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KGH Legacy Continues Through Training and Practice

KGH School of Nursing Posted on November 11, 2024 by BillieNovember 11, 2024

Meet Janet, a terrifically talented surgery RN for Tennova Hospital System in East Tennessee. In October, 2024, Billie McNamara had the opportunity to meet and chat with Janet about her training.  Janet first earned her LPN certification after studying under … Continue reading →

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Ethel Virginia Grahl Swift, KGH Class of 1945

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 13, 2024 by BillieJanuary 13, 2024

Note: Ginny’s obituary doesn’t indicate it, but she was a member of the U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps. Virginia Swift, also known as Ginny, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2023, in Raleigh, North Carolina, three weeks before her 103rd … Continue reading →

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Mary Lillian “Polly” Robinson Whittle, KGH Class of 1954

KGH School of Nursing Posted on September 26, 2023 by BillieSeptember 26, 2023

Mary “Polly” Lillian Whittle, age 90, of Crossville, Tennessee, peacefully entered into God’s Kingdom on September 22, 2023. She was born October 6, 1932, in Reinzi, Mississipppi, to James and Ruby Robinson. Polly, beloved mother, grandmother, nurse, and friend, is … Continue reading →

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Dorotha Fay Beeler Severs, Class of 1950

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 16, 2023 by BillieJuly 16, 2023

Dorotha “Dot” Fay Severs May 7, 1928 — July 10, 2023 Dorotha (Dot) Fay Severs, age 95, passed away on July 10, 2023 in Port St Lucie, Fl. She was born in Union County Tennessee in 1928. She graduated from … Continue reading →

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Bridge Honors Ressa & Geneva Jenkins, KGH Graduates and World War II veterans

KGH School of Nursing Posted on February 22, 2023 by BillieFebruary 22, 2023

Bridge honors sisters who served in WWII A bridge on Henrytown Road has been renamed to honor a pair of sisters who volunteered as nurses in World War II, with one of them among the American personnel taken prisoner during … Continue reading →

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Gertrude “Trudy” Olean Bradley Fann, KGH Class of 1945

KGH School of Nursing Posted on December 20, 2022 by BillieDecember 20, 2022

Gertrude (Trudy) Olean Bradley Fann went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, December 17, 2022. She was 99. Born on May 22nd, 1923, on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina, she was the … Continue reading →

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Martha Lee Burden Bowden, R. N.

KGH School of Nursing Posted on September 1, 2022 by BillieSeptember 1, 2022

Martha Lee Burden Bowden, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, at the age of 98. She was born and raised in Sevierville, TN, and was the last surviving child of the late … Continue reading →

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Baley Fred Allred, M. D. (1927-2018)

KGH School of Nursing Posted on March 8, 2022 by BillieMarch 8, 2022

February 8, 1927 ~ February 2, 2018 Dr. B. F. Allred, age 90, of Jamestown, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2018, at his Home. Funeral Service will be Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. at the Faith Baptist … Continue reading →

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Ima Jo McKeehan Fox, KGH Class of 1952

KGH School of Nursing Posted on February 23, 2022 by BillieFebruary 23, 2022

The Passing of Ima “Jo” Fox   Longtime South Pasadena resident Ima Jo Fox, affectionately known to many as “Momma Jo,” passed away on August 24, 2018, in Claremont, California, surrounded by family.   Born July 1, 1932, in Wheat, … Continue reading →

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Ruth Faulkner Grubbs, KGH Class of 1952

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 12, 2022 by BillieJanuary 12, 2022

Ruth Faulkner Grubbs, age 89, of Knoxville, TN passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, January 8, 2022. She was a member of the Church of The Savior. Ruth was a registered nurse graduate of Knoxville General Hospital. She … Continue reading →

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  • Bridge Honors Ressa & Geneva Jenkins, KGH Graduates and World War II veterans
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