Obituaries

George H. (Rip) Kearse, ’50

George Harold “Rip” Kearse, 84, of Allendale, died Monday, June 10, 2013, at home, after a brief illness. Born in Fairfax on November 5, 1928, Mr. Kearse was the son of the late William Gordon and Sadie Hogg Kearse. He was a lifelong member of Fairfax First Baptist Church, where […]

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James A. Grimsley, Jr., ’42

Major General James Alexander Grimsley, Jr., US Army (Ret.), of Charleston, SC entered into eternal rest June 11, 2013. His funeral services will be held in Summerall Chapel, The Citadel Friday, June 14, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Interment services will be in Beaufort National Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. Arrangements by […]

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Rufus H. Dixon, Jr., ’52

Rufus Herbert Dixon, Jr., 85, of Sarasota, FL, died on Mar. 10, 2013. Services will be held at 4:00 pm on Wed., at Jennings Funeral Home in Sarasota, FL. Funeral arrangements by: Jennings Funeral Home & Crematory. Tags: 1952 Posted in: Posted on: Link to original obituary:

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A. Gordon Merry, Jr., ’46

A. Gordon Merry, Jr., 89, of Huntington died Saturday, June 1, 2013 at the Woodlands Retirement Community, Huntington. He was born on September 10, 1923, in Huntington, a son of the late Amos Gordon and Inez Walker Merry. He was also preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, Margaret […]

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Mark R. Erickson, ’69

Mark Raymond Erickson, of Pflugerville, Texas, went to be with his Lord on June 3, 2013 at the age of 66 years, at UTMB John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas surrounded by loved ones. Mark was born on April 22, 1947 in Fargo, North Dakota to parents Melvin and Jean […]

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Wilbur F. Smith, Jr., ’39

Wilbur Frasier Smith, Jr., of Union, beloved husband of June Jeter Smith, died on May 31, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born Dec. 9, 1918, in Orangeburg, S.C., Mr. Smith was the son of the late Wilbur Frasier Smith Sr., and Blanche Edwins Smith. He graduated from The Citadel, […]

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William B. Wise, Jr., ’49

William B. Wise, Jr., 87, of Rincon, Ga., passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Hospice Savannah. He was born in Savannah and was a 1943 graduate of Savannah High School. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served through April of 1946. Mr. Wise graduated with a Bachelor […]

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Clara I. Woodcock, CGC ’89

Clara (Kit) Irwin Woodcock, 90, of Summerville, widow of Claude R. Woodcock, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at her residence. Clara was born on November 27, 1922 in Petersburg, VA, daughter of the late James Lincoln Irwin and Belva Mae (Clevenger) Irwin. Clara received a Bachelor’s Degree from […]

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Vincent E. Hayes, Jr., ’68

Vincent E. Hayes, Jr. 66, of Andover, Massachusetts, died unexpectedly on May 23, 2013. He was born in Somerville, MA to Ruth Duffy Hayes and Vincent E. Hayes Sr. Vincent was raised with his three brothers in Lexington, MA and graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, […]

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Michael K. Wilkinson, ’42

Michael Kennerly Wilkinson, 92, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., a scientist internationally known for his pioneering neutron scattering investigations of materials and for his leadership in solid state science at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, died at his home in Oak Ridge, Tenn., on May 22, 2013. He was a former […]

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Leroy C. Stille, Jr., ’38

LeRoy Constantine Stille, Jr., of Lakeland, Fla., passed away peacefully of natural causes on Sunday evening May 19, 2013, just 22 days short of his 95th birthday. Roy, as everyone knew him, was born in Blackville, South Carolina on June 10, 1918. He was a 1938 graduate of The Citadel, […]

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Sydney Geiger, ’48

Sydney Geiger, of Santa Barbara, Calif., was born December 21, 1923, in Florida where he grew up. After finishing high school, he entered the Citadel in Charleston, SC. His college education was interrupted when he was drafted into the Army. He served in the US Army 66th Black Panther Division […]

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William F. Dickey, ’49

William “Bill” Francis Dickey, 91, of North Charleston, South Carolina, husband of Doris “Dobbie” Rebecca Herndon Dickey, entered into eternal rest Friday, May 24, 2013. His funeral service will be held Thursday, May 30, 2013, in Cooper River Baptist Church at 2:00 pm. Entombment, Carolina Memorial Park. The family will […]

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John B. Bailey, Jr., ’73

John Barnwell Bailey, Jr., 65, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, husband of Anne Johnson Bailey passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2013. A Celebration of John’s Life will be held at the graveside on Friday, May 31, 2013 in the Christ – St. Paul’s Cemetery, 5034 Chapel Road, Yonges Island, […]

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Gilbert B. Bradham, ’53

Gilbert Bowman Bradham, M.D., of Charleston, died May 21, 2013, at home. A Memorial service will be held on Friday, May 24, 2013, at the Summerall Chapel at The Citadel at 11:00 am, followed by a reception in Mark Clark Hall. J. HENRY STUHR, DOWNTOWN CHAPEL is in charge of […]

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