In memoriam

Alumni

1940s

Nell Barnhill ’47 of Elizabethtown, N.C., on April 30, 2024.
Ruth S. Gardner ’48 of Winston-Salem, N.C., on April 26, 2024.
Evelyn Gray Knowles ’46 of Wilson, N.C., on May 31, 2024.
Dixie Porter ’44 of Cary, N.C., on June 8, 2024.
Reba Quinn ’44 of Warsaw, N.C., on June 27, 2024.
James R. Worsley Jr. ’44 of Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2024.

1950s

Thelma J. Allen ’57 ’59 of Winterville, N.C., on March 18, 2024.
James W. Alexander ’55 of Abilene, Texas, on July 15, 2024.
Peggy J. Ayers ’57 ’59 of Washington, N.C., on May 10, 2024.
Ruby U. Briley ’55 ’60 of Chapel Hill, N.C., on July 18, 2024.
John S. Byrd ’59 of Wilson, N.C., on July 17, 2024.
Evelyn S. Cheek ’55 of Chapel Hill, N.C., on April 13, 2024.
Mercedes Ervin-Schoppaul ’59 of Greenville, N.C., on March 16, 2024.
William N. Fowler ’57 of Colerain, N.C., on March 18, 2024.
Grady Gaskill ’52 ’53 of Grandy, N.C., on June 18, 2024.
Whitaker B. Ham ’53 of Norfolk, Va., on July 23, 2024.
Anne Linville ’59 of Clovis, N.M., on March 26, 2024.
Robert A. Mays Jr. ’51 of Aurora, N.C., on May 30, 2024.
Paul Popov ’57 of Athens, Ga., on July 2, 2024.
Alton G. Ross ’58 of Durham, N.C., on March 10, 2024.
Jo Ann Rouche ’54 of Chattanooga, Tenn., on April 4, 2024.
Ernest W. Taylor ’57 of Greenville, N.C., on Feb. 29, 2024.
Evelyn Truell ’51 of Southmont, N.C., on April 10, 2024.

1960s

Richard Baldree ’62 of Eros, La., on June 14, 2024.
Jane Banister ’69 of Suffolk, Va., on April 9, 2024.
Lee W. Brinson ’65 ’67 of Richmond, Va., on May 24, 2024.
Brenda S. Brown ’62 of St. Augustine, Fla., on March 23, 2024.
Wilbur Castellow ’61 ’63 ’64 of Washington, N.C., on May 17, 2024.
Carolyn Elam ’60 of Brunswick, Ga., on May 28, 2024.
Nancy L. Early ’64 of Williamsburg, Va., on June 1, 2024.
Madge Ferguson ’69 of Blairsville, Ga., on April 13, 2024.
Donald R. Franks ’67 ’73 of Wilson, N.C., on March 26, 2024.
Granville Gainey Jr. ’66 of Salemburg, N.C., on April 10, 2024.
Earl D. Hart ’61 ’65 of Gainesville, Fla., on July 15, 2024.
Henry B. Jackson ’66 of Southern Pines, N.C., on July 24, 2024.
Jackie S. Johnson ’69 of Trent Woods, N.C., on June 28, 2024.
Marion W. Kirby ’65 of Greensboro, N.C., on June 29, 2024.
Kerry Lueck ’68 ’73 of Santa Fe, N.M., on May 7, 2024.
Gail G. Lung ’68 of Greensboro, N.C., on March 25, 2024.
Martha Marcom ’61 of Raleigh, N.C., on July 29, 2024.
Bobby S. McKee ’67 of Deland, Fla., on April 12, 2024.
John P. Mitchell ’66 of Tampa, Fla., on March 17, 2024.
J. Reid Parrott Jr. ’60 ’62 of Greenville, N.C., on April 21, 2024.
Ann B. Peaden ’62 of Greenville, N.C., on June 26, 2024.
Jean F. Person ’65 of Greenville, N.C., on July 7, 2024.
Frances B. Phillips ’68 ’78 of Morehead City, N.C., on April 2, 2024.
Melbourne “M.H.” Pridgen ’60 ’61 of Rocky Mount, N.C., on July 3, 2024.
Richard L. Pursley ’67 of Greensboro, Md., on March 20, 2024.
Douglas Robinson ’64 of Roxboro, N.C., on June 15, 2024.
Wiley B. Rogerson ’66 of Robersonville, N.C., on April 27, 2024.
Annie M. Rountree ’69 ’70 of Gates, N.C., on June 23, 2024.
Robert Rynearson ’69 of El Cajon, Calif., on April 25, 2024.
Elizabeth Ross ’64 ’65 of Greenville, N.C., on March 26, 2024.
Gerald B. Rowland ’64 of Rocky Mount, N.C., on July 15, 2024.
Lorraine V. Russell ’61 of Hookerton, N.C., on May 8, 2024.
John Sampredo ’63 of Citrus Hills, Fla., on July 1, 2024
Peggy B. Silvester ’69 of Jacksonville, N.C., on July 17, 2024.
Dianne Skaperda ’61 of Raleigh, N.C., on March 21, 2024.
Patricia Smith ’68 of Fairfax Station, Va., on July 9, 2024.
Janet M. Stone ’65 of Winston-Salem, N.C., on May 27, 2024.
Peggy B. Silvester ’69 of Jacksonville, N.C., on July 17, 2024.
Blarnie Tanner Jr. ’63 of Rocky Mount, N.C., on July 29, 2024.
Christine L. Wilkerson ’66 ’91 of Montgomery, Texas, on July 30, 2024.
Ted M. Williams ’62 of Durham, N.C., on April 27, 2024.
James G. Wood Jr. ’65 of Sanford, N.C., on Feb. 27, 2024.

