by Ralphine Major | Sep 12, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major A magnolia tree was planted in his memory at the high school, and there is a marker near it to honor him. Tony Karnes was a Gibbs High School graduate who tragically lost his life on one of our nation’s saddest days. As millions of Americans went...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 6, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It was 1947 when an 18-year-old student graduated from Halls High School in Halls Crossroads, Tennessee. He found his first job in downtown Knoxville at the Standard Knitting Mills. Eugene (Gene) Harrington would spend the next 42 years at “The...
by Ralphine Major | Aug 29, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major As we each worked to make the most of our “wait” time, the gentleman sitting beside me commented on our different backgrounds. He was a psychologist, the lady across from us was a teacher, and I was a writer. The psychologist went on to tell about...
by Ralphine Major | Aug 22, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Jeff and Orlena Knisley were parents to sixteen children, fourteen of whom survived into adulthood. I knew several of the Knisley siblings from my earliest memories at Fairview Baptist Church. They held leadership roles in many areas of the church....
by Ralphine Major | Aug 15, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major They moved from Union County to Knox County in 1912 and joined Fairview Baptist Church in Corryton, Tennessee. The Knisley family began a long association with the church and community. Since that time, there have been children, grandchildren, or...
