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Died Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at St. Thomas West in Nashville, TN, he was 83 years old. Dr. Roberts is preceded in death by his parents, Judge George and Laura Roberts; and siblings, Irl Roberts, Mary Ella Roberts and Roy Roberts. Dr. Roberts is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mrs. Faye Frost Roberts; daughters, Mary Katherine Carson (Christopher) and Rachel Frost Roberts; son, George Myers Roberts, Jr. “Robby” (Meredith); grandchildren, Mathew George Roberts and Natalie Meredith Roberts; sister, Lois Roberts Berry; several nieces and nephews; and fur baby, Volcat. Dr. Roberts’s education consisted of Maryville High School, Maryville College, Vanderbilt – Peabody, and The University of Tennessee, where he achieved his EdD. Dr. Roberts was a teacher and coach at Georgetown High School in Georgetown, IN and the Associate Director of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

passed away on January 2, 2015 from complications of dementia. Jeanne was born in East Orange New Jersey on October 9th, 1931 to James and Dorothy (Flanders) Ellis. She was raised in the family home at 662 River Road in Chatham Township, N.J., and graduated from Chatham High School in 1949. Jeanne earned her way through Maryville College, Maryville Tennessee by working summers as a waitress at the Hotel Suburban in Summit, N.J. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Maryville College in 1953. Jeanne met Tasker K. Robinette in college and they were married in New Providence, N.J, on August 24, 1952, before returning to college to complete their senior year. After college the Robinettes moved to St. Louis, Missouri where Jeanne worked for the Nooter Corporation as a secretary and Tasker attended graduate school at Washington University. They then moved to Tinton Falls, N.J. where Jeanne worked for Bendix Aviation while Tasker did his internship at Monmouth Memorial Hospital in Long Branch, N.J. In the summer of 1955, the Robinettes moved to Montgomery, Alabama, where newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Tasker attended the U.S.A.F. School of Aviation Medicine. Daughter Karen was born there, on November 29th, 1955. Son Kenneth was born April 30, 1957 in Spokane, Washington where husband Tasker was then serving as an administrator of the Air Force Hospital at Fairchild Air Force Base. After his obligatory military service the Robinette’s moved to Park Forest, Illinois. Jeanne’s daughter Barbara was born in Park Forest on September 11, 1960. From 1955 until the family first moved to Anacortes, Washington (in 1961) Jeanne was fully occupied as a wife and mother. In 1962, however, she also began to take on additional challenges. She was a founding member of the Skagit-Island County Unitarian Fellowship, the Anacortes Arts & Crafts festival (active from 1961 through 1967) and Anacortes Community Theatre. In 1964, she played the role of Sheila in an ACT performance of “THE RELUCTANT DEBUTANTE” and worked on costumes and props in other productions. When the Robinettes moved to Edmonds, Washington in 1967, Jeanne became an active leader in the Edmonds Unitarian Church. In 1970, she earned a second Bachelors Degree (in Anthropology) from the University of Washington. After the Robinettes moved on to Lake Oswego, Oregon, she earned a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning from Portland State University which she applied in many ways. She wrote and, in 1984, published a book on the promise of citizen action: “Cheaper Gov’t Can Still Get The Job Done.” During her 19 years in Lake Oswego she served her community in every way she could. She chaired a city-wide land use inventory, and served on the Board of the League of Woman Voters. She also served as a Lake Oswego Planning Commissioner, as a member of the Portland Area Boundary Commission, and as a consultant for the Oregon State Department of Economic Development. Jeanne founded and managed the activist organization Oregonians for Cost Effective Government, which evolved into Cascade Policy Institute. She also designed, planned and conducted the first two national conferences on government service privatization. Jeanne and Tasker returned to Anacortes, Washington, in 1989, where she spent the first three years after their return helping her husband build their new home on 17th Street and working part time as a land use planning consultant. In 1992 she was elected to the Anacortes City Council and served as a Council member until her second term expired in 2001. In 2002 she joined the noon Kiwanis Club and was an active member until poor health caused her resignation in 2013. Jeanne was also a long time member and Treasurer of the Anacortes Museum Foundation, the West Skagit County Republican Women’s Club, the Skagit County Marine Resources Committee, the Anacortes Library Foundation, the Sea Island Chorus and the Anacortes Harmonaires women’s barber shop singing group. She was honored by Soroptimist International of Anacortes in 2002 as an Anacortes “Woman of Distinction” and in 2012 as Grand Marshall of the 4th of July parade. In later years she stood every Sunday, on the corner of 12th and Commercial Ave. with a group of proud Americans waving her flag and looking east to honor her beloved country. Jeanne leaves behind her beloved husband of 63 years and her three children; Karen, of Wasilla, Alaska, Kenneth, of Bellingham, Washington, and Barbara, of Rochester, N.Y. She is also survived by her younger sister Marjorie Conlan of Chatham, New Jersey and her four grandchildren, Leigh James and Joy Elizabeth Robinette, and Ryan Oliver and Heather Morgan O’Donnell.

