In Memoriam

ALUMNI

1940s

Janice Lister Burge ’44 of Baton Rouge, La., on March 15, 2023.
Hazel Byrd ’44 of Greenville, N.C., on March 23, 2023.
Mimi Tripp Denton ’48 ’58 of Greenville, N.C., on May 23, 2023.
Kathleen Evans ’49 of Kingstree, S.C., on March 21, 2023.
Margaret I. Henderson ’45 ’51 of Manteo, N.C., on March 7, 2023.
Jessie C. McDonald ’46 ’52 of Raleigh, N.C., on March 11, 2023.

1950s

Linwood Adams ’56 of Waynesboro, Va., on May 13, 2023.
Jerry B. Cahoon ’59 of Manteo, N.C., on April 23, 2023.
Doris B. Creech ’57 of Brunswick, Ga., on Dec. 5, 2022.
Marvin R. English ’59 of Morehead City, N.C., on May 7, 2023.
Euzella “Lee” Ford ’54 of Allen, Texas, on July 6, 2023.
Harriet W. Goff ’54 of Williamston, N.C., on May 10, 2023.
Janet M. Fishel ’58 of Virginia Beach, Va., on March 14, 2023.
William K. Hardee ’56 of Wilmington, N.C., on May 13, 2023.
Molly Finch Hundley ’55 of Boone, N.C., on March 23, 2023.
John A. Jones ’59 ’65 ’81 of Jacksonville, N.C., on July 15, 2023.
Hazel B. Meares ’53 of Cary, N.C., on April 21, 2023.
Vincent B. Oglesby ’56 ’60 of Danville, Va., on May 4, 2023.
Letha T. Parker ’54 of Stella, N.C., on May 20, 2023.
Andrew Jackson Pickett Jr. ’54 of Covington, La., on Feb. 23, 2023.
Jane H. Ross ’55 of Elizabethtown, N.C., on March 13, 2023.
Sarah Rowan ’59 of Aiken, S.C., on May 29, 2023.
Herbert H. Ruffin ’58 of Chesapeake, Va., on March 29, 2023.
Harold G. Smith ’59 of Mesquite, Texas, on June 28, 2023.
John Spoone Jr. ’59 of North Charleston, S.C., on March 18, 2023.

1960s

Donald Causby ’67 of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., on June 15, 2023.
Clifton S. Collins ’67 of Murfreesboro, N.C., on June 30, 2023.
Mary Grotgen Cowand ’66 ’68 of Wilmington, N.C., on June 5, 2023.
John Allen Crew ’69 of Washington, N.C., on April 30, 2023.
Vernon Crumpler ’61 of Southern Pines, N.C., on Feb. 5, 2023.
Sara Dunn ’66 ’73 of Collierville, Tenn., on April 23, 2023.
Carlton R. Edmondson ’61 of Tuner, Maine, on Feb. 22, 2023.
Liston “Jerry” Edwards ’67 of Goldsboro, N.C., on June 30, 2023.
Nannie Sue Fields ’63 of Greenville, N.C., on April 17, 2023.
Daniel R. Finch ’69 of Bailey, N.C., on April 8, 2023.
Walter Franklin Jr. ’63 of Charlotte, N.C., on March 19, 2023.
K. Edward Greene ’66 of Chapel Hill, N.C., on May 23, 2023.
Jerry Hardesty Jr. ’69 of Beaufort, N.C., on April 18, 2023.
Jackson B. Harris ’63 of Rocky Mount, N.C., on March 20, 2023.
Jane Hendrix ’61 of Goldsboro, N.C., on July 2, 2023.
Rachel M. Kennedy ’61 of Mount Olive, N.C., on March 27, 2023.
Ralph J. Kennedy Jr. ’60 of Wilson, N.C., on April 5, 2023.
Marion Wesley Kirby ’65 of Greensboro, N.C., on June 19, 2023.
Dorothy Knowlton ’61 of Arlington, Va., on May 4, 2023.
George LaRoque ’80 ’81 of Newport, N.C., on June 18, 2023.
Douglas Latta ’64 of Broken Arrow, Okla., on March 5, 2023.
Robert A. Lee ’66 ’71 of Warsaw, N.C., on May 4, 2023.
Alice Kay Lewis ’63 of Clinton, N.C., on July 16, 2023.
Dalton W. Mayo ’65 ’67 of Clinton, N.C., on March 22, 2023.
Norma McDonald ’63 ’71 of Mount Olive, N.C., on April 11, 2023.
Samuel J. McHorney ’68 of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on May 6, 2023.
Thomas “Gene” Mercer ’62 of Boiling Springs, N.C., on June 28, 2023.
William P. Miller ’62 of Greensboro, N.C., on May 12, 2023.
Gerald A. Mitchell ’67 of Powell, Ohio, on May 23, 2023.
Marsha T. Moore ’67 of Winterville, N.C., on May 8, 2023.
Robert N. Moore ’60 ’61 of Wilmington, N.C., on July 16, 2023.
Benny M. Pearce ’69 of Eastover, N.C., on July 17, 2023.
Betty Peele ’60 ’62 of Sylva, N.C., on June 13, 2023.
Joyce Person ’62 of Charleston, S.C., on April 24, 2023.
Janice H. Preddy ’61 ’63 of Franklinton, N.C., on June 19, 2023.
Joanne Purnell ’61 of Wilmington, N.C., on April 14, 2023.
Nancy G. Redding ’61 of Greenville, S.C., on March 16, 2023.
Nace B. Ridge ’61 ’68 of Richlands, N.C., on July 11, 2023.
Willis J. Stancill ’60 ’62 of Greenville, N.C., on May 1, 2023.
Donald G. Strickland ’64 of Youngsville, N.C., on July 14, 2023.
Dora S. Sullivan ’61 ’65 of Washington, N.C., on March 27, 2023.
Dorothy Beaver Tobias ’67 of Costa Mesa, Calif.,on May 7, 2023.
Davie Y. Trammell ’67 of Mint Hill, N.C., on June 10, 2023.
Rachel W. Ward ’67 ’74 of Whiteville, N.C., on May 5, 2023.
Patricia F. Warren ’61 ’77 of Cary, N.C., on March 25, 2023.
Matilda T. West ’63 of Roseboro, N.C., on June 22, 2023.
David G. Whaley ’65 of Wilmington, N.C., on June 1, 2023.
Linda T. Whitehurst ’68 ’71 ’90 of Greenville, N.C., on July 19, 2023.

