James Lawrence Householder, age 81, of Oak Ridge passed
away Wednesday October 1, 2008 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge.
Mr. Householder was born March 30, 1927 in Seymour, Tennessee to the late
Andrew and Ella Tarwater Householder. He was a veteran of the United States
Army and moved to Oak Ridge in the early 1940’s where he was employed with
Martin Marietta at Y-12 as an Inspection Supervisor. He was a member of the
Oak Ridge Moose Lodge 1316 and enjoyed playing music on the piano and
harmonica, U.T. Sports, Oak Ridge High School Football, gardening, and
fishing.
Preceded in death by 10 brothers and sisters he is survived by his wife of
60 years Doris Householder of Oak Ridge, two daughters and sons-in-law
Sherry and Glen Jerrell of Clinton and Patricia and Tommy Miner of Oak
Ridge, one sister Jewel Cutshaw of Seymour, four grandsons Jimmy Graham of
Oliver Springs, David Jerrell of Clinton, Jeff Miner of Oak Ridge, and Tim
Miner of Oak Ridge, and four great grandsons Isaac and Ethan Graham of
Oliver Springs and Jaret and Brady Miner of Oak Ridge.
Funeral services will be held Saturday October 4, 2008 1:00pm in the chapel
of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home with Rev. Ed Schneider of officiating.
Interment will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The family will receive
friends Saturday from 11:00am to 1:00pm at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers the family has requested that donations be made to the
Boy’s Club of Oak Ridge 102 S. Jefferson Cir. Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
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