Asheville – Norma Lou Robinson, 82, of Asheville, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals.

A native of Sturgis, MI, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Jane Van Zanten Loetz.

She attended Maryville College (TN), graduated from Miami of Ohio and earned her Master’s from Vanderbilt University. Lou met Tom in 1957 in Nashville and they were married on January 9, 1960. She retired in 1998 from the VA Medical Center in Oteen after 25 years of service. She was a dedicated and caring speech pathologist, who worked with veterans who had lost their voice to cancer and taught them a new way to speak. She organized The New Voice Club for the veterans and their families.

Lou was an active member of Arden Presbyterian Church, of which she sang in the choir for over 30 years. She loved music, writing poetry, volunteering and interacting with others.

Lou is survived by her husband of nearly 54 years, Tom M. Robinson, III; two daughters, Lynn Womble and her husband, Eddie, of Fletcher, Ellen Robinson of Charlotte as well as a family of dear friends.

Asheville – Norma Lou Robinson, 82, of Asheville, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Sturgis, MI, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Jane Van Zanten Loetz. She attended Maryville College (TN), graduated from Miami of Ohio and earned her Master’s from Vanderbilt University. Lou met Tom in 1957 in Nashville and they were married on January 9, 1960. She retired in 1998 from the VA Medical Center in Oteen after 25 years of service. She was a dedicated and caring speech pathologist, who worked with veterans who had lost their voice to cancer and taught them a new way to speak. She organized The New Voice Club for the veterans and their families. Lou was an active member of Arden Presbyterian Church, of which she sang in the choir for over 30 years. She loved music, writing poetry, volunteering and interacting with others. Lou is survived by her husband of nearly 54 years, Tom M. Robinson, III; two daughters, Lynn Womble and her husband, Eddie, of Fletcher, Ellen Robinson of Charlotte as well as a family of dear friends.

Mary Roussos, age 88 of Lebanon, formerly of Lake Waynoka, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 at the Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, OH. She was born September 12, 1931 in Russellville, OH, the daughter of the late Harry O and Frances (Harmon) Layton. She was a librarian for the Library of Science and Medicine at Rutgers University. Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband Aristotle Roussos on February 28, 2020. She is survived by 3 sons, Tim Roussos and wife Becky of Waynesville, OH, Wil Roussos and wife Janet of Leesburg, VA, Dave Roussos and wife Eva of Pittsburgh, PA, 1 brother, David Layton and wife Brenda of Russellville, 1 sister, Andrea Wilkenson and husband Buzz of Lake Waynoka and 10 grandchildren. Following cremation, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. The Meeker Funeral Home in Russellville is serving the family. Friends and Families may sign Mary’s online guestbook at www.meekerfuneralhomes.com. Questions call Meeker Funeral Home 937-377-4182.

A. Eugene “Gene” Russell, age 90 of Maryville, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, at his home. Gene was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church where he was a deacon. He was Vice President and General Manager of Dillard Paper Company. Gene was the past president of West Knoxville Rotary Club and was a Gideon for over 30 years. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who will be deeply missed. Preceded in death by parents, Roy and Stella Russell; brother, David H. Russell. Survived by his wife of 68 years, JoAnn Russell; sons and daughters-in-law, Chris and Nancy Russell, Brent and Lisa Russell, Tim and Roxanna Russell; grandchildren, Caleb and Hannah Russell, Anderson and husband, Michael Gibbons, Bryce Russell and wife, Sema Kazarian, Cole Russell, Chloe Warner and husband, Hudson Warner, Tate Russell, Kylie Russell Greer and husband, Logan Greer; great-grandchildren, Quinlyn Gibbons, Stella Warner, Luke Russell.

