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Jacqueline Anne (Lenderman) Lane, age 88, peacefully passed away on June 3, 2017, in Houston, TX. Jackie was born in Birmingham, AL, on April 26, 1929, to William Lee and Aileene (Gullahorn) Lenderman. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Richard Andrew Lane. Jackie is survived by sons, Richard Andrew Lane Jr. and wife Christine, and William Michael Lane and wife Hui, all of Houston; sister, Joyce (Lenderman) Duffey and husband Lowell, of Colorado Springs, CO; grandchildren, Andrew Lane of Oxford, MS; David Lane and Emma Lane, of Houston; nephews, William Lane Jr. and Tim Lane and wife Liz, all of Houston; Tim Duffey of Colorado Springs; Christopher Duffey and wife, Debbie of Clackamas, OR; niece, Susan (Duffey) Campbell and husband Michael, of Colorado Springs. She was a graduate of Ensley High School in Birmingham, and Maryville College. After graduation, she and Dick were married and moved to Memphis, where she was a social worker while Dick earned his DDS from the University of Tennessee Dental School. Commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, they moved to Ft. Bragg, NC, Frankfort, Germany, and El Paso, TX. After Dick’s discharge, they returned to Maryville, where Dick set up his dental practice and they raised their two sons. Jackie was active in the community and a member of New Providence Presbyterian Church. She was the owner/operator of Needlecraft, a retail store, where she taught needlepoint and cross stitch. She loved to travel and research the family genealogy. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Rev. John William Laney Asheville – Born in 1929 in Hickory, NC, John spent his formative years in the nearby cotton mill town of Brookford, NC. John died peacefully on 7/28/2020 at his home in Asheville, NC (his home for the past 10 years) surrounded by his loving family. John was educated in North Carolina public schools-graduating from Hickory High School. He graduated from Maryville College in Tennessee (B.A.) and Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania (M.Div)–just after Martin Luther King, Jr. graduated from the same seminary. John served as Minister of Education at Bethesda First Baptist Church in Bethesda, MD for 5 years, then as an American Baptist pastor for more than sixty years. In 1956, he was the founding pastor of Twinbrook Baptist Church in Rockville, MD, where he served as pastor for thirty years. He also pastored in upstate NY for 5 years. In retirement, he served as interim pastor for 14 different churches in MD, DE, VA, NY and TN. John participated in numerous regional, national and international church positions– including serving as President of the International Baptist Peace Fellowship. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Joan Nowell Yarborough; children George Laney, Falling Waters, W.V.; Mary Anne Rogers (Wes), Murray, KY; and Charles Laney (Kelley), Greenville, SC. Step-children Rev. Julie Yarborough (Rev. Jeff Markay), Chatham, NJ; Susan Jorjorian (Byron), Franklin, TN; Jim Yarborough (Sheila Cain), Beidweiler, Luxembourg: and chosen son Fairborz Rakhshan (Leila), Rochester, MN. Grandchildren Lane Greenbank, Marny Britt, Elijah Laney, Jonathan Rogers, Holly Constantino, C.J. Laney, William Laney, Matthew and Elizabeth Markay, Katelyn and Ryan Jorjorian, Piper and Liam Yarborough, Kourosh and Anahita Rakhshan, and 3 great-grandchildren. John was pre-deceased by his siblings Richard Laney, Myrtle Franklin and Mary Alice Heath. John is remembered for affecting the lives of many families through his ministry. He was known for his ecumenical efforts, civil rights, women’s rights, peace, environmental awareness, LGBT rights, advocacy for immigrants and the homeless, economic fairness, and social justice. In 1963, John participated in the March on Washington where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. John’s progressive thinking was truly ahead of his time. His sermons challenged many and his life no doubt made a positive difference in this world.

age 85, of Marietta, Ga., died on Friday, April 25, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 28, in the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church of Marietta with Rev. Pem Cooley officiating. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Mary W. Larson of Marietta; three daughters, Dot Kelley and husband Phil of Trussville, Ala., Kathy Janitz and husband Chuck of Cincinnati, Ohio, Beth Eckford and husband, Erroll, of Marietta; one sister, Alice Jo Schroeder of Lancaster, Pa.; six grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Rev. Larson was born in Athens, Tenn., and graduated from Oak Ridge High School. He then played football while attending and graduating from Maryville College, then went on to Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary to obtain his Master’s of Divinity. He served his Lord as a Presbyterian minister for over 40 years in Springfield, Ky., Knoxville, Birmingham, Ala., Virginia Beach, Va. then retired to Lenoir City, Tenn. Rev. Larson was a proud Eagle Scout, an avid gardener, woodworker, an excellent cook, and he loved being at the beach for family vacations. He was a devoted Christian, husband, father and grandfather. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Maryville College, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804 or Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1044 Alta Vista Road, Louisville, KY 40205. Family will receive friends after the service at the church. www.mayeswarddobbins.com , 770-428-1511

Mary Wills Larson, 92, of Marietta, GA passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 27th at the First Presbyterian Church of Marietta. Mary was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She met her late husband, Bob, while attending Maryville College. They married in 1953 while Bob was attending Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Mary served lovingly alongside Bob as he pastored churches in Springfield, Kentucky, Knoxville, Birmingham, and Virginia Beach over his 40 years in the ministry. Mary was a devoted Christian with a focus on missions, teaching Sunday School, and participating in Presbyterian Women. She also took joy in gardening, was generous in all that she did and loved her family immensely. She will be dearly missed by her daughters, Dot Kelley (Phil), Kathy Janitz (Chuck), Beth Eckford (Erroll) and her six grandchildren, Lindsey, Robert, Brad, Kim, Elizabeth and Larson. She is preceded in death by her siblings, Bob Wills, Katherine Nickey, Dorothy Guernsey, and Reese Wills, Sr. Contributions may be made in loving memory of Mary to the First Presbyterian Church of Marietta Missions, 189 Church Street NE, Marietta, GA 30060 or to the Little Children of the World, Inc., 333 Sims Street, Barnesville, GA 30204. Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home in Marietta is handling the arrangements.

