theUnion: In Memoriam Richard Eugene Swaringen ’32 Wilmington, N.C. Died Jan. 31, 2014. He was preceded in death by his wife Edith Grove Scott Swaringen. He is survived by daughters, Linda Swaringen Proseus, 905 Lakeside Dr., NW, Wilson, NC, 27896, and Janet Swaringen Montgomery; three grandchildren and one great-grandson.
William Blair Gwyn ’33 North Wilkesboro, N.C. Died March 25, 2014. He is survived by his wife Florence Guigou Gwyn, P.O. Box 1004, North Wilkesboro, NC, 28659; and two daughters, Carolyn Gwyn Bell and Roz “Petesy” Gwyn Schmidt; two sons, Bill Gwyn and Mike Gwyn; six grandchildren, including Karl Thomas Schmidt ’08, and two great-grandchildren.
William Russell Eagan ’41 Spartanburg, S.C. Died Nov. 26, 2012. He was preceded by his wife Margaret Helmus Eagan; a son, William Eagan Jr.; and two daughters, Florence “Fae” Eagan and Margaret “Peggy” Kaiser. He is survived by a son, Andrew Eagan, 3209 S. Lake Dr., Apt. 411, Saint Francis, WI, 53235; eight grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; and three step great-grandchildren.
Thompson Brown Jr. ’67, Bruce Perrin Brown ’79, Charlotte Brown and William Barron Brown; 16 grandchildren, including Elizabeth Ann Brown ’92 and Graham Bullock, assistant professor of political science and environmental studies; and three great-grandchildren.
Clarence Alexander McArthur Jr. ’43 Columbus, N.C. Died Jan. 14, 2014. He is survived by four children: Clarence Alexander McArthur III, John Rankin McArthur ’77, 205 Chalon Dr., Cary, NC 27511, James Gayle McArthur and Leigh Pope McArthur; and seven grandchildren.
Horace Hall Pearsall Jr. ’44 Wilmington, N.C. Died April 16, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Elizabeth Applewhite Pearsall, 1310 Grackle Ct., Wilmington, NC 28403; two sons, William Battle Pearsall ’71and Horace Hall Pearsall III; two daughters, Melva Pearsall Calder and Alice Pearsall Pleasants; two grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Lee Harris Potter ’45 Durham, N.C.
theUnion: theUnion: In Memoriam Faculty children, Erwin Barron ’75, Anna Barron Billingsley and Cynthia Barron ’81; Keller’s four children, Lewis Bumgardner, George Bumgardner Margaret Anne Bumgardner DuBose ’80 and Charles Bumgardner; and nine grandchildren.
Andrew Booth Kirkpatrick Jr. ’49 Wilmington, Del. Died Jan. 18, 2014. He is survived by his devoted wife of 60 years, Frances C. Kirkpatrick, 4031 Kennett Pike, Apt. 56, Wilmington, DE 19807; and three children, Christine Kirkpatrick, Melissa Richmond and Charles Kirkpatrick, and two grandchildren.
Horace “Jerry” Gates Reid Jr. ’49 Elizabeth City, N.C. Died Feb. 24, 2014. He was preceded in death by two children, Douglas Gates Reid and an infant son. He is survived his wife, Etheleen Belch Reid, 121 Dances Bay Trail, Elizabeth City, NC 27909; daughters, Jerri Anne Cooper and Virginia Kaye Poole; son, David Reid; and six grandchildren.
Cyril Berwyn “Doc” Rush Sr. ’49 Timmonsville, S.C.
Died Nov. 2013. He is survived by his wife, Frohmut Ewart, 69 Cragmont Ct., Walnut Creek, CA 94598.
Died Jan. 17, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Edith Turpin Potter, 2600 Croasdaile Farm Pkwy., C-101 Heritage Hall, Durham, NC 27705; four daughters, Page Potter, Edith Potter Keene, Lee Potter Rogers and Jane Potter Quigley; and six grandchildren.
Died April 4, 2014. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lucie Solomons Rush. He is survived by his wife, Julia Gordon Rush, 815 Timmons Rd., Timmonsville, SC 29161; four children, Cyrus Rush Jr., Paul Rush, Betsy Hidlay and Bunny Critcher; one step-daughter, Christa Worrell; 13 grandchildren, one step-grandson; and six great-grandchildren.
Stuart Wynn Gibbs ’41 Sanford, N.C.
George Richard Patrick ’48 Knoxville, Tenn.
Robert Russell Jinright ’51 Thomasville, Ga.
Died Jan. 14, 2014. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years Sara Bowen Gibbs; and siblings, Margaret Gibbs Lob and Charles Mitchell Gibbs Jr. ’48. He is survived by his children, Ann Blatzer, Gail Parker, Sara “Penny” Shields, and Wynn Gibbs Jr., 5 East Hillcrest Dr., Greenville, S.C., 29609; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Died April 30, 2014. No additional information was available at the time of this printing.