Kenneth M. Rutherford, 89, of Hatboro passed away on December 25, 2020. Son of the late Thornton and Helen Rutherford and brother of the late George Rutherford. Kenneth was a graduate of Maryville College and a longtime teacher at Upper Moreland High School. Due to the current Covid situation, a private funeral ceremony was held for Kenneth.

of Lancaster, PA died October 10, 2013 at Brethren Village. Born in Buffalo, NY he was the son of the late Walter W. and Thelma White Schroeder. He was the loving husband of Alice Larson Schroeder for 60 years. At the time of his death he was retired since 1994 and was a member of Donegal Presbytery. Before his retirement he served as Interim Pastor at First Reformed UCC Church, Lancaster, PA; Wrightsville Presbyterian Church, Wrightsville, PA; Donegal Presbyterian Church, Mount Joy, PA; and English Presbyterian Church in Marietta, PA. During this time he also served as Chaplain for Leader Nursing Centers in Lancaster and Dallastown for 7 years. He served as Associate Pastor with the Rev. Donald Wilson at First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster from 1974-1981. Prior to coming to Lancaster he served First Presbyterian Church of Alden, NY until 1974. As a member of WNY Presbytery he chaired the Camp and Conference Committee and was active in camp development. His service extended to Mary F. Pepper Memorial Church, Springfield, TN until 1964 and Yoder Memorial Presbyterian Church, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL until 1958. In Alden, he served the community as Chairman of the Am Red Cross Chapter, charter president of the Lion’s Club, Chaplain of the Alden Volunteer Fire Co., and active firefighter and EMT. He did his undergraduate work at Maryville College, Maryville, TN and earned his MA of Divinity from the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, Louisville, KY. He pursued further studies at Lancaster Theological Seminary. He was an avid woodworker and gardener and had a love for the shore where with his family he spent many vacations. He enjoyed building model airplanes, and although he never took his flying test, he enjoyed supervised flying. In addition to his wife, Charlie is survived by his children: Timothy C., husband of Linda A. Schroeder of Manheim, PA and Linda K., wife of Russell A. Payne of Lititz, PA; grandchildren: Matthew R., husband of Lindsey G. Snavely, and Jayme L. Snavely; great grand-children: McKenna J. and Emerson H. Snavely; and brother Thomas W. Schroeder of Cheektowaga, NY. He was predeceased by a brother, Walter W. Schroeder

Alice Larson Schroeder, 84, a resident of Brethren Village, died Wednesday evening, March 9, 2016 at Hospice and Community Care, Mt. Joy. At the time of her death Alice was a member of Highland Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, the Rev. Charles A. Schroeder. As the wife of a pastor she was fully engaged in the work of the churches her husband served. She was trained in bookkeeping and accounting and worked for Simon Lever for a short time before her retirement. She worked for Red Rose Transit Authority for 19 years and began her career at Alden Lumber Mill, Alden, NY. She attended Maryville College; Maryville, TN. Born in Athens, TN, she was the daughter of the late Bertram M. and Lucille Johnson Larson. She was the last sibling of a family of five children. All have preceded her in death. Surviving her are a son, Timothy C., married to Linda Ruoss Schroeder of Manheim; a daughter, Linda K., married to Russell A. Payne of Lititz; two grandchildren, Matthew R., married to Lindsey Rossman Snavely and Jayme Snavely; and two great-grandchildren, McKenna and Emerson Snavely. She was predeceased by her siblings: Margaret Angel, Frances Abel, Bertram M. Larson, and Rev. Robert A. Larson. Relatives and friends were welcomed at a Memorial Service in the Chapel of Brethren Village, 3001 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, PA on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. with Chaplain Mark Tedford officiating. Interment in the Memorial Gardens of Highland Presbyterian Church will take place at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Alice’s memory would be appreciated by Hospice and Community Care, 685 Good Drive, PO Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125

passed away June 27, 2014 from Melanoma metastasis.