Dr. William C. LeNoir, Dean Emeritus of the School of Science at Columbus (GA) State University was born September 22, 1929 and passed on August 01, 2016 . Bill was born and raised in Loudon, Tennessee and attended Loudon High School, where he later taught after graduating from Maryville College. He then went to the University of Georgia for his doctorate and began a 34-year teaching career as a professor of botany at Columbus College. His colleagues enthusiastically encouraged his consideration for a progression of leadership roles-from the department level to the deanship, and including stints as both acting vice president and acting president of the college. After his retirement in 1995, the new science building was named in his honor. In retirement, Bill returned to his family farm in Monroe County, where he remained active as both a farmer and an advocate for local environmental and historical initiatives. He served as president of the Fork Creek Association, was a founding member of the WATeR Association, served on the board of directors for both WATeR and Monroe County Beautiful, served as treasurer of the Steekee Cemetery Foundation, and was an active member of Loudon United Methodist Church. Bill was also a devoted family man-son, husband, father, brother, friend. He possessed a contemplative, balanced life. His was a thoughtful and nurturing soul-as a horticulturalist, parent, craftsman, mentor, and educator. His life lives on in all of those who loved him, and for this we are blessed. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 60 years, Jane Grimm LeNoir; children and spouses, Kathy LeNoir and Ted Woleslagle, GA; David and Michele LeNoir, KY; Mollie and John May, Loudon; granddaughter, Mia LeNoir, Nashville; sister and brother-in-law, Harriette LeNoir Buchanan and Bob Buchanan, Loudon; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Ruth and Ed Leventen, CA; and a bushel of cousins, nieces and nephews. A service to honor and remember Bill was held at 3 PM Saturday, August 6th in the Loudon United Methodist Church with Rev. Walt Simmerman officiating. Contributions in memory of Bill may be made to Columbus State University Foundation for the William C. & Jane LeNoir Endowment for Life Sciences (c/o Jill Carroll, College of Letters and Sciences, 4225 University Avenue, Columbus, GA 31907). www.mcgillkarnes.com

89 of Augusta, Georgia, died Thursday night, June 26, 2014. He was born August 7, 1924 in Staunton, VA to the late Sherman Neal and Mamie Livik Lester and was also preceded in death by his wife Rosemary Gambill Lester, a sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and Carl Wiggins. He served as a Deacon and Elder of Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church in Augusta, GA. He grew up in Jacksonville, FL., served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during WWII , and graduated from Maryville College in Tennessee in 1951 where he met his wife Rosemary Gambill who he married that fall. He worked for Bell South, now AT&T for 40 years until his retirement. He was a devoted Florida Gator fan, enjoyed golf, and fishing. In 1955 he helped the Augusta National Club set up a score reporting system and served as a Masters Tournament Official 46 years overseeing the Scorers. He also enjoyed officiating high school football games. He is survived by a devoted wife of 23 years, Lois Lester of Augusta, two sons, Tom (Edith) and Lee Lester both of Chattanooga, a step-daughter, Anne Cornelison, N.J.; a step-son, Paul Cornelison (Beth) of Lousianna; two granddaughters, Margaret and Catie Lester; a step-grandson, Jeffery Cornelison; and nephew Robert Wiggins (family) FL. A memorial service will be conducted at Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, Augusta, GA at 11:00 am, Monday, June 30. A graveside service will be conducted, at 11:00 am, Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Mt. Harmony Cemetery in Niota, TN. with Rev. Les Rust officiating.

Margaret “Eileen” Coulter Lowe, age 95, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 21, 2021, and went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Eileen was born in Walland, Tennessee on December 10, 1925, and at age 10 she and her family moved to the farm at Coulter Bridge. She loved life there with her family and could often be found picking strawberries and vegetables from the garden, helping get the cows in, playing in the hay loft, riding mules, swimming in the river, and learning to be a wonderful cook under the direction of her mother. Sundays found her family at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and afternoons were spent having fun with the 26 Coulter cousins. Eileen graduated from Walland High School and Maryville College, and also did graduate work at The University of Tennessee. She is well known and loved for her work as an educator of 41 years. Her teaching career began at Chilhowee View Elementary School as a fifth-grade teacher where she also sponsored the 4-H Club. She assisted students with projects related to farming and home life and developed long lasting friendships with students and parents during her six years in this close-knit community. She later transitioned to ninth grade English at Everett High School where she helped sponsor the Pep Club, Future Teachers of America, The National Honor Society and homecoming committee preparations. After 13 years as an English teacher she was asked to move into a position as a guidance counselor. With her expertise in oral and written skills, along with her warm, outgoing, caring personality, she was a great fit for this position. She served in this position at Everett for 8 years, and then an additional 14 years at the newly opened Heritage High School. During her tenure in education she considered it an honor and blessing to have been able to contribute to the personal and educational goals of so many students and has always been extremely proud of their many successes. Eileen was a member of First Baptist Church of Maryville where she served as a Sunday School teacher, a VBS leader, worked with the ladies jail ministry, and also sang in the adult choir for 50 years. She was a Golden Sister of the Alpha Delta Kappa teacher’s sorority, and in 2020 was chosen for the Blount County Educator’s Hall of Fame for her outstanding contributions in education. Eileen was known as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and a special sister and loyal and encouraging friend. She enjoyed traveling, special family times, shopping, and just being on the go. She was known for her sweetness, her kindness and patience, and for her strong faith. Eileen is preceded in death by her parents, Andrew Houston Coulter and Anna Elizabeth Waters Coulter; her husband of 55 years, Gerald (Jerry) Thomas Lowe; son, Randy Thomas Lowe; sister, Mary “June” Coulter Walker Daniels. She is survived by brothers and sisters-in-law, Harold and Pat Coulter, Max and Betty Coulter, all of Maryville; daughter, Terri Lowe Teague and son-in-law, Randy; grandchildren, Ryan and Staci Teague, Julie and Matt Compton; and great-grandchildren, Sarah and Anna Teague, Coulter, Carter, and Cohen Compton. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews; and her caregiver and special friend, Angie Edwards. Due to the safety threats of Covid-19, Eileen will be laid to rest at a private family service. A Celebration of Life service will be held in late spring or early summer. Memorials may be made in Eileen’s name to the music program at First Baptist Church of Maryville, the educational scholarship program of the Maryville Alpha Delta Kappa teacher’s sorority, checks can be made out to the Epsilon Chapter ADK: Janice McPherson, 2610 Orton Drive, Maryville, TN 37804 or Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Condolences may be shared at Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com.

