. 23, and will run through Dec. 5, 2017, showcasing, “Alchemy of Light, 100 Photographs by Tillman Crane.” Even overseas, Crane photographs everyday items and teaches in a similar style as workshops led in the United States. He challenges people to see each ordinary object with an extraordinary feature, which is aided by the slow work of dealing with big cameras. “Hopefully the prints speak for themselves,” Crane said of this, wanting the message behind his photographs to go beyond borders. Along with recognition in China, Crane came full circle in his work and was nominated into the Hall of Fame at the Alabama Center for the Arts in his hometown of Decatur. He was inducted alongside artists such as Emmylou Harris and Wes Chapman, and he said the induction allowed for him to experience a new way of seeing his hometown. Crane is a reactionary photographer, often playing with light and using the situation to see objects in a new way. He uses the flexible qualities of light, everyday instances and the slow time of a big camera to create positive situations wherever he is, saying there are opportunities to photograph all around. “If you give me time, I enjoy everywhere,” Crane finished. http://www.thedailytimes.com/news/former-daily-times-photojournalist-receives-international-recognition/article_4e78fc8f-f351-5de3-8bc8-c340d94860aa.html

Tillman Crain will exhibit a collection of his photographs at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine in April 2017. Several exhibitions are planned to celebrate the 100’s birthday of painter, Andrew Wyeth. The museum hired Crane to photograph the Olson House in Cushing after the museum acquired the property in the early 1990s. Wyeth made the house into an iconic American image when he used it as a setting for his best-known painting, “Christina’s World.”

Marian (Monteith) Crane, 93, of Wethersfield, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020, at Hartford Hospital. She was born on November 30, 1926, in Wilkes Barre, PA, the daughter of Randolph McGregor Monteith and Audrey (Davies) Monteith. She was married for more than 60 years to the late Leslie (Les) E. Crane, Jr, who passed away in 2018. Marian was a graduate of Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School in Pennsylvania and attended Maryville College in Tennessee. She earned her B.S. and two M.S. degrees from Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. She began her career in the fashion industry as a model and then assistant buyer for luxury department store, Bonwit Teller & Co. in Manhattan. With her husband, she moved to Long Island, NY, where she was an English teacher at Commack High School North. When the family moved to California in the early 1970s, she became a Women’s Studies professor and counselor at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo.”Corky,” as Marian was best known, was a whip-smart, dynamic woman who lived life to its fullest. A life-long learner, she was a voracious reader, artist and activist. She and her husband, Les, enjoyed many years of retirement in Shinglehouse, PA, where she treasured friends and the “Lunch Bunch,” who met once a month for more than 30 years. Marian is survived by two daughters, Maryanne Boscarino (and son-in-law, Enzo) of Wethersfield, and Sandra Ault of Albuquerque, NM; a stepdaughter, Debbie Crane of Benton Harbor, MI; six grandchildren, Alex Boscarino, Kimberlee Sinclair, Brendan Bombaci, Ryan Niederberger, Ivy Neiderberger and Cara EseLuna; and three great grandchildren, Henry Caron, Ethan Lodyga and Evie Lodyga. She was predeceased by her husband, Les, and her sister, Audrey Heaton. Services will be private. The D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, Wethersfield has been entrusted with the arrangements. To share a memory of Marian with her family, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com.

Why would you just “Be Great” when you can “Be Greater Than Great”

Ben Crawford is now a licensed REALTOR® with Coldwell Banker Wallace and Wallace in Alcoa. He says, “As many of you know, I have had a lifelong interest in Real Estate. I even wrote my business thesis at Maryville College on “The Real Estate Appraisal Process and Current Real Estate Trends in Tennessee.””