H.A. Scott Jr. of Lynchburg, Virginia (91) passed peacefully on October 7, 2023, at Lynchburg General with family at his side. He was born May 30, 1932, the son of the late Hiram Abbitt Scott Sr and Lena Abbott Scott of Bedford Virginia. H.A. was most proud of his family and the friendships of many which he made during his long life. He was predeceased by his wife of 59 years, Dorothy Keeble Scott the love of his life. H.A. was a loving dad to one daughter Regina Scott Oster and her husband Kenneth R. Oster (Seabrook Island, SC) and special grandfather to granddaughter Rachel Giessel and husband Andrew Giessel (Midlothian, VA) and grandson Zachary Oster and wife Mary Oster (Mechanicsville, VA). H.A. was blessed with two wonderful great-grandkids who kept his heart young the late years of his life, Adelyn Giessel and Theo Oster. H.A. was also predeceased by his two brothers Morris W. Scott, James C. Scott and sister Virginia Scott Morgan. He is survived by several nephews and nieces. H.A. served his country during the Korean Conflict in the United States Air Force from 1951-1955. He attended 2 years of college at Maryville College in Maryville Tennessee before going into the Air Force. After his four years in the service he was employed for 23 years in the family owned business, Scott’s Specialty Company Inc. and retired with 20 more years at Quality Foods Cooperative Inc. H.A. was passionate about gardening. He loved to grow vegetables, especially tomatoes of all types, squash and peppers. He maintained a small garden even up until his passing. It gave him much pleasure to give away the vegetables he grew even to neighbors who passed by as he sat on his side porch watching the vegetables grow. H.A. loved people and was thankful for the friendships and loyalty of many he became associated with during all phases of his life. No matter the situation good or difficult H.A. could always bring his humor to make those present grin or laugh. The Christian faith was important to H.A. and over the years he was a member of Chestnut Hill Baptist Church.

William R. Sitler, 88, of Knightstown, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 12, 1931 in Little Rock, AR to the late Robert Scott and Katherine Rutledge Sitler. Bill was a lifelong resident of Knightstown and a 1949 National Honor Society graduate of Knightstown High School. He went on to study at Maryville University for 3 years until going into the Army and serving for 2 years in Austria and Germany. Upon returning from the Army he continued his education at Butler University where he received his Pharmacy Degree. Bill was the Pharmacist and Manager for Hooks in Knightstown from 1979 until his retirement in 1994. A lifelong member and Elder of Bethel Presbyterian Church, Bill was also a proud supporter of the Hoosier Gym, was a volunteer and on the first committee organizing its existence. One of Bill’s true loves was hiking and camping with his family in the Great Smoky Mountains. Bill is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mary Ann, whom he married in June of 1957; daughter, Martha Ann (Andrew) Windisch; sons, Thomas Scott Sitler and Richard Rutledge (Marsha) Sitler; grandchildren, Rachel Sitler, Stephen Sitler and Nathan Sitler; cousin, Jane MacKeever Tischbein; along with many nieces and nephews. Along with his parents, Bill is preceded in death by his siblings, Lois Ann, Henry, Lucy Brock and Mary Kay Eason. Services will be Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 12:00 pm at Hinsey Brown Funeral Service Knightstown Chapel. Visitation will be from 10:00 am until the time of service with burial to follow at Glen Cove Cemetery in Knightstown, IN. Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel Presbyterian Church, 112 S. Franklin St. Knightstown, IN 46148.

Barbara R. Greenly Smith of Denton, MD, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at the Caroline Nursing home in Denton. She was 89 years old. Born in Hammonton, NJ, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Ernest Leo Rogers and Elsie Josephine Mawson Rogers. Her first husband, C. Alan Greenly, died February 22, 1997 and her second husband, Raymond R. Smith, died January 24, 2016. Mrs. Smith graduated from high school in Reading, PA in 1949. In 1953, she graduated from Maryville College in Maryville, TN. She received her Masters from UMD and Salisbury State. She then taught Physical Education at the Denton Elementary School for 26 years, becoming Administrative Assistant and retiring in 1989 after 30 years of service. She was a Lifetime Member of the P.T.A. and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association. She was a member of the St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Denton where she was in the Choir, taught Sunday School, and served on many committees. She had also been active in the Caroline American Legion Post 29 Auxiliary where she will be wonderfully remembered by a host of friends. Mrs. Smith is survived by her daughter, Ruth G. Prattis and her husband, Greg, of Norfolk, VA and her son, Gary A. Greenly and his wife, Judy, of Greensboro, MD; and a sister, Ruth R. Myers of Delta, PA. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, November 28th, at the St. Luke’s United Methodist Church located at 100 S. Fifth Ave. in Denton beginning with an American Legion Post 29 Auxiliary Memorial service. Friends may visit with the family one hour before the service. If friends wish to send memorial donations in Mrs. Smith’s memory, the family suggests sending them to the St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 S. Fifth Ave., Denton, MD 21629. To offer online condolences, please visit moorefuneralhomepa.com.