Wayne was born in Akron, Ohio and lived in Brazil before moving to Somerville where he resided in for 34 years before moving to Bridgewater in 1997. Wayne earned a Bachelor’s degree in English from Maryville College and further received a Doctorate degree from Columbia University. He was employed as an English teacher at the Bridgewater-Raritan School District for over 35 years, retiring in 1988. After his retirement, Wayne worked as a adjunct professor at Kean University in Elizabeth. He was a member of the United Reformed Church in Somerville and was very active while living at Arbor Glen in Bridgewater. He enjoyed listening to classical music, traveling and writing poetry. Wayne will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Surviving are his wife of 66 years, Charlotte, 3 daughters, Deborah Bayer and husband Jack, Annagrace Kasten and Pamela McAfee, a brother Caleb McAfee, three grandchildren Avery, Laura, and Martin and great-granddaughter Jessa.

86, of Strasburg, PA went to be with the Lord on November 2, 2015. He was the husband of Jeanne W. Menges with whom he celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on July 9, 2015. Their loving relationship started in first grade. He was born in Media, PA, son of the late Walter Menges, Sr. and Sybilla Kinsey Menges. He graduated from Kennett Square High School and Maryville College, TN. He received his Master’s Degree in Statistics from Villanova University. He served in the U.S. Army. He worked for Burrough’s Corporation and for RCA as a Quality Control Engineer. He was a member of the Leacock Presbyterian Church, Paradise, PA, for almost 50 years. At Leacock, he served as a youth group leader, a deacon, and an elder. He was also an active member of the Paradise Lion’s Club. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, golfing, biking, and running 10 K’s. During the past several years, he dedicated his life to caring for his beloved wife. His favorite pastime was simply sitting on the couch holding his wife’s hand and telling her he loved her. His family loved and admired his quiet strength as well as his humble heart. Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters: Pamela M. (Kenneth) Rudy and Kimberly M. (Scott) Longenecker, seven grandsons, three great grandchildren, his brother, Robert M. Menges, his sister, Helen A. Menges, and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Carole M. Scheeren-Sanville, and his brother, Walter Menges, Jr. The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the staff at both Hospice & Community Care as well as Senior Helpers. Funeral service was at the Presbyterian Church of Kennett Square, 211 South Broad Street, Kennett Square, PA, on Thursday, November 12th at 2 p.m., with a viewing time from 1 p.m. until time of service. Pastor Gary Meier officiated. Interment at Longwood Cemetery.

Carolyn Balch Milligan, 90, recently of Millbrook NY, formerly a longtime resident of Freeport in The Bahamas and Asheville NC, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020 at MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie NY. Born August 27, 1929 in Hickory NC, she was the daughter of the late Hiram S. and Lizzie Kate (Foard) Balch. She graduated from Maryville College and earned her MA from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. In October 1954, she married Barton Milligan who predeceased her in 2018. Carolyn was an active volunteer for causes she believed in including The Nature Conservancy, Planned Parenthood, the Bahamas National Trust and the League of Women Voters. Mrs. Milligan is survived by her son Charles H. Milligan and his husband Dr. Henry H. Westmoreland of Wingdale, NY, niece Elizabeth Bennett of Rabat Morocco, and nephews Edward Bennett of Eagle River, AK and Jonathan Bennett of Austin, TX. Funeral services will be private. Memorial contributions might be made to The Nature Conservancy, 4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, Virginia 22203 or at nature.org. Condolences can be expressed by visiting www.hufcutfuneralhome.com

died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; and his children, Robert (Kim), Scott (Maureen) and Lisa (Dan). He was the grandfather of Kelly (Kyle); and great-grandfather of Lyla and Colton. He was a graduate of Doylestown High School and Maryville College. He served during World War II , and was active for many years with the Boy Scouts of America. The family will receive guests starting at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 24, followed by a service at 11 a.m. at Neshaminy-Warwick Presbyterian Church, 1401 Meetinghouse Road, Hartsville.

Frances P. Morgan, 89, daughter of William Clarence Barr and Mellye Frances Barr, died Sunday the 26th of May at Sanders Assisted Living in Gloucester, VA. Born in Sullivan County, Tennessee, Frances was the fourth of five children. She was the first female mathematician employed by the Union Carbide Corporation in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in the early days of computers. After taking time off to raise a family, Frances returned to work as a computer programmer. Frances and her family moved to Colorado in 1970 and it was there that she developed her love for the outdoors and her beloved Rocky Mountains. An avid outdoor enthusiast, Frances enjoyed downhill skiing, hiking, biking, golf, and swimming. She will always be remembered for her big smile and her availability to help get things done. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Lee Morgan Jr., and her four siblings: William Clarence Barr Jr., Harold Barr, Evelyn Goad, and Graham Barr. She is survived by her three children: Mary Frances Morgan (Port Haywood, VA), William Lee Morgan (Phoenix, AZ), and James Ronald Morgan (Brooklyn, NY). As per request, there will be no formal memorial services. A donation in Frances’ name may be made to the charity of your choice in accordance with the motto “always lend a helping hand.” The Morgans would like to extend a special thank you to Cora, Terry, and the staff at Sanders Assisted Living for making a wonderful home and providing exceptional comfort care for Frances. Faulkner Funeral Homes, Foster-Faulkner Chapel, Mathews, VA is assisting the family.

age 84 of Pigeon Forge, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013.He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Sevierville and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp. Mr. Morton was co-owner of Arby’s restaurant in Pigeon Forge and served as co-manager of Middle Creek Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Reba Morton; brother, Edward Morton; sister, Ann Hauth; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Lee and Vera Fox, and brother-in-law, James Lee Fox. Survivors: Wife: Mary Claire Morton Son: David Morton Daughter and son-in-law: Mary Anne and Mike Delozier Grandchildren: Lee Morton, John Delozier, B.J. Delozier and wife, Tish Great grandson: Nicholas Lee Morton Sister-in-law and brothers-in-law: Jeanne and L.P. Rawlings and Charlotte Trotter Fox Several nieces and nephews The family requests memorial contributions be made to Middle Creek Cemetery Association, 1830 Middle Creek Road, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 or First United Methodist Church Sevierville-Building Fund, 214 Cedar Street, Sevierville, TN 37862. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Wednesday with funeral service to follow at 7PM at First United Methodist Church in Sevierville with Rev. Drew Henry officiating. Family and friends will meet 10 AM Thursday in Middle Creek Cemetery for graveside service and interment. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Middle Creek Cemetery Board. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)

