Knoxville News Sentinel
October 12, 2004HARKNESS, DAVID J. - died Saturday, October 09, 2004. He was born in Jellico, Tennessee, April 19, 1913, the son of David Alexander and Jessie Jones Harkness.
He did his undergraduate work at the University of Tennessee and graduate work at the University of California (Berkley) and Columbia University in New York City. He taught English in High School in Park Dale, Oregon and in Jellico High School, where he was later Principal for five years. He taught English at Lincoln Memorial University for two years and for one year was Director of the Demonstration School at East Tennessee State. David returned to U.T. as Director of Library Services in the Division of Continuing Education, a position he held for 34 years. During that time he published 55 booklets on Historical and Literary Subjects, among them "Tennessee Heritage" and "Tennessee in Literature". He was a frequent speaker at men's and women's clubs, high school and college assembly programs, high school and college class reunions, and at meetings of teachers and librarians all over the state.
He retired in 1981 and continued writing and speaking. In 1982 he was inducted into the first Literary Hall of Fame at L.M.U. and in 1992 was taken into the Educators Hall of Fame there. In 1987 he received the History In The Media Award from the East Tennessee Historical Society, where he served on the Board. He was Program Chairman for several years and retains the title of Honorary Director. In 1989 he was given the first Jellico High School Alumni Award. In 1993 he received the Lincoln Diploma of Honor from Lincoln Memorial University. With R. Gerald McMurtry,
he was author of "Lincoln's Favorite Poets" published by the University of Tennessee Press, and for five years he wrote a weekly column for the Knoxville News- Sentinel. He served on the Board of the Blount Mansion Association for many years, and he also served on the planning committees for Homecoming 86', Knoxville Bicentennial, Knox County 200 Years, and Tennessee Bicentennial.He was a member of First Presbyterian Church where he served as a Deacon and taught Bible Study to the high school seniors. He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpa Fraternity, Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Delta Kappa. He was a charter member of the West Knoxville Kiwanis Club.
He was preceded in death by: his sister, Jane H. Hutchins.
He is survived by: his brother and sister-in-law, Alex and Mary Belle Harkness; his niece, Anne H. Herndon; nephews, Alex J. Harkness, Jr., David Ronald Hutchins, Thomas R. Hutchins, and Carl T. Hutchins, Jr.; and great nieces and great nephews.
74964. Jane Elizabeth Harkness
The Knoxville News-Sentinel (TN)
June 7, 2003HUTCHINS, JANE HARKNESS - of Knoxville, passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2003. Jane was a member of Bearden United Methodist Church. She was born in Jellico, Tenn., the daughter of Jessie and David Alexander Harkness.
Upon graduating from Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Virginia, she attended Greensboro College in Greensboro, NC. She was active in the Girl Scouts of America, attending their national leadership training center at Camp Andree, Briar Cliff Manor, New York. Many former campers fondly remember her as a counselor at both Camp Chewasse and Camp Margaret Townsend in the Great Smoky Mountains.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl T. Hutchins who was known as a favorite teacher and coach at Old Knoxville High School.
She is survived by her sons and daughters in law, Ron and Connie Hutchins of Knoxville, Tom and Liz Hutchins of Birmingham, Ala., Ted and Donna Hutchins of Florida and Pat Lanigan of Nashville grandchildren, Blair Hutchins, Stirling and David Hutchins, Jennifer Hutchins and Scott Lanigan brother, David J. Harkness and her brother and sister in law, Alex and Mary Belle Harkness.
Knoxville News Sentinel (TN)
June 10, 2014HARKNESS, MARY BELLE LOTHROP - died Saturday, June 7, 2014. She was the daughter of Ruth Belle Dooley Lothrop and Douglas Bradford Lothrop.
