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- [S142] Newspaper Article, The Oak Ridger (TN), 18 Dec 2006.
Russell Roysden obituary
- [S142] Newspaper Article, The Oak Ridger (TN), 22 Sep 1999.
Evelyn Faye Roysden Killensworth, 48, of Oliver Springs, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1999, at her home.
Mrs. Killensworth was born in Anderson County on May 11, 1951.
She had lived in Oliver Springs for the past two years and attended Rock Hill Baptist Church.
She formerly operated a pet grooming business in Elizabethtown, Ky.
Mrs. Killensworth enjoyed arts and crafts, camping, fishing and gardening, her family said.
She is survived by her father, Russell Roysden of Oliver Springs; two sons, Glenn W. Killensworth and his fiancée, Marquitta Masterson, of Elizabethtown, Ky., and Anthony Earl Killensworth and his wife, Lila, of Apex, N.C.; and a grandchild, Courtney F. Killensworth of Apex.
She is also survived by seven sisters, Rena Olson of Harriman, Edna Hayes of Radcliff, Ky., Margaret Westmoreland and her husband, Bobby, of Norris, Linda Sue White and her husband, Charles, and Anna Curtain and her husband, Allen, all of Coalfield, Billie Cornell and her husband, Richard, of Oliver Springs and Betty Griggs and her husband, Ricky, of Oak Ridge; four brothers, John Paul Roysden, Jerry Roysden and Gary L. "Joe" Roysden and his wife, Iva, all of Oliver Springs, and Glenn Roysden and his wife, Louise, of Lake City; and by several nieces and nephews, including one she considered special, Tosha Roysden.
Rita and Chuck "Big Boy" were considered special friends.
Her mother, Mary Ann Roysden, a sister, Ruth Matheson, and two brothers, Bruce Roysden and James Roysden, died earlier.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, in the chapel of Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs with the Rev. Murl Phillips and the Rev. Wayne Matheson officiating.
Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, at the funeral home.
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