Alumni Notes
In Memoriam Our thoughts and prayers go to the families when we receive word of the passing of our alumni. For the past several years a special memorial presentation has been produced that is shown at the Alumni Banquet during Homecoming. This presentation lists and shows pictures of SC alumni who have passed away the previous year. Please keep the Office of Alumni Relations informed so that we may pay tribute each year. If you have the opportunity to send in a recent photo of your loved one for this presentation it will be greatly appreciated. Sterling College has been named to receive memorials of alumni a number of times through the years. If you wish to make a gift in memory of any of these members of the SC family, send your check to Sterling College and note the name of the person in the memo line. Following is a memorial listing of alumni who have passed away and been recently brought to the attention of the Office of Alumni Relations.
Ruth (Young) Trice ’29 of Lees Summitt, Mo., passed away Jan. 29 after a life of service in the church with her husband of over 73 years, Rev. Eugene Trice, who survives her.
away Jan. 21, 2012. Mary is survived by her husband, Louis ’58; and brothers, John ’62 and James fs’65 McCreight.
Elaine (Creer) Cunningham ’48 of Hobart, Ind., passed away Jan. 27, 2012.
Marietta (McCullough) Vandersall ’61 of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Oct. 8, 2011. Among her survivors is her husband, Stan ’61.
Harold L. Bowman ’51 of Winchester, Va., passed away at his home on Jan. 3, 2012. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Hulda (Parker) fs’53.
Wayne Neely fs’62 of Arvada, Colo., passed away June 17 at the age of 70. He leaves behind his wife, Bonnie, two sons and four grandchildren.
Robert Cunningham ’51 of Tulsa, Okla., passed away Dec. 21, 2011. His survivors include his wife, Marjorie (Tedford) ’52; brother, Jim ’56; sister, Margaret Mitchell ’52; daughters Lynette Hardy ’76 and Louise Magee ’77; and granddaughter Caitlin Magee ’12.
Doug Price ’68 of Weeki Wachee, Fla., passed away Jan. 19, 2012.
Joe McFarland ’51 of Topeka, Kan., passed away Jan. 27, 2012. His survivors include his wife, Roberta (Dill) McFarland ’51; brother, Rev. Robert fs’55; daughter, Kathryn Gardner fs’78; and granddaughters, Rachel Gardner ’12 and Hannah Gardner ’15.
Deanna (Baker) Feaver ’74 of Portland, Ore., passed away Nov. 1, 2010. After graduating from SC she moved to California where she spent years working with troubled youth. She also spent her time in ministry with her husband, Tim, with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Cameroon and then in the U.S. Among her survivors are brother, Robert Behnke ’73, and sister, Betty Behnke fs’71.
Rev. Charles M. Fullinwider ’53 of Roswell, N.M., passed away April 6, 2012. Among his survivors is his nephew, David Fullinwider ’74. Jarrell O’Kelley ’53 of Kettering, Ohio, passed away Nov. 15, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Doramae (Neaville) O’Kelley ’53. Jean (Creswell) Spotts ’55 of Cortez, Colo., passed away on Feb. 11, 2012. Among her survivors are husband, Dr. Al Spotts, Sr. H61; daughter, Ann Haspels ’67; sons Alfred Jr., ’67, Andy ’68, and Joe ’76; and niece Mary Trotter ’69. Mary (McCreight) Means ’59 of Davenport, Iowa, passed
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Martha (McReynolds) Horton fs’69 of Plevna, Kan., passed away October 29, 2011.
Lyman McGregor ’74 of North Miami, Fla., passed away on April 4, 2012. David Rowan ’94 of Decatur, Ill., passed away Feb. 14, 2012. His wife and daughters survive. Jeanie (Ryan) Weve ’94 of Pretty Prairie, Kan., passed away after a zip-line accident on Nov. 6, 2011. Her husband and three children survive. Brooke Minor ’11 of New Orleans, La., passed away Jan. 16, 2012.