Obituaries

James William Jenkins Jr., 93, of Lenoir City, died Thursday, March 1, 2012, in  Fort Loudoun Medical Center.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Louise Petty Jenkins; and his parents, James W. and Sarah Brown Jenkins.

Survivors include three daughters, Charlotte Rogers and Joyce Cook, both of Lenoir City, and Patricia Hyde, Georgia; and three sons, L.J. Jenkins and Alfred Jenkins, both of Lenoir City, and Glen Jenkins, Kingston.

Skylar Dean Al-Hussein, 7, son of Moneer Al-Hussein and Nora Faye Rucker of Oliver Springs, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at his home.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Jacqueline Diana Rucker.

Along with his parents, he is also survived by two brothers, Hakiem and Noah Al-Hussein; three sisters, Kaydien, Addie and Soriah Al-Hussein; his paternal grandparents, Akram Al-Hussein and Tammy Manis; his maternal grandfather, Harley Rucker; and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins on both sides of the family.

Mary McCrary Woody, 79, of Kingston, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in University of Tennessee Medical Center.

She was a member of Kingston First Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star, and was an avid bowler and UT Lady Vols fan.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will McCrary; two sisters, Artie Miller and Alma Costner; and three brothers, Grover, Ralph and Ray McCrary.

Daisy Ferguson Chitwood, 80, of Harriman (Midtown), passed away Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, in Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge.

She was born Sept. 24, 1931, in Chattanooga. She was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church in Harriman and was a loving wife and mother.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 54 years, Bill Chitwood; her father, Frank Ferguson; her mother, Lennie Plemons Ferguson; and two brothers, Eugene Ferguson and Carl Ferguson.