1970s

John S. Barber ’78 of North Augusta, S.C., on May 11, 2024.
William R. Barnes ’73 of Battleboro, N.C., on April 2, 2024.
Andy Beacham Jr. ’74 of Washington, N.C., on May 3, 2024.
Robert Bell ’78 of Goldsboro, N.C., on June 6, 2024.
John E. Blake ’77 of Durham, N.C., on March 23, 2024.
Jerry W. Bobbitt ’75 of Blounts Creek, N.C., on April 2, 2024.
Shelton Bond ’70 ’80 ’84 of Greenville, N.C., on April 6, 2024.
Troy Bone ’75 of Cape Carteret, N.C., on June 19, 2024.
Margaret R. Boykin ’70 of New Bern, N.C., on June 11, 2024.
Michael S. Buck ’73 of New Bern, N.C., on March 23, 2024.
Shelby V. Bullock ’72 ’85 of Greenville, N.C., on June 29, 2024.
Edward E. Callis ’71 of Matthews, N.C., on May 10, 2024.
Julia Capps ’72 ’76 of Sanford, N.C., on April 24, 2024.
Stephanie Carlson ’70 of Charlotte, N.C., on Oct. 6, 2023.
Rebecca Clayton ’71 of Pompano Beach, Fla., on April 11, 2024.
Gail O. Cobb ’72 of New Bern, N.C., on May 31, 2024.
Lois Dunnigan ’74 of Wanchese, N.C., on March 27, 2024.
Stephanie T. Ezzell ’79 of Raleigh, N.C., on March 20, 2024.
Kenneth Finch ’70 of Olympia, Wash., on June 18, 2024.
Susan F. Fox ’77 of Kinston, N.C., on April 13, 2024.
Julia Green ’76 of Charlotte, N.C., on March 13, 2024.
Linda C. Griffin ’70 ’84 ’92 of Jacksonville, N.C., on Aug. 20, 2024.
William Hamnett Jr. ‘70 of Richmond, Va., on June 4, 2024.
Coby S. Heath ’73 of Greenville, N.C., on June 6, 2024.
Joanne C. Heidenreich ’77 ’80 of Goldsboro, N.C., on March 5, 2024.
Beverly D. Holt ’72 of Bath, N.C., on March 20, 2024.
Charles L. Kelly ’76 of Sanford, N.C., on July 25, 2024.
Charles Kinlaw ’73 of Lumberton, N.C., on May 29, 2024.
William Langley ’72 of Charlotte, N.C., on June 23, 2024.
Raymond Linville ’74 ’77 of Clearwater, Fla., on June 2, 2024.
Jane Lockerman ’72 of Gasburg, Va., on June 2, 2024.
Jerry Long ’72 of Raleigh, N.C., on April 18, 2024.
Ron C. Lowry ’77 of Winston-Salem, N.C., on July 15, 2024.
Harrison G. McHugh Jr. ‘74 of Greenwood, S.C., on June 23, 2024.
Kathryn McKinney ’78 of Winston-Salem, N.C., on June 9, 2024.
Steven Michael ’71 of Chapel Hill, N.C., on June 10, 2024.
Nancy Morris ’77 of Valdosta, Ga., on March 1, 2024.
Joyce G. Nelson ’70 of Holly Ridge, N.C., on May 24, 2024.
Carolyn Newcomb ’70 ’73 of Snow Hill, N.C., on Feb. 27, 2024.
Gerald Peterson ’71 of Southern Pines, N.C., on March 6, 2024.
Robert K. Rausch ’78 of Waldorf, Md., on March 27, 2024.
Reba Ray ’70 of Raleigh, N.C., on April 30, 2024.
Sidney Redding ’75 of Fayetteville, N.C., on March 31, 2024.
Thomas R. Shore ’75 of Chapel Hill, N.C., on July 26, 2024.
Mae N. Shugart ’74 of Greenville, N.C., on May 22, 2024.
Rex E. Spurgin ’77 of Greenville, N.C., on March 16, 2024.
Linda A. Swaim ’78 of Thurmond, N.C., on April 6, 2024.
Terry V. Thomas ’75 of Washington, D.C., on May 27, 2024.
Margaret S. Wells ’71 of Virginia Beach, Va., on March 21, 2024.
Jean R. Whitsett ’73 of Yadkinville, N.C., on April 19, 2024.
Noah Woods ’72 of Pembroke, N.C., on March 29, 2024.
Wanda Wrightson ’73 of Plymouth, N.C., on April 6, 2024.

