Obituaries

Edward R. Dickerson, ’68

Edward R. Dickerson III Easley Edward Ray Dickerson III, 59, of 406 Stonewall Drive, Easley, husband of Linda McCrackin Dickerson, died March 22, 2005, at Greenville Memorial Medical Center. A native of Clarkesville, Tenn., he was a son of Frances Davis Dickerson of Monroe, N.C., and the late John Rigdon […]

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Carl D. Rosenbaum, ’49

Carl David Rosenbaum, 78, died Sunday, June 25, 2006. Born in Tarboro, to Carl D. and Myrtle Keel Rosenbaum, who have preceded him in death, he attended the Citadel and Wake Forest College after serving in the Army. Mr. Rosenbaum joined North Carolina Natural Gas as a salesman in Tarboro. […]

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Hugh M. Ratcliff, ’43

HUNTERSVILLE – Hubert Hugh McRae Ratcliff Jr., 81, of Huntersville died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at Presbyterian Hospital in Huntersville. He was born May 9, 1923, in Forsyth County to Hubert M. and Addie Shouse Ratcliff. Hugh was a member of Bethel Presbyterian Church, where he assisted with Meals on […]

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Michael P. Cockrell, ’07

Michael Cockrell GILBERT – Services for Citadel Cadet Michael Paul Cockrell, 19, will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with the Rev. Bill Stone and Chaplain David Golden. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers will be the Citadel Cadets, Alex McCune, Matt […]

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Samuel R. Bird, ’61

MAJ Samuel R. Bird, USA, ’61, passed away on Oct. 18, 1984. Bird is remembered as the leader of the casket detail at President John F. Kennedy’s funeral. Then stationed at Fort Myer (now Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall) near Arlington National Cemetery, he was called to receive the president’s body […]

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David J. Widder, ’59

CPT David John Wick Widder, Vietnam Veteran and native of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Captain David John Wick Widder was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Army, CPT Widder served our country until March 24th, 1965 in South Vietnam. He was 27 years old and was married. […]

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