Frontiers Magazine — Fall 2005 Marriages Gretchen Anderson (‘94) wed Jamie Reeves on December 28, 2003. They live in Pickens, S.C. Laura Mary Barnes (‘99) of Greenville, S.C. married Jason Everett Putman of Anderson, S.C. on Saturday, July 9, 2005 at Fairfield Mountains Chapel followed by a reception at Lake Lure Golf and Beach Resort. Laura graduated from The Medical University of S.C. with an MS in Occupational Therapy and works for the Greenville Hospital System. Kelly Turner Harvey (‘02) married Jay Harvey (‘02) on July 17, 2004. Kelly graduated from Wofford College in May, 2004, with a BA in Finance. She is employed by Atkins & Associates Financial Planning. Daniel Holder (‘90) married Tracey Watson on March 20, 2004. Brandie Davis Love (‘98) married Nathan C. Love on August 7, 2004 and is living in Columbia, S.C. She graduated from Columbia College in 2000 with a BA degree in Public Affairs and worked at Columbia College for threeand-a-half years in the Annual Fund Office. Her husband, Nathan, is a 1997 graduate of the Citadel and works for Synovus Trust. Brandie began working at USC in the Donor Relations Office in August of 2004. Shannon E. Montgomery (‘91) recently married Matthew Grady, a Major in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Bliss, Tex. She is currently working on a Masters Degree at Webster University. Maj. Grady is a 1994 West Point Graduate. The couple live in El Paso, Tex. Diana “Jamie” Owens Bright (‘05) of Enoree, S.C. and James Christopher Bright of Moore, S.C. were married May 14, 2005. Jamie was a runner in the Women’s Cross Country Team and
has returned this year as the team’s assistant coach.
commanded the 178th Field Artillery Battalion, received the WWII Victory Medal, Army Occupation Medal (Japan), State of S.C. Meritorious Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, and S.C. State Service Medal. He is also survived by a daughter, two sons, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter.
James Donald Powell (‘81) married his high school sweetheart, Lori. Graduates of Clemson University, they have three children. He has been a Benefits Consultant for 20 years. Lori is a Chemical Engineer but worked as a Research Chemist for five years. Andrew Whitney (‘87) married Tina Carraway on October 4, 2001. Andrew is Senior Manager for Radio Shack in Florence, S.C. He has been with the company for more than 14 years.
Olivia L. Gibboney, former Women’s Basketball Coach at SMC, died at Sunnyside Retirement Community in Harrisonburg, Va. Our deepest sympathy to family, friends and former students/colleagues.
Deaths Devan Marie Advincula (‘05) of Charleston, S.C., died July 26, 2005 in a car accident. Our deepest sympathy to friends and family. Marie was on both the President’s and Dean’s Lists at SMC. Vada Hartley Kovolski (‘41) of Durham, N.C. has passed away. Our sympathy to her daughter, Joann Richards, and family. Claude Dyches Jr. (‘69) died on Feb. 15, 2005. Our sympathy to his wife, Jane Reed Dyches (1965), family and friends.
Robert (Bob) Stancil, SMC Freshman English Teacher and Dean of Men in 1950, passed away on April 30, 2005 in The Methodist Retirement Center in Charlotte, N.C. at 79 years of age. A. Allen Leonard (1958) of Reidville, S.C., retired Pharmacist from Al’s Pharmacy, died in June of 2005. O. Ruth Alverson McNutt (1938) of Coal City, Ala. died on January 23, 2005. Her father is the late Rev. Lonnie Gordon Alverson, her mother, Bessie Eleanor Moore Alverson. She was a lifetime teacher in Alabama and Florida and left behind eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Guy Fowler (‘57) died July 22, 2005. He married Faye Effler, also an SMC alum who served on the Alumni Council for a term. Our deepest sympathy to Faye, family and friends. Henry G. Flynn Jr. (‘50) of Boiling Springs, S.C. passed away on April 1, 2005. Our deepest sympathy to his wife, Betty Ruth Dodd, family and friends. Henry graduated from Wofford College in 1952. He retired from textile management after working with Spartan Mills and Butte Knit in Spartanburg, S.C. He served in the Merchant Marines from 1945-1946, was in the U.S. Army, where he was a paratrooper with the Occupation Forces in Japan, and joined the S.C. National Guard as a Commissioned Officer in 1950. He retired in 1978 as a Lieutenant Colonel,
Walter Plexico, former SMC faculty member, died June 16, 2005. Our deepest sympathy to his family and friends. J. Marshall Reid (‘48) died on Friday, July 1, 2005 in Inman, S.C. Our deepest sympathy to family and friends. Mr. Reid was both a SJC and Wofford College graduate with a Master’s degree from The University of Alabama. He served the Spartanburg area educational school system for more than 57 years.
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Whitney Tilley (‘05) of Abbeville, S.C., died July 23, 2005. While at SMC, she was a captain of the Women’s Cross Country Team. She was active in athletics and was also a lifeguard. She is survived by her parents, Gary and Katy Tilley, and twin sister, Courtney Tilley, who also attended SMC. James Robert Turner (‘43) of Spartanburg died July 20, 2005. Our deepest sympathy to wife Patty, son Richard and wife Kathy and their children: Cameron John, Hamilton James, and Miles Emory Turner of Arlington, Va., and seven sisters. James was a 1941 honors graduate of Wellford-LymanTucapau High School. He received degrees from Buckwell University, Harvard School of Business Administration, and the University of South Carolina Law School. He served in the U.S. Navy Air Corps in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He served in the S.C. House of Representatives 1954-1957 and was Children’s Court Judge 1957-1964. He was founder and president of the S.C. Trial Lawyers Association (1958) and was president of the Spartanburg County Bar Association. He was a member of Bethel UM Church, in Spartanburg, S.C.; Hejaz Temple of Greenville, S.C.; the Mid-City Shrine Club; and the Spartanburg Lions Club. Donald Miles West (‘50) of Spartanburg died June, 2005. Our deepest sympathy to family and friends. William D. White Jr. (‘67) of Bishopville, S.C. was killed in a car wreck on February 2, 2005. Our deepest sympathy to his family and friends. Phyllis E. Wooten (‘84) is deceased.