We express sincere comfort and/or speedy healing to the following UTIA employees or retirees:

Sympathy is expressed to Alice Ann Moore on the death of her father, Paul Richardson, who passed away June 14. Alice Ann is a former State 4-H Program Leader and longtime UT Extension employee, currently retired. Mr. Richardson’s obituary is available.

We are saddened to inform you of the passing of Bruce Steelman‘s father, Thomas Morgan Steelman, age 85. Bruce is currently Extension director in Cannon County, Woodbury, Tennessee.

Sympathy is expressed to retired Extension agent Margaret M. Pile (Fentress County) whose mother, Lanova McClusky, passed away at the age of 96. Mrs. McClusky was a lifelong resident of Mount Juliet, Tennessee. If anyone would like to send Margaret a card, her home address is Margaret Pile, 199 Greenhouse Lane, Pall Mall, TN 38577.

Mrs. Neva Jo Shelby, age 82 of Jackson, passed away on August 24, 2016 at Maplewood Health Care in Jackson. She was the wife of retired Extension agent Paulus Shelby and mother of UT Extension Gibson County agent Philip Shelby and UT Extension Weakley County agent Beverly Shelby. Address for Paulus: 1137 Cotton Grove Rd, Jackson, TN 38305.

Sympathy is expressed to UTIA Retiree Becky Murray, retired Extension agent working in Jefferson County at retirement, on the death of her mother. Ruth Jarrell Murray, age 96, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016, at her home in Mohawk. Becky’s address: PO Box 584, Dandridge, TN 37725.

Sympathy is expressed to Cordell and Nancy Hatch, whose daughter, Laura passed away June 27 after battling cancer. Cordell was news editor in UTIA Communications and later served as a professor of communications at Penn State University. Cordell and Nancy send thanks for the many notes and condolences they have received.

Sympathy is expressed to Ruth Henderson McQueen in the death of her sister, Billie Ann Henderson, age 71, of Knoxville, who passed away Monday, September 19, 2016, at Shannondale Health Care. Ruth’s address for cards: 670 River Rd., Loudon, TN 37774, mhender3@utk.edu, 865-680-6614.