Died March 25, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Jeane “Betty” McBride Jinright, 513 Wildwood Ln., Thomasville, GA 31792; his children, Barbara, Robert Russell Jinright Jr. and Leiann Orr; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
James Ardric Ewart ’41 Walnut Creek, Calif.
Joseph Franklin Wilson ’41 Tucson, Ariz. Died Feb. 27, 2014. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Martha. He is survived by his wife Carol, 1961 S. Diamond D Dr., Tucson, AZ 85713; his children: Joe Wilson, Stuart Beard, Riley Wilson and Fran Wilson; step-son Jeff Peterson; five grandchildren and one step grandson.
George Thompson Brown ’42 Stone Mountain, Ga. Died Jan. 21, 2014. He was preceded in death by his brother, Frank A. Brown Jr. ’37. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Mardia Hopper Brown, 600 Springhouse Cir., Apt. 209, Stone Mountain, GA 30087; five children: Mary Brown Bullock, George
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James Allen Pittman Jr. ’48 Birmingham, Miss. Died Jan. 12, 2014. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Dr. Constance Ming-Chung Shen Pittman. He is survived by his two sons, James Clinton Pittman ’87, P.O. Box 2109, Davidson, NC 28036, and John Merrill Pittman; and two grandsons.
James S. Price Jr. ’48 Charlotte, N.C. Died March 23, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Joyce Miller Price, 3933 Silverbell Dr., Charlotte, NC 28211; daughters, Janice Blom and Deborah Allen; six grandsons; and five great-grandchildren.
William Brown Barron ’49 Columbia, S.C. Died April 25, 2014. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ann Carothers Barron. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Keller Bumgardner Barron, 3215 Sunbury Ln., Columbia, SC, 29205; his three
Samuel Calvin Cumming Jr. ’52 Fresno, Calif. Died April 23, 2014. Sam is survived by his wife, Ruth, 705 E. Robinwood Ln., Fresno, CA 93710; children, David and Diane; and three grandchildren.
Angus Graham Andrews ’53 DeFuniak Springs, Fla. Died April 15, 2014. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Edward Leo Andrews Jr. and Douglas MacKinnon Andrews ’56, and his great-granddaughter, Lydia Rose Shehee. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Andrews, P.O. Box 112, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435; his children, Angela Shehee, Angus G. “Gus” Andrews Jr., Becky Andrews Garea, Ralph Spires Andrews; and 13 grandchildren.
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Jesse Caldwell Fisher Jr. ’53 Whiteville, N.C.
Rufus Manfred Johnston III ’58 Gastonia, N.C.
John Will Parks III ’62 Gastonia, N.C.
Died Feb. 9, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Gaye Sanders Fisher 600 S Madison St., Whiteville, NC 28472; two sons, Jesse Powell Fisher and John Spurgeon Fisher ’89, and three grandchildren.
Died April 29, 2014. He is survived by his beloved wife Geraldine Johnston, 1351 Robinwood Rd., Apt. B316; two children, Mike Johnston and Susan Elkins; six grandchildren; and one greatgranddaugther.
Died Feb. 21, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Hope Poag Parks, 2890 S. Robinwood Rd., Gastonia, NC 28054, son Dr. John W. Parks IV; daughter Gamble Parks Douville; and two grandsons.
W.A. “Nabby” Armfield Jr. ’54 Petosky, Mich. Died Feb. 12, 2014. He was preceded in death by his brothers Edward Millis Armfield ’60 and Robert Follin Armfield ’57. He is survived by his son Arthur, 4465 Sunnyridge Rd., Alanson, MI 49706; two grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Boyd B. Massagee Jr. ’54 Hendersonville, N.C Died March 13, 2014. He is survived by son, Boyd “Buddy” B. Massagee III; daughters, Mary Louise Massagee and Charlotte Anne Massagee; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Dolphus Jerome Allen Jr. ’55 Black Mountain, N.C. Died March 4, 2014. He is survived by his children, John Allen, 721 Governor Morrison St., Apt. 672, Charlotte, NC 28211, Todd Allen and Susan Donnelly; nine grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
David Ralph Freeman ’55 Oxford, Miss. Died Jan. 14, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mary Bevan Freeman, 600 Sage Cove, Oxford, MS 38655; son, James D. Freeman; two grandchildren; a brother, Robert Orr Freeman ’47, and a sister, Edith Freeman Patton.
