SH1 Jackie Lee Volner
Jackie Lee Volner was born Oct. 16, 1943 in Missouri to Herbert Elmer Volner (1901-1972) and Cletta Blanche Alley (1910-2005) He joined the United State Navy Dec. 19, 1961 and served until Dec. 9, 1970. Volner quickly realized that civilian life wasn’t for him and he rejoined the Navy three
PVT WILLIAM ARTHUR JOYNER
William Arthur Joyner was born March 24, 1909 to Jesse Barnett Joyner (1879-1961) and Lillie May Sanders (1889-1978), the second child and oldest son of 10 siblings. Pvt. William Arthur Joyner joined the U.S. Army on April 14, 1943 and served in the South Pacific during World War II. He
Sanford Farris Ray
CARPENTER’S MATE 3C (CM3), USN (30 Aug 1918 – 28 Feb 1942) Service #2955622Awards: Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal w/Star, Navy Good Conduct Medal CM3 Sanford Farris Ray, the son of Robert L. Ray and Mary Duffy Adams, was born on 28 Aug 1918 in Covington, Tipton County, Tenn., eight
Edison Fireside Phonograph
Pictured was a wax cylinder used with the Edison “Fireside” Phonograph. The phonograph on display at the Tipton County Museum is a Model A version of the Fireside, which could use 2 or 4-minute cylinder records. Invented by Thomas Edison in 1877, phonographs were analogue devices built for the reproduction
VOM – April 2025
Thomas Raymond Rogers U.S. Navy 1981 – Thomas Raymond Rogers was born on 1 April 1958 in Phillippi, West Virginia (WV), and grew up on a dairy farm outside of Lumberport, WV. He graduated from Lumberport High School in 1975 and attended West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV, where he
VOM – April 2024
Candice E. Ganser U.S. Navy 1997 – 2023 A native of Apalachin, New York, Candice enlisted in the Navy in August 1997. She completed bootcamp at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, then attended Seaman “A” School. In November 1997, she reported onboard USS CAMDEN (AOE-2), homeported in Bremerton, Washington.
VOM – July 2023
Ronald Dale Boling U.S. Navy 1986 – 2013 Ronald Dale Boling is a native of Sevierville, Tennessee. He enlisted in the Navy in January 1986 as an undesignated seaman. Following boot camp, he was stationed onboard the USS Norfolk (SSN-714) as a deck seaman. He received approval to become a
VOM – June 2025
Marcus Jermaine Harvey, Sr. U.S. Marine Corps 1995 – 2003 / TN Air National Guard 2005 – 2010 Marcus Jermaine Harvey, Sr., was born June 28, 1977, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Charles Harvey, Sr., and Carolyn Bonds. He attended Tipton County Schools, graduating from Covington High School in May 1995.
VOM – March 2025
Robert (Bob) Vern Lakey U.S. Navy Back in the 5O’s, young men were subject to the four-year draft. When Bob was an Indiana high school senior, one of his teachers was a Reserve Officer. He talked some of the young men into joining the Reserves instead of waiting for their