Patricia (Lovette) Spoone, 91 of Orlando, passed away on June 9, 2023. She was born in Greenville, TN on March 15, 1932. She is survived by her son Dan Spoone and his wife Leslie Spoone, daughter Cathy Spoone and her husband Gregg Buckingham, 2 grandsons Ben Buckingham and Sam Spoone, and her exchange student daughter from Norway, Helga Brun. She is preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Bill Spoone, and her parents Raymond (R.B.) and Gertrude Lovette.

Until she was six, Pat and her parents lived on her grandfather’s farm in Greenville, TN. She lived in Morristown, TN until she was 11 when her family moved to Oak Ridge, TN where her father worked at the Y-12 Electromagnetic Plant to make enriched uranium for the atomic bomb. She described this time of her life as instrumental in molding her view of the world as people came from all over the country to work at the plant.

After the war ended her family returned to Morristown, TN, where she graduated from Morristown High School in 1950. She played on the girl’s basketball team, was editor of the school newspaper, and President of the 7 & 6 social club. She attended Maryville College in Maryville, TN for two years and then graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Education. During this time she learned to fly a single engine plane.

Pat and Bill were high school sweethearts and married in 1955. They moved to Orlando in 1958 where they lived for the remainder of their lives. She worked at Jones Business College, Head Start, and as a business education teacher at Ocoee High School for 5 years. After she earned a Master’s Degree in Guidance Counseling from Rollins College, she was a high school guidance counselor at Evans High School for 14 years (Director of the Guidance Department for 13 years) and Apopka High School for 6 years.

Pat was a member of the Foundation Fighting Blindness and the Greater Orlando Council of the Blind, supporting her son and daughter-in-law who both have retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative retinal disease that causes blindness. She helped her daughter immensely with her grandchildren, who always loved going over to her house (the “Land of Yes”). She was active in the Alliance women’s group at the First Unitarian Church of Orlando.

Pat enjoyed being with her family, reading, traveling, bridge, animals (especially dogs), and learning to clog with her husband Bill. Pat was an incredible wife, mother and grandmother, loving and supportive and always a great listener. She was the center and the heart of a very close family.

Frederick Stradtman, affectionately known by most as Fred, was born on January 4, 1930 in Charleston, South Carolina to the late Frederick William Stradtman, Sr. and Lula Brownlee Stradtman. He spent his early years in South Carolina and was recipient of a Bachelor’s degree from Maryville College in Tennessee. Later, Fred attended New Jersey State Teachers College and New York University where he eventually obtained his Master of Science and Master of Art degrees. He taught fifth grade for almost thirty-eight years in Mendham, Morris Township and in the newly formed Morris School District of New Jersey and was a lifetime member of the New Jersey Congress of Parents and Teachers. Fred loved the Arts. He was a regular attendee of the Metropolitan Opera and was active in drama productions in his church and school. Fred was well traveled and had been to many exotic destinations including Russia, Africa and India and was a member of St. Simons Presbyterian Church. In addition to his parents, his sister, Ede Lentz; his two half- brothers, Paul and Joseph Stradtman and his half-sister, Martha Nagrodsky preceded him in death. Survivors include his two sisters, Sarah Francis of Sandusky, Ohio and Bert McPipkin of Jesup, GA and two half- brothers, David Stradtman of Brunswick, GA and John Stradtman of Las Vegas, NV. A host of nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family members also survive. Funeral services were on Monday, March 27, 2017 at St. Simons Presbyterian Church with Reverend Bob Brearley officiating. Interment was at Bethany Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina. Howard & Jones Funeral Home, Jesup, GA

