Ridge Greenhouse And Florist Inc

Business name:

Ridge Greenhouse And Florist Inc

Address:

148 Louisiana Ave

City:

Oak Ridge

State:

Tennessee

Zip Code:

37830

Phone number:

(865) 483-1116

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Ten About Town: Live music, flowers, several school productions

Sevierville Convention Center. Join a park ranger for a bike ride down the Melton Lake Greenway in Oak Ridge on Friday at 10 am. The ride will begin at Elza Gate Park, and rangers will make several stops along the ride to point out the history of Oak Ridge. For more information, contact the Manhattan Project National Historical Park at (865) 482-1942 Saturday, April 7thThe Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association is performing an original ballet inspired by "Into the Woods," on Saturday at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for anyone under the age of 18. Volunteers are needed to help clean up Tennessee battlefields and historic sites on Saturday including the Mabry-Hazen House in Knoxville where volunteers will pull weeds and help plant flowers in the gardens. For a list of participating Park Day sites and...

Lillie Mae Aiken

Lillie Mae Aiken, 79, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., went home to the Lord Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Greenfield Senior Living. She was born Feb. 1, 1937 in Knoxville, and graduated from Oliver Springs High School, Class of '55. Shortly after graduation, she married Willie Aiken and moved to Oak Ridge, where she remained the rest of her earthly life. Lillie was a member of Calvary Baptist Oak Ridge, where she was a longtime member of the Joy in the Morning group every Tuesday. She loved her family and friends. Lillie had a very giving servant’s heart and was always smiling, and this was seen in the 20-plus years she volunteered as a Pink Lady at Methodist Medical of Oak Ridge. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, the Rev. Willie Aiken; her parents, Arthur and Edna Grant; and her brothers, Buddy, Ulys and Johnny. She is survived by her children and spouses, the Rev. Tom (Paulette) Aiken, Doug (Jeannie) Aiken, and Janet (Rev. Spencer) Ledford; her seven grandchildren, Dwight (Danielle) Aiken, Bradley (... (Oak Ridger)

Oscar Thomas 'OT' Smith

Tenn., died Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville. He lived his last two years at the retirement community, Canterfield of Oak Ridge, where he made many deep friendships. An engineer, educator, and community leader, O.T. was preceded in death by his wife, of 42 years, Jane Ellen Burnette Smith. He died on what would have been their 62nd wedding anniversary. He was the son of the late Charles Dabney Smith and Mary Ethel Strickland Smith, both formerly of Oak Ridge; and was predeceased by a brother, Donald. His survivors include, his children and spouses, Randy Smith (Ann Baumgartle), of New Albany, Ind., Sandy Smith of Claxton, Steve (Connie) Smith of Roswell, Ga., and Larry Smith (Brent Thompson) of Chicago, Ill.; his five grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. He was born Feb. 09, 1935, in Cordova, Tenn. He moved with his family to Oak Ridge during World War II. O.T. graduated from Oak Ridge High School and the University of Tennessee. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and subsequently worked for Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. and its predecessors until his retirement. He worked at all three of the Oak Ridge defense plants. He was a member of Edg... (Oak Ridger)

William Richard Busing

William “Bill” Richard Busing, age 92, died April 14, 2016, in Oak Ridge, after a brief illness. Bill was born June 21, 1923, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Alice Wilmarth Thompson and Waldemar Henry Busing. He grew up in Scarsdale, N.Y., graduating from Scarsdale High School with several 100’s on the New York State Regent math and science exams. Continuing on at Swarthmore College, he graduated from there with high honors in 1943 with a B.A. in Chemistry. Upon graduation, and having attended Radar School and Submarine School, Bill served as an Officer in the US Naval Reserve (Lt. JG), stationed in New London, Conn., and then, after the war, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. His next stop was Princeton University, where he earned an MA and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, followed by two years of post-doctorate work at Brown University. On Aug. 25, 1951, Bill married June “Judy” Thorndike, in South Sudbury, Mass. The young couple moved to Oak Ridge, where Bill joined the Oak Ridge National Laboratory research staff in 1954. Until and beyond his retirement as a Seni... (Oak Ridger)

Ernest Lawrence Ryan, Sr.