1970s

Robert “Bob” Barrett ’78 of Clemson, S.C., on March 15, 2023.
Terry Beckwith ’71 of Candor, N.Y., on May 19, 2023.
Anne Dail Booth ’71 ’05 of Winterville, N.C., on July 12, 2023.
Katherine Bratton ’75 ’97 of Greenville, N.C., on April 20, 2023.
Marianna Brown ’75 of Newport, N.C., on April 28, 2023.
Reva Brown ’72 of Greenville, N.C., on Feb. 24, 2023.
Carl W. Chestnutt ’71 of Nakina, N.C., on July 25, 2023.
James G. Chrysson ’78 of Winston-Salem, N.C.,on May 21, 2023.
Flora M. Dunbar ’74 of Charlotte, N.C., on April 3, 2023.
Gwendolyn M. Edwards ’76 of Eastover, N.C., on June 12, 2023.
Linwood Ferguson ’75 of Washington, N.C., on March 13, 2023.
Teri Ferguson ’75 of Raleigh, N.C., on June 23, 2023.
John Gaffney III ’71 of Greensboro, N.C., on July 23, 2023.
Cathy Gaskill ’77 of Atlantic, N.C., on March 28, 2023.
Sandra M. Hardison ’74 of Grifton, N.C., on April 5, 2023.
Marjorie C. Harris ’79 of Grifton, N.C., on June 12, 2023.
Sandy F. Harrison ’74 ’76 of Greenville, N.C., on March 3, 2023.
Anita L. Holley ’74 of Winterville, N.C., on April 16, 2023.
Paul A. Hudson ’71 of Southport, N.C., on March 22, 2023.
Willie Loftin ’79 of Fayetteville, N.C., on March 15, 2023.
James R. Manuel Jr. ’70 of Kernersville, N.C., on April 28, 2023.
James A. McMahon ’73 of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., on April 16, 2023.
Steva Mervin ’76 of Concord, N.C., on March 9, 2023.
Linda S. Montague ’75 of Emerald Isle, N.C., on July 28, 2023.
Allen Moore ’71 of Lexington, N.C., on May 18, 2023.
William D. Moore ’75 of Raleigh, N.C., on April 30, 2023.
Walter Pettus ’74 of Winston-Salem, N.C., on May 10, 2023.
William L. Pollard ’72 ’77 of Rocky Mount, N.C., on May 4, 2023.
John Wayne Renegar ’70 of Charlotte, N.C., on May 4, 2023.
Robert L. Sauer ’70 of Manchester Township, N.J., on May 4, 2023.
Evelyn “Penny” Sigda ’75 of St. Augustine, Fla., on Feb. 19, 2023.
Paula G. Speight ’75 of Garner, N.C., on July 25, 2023.
Randy Tyner ’74 ’82 of Goldsboro, N.C., on July 7, 2023.
Iola W. Walton ’77 of Carthage, N.C., on Feb. 27, 2023.
Sharon Worthington ’73 of Ayden, N.C., on March 25, 2023.
Claiborne Young ’74 of Atlantic Beach, N.C., on April 5, 2023.