Edith McMillan Sutton, 84, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016, following a hospitalization from a stroke. “Edie” graduated from Marrietta, GA high school, Maryville college TN, and did post graduate studies at the Kent School of Social Work in Louisville KY. She had served as a medical social worker, high school teacher, a librarian at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and as an office manager in the Recruiting department of the Presbyterian Church World Mission. As a volunteer she had been active in PTA, Girl Scouts, and served as a docent for the Farmington Plantation (the home of the Speed family in Louisville) and as a leader in women’s activities in the Presbyterian Church USA. She was a child of George Huie and Evelyn Longley McMillan, born in 1932 in Acworth Georgia. After high school and college she served as Youth Director for the First Presbyterian Church in Charleston WV, where she met her future husband Walter Sutton. They were married in 1956, and after his graduation from Seminary she served as an active partner in pastoral charges in Eminence, Elizabethtown, and Maysville KY. She was an active Elder and leader at Harvey Browne Memorial Presbyterian Church She is survived by her husband, her son Harold (Mary), her sisters Nancy McPherson (Bob) and Lilouise Disharoon (Garland), and two granddaughters: Katie and Evelyn. She was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Stephanie Jean Sutton, her sisters Emma Josephine Mize (Clyde) and Martha Somoza (Pete). A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 2 p.m. in the Sanctuary of Harvey Browne Presbyterian Church, 311 Browns Lane. Suggestions for memorial gifts include Presbyterian World Mission, Doctors without Borders, or a charity of the giver’s choosing.

Thomas Eugene “Hub” Upton, 86, of Huntsville, AL, died July 19, 2016. Tom was born and raised in Maryville, TN. He graduated from Maryville High School, and attended Maryville College where he excelled in football and basketball until sidelined by serious ankle and eye injuries. While in college, Tom met the love of his life, Dorothy “Pinkie” Hoyle. They married in 1955 and had three children together. Tom enjoyed a varied career and found his niche in the travel industry, in which he worked for United Air Lines for 20 years; and in 1979, left to join Christopher Travel Agency. Tom was also active in the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce. He had a great singing voice and was active in the church choir and competitive barbershop singing. Tom was preceded in death by Pinkie in 2007. Survivors include sons, Bradley H. Upton of Corvallis, OR and Ben A. Upton of Las Cruces, NM; daughter, Elizabeth Upton Ambroz; and grandsons, Reid T. Ambroz and Evan C. Ambroz of Huntsville, AL.

age 86, of Chickamauga, GA passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA and had resided in Northwest Georgia for the past three years. He was a longtime resident of Aiken, SC and was a retired Professor from the University of South Carolina at Aiken where he taught for over thirty years. He was of the Presbyterian faith. He is preceded in death by his wife: Elizabeth Van Alstyne and mother: Wilma Van Alstyne. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law: Paul & Abigail Van Alstyne of Chickamauga, GA, grandchildren: Christopher, Robert, Kathryn, and great-grandchild: Jillian. The family held a private memorial service.

Hugh H Walker, 92, who lived in Franklin, Tennessee; however; the majority of his life and a place he called home was Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, August 23rd surrounded by his family and loved ones. Hugh was born in Memphis TN, to the late Paulus and Mary Walker, and is survived by his loving wife, Nancy of 64 years, daughter Lee Anne (Kevin) Hagan, & son, Andy Walker, as well as, his grandson’s Walker and Spencer Hagan. Hugh was a loyal, loving father and a friend to all who knew him. He graduated from The Duncan School in Nashville, earned a bachelor’s degree from Maryville College, Master’s Degree from Vanderbilt University, Louisiana State University and a Doctorate Degree from The University of Tennessee. Hugh served as a Naval Officer aboard the USS Trathen and was proud to serve his country. As a lifelong educator, Hugh touched the lives of many students over the years teaching at Castle Heights Military Academy and The Baylor School in Chattanooga where he also served as the head coach of the track and cross-country teams. He then went on to teach at Chattanooga State and North Georgia Technical College. He dedicated his life to serving others by teaching and coaching.

