To Joshua and Melissa (Lusk) Bell, a boy, Carter Wilson, Nov. 11, 2010. 5801 Red Drum Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76179. yer_talkin_gibberish@yahoo.com
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MARRIED Todd Genteman and Juliette Piwiec, Oct. 10, 2009, in Nashville, Tenn. Todd is part of the leadership at August Gate, a church plant in the Soulard area of downtown St. Louis. 1820A S. 9th St., St. Louis, MO 63104.
BORN To Gary and Lisa (Hollingsworth) Vaughn, a girl, Kara Louise, Oct. 15, 2010. 60 Pinewood Drive, Logan, UT 84341. lisa@lisaanddusty.com To Myles and Tami (Gorsline) Rowe, a boy, Adam Hartley, Jan. 15, 2010. 408 Clear Springs Court, McKinney, TX 75070. To Aaron and Christi (Walker) Patton, a boy, Eli, Oct. 1, 2009. 607 Greenside, Baird, TX 79504. To Erich and Ginna (Glasscock ’07) Schmidt, a girl, Berkley Addison, Nov. 19, 2009. 3500 Woodhaven, Midland, TX 79707. To Nicholas and Gaylen (Glasscock ’07) Schmidt, a girl, Paisley Grace, Feb. 17, 2010. 4202 Downing, Midland, TX 79707. To Chris (’04) and Kayla (Dooley) Wilcoxson, a girl, Lily Bryan, July 21, 2010. 3564 Verbena Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45241. kwilcoxson@bellsouth.net To Evan and Kimberly (Hitt) Hardegree, a boy, Dylan James, Jan. 30, 2010. Evan graduated as valedictorian of his class at Texas A&M University College of Medicine in May 2010. The family moved to Rochester, where he is doing a residency in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic. 4878 10th Street N.W.,
Rochester, MN 55901. evan.hardegree@gmail.com To Matthew and Kay (Norton) Vollans, a boy, Carter Matthew, June 1, 2010. 303 Marcella Lane, Sedro-Woolley, VA 98284. kayvollans@hotmail.com
To David (’06) and Kelley (Fike) Young, a girl, Fiona Leigh, Jan. 27, 2010. They were married April 18, 2009. 2065 Lea Court, Apt. B, Holloman AFB, NM 88330.
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MARRIED
Jenna Gillit is a third-grade reading teacher at Buffalo Elementary School in Buffalo, Texas. 247 N. Main Street, Oakwood, TX 75855. jgillit@gmail.com
Josh Bunch (’06) and Lauren Bell, May 31, 2008, in Dallas. 6404 Paradise Valley Road, Fort Worth, TX 76112. laurenkbunch@gmail.com Jordan Gay and Calli Turner (’06), Nov. 15, 2008, in Lubbock. 5405 91st St., Lubbock, TX 79424. jpg02c@gmail.com Ryan Dowdy and Kelly Busch, June 5, 2010, in Pittsburgh, Pa. 4200 Mozart Brigade Lane, Apt. V, Fairfax, VA 22033.
MARRIED Justin McNeese and Kathryn Barkley, July 17, 2010. 3549 Cedar Run, #202, Abilene, TX 79606. kbark1085@yahoo.com BORN To Trent Hunter and Sarah Roper-Hunter, a girl, Heidi Korinne, Jan. 18, 2010. They also have a son, Graham. 817 Race Street, Baird, TX 79504. ser02b@acu.edu To David (’10) and Kristen (Turner) Ayres, a girl, Ava Kate, Oct. 19, 2009. They were married Aug. 9, 2008. 836 Vista Lane, Abilene, TX 79601. kdt02a@acu.edu
BORN To Christopher (’08) and Julia (Armke) King, a boy, Andrew Glenn, March 26, 2010. 1741 N. 3rd, Abilene, TX 79603. To Christopher and Breanna (Howard ’09) Whiteley, a girl, Chloe Renee, Jan. 5, 2011. 9600 Constellation Blvd., Apt. 6109, Fort Worth, TX 76108. chriswhiteley@mac.com To Timothy and Melissa (Cain) Palmer, a girl, Addison, Sept. 20, 2009. 4319 Edgehill, Wichita Falls, TX 76306. To Seth and Amy (Walker) Patterson, a girl, Jillian Rae, March 1, 2010. 12265 S.W. Greenwood Street, Beaverton, OR 97005. amypatterson85@gmail.com To Travis and Lindsey (Lankford) Roby, a boy, Ty Lankford, Feb. 25, 2010. 3214 Boyd Ave., Midland, TX 79705. lindseyroby@yahoo.com
2009 MARRIED Cody Robinette and Jenna Messer, June 26, 2010, in Abilene. 2141 Bunker Hill Circle, Plano, TX 75075. jsm04a@acu.edu
BORN To Cody and Megan (Clark) Forsberg, a girl, Addison Grace, April 13, 2010. 3209 Bridlegate Drive, Arlington, TX 76016. mmc02b@acu.edu
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1941
Geraldine McCaleb “Gerry” Shultz, 93, died Aug. 6, 2010, in Abilene. She was married to Col. V.M. “Dutch” Shultz for 62 years, and together they served tours in more than 30 locations during his 30-year Army career. Gerry also served as a Red Cross volunteer at the Dyess Air Force Base Hospital for 20 years. She was preceded in death by her husband. She is survived by three sisters, Maxine Hill (’38), D’Nola Holding (’44) and Robbe Baldwin; two sons, Landon Shultz and George Shultz (’73); eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Sanford Rodgers Thompson Sr., 88, died Feb. 18, 2010. He was born April 1, 1921, in Quanah, Texas. He married Elizabeth Maurice Stratton (’43) while they were students at ACU. He worked for Dow Chemical for 43 years. Sanford was an elder for nearly 40 years and served on various community boards and organizations. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, a brother and a great-grandson. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; two daughters, Sandra Pybus and Donna (Thompson ’73) Willbanks; a son, Dr. Rodger Thompson (’67); 10 grandchildren, eight of whom attended ACU; and 24 great-grandchildren.