She was also preceded in death by her brother and sister-in-law Clinton Dooley Lothrop and Frances McAmis Lothrop, her brother Douglas Bradford Lothrop, Jr., her grandson, David Egerton, Jr., by her sister-in-law, Jane Harkness Hutchins and brother-in-law, David Harkness. She was also the multi-great-granddaughter of Sarah and Gov. John Sevier through their second son, Major James Sevier.
Throughout her life she kept her love of learning, encouraged by her two years at Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia, and two years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, receiving her Bachelor of Arts Degree. She was a member of Chi Omega Fraternity, the Knoxville Junior League where she helped meet the challenges of the first Dogwood Festival, the Girl's Cotillion Club and the Nine O'clock Cotillion Club. She served on the Board of Blount Mansion and for many years held offices on the Board of the Women's Guild of the Knoxville Symphony Society. As a young mother, she started teaching Sunday school to twelve year olds at Church Street United Methodist Church, her childhood church and where she was married, and she continued teaching that age group for fourteen years after becoming a devoted member in 1958 of their neighborhood church, Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church. Twelve members of her tennis group were also pianists, and joined together to form the Knoxville Piano Duet Club. Her love of gardening led to membership in the Garden Study Club and the Knoxville Garden Club where she enjoyed her years of serving on the Board and the later years of participation and fellowship. Her quiet time was reading, knitting, needlepoint and crewel embroidery. Her busy times were in landscaping and interior décor for Alex's new constructions, and with renovations, such as the L&N Station. She was patient with Alex's church commitments, many civic boards, Chamber of Commerce Board, late night meetings of City Council. The challenge came when he asked her if she would live several months of the year on a fifty-five foot motor yacht in St. Lucia, West Indies. She loved it: the precious people, the lasting friendships in the Methodist Church, the beauty of the island, and the efficiency of the boat. She became busy for several years mastering courses in the Knoxville Power Squadron starting with Seamanship and many more through Piloting. This knowledge was useful when their son Bo asked them to crew for him in bringing his new purchase of the Cheoy Lee trawler from Montreal, Canada to Georgia. A memorable trip: oceans, lakes, canals, locks, the Hudson River, and onward. Five years later, the three of them brought it back from St. Lucia to Florida.
She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Alex Harkness; daughter and son-in-law Anne Harkness Gilmer and James (Jay) Gilmer; son Alex (Bo) Harkness, Jr.; sister-in-law, Laura Lothrop of Jacksonville, FL; granddaughter Mary Egerton Nussbaum and her husband Brian Nussbaum and their four children, Alec, Carter, Dane and Mary Clair; and beloved nieces and nephews.
74966. Elizabeth Worth Browning
The Daly News-Journal (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
April 16, 2004Elizabeth B. Richards, 78, of Murfreesboro and formerly of Knoxville died Thursday April 15, 2004.
A native of Knoxville, she was the daughter of the late Fletcher Worth and Elizabeth Jane Jones Browning.
She was a graduate of St. Mary's School of Nursing in Knoxville. She was a member of Blaclman United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by he husband, William H. Richards.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, James (Julie) Worth Browning Barclay of Worcester, Mass., and daughter and son-in-law Elizabeth Marguerite (Butch) Browning Barclay Huffaker of Murgreesboro; grandchildren James Worth Barclay, Jr., Emily (Todd) Henry and Carrie (Travis) Henry); and great-grandchildren Leah Henry, Finnley Henry, Ruthie Jane Henry and Gates Henry.
Also known as "Uncle Loot" or "Gompy"
Delaware County Daily Times (Primos - Upper Darby, PA)
November 18, 2005Helen M. Haskell Martin, 82, of Fair Acres Geriatric Center in Middletown (sic Media), formerly a longtime resident of Westbrook Park, Upper Darby, died Nov. 16 at Fair Acres.
Born in Elmira, N.Y., Mrs. Martin graduated from Westfield High School and worked for Oxford Computer. She was a member of Holy Cross Church for 55 years.
Mrs. Martin was the widow of Robert J. Martin Sr.