Xen Motsinger CAYCE – Xen Motsinger, 92, of Cayce, SC made his final flight into the arms of his Savior on Monday morning, November 11, 2019. He was born on November 15, 1926 in LaFayette, Georgia to Carl and Rose Motsinger. Xen graduated from Taylorsville High School, received his undergraduate degree from Maryville College and a graduate degree from Tulane University. Xen moved to Columbia, SC in 1957 to begin working for DHEC. After 31 years of service, he retired from DHEC as director of certification and from the army reserves after 30 years of service. Xen served in WWII as an aviation cadet in the Army Air Corp. He earned his private license in 1952. An avid pilot, he operated Sandhills Aero Club for over 20 years allowing many people the opportunity to learn to fly and was the co-owner of Eastwinds Airpark. In 1965 Xen founded and was a charter member of EAA Chapter 242 and served as president in 1969 and 1970. He was also a member of the SC Aviation Association, SC Breakfast Club, and SUN ‘n FUN Museum Lakeland, Florida. He judged antique airplanes at the Oshkosh International Air Show, classic airplanes at SUN ‘n FUN, Aeronca Fly-in, Boshears Fly-in and the EAA Chapter 3 Antique/Classics Fly-in. He won many awards for his accomplishments in the aviation industry including Oshkosh Lindy Award, Best O-65 HP Oshkosh, Best O-65 HP SUN ‘n FUN, Palmetto Sport Aviation Man of the Year, EAA Red McCord Award and was inducted into the SC Aviation Hall of Fame in 1997. Another proud moment for Xen was when he shared the Grand Champion Classic Award for his part in the restoration of an Aeronca Champ at EAA Oshkosh. Xen had a passion for aviation and for many years was actively involved and volunteered his time and talents to the community by judging antique air shows, being a field representative for the EAA Young Eagles Program, and playing an active role in the SC Historic Aviation Foundation by helping with restoration of the B-25 bomber. Xen also committed many hours to Habitat for Humanity and took numerous mission trips with UMVIM. Xen is survived by his wife, Phyllis Mayberry Motsinger; children, Priscilla (David) Bundrick, Rosemary Motsinger, Lisa Durney; grandchildren; Brittany, Kristen and Chase (Lindsey) Durney; great-grandchild, Rowan Xen Durney. Special thanks to Frances Washington, Luthern Hospice, and others for their outstanding care. He was preceded in death by his brother, Dale Motsinger and sister, Sandra Lightfoot. The family received friends Wednesday evening at Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington 4720 Augusta Road, Lexington, SC 29073. A celebration of life service will be held 11 AM Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Gethsemane Baptist Church 300 Alliance Road, Lexington, SC 29073. Entombment will follow at Woodridge Memorial Park 138 Corley Mill Road, Lexington, SC 29073. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to EAA Chapter 242, Young Eagles, and SC Historic Aviation Foundation B-25. Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington is assisting the family www.thompsonsfuneral.com

Margaret “Peggy” Elizabeth (Sangster) Noble passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023. Peggy was born on December 14, 1929 in Summit, New Jersey to Ronald Sangster and Nellie May Healy Sangster. She had one younger brother, Robert Andrew Sangster who preceded her in death in 2006. Peggy graduated from Chatham High School in New Jersey in 1947. Her high school yearbook described her as a “vivacious spirit” and she enjoyed singing in choir, participating in Girl Scouts, playing sports, and working on her student council. Peggy remained close with her dear high school classmates throughout her entire life.

After high school, Peggy attended Maryville College in Tennessee. While in college, she continued to pursue her love of choir and remained active in various school organizations. During this time, she met her future husband Maynard Amurth Noble. She graduated with a degree in Education in 1951. Then, in 1953, Peggy accompanied Maynard’s parents and brother on the Queen Elizabeth, when they traveled to join Maynard in France where he was stationed during the Korean War. The two were married on July 21, 1953 in La Rochelle, France. Peggy worked as a teacher for the children on the military base and the couple spent their weekends exploring Europe, which started her love of travel.

In 1957, Peggy and Maynard settled in Illinois to start a family. They had three children, which includes Ronald Amurth (65), Christine Elizabeth (64) and Wendy Lynne (54). Peggy continued to work as an elementary school teacher up until the birth of her youngest daughter, Wendy. In 1976, Peggy and Maynard relocated to the west coast where they settled in Northridge, CA to continue raising their family. After the passing of her beloved Maynard in 1995, Peggy became even more involved in the lives of her three children, eleven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren (and their pets).

Along with her love of travel, music, and animals, Peggy loved the ocean, which started as a young girl taking family trips to the Jersey Shore. She enjoyed spending time with friends and family and was always involved in the church and helping others. To know Peggy was to love her. Her radiant personality, sunny disposition and perennial optimism were infectious, and she spread love to everyone she encountered.

Since 2001, Peggy resided at the home of her daughter, Wendy, in Hermosa Beach, CA. It is here where Peggy passed away peacefully from congestive heart failure. She is survived by her three children, nine grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