1980s

John W. Beavans ’82 of Raleigh, N.C., on April 1, 2023.
Dr. A. William Blackstock Jr. ’89 of Winston-Salem, N.C., on June 18, 2023.
Ted A. Cashion ’81 of Raleigh, N.C., on June 18, 2023.
Charles David Clark ’85 ’90 of Greenville, N.C., on May 23, 2023.
Phyllis Copeland ’82 of Merry Hill, N.C., on March 4, 2023.
Julia Credle ’84 ’87 of Savannah, Ga., on July 2, 2023.
Chloe M. Crumpler ’80 of Greenville, N.C., on March 20, 2023.
Cheryl M. Davis ’84 ’91 of Greenville, N.C., on June 4, 2023.
Kathy S. Fleming ’80 of Greenville, N.C., on July 1, 2023.
Michael D. Gibson ’80 of Fayetteville, N.C., on May 20, 2023.
Jonathan Health ’85 of Greenville, N.C., on April 20, 2023.
Marie Kares ’85 ’93 of Ayden, N.C., on April 11, 2023.
Walt Koch ’82 of Lindenhurst, Ill., on April 28, 2023.
George W. LaRoque ’80 ’81 of Newport, N.C., on June 18, 2023.
Gregory McCall ’84 ’86 of Wilmington, N.C., on June 29, 2023.
Donald Medlin ’86 of Pine Knoll Shores, N.C., on March 6, 2023.
Betty Lou Taylor ’89 of Williamston, N.C., on May 6, 2023.
Stuart M. Thomson Jr. ’86 of Washington, N.C., on May 4, 2023.
Deborah T. Weseli ’86 of Columbus, Miss., on July 8, 2023.
Lynn R. Whitfield ’88 ’90 of New Bern, N.C., on July 20, 2023.
Robert G. Wilson IV ’82 of Greenville, N.C., on July 23, 2023.

1990s

Katherine Bratton ’75 ’97 of Greenville, N.C., on April 20, 2023.
Tracey S. Daughety ’98 of Winterville, N.C., on July 6, 2023.
Rhonda B. Dorn ’91 ’93 of Charlotte, N.C., on April 18, 2023.
Mary Frances Gaskins ’90 of Morehead City, N.C., on April 20, 2023.
Jimmy Dale Godwin ’95 of Lewisville, N.C., on March 6. 2023.
James Kennon ’95 of Lafayette, Colo., on July 14, 2023.
Joe “Jody” Mills Jr. ’96 of Washington, N.C., on July 17, 2023.
Florence F. Moore ’95 of Greenville, N.C., on May 4, 2023.
Brenda Oliphant ’93 of Greenville, N.C., on March 18, 2023.
Elizabeth Ann Perry ’92 of Bethesda, Md., on May 17, 2023.
Stacey Ann Rodemer ’97 of Sewell, N.J., on June 28, 2023.
Lelia “Lela” Rouse ’92 of Kinston, N.C., on May 3, 2023.
Randy Sommers ’97 of Elizabeth City, N.C., on July 13, 2023.
Tommy Sumner III ’90 of Kitty Hawk, N.C., on June 16, 2023.
Lenna T. West ’99 of Greenville, N.C., on March 24, 2023.

2000s

Michael “Brandon” Adams ’08 of Leland, N.C., on July 23, 2023.
Benjamin Mack Buie ’06 of Clayton, N.C., on March 24, 2023.
John L. Collins Jr. ’04 of Morehead City, N.C., on May 29, 2023.
Richard W. Green ’09 of Nebo, N.C., on June 8, 2023.
Susan B. Owens ’04 of Roper, N.C., on July 12, 2023.
Matthew B. Paramore ’07 of Ayden, N.C., on March 15, 2023.
James Rochelle ’06 of Wilmington, N.C., on, June 25, 2023.
William D. Smith ’08 of Winterville, N.C., om June 24, 2023.

2010s

James A. Galloway ’17 of Winterville, N.C., on May 17, 2023.

2020s

Benjamin T. Jarrell ’23 of Clayton, N.C., on May 8, 2023.

FACULTY/STAFF

William L. Baker III (medicine) of Edenton, N.C., on March 18, 2023.
John Richard Ball Jr. (social work) of Franklinton, N.C., on Feb. 28, 2023.
Thomas A. Chambliss (education) of Greenville, N.C., on April 5, 2023.
Lokenath Debnath (mathematics) of Weslace, Texas, on March 2, 2023.
Nellie A. Droes (nursing) of Carson City, Nev., on April 7, 2023.
Mark Evans (medicine) of Frankfort, Mich., on April 24, 2023.
Gary Greenstein (library) of Olean, N.Y., on April 5, 2023.
Patricia Higson (library science) of Greenville, N.C., on Feb. 28, 2023.
Gwen Hill (accounts receivable) of Greenville, N.C., on April 15, 2023.
Dr. James Jones (medicine) of Hampstead, N.C., on May 16, 2023.
Georgia K. Lewis (nursing) of Albany, Ore., on June 10, 2023.
Peter Makuck (English) of Wilmington, N.C., on June 21, 2023.
Cherilyn Nelson (art and design) of Owatonna, Minn., on July 24, 2023.
Bruce Peterson (CET) of Greenville, N.C., on June 13, 2023.
Sharon Peterson (foreign lang. and lit.) of Grimesland, N.C., on June 14, 2023.
James Pressley (education) of Chocowinity, N.C., on April 12, 2023.
Donald K. Shaw (physical therapy) of Surprise, Ariz., on Feb. 20, 2023.
Nicki Mills Smith (medicine) of Greenville, N.C., on March 24, 2023.
Linda Kay Taylor (pharmacy) of Greenville, N.C., on June 10, 2023.
Dr. Jon Tingelstad (pediatrics) of Greenville, N.C., on Feb. 28, 2023