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It is with profound sadness that we announce that Eleanor “Annette” O’Relley (formerly Sensenig) of Aurora, CO passed into eternal life on June 25, 2018, at the age of 75. She is survived by her loving family who will miss her dearly, including her husband, Zoltan Edward “Ed” O’Relley, her beloved husband of 47 years, her daughter and son-in-law, Christina O’Relley Barnes & Peter W. Barnes of Granger, IN, and a son and daughter-in-law, Michael A. O’Relley & Katherine Keck O’Relley of Aurora, CO, three grandchildren, Stanton and Elise Barnes, and Thomas O’Relley, a sister and brother-in-law, Margaret “Marene” & David Emery of Norristown, PA, a brother-in-law, Ivan Orelli of Falls Church, VA, nephews, Steven Whelan (Robin Lane) of Longhorn, PA, Robert (Michelle) Emery of Valparaiso, IN, James (Jill) Emery of Dallas, TX, and several great grandnieces and grandnephews. She was preceded in death by her sister, Kathryn Whelan of Antietam, PA and her parents, D. Willard & Margaret J. Sensenig (Sayre) of Pottstown, PA. Her loss will also be deeply felt by many friends, neighbors, former colleagues, and others whose lives she impacted. Annette was a one-of-a-kind person who was extraordinarily selfless, humble, and unpretentious, reflecting values of the Mennonite community in Pottstown, PA, where she was born and raised. With her kind, gentle, and generous spirit, her ready smile, and her bright, dancing eyes, she had a gift for making others feel special, often with thoughtfulness and creativity. Her delightful sense of humor and spirit of fun were contagious. She loved bright colors, loud earrings, and silly footwear. She celebrated holidays with boundless creativity, enthusiasm, and energy, but also cultivated a habit for cherishing and bringing joy to even the simplest moments of life. Annette graduated from Pottstown High School, Maryville College (TN), and the University of Tennessee, where she graduated with a Masters in Speech and Language Pathology. While there, she happened into her lifelong love, Ed, a Ph.D. student who came to the US as a refugee from Hungary and later became a Professor of Economics at North Dakota State University. Throughout her 35 years at Washington School in Fargo, Annette helped many children as a speech and language therapist before retiring to Aurora, CO in 2005. She was extremely generous with her time with seemingly unlimited patience and presence for others, always taking the initiative to understand and appreciate what was important to the people she loved. She willingly sacrificed comforts so that others, especially her children and grandchildren, could flourish. Annette always assumed the best in others, was quick to recognize their strengths and to have compassion for their faults. She will be missed dearly, but we take solace in knowing that her spirit will live perpetually through the lives she touched. Following a small family visitation, a funeral service was held at First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, CO on June 30, 2018. According to her wishes, Annette’s ashes will be scattered in a beautiful place to be determined. A permanent memorial is also pending. Annette’s family is eternally grateful to the many family and friends for their kind words of comfort and remembrance, and their generous support. Donations to Denver Rescue Mission and USO in her name are welcomed and appreciated. A complete obituary can be found online under her name at Legacy.com

Obituary for Clara Jane O'Connor (Baldock) Clara Jane O'Connor, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on December 13, 2018. She was 98. Mrs. O'Connor was born in Knoxville, TN, to Harrod Franklin Baldock and Sopha Henderson Baldock. She was the wife of the late Andrew Francis O'Connor Sr., loving mother of Andrew Francis O'Connor, Jr., and his wife Margaret R. O'Connor of Aberdeen, MD, and the late Douglas Harrod O'Connor and his late wife Phyllis O'Connor. She was the grandmother of Timothy, Elizabeth, Andrew Ryan, Patricia and Anna Marie, and great-grandmother of six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sibling. Mrs. O'Connor was a school teacher for 3rd and 4th grade in Springview, New York. She enjoyed reading, playing Bridge, and Handi-Crafts. She was a member of Grove Presbyterian Church. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date at Grove Presbyterian Church. Contributions may be made in her memory to Grove Presbyterian Church, 50 East Bel Air Avenue, Aberdeen, MD 21001. Online condolences may be made at www.zellmanfuneralhome.com.

Dr. William S. Ogle passed away October 1, 1988.

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.

passed away on March 11, 2015 of heart failure after 12 years on dialysis. His wife, Akiko said that Norio was so proud being a Maryville College graduate and spoke often of his life on campus.

