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In Memoriam (continued) Robert McBride “Mack” Attaway ′70, Greenwood, Dec. 30. Mack was the owner of Attaway Machine & Tool Company. He is survived by two aunts and several cousins. Frances Elneida Gregory Dunagan ′71, Greenwood, Dec. 12. Elneida was retired from Greenwood School District 50 and a member of Lowell Street United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband and daughter. Joe Barron Pack Sr. ′82, Taylors, Sept. 24. Joe was retired from UPS and was a volunteer for many organizations. Surviving are two sons, three grandchildren, a brother and two sisters. Jacqueline “Jackie” Lewis Young ′82, Bradley, Oct. 18. Jackie was a retired schoolteacher and a member of Lower Long Cane Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Surviving are her husband, a son, a daughter, four grandchildren and three brothers. George Earl Rice ′88, Greenwood, Jan. 20. He was a member of Woodfields Baptist Church. Surviving are a brother, a nephew and a niece. Joseph Martin Canero ′91, Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 7. Joseph was retired from Delta Airlines. Surviving are his parents, wife, children and siblings.
McMullin: Excellent Teacher, Generous Donor Lander Professor Emeritus Leo F. McMullin died Oct. 12 in Ohio, following a lengthy illness. He was 93. McMullin began his career at Lander in 1979 as a marketing professor, bringing with him more than 30 years of experience in advertising and sales. Upon McMullin’s retirement in 1989, then-Lander president Larry Jackson described him as “an excellent teacher and model” for Lander’s students. McMullin and his wife, the late Louise Willing McMullin, established several scholarships at Lander for students in business, political science and mass communication. Among his survivors are one son, one daughter, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. on the passing of her grandmother, and Jill Ward Lawrence ′95 on the passing of her grandmotherin-law, Alice Frances McKellar Lawrence Granade ′35, Jan. 21.
Ashley Petrus Smith ′00 on the passing of her brother, and Shannon Vaughn Petrus ′05 on the passing of her brother-in-law, Eric Glenn Petrus ′08, Jan. 19.
S. Anne Walker ′72 on the passing of her mother, S. Melissa Evans ′95 on the passing of her grandmother, and Margaret Igleheart Walker ′72 on the passing of her mother-in-law, Sabrina Timmerman Walker ′41, Nov. 6.
Kendall Miles Gunter ′10 on the passing of her grandmother, Wanda Price Miles, Sept. 10.
Sandra Corley Mitchell ′73 on the passing of her brother, Mark Homer Corley, Nov. 15.
Eric Glenn Petrus ′08, Greenwood, Jan. 19. Eric was a member of North Side Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, dad, mom, brother, sister, grandparents, and nephews and nieces.
Howard G. Jones ′77 on the passing of his mother, Selma Singleton Gilland Jones, Sept. 24.
Richard Eugene Smith ′12, Waterloo, Jan. 25. He was employed with Wells Fargo Bank in Clinton and a member of New Prospect Baptist Church. Surviving are his father, mother, brother, aunt and fiancée.
Robin Scott ′79 on the passing of his father-in-law, Robert Scott ′11 on the passing of his grandfather, and Abby Bryant Scott ′11 on the passing of her grandfather-in-law, Harold J. Steigler, Sept. 12.
Sympathy To Margaret Derrick Lee ′46 on the passing of her daughter, George H. Davis ′82 on the passing of his wife, Ellenann Lee Hester ′78 on the passing of her sister, and James C. Hester ′78 on the passing of his sister-in-law, Rebecca Lee Davis, Sept. 9. Jo Ann Miley Purkerson ′60 on the passing of her husband, and Julie Purkerson Lamb ′86 on the passing of her father, William Earle Purkerson Jr., Jan. 24.
Ralph C. Schmidt ′79 on the passing of his wife, Jeanne Callaham Schmidt ′80, Sept. 9.
Gwen Bodie Gunnells ′82 on the passing of her father-in-law, Ellis Gunnells, Jan. 9. Margaret Scoggins King ′84 on the passing of her brother, Lawrence H. Scoggins Jr., Sept. 26. Edward D. Brazzell Jr. ′85 and Brenda Robinson Brazell ′85 on the passing of their son, Allen R. Brazzell, Nov. 11. Joe Barron Pack Jr. ′85 on the passing of his father, Joe Barron Pack Sr. ′82, Sept. 24. Richard E. Loper ′87 on the passing of his father, William Earl Loper, Aug. 27.
Robert C. McWatty ′69 and William J. McWatty ′74 on the passing of their mother, Rebecca Grantham McWatty ′66 on the passing of her mother-in-law, and Kerri Neale Jones ′10 on the passing of her grandmother, Phyllis S. McWatty, Greenwood, Aug. 25.
Robin Cervenka Maves ′89 and Adam J. Cervenka ′99 on the passing of their mother, and Erica L. Cervenka ′02 on the passing of her mother-in-law, Betty Salpietro Cervenka, Aug. 18. Betty was a temporary lecturer for Lander’s Nursing Department in 1983-1985, 2009-2010 and 2011-2012.
Shirley Attaway Lawrence ′71 on the passing of her mother-in-law, Alice Lawrence Arnold ′05
Kelli Hughes Brock ′95 on the passing of her grandmother, Rema Fields Lewis, Aug. 4.
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Faculty/Staff Sympathy to Donna Atkins on the passing of her mother, Ruth Derrick Clark, Jan. 12. Donna is a student services specialist in Lander’s Admissions Office. Sympathy to Randy Bouknight, Lander vice president for Student Affairs, on the passing of his father, Simon Dewey Bouknight Jr., Oct. 23, in Shreveport, La. Betty Salpietro Cervenka passed away Aug. 18 in Greenwood. She was a temporary lecturer for Lander’s Nursing Department, serving 1983-1985, 2009-2010 and 2011-2012. Sympathy to David Hays on the passing of his wife, Kelley Marie Porterfield Hays, Jan. 20. David is a statistician and writer for Lander Athletics. Sympathy to Associate Professor of Music and Chair of Lander’s Music Department Dr. Lila Noonkester on the passing of her father, Dr. J. Ralph Noonkester, Sept. 30, and her mother, Naomi Hopkins Noonkester, Feb. 4. Sympathy to Maria S. Scott on the passing of her father, Harold J. Steigler, Sept. 12. Maria is the designer in Lander’s Office of University Relations and Publications. Sympathy to Angela Fulbright on the passing of her son, Jason Miller “J.B.” Bush, Dec. 23. Angela is an administrative specialist with the Lander Police Department. Jean Chapman Ricketson, of Greenwood, passed away Feb. 16. Jean was a lecturer of humanities in the 1970s. She was the widow of Lander history and anthropology professor Dr. William F. Ricketson.