Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
John P. Van Cleave
John Pleasants Van Cleave, a Chattanooga attorney, died Sunday, April 18, 1999, at his home on Lookout Mountain. He was 48.
Mr. Van Cleave graduated from Baylor School and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His law degree was earned at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at Memphis State University.
He was a partner in the law firm of Hatfield, Van Cleave and Wallace, and a member of the Chattanooga, Tennessee and American bar associations and the Chattanooga Trial Lawyers Association.
He was a member of Christ Church Episcopal, where he had served as senior warden and treasurer.
Mr. Van Cleave, an avid baseball fan, served on the board of directors of the Chattanooga Lookouts in the early 1980s. He replanted the rose garden in center field at Engel Stadium in 1982 and was a member of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues.
He was secretary of Temple Lodge 43 for many years, serving as master in 1981. He was a 32nd-degree mason in the Scottish Rite and a noble of Alhambra Shrine Temple. He was a member of Lookout Commandery No. 14 of the York Rite of Freemasonry.
He served as Democratic precinct chairman for Lookout Mountain and was a member of the John Sevier Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Jamestown Society.
Survivors include his wife, Michele Prigmore Van Cleave; two daughters, Margaret Grace and Katherine Prigmore Van Cleave; and a brother, Thomas Watson Van Cleave.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James Watson Van Cleave and Elizabeth Van Cleave, and a sister, Brenton Elizabeth Van Cleave Allison.
A memorial service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Christ Church Episcopal. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church.
Burial will be in the family plot at St. Louis, Mo.
Memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity, to Baylor School or to Metropolitan Ministries, 661 Douglas St., Chattanooga, TN 37403.
Arrangements are by Wann Funeral Home.
Truman Wyatt Brooks Jr.
Truman Wyatt Brooks Jr., a systems analyst with the Tennessee Valley Authority for 21 years, died Tuesday, May 25, 1999, in a local hospital. He was 53.
Mr. Brooks, a lifelong resident of Chattanooga, was a graduate of Brainerd High School and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He was a member and had served several terms as treasurer of the Privateer Yacht Club and was the assistant scoutmaster of Cherokee Council Troop 115.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; two sons, Tripp and Eric D. Brooks, both of Chattanooga; a stepson, David Bentzen, Lubbock, Texas; stepdaughter, Elizabeth Bentzen, Chattanooga; parents, Truman and Amy Brooks Sr.; and a brother, John B. Brooks, Chattanooga.
The funeral will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Brainerd United Methodist Church with the Rev. Brent Hall officiating.
Burial will be in Forest Hills cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from noon to 9 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road, and one hour before the service Friday at the church.
Katherine Trewhitt, 87
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Katherine Lowrey Trewhitt, an administrator for 20 years with the city schools here, died Sunday, April 18, 1999, in a local hospital. She was 87.
Mrs. Trewhitt taught elementary school at Allen School, English and history at the Arnold School and English at Cleveland State from 1969-78. She had taught at Tennessee Tech and the University of Tennessee.
She was a native of Spring Place, Ga., before moving to Cleveland in 1920. She attended the University of Chattanooga, where she earned a B.A., graduated with honors and was a member of the Alpha Society. She received her master's degree from Duke University and graduated from the University of the South's Education for Ministry program.
She taught Greek and Latin at the Bible Training School, which later became Lee University.
Mrs. Trewhitt developed several college courses, such as 'Our Southern Mountain Heritage,' 'The Bible as Literature,' and 'Heroes and Heroines of the Old Testament.' She co-authored the book, 'History of St. Luke's: The First 100 Years,' and several historical books for other churches in Cleveland.
Mrs. Trewhitt was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, a licensed lay reader, Sunday School superintendent, Sunday School teacher, organist and choir member.
She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association, an early member of the Music Lover's Club and a Girl Scout leader. She was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma sorority, the Story Telling Guild of Cleveland, the Murray and Bradley County historical societies, and was a contributor to the History of Bradley County and Hard Times Remembered. She also was given credit for helping to establish special education classes in the public schools.
A proclamation from the Chattanooga mayor and Bradley County executive recognizing her achievements was given to her on Oct. 25, 1998, designated as 'Katharine Lowrey Trewhitt Day.'
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Gettys Trewhitt; a brother, William Mecer Lowrey Jr.; and a sister, Vivian Lowrey Smith.
Survivors include a son, Bill Trewhitt, Cleveland; sister, Christine Jones, Asheville, N.C.; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at St. Luke's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Craig Morgan officiating.
The body will be cremated.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall of the church after the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke's Episcopal Church, the Education for Ministry Scholarship Fund and/or the Cleveland State Community College Scholarship Fund.
Arrangements are by Grissom Funeral Home, Cleveland.
Tony O'Rear
William Anthony 'Tony' O'Rear, a seventh-grader at Red Bank Middle School, died Thursday, April 22, 1999, in a local hospital.
