In Memoriam H. Cabell Maddux, Jr. ’35
of McLean, Va., died April 15, 2014. At Episcopal, Mr. Maddux was a Monitor and a member of the Fairfax Literary Society, the Missionary Society, and the football team. After graduating from EHS, Mr. Maddux attended the University of Virginia. During World War II, he served in the Navy, including in the Allied invasions of Africa and Italy. He owned hotels in Washington, D.C.; Cape May, N.J.; and Lake Worth, Fla. Mr. Maddux is survived by his son, H. Cabell Maddux III ’65; four grandchildren, including Victor Maddux ’93; and 10 great-grandchildren. Other EHS relatives include his late son, Fielding Lewis Maddux ’67.
Henry Hyman Philips, Jr. ’36
of Tarbor, N.C., died Sept. 23, 2013. At Episcopal, Mr. Philips was a member of the Fairfax Literary Society, The Chronicle, and the tennis team. He was twice the recipient of the Debater’s Medal. After graduating from Episcopal, Mr. Philips earned both his A.B. and J.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. While attending law school, Mr. Philips was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps. He served 33 months in seven countries during World War II. He was discharged in 1945 as first lieutenant. In 1947, Mr. Philips was appointed captain of the Officers Reserve Corps, and in 1969 he transferred to the Retired Reserve of the United States Air Force as lieutenant colonel. He practiced law in Tarboro and was a communicant of Calvary Episcopal Church, where he served several terms on the vestry. He served on the Diocesan Council and the Standing Committee, and he also served a term as president of the Laymen of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Mr. Philips is survived by a stepson, a daughter, and a granddaughter. Other EHS relatives include Louis Stuart Ficklen ’36 and James Daniel Gilliam, Jr. ’68.
R. Goodwyn Rhett, Jr. ’38
of Charleston, S.C., died May 28, 2014. At EHS, Mr. Rhett was a member of the basketball and tennis teams. After Episcopal, Mr. Rhett went to Yale University, where he was awarded the 1941 F. Wilder Bellamy, Jr. Memorial Prize, given annually to the most outstanding student. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant JG during World War II. He was a purchasing executive in the mining firms Cerro de Pasco, Kennecott Copper Corp., and 100
AMAX Inc. He had a lifelong interest in history and poetry and was a member of the Charleston Artillery Society. He was also an avid golfer and played until a few months before his death. Mr. Rhett is survived by two daughters and three sons, including Robert Goodwyn Rhett III ’68, and eight grandchildren. Other EHS relatives include Robert C. Rhett 1877, Robert G. Rhett 1913, Odon Franz von Werssowetz ’04, and Margaret Rhett von Werssowetz ’06.
Ralph Van Sickler Chamblin, Jr. ’39 of Herndon, Va., died March 10, 2014.
At Episcopal, Mr. Chamblin was a member of the Fairfax Literary Society and the little varsity football and junior track teams. He was also an office boy and a substitute waiter. After EHS, he graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in education and then from Middlebury College with a master’s degree in French. He served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during World War II and in the Naval Reserve. Mr. Chamblin taught Spanish and French in Delaware and New Jersey for 33 years, after which he joined the Peace Corps, serving in Liberia. He was active as a lay Eucharist minister. He is survived by his wife, Helen McCleur Chamblin; three daughters; and a stepson.
Dr. Junius Weeks Davis, Jr. ’39
of Southern Pines, N.C., died Jan. 2, 2011. At Episcopal, Dr. Davis was a member of the Fairfax Literary Society, the assistant manager of the track team, and the associate editor of The Chronicle. After graduating from EHS, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received both an A.B. and a certificate in medicine. As an undergraduate, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He received his M.D. from the Medical College of South Carolina. In 1976, he received an M.P.H. from UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Davis served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force, where he was chief of pediatric services with the 3624th USAF Hospital. Dr. Davis was a practicing pediatrician in New Bern for many years. He is survived by his wife, Emma Katherine Guion Davis; a son, W.B.R. “Roddy” Davis ’70; a daughter, Margaret Coleman, EHS administrative assistant; four grandchildren, including Katherine G. Coleman ’06 and Robert D. Coleman ’09; and two great-grandchildren.