Gifts
Deaths Berry College extends sincere condolences to family and friends of the following alumni. This list includes notices received through July 31, 2009.
1930s George Harkness (31H) of McDonough, Ga., July 31, 2009. Kathleen Hayes Cureton (34C) of Newnan, Ga., Feb. 6, 2009. Lois Wilson Durrence (35H) of Glennville, Ga., July 22, 2006. June Threadgill McRae (36C) of Atlanta, Ga., April 15, 2009. Walter W. Palmer (36H) of Warner Robins, Ga., July 6, 2009. Harvey E. Stewart Sr. (37C) of Norman Park, Ga., June 29, 2009. Rosalie Vinson (37C) of Decatur, Ga., April 5, 2009. Bertha Linholm Davis (39H) of Vincent, Ala., Oct. 10, 2008. William C. McGehee (39C) of Deland, Fla., July 9, 2009. Lida Westbrook Pirkle (39C) of Winder, Ga., July 9, 2009.
1940s Alfred D. Fears Sr. (40H) of Jackson, Ga., June 30, 2009. Tilden M. Underwood Jr. (40C) of Athens, Ga., March 31, 2009. Wesley Carroll Cone (41H, 46c) of Pelham, Ga., June 18, 2009. J. Paul Banister Jr. (42C) of Roswell, Ga., Jan. 11, 2009. Alene Smith Denney (42C) of Carrollton, Ga., June 13, 2009. Clyde R. Hicks (42c) of Johnson City, Tenn., June 24, 2009. Bertha Stone Kohler (42c) of Conyers, Ga., July 17, 2009. James Ottis Loveday (42C) of Knoxville, Tenn., April 1, 2009. Rosa Mae Owen Whitfield (42C) of Alexandria, Va., April 26, 2009. Lila Gladin Underwood (44H) of Camilla, Ga., April 10, 2009. Arnold J. Boyd (45c) of Gainesville, Ga., May 11, 2009. Clancy McCaleb Worsham (45C) of Atlanta, Ga., July 11, 2009. James Burk (46c) of Rossville, Ga., Jan. 29, 2008. Maedell Pettis Stock (46C) of Panama City, Fla., April 13, 2008. Iris R. Burch (47C) of Gainesville, Ga., May 15, 2009. Julia Hairston Gilmore (48C) of Opelika, Ala., May 9, 2009.
Allison Maughon Poss (48c) of Alpharetta, Ga., June 14, 2009. Larry A. Dean (49C) of Elberta, Ala., May 1, 2009. W. James Harvell (49H) of Orlando, Fla., May 7, 2009. Willis B. Wellmon Jr. (49c) of Sylva, N.C., Dec. 29, 2008.
1950s Cary L. Frazier (50C) of Newnan, Ga., March 15, 2009. Fred A. Morris (50C) of Canton, Ga., April 6, 2009. Alimae Petty Smith (52C) of Boynton Beach, Fla., May 16, 2009. Kenneth R. Whitehurst (52H) of St. Louis, Mo., May 27, 2009. Charles L. Coleman (53C) of Cobbtown, Ga., July 30, 2009. Jack T. Bryant (55H, 59c) of Bowdon, Ga., July 7, 2005. Donald Allen Deck (57H, 61c) of Dalton, Ga., May 16, 2009. Margaret Houston Jarrett (57C) of Rome, Ga., May 10, 2009. Myrtice Sloan Henderson (58c) of Pavo, Ga., Dec. 28, 2008.
1960s Curtis H. Dobbs (61H) of Lindale, Ga., April 26, 2009. Bobby E. Sims (65C) of Young Harris, Ga., April 27, 2009. Martin A. Ables (69C) of Geraldine, Ala., April 18, 2009. Susan Chandler Inglis (69C) of Rome, Ga., Nov. 24, 2008.
