ALAN STOREY
1960s
Oak Hill mural stirs
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f Mildred “Mickey” Parrish Kenemer (46H) ever needs a reminder of Berry, all she has to do is look at her living room wall. Fifty years ago, when she and her husband, the late Olin H. Kenemer (45H), were newlyweds, they commissioned a Berry alumnus now known only by the signature “J. Stephens” to paint a panoramic watercolor of Oak Hill. The sweeping scene stretches from the front wall of the living room to the back wall and from the ceiling halfway to the floor. In soothing shades of green with splashes of pink and white, the painting calls to mind days gone by. Even more special to Mickey than the mural, however, are the memories it stirs of the early days of her marriage to Olin, when they shared the joy of decorating their first home together. The scene they selected served as a constant reminder of the place where their love story began: Berry.
Joseph Harold Davis (45C) of Decatur, Ga., Feb. 18, 2008. Alice Myrle Denney (45C) of Roopville, Ga., Jan. 3, 2009. Allen Conner Grubb (45H) of Macon, Ga., Dec. 26, 2007. Maisie Cotton Lewelling (45c) of Cantonment, Fla., Jan. 17, 2008. Denver D. Robinson (45c) of Cary, N.C., Sept. 22, 2008. Elizabeth Anderson (46C) of Clinton, S.C., Nov. 12, 2006. Kathryn Perry Baker (46H, 50c) of Armuchee, Ga., Feb. 22, 2008. L. Bascom Slemp (46H) of Big Stone Gap, Va., Sept. 20, 2008. James H. Speir (46H) of Decatur, Ga., Aug. 19, 2008. Maedell Pettis Stock (46c) of Panama City, Fla., April 13, 2008. Gordon Erwin Webb (46H) of Dalton, Ga., Dec. 26, 2006. James M. White (46H) of Rome, Ga., Nov. 22, 2008. William Hardin Duckworth (47C) of Decatur, Tenn., Dec. 20, 2008. Betty Ann Bridges Brown (47C) of Sarasota, Fla., Jan. 20, 2009. Carl W. Carney (47H) of Armuchee, Ga., Nov. 14, 2008. Gordon W. Kell (47H) of Rome, Ga., Sept. 11, 2008. Bette Pierce Lovingood (47H) of Eton, Ga., Jan. 6, 2006.
Gifts
David S. Peterson (47H, 50c) of Tullahoma, Tenn., Dec. 31, 2008. Edna Coats Phillips (47C) of Kershaw, S.C., March 18, 2009. Carleen Middleton McEntyre (47H) of Calhoun, Ga., Dec. 20, 2008. Vivian J. Vance (47c) of Limestone, Tenn., Nov. 12, 2008. Charles L. Bradford (48H, 53c) of Conyers, Ga., Dec. 23, 2008. Herbert M. Champion (48H) of Ragland, Ala., Dec. 18, 2008. Marjorie Price Reid (48c) of St. Matthews, S.C., June 1, 2008.
1950s Frances Rodgers Horton (53C) of Elgin, S.C., Jan. 4, 2009. William “Dubby” D. Winslett (54H) of Odenville, Ala., Oct. 9, 2008. Fred H. Fulmer (55C) of Lenoir, N.C., Feb. 13, 2009. Daniel B. Kenerly (55c) of Murrells Inlet, S.C., Jan. 10, 2009. Irma Matthews Mason (56H, 60C) of Blairsville, Ga., Dec. 31, 2008. Malcolm S. Avirett (57C) of Rome, Ga., Nov. 4, 2008. James Lawrence Babb (57H, 61c) of Dalton, Ga., Dec. 23, 2008. Robert F. Combs (58H) of Hinesville, Ga., Nov. 1, 2008. Ruby Mercer Sanders (57c) of Toomsboro, Ga., Nov. 29, 2008.
Mary Nell Vann (65C) of Rome, Ga., Feb. 1, 2009. Michael J. Garrison (69C) of Rome, Ga., Dec. 18, 2008. Camille B. Schuessler (69C) of Birmingham, Ala., May 30, 2008. James F. Tumblin Jr. (69c) of Athens, Ga., Feb. 4, 2009.
