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Hugh L. Carroll, 80, of Oneida, passed away May 22, 2004, at the Scott County Hospital in Oneida. Born in the Smokey Junction community, August 7, 1923, she was preceded in death by his parents, Dester and Mary Lowe Carroll; his wife, Nina Berg-bohm; one son, Billy Carroll; two grandchildren, Tony Honeycutt and Melinda Eads; two great-grandchildren, Lindsey Butler and Monica Honeycutt; one brother, Leamon Carroll; and one sister, Talitha Carroll Norris. He was a veteran of World War II, and was a
born again Christian of the Baptist faith. He is survived by four daughters: Doris Honeycutt and husband, Gary, of Jamestown; Linda Eads and husband, Joe, of Oneida; Elizabeth and Kenneth Eads of the High Point community; and Shirley Harness and husband, Rick, of Winfield; five sons: James and wife, Patty, of Indianapolis, Ind.; Robert and wife, Mary, of Chatsworth, Ga.; David and wife, Lisa, of Aiken, S.C.; Martin and wife, Jennifer, of Oneida; and Maxwell and wife, Michelle, of Winona; 29 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, one brother, Ervin Carroll of the Straight Fork community; several nieces and nephews, and many other relatives. Funeral service was conducted May 25, in the chapel of West-Murley Funeral Home with
Rev. Gene Bond officiating. Music was provided by New Haven Baptist Church Choir. Interment was to be conducted May 26 in Honeycutt Cemetery. West-Murley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. (donated by Susie Bullock [email protected] )

Clinton Courier July 27,1978
Retired New River Miner Dies
Jimmie Carroll,72 of Highway 116,Briceville Rt.1,died at 3:50 a.m. last Thursday at Oak Ridge Hospital of a lung ailment. He was a retired New River area miner and member of United Miner Workers of America. Carroll was a native of the Briceville area and enjoyed gardening and fishing. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Luke (Christine) Cox of Oliver Springs and Mrs. Sharon Kay Williams of Moline, Ill., seven sons, Clifford Carroll of Oelwein, Iowa, Andy Carroll of Bedford, Ohio, Laymon Carroll of Moline, Ed Ruddy, Emery and Dennis Carroll of Briceville Rt.1, two sisters, Mrs. Cordella Brown of Briceville Rt.1,and Mrs. Guy (Winfrey) Lively of Lake City, a half brother, Dewey Kennedy of Duff,25 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Saturday at Grave Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Edwin Phillips and the Rev. Carvin Phillips officiating. Burial was in church cemetery. (donated by Susie Bullock [email protected] )

Carden, James Sumner 1939
James Sumner Carden, old-timer of the Harrington Bluestem district, died Sunday, Dec 10, 1939, following an illness of eight weeks. Jones & Jones, Wenatchee, were morticians in charge. James Sumner Carden is brought here for burial. Mr. Carden was born Dec 26, 1879 in Clinton, TN where he grew to manhood. In 1898 he came west and settled at Bluestem. He was employed by the Great Northern and the last six months he was in the same work at Columbia Siding, Wenatchee. Surviving Mr. Carden are three brothers, J. P. Carden of Enumclaw, Fowler Carden of Olympia and Wm Carden of Oregon; 4
sisters, Mrs. Sarah Roberts, Mrs. Florence Gillenwaters, Mrs. Rose Wilson and Mrs. Blanche Rymer, all of TN; also nephews. (Citizen-15 Dec 1939) (donated by Susie Bullock [email protected] )

May 14, 1936
R. M. Cox
R. M. Cox, 91, of Clinton, RFD 1,a member of a pioneer family which settled in this country in the latter 18th century, died May 8. He is survived by eight children, 50 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren. Mr. Cox was a farmer and was affilliated with the Baptist Church at Bethel for 40 years. He was born ,lived all his life and died in the same house. Funeral services were held at the home at 10 a.m. May 9,the Rev. James Demarcus officiating. Burial was in Cox cemetery. Surviving are eight children, five sons, Freeman, James, Owen, Ross and Luke Cox, three daughters, Mrs. Florence Vowell, Mrs. Alice Williams, Mrs. Eliza Weaver. Holley Undertaking Co. was in charge. (donated by Susie Bullock [email protected] )