Military Police and stationed at Ft. Myers. He primarily did guard duty at Arlington National Cemetery. He worked at all three plants in Oak Ridge, beginning at the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant (K- 25) in 1950, and later at both Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Y-12 before retiring in 1989 as an engineering technologist. He married Billie, also from Crossville, in 1952 at Trinity Methodist Church in Oak Ridge. He lived in Oak Ridge over 30 years, then moved to a house he built himself on Norris Lake as a retirement home. Ernest particularly enjoyed woodworking and he built many lovely pieces of furniture. He also enjoyed camping, boating, and waterskiing on the lake, and was proud of the fact that he taught all his grandchildren to waterski. The family also enjoyed annual vacations together at Isle of Palms near Charleston, S.C. for the past 24 years. The family will receive friends on Saturday, April 23, 2016, from 1 to 1:30 p.m., followed by a Memorial Service with the Rev. Billy Kurtz officiating. The service will be held at Norris United Methodist Church, 62 Ridgeway Road, Norris, TN 37828. Ernest was a member of the church. The family asks that any memorials, in lieu of flowers, be made to Amedisys Hospice Care, 1420 Dutch Valley Road, Suite C, Knoxville, TN 37918. An online guest book may be signed at weatherfordmortuary.com. (Oak Ridger)

Emily D. Burklow Clouse, 89, remembered for her contagious smile

Company while Troy pursued his engineering degree at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, now Tennessee Tech. The family moved from Cookeville to Oak Ridge in 1953 for Troy’s employment as a mechanical engineer and to raise their family. The family was a member of Central Baptist Church in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Once all of her children were in school, she began her career with the City of Oak Ridge. Emily later returned to school to attain an associate degree in computer programming and worked for the city’s data processing department for many years. Emily was very active in bowling, softball, tennis, as well as coaching both her daughter’s softball and basketball teams. Following the death of her first husband in 1993, she became very active in competitive ballroom dancing. Emily’s tennis team placed 2nd in a national tournament in Arizona. She met her second husband, Robert Clouse, while playing tennis. They traveled extensively throughout the world and were avid supporters for the University of Tennessee Women’s Basketball and Men’s Baseball Teams as well as the Atlanta Braves. Following Bob’s death in 2007, Emily moved to Chapin and continued her involvement in various activities, especially numerous bridge clubs where she not only was the frequent winner of the “quarters” but more importantly developed new and lasting friendships. She will be remembered for her “contagious” smile as well as being a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. Surviving are daughter, Lynn Holmes, husband Van of Chapin; sons Troy Burklow III and fiancé Katherine Hart of Knoxville, Tennessee; Paul Burklow Sr. and wife, Guncel of Jeffersonville, Indiana; three step-daughters: Dana Hensley and husband Sam of Kingston, Tennessee, Mary Underwood and husband David, of Knoxville, TN, Linda Stiles and husband, Charles of Chesapeake, VA; brother, Lingan Deitrick and wife Sally of Winter Haven, Florida; sister, Frances “Faffy” Hooper of Whiting, New Jersey; brother-in-law, Tom Burklow and wife, Kathy of Pompton Plains, New Jersey; sister-in-law, Ruth Roberts and husband Al of Huntley, Illinois; grandchildren Emily Anderson and husband Justin, Brandon Holmes, Noel Holmes, Chelsea Burklow, Troy Burklow IV, Paul Burklow Jr., Jason Burklow and wife Alisa, Tara Edwards and husband Andrew, Sean Burklow, Niko Burklow, Courtnay Underwood, Clint Hensley, Sam Hensley, Meagan Stiles, Taylor Stiles; great-grandchildren Raylan Anderson, Addy Edwards and Ty Edwards; former daughter-in-laws Susanne Burklow of Tempe, AZ and Liz DiGiglia of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Tho... (ColaDaily.com)