1970s Thomas Hilton III (70C) of Medford, Ore., Nov. 29, 2008. David H. Slaughter (70c) of Silver Creek, Ga., March 7, 2009. Marilyn J. Jackson (71C) of Rockmart, Ga., May 25, 2007. Jay W. Srymanske (72C) and L. Carol Hill Srymanske (75C) of Ellijay, Ga., Nov. 21, 2008. Alvin Dexter Dean (74C, FFS) of Rome, Ga., Nov. 16, 2008. Dorothy Stanfield Graham (74G) of Chapel Hill, N.C., Sept. 30, 2007.
Alatia Anglin Pettigrew (74G) of LaFayette, Ga., Sept. 2, 2006. Elsie R. Haynes (76G) of Homerville, Ga., Oct. 1, 2007. Susan Dobbs (78c) of Vista, Calif., June 5, 2008.
1980s Harold R. Meyers (83C) of Rome, Ga., Feb. 25, 2009. Tami Denise Smith (88C) of Savannah, Ga., Feb. 4, 2009.
1990s Christopher Joseph Parker (90C) of Rome, Ga., April 22, 2008. Dina Sok (98C) of Rome, Ga., Feb. 5, 2009.
2000s Jonathan Colin Howard (07C) of Bradenton, Fla., Nov. 24, 2008.
Faculty/Staff J. Edward Wilson (FFS) of Rome, Ga., Sept. 9, 2008.
MEMORY AND HONOR GIFTS Berry College welcomes gifts in memory or honor of individuals. If you wish to make a memory or honor gift to Berry, simply denote the person to be memorialized or honored on the check or in an accompanying letter. Berry expresses gratitude for the following gifts specifically designated as memorials and tributes. The persons honored are listed in capital letters, the donors in capital and lowercase. Note: Memory gifts have been designated to scholarship funds named for the honoree unless otherwise specified by the donor.
Memory Gifts Nov. 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009 MR. CHARLES F. ACREE Mr. and Mrs. John J. Bridges Dr. and Mrs. Harlan L. Chapman Mr. Timothy R. Howard Mrs. Jane Daniel Nettles Mr. and Mrs. D. Grier Stephenson MR. RUSSELL S. ASHTON Mrs. Doris L. Ashton MR. NOAH LAWRENCE BELL Dr. Steven H. Bell DR. AND MRS. JOHN R. BERTRAND Mrs. Melanie Moore Jones MR. CHARLES L. BRADFORD The Rev. and Mrs. Fred L. Maddox MRS. BETTY ANN BRIDGES BROWN Dr. Ouida W. Dickey Mrs. Evelyn McGehee Etheredge MR. DAVID R. BURNETTE Mrs. Carol Winfrey Burnette MRS. BEATRICE CLONTS Ms. Bettyann M. O’Neill MRS. LILA SHELTON COLLINS Dr. and Mrs. Harlan L. Chapman MRS. AUDREY WOOD CREW Mrs. Ramona Crew Scholtes
MR. JOHN C. “BUDDY” CURRY Mr. Michael Alan Sudduth MRS. CHRISTA DE BERDT Dr. Ouida W. Dickey MR. MICHAEL LESTER DEGNER Mr. Brian Manley Krueger DR. GARLAND M. DICKEY Mrs. Ramona Crew Scholtes MRS. SANDRA GRESHAM FROST Mr. W. Leon Frost MR. FRED H. FULMER Mrs. Sue Hegwood Howel MR. MICHAEL J. GARRISON Mr. John K. Hamrick Sr. DR. LARRY GREEN Mrs. Melanie Moore Jones DR. AND MRS. G. LELAND GREEN Mrs. Betty Ann Bridges Brown MR. MARK GREGG Dr. Dorothy Clark Gregg MR. H.G. HAMRICK Mr. James H. Weaver MRS. ANNE SIMS HAWKINS Mr. James F. Hawkins MRS. CAROL HEINEN Mrs. Sandra M. Keeble MRS. EDNA F. HETSKO Mr. Jeffrey F. Hetsko
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