Survivors: Daughter, Pam Clark of Lititz, son, Robert Martin of Glenolden five grandchildren one great-grandchild.
Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York)
October 4, 1998
Gigge, Mary of Elkland, PA., age 50 of 109 Sheldonia Ave, Elkland, PA, died Thursday, October 1, 1998 at Robert Packer Hospital, Satre, PA.
Star Gazette
March 18, 2007Loren M. Age 67, of Elmira, NY, passed away Friday, March 16, 2007, at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira. Loren was born on February 25, 1940 in Angelica, NY, son of the late Loren L. and Hazel (Baker) Gigee.
Loren was also predeceased by his wife, Mary (Haskell) Gigee; daughter, Kelly Gigee; and his sister, Rachael (Gigee) Holley.
Loren retired as a minister from the Two World's Church in Seattle, WA. He will be remembered as a kind and generous man. He will be missed by those that knew him.
Survivors include his brothers, Judson Gigee of Elkland, PA, and Donnie Baker of Newport, PA; brother-in-law, Bill Holley of Addison, NY; longtime friend, Eric Hagberg of Elmira.
Hartford Courant
December 8, 1992Cecil Boling, 84. of Naples, Fla. He was a graduate of M.I.T., class of 1932, and during much of his business career lived in the Hartford area. He was President of Dunham Bush, Inc., past president of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning Engineers, and past president of the Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Institute.
He is survived by his wife, Cathryn L. Boling; two daughters, Mrs. Gene (Joanne) Packwood of Florida, and Mrs. Suzanne Cross of California; six grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
U.S., Adjutant General Military Records, 1631-1976
Name: James M Haskell
Report Year: 1917-1918
Service State: Ohio
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Ohio Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918
Name: James M. Haskell
Age: 25
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Mar 1893
Birth Location: Somokov, Bulgaria
Enlistment Date: 27 May 1918
Enlistment County: Columbus
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment Division: National Army LB 1
Comments: 158 Depot Brigade to 19 July 1918; Headquarters Company 335 Infantry to 2 Nov 1918; Headquarters Company 1 Pontoon Train Regiment 2 Depot Division to 5 Dec 1918; Co M 310 Infantry to Discharge Corporal 5 June 1918; Private 18 July 1918; Private, first cla
74974. Marilyn Margaret Palmer
The Daily News (Longview, WA)
June 9, 2007Longtime Longview resident Marilyn Hoehne died in a Seattle hospital May 30, 2007, following several years of declining health. Mrs. Hoehne moved to Seattle last November to be closer to family members. She was 80 years old.
The oldest daughter of Alvin and Martha Palmer, Marilyn was born in Los Angeles. She grew up in the Los Angeles area and moved to the Northwest in 1944 when she was a freshman at Reed College in Portland. She met her future husband, former Longview Mayor Mark Hoehne, at Reed and they were married Dec. 21, 1946. Following their graduation from Reed, the couple moved to New Haven, Conn., for a time before relocating to Longview permanently.
In Longview Marilyn began raising her family and volunteering within the Longview community. The original idea for Toutle River Ranch came from her in 1959. She wanted to provide a home for adolescent boys who needed a safe place to live, go to school and have access to job training. Through Marilyn's efforts and after much planning with the local community, Toutle River Ranch opened with 12 boys in 1960.
Marilyn Hoehne remained the core of the Toutle River Ranch. When Mount St. Helens destroyed the original facility in 1980 it was rebuilt outside of Castle Rock in 1982. The new facility housed 40 boys and began to expand its services. Today the organization operates under the Youth & Family Link program. YFL serves boys and girls, pre-K through high school who live in Cowlitz County and need the program's help to better their lives. Mrs. Hoehne served on the YFL Board of Directors from 1959 until her death.
