having served as a trustee of the U.S. Army War College and in other important posts. Mr. Abbott also earned an M.B.A at Harvard Graduate School of Business and was one of South Carolina’s outstanding businessmen, retiring as president of Forrest Abbott Co. and FACO Corp. of Greenville. Mr. Abbott’s business and community affiliations included First Presbyterian Church, the Greenville Chamber of Commerce and Rotary International. Mr. Abbott received the Wofford National Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award in 1996. Harvey McLeod Williamson, May 19, 2013, Norway, S.C. Mr. Williamson received a field commission as a second lieutenant while serving with the infantry in France during World War II. After the war he was a successful businessman in Orangeburg County. He was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church.
1944 Dr. Thomas Roy Lybrand Jr., May 29, 2013, Greenville, S.C. Dr. Lybrand was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He earned his D.D.S. degree at Emory in 1950 and was engaged in the practice of dentistry until his retirement. He was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Greenville.
1947 Claude “Bud” Cole Jr., Sept. 2, 2013, Spartanburg, S.C. Mr. Cole was president of AAA Supply in Greenville, S.C. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Spartanburg.
1948 The Rev. Hubert Earl Floyd, July 20, 2013, Cordele, Fla. Mr. Floyd and his twin brother, Herbert Carl Floyd, attended Wofford together and became United Methodist ministers. In 1955 Hubert and his wife, Barbara, were consecrated as missionaries and were working in Cuba at the time of the revolution. In 1961 they moved to Costa Rica and then returned to the United States in 1971. He was pastor of several United Methodist churches in Florida and held important positions in the Florida Annual Conference. Warren Newell Little, July 17, 2013, Jonesville, S.C. Mr. Little served as a teacher and principal at St. George High School from 1948-1956 and at Jonesville High School from 1962-1982. He was an outstanding educator, Methodist and civic leader in both of these communities. He was an active member of the Union/Laurens Commission on Higher Education from 1965-1995 and played a key role in the early development of the University of South Carolina’s Union campus. He also was a member of the Daniel Morgan Chapter for the Sons of the American Revolution.
1950 Luther Dunlap “Luke” Altman Sr., July 4, 2013, Galivants Ferry, S.C. “Mr. Luke” was retired from Exxon USA with 30 years of service with the company. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of the Aynor United Methodist Church and a mason. Vernon David Gwynne, July 7, 2013, Jacksonville, Fla. For most of his career, Mr. Gwynne was involved in private practice as a registered financial consultant. He won the Loren Dunton Memorial Award in 2004. After he and his wife retired to Florida, Mr. Gwynne served as county supervisor and was a member of the board of Isle of Faith United Methodist Church. Alton Jackson McGraw, July 31, 2013, Raleigh, N.C. At the age of 18, Mr. McGraw was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor and the Purple Heart as a combat veteran of the Italian campaign in World War II. He was associated with Sherwin-Williams for 40 years until retirement. He was a member of the Edenton Street United Methodist Church and a past president of the Raleigh Lions Club.
1951 Raynor Maxwell Moore, May 27, 2013, Atlanta, Ga.
1952 Francis Robert “Buddy” Clark, July 26, 2013, Batesburg-Leesville, S.C. Before finishing high school, Mr. Clark enlisted in the Navy during World War II. He served in Japan during the post-war occupation and then enrolled at Wofford, playing on the 1950 Cigar Bowl football team. For 40 years, he worked as a mechanical engineer. At the time of his retirement, he was associated with the South Carolina Emergency Preparedness Division. He was a lay leader at the Nazareth United Methodist Church in Saluda County. Lt. Col. (ret.) James Ayers Smith Sr., June 21, 2013, Spartanburg, S.C. Mr. Smith was a distinguished high school band director in Union and Spartanburg. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of both the SCMEA and the SCBDA. He also was respected as a director of military bands in the Army and Army National Guard, appearing as a guest conductor of the U.S. Army Band in a performance on the Capitol grounds. A member of Morningside Baptist Church, he was involved in church music and served as an orchestra and choir director at several churches.
1953 William Simpson Cannon III, Aug. 11, 2013, Clinton, S.C. Mr. Cannon completed his master’s degree at the University of Florida. He served as an associate professor of physics and computer science at Presbyterian College until he retired in 1994.
