Obituaries

Joyce L. Creel, CGC ’82

Joyce Ledford Creel, 74, of Elgin passed Tuesday August 8, 2023. Born December 29, 1948 in Summerville, SC. Joyce was a Graduate of St. George High School, Baptist College of Charleston and The Citadel (Master’s Degree). She started teaching at St. George Elementary School in 1972 and taught the majority […]

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Herbert L. Patrick III, ’67

Colonel Herbert Lee (Bert) Patrick. Ill, USAF (RET) passed peacefully away with this family at his side August 5, 2023. Bert was born June 15, 1945, in Anderson, South Carolina to Miriam Francis McGregor Patrick of Anderson and Herbert Lee Patrick, Jr., of Chester. Bert graduated from Saluda High School […]

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James W. May, Jr., ’68

James Wallace “Jim” May, 77, of Taylors, died peacefully on July 29, 2023 after a period of declining health. He was the son of the late Jay and Faye May of Laurens, SC. He graduated from The Citadel, Class of ‘68. He served in the U.S. Army before beginning a […]

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Samuel L. Ray, Jr., ’52

Sam Ray Jr., age 93, of Newland, North Carolina passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2023, at his residence.Sam was born on February 2, 1930, in Avery County, North Carolina, the son of the late Sam Miller Ray and the late Verdie Daniels Ray.Sam was a graduate of the Citadel […]

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Robert A. Smoak, Jr., ’65

Judge (Retired) Robert Adams Smoak, Jr., of Aiken, died Sunday July 30, 2023. Shellhouse Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Bob was born on September 3, 1943, in Wilmington, NC to the late Robert A. Smoak, a career Army officer and native of Bamberg, SC and Margery Toole Smoak, a […]

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A. Fred Hilton, ’64

Arthur Frederick Hilton, age 80, of Summerville, passed away on August 1, 2023. Fred was born on September 8, 1942, in Walterboro, SC, to parents Wendell L. Hilton and Reba Spell Hilton. He grew up in West Ashley, Charleston, SC. Fred graduated from St. Andrews High School, class of 1960. […]

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Ronald H. Littlefield, Sr., ’67

Dr. Ronald Harrison Littlefield, Sr., of Spartanburg, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023. He was a graduate of The Citadel and the Medical University of South Carolina. He served for over forty years as a noninvasive cardiologist in the Spartanburg medical community and was loved by many. Surviving are […]

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Alan D. Todd, ’79

Alan David Todd, 66, was born on December 1, 1956, in Miami, Florida. He passed away on July 18, 2023, in Oro Grande, California.  Visitation will be held from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM on August 12, 2023, at Helendale Community Church, 15488 Riverview Rd, Helendale, CA. The funeral service […]

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Thomas J. O’Brien, ’73

Thomas Joseph O’Brien, 83, of Lexington, SC attended his final Change of Command on Saturday, July 29, 2023. Tom, lovingly known as Pop, was born November 15, 1939, in Lynn, MA to James Joseph and Gertrude Moss O’Brien. He was the youngest of three and claimed to be a true […]

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Robert M. Grooms, ’75

Robert “Bobby” Marion Grooms, 71, of Charleston, husband of Jenelle Valerie Beach Grooms, died Thursday, July 27, 2023, at McLeod Health Clarendon. Born July 21, 1952, in Charleston, he was a son of the late Willie Edward Grooms and the late Mary Ruth Williams Grooms. He was a 1975 graduate […]

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Lewis J. Cauthen III, ’78

We are saddened to announce the passing of Lewis “Lew” Jackson Cauthen, III DMD. Lew passed on Monday, July 24, 2023. Lewis is survived by his wife, Annie Cauthen, his children, and step-children; Jackson Cauthen (Natasha), Margaret Crockett (Peter), Benjamin Cauthen (Andreas), Kylie D’Andrea (Mark), Lauren Cross, and Lyndsey Cross. […]

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Robert H.G. Waudby, ’59

Major General Robert H.G. Waudby, USA (Ret.), died Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Birmingham, Ala., surrounded by his family. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, he was born January 27, 1937, to the late Leroy and Justine Waudby. He graduated Towson High School in 1955 and embarked on a 42-year military […]

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Jeffrey O. Williams, ’77

Jeffrey Owen Williams, 68, of Cornelius, N.C., peacefully passed away on July 18, 2023. Jeff was born in Okinawa, Japan on March 15,1955, where his father the late Judge Owen Edgar Williams Jr. was stationed while serving in the Army under the JAGS Corp.  Jeff lived an amazing life growing […]

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Jennings B. Thames, Jr., ’78

Jennings Bryan Thames Jr. (JB), of Cameron, NC, went to be with his heavenly father on June 3, 2023. He is preceded by his parents Jennings Bryan Thames, Sr. and Eula Bell Thames; one brother, Ray Thames; one son, Robert Ray Thames, and one daughter, Rosemary.Jennings Bryan Thames Jr. is […]

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John E. Morgan, ’69

John Elford Morgan, 76, of Charlotte, NC, died on July 8, 2023. John was born on November 1, 1946, in Spartanburg, SC, the fourth child of William Stuart Morgan and Mildred Collins Morgan. The family moved to Elizabethtown, NC, in 1947, where John graduated from Elizabethtown High School with the […]

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