James Ashby Burdette, of Knoxville, died January 17, 2011. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences (1949). Following service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII, he practiced … Continue reading →
Woman Fatally Hurt Dozen Others Injured in Stampede Aboard Street Car Knoxville, Tenn., September 23. — Two women were dangerously hurt and possibly a dozen other passengers on a street car on the Appalachian Exposition line were more or less … Continue reading →
Ruth Marie Faulkner Grubbs is a member of the KGH Class of 1953. Ruth’s poetry has been published in a variety of sources. The following bio is from the Knoxville Writers’ Guild (no copyright infringement intended): Ruth Faulkner Grubbs was … Continue reading →
Wallace Memorial Baptist Church in Knoxville is named for Dr. Bill Wallace, MD, a Southern Baptist Missionary whose life tragically ended in the mission field in China. Click here to read a short biography of Dr. Wallace, who interned at … Continue reading →
This Award was established in 1998 by SLACK Incorporated, publisher of the Journal of Gerontological Nursing, in recognition of the contributions of Edna M. Stilwell, PhD, RN, C (KGH Class of 1952) as Editor of the Journal from 1974 to … Continue reading →
Price, Juanita Emery – age 82 of Knoxville passed away Friday, February 22, 2013. She accepted the Lord as her Savior at the age of nine and loved and served Him until her death. She attended Knoxville First Church of … Continue reading →
VANDERGRIFF, DR. HARRIS TRENT – age 90, of Maryville, passed away Thursday morning, September 9. Preceded in death by wife Blanche Pepper Vandergriff. Survived by children and grandchildren; son Harris Trent Vandergriff, Jr. with daughter Emily (who preceded in death) … Continue reading →
Miss Lillian L. White became the second Director of Nurses at Knoxville General Hospital in 1902. A graduate of the Protestant Episcopal Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia, Miss White served for five years. After leaving KGH School of Nursing, … Continue reading →
MUNCY, DR. ESTLE PERSHING – 89, passed away at his home in Jefferson City, Thursday, December 20, 2007. He was born April 9, 1918 in Tazewell, TN. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jefferson City, TN. … Continue reading →
PARKER, DR. JOSEPH B., JR. – 91, entered into “Larger Life” on Saturday, September 1, 2007 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham. Born in Knox County, TN, he was the son of Dr. Joseph B. Parker and Sue York Parker. … Continue reading →
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