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At random: Records for enemy shipping sunk by U.S. submarines during World War II are held by two boats built by Electric Boat. The USS FLASHER sank 100,231 tons of Japanese shipping, while the USS TAUTOG holds the record for the most ships - 26.

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Posted 2018-11-26 9:29 AM (#92736)

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LACKEY, John Robert, 92, of Knoxville died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Friday, November 16, 2018. John was born in High Point, NC on August 1, 1926. He joined the Navy at the age of seventeen and volunteered for submarine duty in the Pacific during WWII. He qualified in submarines in USS Mero (SS-378) in 1946 and was TM3(SS) when released by the Navy. His bunk on the was eighteen inches directly below a torpedo. He married Glendon Parrish in 1949. Survivors include his wife of sixty-nine years, Glendon; children, Susan Wilder, Rosemary Lackey, Caroline Lackey, and John R. Lackey Jr., and grandchildren, Gabriel McAteer (Josh) and Caleb Wilder. John attended Wake Forest University for two years and graduated from Elon College in 1950. He received a Master of Divinity degree from Duke University in 1953. John was a pastor in the United Church of Christ for fifty years, serving parishes in Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. He pastored Church of the Savior, UCC in Knoxville from 1976 until 1993, and served the COS as pastor emeritus until his death. Throughout his ministry and for decades after his formal retirement, John was a powerful and often fierce advocate for social justice, working tirelessly for peace, racial, economic, and sexual justice. From the pulpit and the picket line, he was a leading progressive voice in Knoxville's faith communities. He fearlessly opposed the Vietnam war and advocated for racial justice. Despite threats, his leadership led Church of the Savior in the 1980s to provide the Metropolitan Community Church (a predominantly gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender denomination) the use of the COS sanctuary as a place for their worship. Under his leadership, COS offered an extravagant welcome to LGBT persons for membership in the congregation. For decades he fostered sustained interfaith relations with Jewish and Muslim congregations. He was a recipient of the Religious Service Award by the Knoxville Roundtable of Christians and Jews. Accompanying his social activism was John's theology of love for God and for each other. His core message and the subject of many of his sermons was Agape: the unconditional love of God for all his creatures. John was a person of many talents and interests; he was a poet, painter, and photographer. A lover of nature, he could identify almost any local wildflower; a hiker who seemed to delight in getting lost; an exuberant traveler who, with Glendon by his side, enjoyed extended visits to France and Italy (where he fell hopelessly in love with Florence), and to Nova Scotia, where he and Glendon spent parts of many summers in retirement. The memorial service for Pastor Emeritus John Lackey will take place at Church of the Savior on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at 3:00p.m., with Reverend John Gill officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Church of the Savior Memorial Garden, 934 North Weisgarber Road, Knoxville, TN 37909 or to the charity of your choice. Arrangements by Cremation Options, Inc. (865)6WE-CARE (693-2273) www.cremationoptionsinc.com Published in Knoxville News Sentinel on Nov. 25, 2018

CLOLINGER, Larry Gene, 75, of Guthrie, OK, went to be with the Lord on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, in OKC. He was born in Drew, MS on Feb. 15, 1943. Larry was a 1962 graduate of Greenville High School in Mississippi. He joined the Navy in 1962, where he served on submarines until 1970 as a Nuclear Reactor Operator, ETN1(SS). Larry served as a Deacon, Small Group Leader, Eagles Care Group Leader and Sunday School Leader at the Putnam City Baptist Church in OKC for many years under the Ministry of Dr. Rod Masteller. Larry was VP of Data Processing at Mid Continent Life Insurance Company in OKC and retired in 1995. He was a very active and a respected board member of the Mid-America Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America for over 20 years. He was voted Member of the Year in 2001. Larry was also a consulting member of the MAPVA Stor-Mor business for 18 years. This group of Paralyzed Veterans have become his second family. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lillian Fowler Wyse; stepdad, Kenneth Wyse; and father, Walter Clolinger. Larry is survived by his adoring wife of 53 years, Connie O'Lenick Clolinger, of Brooklyn, NY; daughter, Felicia Benton, son-in-law, Lance, grandchildren, Jackson and Lauryn, all of Guthrie, who were his greatest joy; brother, C.G. Clolinger, and sister-in-law, Edna, of Arizona. He is also survived by many extended family, friends and loved ones throughout the country. Viewing will be held on Monday, Nov. 26, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. with family present 6-8 p.m. at Mercer-Adams Funeral Service. Funeral Service will be on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2 p.m. at Mercer-Adams Chapel. He will be laid to rest in Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie OK. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Larry's name may be made to Paralyzed Veterans of America (http://pva.org/donate) or The National MS Society. To share a memory or a condolence, please visit www.mercer-adams.com www.mercer-adams.com Published in The Oklahoman on Nov. 25, 2018

KELLY, Ralph Dexter, 71, of Kingston Township, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township. He was born in Bucyrus, Ohio, the son of the late John and Jessie Mae Crum Kelly. Ralph was a United States Navy veteran serving during the Vietnam War on the submarine USS Henry L. Stimson (SSBN-655). He worked for 36 years for Commonwealth/Frontier Telephone. Ralph was member of the Lions Club, the Endless Mountain Archery Club and the Back-Mountain Bloomers Club. He was also a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. He loved wood carving and was known for the Santa Clauses that he made. He also loved photography. Ralph was known for being an extremely hard worker, his selfless love for his family and his generosity to his friends and anyone in need. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Tami Kelly, by a grandson, Ricky, and by his sisters, Mona Stansberry and Evelyn Kelly. Surviving are his wife of 43 years, Linda R. Rifenberg Kelly; children, Shawn Kelly, of Kentucky, Diane Lynn Kelly, of Dallas, and John Kelly and his wife, Lacy, of South Carolina; grandchildren, Ashley, Donald, Sam, Isabella, Miranda, Johnny, Hailea, Ashlyn, and Ansley; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday from the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre. The Reverend Carol E. Coleman will officiate. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made by visiting Ralph's obituary at www.natandgawlas.com. Published in Times Leader Nov. 25, 2018

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