1980s

Michael H. Cooper ’82 of Sanford, N.C., on May 24, 2024.
Susan B. Corbett ’80 ’86 of Belmont, N.C., on Feb. 2, 2024.
James A. Eason Jr. ’81 of Rogers, Ark., on March 5, 2024.
Donna Harrell ’82 of Swansboro, N.C., on June 7, 2024.
Gary Henry ’82 ’87 of Marshville, N.C., on April 13, 2024.
Robert B. Hodges ’83 of Washington, N.C., on March 8, 2024.
Gail S. Jenkins ’89 of Rocky Mount, N.C., on May 13, 2024.
Peter M. Johns ’81 of Westford, Mass., on July 6, 2024.
Nanette Wells Langley ’83 of Wilmington, N.C., on May 26, 2024.
Barry E. Parker ’82 of Bear Creek, N.C., on April 25, 2024.
Antoinette N. Parks ’86 of Goldsboro, N.C., on April 4, 2024.
Paul T. Rogers ’83 ’95 of Greenville, N.C., on May 21, 2024.
Geri Smith ’81 of Kill Devil Hills, N.C., on March 3, 2024.
John T. Spagnolo ’85 ’87 of Ocracoke, N.C., on May 21, 2024.
Kevin O. Spencer ’80 of Roebuck, S.C., on March 13, 2024.
N. Stephen Stavou ’84 of Annapolis, Md., on April 2, 2024.
Troy Simpson ’88 of Newnan, Ga., on May 27, 2024.
Carolyn Stokley ’85 of Wilmington, N.C., on May 28, 2024.
Donna H. Welch ’81 of Charlotte, N.C., on June 5, 2024.
Hilda B. Watkins ’80 of Raleigh, N.C., on April 14, 2024.
Thomas Woolard Jr. ’88 of Greenville, N.C., on May 15, 2024.
Nicholas J. Yaeger ’82 of Clinton, Tenn., on July 26, 2024.

