theUnion: In Memoriam Joseph Donald Eifort ’61 Chapel Hill, N.C. Died Dec. 2, 2014. He is survived by three sisters, Nancy Lewis, Grace Nelson and Lois Blue, 6409 Chipper Tr., Thomasville, NC 27360.
Augustus Julian Harris ’64 Madison, Ala. Died Aug. 24, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Mary Hazelrig-Harris, 109 Mickelo Ln., Madison, AL 35758; and daughter, Katherine Harris.
Henry Neal Pharr II ’61 Charlotte, N.C. Died Jan. 7, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Carol Hovis Pharr, 2633 Richardson Dr. Apt. 5B, Charlotte, NC 28211; sons, Henry Neal Pharr III, Charles Yates Pharr, and Stephen Boys Pharr; stepchildren, Athos Rostan III ’92 and Elizabeth Carol Rostan; and thirteen grandchildren.
Joseph Lee Burdette ’64 Tallassee, Ala. Died Oct. 20, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Sherry 1311 Rigsby Rd., Tallassee, AL 36078; children, Joel Burdette and Kimberly Caldwell; and four grandchildren.
Roy Alexander ’64 Charlotte, N.C. Died Jan. 11, 2015. He survived by wife, Sue Peck, 2538 Jeff St, Charlotte, NC 28205, two children, Tod and Beth; and seven grandchildren. William “Lyman” Dillon ’64 Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Died Nov. 29, 2014. He is survived by his wife Sandy; 165 Plantation Cir. S, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082; son, Justin, stepdaughters, April Kaynor and Heather Hoffmeister; and seven grandchildren.
Joseph William Jelks III ’67 Greenville, S.C. Died Jan. 3, 2015. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth “Betty” Webb Jelks, 224 Creek Forest Dr., Greenville, SC 29615; daughters: Elizabeth Webb Jelks Hart, Margaret Jelks McKinney and Nina Elizabeth Jelks Johnson; and seven grandchildren. Harold Covington “Covey” Carter ’69 Carrollton, Texas Died Dec. 2, 2014. He is survived by his brother, Alan Carter and sister, Nancy Carter McIntyre.
William Edward “Jake” Jacobs ’65 Charlotte, N.C. Died Dec. 6, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Hopper Jacobs, 235 Queens Rd., Charlotte, NC 28204; children, Scott Jacobs and Wendy Bentien; and four grandchildren.
Walter Kyle Maus ’80 Chicago, Ill. Died Jan. 7, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lukas, 6007 N. Sheridan Rd. Apt. 28J, Chicago, IL 60660; his birth mother, Sandra Isaacs, and stepmother, Donna Thompson Maus.
William Thomas White ’65 Mocksville, N.C. Died Oct. 30, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Joanna L. van Heyningen White, 247 Gilbert Rd., Mocksville, NC 27028; daughters, Julie Lauwers and Lee Kosub; stepson, John David Short; and two grandchildren.
Kathryn Murray Sarzen ’83 Brookhaven, Ga Died Nov. 21, 2014. She is survived by her husband, Christopher Sarzen, 3880 Chaucer Wood NE, Atlanta, GA 30319; children: Michael, Christopher and Natalie; and parents, John and Bonnie Murray.
Luther Norman Johnson II ’64 Raleigh, N.C. Died Sept. 20, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Sue Marler Johnson, 2203 Saint Marys St., Raleigh, NC 27608; three sons, Daniel Sloan Johnson ’95, Marcus Livingston Johnson and Andrew Marler Johnson; and three grandsons.
Frederick Riley Sisson ’11 Fayetteville, Ga. Died Sept. 1, 2014. He is survived by his parents, Margaret Riley Sisson and Frederick R. Sisson, 400 Grooms Rd., Fayetteville, GA 30215; and sister, Sarah Christine Sisson.
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72, of Davidson N.C., died March 21. Bob was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 2, 1942, the only child of John Cohoe Manning and Ruth Hamilton Manning, who preceded him in death. He was a member of the first graduating class of Thomas Jefferson High School before attending Gettysburg College, then the University of Virginia, where his studies culminated in a doctoral degree in physics. Having been offered two teaching jobs at colleges half a country apart from each other, Bob made the lucky flip of a coin to choose Davidson College. He taught in the Physics Department for 37 years in subjects that ranged from Astronomy to Classical Mechanics. His real passion, however,
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was teaching interdisciplinary Humanities where he combined his love of the history of science, literature and the arts. Bob chaired the Davidson College Center for Interdisciplinary Studies for eight years. His influence in the classroom was recognized through various honors including the Thomas Jefferson Award (1981), which he felt most humbled to have received. Bob retired in 2005 as Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Physics and Humanities. He continued to foster connections with the college, and especially between the college and Davidson College Presbyterian Church, of which he was an active and faithful member and elder, until his death. He lived a life devoted in equal parts to faith and science. Please visit In Memoriam online at blogs.davidson.edu/memoriam/2015/ for the full obituary.
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