Former Maryville City Attorney Roy Crawford Sr. died Sunday. He was 94. Crawford served as the Maryville city attorney from 1966 until his retirement in 1999. He was in private practice, with the firm of Crawford, Crawford & Newton, until 1993. He also represented Blount County in the Tennessee Senate from 1961 to 1966. He died a month to the day after the passing of his son, County Clerk Roy Crawford Jr., on Feb. 20. “The family is very grateful for the love and support of family and friends and for the care by the staff of Blount Memorial Hospital and Morning View Transitional Care,” said Mary Crawford, his daughter, on behalf of the family. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, to whom he was married for 70 years; daughter, Mary Crawford, New York; grandchildren, Alexander and Elizabeth Robertson; stepgrandson, Matt Jamison; nephew, Duncan Crawford, of Maryville; and five other surviving nieces and nephews around the country. “He was not only a very competent attorney, but such a gracious gentleman,” Maryville Mayor Tom Taylor said. “One of his best qualities was he was not an overly litigious attorney. He worked hard to reach resolution without litigation if he could. If he had to he would file suit, but he was always very good about working with both sides trying to reach a compromise, yet did just excellent legal work for the city.” Taylor said that years after Crawford’s departure as city attorney, his influence is still seen in contracts and city ordinances. “I still run across things he did, and they are just as solid as when he did them.” Former Maryville Mayor Steve West was Crawford’s neighbor for 35 years. “I couldn’t have had a better neighbor,” West said. “He and the Crawford family had so much interaction with our community for generations. He was just a superb fellow. It’s a real loss for our community and our family.” Joins Army in 1943 In addition to his public service, Crawford was a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. He joined the U.S. Army in January 1943 and saw service in England, Northern Ireland, France, Luxemburg and Belgium during World War II. He was in the Army until December 1945. Once discharged, he came home, married Dorothy Jobes and entered the University of Tennessee College of Law in March 1946, graduating in 1948. Crawford then started practicing law in Maryville with his father and brother, both named John Crawford. Crawford’s Army National Guard unit was mobilized in January 1951, and he returned to active service. He served as a captain in the U.S. Army 37th Field Artillery Battalion during the Korean War. Fought in Battle of Heartbreak Ridge During the war, he fought in the monthlong Battle of Heartbreak Ridge in 1951 in the hills of North Korea a few miles north of the 38th Parallel. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, which is given to any person who, while serving with the Army of the United States, distinguished himself or herself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service. He was not presented the actual medal until 59 years later after his nephew, Duncan Crawford, contacted U.S. Rep. John J. “Jimmy” Duncan’s Jr.’s office. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The service was held at New Providence Presbyterian Church. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, please direct any gifts to Maryville College or New Providence Presbyterian Church.

Our beloved mother, sister and aunt, died peacefully with her children by her side February 9, 2018 in Daytona Beach following a brief illness. Born April 26, 1933 in Monticello, NY, she moved south to attend college at Maryville College in Maryville, TN. She continued to slowly move farther south, with many years spent in Blue Ridge, GA, where she raised her two children and worked in law enforcement with the Ellijay, GA police department. She was a resident of Ormond Beach since 1989. Dottie lived a life of generosity and kindness to all, never losing her appreciation of the wonder in the world. She was a mother as well to so very many students who she encountered in her 25 years at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, both as an advisement counselor and as an instructor. She is survived by her daughter, Betsy (Chris) Hofflin and son Samuel (Gabby) Webb, sister Betty, sisters-in-law Mary, Barbara and Lisa, four nieces, a nephew and many cousins who all loved her very much. She was preceded in death by her parents William A and Mary VB Crawford, and brothers John and Bill.

Michael Harry Crawford, age 53, of South Knoxville, died Sunday, May 4, 2019 at the family home. Survivors include his brother, William (Karen) Crawford; sister, Heidi Wells.