Her avocation for reading and lifelong learning led Marilyn to her long involvement with the Longview Public Library. She served on the Library Board of Trustees from 1987 through 1996. Following her service on the board, she served an additional six years on the Longview Library Foundatio
Intertwined with all of her other community activity was Marilyn's involvement at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. She joined the church in the 1960s and was active in the parish's life continuously until moving to Seattle. She served as the clerk to the St. Stephen's Vestry for almost 20 years and was involved in all facets of church life for more than four decades.
In her leisure time, Marilyn enjoyed cooking, gardening, playing bridge, traveling and reading. She often could be spotted walking along Lake Sacajawea with one of the family dogs. She and her family also spent many wonderful summer days at the family vacation home overlooking Puget Sound.
Mrs. Hoehne is survived by her sister, Joyce Mohun of Goleta, Calif.; four children, Joyce Graeper of Salem, Rick Hoehne of Tacoma, and Janet Hoehne and Eileen Riley, both of Seattle; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
August 24, 2007Spiegelberg, Eldora Haskell, 92, died August 22, 2007 at the Convalescent Home in St. Louis.
Peace worker, activist, child psychologist, and teacher, she was an inspiration to all who knew her.
Wife of the late Herbert Spiegelberg; she is survived by her daughter Lynne Morgan and husband John; son-in-law Clarence Butler; granddaughter Britta Butler; husband Gabe and great-granddaughter Diana Gwen; granddaughter Kirstin Butler and partner Jeff Hopkins; grandson John Morgan; dear friend Wilda Dailey; and the many loving friends and caretakers who brought joy to her life. She was pre-deceased by her daughter Gwen Butler.
Santa Cruz Sentinel
October 13, 2002Gordon King Haskell, Born August 15, 1917, Philapopolis, Ottoman Empire (now Plovdiv, Bulgaria) Died October 4, 2002, Santa Cruz, California.
Social activist, writer, political organizer and raconteur, Gordon Haskell was born the youngest of ten children of Edward Haskell, a second generation Protestant Minister in Bulgaria, and his wife Elizabeth Frolich Haskell of Enenda, Switzerland.
Settling in California at the age of sixteen, he attended Voorhee's School for Boys, Occidental College and graduated from UC Berkeley. He worked on the Southern Pacific Railroad while active as a union organizer in the Independent Socialist League. He moved to New York City to serve as Editor of the ISL's newspaper, Labor Action, then as Director of Development for the New York and American Civil Liberties Union, and Care, Inc. After retirement, he continued in social activism with the Association for Union Democracy, served as Political Director for the Democratic Socialists of America, was active in Brooklyn, N.Y. and Santa Cruz, CA. serving in a variety of leadership roles and receiving numerous awards. He recently served as President of The Funeral Alliance of Monterey Bay Inc.
Godon devoted his life, both professionally and personally, to social and economic justice and equality. He thought globally and acted both globally and locally. His early devotion to social justice through social revolution evolved into a dogged determination to work in his own communities for obtainable and sustainable political and social change.
Until his death, Gordon maintained a youthful curiosity, especially about people. Young people and their ideas, from the conservative to the outlandish, fascinated him, and they were fascinated by him. At any occasion, he could be found in conversation with the most unlikely of partners.
He met his future wife of thirty-two years, Rachel, while she was stirring lemonade at a peace rally in St. Louis in 1969. He is survived by two children, Guy Haskell of Bloomington, Indiana, and Elisabeth Haskell of Sacramento, CA; step-children Garry Fathman of Portola Valley. Anthony Fathman of St. Louis, and Mary Fathman-Tnomas of Miami; ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
June 21, 2009Haskell, Rachel Fathman (nee Gillum), St. Louis, MO passed away on June 8, 2009 at the age of 91. She was born on September 21, 1917 in Pike County, MO.
Rachel was a 7th generation direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson and inherited a fierce loyalty to family and country, becoming a political activist in the larger community. She taught by example and instilled her values in her children and grandchildren.
