The Webb School offers sincere sympathy to the families of departed classmates. Following are annotated obituaries of alumni who have passed away. To view the announcements in their entirety, visit www.thewebbschool.com/alumni/alumni-home. The Webb School publishes obituaries as they are received from family and friends of alumni. Please submit notices to a_dwebb@webbschool.com.
Jac Chambliss (‘27) of Chattanooga, Tenn., died Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at the age of 99. He is survived by daughter, Ann Lacambra (José Maria) of Winter Park, Fla.; son, John A. Chambliss, III of Chattanooga; daughter, Betsy Chambliss McLean of Wenatchee, Wash.; and eight grandchildren and 16 greatgrandchildren. James L. A. Webb (‘35) of Austin, Texas, died on Dec. 8, 2009. Dr. Webb is survived by his wife, Jeanne DeHoff Webb; daughters, Mary Jo Hernandez, and Jeanne Moseley; son, James L. A. Webb, Jr.; and six grandchildren.
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Dr. Logan C. Bostian (‘39) of Williamsburg, Va., born on Dec. 26, 1922 in Kansas City, Mo., died April 8, 2010, at Chambrel in Williamsburg, Va. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; sons, William Jolliffe Bostian of Salisbury, Md., and Lawrence Byron Chappell Bostian of Williamsburg, Va.; and daughter, Andrea Elizabeth Nelson of Nashville, Tenn.
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Meredith Ezell Flautt (‘41) of Nashville, Tenn., passed away March 8, 2010. He was born June 18, 1923 to the late Meredith and Margery Ezell Flautt. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary Louise Zanone Flautt; daughters, Lucie (Tom) Moucka, and Argie (John) Satterwhite; sons, Meredith E. (Christy) Flautt, Jr., and Joe (Paula) Flautt; sixteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Dr. Robert Oscar Hudgens (‘45), age 81, passed away at his home in Midlothian, Va. on Jan. 16, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Linda Hudgens; sons, Kent Hudgens and wife, Susan, of Norfolk, Va.; and Philip Hudgens of Richmond Va.; stepson, Jon Bernard and wife, Vicki, of Blacksburg, Va.; and two grandchildren, Tyler Hudgens of McLean, Va., and Philip Hudgens of Chapel Hill, N.C. Henry W. Williamson, Sr. (‘48) of Memphis, Tenn., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 25, 2010, after a short illness. He is survived by his loving wife of over 56 years, Jean Anthony Williamson; daughter, Lucy Hines (Ashley); and sons, Henry W. Williamson, Jr. (Maria), and John A. Williamson (Suzanne); nine grandchildren, Jacqueline, Henry III, Matthew, and Rachel Williamson; Warren and Margaret Hines; Sophie, John T. and Laurel Williamson; and one great-grandson, Henry IV. Henry was born Jan. 15, 1930 to the late Sue Brodnax and Wilkins Maclin Williamson of Mason, Tenn., and was the youngest of six children. James Watt Kirkpatrick, Jr. (‘49) of Raleigh, N.C., died Nov. 27, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Jim is survived by his wife, Dean H. Kirkpatrick; daughter, Fran K. Davis; son, Jamie Kirkpatrick and wife, Susan Bates; grandchildren, Ryan and Sean Davis. Daniel R. DuPree (‘65) of Benbrook, Texas, passed away on Aug. 3, 2006.
John Blocker Ware, III (‘67) of Elysian Fields, Texas, passed away Oct. 14, 2009. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Sue Ann Ware; daughter, Amy Ware and husband, Dr. James Love, of Elysian Fields; son, John Vincent Ware and wife, Jennifer Ware, of Longview, Texas; and daughter, Brooke Ware Harrison and husband, Johnathan Harrison, of Rowlett, Texas; and twin grand-daughters, Carolann Grace Love and Adeline Rose Love of Elysian Fields. He is also survived by his mother, Mary Furrh Cooke, of Elysian Fields. M. Lee Orme (‘75) of Kansas City, Mo., passed away in April 2009. Aldric (Dicky) Arendsz (‘87) of Aruba, West Indies, was killed in a traffic accident on Dec. 19, 2009. David Clay Prescott, Jr. (‘88), age 40, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Charity Oliver Prescott; children, Madison Elizabeth Prescott, Madeline Kay Merritt, Hannah Claire Merritt, and Arden Louise Prescott, all of Murfreesboro; mother, Patricia Ann Prescott, of Carmel, Ind.; father, David Clay Prescott, Sr. of Highlands, N.C.; and sister, Paige Prescott Graham of Carmel, Ind. For current obituaries of Webb classmates visit: www.thewebbschool.com/alumni/ alumni-home