1954 Dr. Burette Stinson “Red” Tillinghast Jr., Aug. 13, 2013, Kingwood, Texas. Dr. Tillinghast was a U.S. Navy veteran who went on to earn a doctoral degree in counseling and guidance at Florida State University. He held faculty positions at the University of Virginia and at the University of South Alabama from 1962 through 1990. Known for his storytelling and his witty sense of humor, he was the author of three novels.
effective promoter of business development on frequent trips to Europe and Japan. He also was admired as a successful banker, downtown visionary, civic leader and the developer of such real estate properties as Litchfield Beach. He was active in both the Buncombe Street United Methodist Church in Greenville and the St. John’s United Methodist Church in Anderson.
1960 Elias Charles Edwards, June 16, 2013, Asheville, N.C. Mr. Edwards died after a long illness. A veteran of the Korean War, he served 30 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve. He then was employed in real estate. He was a member of Oakley United Methodist Church, where he sang in the choir. The Rev. David A. Fort, July 28, 2013, Spartanburg, S.C. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II, Mr. Fort attended seminary at the University of the South and served as an Episcopal priest in Mississippi and South Carolina.
1963 Charles Barton Weesner, Aug. 15, 2013, Cross Hill, S.C. Mr. Weesner was a leader in the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection and the Greenwood Rotary Club.
1966 Kenneth Eugene Guin, March 7, 2013, Front Royal, Va. Mr. Guin died after a four-year battle with esophageal cancer. After military service in the Korean War, he began a career in the federal government. For three years he was posted to Nairobi, Kenya, with USAIG. Following his retirement, he became a member of the Shenandoah Potter’s Guild and was an accomplished artist and craftsman.
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Mr. Frank Farmer, July 3, 2013, Jackson, Tenn. Mr. Farmer was a businessman, salesman and entrepreneur. He was a member of the Northside United Methodist Church.
Dr. Edward Dudley Allen, July 3, 2013, Spartanburg, S.C. Dr. Allen was a clinical psychologist whose leadership was instrumental in the development of the Andrew Teszler School at the Charles Lea Center, the Ellen Hines Smith Girls Home and the Glendale Academy. He also was recognized for 13 years of important service to the Spartanburg County Citizen Scholar Program. Dr. Allen’s wife, Jocelle, has been a faithful friend of the college and an outstanding Spartanburg civic leader.
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The Rev. Ralph Hervey Lawson Sr., May 24, 2013, Buffalo, S.C. Mr. Lawson was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
1958 Robert Gettys Scruggs Sr., June 21, 2013, Gaffney, S.C. Until his retirement, Mr. Scruggs was the owner and operator of Mayview Farms and a member of the Farm Bureau of South Carolina. He was a lifetime member of Grassy Pond Baptist Church.
1959 The Rev. John Patrick Griffith, July 29, 2013, Saluda, S.C. After serving in the U.S. Air Force in Korea, “Preacher John” graduated from Wofford and Duke Divinity School. He served a diverse series of United Methodist churches over a 33year period. After he retired from the South Carolina Conference, he was known for his effective preaching in non-traditional settings, such as Big Man Shealy’s River Marina, the break room at Amick Farms, and a motorcycle shop in Ninety-Six, S.C. Dempsey Bennett “D” Hammond Sr., Aug. 1, 2013, Anderson, S.C. A recipient of South Carolina’s Order of the Palmetto, Mr. Hammond was known as an
Dr. John W. Masten, July 13, 2013, Winston-Salem, N.C. Dr. Masten was a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry and practiced dentistry in North Carolina for more than 25 years. He was also well known for his craftsmanship in woodworking and was an avid snow skier. The family suggested memorials to Wofford College.
1970 Luther Bascom Gaillard Jr., Aug. 28, 2013, Charleston, S.C. A U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr. Gaillard was a versatile and talented writer and journalist. His career as an award-winning sports writer and editor included service with the Spartanburg Herald-Journal and the Greenville News-Piedmont. As a student he worked in the sports information office at Wofford.