Dorothy Jobes Crawford died after a short illness Thursday, June 10th, seven months shy of her 100th birthday. She was born and raised in Westmont, NJ. Her parents, Serena and Arthur Jobes, were reluctant to see their only child go far afield, but she convinced them to let her enroll in Maryville College in 1939 after hearing about the school through her church. There she met her husband of 70 years, Roy Crawford Sr., a Maryville attorney who died in 2016. After two years at Maryville College, Dorothy completed her bachelor’s degree at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA. She taught Home Economics in New Jersey while her future husband was deployed in Europe during WWII. Upon his return in 1946, they were married at the Haddonfield Presbyterian Church in New Jersey and moved to East Tennessee. Dorothy taught at Tyson Junior High School in Knoxville for three years, before she and her husband moved to Maryville. The Crawfords raised three children in Maryville. Son Roy Crawford Jr. (daughter-in-law Cathy Henderson Crawford), who was Blount County Clerk for 27 years, died in 2016. Daughter Serena Crawford died along with her husband Gregory Robertson in 1990 in a car accident in Atlanta. Daughter Mary Crawford and son-in-law Calvin Mew reside in New York City. Dorothy has a grandson Alexander Robertson (Lindsay) and a great-grandson in Boston, MA, and her granddaughter Elizabeth Robertson (Dan Fowler) and two great-grandchildren live in Anchorage, AK. Dorothy was very involved in church and community activities in Maryville. She worked at the front end to establish two programs that provide important care today, Blount Memorial Hospice and the Bartlett Adult Day Out Program, and she worked as a volunteer in both programs for years. At New Providence Presbyterian Church she served as a Deacon, Sunday school teacher, and leader in the Presbyterian Women’s Association. She was also an active member of the Chilhowee Club, the Maryville Music Club, and the Maryville College Alumni Association. Active until the end of her life, she could be seen by her neighbors most days taking a one-half mile walk. And at age 94, after the death of her son and husband in 2016, Dorothy travelled to Paris and Normandy in France with a group of family and friends to see where her husband had landed in Europe five months after D-Day. She was especially grateful for extended family and the Asbury at Home caregivers who provided assistance to her in the last years of her life and allowed her to remain in her home. Dorothy established a scholarship fund at Maryville College to honor three graduates, Reverend Hal Lloyd, Dr. Sam Crawford, and her husband Roy, and celebrate their lifelong friendship that was forged growing up on the campus. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to this Maryville College scholarship fund or to New Providence Presbyterian Church. A memorial service will be held at New Providence Presbyterian Church at 2:00 pm on Saturday, June 26, 2021.

Ben (’07) and Ramona’s (’07) second child, Emmett Samuel Indy Crawford was born October 11, 2021. Big brother Harrison (8) was overjoyed to remit his only child status.

Heather Susan Crawley, 79, of Maryville died peacefully at her home surrounded by her children on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Heather was born September 2, 1941, in Romford, Essex, near London, England. Heather graduated in 1965 from Brentwood College of Education, a teacher training college in Essex. She taught in primary schools for several years in Essex and in Yorkshire. In 1978, she emigrated with her former husband Michael Crawley and their young family to Maryville, TN, for Michael’s work. In 1993, Heather graduated from Maryville College with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Humanities. She loved learning, and the first course she took at Maryville College was Appalachian Studies. She wanted to learn all about the area where she had come to live. After graduation, Heather volunteered in the college library. Heather was an avid hiker and photographer. She loved to hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. For more than 20 years, Heather hiked every week with a group of friends. She got to know the trails, the spring wildflowers, and the places in the park intimately. Sadly, on one of the trails in 2016, Heather was hiking with her cherished life companion of 15 years, Hugh Morgan of Knoxville, when he experienced cardiac arrest. During their years together, Heather and Hugh traveled extensively both internationally and in the US. Hugh was also Heather’s patient and helpful companion while she followed her great love and hobby of photography. Many of Heather’s photos have won awards locally, and copies of her beautiful photo cards of the local flora and fauna are regularly requested by many. Heather was predeceased by her parents Ellen May Jefford and William Thomas Gough Jefford of Ingatestone, Essex. Heather was greatly loved by daughters Catherine Emma Crawley (Richard) and granddaughter Hannah of Stowe, VT; Sarah Louise Flynn (Brock) and granddaughters Grace and Brooke, and grandsons Andrew and Elijah of Westcliffe, CO; and son Benjamin (Angela) and step-grandsons Gabriel, Casey, and Bradey, of Maryville, TN; sister Valerie Ann Pressley (John) of Hartley, Kent, England, and brother Keith William Charles Jefford (Iris) of Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England; and many nieces and nephews and their families in England. She will be deeply missed by many great friends far and wide. The family wishes to thank UT Hospice and FirstLight for their compassionate care and support during the last months of her life. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent in Heather’s memory to the Cancer Support Community of Knoxville or Friends of the Smokies.