Class Notes Tara Lyn Brown Woodyard ’07 and Matthew Woodyard, a son, Matthew Timothy, June 16. He joins big sister Lyndsey Lyn, 3. Tara works part time for Sylvan Learning Center. Proud grandparents are Robert “Bob” Woodyard ’88 and Vivian Whelchel Woodyard ’79. Zachary R. Boyter ’09 and Anna Shealy Boyter ’09, a daughter, Bella Lake, Oct. 29, 2010. Zachary works for Fuji Photo Film, and Anna works for Town and Country Property Management. Jessica Suber Hall ’10 and Christian Hall, a daughter, Stella Milan, April 23.
In Memoriam Deaths took place in 2011 unless noted.
Mildred Brooks Madden ’34, Charlotte, May 7. She was a retired nurse and a member of Hawthorne Lane United Methodist Church. Surviving are two sons, a daughter, seven grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. Minnie Powell Ackerman ’36, Saluda, Dec. 8, 2010. Lillian Carey Brownlee ’36, Columbia, Aug. 16. She was a member of Cayce United Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, a granddaughter and two great-grandchildren. Helen Lusk Cox ’39, Dayton, Ohio, June 27. Helen and five of her sisters were educated at Lander. She was an elementary teacher for many years. Surviving are three brothers, two sisters, two grandsons, 11 greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Mary “Meg” Frances Hughes Balentine ’41, Greenville, July 15. Meg was a member of Buncombe Street United Methodist Church. Surviving are three daughters, 20 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Helen Switzer Liner ’43, Greenwood, May 14. She was May Queen her senior year at Lander and was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Surviving are four sons, a daughter, 13 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. Marilynn Clarke Williams ’43, Greenville, May 22. She was a teacher and principal, winning S.C. Educator of the Year in 1985, and the Order of the Palmetto Principal and National Principal of the Year in 1989. Surviving are her daughter, six grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and a sister. Virginia Simmons Herring ’46, Mt. Pleasant, June 2. She taught for over 30 years in Charleston County schools. Surviving are a son, a daughter, five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a sister. Louanne Marshall Shell ’46, Camden, July 6. She was a teacher in Honea Path, Laurens and Winnsboro. Surviving are a son, a daughter and two grandchildren. Mary Bryan Hobbs ’49, Florence, Aug. 16. She was a schoolteacher for over 40 years and a member of Swift Creek Baptist Church in Darlington. Surviving are three sons, seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and a sister. Helen Bales Scarce ’55, Kingsport, Tenn., Aug. 3. Helen worked as a librarian teacher. She was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, five grandchildren and a brother. 8
Lander Magazine • Fall 2011
Marion Avery Carnell - Lander Mourns a Death in the Family
The Lander family was shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Marion Avery Carnell, of Ware Shoals, one of two young men killed in a motorcycle accident in Ware Shoals on May 21. Carnell, 21, was a student in Lander’s dual engineering program and was scheduled to begin his junior year at Clemson this fall. He also worked in Lander’s Maintenance Department. He was the son of Marion Ray Carnell, an employee in Lander’s Central Receiving, and Jane Carnell, and the grandson of Marion Carnell, the retired longtime member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, and his wife Sara Carnell. Survivors also include his sisters, Chastity Vickery, of Ware Shoals, and Erin Fleming, of Greenwood; brother Jerred Carnell, of Ware Shoals, and his maternal grandmother, Kathleen Wood, of Ware Shoals. Jo Ann Fowler Berry ’60, Milledgeville, Ga., April 4. She was the first director of Nursing at the Roberta Nursing Home. Surviving is her husband, Ray Berry ’58.
Lisa Lunney Brandt ’95, James Island, July 26. Lisa taught biology at Lander for a year. Surviving are her husband, daughter, mother, brother and sister.
Peggy Bozard Mackey ’60, Bennettsville, April 27. She was a retired bookkeeper and a member of Thomas Memorial Baptist Church.
Sympathy To
Robert Earl Goff ’71, Greenwood, Aug. 28. Robert was a member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church. Surviving are a sister, an aunt, a niece and a nephew. Lovick T. Daniels ’72, Greenwood, May 22. He was retired from Greenwood High School and a member of South Main Street Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, three daughters, six grandchildren, a brother and three sisters.
Winola Lusk Watt ’47 and Freddie Lusk Jewsbury ’59 on the passing of their sister, Helen Lusk Cox ’39. Peggy Stribling Seawright ’53 on the passing of her husband, Frank Seawright, Aug. 20. Ray Berry ’58 on the passing of his wife, Jo Ann Fowler Berry ’60. Patti Tanner Hilburn ’77 on the passing of her father, James Clement Tanner, March 28.
John R. Hawthorne ’72, Greenwood, Aug. 13. John owned W.J. Petroleum Transport and served in the S.C. National Guard. Surviving are a son, a daughter and three granddaughters.
Lee Lowe ’89 on the passing of his father, Fred Lowe, April 23.
Ernestine Burden Westbrook ’73, Anderson, May 16. She was retired from the S.C. Department of Social Services and was a member of Central Presbyterian Church. Surviving are a son, a daughter, two grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren and sister.
Wilson Hawthorne ’03 and Jessica Jackson Hawthorne ’03 on the passing of Wilson’s father and Jessica’s father-in-law, John R. Hawthorne, Aug. 13.
Olando Leroy Banes ’78, Greenwood, April 9. He served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II and was a supervisor for Greenwood Mills. Surviving are his wife, three daughters, four grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.
Eddie Allan Davis passed away May 5. Eddie retired from Lander after 30 years of service.
John Doyal Cox ’78, Greenwood, April 20. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from Greenwood Mills. He was a member of Rice Memorial Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, a daughter, two grandchildren, five brothers and two sisters. Margaret Brown Stewart ’88, Abbeville, July 3. She was a retired housemother with Connie Maxwell Children’s Home. Surviving are two sons, a daughter, five grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren, a brother and a sister.
Noel Leopard Shiflet ’90 on the passing of her mother, Mary Leopard, April 26.
Faculty/Staff Sympathy to Dr. Ceferina Hess on the passing of her husband, Dr. David L. Hess, May 6. Sympathy to Dr. Branimir Rieger on the passing of his mother, Karla Rieger, May 18.
Correction The obituary of Dr. J. Hayden Igleheart, published in the Spring 2011 Lander Magazine, omitted his daughters as being among his survivors. They are: Margaret Igleheart Walker, of Chapin, S.C., a 1972 Lander graduate, and Debby Igleheart Titlow, of Durham, N.C. We regret the omission.