1975 Dr. James Richard “Rick” Williamson, June 29, 2013, Orangeburg, S.C. Dr. Williamson practiced obstetrics and gynecology in Orangeburg for 30 years, where he served as chief of staff at The Regional Medical Center. He was a member of the Orangeburg Rotary Club,
Cleveland Sylvanus “Bubba” Harley ’50 died in Spartanburg on Aug. 5, 2013. Mr. Harley served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, participating in the Normandy Invasion. As one of many veterans who earned degrees after the war, he had an outstanding career in business management and investments. He also gave a half-century of dedicated service to Wofford, USC Upstate, and numerous other Spartanburg organizations committed to public service. His many awards and recognitions included a 2006 Southern Conference Distinguished Service award and the South Carolina Order of the Silver Crescent. In 2008 the Harley Room in Wofford’s Richardson Physical Activities Building was named in honor of Cleveland and his late wife, Curtis. The family suggested memorials to the Cleveland and Curtis Harley Endowed Scholarship Fund at Wofford College, 429 North Church Street, Spartanburg, S.C., 29303-3663, (864) 597-4200, or the Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park Fund at USC Upstate.
Robert S. Fogarty Jr. ’59 of Pawleys Island, S.C., died on Sept. 11, 2013 from complications from Myasthenia Gravis and cancer. A native of Poughkeepsie, New York, Fogarty served in the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War. As an undergraduate at Wofford, he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Senior Order of Gnomes. He then began an illustrious career in the furniture industry that included the turn-around of General Interiors that included such brands as Pennsylvania House and Kittinger. It is the subject of Chapter six in Mike Dugan’s classic study, “The Furniture Wars.” For 27 years, he headed Kindel Furniture Co., which became America’s ultra-luxury maker of traditional home furnishings. Products of that company are in use at Wofford in the Papadopoulos Building. Among the many honors he received throughout his career was a 1971 Horatio Alger Award. The family has suggested memorials to the Fogarty Fund at Wofford College, 429 North Church Street, Spartanburg, S.C., 29303-3663, (864) 597-4200.
and he had been honored with a Heroes in the Field Award by Palmetto Healthy Start. The family suggested memorials to the Inez and John Williamson Endowed Scholarship Fund at Wofford or to St. Andrews United Methodist Church. John Bunyan Lee III, July 27, 2013, Spartanburg, S.C. A former sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, Mr. Lee was a retired major in the Spartanburg City Public Safety Dept. with 27 years service. He was a member of the Spartanburg Lion’s Club for more than two decades and was active in other civic projects in the community.
people and coached youth baseball, soccer and swimming.
1977 Thomas Roberts Honeycutt, Nov. 29, 2011, Landrum, S.C.
1978 Rickey Dean Motts, May 21, 2013, Pacolet, S.C.
1980 Phillip Michael Garbade, May 21, 2013, Toronto, Ohio. Mr. Garbade was the plant operator for the Steubenville, Ohio, Wastewater Dept. He was a member of the Water Environment Federation and Crossroads Christian Church.
1986 Todd Wakefield Cline, Aug. 29, 2013, Charlotte, N.C. Mr. Cline died after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Cline played both varsity baseball and basketball at Wofford and earned a degree in economics magna cum laude. He graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law and practiced law in Charlotte. He was a deacon and popular Sunday school teacher at Myers Park Presbyterian Church. An advocate for all children, he supported programs for troubled young
1988 Daniel Osmond Thompson, July 23, 2013, Fort Mill, S.C. Mr. Thompson was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Army Reserve through Wofford ROTC. His working career was primarily with MoneyGram International, where he was director of sales.
1990 Rodney Wayne Martin, June 23, 2013, Newport, Tenn. Mr. Martin died after a long battle with cancer.
Friends Caroline Maner Lawton Kilgo, May 23, 2013, Darlington, S.C. Mrs. Kilgo was a retired teacher and a leader at Trinity United Methodist Church in Darlington. She and her late husband, John S. Kilgo ’32, had four children, 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren, many of whom have had close ties to Wofford. The family suggested memorials to the Kilgo Scholarship Fund at the college. Robert Dickert Porter, Aug. 23, 2013, Spartanburg, SC. Living on East Cleveland Street across from Snyder Field, Mr. Porter was a supportive neighbor to the college for decades. A graduate of South Carolina State University he served in the U.S. Army and retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 35 years. He was a member of Greater Trinity A.M.E. Church and a life member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Mildred Nash Thompson, Aug. 11, 2013, Chesnee, S.C. Mrs. Thompson was a long-time employee of Wofford College and a faithful member of Chesnee United Methodist Church for 71 years. FALL 2013 • Wofford Today • 23