Allen D Ryon, March 18, 1920 — October 17, 2018

Obituary for Allen D Ryon Allen D. Ryon, 98, of Oak Ridge, died October 17, 2018. He was born March 18, 1920, the son of Glenn and Geneva Ryon, in Scipio Township, Seneca County, Ohio. Mr. Ryon was a graduate of Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio.

He came to Oak Ridge from Henderson, Nevada in 1944 where he joined the Materials Chemistry Division in Y- 12. Later he transferred to the Chemical Technology Division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory from which he retired in January 1983. Mr. Ryon was a leader in research and development of processes required for extraction of uranium from ores, nuclear fuel preparation, preprocessing irradiated fuel, and waste disposal.

He had several patents and many articles in scientific literature. He was a member of the American Chemical Society and his biography was in American Men and Women of Science. Mr. Ryon was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge.

He also was a member of the Elk Lodge, #1684 for many years. He enjoyed square dancing, bowling, and poker. He was an ardent fisherman focusing on walleye in recent years.

He also assisted the Tennessee Wildlife Res Agency by correlating data and sampling the fisheries in Norris and Dale Hollow Reservoirs. Mr. Ryon was preceded in death by his wife, Annabelle Daywalt Ryon, with whom he had been married nearly 70 years. He is survived by son, Richard and wife Cheryl of Petersburg, TN; daughter, Patricia of Oak Ridge; son, Michael and wife Leslie of Farragut; seven grandchildren, Hayley Ryon, Kelsey Ryon, Paul Ryon, Renee Chambley Maples and husband Marc, Clayton Ryon and wife Katrina, Preston Ryon and wife Jennifer, David Head and wife Mia; five great-grandchildren, Spencer Huff and husband Brian, Mallory, Eliza, and Caroline Maples, and Preston Ryon; and his sister, Alice Bishop of Sarasota, Florida.

A private viewing will be at 1 pm on Monday, October 22, 2018 at Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home. Internment services will be held that same day at 2:30 pm at Anderson Memorial Gardens, Rev. Jenny Caughman officiating.

The family would like to acknowledge and thank the staff of caregivers from Professional Case Management for their help and service to Mr. Ryon during his later years. Online messages may be left for the family at www. martinfuneralhomeoiakridge.com.

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