He was a Protestant and a member of the Beta Club. He had achieved the rank of Webelo, the highest rank in Cub Scouting.
He was active in Dixie Youth baseball and had been on several All-Star Teams. He also had participated in Y-football and was an avid outdoorsman.
He was the grandson of the late William and Louise Crabtree.
Survivors include his parents, Michael and Barbara O'Rear; a sister, Kelly O'Rear; grandparents, Alf and Mary Jo O'Rear; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Services will be Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Chattanooga Funeral Home, North, with the Rev. J.D. Carnes officiating.
Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 North Lauderdale Street, Memphis, TN 38105-2794.
Visitation will be today and Sunday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Dr. Louis Raider
Dr. Louis Raider, clinical professor of radiology at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine from 1976-97, died in Mobile on Sunday, Jan. 31, 1999.
Dr. Raider was a native of Chattanooga and a longtime resident of Mobile.
He received his B.S. degree in 1935 from Brooklyn College and his M.D. and C.M. degrees in 1941 from Dalhousie University Medical School in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He served his internship at Metropolitan Hospital from 1940-1941.
Dr. Raider was a resident in radiology at Metropolitan Hospital in New York from 1941-42 and a resident in radiation therapy at New York's Bellevue Hospital from 1942-43. He served his fellowship for radiation therapy at the National Cancer Institute at Bellevue from 1943-44.
He was a diplomate of the American Board of Radiology, certified in 1944, and was a certified 'A' reader. He served as a civilian radiologist in the Armed Forces Induction Station in New York City from 1942-44. He served in the Army from 1944-47 as a major and was chief of radiology at Newton D. Baker and Pratt General Hospital.
Dr. Raider had been chief of radiology at the VA hospital in New Orleans, clinical instructor of radiology at LSU Medical School, chief of radiology at Providence Hospital and a consultant in radiology at Brookley Air Force Base. He was a member of the Radiology Associates of Mobile and was on the clinical staff-Department of Radiology at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine from 1964 until his death.
He published many scientific papers and was a member of several medical societies. He received a number of medical honors and received the M.O. Beale Scroll of Merit in 1987 for Raider's Triangle.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Silberstein Raider; three children, Lynne Dianne Raider, San Francisco, David Bernard Raider, Mobile, and Paula T. Raider Olichney, New York, N.Y.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
A graveside service will be held today at 1 p.m. in Springhill Avenue Temple cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Springhill Avenue Temple, where he was a member, or to a favorite charity.
Arrangements are by Radney Funeral Home, Mobile, Ala.
L.T. 'Tom' Bowen, 66
Lavens Thomas 'Tom' Bowen, retired president of Bowen Supply Inc., died Sunday, April 11, 1999, in a local health care facility. He was 66.
Mr. Bowen, a lifelong Chattanooga area resident, was an Air Force veteran of the Korean conflict, a member, elder and deacon at Brainerd Presbyterian Church and a 25-year member of the Typographical Union.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Henry E. and John C. Bowen Sr.
Survivors include his wife, Janice T. Bowen, and a son, Lavens Thomas Jr., both of Chattanooga; and a sister, Gladys Carmon, LaFayette, Ga.
A graveside service will be Friday at 12:30 p.m. in Chattanooga National cemetery with the Rev. Ronald Ragon officiating.
A memorial service will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Brainerd Presbyterian Church.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home, East Brainerd Road.
Robert William 'Bill' Nuckolls
Robert William 'Bill' Nuckolls, a resident of East Ridge, Tenn., and an assistant Funeral Director at Chattanooga Funeral Home, died Friday Jan. 15, 1999. He was 72.
Mr. Nuckolls was employed at Chattanooga Funeral Home for the past nine years. Prior to that time, he served as General Manager at Prestwood Ford Sales in Lafayette, Ga., and service manager at Don Wood Volkswagon in Chattanooga.
A graduate of Ringgold High School, he was a deacon and member of East Ridge Baptist Church and a member of the Go Getters Sunday School Class.
Mr. Nuckolls was a member of East Ridge No. 755 F&AM; and the Alhambra Temple of Chattanooga.
He was a World War II veteran, serving in the United States Air Force as a ball turret gunner.
Survivors include his wife, Edna E. Nuckolls; one daughter, Denise N. Park, Newton, Iowa; one son, Andrew Park, Newton; one brother, Paul E. Nuckolls, Meridian, Miss.; and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Chattanooga Funeral Home East Chapel with Dr. Ronnie Mitchell and P.D. Booth officiating.
Burial will be in the Chattanooga National cemetery.
The family will receive friends today from 5 to 8 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the East Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alhambra Shrine Transportation Fund 1000 Alhambra Drive Chattanooga, Tenn., 37421 or to the American Heart Association 519 E. 4th Street Chattanooga, Tenn., 37403.
