Obituaries

Edward K. Willis, ’52

E. King Willis III, 75, of Colonial Heights, died Sunday, October 30, 2005, at his residence. Born in Washington, N.C., he was the son of the late Albert G. and Blanche Ross Willis. He was a U.S. Army veteran, and a retired certified public accountant. Mr. Willis was a member […]

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James F. Bischoff, ’60

Entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of March 27, 2007, James Frederick Bischoff, husband of Peggy Forest Bischoff. Residence, St. George, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. James Frederick Bischoff are invited to attend the funeral services of the former, Saturday, March 31, 2007 at eleven […]

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Eugene C. Figg, ’58

Eugene Figg, 65, the designer of such bridges as the Sunshine Skyway in St. Petersburg, Fla., the Natchez Trace Parkway Arches near Nashville and the Linn Cove Viaduct in North Carolina, died March 20 in Tallahassee after treatment for leukemia. Mr. Figg, a member of the National Academy of Engineers, […]

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Fred N. Mitchell, ’47

Fred Neal Mitchell, M.D., 77, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003, at Bristol Regional Medical Center. He was born Feb. 6, 1926, in Charlotte, N.C., a son of George J. Mitchell and Annie Griffin Mitchell, who preceded him in death as did two brothers, Dr. Joe E. Mitchell of Bristol Virginia, […]

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George A. Whetsell, ’59

George Albert Whetsell, 67, entered into eternal rest Sunday, July 24, 2005 at his home on James Island. Born October 6, 1937 in Charleston, SC, he was the son of William Wallace Whetsell and Georgia Melfi Whetsell. Mr. Whetsell was a 1959 summa cum laude graduate of The Citadel and […]

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Oliver P. Earle, ’36

Greenville Oliver Perry Earle Jr., of 429 East Parkins Mill Road, died Dec. 27, 2005. He was the son of Minnie Gwinn Earle and Oliver Perry Earle, and was born in Greenville on July 26, 1914. Mr. Earle is survived by his wife, Louise Jordan and his three children, Louise […]

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Daniel E. Harris, ’64

HARRIS, DANIEL E., age 62, of Helena, AL, died May 21, 2004. He lived all his school years in Spartanburg, SC where he grew up in the Bethel Methodist Church. Dan was a 1964 Graduate of the Citadel and as a Captain in the U.S. Army completed most his tour […]

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Hermon R. Rice, ’40

Herman Read Rice Jr., 86, passed away at his home, March 4, 2006, in Daytona Beach. He was born in Lancaster, S.C., and relocated to Daytona Beach in February of 1968. He was a Citadel graduate and served in the Army during World War II. He was an executive at […]

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