With her husband Stewart Fathman she raised a family in Clarksville, MO. She was an anti-war activist in St. Louis during the '60s and '70s, and a goto person in Brooklyn, NY ward politics into the '80s, and in California Rachel and her second husband Gordon K. Haskell were named "Democrats of the Year" for their work in the local, state and national arenas.
She formed enduring friendships at each stage of life. Rachel is survived by five children, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. We will miss her greatly . In lieu of flowers, friends who want to remember her may contribute to a charity or public cause of their choice.
BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY C. HASKELL 1902 - 1981. AUTHOR AND EDITOR.
Author: Dory DeAngelo , Collection Info: Biographies, Date: 1999Notes: Photo Source: Kansas City Star
Subjects: Haskell, Henry C.,
Item Type: Biography
Item ID: 34986A "Renaissance man" is defined as one who has had a broad education, acquired profound knowledge, has a proficiency in a wide range of fields and benefits his community. Henry C. Haskell, playwright, author, editor and columnist for the Kansas City Star, musician, civic leader and philanthropist, certainly qualified for that description.
His father, Henry J. Haskell, began working for the Star in 1898 and by the time his son was born, had become editor of the newspaper. Young Henry's interest in the paper began at the age of two. As his father arrived home from work, his son would greet him by asking "What's the news?"
Henry C. Haskell graduated from Harvard in 1924. He traveled to France to study at University of Toulouse and later worked at the London Times, Manchester Guardian, Irish Times, and Glasgow Herald. Returning to Kansas City in 1929, he became the foreign editorial writer for the Star. In 1938, Haskell was appointed art editor and assembled the newspaper's first special section to cover music, dance, visual arts, book reviews, criticism and features.
To celebrate the city's Centennial in 1950, Haskell and his friend and colleague on the editorial page, Richard B. Fowler, wrote City of the Future, a one hundred-year history of Kansas City.
Haskell's plays were produced at the Hollywood Little Theater, UMKC's experimental theater and the Missouri Repertory Theater. One year before he died, the University of Kansas presented his play, "The Sage of Emporia," about legendary newspaper editor, William Allen White.
Henry Haskell and Michael Berbiglia were instrumental in the founding of the Lyric Theater. Haskell also served on the boards of the UMKC Conservatory of Music, the Kansas City Art Institute, the Philharmonic, and the United Fund. In 1969 he was appointed by President Lyndon Johnson to the board of the National Council of the Humanities.
Henry C. Haskell's life was a life well lived.
Written by Dory DeAngelo
Sources
1. Kansas City Star, June 2 1969; July 13, 1977; July 23, 1981.
2. Kansas City Times, April 27, 1973.
3. Haskell, Henry C. and Richard B. Fowler. City of the Future: the Story of Kansas City 1850-1950. Kansas City, Missouri: Frank Glenn Publishing Company, Inc., 1950.
The Leavenworth Times
April 3, 1931.Major and Mrs. George A. O'Connell, of Fort Leavenworth, announce the marriage of their daughter, Lucy Alice, to Mr. Henry C. Haskell, of Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday, the second of April.
Mr. and Mrs. Haskell are spending their honeymoon in California and on their return will reside in Kansas City.
74981. Lucy Alice Merritt Haskell
Daily Record
May 7, 2013Born May 13, 1932 in Kansas City, MO, Lucy A Haskell died March 29, 2011 in Morristown.
Lucy was 24 when she disappeared from the lives of everyone she knew. Her family searched for her for 56 years. First notified of her passing 2 years after her death, Lucy's 5 siblings seek clues to her past. Thus far they have found out that she graduated from Rutgers in 1983 with a Masters in Library Science. She worked every Saturday in the Children's Dept. at the Morristown Library until her 2007 retirement.
The Kansas City Star (MO)
September 15, 2002Lois "Lolly" Jeanette Ogren Haskell passed away peacefully at her home in Kansas City, MO on Tuesday, September 10, 2002. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, September 23, 2002, at the All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut St.