Joseph E. 'Joe' Cooper
Retired airplane mechanic Joseph E. "Joe" Cooper, 82, of Oliver Springs, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. Born April 5, 1920, in Caryville, he was the son of Dewey and Martha Chapman Cooper, both now deceased. Mr. Cooper had lived in Oliver Springs since 1959. He was a retired airplane mechanic and also worked as a diesel mechanic at Walls and Coker for many years. He was well-known for his mechanical expertise and his ability to build airplanes from buckets of parts. He repaired planes for the original barnstormer. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Cooper is survived by a daughter, Shirley A. Fritts and her husband, Herbert, of Oliver Springs; grandsons Bernie J. Fritts and his fiancee, Melinda Webb, both of Oliver Springs, and Tony Fritts of Claxton; great-granddaughter Tiffany Lynn Fritts of Knoxville;
sisters Frankie Moore Noogin of Knoxville, Ann Duncan and her husband, Clayton, of Clinton, Wilma Minor of Oak Ridge, Charlotte Broders and her husband, Martin, of Loudon, Kay Acosta and her husband, Jim, of Largo, Fla., and Lucille Patterson of Clearwater, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews. He considered as special friends Sheila, Marvin and Doris Justice of Oliver Springs and Tom Rohling of Maryville. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Cora C. Cooper, another daughter, Joyce
Jeanette Cooper, and a brother, Ted Cooper. A graveside service was held Sunday afternoon, Feb. 2, at New Fairview Cemetery in Oliver Springs with the Rev. Scott Queener officiating. Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs handled arrangements. (donated by Susie Bullock [email protected] )

Funeral service for Thomas L. Craig,85, of Dutch Valley at Clinton Rt.2,were held Sunday afternoon at Valley View with the Rev. Ben Rapier the Rev. Jimmy Jones and the Rev. David Hanes officiating.Craig, who died last Wednesday night, was buried in Robbins Cemetery. He leaves his wifem Mrs. Celia Craig, two daughters, Mrs. Stacy Hammock of Clinton Rt.2, Mrs. Stella Murray of Alberdeen, Md.,three sons, Stanley and Hurstle Craig of Michigan, Eugene Craig, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and three step-great-grandchildren.

Mary Hatmaker Creekmore, Dec 6, 1995
Mary Hatmaker Creekmore, 83 of Duffield, VA died Wednesday in Ridgecrest Nursing Home in Duffield. The daughter of Thomas & Sarah Hatmaker, she was born Feb 28, 1912 in Anderson co. A former Lake City resident, Mrs Creekmore was a member of Longfield Baptist Church in Lake City. She was formerly active in Rebekkahs of Anderson County & had worked as a merchant in the restaurant industry. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Creekmore; parents; sisters, Catherine Ward & Evelyn Rains; & brothers, William Hatmaker, Joe Hatmaker, James Hatmaker & George Hatmaker. Survivors include daughter & son-in-law, Mary Sue & Bob Chapman of Massapequa, NY; a
grandson & wife, Michael & Mendy Bahl of Dayton, OH; granddaughter & husband Tonia & Roger Burton of Dayton, OH; great-grand-children, Alexis, Sierra & Desiree; sister & brother-in-law Gladys & Harold Rogers of Dublin, VA, brother & sister-in-law, Clayton & Naomi Hatmaker of Dover; several nieces & nephews; & a host of friends. Funeral service was Friday in Cox Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev George DeLozier & the Rev Garry Gilliam officiating. Burial was Saturday in Longfield Cemetery, Lake City. Cox Funeral Home, Lake City, was in charge of arrangements. (donated by Gloria Fay (Harmon) Burris [email protected] )

Dec.5,1963
Mrs. Cooper dies Thursday Sunday for Mrs. Alice Webb Cooper,87,of 711 Sharp St. Clinton, who died
Thursday night in St. Mary's Hospital. She had been a resident of Anderson County most of her life. she is survived by five sons, Clarence, Carl, Vernon, and Ulysses all of Clinton and Henry Beech of Lake City, three daughters, Mrs. Gertrude McGhee, Mrs. Edna Long both of Clinton, and Mrs. Mabel Burchfield of Maryville. a sister, Mrs. Ethel Poston of Caryville,17 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
The services were held in the Holley Funeral Home Chapel. With the Rev. Delbert Payne officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove Church Cemetery. (donated by Susie Bullock [email protected] )

