Obituaries

Robert A. Vaughan, ’56

Robert A. Vaughan, of Montreat, N.C., departed his earthly body on Wednesday, Jan. 26 in Asheville, N.C., surrounded by his wife and children. He was just a few weeks shy of his 88th birthdayBob was born on Feb. 15, 1934, in Starkville, MS, to Arthur Edgar and Minnie Lee Wiseman […]

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Dorothy M. Mishoe, CGC ’94

Dorothy ” Dot” Estes Miree Mishoe, 53, of Birmingham, AL, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022, surrounded by loved ones after a hard fought battle with cancer. Dot attended The Webb School in Bell Buckle, TN, and graduated from Brenau University in Gainesville, GA, in 1990 with a Bachelor […]

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Harry B. (Buck) Limehouse, Jr., ’60

Harry Bancroft “Buck” Limehouse, Jr., 83, of Johns Island, SC, passed away on February 3, 2022, at home, after an extended battle with cancer. Buck is survived by his wife of 60 years, the former Frances “Frankie” Fennell of Walterboro, SC. He and Frankie have four sons: Harry Bancroft “Chip” […]

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Beulah G. Steward, CGC ’76

Sister Beulah Gaillard Steward, a resident of Pineville, SC, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Tuesday, January 25 th , 2022 at Low Country Community Hospice service of Goose Creek, SC. Sister Beulah was born on December 26, 1930, in Pineville, SC to the late Relious and Martha Jefferson Gaillard. […]

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Raymond Guenther, Jr., ’55

LTC Raymond “Bud” Guenther Jr., USA, Ret., 89, of Elizabethtown, Ky., died Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, at home with family at his side. Bud was born Dec. 24, 1932, in Longbranch, New Jersey, to Ethel and Raymond Guenther of Summit, New Jersey. After graduation from Summit High School, he attended […]

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Mark A. Campbell, ’97

Mark Andrew Campbell, 46, of Palm Coast, Florida, died January 13, 2022, at Advent Health Medical Center in Palm Coast, FloridaBorn July 31, 1975, at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana, he was the son of the late Richard Herman Campbell, Jr., and Kathleen Marie CampbellMark was a […]

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James B. Kendrick, ’40

James Bain Kendrick, of Myrtle Beach, passed away at age 102 on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Brightwater senior living. He was born on May 17, 1919 (an identical twin) in Gastonia, NC to the late Eli and Grace Huckabee Kendrick. He was a member of the First United Methodist […]

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Edward M. Tracy, Jr., ’71

On Satuday, January 29, 2022, Edward Magee (“Sonny”) Tracy, Jr., passed peacefully surrounded by his loving family. For fifty years, Sonny and wife Angelynne transcended their vows to love, honor, and cherish and were lifelong sweethearts, soul mates, best friends, confidants, caretakers and partners. Their story is fairytale: dashing Citadel […]

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Thomas F. Spearman, ’81

Thomas Franklin Spearman, 62, died at home in Moncks Corner, SC Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Mr. Spearman was born May 27, 1959, in Sumter, SC, a son of the late John Edward Spearman and Dolores Armstrong Dee Spearman. He attended school in Kingstree until his family moved to Summerville, SC, […]

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Joseph K. Newsom, Sr., ’53

Joseph Kershaw Newsom, MD, of Cheraw, quietly “slipped the surly bonds of earth” on 24 January, 2022 following a protracted illness. Dr. Joe was born 2 August 1931 in Kershaw County in the home where his mother’s family had lived for generations. He was the only child of Roger Acra […]

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William R. Derr, ’57

William Bill Randolph Derr (86), of Pensacola, Fla., went to be with our Lord on January8, 2022. Bill was born on September 29, 1935, in Paterson, New Jersey to Eugene Kies Derr andLema Florence Derr, nee PopeBill spent the first six years of his life around family and friends in […]

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James R. Gore, ’57

James (Jim) Russell Gore, 86, of Easley, passed away on January 13, 2022. Born on September 2, 1935 in Goretown, SC in Horry County, he was the husband of the late Sidney Ann Hickman Gore and son of the late Kermit Bunyan Gore and Florene Graham Gore Whittington of Loris, […]

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Joel J. Lake, ’63

Joel James Lake, beloved husband, father, grandfather and Citadel man, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2022, in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Born April 15, 1941, in Elgin, Illinois, Joel attended Onarga Military Academy and then enrolled at The Citadel. While he was a cadet at The Military College of […]

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Jay M. Thorpe, ’61

Jay M. Thorpe, born April 29,1940, passed away peacefully in his home in Oldsmar, FL after a long illness. Born to Dr. Bertram and Babette Thorpe of Long Island, NY, Jay was the youngest of two children. His father served as a dentist for the United States Army Air Corps […]

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William M. Hales III, ’63

William “Bill” McKinley Hales III, 80, of Carrollton, TX passed away on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. A US Army veteran, Bill was a Citadel graduate (Class of 1963). He served with the 5th Infantry Division at Fort Carson. His later service included contributing freely of his time for nine years […]

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