Lolly was born in Rockford, IL to Hildur Linnea Johnson Ogren and Oscar H. Ogren, both of whom were born in Sweden. After working several years in Chicago, IL, she moved to Kansas City where she married Henry Cummings Haskell on January 9, 1943.
Lolly was always active in social and cultural affairs. She founded the Midtown Preschool at Woodland Elementary School, a pilot for the Head Start program in Kansas City. She established the library at Douglass Elementary School. Later she was actively involved in the Greater Kansas City Bicycle Coalition and worked to promote bicycle education and bicycling as an alternative form of transportation. Lolly was an avid reader and supporter of the arts and of cultural events in Kansas City.
Lolly was preceded in death by her husband, Henry C. Haskell and by her sister, Marguerite Ogren Anderson. She is survived by her brother, Quentin Oscar Ogren of San Luis Obispo, CA; her children, Elizabeth H. Park of Memphis, TN, Ingrid H. Vrooman of Belle, MO, Tamme Haskell of Agoura Hills, CA, Judith H. Zernich of Pittsburgh, PA, and Harry O. Haskell of Guilford, CT; 12 grandchildren; and by six nieces and nephews.
74982. Elizabeth Cummings Haskell
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
March 1, 2015ELIZABETH HASKELL PARK, 70, of Memphis, passed away on January 18, 2015, at Methodist University Hospital. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 29, 1944 as the first of five children to Henry Cummings Haskell and Lois Ogren Haskell.
Mrs. Park lived life with enthusiasm. She was an avid traveler, scholar and a mentor to many. During her 32-year career with the University of Memphis Libraries, where she was a Professor and Head of Reference, she was known for always having an open door and for her constant willingness to help students, colleagues and educators. She was a passionate educator, speaker, author of numerous articles, and she was nationally respected for her expertise.
Betsy, as she preferred to be called and was known professionally, was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who lived for her family and doted endlessly on her grandchildren. She loved cooking, music and literature. Every night she prepared a multi-course meal drawn from her wide familiarity with many international cuisines. She regularly hosted large dinner parties for friends, family, and colleagues. Betsy traveled extensively and was conversant in French and German.
She and her husband had lived as newlyweds in Senegal volunteering with the Peace Corps from 1966-1968. They also lived in Frankfurt, Germany from 1974-1979, and traveled extensively in Europe and Africa, as well as to South Korea, Vietnam, Japan and all over North America and Hawaii.
She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Stanford University, a Masters of Library Science from State University of New York at Buffalo, and a Masters of Arts in Education from The University of Memphis.
She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Melburn Robert Park, her son Geoffrey Haskell Park, her daughter Carolyne Elizabeth Krupa, her daughter-in-law, Kerry Lynn Haseloff, her son-in-law, John James Krupa III; her grandson John Henry Krupa IV, three granddaughters, Luna Kathryn Park, Marie Elizabeth Park, and Catherine Elizabeth Krupa, and four siblings, Ingrid Vrooman, Tamme Haskell, Judy Zernich, and Henry Haskell.
San Jose Mercury News (CA)
January 4, 1991VROOMAN, Richard, 54, operatic tenor; Wednesday in Liberty, Mo., of a heart attack. Mr. Vrooman performed for more than 20 years, primarily in Europe. He later headed a company that marketed a line of luxury skin care products made at a clinic in Switzerland.
Charles Roland Summers was a lawyer in Oberlin, Ohio. He served two terms in the Ohio State Legislature from 1927 to 1931.
Asbury Park Press
June 4, 1998Thelma Hanawalt, 93, of Ocean Grove, died Monday at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, and the Westfield United Methodist Church. She was a windeful mother to he son and her nephew, Barry D. Hanawalt. Born in Ohio, she lived in Ocean Grove for the past five years.
Her husband, Wilbur R. died in 1985. Surviving are a son, Norman, Stroudsburg, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews.
Roland M. Summers was a pharmacist.
Harriet (Cady) Summers was an X-ray technician.