Joanne Louise (Hart) Oines passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Prairie Maison Care Center in Prairie du Chien, WI. She was born October 26, 1926 and grew up in Helena, Arkansas with her father, who was the proprietor of Hart Shoes, her mother, who taught kindergarten and Sunday school, and with her two sisters, Mary and Katsy. At her mother’s side she learned piano and put her alto voice to use in church and school. In high school she sang on the radio in a trio with school friends. At that time the US Army Air Force built Helena Aero Tech, a pilot training base nearby and Joanne agreed to a blind date to a community dance, with pilot-in-training Alf Oines. He departed with the 20th Air Force for Saipan, Joanne went to Maryville College, and when the war was over, Alf came back to Helena and married Joanne on June 6, 1947. Alf enrolled at Michigan State to study horticulture on the GI Bill, and Joanne quit college and made their home in East Lansing, Michigan. They had three children: Alan, Joel, and Peggy. Alf’s career took him to Chicago, then to Niles, Michigan where he started his own farm supply business, and Joanne was the devoted mother as her children grew up, teaching them to sing and draw and garden. They were all active members of First Presbyterian Church and participated in the inspirational choirs of that hospitable congregation. Alan’s disabilities had awakened in Joanne a lifetime devotion serving those with special needs. When Alf’s work took them to Clear Lake, Iowa, she returned to college, graduated from University of Northern Iowa in social work, and then earned a master’s degree from the University of Iowa. Joanne began work for the Northern Trails Area Education Association as case manager for pre-school referrals and was nominated by her beloved colleagues and was chosen as the State of Iowa’s School Social Worker of the Year for 1988-89. She worked tirelessly as a volunteer at Opportunity Village, the residential facility in Clear Lake that became Alan’s permanent home. She and Alf were honored to be charter members of Galilean Lutheran Church. Joanne spent her last few years in the devoted care of the Prairie Maison staff in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. She was proceeded in death by her parents and sister Mary, her daughter Peggy, her son Alan, and her husband Alf H. Oines. She is survived by four grandsons, her sister Katsy Murphy of San Antonio, her son Joel of Wauzeka, Wisconsin. Her ashes will be interred at a later date in Galesville, Wisconsin.

Martha Washington Jeane Shaw Cochrane Oldman, 91, went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ May 24, 2015. Jeanie was born in Des Moines, IA, to Drs. C. Leslie Shaw and Honora Fleming Shaw and was raised in Norristown, PA. She graduated from Maryville College and from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine as a D.O. “Dr. Jeanie” was a medical missionary with the Africa Inland Mission for 20 years (1952-1972), serving as physician and surgeon at the Kola Ndoto Hospital, Tanzania, and teaching Bible studies whenever she could. While in Tanzania, she married Dr. Robert G. Cochrane, a world renowned specialist in leprosy. They returned to Jeanie’s parents’ home in Pennsylvania; Dr. Cochrane died in 1985. A decade later, Jeanie moved to Uplands Village in Pleasant Hill, TN. There she married Melvin E. Oldman for a wonderful 10 years of marriage before his death at the age of 99. Jeanie is predeceased also by her brother, Leslie Fleming Shaw; her sister, Patty Ruth Shaw; and a nephew, Donald Robert Shaw. She is survived by two nephews, Charles Leslie Shaw and Scott Joseph Shaw, and her niece, Barbara Shaw Schlesinger.

Bent Olesen passed away Feb. 8, 2021, leaving behind a loving family. Born in Denmark in 1932, Bent came to the United States with his parents in 1949. He attended Nyack High School for one year to acclimate himself to his new country and language. He lettered in soccer and almost surely broke a few hearts that year. Moving on to college, Bent graduated from Maryville (TN) College before entering the United States Army for two years. His business degree earned him an assignment to the quartermaster corps with the Army’s European Command. His knowledge of French and German helped him to capitalize on the social aspect of his service time. Back in the U.S., Bent went to Indiana University to pursue a Master’s of Business Administration degree. While there he just happened to meet Hoosier native Susan Chenoweth who was studying for the Master of Teaching Arts degree. They seemed to hit it off and left I.U. with an engagement to go with their degrees. Bent decided he would help Chrysler Corp. so he worked for the then-number 3 automaker in labor relations and human resources. In 1982 General Dynamics purchased Chrysler’s defense arm, primarily the tank plants, and so Bent decided to stay at the Warren Tank Plant and help make sure G.D. knew what it was doing until he retired in 1997. He enjoyed watching sports on television, especially I.U. basketball, and participating in the Masonic Lodge. For several years he was a precinct delegate for the Republican Party. He is survived by his wife, Susan; children Jeffrey (Pamela), Nicholas, and Brooke (Stephen) Schocke, and grandchildren Corinna, Luke, Renee, Leif, Ainsley, Beth and Hugh, and step-granddaughter Mariam. He was preceded in death by his parents Henry and Anne Olesen, and his daughter Gay. Family will receive friends Friday, February 19, 2021 from 3-8 pm at A. J. Desmond & Sons (Price Chapel), 3725 Rochester Road, Troy. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, visitation will be limited to 25 people at a time – masks and social distancing are required. The Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2021, 11:00 am, at First United Methodist Church of Troy, 6363 Livernois Rd, Troy, MI 48098. Visitation at Church begins at 10:30 am. Unfortunately, due to current restrictions, attendance at Church will be limited to 80 people. Please call the Church at 248-879-6363 to reserve the number of your group’s attendance. Please place this phone call between the hours of 9 :00 am – 12 noon. Due to current restrictions, the burial will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for you to consider a Memorial Donation to Hillsdale College. Please send gifts to the following address: Hillsdale College Attn: Gift Processing Office 33 E. College St. Hillsdale, MI 49242 Checks made out to “Hillsdale College”. Please include a note: “in memory of Bent Olesen”. Funeral Service is available by clicking on the following link: Bent Olesen Service

