The Webb School Magazine
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.
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Burch Williams (Class of 1935) of Brunswick, Ga. passed away on Aug. 26, 2009 at the age of 92. He is survived by his wife, Jane C. Williams. He was predeceased by Marjorie Maxim Williams, mother of his four daughters. He is also survived by nine grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
passed away on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. He is survived by sister: Margaret Sorrells of Memphis, Tenn., nieces: Jan Hoppe of New Burn, N.C., and Peggy Mullins of Germantown, Tenn., nephew: Dr. LaValle Sorrells of Bartlett, Tenn., and great nephew: Christopher Edward Mullins.
Calvin Houghland (Class of 1935), age 93, died peacefully at his Bright Hour Farm home in Brentwood, Tenn. on Oct. 27, 2009, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Born in Emporia, Kan., on Sept. 15, 1916, he is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Pollard Houghland; children, Sara Jo (Don) Gill, John Mason (Marilyn Guyton) Houghland II, Calvin (Blythe Gillig) Houghland, Jr. and Adora (Regg) Swanson; seven grandchildren, Rene Houghland Ward, John Mason Houghland III, Calvin Hutton Houghland, Adora Houghland, Lacey Farrell Houghland, Sara Jo Houghland, Eve Muntz Adcock and two greatgrandchildren, John Mason Houghland IV and Chloe Helene Ward. His parents, John Mason Houghland and Sara Roark Houghland; his sister, Nancy Houghland Lampton; and Josephine Holtzclaw Houghland, his wife of 63 years and the mother of his children, preceded him in death.
Francis Crittenden “Crit� Currie (Class of 1943) age 86, of Memphis, Tenn., died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital. He is survived by his wife: Eleanor Bradford Currie, and two sons: Bradford Currie of Nashville, Tenn. and Crit Currie, Jr. of Jackson, Tenn. He is also survived by his brother, Coleman Currie of Lovingston, Va; and four grandchildren: Crit Currie III, Nicholas Currie, Anna Linn Currie and Nate Currie.
Orren Williams Hyman, Jr. (Class of 1943), age 84, of Sweetwater, Tenn.,
John Keith Maddin, Jr., (Class of 1945) age 82 of Nashville, died suddenly of a heart attack at home on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Son of the late Elizabeth Buckner and John Keith Maddin, and brother of the late Elizabeth Maddin Baylor and Matthew G.B. Maddin, John is survived by his wife, Sallie Beth Fletcher Maddin and three daughters and sons-in-law: Mary Lee Puckett and husband Ben of Pass Christian, Miss., Keith Maddin McCord and husband Steve of Nashville, Tenn., and Laura Maddin Bryan and husband Pat of Starkville, Miss.; sisters: Mrs. H.
Petrie Mitchell (Petrie) and Mrs. Louis Farrell, Jr.; grandchildren: Benjamin Todd Puckett, Jr., Mary Keith Puckett, Elizabeth Maddin McCord, Matthew Steven McCord, John Hayes McCord, and John Dalton Bryan. Thomas Dugan Wilson (Class of 1956), resident of Louisville, Ky. passed away on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. Tom is survived by his wife, Sally Walker; his children, Thomas Hunter, John Woods, Lynn Wilson Ambrose and David Townsend; as well as 11 grandchildren. David Chambers Walker (Class of 1956) of Somerville, Tenn. Born in Brownsville, Tenn., on Feb. 12, 1938. On Aug. 22, 1958, David married Martha Fields Campbell Walker of Ripley, Tenn. They had two children, Elizabeth Jane Walker and Mark Campbell Walker. James Franklin McElroy (Class of 1981) of Manchester, Tenn., died on Thursday Aug. 20, 2009. Preceded in death by his father, James Raymond McElroy. He is survived by his mother and her husband, Jane Santi and Jim Coughlin of Madison; brothers, Bryan McElroy of Winchester and David McElroy; sister, Emi (Grant) Martin of Nashville; and lifelong best friend, Jeff (Cathy) Adrian of Murfreesboro.