1939 Melvin Earl Gililland Jr., 92, died April 24, 2010, in Cedar Hill. He was preceded in death by his wife, Charlexa (’40), and is survived by a son, Melvin “Earl” Gililland III (’70); a daughter, Karen (Gililland ’70) Victory; and six grandchildren. Mary Kathryn Lovelady Maples, 93, died July 30, 2010, in Ponca City, Okla. She was born Jan. 8, 1917, in Bowie and graduated from high school there. She worked as a legal secretary in Haskell and married Carl Maples on April 15, 1939. He preceded her in death. She is survived by two daughters, Kay (Maples ’63) Lyons and Karen (Maples ’66) Ellison; a son, Rodney Maples (’70); 10 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
She was born July 5, 1920, in Mangum, Okla., and met her husband, Michael A. Celli, D.C., when they both worked for the Navy in World War II. She is survived by two daughters; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
1944 Richard Hugh Whitaker, 88, died July 30, 2010, in Abilene. He was born Jan. 8, 1922, in Post City, Texas, and grew up in San Angelo. He married Donna Jayne Kercheville (’43) in 1945. He earned a master’s degree from Hardin-Simmons University and taught English, psychology and social work at ACU. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jayne, and is survived by two sons, Bo Whitaker (’70) and Bill Whitaker (’77), and three grandchildren.
1942 Louise Woosley James, 88, died June 13, 2010, in Rockwall. She was born March 4, 1922, in Brazoria, Texas, and graduated from high school in El Campo. She married Robert James (’42) in 1942. She worked as a civilian secretary at Lubbock Army Air Field, co-owned a cafe with her husband in Abilene, then became a homemaker. She was a member of the University Church of Christ in Abilene and of Women for ACU. She was preceded in death by her husband, and is survived by two sons, Larry James and Robert James (’81); a brother, Harold Woosley (’54); and two grandchildren. Metta “Maxine” Celli, 90, died July 24, 2010.
1945 William D. “Shorty” Lawson, 87, died Aug. 7, 2010, in Goodlettsville, Tenn. He was born Aug. 26, 1922, in Centerville, Tenn. He graduated from Lipscomb University in 1943 and received a master’s degree from ACU. He taught and coached at Abilene High School, then served in athletics administration for the Abilene ISD for 41 years. He married Norma Jean Stewart in 1998. Shorty is survived by three sons, Jimmy Lawson (’69), Don Lawson (’74) and Dr. Bobby Lawson (’80); a brother; two sisters; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
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ACU Remembers: 103-year-old Baker and 104-year-old Palmer
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Martha Miller Palmer, 104, died Dec. 15 in Houston. Born in Corsicana, Texas, in 1906 – ACU’s founding year – she attended Abilene Christian on its North First Street campus with her older sister, Louise, and graduated in 1931 with a degree in home economics. She married A.B. “Swampy” Palmer in 1935, and worked as a dietician in the Houston Independent School District. Among her survivors are two daughters, Nancy (Palmer) Edelmon and Diane (Palmer) Andrews; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
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Hattie Bentley Baker, 103, died Oct. 7, 2010, in Fort Worth. A 1928 graduate of ACU, she was born Sept. 19, 1907, and married Forrest M. Baker (’27) in 1928. She worked in several fields during her lifetime, including teaching, accounting, operating family-owned movie theatres, and helping build bombers during World War II. She is survived by a daughter, Grace Baker Pennington; a son, Bert Baker; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
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