Raymond Oliveri, age 66, of Acworth, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. He was born in Queens, NY to the late Joseph and Helen Oliveri. Raymond moved to Georgia to obtain his Doctor of Chiropractic degree. He was very passionate about his career in the chiropractic field and worked as a chiropractor for many years. Raymond enjoyed watching Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, and spending time at the shooting range. He loved all sports, especially boxing. Most of all Raymond loved his family and wanted to be with them as much as possible. Raymond was a loving son, brother, husband, father and friend. He will be missed by all that knew him.

Raymond is survived by his wife of 32 years, Stephani Oliveri, daughters, Nicole Hurley, Ashley Smith (Christopher), and Leah Oliveri, sister, Pamela Jennings (David), and grandchildren; Jacob Smith, Samuel Smith, Ezekiel Smith and Logan Turner.

Raymond is preceded in death by his brothers; Joseph Oliveri and Donnie Oliveri.

Peggy Knox Orr passed away at her home on Sept. 14, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma surrounded by her family and devoted husband of sixty-one years. Peggy was born June 27, 1930, in Lynnville, Tennessee. In 1949, Peggy was Miss Tennessee runner-up for the Miss America Pageant. She graduated from the University of Tennessee then married Andrew (Andy) Muirhead Orr on December 21, 1952, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee and began her life as an Army wife. When Andy retired from the Army, Peggy taught Home Economics at the University of Tulsa, was a homemaker and later started Photo Flash, Inc., her own custom photo finishing lab. Peggy was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph William and Clara Parsons Knox. Peggy is survived by: her husband, Andrew, their children and spouses: Andrew Muirhead Orr, Jr., his wife Shelly, Oklahoma City, OK; Nelson Knox Orr, his wife Mickey, Tulsa, OK; Annette Orr Arthur, her husband, Glenn, Tulsa, OK; sisters: Patsy Dawn Knox, Mary Esther, Florida; and grandchildren: Poppy Kai Sarah Orr; Gabby Orr; and Ryan and Erin Arthur. Peggy was known for her infectious smile, uproarious laugh, and southern hospitality. Peggy was a paragon of forgiveness and was always willing to listen, support, and offer sound Christian advice to anyone who needed it. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi fraternity; Tulsa Garden Club; Tulsa Area Alumnae Panhellenic; Sew-in-Sew Sewing Club; and a Tulsa area quilting club and garden club. Peggy and Andy Orr were members of the Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church since 1967. Peggy always said, “You can be anything you want to be if you put your heart and mind to it” and she lived that credo. She was the best wife and mother a family could have, and so say all of us. Service was held at Kirk of the Hills on September 20, 2013.

Robert H. Osborn passed away on July 6, 2021.

Conrad S. Oswald passed away on January 8, 1988.

Raymond Ted “R.T.” Ousley, age 98, of Maryville, Tennessee passed away at home with his loving family by his side on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. He was born and raised in Sharps Chapel TN. Received his Bachelor’s Degree at LMU and Masters Degree at the University of TN, Knoxville. He taught school at Blount County, then at South High School for 30+ years. He was a Lifelong farmer at his Union County and Blount County farms. He Served on Blount County Commision and was instrumental in facilitating many new schools being built, he was also a member of Kiwanis Club, and a member of First United Methodist Church of Maryville TN, where he taught in the children’s ministries for over 50 years and he also sang in the morning glory chorus. Among all of his accomplishments Raymond’s love for his family, being a devoted Husband, father, and grandfather was his paramount achievement. He was preceded in passing by his parents, Bate and Bonnie Ousley of Sharps Chapel, TN; sister, Pauline Janes of Maryville, TN; nephew, Bobby Janes, of Maryville, TN. He leaves behind to cherish his memory his loving and devoted wife, Clara Ruth Fitch Ousley; son, Ted Michael (Laura) Ousley; daughter, Karen Kay Ousley Smith; grandchild, Samantha Ousley; niece, Elizabeth Janes.

