Obituaries

Ernest S. Oliver, Jr., ’64

Ernest Shepard Oliver, Jr., 81, of Washington, Pa., peacefully passed away in his sleep on November 16, 2023, at home. He was born August 10, 1942, in Florence, SC, to the late Ernest Shepard Oliver, Sr. and Alma Summerlin Oliver. He grew up in Hamer SC and was a 1960 […]

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Eugene C. (Skip) Johnson, ’59

Eugene Charles “Skip” Johnson passed away peacefully surrounded byfamily on November 6, 2023, at the age of 86. Born in Pittsburgh, Skip spent his childhood inChicago and his teenage years in Orlando. After graduating from Edgewater High School, heattended The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina, graduating in 1959 with a […]

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James W. Clark III, ’71

James Warren Clark, III, 74, of Greenville, N.C., passed away a (Rough, Tough, Cowboy) on Tuesday, November 21, 2023.The family will receive friends on Wednesday, November 29, from 5:00-7:00 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home.James Warren (Dick) Clark, III, son of the late James and Margaret Clark, Jr., was born on […]

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James W. Dugger, ’65

James W Dugger, age 80, of Fairland, Indiana passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022. James was born June 17, 1942. A memorial gathering for James will be held Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Crown Hill Funeral Home, 700 W. 38th St., Indianapolis, Indiana […]

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David J. Ralff, ’53

David John Ralff, 91 of Hilton Head SC, passed away on November 19, 2023. He was born in Kingston, NY on Sept 29th 1932 to Charles and Frances Ralff. He was the youngest of their four children.Dave is survived by his wife of 63 years, Patricia, and sister Marian of Orlando, FL. He […]

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Timothy R. O’Neill, ’65

LTC USA (ret) Timothy R. O’Neill, Ph.D, class of 1965, died November 9 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was 80 years old. TR was a talented artist, and while a cadet he contributed to The Shako, the magazine of the Corps, and his senior year co-authored In Our Own Way, a […]

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Ronald D. Kennerly, ’56

Ronald David “Ron” Kennerly, 89, of Davidson, NC, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2023, while in hospice care in Huntersville, NC. A memorial gathering will be held at Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home in Huntersville on Sunday, November 26th from 2-4 pm. Ron was born at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, NC […]

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James M. Pooser, Jr., CGC ’94

James “Jimmie/Jim” Manning Pooser, Jr. passed away peacefully in his home on May 18, 2023. He was born on March 17, 1949, to James Manning Pooser, Sr. and Miriam Creech Pooser in Charleston, SC. He attended First Baptist High School where he met his wife of 55 years, Carol Tilson […]

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Ann H. Baughman, CGC ’73

Ann Hirth Baughman, 84, passed away on November 15, 2023, in her home after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease.Ann was born on September 27, 1939, in Bombay, India to Margaret Sykes Hirth and Henry Karl Hirth where her father was in charge of the Firestone Company operations. After her […]

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Samuel W. Van Norte, ’72

Samuel William Van Norte, 85, of Edisto Island, departed his earthly life on November 6, 2023. Sam was born on September 3, 1938, son of William Schindledecker and Thelma Louise Augostat.Sam was a car-loving, story-spinning, raccoon-whispering character and could talk at length to anyone who would listen, about a wide […]

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Alfred D. (Donnie) Rivers, Jr., ’67

Don “Donnie” Rivers, Jr., of Morganton, N.C., died Nov. 13, 2023. He was born in Chesterfield, SC, to the late A. Donovan Rivers and Carolyn Gunter Rivers. He attended Chesterfield schools where he played football and baseball in high school and was President of his senior class. Don attended The […]

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David F. Mengis, ’74

David Franklin Mengis, “Dave” was born in Woodland California to Harry and Wanda Mengis on December 4, 1952. He left his body on October 14, 2023, in SLC, UT under Mount Olympus in his last home, The Abbington. David departed in the arms of his most precious wife and dearest […]

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Paula V. Mazursky, CGC ’73

Paula Vaughan Mazursky, 76, was born on November 21, 1946 in Augusta, GA. She recently passed away on November 7, 2023 in Charleston, SC. Visitation will be held on November 14, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Mole Funeral Home. Funeral Services will follow at 2:00 PM in the Mole Funeral […]

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Richard M. MacDonald, ’62

Richard M. MacDonald, former long-time Associate Dean for Student Affairs in the USU School of Medicine, passed away October 25 after a brief illness.Dr. MacDonald came to USU in 1983 as a senior Army psychiatrist. He established the mission of the Office for Student Affairs, serving as the Assistant Dean […]

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John C. Dove, Jr., ’65

John Calhoun Dove Jr., age 80, of Kingwood, Texas passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023. A celebration of life for John will be held Friday, November 10, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Kingwood Funeral Home, 22800 Highway 59 North, Kingwood, TX 77339, followed by a reception […]

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