Anne L. Walton, 83, of Wellston passed away at her home on Wednesday morning, August 6, 2014. She was born in Marysville, Ohio, on August 1, 1931, daughter of the late French Snider and Lamont Sewell Snider. She was a graduate of Marysville High School and received her degree in elementary education from Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee. She retired after teaching for 31 years in the Vinton County Schools. She attended the First Presbyterian Church of Marysville and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Wellston. She was a lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary 371 of Wellston and past president of the ALA District 8. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star-Hamden Chase Chapter 244 and also a lifetime member of NEA, OEA, D.A.R.T., and the Jackson and Vinton County Retired Teachers Association. Anne was a well known volunteer at local nursing homes and delivered newspapers and bananas to them weekly. She was fondly known as the Banana Lady. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Earl Walton in March of 1997. She is survived by life-long friends, Ken and Pam Dunlap of Salineville, Ohio; her furry friends and companions, Buffy and Peanut; and numerous faithful friends of the community, church, and American Legion Post 371 of Wellston. Friends are invited to call at the Jenkins Funeral Chapel in Wellston on Sunday from 4 until 8 P.M. The Ladies Auxiliary Poppy Ceremony will be conducted at 6 P.M. Services will be Monday at 11 A.M. at the Jenkins Chapel with John Pelletier CLP officiating. Burial will follow in the Ridgewood Cemetery in Anne’s final place of rest. Memorial contributions in Anne’s memory can be made to the American Legion Auxiliary 371 of Wellston or the First Presbyterian Church of Wellston, 18 South Pennsylvania Avenue, Wellston, Ohio 45692.

Betty Hammers Wiley, age 90, longtime resident of Purcellville, passed away in Cary, NC, on December 22, 2021.

A self-described small town girl, Betty grew up in the tiny hamlet of Stewartstown, PA, living above her parents’ seafood store. It was a dream come true to travel to the “slightly larger” Maryville, TN for college (‘53), where she sang her heart out in every organized choir and mether husband, James O. Wiley. In 2018, Maryville College honored Betty with its Distinguished Alumni Award and Betty wowed the crowd with one of her signature meaning-of-life stories (click here for video of remarks).

Betty and Jim arrived in Purcellville in 1958, when Jim became the town dentist and Betty – literally – didn’t miss a beat, as a member of the First Loudoun Chorale Group and children’s choir director at Leesburg Presbyterian Church. She volunteered for the Red Cross, American Cancer Society, Arthritis Foundation Drives and others. She served as President, Vice President, and Community Service Chairman for the Loudoun Jr. Woman’s Club. The Wileys were one of six families that started St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Purcellville. Betty went on to become longtime choir director of St. Andrew’s.

Always the organizer, Betty was the founder and first Organizing Director of the Loudoun Valley Community Center (LVCC) after serving two years on the first Parks and Recreation Board. She initiated a senior citizen program featuring day trips, speakers, and parties, and renovated a kitchen to serve seniors and teens. She organized grants and worked with the American Hearing Society in DC to start the Blue Ridge Speech and Hearing Center in Leesburg, where she served as President of the Board of Directors for a number of years. She was named Outstanding Jr. Woman in Northern Virginia for the depth and breadth of her contributions to the community.

In later years, Betty suffered from significant hearing loss, which was a big challenge given her love of music and conversation. She worked on self-help projects for the Hard of Hearing Chapter in Loudoun and after two years, other volunteers developed a group now known as NOVA WEST in

Fairfax/Sterling. Betty also worked on the state committee for the American Disabilities Act. Although she dabbled in art throughout the years, Betty’s creativity blossomed through late-in-life painting. She became a serious artist, known for oil paintings of local pastoral scenes and colorful floral still lifes. Her in-home gallery was a must-stop on the Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour (WLAST), as much for the elaborate homemade food spread as for Betty’s numerous paintings hung (by Jim) in every room. “PaintingforJoy” became her life mantra as well as her email address.

In 2017, the Town of Purcellville recognized both Betty and Jim“Doc” Wiley with the key to thetown, which was a true highlight for Betty and fitting tribute from the place in which she invested her whole heart.

Betty is preceded in death by her husband Jim and is survived by her brother Bob Hammers of Red Lion, PA (wife Hazel) and by her children Karen Wiley-Eberle of Cary, NC, David Wiley (wife Camille) of Key West, FL, and Judi Crenshaw of Richmond, VA, along with grandchildren Meghan and Brennan Eberle, Mariel and Loren Wiley, and Gray, Emlyn, and Aidan Crenshaw (Granna 7 forever!).