Cortez Alonzo Cooper ’55 Lynchburg, Va. Died Oct. 25, 2011. He is survived by wife, Patricia Sartelle Cooper, 201 Harrison St., Lynchburg, VA 24504; four children, Patty Cummings, Cortez Cooper III ’80, Peter Cooper and Preston Cooper; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Robert Whitcomb Sumner-Mack ’56 Hilo, Hawaii Died Dec. 11, 2013. He is survived by wife of 30 years Nan McCowan Sumner-Mack, 1600 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo, HI 96720; daughters, Laura Mack and Danielle Mack Francis, and stepson Drew Vaughan Sumner.
Claude McGhee “Mack” Calcote ’57 Bristol, Tenn. Died March 1, 2014. He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Vivian Smith Calcote, 27013 Sanderling Ct., Fort Mill, SC 29707; two daughters, Caroline Calcote and Janet Campbell; four grandchildren; and a brother, Allen Linward Calcote ’55. davidsonjournal.davidson.edu davidsonjournal.davidson.edu
Atha Thomas “Tommy” Jamison Morrison ’59 Hartsville, S.C.
Michie P. Slaughter ’63 Overland Park, Kan.
Died Jan. 28, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Gay Taylor Morrison, 1438 Scott Pond Rd., Hartsville, SC 29550; four children, Margaret Mertens, Thomas A. Morrison, Reeves Coward and William W. Morrison; and four grandchildren.
Died March 7, 2014. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Vicki Slaughter. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca MacKinnon, 11308 W. 160th St., Olathe, KS 66062; his daughters, Michelle Slaughter, Holly Slaughter Newton, Christy Slaughter Hazelwood; his stepchildren, Ryan MacKinnon and Katie MacKinnon; and three grandchildren.
Alex Porter ’60 Davidson, N.C.
Charles Drew Ansley ’71 Black Mountain, N.C.
Died April 18, 2014. He is survived by his sister Sarah Porter Boehmler, 610 Jetton St. Ste. 120109, Davidson, NC 28036; and three nieces, Elizabeth Boehmler ’98, Jean Boehmler Reynolds ’98 and Alexis Porter Boehmler ’02.
Died Jan. 15, 2014. He is survived by his mother, Ruth Drew Ansley, 33 W. Cotton Ave., Black Mountain, NC 28711.
John Timothy “Tim” McCorkle ’61 Emerald Isle, N.C.
July 10, 2013. He is survived by his siblings, William L. Fugate, Barbara B. Fugate and Elizabeth F. Fugate, and his stepsister, Lynn Holbein.
Died Feb. 11, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Mary Ethel, 509 Harbor Dr., W. Emerald Isle, NC 28594; two sons, William “Bill” McCorkle and Richard “Rick” McCorkle; two daughters, Elizabeth “Beth” McCorkle and Martha “Marty” Wessel; and five grandchildren.
Sam Gayle Riley III ’61 Blacksburg, Va. Died March 19, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Riley, 1309 Hillcrest Dr., Blacksburg, VA 24060; son Daniel Riley; daughter Heather Ducote; two stepdaughters, Jennifer Rhue and Cindy Nance; four grandchildren; and two step-granddaughters.
John Isaac Rucker Jr. ’61 The Villages, Fla. Died Sept. 4, 2007. He is survived by his wife Kathryn. 5346 Garnetfield Ln., Katy, TX 77494.
Samuel Shannon Wiley Jr. ’61 Durham, N.C. Died March 21, 2014. He is survived by cousins, Rosalie Laughlin, Sherburne Laughlin ’83, 5719 Newington Rd., Bethesda, MD, 20816, John Chappell Laughlin ’85 and William Laughlin.
Stephen James Wood ’61 London, England Died Feb. 28, 2014. No additional information was available at the time of this printing.
Richard C. Fugate ’72 Washington, D.C.
Jerry Lee Suttles ’78 Mt. Holly, N.C. Died March 22, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Glenda Suttles, 1504 N. Main St., Mt. Holly, NC 28120; sons, Cory Jay Suttles and Colton Lee Suttles; and one grandson.
Mary Chapman Hamilton ’87 Carmel, Ind. Died Feb. 10, 2014. She was preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy Wilson Chapman. She is survived by her husband, John William Hamilton ’86, 3778 Carwinion Way, Carmel, IN 46032; her daughter, Katherine Moir Hamilton, her son, John (Jack) W. Hamilton Jr., and her father, Dr. Rees Cecil Chapman.
Kevin Osborne Barnard ’88 Roanoke, Va. Died March 26, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Doly, 5822 Cavalier Dr., Roanoke, VA 24018, and sons Cole and Spencer.
Christian “Chris” Ole Hoveland ’93 Brooklyn, N.Y. Died Jan. 21, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Shubha Hoveland, 212 8th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215; sons James and Charles; his parents, James and Lis Hoveland; and his brother, Jonathan Hoveland ’95.
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