Pauline McCurry Overly, age 94, passed away July 4, 2011, at Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, TN. She was born July 27, 1916, in Daybook, NC. Mrs. Overly was a charter member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Maryville, a graduate of UT in Knoxville, and was a teacher in the Blount County Schools for 30 years with most of her teaching career at Eagleton School. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Jack Overly; her parents, Malissa and Ulysses S. McCurry; two brothers; four sisters; and great granddaughter, Brendle Sara Overly. She is survived by her son, Jack Douglas Overly and wife Sheila of Maryville; daughters, Lynda Overly Brittain and husband Terry of Annandale, VA, Marsha Overly Stroud and husband Lewis of Devine, TX. She is also survived by grandchildren, Brian Overly and wife Janet, Shannon Overly Bailey and husband Emmett of Friendsville, TN, Christie Overly Dukes and husband Derrick of Louisville, TN, Rick Brittain and wife Anne of Columbia, SC, Scott Brittain and wife Deanna, Brett Stroud and wife Melissa of Austin, TX, Chad Stroud and wife Pattie of San Angelo, TX, Chad Sunderland and wife Mallory and Cody Sunderland and wife Anna of Knoxville, TN. Mrs Overly is also survived by 11 great grandchildren, Brennen Overly, Brayden and Brieanna Bailey, Makayla, Macey and Jimmy Dukes, Abby and Faith Rutz, Chris and Chase Stroud and Luke Brittain; several nieces, nephews and great nieces and great nephews. The interment at Grandview Cemetery.

Shada Overton ’76 successfully defended her dissertation on July 23, 2018 to be conferred with a Doctorate in Business Admininstration specializing in Criminal Justice. Her intent is to continue teaching on the college level, as she has been for over 30 years, and now she will also be able to teach upper level Criminal Justice and Business courses.

Billy Max Owenby, age 76 of Sevierville, passed away Monday, July 11, 2016. He was co-owner of Holly Haven RV Park on Wears Valley Road and a member of First Baptist Church, Sevierville. Mr. Owenby was a graduate of Sevier County High School. He was also a graduate of Maryville College where he was an 11 time letterman in 4 sports. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Lee and Nora Belle Owenby, brother, Jim Owenby and sister, Susan Owenby Ogle. He is survived by his wife Ninajo Owenby; children, Joseph Lee Owenby and wife Lauren, Thomas Ryan Owenby and wife Amanda; grandchildren, Cal, Cade, Evan and Beth Owenby; siblings, Jack Owenby and wife Brenda, Eddy Owenby and wife Nancy, George Owenby and wife Janice, Jerry Owenby and wife Gayle; numerous nieces and nephews; sister-in-law, Lou Owenby. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 317 Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862 or to Maryville College, (giving@maryvillecollege.edu) The family received friends with funeral services in the Chapel of First Baptist Church, Sevierville with Rev. Jerry Hyder officiating. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

Is employed by Morristown-Hamblen High School West in Morristown, TN as a Science Teacher.

Mrs. Judy Ann Ledford Owens, age 72, of Maryville, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the family home. Judy is survived by her husband, Ron Owens; daughter, Jennifer and stepson, Brandon. No ceremonies are planned at this time. In lieu of flowers, please donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Nashville, TN. Cremation Done ProperlyTM under the care of Dotson Funeral Home, Wildwood. (865-984-5959) Online Book of Memories – www.dotsonfunerahome.com