George E. Ogle passed away on November 15, at the age of 91 in his retirement community of Lafayette, Colorado. He was born January 17, 1929, in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, the fourth of the six children of Chalmer Trustin Ogle and Bernice Yothers Ogle. His siblings – Wilford, Boyd, Barbara Ogle Warner, Maxine Ogle Stewart, and Stuart – all predeceased him. George graduated from Maryville College in 1951 and Duke Divinity School in 1954. After graduation from Duke, he was ordained as a minister in the Evangelical United Brethren Church, which later joined with the Methodists to become the United Methodist Church. That same year, he went to post-war South Korea where he taught English and worked for three years with youth in the Korean Methodist Church. Realizing that Korea was beginning its industrial revolution, George decided he would like to become a lifetime missionary working with the Korean church in its ministry to laborers who were flocking to the cities for jobs. To prepare for this new ministry, he returned to the US in 1957 and studied in Chicago while serving as pastor at an inner-city storefront church which was part of the ecumenical Westside Christian Parish. While in Chicago, George met Dorothy Lindman who was working as a public health nurse for the Chicago Infant Welfare Society at a clinic close to the parish. They were married May 9, 1959. After one semester at Garrett Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, they left by train for San Francisco and by freighter for a month-long trip across the Pacific Ocean to South Korea. George and Dorothy did a year of language study at Yonsei University in Seoul and were then assigned by the Korean bishop to live and work in the industrial port city of Incheon. All four of their children (Martin Chalmer, Kathy Ailene, Karen Marie, and Kristine Naomi) were born in Korea. George and Korean colleagues founded the Incheon Urban Industrial Mission (UIM), and the Ogle family lived in a small Korean house in the center of the city. Often, the office desk had to be taken outside so a committee of local pastors could have its planning meetings, sitting in a circle of cushions on the warm floor. For the first ten years of the UIM, George and three Korean pastors were the main staff. Two took jobs in factories, and one was a day laborer on the docks. George served as a chaplain for a steel mill and rail car shop. Over the next decade, they ran educational programs for workers and accompanied them in their struggle for justice and respect. During these early years of UIM, the Republic of Korea still had the democratic constitution put in place at its establishment. But then, the military came to power in a 1961 coup. General Park Chung-Hee became President of South Korea in 1963, and the South Korean government became a military dictatorship. Plans began for an “economic miracle” at the expense of the workers. They used the state of war and the national security law to take over all areas of society and crush all criticism, falsely accusing dissidents of being “communists.” In 1971, when it was time for the Ogle family to go on furlough, George felt the time had come to turn over the leadership of the UIM completely to the Koreans. The Ogles moved back to the US where George finished his PhD in International Industrial Relations at the University of Wisconsin. By the time he completed the degree in 1973, he had received an invitation to teach International Labor Relations at Seoul National University, so the Ogle family moved to Seoul for what they believed would be another five-year term. Things had gotten worse in Korea, however. President Park had pushed through the Yushin Constitution which allowed him to rule for life and by decree. Many pastors, including many former UIM co-workers, were arrested for calling for the democratization of the country. George’s classes were frequently cancelled because of student demonstrations. George began to attend some of the prayer meetings held by families of Christian prisoners. They asked him if he would speak and pray for eight men who had been sentenced to death after being falsely accused of leading a plot to overthrow the government. George prayed for them in a public prayer meeting and asked for open non-military trials. He was interrogated and deported from Korea on December 14, 1974. Dorothy and the children left the country to join him in the US in February 1975. [On April 9, 1975, the eight men were executed. Thirty-two years later, they were given a posthumous trial and were fully exonerated by a democratic Korean government.] The Ogles received much support during their sudden transition from Korea to the United States. George was invited to teach at the Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, and church people equipped their new rental house with furniture. George taught at Candler from 1975 to 1981 and especially enjoyed supervising his students in their community service. During this time, he also wrote a book called Liberty to the Captives about the work of the UIM and about his deportation. The Ogle family moved to DC and, from 1981 to 1991, George was the Director of the Department of Social and Economic Justice for the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church. In this job he was able to support various social movements including the United Farm Workers and Cesar Chavez. He made his first post-deportation visit to South Korea in 1984 when he was invited to speak at the 100th anniversary celebration of the Korean Church. George also wrote about the Korean labor movement in his book, South Korea: Dissent within the Economic Miracle (Zed Press: 1990). In 1991, George was given a post-retirement appointment to the Illinois Conference of Churches where he became the Director of Illinois IMPACT, the public policy arm of the Illinois Conference of Churches. With the help of Dorothy and many volunteers he spent those last working years educating church people statewide and advocating on issues ranging from progressive tax reform to universal health care. Though George’s employment focused on domestic justice issues, he continued to call for and write about democracy in Korea. In 1987, an extraordinary mass demonstration in every city of South Korea led to a peaceful transition and democratic elections. George visited South Korea six more times over the years, with highlights including invitations to the 1998 inauguration of President Kim Dae-Jung and the 1999 opening of Democracy Park in Pusan. George and Dorothy also joined South Koreans in their effort to bring about a formal end to the Korean War and reconciliation with brothers and sisters in the North. In 1995 George joined with Korean-American peace activists in a visit to North Korea. And in 1995 and 1996, he travelled to Russia with Amnesty International to serve as an interpreter with undocumented North Korean refugees there. In 2002, George and Dorothy made their last trip to South Korea. They were escorted on a countrywide tour, and George received a Human Rights Award from the Korea Democracy Foundation founded by President Kim Dae-Jung. In the early part of retirement in Springfield, Illinois, George tutored children, collected bread for food banks, took classes, and began to write poetry and fiction as well as historical fiction. He and Dorothy then moved to Marietta, Georgia, and delighted in spending time with their first grandchildren. George ran, swam, did a lot of gardening, and always enjoyed a good hike. He climbed Long’s Peak at 65 and trekked up and down the Grand Canyon at 70. The last eighteen years of his life were lived in Lafayette, Colorado, where three of his children and all six grandchildren live now. George was an officer in the Lafayette Historical Society, volunteered at the Lafayette Miners Museum, and wrote historical fiction about Colorado coal miners. In 2012, George and Dorothy published their memoirs: Our Lives in Korea and Korea in Our Lives, combining personal history with observations about Korea and its struggle for peace and democracy. It is George and Dorothy’s great hope that the United States will someday allow the self-determination of 80 million people and lend its support to a peaceful reunification of North and South Korea. Most of all, George gave his life to being a loving husband, father, and grandfather. George is remembered with great affection for his kindness, compassion, and humor and for living even in the last years of Parkinson’s with dignity and gratitude. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Lindman Ogle; his four children, Martin (Lisa Schwartz Ogle), Kathy (Charles Askins), Karen (Paul Fohrman), and Kristine; and by his six grandchildren, Maya and Simone Fohrman, Noah and Lucas Davis, and Cyrus and Linnea Ogle.

Louise Lloyd Palm, 92, choral conductor, Presbyterian mission co-worker, conference center co-director, lifelong advocate for women’s rights, devoted mother and adoring grandmother, passed away of natural causes at her home in Washington D.C. on January 21, 2022. She was surrounded by her loving family.

Louise was born on March 26, 1929, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her family moved to Maryville, Tennessee in 1930, when her father, the Rev. Dr. Ralph Waldo Lloyd, accepted an invitation to be President of Maryville College. At an early age, Louise showed an interest in music and her mother began teaching her the piano at the age of four. At the age of seven, she was further mentored by Maryville College professor of music, Katherine Davies, who took Louise as a special student and worked with her musically for the next 17 years. Louise attend Maryville College, majoring in Music and she went on to receive her M.A. in Musicology at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York in 1954.

With a special interest in church music, Louise moved to New York City for further study at the School of Sacred Music of Union Theological Seminary where she met her future husband, Jim. They were married on August 20, 1955, in Maryville, Tennessee. The following year, they left on a freighter ship to begin their ministry in the Philippines, where they served at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños from 1956 – 1960, and later at the Church of the Risen Lord at the Diliman campus, 1962-1968. As a choral director, her gift of music inspired choirs which toured throughout the Philippines and won national awards. She was a resource person to Asian church music gatherings and she taught the art of choral conducting as a professor of Sacred Music at the Union Theological Seminary in Dasmariñas, Philippines from 1972-1974.

