Dora Heacker Marmon
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Dora Heacker Marmon, age 82, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 in Oak Ridge, TN. She was born in Oliver Springs TN (to Herman and Fay Heacker) and was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Oak Ridge, TN. Dora earned a Bachelor of Science in elementary education at the University of Tennessee and a Master of Science in elementary school administration at the University of Iowa. She spent many years teaching music and art to elementary school students and was an avid church organist. In her later years, she earned a Doctor of Philosophy in human ecology from the University of Tennessee. Dora was preceded in death by her son, Kenneth Heacker Marmon and survived by her sons, Steven Marmon and wife Lori, and Samuel Marmon and wife Karen; grandchildren, Corey, Alex, Emily, Stacy, Joshua Marmon, and Abby Todd and husband Braiden; sisters, Nora Heacker McFadden and husband Glennon of Newburgh, IN; Janet Heacker Fish and husband Edward of Newport News, VA; and brother, Herman E. Heacker and wife Judy of Roswell, GA; as well as several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held 11:00 am Monday, November 22, 2021 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Oak Ridge, TN. Father Bailey Norman will officiate. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Dora's honor to Stephen's Episcopal Church in Oak Ridge, TN. Condolences may be offered at www.berrylynnhurst.com