Barbara Ann M. Wilson of Doe Run Barbara Ann M. Wilson, 81, of Doe Run, Pa. passed away peacefully with her family beside her on Oct. 27, 2013. Born on Dec. 28, 1931 in West Chester, she was the daughter of the late Eddie and Mary Miller of Marlborough Village, Kennett Square. She was a 1949 graduate of Unionville Consolidated School where she was a cheerleader and 1948 Harvest Queen. She graduated from Maryville College, Maryville, Tenn. with a BS in elementary education. The Superintendent of Kennett Consolidated School District interviewed her over the phone while she was still in Maryville and offered her a first grade position at the original elementary school which was behind the current high school. When her children reached middle school she returned to teaching at the New Garden Elementary School where she continued to teach first, second and third grades for 35 years. She met her late husband, Sam Wilson at Unionville High on the basketball court when she did a cheer and fell backwards into him as he was warming up for the game. They were married after his return from his Army assignment in Salzburg, Austria. They moved to Doe Run where Sam was the manager of the PA division of the King Ranch. Their 49 years together on the ranch were filled with adventures day and night. Barbara was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a senior officer and chairman of the Children of the American Revolution on the local, state and national levels. She traveled with the organization every summer to the various regional meetings across the United States promoting the organization’s goals of conservation, national heritage, patriotism and supporting the national projects. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Kennett Square Order of the Eastern Star where she was a Worthy Matron and went on to be a District Deputy for the state of Pennsylvania. She was a Brownie and Girl Scout Leader for troop #744 at Unionville Elementary and Middle Schools leading the girls in camping experiences and community service with her co-leaders Phyllis Dreisbach and Grace Pratt. After retirement she served many years as a volunteer at The Encore Shop in Hamorton, Pa. She enjoyed knitting, needlepointing and embroidery in her spare time. She traveled extensively with her family around the world enjoying the sites she had taught to her students. She loved staying at The Forum in Ocean City and considered the owners her second family. She always had a story to tell about her trips to the casinos. She is survived by her son, Samuel S. Wilson, Jr., daughter, Mary Jean, son-in-law Mark Stenz, granddaughter, Taylor and grandpups, Ellie, Lily, Molly and Toggle.

Lacy Donald Woody passed away on Monday, January 29, 2018. Lacy was born on May 9, 1931, in Del Rio, TN to Ernest and Bertie Murr Woody. He graduated from Cocke County High School in 1949, received a BS Degree from Maryville College in 1952, and an MS Degree from Wayne State University in 1960. He taught science at Thomas School in Detroit for 16 years, the last four years were as a supervisor working with student teachers. He moved to Hillsdale, MI and served as Junior High Principal at Jonesville, MI. During the summers the family enjoyed spending time on Scott’s Lake in Northern Michigan, where they owned and rented 6 cabins. The family moved to Maryville, TN in 1971 and Lacy taught 6th grade science for three years at Alcoa Elementary School. Another interesting venture was the opening of three Orange Bowl Fast Food Restaurants. The first was in the Kingsport Mall, then the West Town Mall and later one in Foothills Mall. He retired in 1990 after closing the last Orange Bowl. One of Lacy’s greatest interests was flying. He earned his private Pilot’s License in 1962, later purchased his own plane and earned his Instrument Pilot’s License. Other interests included water sports like boating, skiing and water rafting, camping, and taking the family on many trips in their motor home. Lacy always had a winsome smile and made friends wherever he went. Lacy was preceded in death by his parents and his late wife, Esta Tomblin Woody. He is survived by his three children: Don Woody (Diane), Morristown, Randy Woody, Suwanee, GA, and Barbara Taylor (Tony), Maryville. Grandchildren include Michelle Woody Byrd (JR), Allison Woody Williamson (Alex), Ryan Woody, Savanna Woody, Hudson Woody, Senior Airman Wesley Taylor and Meredith Taylor. He has 5 great grandchildren. He is survived by two sisters, Betty Russell Endsley and Barbara Lowe. Special thanks to the doctors and staff at Thompson Cancer Center and to 9 North Transitional Care Unit at Fort Sanders for the excellent care he received. Lacy was an active member of Monte Vista Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Monte Vista Baptist Church Building Fund, 1735 Old Niles Ferry Road, Maryville, TN 37803. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville 982-6812 www.mccammonammonsclick.com