In 1974, Louise and Jim accepted the roles of Co-Directors of the Stony Point Center, a Presbyterian national conference center, where they created a safe space for the voices of church partners from around the world. Together with their international partners, they developed programs to re-imagine global mission founded on the principles of social justice. She remained at Stony Point Center until her retirement in 1992.

Throughout her life, Louise created a warm and welcoming home providing refuge for family, friends and strangers alike. In her retirement, she turned a renovated old barn in Cornwall, New York and a little cabin on a lake in Rhinelander, Wisconsin into an oasis for family gatherings and memorable holiday celebrations. During these years, she was also recognized for her outstanding musical leadership of the University of the Philippines Christian Youth Ministry (UPCYM) Choir, her contributions to the Rural Migrant Ministries, and was awarded the prestigious Alumni Award from her alma mater, Maryville College. Jim and Louise moved to Washington D.C. in 2010 to be closer to their family.

Louise lived her life dedicated to her faith and her commitment to justice and dignity for all, serving with her life partner and husband of 63 years, the Rev. James E. Palm (Jim) who passed away in 2018. Louise is survived by her daughter Eleanor and her son Samuel; son Carlton “Cobbie”, his wife Dessa and daughter Biannah; daughter Margaret, her husband John and daughters Olivia, Sofia and Isabella; and daughter Carolyn, her husband Miguel and daughter Eva. Her life has been a gift and a blessing to those who were touched by her gentle and compassionate spirit. She lived life with grace, humility and quiet strength.

Joseph (Joe) Poland, age 87, died peacefully on the evening of April 20 in Fountain Hills. Joe graduated from Maryville College, near Knoxville, Tenn. in 1951, where he was class president his second year, and student body president his senior year. Joe acted in every school drama at Maryville, wrestled for the college all four years, losing only one match per year, and was named Who’s Who in American Universities his senior year at Maryville. Joe earned a postgraduate degree from the Wharton School of Business in Pennsylvania and became a CPA, a certificate he maintained until he died. Joe travelled to nearly every country in the world in the 1950’s with RCA Corporation, and he lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina for five years in his early 30s. Joe was an avid athlete his entire life, playing softball in his 30s, 40s and 50s, and running four miles every day before lunch on workdays. Joe took up tennis in his 50s, and playing doubles tennis with his friends gave him immense pleasure over the years since. Joe served as controller and as chief financial officer for several large corporations during his career. But his love for the Spanish language and knowledge of the US tax codes enabled Joe to help Spanish speaking locals with their tax filing each year. As only a tax accountant can understand, Joe’s involvement with local Arizonans in each of the past 22 tax seasons gave Joe great pleasure. Joe believed in and loved the Lord Jesus Christ, read his Bible daily and served churches in Indianapolis, Denver, Nashville and in the Phoenix area faithfully until his death. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Poland; his son, Ric Poland and wife, Tracie Poland; grandchildren, Ethan Joseph Poland and Zachary Poland of Denver, Colo.; and by his brother, George Poland of Ballwin, Mo. In addition, Joe is survived by the three living of Carolyn’s five children who hold Joe in high esteem for the father figure he was tor each of them. They are Brett Spears, Laura Spears, and Dixie Lee Devinney. A celebration of Joe’s life and of Joe and Carolyn’s 50th anniversary will be held at First Baptist Church of Fountain Hills on Saturday, May 6 at 2 p.m., followed by an informal gathering of all friends at the Poland’s home 11011 N. Zephyr Dr. #106, Fountain Hills. For directions, call 480 560-0835.

Del R. Poling, 90, a longtime resident of St. Petersburg, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 1, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Janet E. Poling with whom he shared 68 years of marriage. He was born in Maryland, the son of Renus and Armeda Poling. Del was a graduate of Sparrows Point High School, and continued his education later graduating from Maryville College, TN. There he met his bride, Janet, and embarked completing training at Western Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA, then continuing on a career as a Presbyterian minister, and trained counseling therapist. Del was mentored by several premier and pioneering therapists, and became a lifelong trainer himself, helping people solve problems, develop their gifts and potential. Change was not a negative word to Del, and he pursued change with great creativity and vigor. Del was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in St. Petersburg. In addition to his loving wife, Janet, Del leaves behind three daughters, (Linda) Lee Ribal and her husband, Gil, of St. Petersburg, FL; Shirley Ann Handley of Richmond, IN; and Donna Jean McIntosh and her husband, Bruce, of Chelmsford, MA. He was well loved by his six grandchildren, Marian Eash and her husband, Jason, Matthew Ribal, Lauren Khoyi Noyes, Brian Khoyi and his wife, Stephanie, Timothy Khoyi and his wife, Ginger, and preceded to heaven by Elizabeth “Liz” Ribal Fitzgerald, Liz’s surviving husband Billy Fitzgerald and his wife, Juvy. As the grandchildren were considered the most amazing fun, Del’s great-grandchildren brought even more delight to his life, Jared Koster, Nathaniel Koster, Michael Ribal, Zadayah Khoyi, Daniel Khoyi, and Clara Khoyi. Del also leaves behind foster children, cousins, nieces and nephews, and many others loved as family. Condolences may be shared at www.andersonmcqueen.com.

Ruby Jean Harris Powell, age 94 of Conway, Arkansas, passed away December 13, 2023. She was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to the late Luther B. and Ruby Montgomery Harris.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 51 years, Isaac Leon Powell, daughter, Alice, and son, John F. Powell.

She was a graduate of Maryville College and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where she taught English. She also taught at Columbia College (South Carolina), Siena College (Memphis), the University of Memphis, and State Technical Institute (Memphis), and edited several academic annals and English books. She was a volunteer tutor following retirement. She sang in the choir of Balmoral Presbyterian Church, where she was a member. She enjoyed music, books, and travel.

