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, […]
Read MoreGeorge 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 […]
Read MoreOliver 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 […]
Read MoreDaniel 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 […]
Read MoreHermon 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 […]
Read MoreHubert B. Belk, ’38
Hubert Barclay Belk, 86, of 150 Downs Blvd., died Oct. 4, 2003 at Oconee Memorial Hospital, Seneca, S.C. He was a native of Fayetteville, N.C., son of the late Olin and Sybil McLean Belk. MEMORIAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Chapel of First Presbyterian Church, Gastonia INTERMENT: Private He was a […]
Read MoreJames C. Spears, ’42
James C. Spears, age 83, died Saturday, April 9, at the Presbyterian Home. He was born in Jonesville, S.C., a son of the late Forrest E. and Jimmie Clyde Spears. Jim was a graduate of The Citadel, Class of 1942, and served four years in the U.S. Army in the […]
Read MoreJerry C. Spearman, ’65
Jerry Carlton Spearman, Sr., 63, resident of 403 Starboard Tack, husband of Myra Rucker Spearman, died August 19, 2006 at his home. Born in Anderson County, August 3, 1943, he was a son of Gladys Bagwell Spearman and the late J.C. Spearman. He was a 1965 graduate in Civil Engineering […]
Read MoreJohn H. Willis, ’55
John H. Willis, beloved husband and father of Atlanta Georgia, formerly of Perry, Florida, passed away August 7, 2006. He was a graduate of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina and served with honor in the US Army with tours in Korea, Vietnam, and with his final tour of duty […]
Read MoreKristopher K. Johnson, ’04
JOHNSON – Kristopher Kyle, age 21, of Long Valley, N.J., on Tuesday, March 25, 2003, son of Kenneth and Susan (Chang) Johnson, brother of Kara Johnson, nephew of Margaret and Frank Scudese, Mary Chang and the late Phillip Chang, cousin of Thomas and Kristina Scudese and Jason Chang, grandson of […]
Read MoreWilliam L. Kallam, ’49
KallamSr.,WilliamLeeBill GREENVILLE KALLAM GREENVILLE, S.C. – William Lee Bill Kallam Sr., 84, of 401 Huntington Road, Greenville, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007. Born March 8, 1923, he was a son of the late Fletcher Lee and Beulah Shepard Kallam of Winston-Salem, N.C. Bill was predeceased by his wife, Patricia L.Kallam; […]
Read MoreLauriston H. Blythe, ’36
Lauriston Hardin Blythe, 87, died April 12, 2003. Born September 13, 1915, in Greenville, he was the son of the late Colonel Edgeworth Montague Blythe (for whom Blythe Academy was named) and Anna Hooe Hardin. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Susan Nicholson Blythe; three daughters, Susan […]
Read MoreLamar B. Logan, ’63
Logan, Lamar LOGAN, Lamar Bartlett, 63, a Tampa native, went to be with the Lord February 9, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Connie Logan; son, John Giddings; two daughters, Hillary Logan (Davis) and Leigh Logan (Christenson) of Dallas, Texas; and mother, Sara Bartlett Logan of Tampa. He is […]
Read MoreStephen D. Gillespie, ’71
LYMAN, SC– Stephen D. Gillespie, 56, of 160 Brookdale Acres Drive, Lyman, SC, husband of Marian Dunbar Gillespie, died Friday, May 19, 2006. Born in Greenville, SC, he was a son of the Gene M. Gillespie of Greenville and the late Jean Haas Gillespie. He was a 1971 graduate of […]
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