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Beverly Ann (Franklin) Brown, 43, died Sept. 30, 2015, in Clyde. She was born Feb. 15, 1972, in Abilene and graduated from Eula High School. She married James Brown in August 1998. He survives her, as do a son, Jarod Brown; her father; a brother; a sister, Elaine (Franklin ’84) Palmer; and other relatives.
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Wendell O. White, 76, died July 13, 2015. He was born Sept. 26, 1938, in Coleman and
Preaching and ACU, and earned a doctorate from Fuller Theological Seminary. He married Alvadean Mashburn Jan. 15, 1969, in Reno, Nev. Marcho was an advisor and recruitier for ACU’s Graduate School of Theology from 1991-2004. He is survived by his wife, Alvadean; two sons, Chris Marcho (’87) and Craig Marcho (’88); two daughters, Carrie (Marcho ’91) Sullivan and Amy (Marcho ’95) Fulcher; a sister; and eight grandchildren. Jerry Neil Mullins (’52) died July 7, 2015, in Abilene at age 84. He was born April 27, 1931, in Crystal City and graduated from Valley Mills (Texas) High School in 1948. He married Mona Cox (’54) on Aug. 22, 1953. He was a standout football player at ACU, where he was captain, all-conference and honorable mention Little All-America. He earned an M.Ed from Mullins ACU in 1957. Mullins was a coach at Robstown (Texas) High School from 1953-56 before beginning a 35-year career at ACU as assistant football coach, assistant basketball coach, head golf coach, director of financial aid and assistant athletics director. He also was the founding director of ACU’s Camp Wildcat and served as vice president of the Southland Conference. He was a longtime member of University Church of Christ, where he was an elder. He was preceded in death by Mona, his wife of 60 years; his parents, J.E. and Mable Mullins; his sisters, Lynn (Mullins ’42) Rice and Jean (Mullins) Blackmon; and his brothers, Jake Mullins (’48) and Kenneth Mullins. Among survivors are his sons, Jerry Mullins Jr. (’77) and Lanny Mullins (’80); three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a brother, Don Mullins (’55).
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Phyllis Ann Trevathan, 77, died July 28, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. She was born in Murfreesboro, Tenn., and earned a B.A. in music from Lipscomb University. She married Charles Trevathan, J.D., in 1960, and the couple
worked for the Abilene ISD for more than 35 years. He was a longtime active member of the Highland Church of Christ. Dr. William P. “Bill” Dukes, 94, died June 3, 2015, in Lubbock. He was born July 24, 1920, in Little Rock, Ark., and graduated from high school in East St. Louis, Ill. He married Janie Blake in 1942. Dukes studied at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo., and served with distinction in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He earned two Distinguished Flying Cross medals and other military honors. Dukes earned a
bachelor’s degree in military science from the University of Maryland in 1953 and an MBA in finance from the University of Michigan in 1958. He served as professor of naval science at Cornell University while working on his Ph.D. in business and finance. He then taught in the finance department at the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University for 45 years, earning recognition for his research and influence. Dukes was preceded in death by his parents; a brother; and two daughters. He is survived by his wife, Janie, and other relatives.
moved to Abilene in 1987. She worked in Career Services at ACU and sang with the Hillcrest Singers and the Classical Chorus of Abilene. She was a dedicated volunteer and a mentor and friend to countless ACU students. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, a former ACU general counsel, dean of students and sociology insturctor. She is survived by three daughters, Carol Turner, Karen (Trevathan ’92) Gunn and Julie (Trevathan ’93) Bowie; and five grandchildren.
Orchestra in London. She married Brent Bjorem (’94) on Feb. 26, 1996. She earned a bachelor’s degree in music performance from ACU, a master’s in music performance in 1996 from Hardin-Simmons University and a doctorate in piano performance and pedagogy in 2005 from the University of Oregon. She performed recitals and taught master classes around the world, and served on the music faculty of four colleges and universities, including ACU, where she was an associate professor. Among survivors are Brent, her husband of 19 years; a daughter, Kiana; her parents, Chew Soon and Chew Sew Kung; and brothers Paulson Kung and Jason Kung.
Ila Pauline (Witt ’44) Dunn, 90, died Nov. 7, 2015 in Abilene. She was born April 9, 1925, in Abilene and earned a bachelor’s degree in music (piano and violin). She married Dr. Floyd Warren Dunn (’44) on Oct. 27, 1944. She taught private violin and piano lessons since 1944 and part time in ACU’s Department of Music from 1968-90. She played in the Abilene Dunn Philharmonic Orchestra since 1950 and the Memphis (Tenn.) Symphony from 1960-65. She and Floyd made many trips to Thailand, where they mentored students and faculty at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok and at Chiang Mai University in Chiang Mai. She was preceded in death by Floyd, her husband of 69 years; her parents, Dr. Paul (’22) and Willie Lee (Pritchett ’22) Witt; and a sister, Dorothy (Witt ’54) Goodman. Survivors include daughters Shirley Dunn (’70) and Nina (Dunn ’75) Dikin; a son, Dr. James Dunn (’71); a great-granddaughter; and a sister, Nancy Witt (’66). Dr. Pauline (Kung ’93) Bjorem, 45, died Nov. 15, 2015, in Dallas after a long battle with cancer. She was born April 2, 1970, in Penang, Malaysia, and at age 14 became the first Malaysian to attend the prestigious Yehudi Menuhin School of Music in England. As a piano, violin and flute prodigy, she received the prestigious Martin Musical Scholarship Bjorem from the Philharmonia
Dr. Edwin H. Enzor Jr. (’59 M.A.) died Nov. 30, 2015, in Abilene at age 80. He was born Oct. 10, 1935, in Washington, D.C., graduating from Washington Lee High School in Arlington, Va., in 1955. He earned a B.A. in history from Lipscomb University in 1957, a master’s in communication from ACU and a doctorate in communication Enzor from Louisiana State University in 1964. He married Norma Anders (’61) on Aug. 30, 1956, and she died Nov. 13, 2014. He married Susan Purrington (’72) in 2015. Enzor retired as professor emeritus of communication in 1998 after a 33-year career at ACU in which he served as assistant academic dean, chair of the Department of Communication and the Faculty Senate, and senior development officer. He preached full time for congregations in Texas, Virginia, Louisiana and Maryland. He served as vice president and president of Enzor Travel Service and president of Enzor Consulting Inc. In retirement, he was founder and board chair of Global Samaritan Resources. He received GSR’s inaugural Founders Award in 2012. He also served on the board of Jeremiah’s Hope and other nonprofit organizations. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edwin Enzor Sr. and Marinette (Loflin) Enzor; Norma, his first wife of 58 years; and a sister, Mary (Enzor) Davis. Among survivors are Susan, his second wife; a son, Brett Enzor (’88); a daughter, Lara Enzor (’90); an adopted son, Tangent Lin (’98); a stepson, James Vickers Jr.; and three grandchildren.
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