Survivors include her son Richard W. Powell and daughter-in-law Beth Powell, Morrilton, Arkansas; daughter, Nancy Jean Powell and fiancé Alan Asher, Oxford, England; four grandchildren, Rhea Douglas and partner Will Garrard, Scott Douglas and wife Majin Lee, Anna Powell and husband Jose Ramirez, and Alex Powell and wife Payal Kakadiya; four great-grandchildren, Maya and Vera Ramirez, Emily Powell and Dora Douglas; brother James A. Harris and wife Margaret, Ft. Mill, SC; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Robert D. Proffitt was born August 24, 1929 and passed away on August 16, 2020. He served the community as a family physician for over 58 years. “Dr. Bob”, as he was often called, had a profound interest in people and befriended everyone he met. He traveled widely and chronicled his many encounters and unique experiences in a short book titled, “A Family Physician’s Journey”. Bob and his former wife, Lucy Ellen Hatmaker (deceased), had four children. Preceded in death by son Bob, Jr. (wife Connie, granddaughter Megan). Survived by daughter Karen Proffitt, Monument, CO (grandson Austin), son Steve Proffitt, Cupertino, CA (wife Arnita, granddaughters Layla, Maya), and son Kevin Proffitt (wife Kimberly, grandson Kevin Scott, granddaughter Kelsey). Bob grew up on a farm in Louisville, TN and enjoyed his lifelong friendships with his six siblings and 16 first cousins. Preceded in death by sister Mary (Dr. Bob Wright), Mary’s twin sister Margaret (Ben Cunningham), brother Harry (Margaret), brother Dr. James N. Proffitt (Ruth), sister-in-law Vera Proffitt, and brother-in-law Dean Bell. He is survived by brother William “Bill” Proffitt, Sr. and Bill’s twin sister, Betty Bell. Bob cherished his relationships with all his nieces and nephews (too numerous to mention). He loved family gatherings at Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, as well as the Proffitt/Lowry/McGill family reunions often held at Mountain Homes. As a Captain in the U.S. Army, Bob served as a physician for the U.S. Embassy in South Korea, immediately following the war. He served as a Blount County Commissioner, Maryville City School Board member, Delegate to the Tennessee Medical Association, Past-President of the Blount County Chamber of Commerce, Chief of Staff for Blount Memorial Hospital and as a long-time member of the Maryville Kiwanis Club. Bob picked up tennis in his early fifties and ranked as one of the top five players in the state in his seventies. He would often pick up the phone at the last minute and call those on his “tennis list”, a group of friends he cherished. A special thank-you to Blount Memorial Hospital and Shannondale of Maryville for the great care Bob received during his brief stays. Many of his nurses, nursing assistants, and caregivers were former patients. Bob’s family is also grateful to all the office staff that worked in his practice over many years. Bob had a passion for Maryville College where he earned his undergraduate degree. He earned his M.D. from the University of TN, Memphis before completing his residency at the Medical College of VA. He played football and wrestled while attending Maryville College. Dr. Proffitt was a passionate supporter of the Maryville City, Alcoa City, and Blount County School systems. He was Past-Chair of the Blount County Education Foundation. He valued the administrators, students, teachers, and high school athletics. Bob was proud to have played for the Maryville High School football team which was undefeated in 1946. He often talked of his teammates and especially his dear friend Roy Kramer. Bob was a lifelong member of New Providence Presbyterian Church. Due to Covid19, a Celebration of Life may be planned for a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to: The Robert D. Proffitt Pre-Med Memorial Scholarship at Maryville College (www.maryvillecollege.edu/giving/give-today/; Maryville College Advancement Office, 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, TN 37804; Maryville City Schools Foundation, 402 Melrose St, Maryville TN 37803 (https://www.maryvillecityschoolsfoundation.org/) or Blount County Education Foundation, 831 Grandview Dr., Maryville TN 37803. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com.

