Family and friends gathered to remember Dr. William Rowan Barron II on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church. Dr. Bill Barron became head of staff at the …
An American story: Gus Louis Kampas
Gus Kampas left Greece and immigrated to the United States in 1950. He was just 13. Although he knew very little English, he boarded a train in New York and …
Services today for retired educator
Reba Fleenor Lane, who passed away June 10, 2024, at age 65, touched the lives of many families through her career in education. Born in Abingdon, Virginia, Mrs. Lane came …
Everybody just called him Doctor Bob
Dr. Bob had a real name, but most of us knew him by his television persona. Robert M. Overholt M.D. hosted “The Doctor Bob Show” for 30 years, bringing in …
Edwin Whiting: Legacy of service
You won’t find his name on the Founders of Farragut wall, but Ed Whiting got here as quickly as he could. Ed and Val Whiting contributed mightily to the progress …
Ted Hatfield brought Hollywood to Halls
Ted Hatfield was a bundle of energy who loved motion pictures. He worked in the industry from age 12 until the last time I saw him rambling around Halls. Ted …
Bonnie Holloway dies at age 80
Halls consumers lost a champion with the death on May 5, 2024, of Bonita “Bonnie” Holloway, age 80. Bonnie and husband Gene lived in Halls Heights, and I met them …
Mick Wiest loved Oak Ridge; services Friday
Merritt C. “Mick” Wiest Jr. passed away at home on May 6, 2024. He was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma brain tumor just weeks before and more recently with Leukemia (CCL). …