Ruth Limbert Griscom Adams Parent of alumni, grandparent of alumni Dorothy Willett Barnett Parent of alumni Mildred Ruth Blight Parent of alumni Virginia Meredith “Merrie” Boone Parent of alumni George Clisby Clarke Parent of alumnae
In Memoriam
Nanelle Ellis Currie Parent of alumni, grandparent
Charles Oakley, 1930–2014
Scott William Dawkins ’94
Coach Charlie Oakley, a longtime Lovett employee, passed away in March. A former Marine, Coach Oakley embarked for Korea and participated in action in South and Central Korea, being assigned to a rifle team. Following his release from active duty, Charles returned to Austin Peay University, where he played football and received his degree in education. He spent 43 years teaching and coaching high school sports, and for 36 of those years coaching football and golf at Lovett. Conley-Oakley Field at Kilpatrick Stadium is named in his and Bill Conley’s honor. “Next to my father, Coach Oakley was my most significant life role model,” says Sam Evins ’79, an alumnus and former Lovett administrator, teacher, and coach. “Not only was he my teacher and my coach, but I also watched him for many years as a colleague. When I started at Lovett I shared an office with Charlie, Bill Railey, and Jim Glasser. We were the varsity football staff (my, have the times changed when it comes to the size of coaching staffs!).” “My father taught me much about what a man, husband, and father should be like, but Charlie taught me how a loyal, hard-working, dedicated, and humble man should carry himself and behave in a professional setting,” says Sam. “Charlie was of the old school, an example of the teacher/coach that taught and coached life lessons through his example and daily efforts.” Survivors include his wife, Grace; children, Lisa and Tom Holland, Dana and Bud Ferguson, and Meg Oakley; and three grandchildren.
Spencer Grand Former student James Hunter Groome Parent of alumna William Morrison Hornsby ’65 Margaret Carrick Fairlie Kennedy, Little Lovett Isabel Yates Kirkpatrick ’74 Dr. Thomas Hale Leech Former faculty Jane Maddox Parent of alumni James A. Martin III Parent of alumni George Kenneth McPherson, Jr. Parent of alumni Jerry Felton Mixon Parent of alumni Nancy Lewis Montet Parent of alumni James H. Pair, Sr. Parent of alumni Cary Ann Scales Parent of student Frances Longino Schroder Parent of alumnae Karen Sibley Parent of alumni, grandparent of alumni Nancy Gay Smithson ’83 George Salo Stern Parent of alumni Dr. Lucas Newton Turk III Parent of alumni Carrol Smith Walraven ’67 James Franklin Watterson, Sr. Parent of alumnus Mark Wynne ’06 Fall 2014 69