Virginia Lee Owings, 85, formerly of New Manchester, WV, passed suddenly, Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at Stone Pear Pavilion in Chester, WV. Born December 4, 1935, in East Liverpool, OH, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Lillian Stephenson Beebout. Virginia was preceded in death by her son, William David Owings. She was a 1953 graduate of New Cumberland High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education from Maryville College in Tennessee and a Master of Arts degree in communications from West Virginia University. Virginia retired from the Hancock County School District in 1996 after many years of service. She had an incredible passion for public education and enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a professional educator. She was a member of the former Fairview Presbyterian Church in New Manchester. Virginia was also a Master Gardner with the WVU Extension Service. Her hobbies were crafting, painting, gardening, and bird watching. Virginia’s love of animals was always present. All of the pets she had during her life held a special place in her heart and home. An ardent nature lover, Virginia spent summers traveling the US and made every trip into an educational opportunity for her children. The family memories she shaped will endure and be cherished forever. Virginia will be deeply missed by her loving husband of 59 years, William Owings; son, Jeff Owings and his wife Robin of Chattanooga, TN.; daughter, Alyssa Mick and her husband Brian of New Cumberland; daughter-in-law, Michele Cunningham Owings of Pittsburgh; grandchildren, Lucas Owings and his wife Stephanie of Syracuse, NY., Clay Owings and his wife Allison of Bridgeville, PA., Emmett and Ellis Mick of New Cumberland, Madison Owings of Pittsburgh, and great-granddaughter, Morgan Owings. Virginia’s family also offers sincere appreciation to the special employees of The Orchards at Foxcrest Pepperberry Suites and Stone Pear Pavilion. The nurses and aides became cherished friends. Due to Covid-19, private services will be held at the Arner Funeral Chapel on Saturday, December 12. Interment will be at the New Cumberland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Virginia’s family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Hancock County Animal Shelter.

Raymond A Packard, 84, of Lynnwood, passed away July 31 after a long illness and is now singing in the Lord’s choir. Born October 10, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA, raised in Hammonton, NJ & graduated from Hammonton High. After graduating from Maryville College in Tennessee, Ray served two years in the US Army during the Korean War. He was stationed in Bremerhaven, Germany & surprised us with the German vocabulary he remembered even after his memory was diminished. He met Hilda Clauss as an infant(!) & enjoyed a 50-year marriage with her. They had six children: Brian, Eric, Janet Krueger, Nancy (Ron) Clinkenbeard, Stephen, Wanda (Joe) DeBoli, & six grandchildren, Heather, Chantal, Chris, Peter, Kendall & Thomas. Ray worked at Safeco Insurance for over 36 years. Throughout his life he was devoted to his family, friends, church & community. His life was filled with Music: singing & directing Barbershop choruses & quartets & church choirs, composing & arranging songs. He always had a song to sing or a joke to share, and he loved to make people smile wherever he went. He volunteered many hours in local food banks, hiked 500 miles of the Appalachian Trail, enjoyed long walks, reading, gardening & crossword puzzles. The family is grateful for the loving care provided by Edmonds Villa. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 2:00 PM, at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Shoreline. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Lewy Body Dementia Association, Calvin Presbyterian or your favorite charity .

Margaret Jacqueline (Jackie) Paddock, age 87 of Knoxville passed away June 7, 2019, at Life Care Center of Blount County. She was a member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Maryville College and Duke University. She served as the Head Dietician at Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, VA, until she retired and moved back to Knoxville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Patric W. Paddock; father and mother, Mack and Gaynelle Sparks; brothers, Gordon Sparks and Ed Sparks; sister, Betty Knight. Survivors include special nieces, Terri Sparks, Marti Sparks, Rhonda (Hal) Phelps and Linda (John) Roethe; sisters-in-law, Betty Sparks and Eloise Sparks; special cousin, Martha Ruth Sparks Cook of Jacksonville, FL; and other relatives in Oregon and East Tennessee. Services will be held on Tuesday June 11, 2019 at Cokesbury United Methodist Church Sanctuary, Knoxville, where she was a longtime member. The receiving of friends will be from 5:00-6:00 pm and a memorial service following at 6 pm with Rev. Charles Maynard officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 9919 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37922.

Katherine Bonner Painter passed away on January 6, 2003.

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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.

Mary M. Palmer of Morris Plains, N.J., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, in her sleep at her home, fulfilling her last wish. She was 83 years old. Mary was a lifelong resident of Morris Plains, N.J. She graduated from Maryville College in Tennessee in 1950. Mary was a home economics teacher for the Essex Academy in Irvington for 40 years before retiring in 1991. She was an active member of the Presbyterian Church in Morristown and the Morris Plains Museum. Mary is survived by her devoted children, Herbert H. Palmer Jr. and Elizabeth A. Bislick. She is also survived by her grandson, Stephen M. Bislick, whom she adored and cherished, and her beloved niece, Connie Shirtz, and nephew, Chip Mills. She was predeceased by her husband, Herbert H. Palmer Sr. (1994), and her brother, Raymond Mills Jr. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Mary may be made to Morristown Presbyterian Church, Camp Johnsonburg Scholarship Fund, 57 Park Place, Morristown, N.J. 07960. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.