James L. Thomas, Jr., of Fort Myers, Fla., was born on July 22, 1952, in San Antonio, Texas, to James and Rosemary Thomas. Jim grew up in Winter Park, Florida, surfing at Cocoa Beach and playing in the lake near his family’s home. Jim loved the water and it was […]
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Emelyn W. Commins, CGC ’77
Emelyn Wofford Commins, of Charleston, passed away on November 1st. She is survived by her daughter Cynthia Fennell (Kenneth Dale). Emelyn was predeceased by her husband of 66 years, Edwin B. Commins. She graduated college from Furman University and received her Masters Degree from Appalachian State. She would go on […]
Read MoreNolan A. Bissell, Jr., ’56
Maj Nolan Allen (Al) Bissell, USAF, Ret., 86, of Hudson, Fla., died November 09, 2020. He is survived by his wife Frances, son Allen Randle, 2 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter all of Mass. Al was born in Itta Bena, MS. and grew up in Panama, C.Z. He graduated from Balboa […]
Read MoreCarl J. Garris, Jr., ’58
Carl Johnson Garris Jr., 83, of Chapin, passed away November 7, 2020, in Columbia, South Carolina. He was the son of Carl Johnson Garris, Sr. and Nellie Hortense (Sweet) Page Garris. He was predeceased by his wife of forty-one years, Annie Jean Smith Garris, the love of his life. He […]
Read MoreJan W. de Graaf, ’55
Jan Willem de Graaf, 89, of Dingmans Ferry, PA passed away at home on Saturday, October 24, 2020. The son of the late Hendrik and Lydia (Wap) de Graaf, Jan was born on April 30, 1931 in the Netherlands East Indies (Java, Indonesia). He came to the United States in […]
Read MoreDavid K. Boice, ’57
David Kersh Boice, loving husband, father and grandfather, of Flint, Texas, passed away peacefully on November 02, 2020. Born on February 26, 1936 in Houston to Elaine Kersh Boice and David Armstrong Boice, he graduated from Overton High School and The Citadel (Military School in South Carolina.) Following graduation, he […]
Read MoreMary Katherine C. Hurt, CGC ’79
Mary Katherine Creal Hurt, 86, of Sumter, died Thursday, November 4, 2020 at National Healthcare Center in Sumter. Born in St. Louis, MO, she was a daughter of the late George Gaines Creal and Gladys B. Chadwell Creal. Mrs. Hurt was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Sumter. She […]
Read MoreTheodore J. Haywood, ’48
Dr. Theodore Joseph “Ted” Haywood died at his home in Houston on Sunday, November 1, 2020. He was born in Monroe, North Carolina, on February 13, 1929, to Mary McDonald Haywood and Jesse Beman Haywood. He spent his boyhood in nearby Concord, North Carolina, where he distinguished himself as an […]
Read MoreDavid M. Mallard, ’76
David M. Mallard, a 67-year-old lifelong Summerville resident and retired accountant, passed away June 9, 2017. He is survived by his wife and best friend of 37 years, Sandra Blair Mactavish Mallard; daughter, Blair Mallard Stegall and son-in-law, Bart J. Stegall; twin granddaughters, Anna Blair and Delaney Stegall; and son, […]
Read MoreCharles J. Easler, Jr., ’51
Charles James Easler, Jr. (Lt. Col. U.S. Army, Retired) December 15, 1928 – October 27, 2020 Charles James (Jim) Easler, Jr. lived as he died, courageously and peacefully, at the age of 91. He died of natural causes with family by his side. A graveside burial service with honors will […]
Read MoreWilliam T. Cooper, ’50
William Thomas Cooper, of Charleston, born June 25, 1929, entered into eternal rest on Friday, October 30, 2020. The oldest of four children of Sally Pauline and Thomas B. Cooper, he was born in Conway, South Carolina. Bill made the decision to attend college at the Citadel which turned out […]
Read MoreJ. Murray Compton, Jr., ’72
John Murray Compton, 71, of North Charleston, died Thursday, October 29, 2020 at his home in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Murray was born in Summerville, SC, on October 4, 1949, son of John Murray Compton and Mary Ellen Cain Compton. He graduated from Summerville High School in 1968 and The Citadel […]
Read MorePhilip D. Cunningham III, ’81
Philip David Cunningham III of Bellbrook, OH peacefully died in his sleep on October 26, 2020 after a long bout with esophageal cancer. Phil was born in Charlotte, NC on March 12, 1959. He held a Masters of Science in Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona and a […]
Read MoreMichael L. Middleton, ’78
Michael Long Middleton, 64, of Jacksonville, Fla., passed away at his home on October 25, 2020. Michael was born in Jacksonville, FL on October 16, 1956 to the late Olin and Jane Middleton. Michael graduated from Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville and was a proud graduate of the Citadel […]
Read MoreEdward D. Sloan, Jr., ’50
Edward Dunn Sloan, Jr., P.E., of Greenville died Oct. 27, 2020. He was born June 20, 1929 in Greenville, the only son of the late Edward Dunn Sloan and Caroline Gibbes Young. He married Charlotte Ferguson of Spartanburg in 1960. He attended public schools in Greenville and Sewanee Military Academy. […]
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