1990s

John C. Bullock ’90 of Cape Carteret, N.C., on May 22, 2024.
Carolyn R. Hyde ’99 ’00 of Scotland Neck, N.C., on May 8, 2024.
Emily A. Keene ’94 of Four Oaks, N.C., on June 23, 2024.
Michael Markov ’93 of Greenville, N.C., on May 11, 2024.
Kelley Pleasants ’91 of Raleigh, N.C., on June 24, 2024.
Juanita Rummans ’94 of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., on March 24, 2024.
Bruce E. Selby ’91 of Adamstown, Md., on May 23, 2024.
Kelli Ruth Weeks ’93 of Carolina Beach, N.C., on June 29, 2024.
Lisa Gayle Whitehurst ’98 of Greenville, N.C., on July 1, 2024.

2000s

William J. Butler ’05 of Winterville, N.C., on March 12, 2024.
James R. “Rick” Cannon ’07 of Clayton, N.C., on July 14, 2024.
Kendra C. Eldridge ’06 of Mount Airy, N.C., on March 28, 2024.
James Hufford ’00 ’09 of Greenville, N.C., on May 15, 2024.
Jerry B. “Brad” Jones ’03 of Nashville, N.C., on June 24, 2024.
Phillip R. Morris ’01 ’04 of Cedar Point, N.C., on June 19, 2024.
Kevin M. Nelson ’03 of Otway, N.C., on March 3, 2024.

2010s

Kyle Dickert ’10 of North Augusta, S.C., on June 25, 2024.
Leia C. Lewis ’16 ’19 of Greenville, N.C., on July 14, 2024.
Christopher T. Patterson ’13 of Bessemer City, N.C., on May 19, 2024.
Lou Evans Reida ’10 of Farmville, N.C., on June 20, 2024.
Mary L. Woolard ’11 of North Highlands, Calif., on Feb. 29, 2024.

2020s

Jackson D. Parker ’22 of Fayetteville, N.C., on June 24, 2024.
Charles B. Presley ’22 of Baton Rouge, La., on May 2, 2024.

Faculty/Staff

Hisham Barakat (medicine) of Greenville, N.C., on May 31, 2024.
Merwin Dieckmann (medicine) of Macon, N.C., on July 6, 2024.
Inez Fridley ’70 (housing) of Greenville, N.C., on March 11, 2024.
Mary Edith Hankins (medicine) of Roanoke, Va., on May 1, 2024.
Erwin Hester (English) of Greenville, N.C., on Aug. 10, 2024.
Jerry G. Hunt (business) of Round Rock, Texas, on July 24, 2024.
Mary T. Jones (chancellor’s office) of Greenville, N.C., on April 27, 2024.
Colin Kerr (medicine) of Lewiston, Maine, on April 30, 2024.
Masao Kishore (computer science) of Raleigh, N.C., on July 2, 2024.
James M. Leonardo (medicine) of Souderton, Pa., on July 19, 2024.
Ernest Marshburn ’77 ’78 ’14 (REDE) of Greenville, N.C., on March 10, 2024.
Nina M. Mikkelsen (English) of Greenville, N.C., on May 5, 2024.
Mamie Moore (mathematics) of Boone, N.C., on June 2, 2024.
Connie Mullinix (nursing) of Greensboro, N.C., on March 14, 2024.
Betty Hottenstein (library) of West Reading, Pa., on March 23, 2024.
William R. Mangun (political science) of Latham, N.Y., on April 29, 2024.
Frank Orgel (athletics) of Auburn, Ala., on March 22, 2024.
Gerald Strope (medicine) of Chapel Hill, N.C., on Aug. 7, 2024.
Barbara Wells (financial services) of Stokes, N.C., on April 12, 2024.
Yu “Frank” Yang (chemistry) of Greenville, N.C., on April 8, 2024.