Mayor's Mother Taken By Death.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson Cooper,88,mother of Mayor J. Harvey Cooper of Clinton, died Thursday at 9a.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sherman Lasley, in Caryville. Survivors besides Mayor Cooper are a son, Dewey Cooper, also of Clinton, five daughters, Mrs. Mossie Violet of Clinton, Mrs. Mollie Evans, Mrs. Texie Evans, Mrs. Dora Lasley, and Mrs. Ollie Powers, all of Caryville, two sisters, and one brother. Services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Lake View Baptist Church with Burial in the Woods Cemetery. Martin's of Lake City in charge. (donated by Susie Bullock [email protected] )

Upon motion of Dr. M. M Harris, a committee consisting of Major A.M. Gamble, Lieutenant W. W. Dunn,Ignaz Fanz, S .J.Yarnell and Dr. Jas A. Ruble, Was appointed and presented the folling resolutions. They where ordered by the encampment that the committee attend the funeral of the late Gen. Cooper to be conducted at the Broadway Baptist Church next Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The resolutions were has follow-"We, the committee

of the department of Tennessee, Grand Army of the Republic, are pained to learn of the death on last evening of our beloved and admired and almost revered comrade, Joseph A. Cooper, At his home in St. John's Kansas, Born in the mountains of East Tennessee, brought up at hard labor on a mountain farm, drinking pure mountain water and breathing pure mountain air, naturally Patriotism was instilled into every vein and every drop of blood. In his early manhood he enlisted as a private in the Mexican War, carrying his flint-lock musket, serving his time as a private at seven dollars a month. When the black cloud of secession appeared above the horizon, Comrade Cooper took the stump begging, pleading with his fellow-citizens to avert tearing the nation intwan, and to avoid war if possible. When the harsh notes of tocsin of war were sounded, Comrade Cooper was among the first from East Tennessee to gather about him his neighbors and friends. He made his way to Kentucky, meeting Lieutenant Sam C. Carter, where he and his Comrades were enlisted as a company in the United States Army, Cooper being Captain. "This company formed Company A, of the First Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, "In the First Tennessee Comrade Cooper showed his bravery and ability to command. In the Frist Tennessee Infantry, there were brave and able officers, and as brave soldiers, but none ever surpassed Comrade Cooper in pure un-adulterated patriotism. Early in 1862 Comrade Cooper was authorized to en-list and muster a regiment of infantry for the United States Volunteer service. The Tennesseans coming across the mountains by hundreds and three other Regiments be organized at the same time, Comrade Cooper remaied with his first company of the First Tennessee until the nuciei? of five companies was offered him.

The taking charge of his batallion" He was ordered immediately into active service ,drilling, disciplining, marching, picketing, fighting every opportunity and enlisting men as they came to him. "The Sixth Tennessee Infantry had seven companies, but they are on record as having done as much hard fighting and other military duties as the average full regiment, either from "Rebel-Ridden" Tennessee or from "God's Country "owing to thier fine discipline. Early in'64,the Third and Sixth Tennessee being, assigned to second division, twenty-third army corps, Comrade Cooper, as senior colonel was made Brigadier-Commander temporarily. During the famous Atlanta campaign Comrade Cooper's bravery, and ability to command or lead, attracted Gen. Haskel, and through him Gen. Sherman, who recommended him for Brigadier-General. During the remainder of the Atlanta campaign around Nashville, Comrade Cooper as Brigadier-General, commanded sometimes a brigade and sometimes a division.