Wayne Shackelford R. Wayne Shackelford (55C), ardent Berry supporter and 16-year member of the college’s Board of Visitors, died Sept. 1, 2009. He was buried wearing his Berry 50-year Golden Guard pin. Wayne served as commissioner of the Georgia DOT from 1991 to 2000. Among his many credits are the HOV lanes that bore traffic for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. In 2007, the state named the new interchange between Ga. 316 and I-85 in his honor. Wayne also was a developer of such projects as Gwinnett Place Mall. Wayne won Berry’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Award and served as a member of the Executive Steering Committee for the college’s Century Campaign. His imprint on Berry – and the entire state of Georgia – will last for lifetimes to come. Wayne is survived by wife Anna and children Carolyn Gazda, Larry and Steve.
Grace Crum Rollins Grace Crum Rollins died Aug. 8, 2009, in Atlanta at the age of 98. Mrs. Rollins and her late husband, Wayne, a Berry trustee from 1973 until 1991, were generous supporters with a particular interest in the work experience program and scholarships for students. In addition, Berry’s Rollins Ruminant Research Center bears their name. Mr. and Mrs. Rollins are survived by sons Randall (who also served as a Berry trustee) and Gary.
MEMORY AND HONOR GIFTS Special thanks go out for the following gifts to Berry, which were specifically designated in memory or honor of an individual. Honor and memory gifts can be made by noting your intentions and the name of the person recognized at the time you make the gift. Note: Memory gifts have been designated to scholarship funds named for the honoree unless otherwise specified by the donor.
1970s
Memory Gifts
Phillip T. Ingle (70A) of Marietta, Ga., April 20, 2009. Helen Thornton Ravitch (71C) of Savannah, Ga., June 20, 2009. Richard D. Chumbler (72C) of Gaylesville, Ala., Nov. 11, 2008. Jan E. Hertell (76C) of Panama City, Fla., July 26, 2006. Michael D. Peevy (76C) of Newnan, Ga., May 3, 2009. Ellie N. Bishop (79C) of Phoenix, Ariz., April 8, 2009.
April 1, 2009 – July 31, 2009
1980s John M. Pate (84C) of Norfolk, Va., July 7, 2009. Phillip Brian McElhaney (84G) of Alpharetta, Ga., June 4, 2009.
MR. HOWARD E. ADAMS Dr. and Mrs. John Franklin Adams THE REV. AND MRS. CLARENCE A. AGAN Ms. Holly Brianna Agan MR. WILLIAM TRAVIS AIKEN Mr. Robert T. Aiken II MRS. ELAINE L. BALLINGER Mrs. Sara Peel Fallis MRS. ANGELINE COOK BARKSDALE Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Lamar Cook MRS. ANNABEL H. BERTRAND Mrs. Lena Moore Fleischhacker DR. AND MRS. JOHN R. BERTRAND Mr. and Mrs. Macon Sidney Wheeler MRS. ALENE SMITH DENNEY Mr. Bernard A. Denney MR. DONALD M. EVERETT Mr. Julian M. Harrison Jr. Mr. Dale L. Lamb MR. ALFRED D. FEARS SR. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martin The Hon. William P. Bartles Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown Mr. Wilson H. Bush Mr. and Mrs. Russ Crumbley Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Garland
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Grant Mr. and Mrs. W. Ashley Hawkins Ms. Vicki W. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martin Mr. and Mrs. Miller B. Moelchert Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Patrick Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph N. Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Phillips Mr. Lyra Pittman Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Powell Mr. David P. Ridgeway Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Robison Jr. Ms. Maurine K. Shields Mr. Dwayne C. Singleton Mr. and Mrs. Weymon B. Smallwood Ms. Mildred P. Stinson Mr. Malcolm K. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. David L.C. Sundeen Mr. and Mrs. W. Ronnie Wells Beck, Owen & Murray Cramer & Peavy MR. FRED H. FULMER Mr. A. Madison Alexander Jr. Mrs. Frances Denney Barnett Mrs. Faye H. Fron Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Martin McElyea Mr. Darwin H. Samples
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