Minta Orange

Minta Katherine Whittlesey Orange
ORANGE, MINTA KATHERINE WHITTLESEY - was born February 24, 1923 and died on Christmas Day, 2010 at the age of 87. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Kleber Miller Whittlesey, her husband of 61 years, Harley Orange, Sr.; and two grandsons, Jesse Pinkston and Isaac Bird. Survivors include her 5 children: Harley ("Fuzzy") and Nina Orange, Sunbright, Rebecca and Leonard Dwarshuis, Knoxville, Elizabeth and Larry Young, Chattanooga, Katherine Pinkston, Knoxville, Dan and Lulu Orange, Oliver Springs; one sister, Mary Ellen (Tee) Kennedy, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She had eleven grand children: Sherri Michelle Mills, Julianna LeCroy, Heather Tuck, Jake and Josh Pinkston, Christopher, Matthew, and Marianna Bird, Mitchell, Lily Belle, and Rose Marie Orange; and twelve great grandchildren. A member of First Baptist Church of Oliver Springs, she spent her life helping others and enjoyed sharing everything she owned. Her deep commitment to helping people whom she thought could never repay her kept her busy. Because her family is a recipient of organ transplants, she donated her body to UT Hospital in Memphis to a program called "That All May Live". She was a woman of highest integrity. Following her retirement from Oak Ridge Hospital where she was a nurse, she volunteered at the Hospitality House. She had an wonderful sense of humor. She made all of America laugh because it was her idea to send a video of her falling in jello to America's Funniest Videos. She laughed every time she saw it and she won second prize. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you gently and quietly perform a kind deed for someone who may never pay you back. In doing that, we can keep the example set by Minta and share the kindness she shared. She opened her heart and home to many foster children and babies. One of them Robert Ryhne a Supply Pastor of the Clinton Southern Baptist Association, will assist in the "Celebration of Her Life" along with the Pastor of the church, Barry Ariaz that will be at First Baptist Church in Oliver Springs on Wednesday, December 29. The family will receive friends at 5:00 and the service at 7:30.