Sympathy The Wesleyan College Alumnae Association extends sympathy to: Maryan Harris ’39 of Dublin, GA, on the death of her sister, Dorothy “Dottie” Smith Mahon ’44, on March 30, 2015.
Joan Shapiro Foster ’56 of Vero Beach, FL, on the death of her sister, Margot Newman Shapiro Jackson ’53, on July 3, 2015.
Martha Kinsey Skirven ’61 of Fernandina Beach, FL, on the death of her husband, Rev. James, F. “Jim” Skirven, Jr., on June 18, 2015.
Lynda Jordan Gasses ’71 of Monticello, GA, on the death of her father, Wiley Phillips Jordan, Sr., on May 19, 2015.
Bettye Withers Barnes ’42 of Jacksonville, FL, on the death of her husband, Benjamin Shields Barnes, on August 3, 2015.
Susan Zoucks Thompson ’56 of Savannah, GA, on the death of her sister, Patricia Zoucks Ownbey ’53, on June 30, 2015.
Julia Cobey Gluck ’62 of Alexandria, VA, on the death of her husband, John Milton Gluck, on September 12, 2015.
Mary Bell Dunaway ’72 of Gulf Breeze, FL, on the death of her sister, Kathryn “Kay” Bell Turner ’73, on November 28, 2014.
Ruth Middlebrooks Barnwell ’46 of Atlanta, on the death of her husband, James “Jim” Middleton Barnwell, on October 21, 2015.
Anne Hankinson Lane ’57 of Atlanta, on the death of her sister, Elizabeth “Beth” Hankinson Fitch ’60 on September 17, 2015.
Mary Lindley Rumph ’63 of Marshallville, GA, on the death of her husband, Wilbur C. Rumph, Sr., on October 9, 2015.
Nanette Coco ’73 of Sandy Hook, CT, on the death of her father, Joseph S. Coco, on March 6, 2015.
Betty Hall Dunn ’47 of Atlanta and Derrill Dunn McRae ’71 of Nashville, TN, on the death of Betty’s son and Derrill’s brother, Mark Hall Dunn, on October 26, 2015.
Nancy Doss Holcombe ’58 of Arizona City, AZ, on the death of her husband, Joseph “Ray” Holcombe, on July 6, 2015.
Katherine Kennedy Walden ’63 of Macon, on the death of her sister, Lesley Susan Kennedy Bennett, on July 2, 2015.
Louise Sawyer Whipple ’58 of Staunton, VA, on the death of her husband, Kenneth Edward Whipple, on March 30, 2015.
Carol “Moon” Burt ’64 of St. Simons Island, GA, on the death of her sister, Lavenia Burt Henderson, on August 14, 2015, and her mother, Louise Dunaway Burt, on October 9, 2015.
Becky Watson Bowdre ’49 of Macon, on the death of her husband, John Neville Birch Bowdre, on June 9, 2015. Mildred “Mimi” Roads Griffith ’49 of Palmetto, GA, on the death of her husband, Dr. James Norman “Jim” Griffith, on May 7, 2015. Becky Dodd Hollady ’51 of Tallahassee, FL, and Berta Dodd Marbut ’58 of San Antonio, TX, on the death of their sister, Matilda Dodd Trawick ’50, on August 29, 2015. Jean Mouchet Brannon ’52 of Atlanta, on the death of her husband, L. Travis Brannon, Jr., on December 4, 2014. Gary Still Suters ’53 of Atlanta, on the death of her husband, Everett T. Suters, on October 13, 2015. Jeannine Hinson Smith ’54 of Hazelhurst, GA, on the death of her husband, Gerald Smith, on June 6, 2015. Pat Drew ’56 of Marietta, GA, on the death of her sister, Laura Lee Drew Sillay ’52, on June 5, 2015.
Elaine Wilder Jones ’59 of Macon, on the death of her husband, George Erwin Jones, Jr., on April 16, 2015. Martha Leggett Reese ’59 of Southport, NC, on the death of her husband, Lt. Col. Kenneth “Ken” Duane Reese (U.S. Army, Ret.), on November 4, 2014. Evelyn Davidson Allen ’60 of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, on the death of her husband, Percy Dexter Allen, Jr., on April 26, 2015. Betty Jayne “B.J.” Davis McConnell ’60 of Plantation, FL, on the death of her husband, Alwyn York “A.Y.” McConnell, on June 20, 2015. Joanne Jordan ’61 of Monticello, GA, on the death of her brother, William H. “Bill” Jordan, Jr., on October 7, 2015. Gayle Langston Ricklefs ’61 of Augusta, GA, on the death of her husband, Ronald E. Ricklefs, on August 5, 2015.
44 (Announcements reported since the last Wesleyan Magazine.)
Jo An Johnson Chewning ’66 of Lawrenceville, GA, on the death of her mother, Ida M. Johnson, on June 14, 2014, and her aunt, Jean Johnson Givens ’35 (age 101), on June 1, 2015. Vicki Page Jaus ’68 of Charlotte, NC, on the death of her husband, Harold Henry “Hal” Jaus, on November 1, 2015. Leila Kight ’68 of Miami, FL, on the death of her husband, John Lane Ballou, on April 28, 2015. Susan Ewing Maddox ’69 of Macon, on the death of her father, William Thomas “Bill” Ewing, Jr., DDS, on September 2, 2015. Mary Elaine Harper Barnard Methe ’69 of Gray, GA, and Susie Harper Roberts ’76 of Macon, on the death of their mother, Dr. Alda Alexander Harper ’44, on October 17, 2015. Gena Roberts Franklin ’71 of Macon, on the death of her father, Jack Eugene Roberts, on October 1, 2015.
Laura Shippey Gafnea ’78 of Rome, GA, on the death of her mother, Ernestine Smith Shippey, on August 30, 2015. Nancy McDonald Terhorst ’78 of Vacaville, CA, on the death of her mother, Hilda Zachry Harvey, on August 16, 2014. Jane Durrence Vaughan ‘79 of Decatur, AL, on the death of her sister, Carolyn Durrence Mosley ’59, on March 28, 2013.
Lynne White ’81 of Orlando, FL, on the death of her father, Donald J. White, on December 19, 2014. Amanda Jacobs ’84 of Spanaway, WA, on the death of her father, Albert Spencer “Bert” Jacobs, on June 10, 2015. Deborah Puckett ’85 of Warner Robins, GA, on the death of her mother, Elizabeth Reed Puckett ’81, on July 16, 2015. Dr. Meredith “Gay” Garrett ’87 of Washington, DC, and Ashley Garrett ’90 of Athens, GA, on the death of their father, Dr. Sam F. Garrett, on October 8, 2015. Brittany Dixon Jones ’96 of Eufala, AL, on the death of her daughter, Johanna Abeni Jones (age 7 months), on June 2, 2015. Wesleyan Trustee Dr. Robert J. Edenfield and Leith Edenfield Kephart ’14 of Macon, on the death of Rob’s wife and Leith’s mother, Margaret King Edenfield, on November 1, 2015.