"Sometime early in 1865 President Lincoln appointed Comrade Cooper Major -General of Volunteers by brevet which position he held until the end of the War. Gen. Joseph A Cooper The intellgence conveyed in this issue of The Journal and Tribune, of the death of Gen. Joseph Cooper, at his Kansas home, will be read with sincere sorrow by thousands of his friends and admirers here in East Tennessee, but there are none outside of his immediate family who will experienc grief so poignant as the remnant of the regiments of East Tennessee Union Soldiers, Who were with him in the great -struggie for preservation of the Union Of The United States, from 1861to 1865 Gen. Cooper may be to have been the pioneer of those thousands from this section of Tennessee, who dared to stand by the flag of the free and by the government instituted by the fathers. But the end did not come as a surprise to, Gen. Cooper comes to his grave "in full age, like a shock of corn cometh in season "The years of his life were four score and six-had he lived until the 25th day of next November his age would have been at that time eighty-seven. In the course of nature he had been permitted to live far beyond the period ordinarily allotted to the life of a man: But all the same there are those from whose eyes will come the unbidden tear as a tribute of affection from veterans, paid to the depared companion and commander of the days when heart was bound to heart as with hooks of steel. General Cooper was a genuine American product. He was one of that class of which Abraham Lincoln spoke so frequently, and upon which he leaned with so much confidence, as "the plain people "He was one of them himself. Without the advantage of competent education in the earlier years of his life, schools being less accessible then than they are now. General Cooper was really and truly the architect of his own edifice, and it can be truly said that he built well. His military career began as a private soldier in a Tennessee regiment in the Mexican War.

When hostilities came as the result of secession, he was making a living for himself and his family by sweat of his face. on a farm in Campbell County, He was an humble but highly respected and influential citizen of the county, not much known outside his own community. But his mind was made up before the first gun was fired at the beginning of the great war as to what he would do. Those who knew him then and those who knew him afterward know that what-ever his hands found to do he did with all their might. Within two months from the time Tennessee had ratified an ordinance of secession, Joseph A Cooper was the captain of the first company of Tennesseans recruited for the Union service. Through his influence there were a sufficient number of men just beyond the Tennessee line in Kentucky, after completing his own company to the maximum, to form other companies, and in a short time the First and Second Tennessee Infantry Regiment had been organized and mustered into the service. Later on he became the Colonel of a regiment, which he commanded so well that he was assigned to the command of a Brigade, and then without solicitation on his part he was given the commision of a Brigadier General of Volunteers. At the close of war he held the commission of Major General by Brevet, on the face of which it was specitied that it was reward for gallant and meritorious services.

Such in brief is history of the man's military career. Gen. Cooper was a man of unwavering integrity. He was a man of intense loyalty in both his public and private. His patriotism knew no limits. He loved his country and risked his life in its defense in time of war, He never saw the time when he would have cheated the treasury of the nation out of a single cent, for his own advantage or that of any friend. It is certainly a credit to the men who fought with him and under that they became and remained so much attached to him. He was a strict disciplinarian, but whatever any who may have been disciplined by him may have thought at the time, all have agreed that what he did he believed was for the good of the service. He died the death of a Christian and for him death had no terrors, He lived in expectation of its coming and feared it not. When the pale messenger came he was found ready. He leaves the priceless legacy of a good name and a well spent life. His memory will be cherished so long as one of the remnant remains of the soldiers of the Civil War. He will be remembered not only for his virtues as a soldier but also in many respects as a model citizen. (donated by Susie Bullock [email protected] )

Clinton Courier July 4,1990
Sephie M. Cooper
Sephie M. Cooper,80,of Pinellas Park, Fla., fomerly of Clinton, died Friday at her home. She was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Massengale. Mrs. Cooper was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Ted L. Cooper of Clinton, daughters, Wilma Minor of Oak Ridge, Carolyn Acosta of Pinellas Park,Fla., Charlotte Broders of Knoxville, Ann Duncan of Wartburg, Lucille Cooper of Pinellas Park,12 grandchildren, several great-greatchildren, a stepson, Joe Cooper of Oliver Springs, stepdaughter, Frankie Moore of Knoxville, and a sister-in-law, Cora Massengale of Clinton. Funeral services were held Monday night at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clayton Duncan officiating. Graveside services were Tuesday morning at Tennessee Valley Gardens. (donated by Susie Bullock [email protected] )

Clinton Courier May 4,1950
Mrs. Verlie S. Cooper,
Mrs. Verlie Sharpe Cooper,44,died Friday at Doctors Hospital in Lafollette following a long illness. Survivors are the husband, Alonzo Cooper, and four sons, Marshall, J. C. , Ray and Paris Lee Cooper, two daughters, Mrs. Corine Rogers, and Hugh Ann Cooper, father, George Sharpe of Jacksboro,
two brothers, five sisters. Funeral services were held Sunday at Indian Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Hubert Lindsay officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Martin's of Lake City had charge. (donated by Susie Bullock [email protected] )