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Katherine Eisenhart “Kathy” Parse, 77, passed away Thursday February 16, 2017 at Grace Ridge Retirement Community following a period of declining health. Mrs. Parse was born on October 2, 1939 in Fulton County, Ga. to the late Paul Eisenhart and Louise Findley Eisenhart. She was a retired elementary school librarian at Rutherford College Elementary School and at Hildebran Elementary School. She was an active member of Waldensian Presbyterian Church where she was very involved with the children and youth programs, she also served as director of Christian Education for several years. She was a lifelong Girl Scout, being both a scout and leader. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. John Connett Parse; and one brother, Donald Eisenhart. Surviving are her children, Andrew Parse of Charlotte; Christina Cooke and husband Gary of Morganton and Julianne Sandlin and husband Brian of Portland, OR; two grandchildren, Johnathan Cooke and Charlie Sandlin; also surviving are several nieces, nephews and cousins. A Graveside Service was held at Waldensian Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grandfather Home for Children, c/o Grandfather Home Campus, PO Box 98 Banner Elk, NC 28604. Heritage Funeral Service & Crematory of Valdese is serving the family

Charles Patrick Pearson died on February 16, 2017 peacefully at his home. Pat was born on March 17 (St Patrick’s Day) 1937. His parents were Skip and Sara Pearson. He graduated from Maryville College where he won the prestigious Danforth Fellowship. He was preceded in death by his son Robert Ronald Pearson and his parents Skip and Sara Pearson. Pat is survived by his wife of 60 years Georgiana Young Pearson and their children Mike Pearson and wife Dutchess, Patricia Hobbs and husband Paul, David Pearson and wife Jennifer. He has five grandchildren whom he loved very much: Robert and Sara Hobbs, Maclaren, Christian and Ryan Pearson. His brother Ronald Pearson and wife Susan of Columbia SC and nieces Laura and Amy. A graveside service was held at 2:30 on Sunday, February 19th at Arlington Memorial Park – 201 Mt Vernon Hwy, Sandy Springs GA 30328.

husband, Dr. Clay Crowder, passed away in August 2015.

Linda Carol Roberts, age 77, of Alcoa, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016, at her home. She was a member of Alcoa First United Methodist Church, was a school teacher in Alcoa, retired Librarian from Maryville High School and was an avid Lady Vol fan. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond H. and Mary Morton Roberts. Survivors include her godsons, Jeremy Stephens, Josh Stephens, and several cousins. Family and friends will meet at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2016 at Grandview Cemetery for a graveside service with Rev. Ty Harrison officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alcoa First United Methodist Church, 617 Gilbert Street, Alcoa, TN 37701. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville, 982-6812.

I’ve now lived at the same address (in Cottonwood, AZ) for longer than at any other address. I still enjoy life in the Northern Arizona desert.
Last December, my son and I published the book, “Andy Speaks.” In it we relate life with his autism. My Author Name for this book is: Carolyn L Coen, if you want to look it up on amazon. If you read the book, we would appreciate it if you’d write a review on amazon.
Other than that, I split my time between writing things for another book (which I enjoy) and managing the medical providers here in Yavapai County (which I do not enjoy!).

Kathryn A. Smith passed away on February 3, 2020.

John Edward Talmage, Jr. age 81, of Oak Ridge passed away July 27, 2020 at his home surrounded by family. He was born March 15, 1939 in Kunsan, Korea of Presbyterian missionary parents John E. Sr. and Roslin Thorne (Arnold) Talmage. Due to potential war with Japan in 1940, the Talmage family moved to the United States where his father served several churches in the southeast. In 1949, the family returned to Korea but had to evacuate to Japan in 1950 due to the Korean Conflict. Following high school at Canadian Academy in Kobe, Japan, John returned to the United States for college, first at Rice University and then Maryville College in Tennessee. He received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Maryville and Masters and Ph.D. in physics from the University of Kentucky, Lexington. He taught physics for several years at Berea College in Kentucky and later moved to Oak Ridge where he completed his doctoral work at ORNL. He became technical director at Elographics in Oak Ridge where he was part of a team that invented transparent touch screens. When Elographics/EloTouch was sold to Raychem and moved to California, John worked for Comstock, another small startup company in Oak Ridge. From early childhood, John was a stamp collector, focusing on stamps of Korea and Japan. For several years, he was president of the Oak Ridge Stamp Club, and for many years served as secretary-treasurer of the international Korea Stamp Society. In addition to stamps, John’s other interests were genealogy, history, and travel. In 1962, John married his Maryville College sweetheart, Sylvia Smith of West Lawn, PA. They were blessed with two daughters, Heidi Lynn Talmage, wife of Christopher Nagorka of St. Albans, WV and Elaine Elizabeth Walker, wife of Tim Walker of Oak Ridge. Survivors include two grandchildren, Larry Reece Walker and Tia Talmage Walker; a brother Robert Harold Talmage of Statesville, NC; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother William Emerson Talmage of Maryville, TN. Family and friends will meet on Friday, July 31, 2020 at 11:30 AM at Oak Ridge Memorial Park for a graveside service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Christian Friends of Korea, 129 Center Avenue, Black Mountain, NC 28711. Weatherford Mortuary is handling the arrangements. An on-line guest book can be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com.

Sandra Poole Winn passed away unexpectedly from a stroke on October 27, 2016 in Austin, TX at the age of 77. Sandra, lovingly known as just Sandy, was born on May 26, 1939 in Kingsport, TN to Carl Edward Poole and Bernice Edwards Poole. She attended Coker College in Hartsville, SC and graduated from Maryville College in Maryville, TN in 1961. Sandy married Ronald Eugene Winn in Kingsport, TN on June 17, 1961. She had a career as a Teacher, Principle, Children’s Minister, and Family Counselor. Sandy, affectionately called Nonni by her grandchildren, Sandy-Bear by the children in her Hope Chapel children’s ministry and Mom by the many women she discipled over the years, lived a life full of love, service and pouring herself into others. Her deep abiding faith in God was the cornerstone of how she lived; she was a beautiful channel of God’s grace and love. She loved people extraordinarily, with all of her heart; not one walked away from time spent with her feeling anything less than extra special! Sandy invested over lunches, coffee and daily posts on Facebook; she volunteered at her grandchildren’s schools regularly; she was a dedicated and active member in the churches she and Ron attended including Allandale Baptist Church and Hope Chapel as well as the ministry of Central Texas Tres Dias. Sandy served alongside Ron in missions work here in Austin, as well in Guatemala and Eastern Europe. To know Sandy was to love her; to be known by her was to have a true friend, a prayer warrior, a listening ear, a treasure of wisdom to soak up, a cheerleader and an encourager extraordinaire! Sandy finished well! Sandy is survived by her husband Ron Winn of 55 years; her sons: Scott Carlton Winn and wife Amy; Brian Patrick Winn and wife Janine; and Roger Edward Winn; and her grandchildren: Lydia, Claire, Bradley, Thomas, Rebekah, and Patrick. Visitation with the family was on Sunday, October 30, 2016 from 3:00-5:00pm at Cook-Walden Funeral Home, 6100 North Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78752. Funeral service were held on Monday, October 31, 2016 at 11:00 am at Glad Tidings Church, 2700 Northland Drive, Austin, TX 78756. If you want to donate in lieu of flowers the family request donations to be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214. 615-564-5000 www2.gideons.org/donate. To share condolence with the family, please visit www.cookwaldenfuneralhome.com.