Obituaries

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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Hubert 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 […]

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James 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 […]

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Jerry 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 […]

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