Rev. Willard Frank Rahn of Quincy Village and formerly of 141 Snider Avenue, Waynesboro, died Friday, March 9, 2012 with family at his side. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and had been in declining health. The son of the late Frank Arthur Rahn and Alice (Van Buren) Rahn, Rev. Rahn was born on his mother’s family farm in Kandiyohi County, MN on July 27 1926. He attended schools in the Willmar, MN area before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1944. During much of his tour he was assigned to the Shore Patrol at the Great Lakes Navy Training Station in Chicago. After an honorable discharge in 1946, Rev. Rahn lived with friends of his mother’s family, George and Thelma Christiansen, in West Allis, WI where he graduated from high school in 1947. It was while living in West Allis that he joined the Presbyterian Church and decided to become a minister. In 1951, Rev. Rahn graduated with a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Maryville College in Maryville, TN. He then attended Princeton Theological Seminary graduating in 1954. In the summer of 1952, Rev. Rahn and three fellow seminarians drove to Dawson City, Yukon Territory to work on the Trans Alaskan Highway. He fondly remembered both the experience of the cross country drive and the work in Alaska throughout his life. At Princeton, Rev. Rahn met Virginia Mabel Wilson of Hamilton Township, NJ in November 1952, and they married on April 17, 1954. The couple would have been married 58 years next month. Rev. Rahn accepted his first pastoral call at the First Presbyterian Church of Vassar, MI where he was ordained as a minister in the United Presbyterian Church in the USA and installed as the church’s pastor in a combined service in July 1954. Rev. Rahn served as Christian Education director at the Warren Avenue Presbyterian Church in Saginaw, MI and at the Park United Presbyterian Church in Beaver, PA where the family moved in 1961. In western Pennsylvania, Rev. Rahn also served the “yoked” churches of North Sewickley United Presbyterian and Knox Presbyterian near Elwood City, PA. He left the Knox church in 1975 to become the pastor at Hawley Memorial Presbyterian Church in Blue Ridge Summit. The Rahn family moved to Waynesboro during a late winter snowstorm in March 1975. After leaving Hawley, Rev. Rahn served as pastor of the Boonsboro United Church of Christ in Boonsboro, MD where he retired from the pulpit in 1988. Rev. Rahn continued his ministry by serving as chaplain at Leader Nursing Home in Chambersburg, PA and at Homewood Retirement Center in Williamsport, MD. While at Homewood, he worked with the activities staff by ministering to Alzheimer’s patients. He also formed a kazoo band, enabling all participants to participate in making music no matter their ability. Rev. Rahn retired from Homewood in 2006. A man of many and varied interests and avocations, Willard was nothing if not curious about the world around him. From natural history to current events and from talking to a stranger in an airport boarding area to learning to make dollhouse furniture he was always a man with an inquisitive mind. He was an avid photographer for many years both developing film and printing photographs he took with an Argus C3 camera. As a teenager he caddied at the Willmar Country Club, which led to a lifetime love of golf which he shared with his sons, son-in-law, and grandsons. For many years Rev. Rahn may have been best known as the “Bird Man of Waynesboro” for his visits to elementary schools where he spoke to students about local birdlife and how to attract and identify birds. For more than 20 years he led spring bird walks at Renfrew Park. Rev. Rahn’s interest in birds was piqued by his father-in-law who introduced him to birding. Over six decades he participated in the Audubon Christmas Bird Count in locations as diverse as the chaparral of NM, the sugar beet farmland of Michigan, and the banks of the Potomac River in Maryland. His enjoyment of birds led to Rev. Rahn’s greater appreciation of nature and the need to protect the environment. He was active on the Appalachian Trail as a minister, hiker, and trail and shelter overseer. For ten years Rev. Rahn led backpacking trips for a Trail Ministry program he helped found with the Synod of the Trinity. For more than 20 years he maintained the section of the AT that parallels Rattlesnake Run Road and included the old Mackey Run Shelter near Rt. 16 in Blue Ridge Summit. Rev. Rahn enjoyed vegetable gardening, and each year planted favorite varieties including Kennebec potatoes and Rutgers and Brandywine tomatoes. He was particularly fond of the birdhouse and other ornamental gourds that he grew and often gave to friends. As someone who enjoyed working with his hands, Rev. Rahn’s interests were just as diverse. For a number of years he operated a custom framing business from his home. From a small basement workshop he produced framed Love stamps as well as numerous one-of-a-kind frames for individuals and area businesses. In later years he was an enthusiastic count-cross stitch embroiderer. He combined this pursuit with his framing by mounting and framing many of his creations, which also found their way onto the walls of family and friends. As a Presbyterian minister, Rev. Rahn was a member of the Presbytery of Carlisle and the Synod of the Trinity. He attended several General Assemblies, the annual gathering of the United Presbyterian Church where church policy is democratically decided. While at Hawley church, he was active in several local ministerial groups in the Waynesboro area. Rev. Rahn served on several boards of the Renfrew Museum and Park for many years. He was a founding board member of the Renfrew Institute for Cultural and Environmental Studies. From its beginning in 1991 until 2008 he was an active member of the Institute’s Adult Education Committee, often commenting about the vitality he felt as a member. Rev. Rahn was a member of American Legion Post 15. In addition to his wife, Rev. Rahn is survived by a sister, Mary Alice Krogfus and her husband Donald and sister-in-law Frances Rahn of Willmar, MN. He was preceded in death by his brother Russell or “Boots” and by his brother Calvin and wife Medora. Also surviving are sons Timothy W. and wife Nancy Hughes of Takoma Park, MD; Thomas A. and wife Julianna of Los Alamos, NM and Todd P. of Waynesboro; and a daughter Tina M. Swink and husband David of Waynesboro. Grandchildren include Kiah Rahn; Isaac, Anna, and Elliot Swink; and Adam and Will Rahn. Rev. Rahn’s great-grandchildren include Aubrey and Alexis. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Eugene Reynolds of Louisville, TN was born January 21, 1927 and passed away peacefully, July 4, 2021. Gene was a graduate of Alcoa High School. After serving in the Army during World War II, he enrolled at Maryville College where he was a three-sport athlete and played minor league baseball in Kingsport and with the Knoxville Smokies in the early 1950s. He is a member of the Maryville College Sports Hall of Fame and the Blount County Sports Hall of Fame. He owned Gene Reynolds Realty retiring in 1994. Gene loved his family and his church, where he taught Sunday School for over 30 years. Preceded in death by his parents, O.H. and Mabel Reynolds; brothers, O.H Reynolds Jr., Jack Reynolds; daughter, Sandy Reynolds. He is survived by his wife of 64 years Charleen Reynolds; son and daughter-in-law, Ken and Susan Reynolds; favorite granddaughter, Emily Reynolds. Memorials may be made to Alcoa First United Methodist Church Bill Bailey Scholarship Fund, 617 Gilbert Street, Alcoa, TN 37701. Family and friends will gather for a Memorial Service on Monday, July 12, 2021 at 1:00 PM, at Sherwood Chapel & Memorial Gardens with Rev. Todd Chancey and Rev. Joe Green officiating. Condolences and fond memories may be shared with the family at www.sherwoodchapel.com

Mr. John Edward Sayre was born on June 4, 1928 and passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2015. Mr. Sayre was a resident of Conway, South Carolina at the time of his passing. He earned his B. A. degree from Maryville College in Maryville TN and did graduate studies at the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Andrew Catholic Church Music Fund 3501 N. Kings Hwy. Suite 102 Myrtle Beach SC 29577

Letitia (Tish) Plowman Scheffey passed away on November 12, 2021, at the age of 92, in Ukiah, California. Tish lived a long, full, and widely traveled life. She was born in Vira, Pennsylvania and attended Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English. In addition to being a full-time homemaker, Tish also worked many different jobs throughout the years ending with her retirement from her position in the Planning Department with the county of Mendocino in Ukiah, California. Tish met her husband, David Harold Scheffey, shortly after graduating from college while working as a secretary in the church he was the guest organist in. They were married on December 29, 1929. Sometimes she was kidded when she says she firmly believed that ‘marriages were made in heaven’ but she has always said she cannot think otherwise when she sees the wonderful Christian husband God gave her. Her family and friends will all agree that their marriage of almost 70 years was truly just that!

Tish’s primary focus in life was serving and praising the Lord. She enjoyed all the different church groups she was involved in, bible studies, choir, Sunday school, and prayer groups to name just a few. She loved it all! Her generosity knew no bounds and she would quite literally give you the shirt off her back! She faithfully followed her husband to many work-related locations including California, Utah, and overseas such as Guam, Pakistan, and Bangladesh which included many challenges with two young children and language barriers. They even visited Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Kashmir. It was said they traveled around the world, twice! Some other notable tidbits about Tish were she most likely never uttered a swear word in her entire life and one of her favorite things to say was “if you don’t have something nice to say don’t say anything at all.” Tish also loved dressing up and even with a limited budget managed to always have a coordinating purse, jewelry and shoes!

Tish was the last surviving sibling of 6 and was preceded in death by her parents, Walter J Plowman and Hazel Gibboney Wray, sisters Lenore (Anthony) Piscioneri and Ruth (Bill) Schilling, and brothers Joe Wray, Dan (Nana) Wray, and Bill (Marcy) Wray.

Tish is survived by her husband David Harold Scheffey, their two children, David Lincoln (Joan) Scheffey of Clovis, California, Nanci (Mike) Bryant of Eureka, California, her grandchildren, Lidia Scheffey, Alex Scheffey, and Zack Bryant (Nikki Shaieb).