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Helen Marlene Major (née Oakes; December 7, 1954 – October 11, 1980), best known by her middle name and posthumously by her maiden name, was an American woman who was murdered by her estranged husband, William Alexander Major, in 1980.
Dec 5, 2005 · One of the coaches whose life was taken was Bill Majors, the 26-year-old younger brother of former UT coach John Majors and the son of the late former Sewanee...
Oct 18, 2015 · Bill Majors came to Tennessee in 1957 and never left, another member of the Majors family that meant so much to UT. Majors had a three-year run as the starting tailback for the Volunteers and was hired as the freshman team coach in 1962.
Oct 18, 2023 · The Cessna Road crossing today looking toward where Bill Majors once lived. As a result, the city of Knoxville has decided to make improvements. It has no plans to put in a crossing gate. But it...
Apr 24, 2022 · Bill Major told police that on the night of October 11, 1980, he and Oakes had gotten into a fight, while they sat in her Ford Pinto. Oakes had allegedly pulled a gun on him.
May 31, 2021 · After Marlene, a 25-year-old mother of two, went missing, Bill Major gave the classic Forensic Files “my wife just got in her car and drove away forever” explanation (Jack Boyle, Richard Nyhuis).
His senior year, Bill was selected Second Team All-SEC and played in the Blue-Gray game. Perhaps his shining moment as a player came on November 7th, 1959, his twenty-first birthday and the day UT beat defending national champion LSU, 14-13.
Nov 4, 2015 · On the morning of Oct. 18, 1965, Bill Majors climbed out of bed early to get ready to head to the University of Tennessee campus for an early coaches meeting and breakfast with the Vols football...
Dec 29, 2021 · Perhaps the coach who influenced him the most was brother Bill Majors, who played at Tennessee right after Johnny graduated following the 1956 season. Bill was later an assistant at UT before...
Aug 10, 2023 · Chief Master Sergeant Billy H. Majors, Retired, was a proud Veteran of the United States Air Force for 26 years and a resident of San Antonio passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2023, with his loving wife, Lucy Majors by his side.
