Richard F. Cockfield, ’51

Richard Furman Cockfield, age 88 of Vestavia, passed away on September 25, 2018. He was born on September 13, 1930 to the late Ben T. Cockfield and Alice Verline Cockfield. Richard treasured his South Carolina roots and his large family of six brothers and sisters and many nieces and nephewsRichard […]

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William E. Perkins, Jr., ’57

William “Bill” Edwards Perkins, Jr., 83 years of age, of Geneva, Fla., passed away of complications brought on by Alzheimer’s on September, 26, 2018. Born on February 25, 1935 in Columbus, Ohio to William and Margaret. His family moved to York, PA where he made cherished memories as a boy. […]

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Mark J. Neff, ’78

Mark Neff, of Farmland, IN, was born on October 2, 1955 and passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Mark was a resident of Indiana at the time of passing. Mark graduated in 1978 from the Citadel military college in Charleston, SC; was a captain in the Big Red One […]

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Lt Col James R. (Jay) Beam, Jr., USAF, Ret., ’91

Lt Colonel James R. Beam, Jr. (Jay), United States Air Force (Retired), age 49, of Charleston, SC, passed away Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Jay was born on Nov. 2, 1968, to Edwina and Jim Beam. In 1987, Jay graduated from Lincolnton High School. […]

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Ronald D. McDaniel, ’61

Ronald David McDaniel, 79, passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 in Panama City, FL., he was born on November 27, 1938 in Lake City, SC., to David McDaniel and Olive McDaniel (Ammons). Visitation: Sunday, September 30, 2018 from 3-5 p.m. at Ward Wilson Funeral Home in Dothan, AL. A […]

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James S. Kidd, ’51

James S. Kidd, of Fayetteville, TN, born on April 9, 1929, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018. Visitation is scheduled for September 29, 4:00-7:00 PM at the Fayetteville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Funeral services will be at the Fayetteville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church on September 30th at 4:00 PM. […]

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James R. Beam, Jr., ’91

Lt Col James R. (Jay) Beam, USAF, Ret., of Daniel Island, died Sept. 27, 2018. Beam joined The Citadel in 2014 as the Director of Facilities Operations. In 2016, he was selected, after a nation-wide search, to be the Associate Vice President for Facilities & Engineering. A complete obituary will […]

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John W. Hunter, Jr., ’70

John Weldon Hunter, Jr. passed away peacefully on Monday, September 24, 2018 after a courageous 16 year battle with cancer as a result of Agent Orange. He was born in Raleigh on October 31, 1947 to John Weldon Hunter, Sr. and Nancy Wilds Coggeshall Hunter who predeceased him. John attended […]

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Harold W. (Bud) Askins, Jr., ’61

Harold ‘Bud’ William Askins, Jr., 79, of Charleston, SC passed away on September 25, 2018. He was born in Chesnee, SC on September 3, 1939 to Mr. Harold William and Pansy Aster McCauley Askins. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mrs. Gloria Anderson Askins, his sister and […]

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DeWitt W. King, Jr., ’42

DeWitt Walker King, Jr., 97, died peacefully surrounded by family members on Monday, September 24, 2018, at Roper Hospice Cottage in Mt. Pleasant, SC. He is survived by his wife, Dolores Ropp King, of Hollywood SC; his five children – DeWitt Walker King III (Debra) of Charlotte, NC, Joseph Jennings […]

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Charles J. King, CGC ’71

Dr. Charles Joel King, 95, of Charleston, South Carolina, husband of Caroline Oliveros King, died Sunday, September 23, 2018, at his home in Charleston, SC. His private graveside service will be at St. Philip’s Churchyard. A reception for family and friends will be held Sunday, September 30, 2018, at 35 […]

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Edward J. (Jack) Green, ’54

Edward Jackson (Jack) Green, of Mobile, Ala., passed away Friday, September 21, 2018. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Lynn Willingham Green; daughter Kimberley Green Smithers; sons; Edward Jackson Green, Jr. (Meg) Miles Tyler Green (Hope) and Brooks Keaton Green (Hallet); eleven grandchildren, Will (Sallie), Kate (Roel), […]

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Samuel L. Pierson III, ’57

Samuel M. Pierson, III (Ret. USAF COL), of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the age of 82. Born in Greenville, SC, on January 19, 1936, he was the son of Samuel M. Pierson, Jr. and Mary Stanley Pierson. He graduated from Greenville High School in 1953, […]

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Sidney A. Robinson, ’43

Sidney Robinson passed away peacefully September 17th in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 96. Sidney was born in Pensacola, Florida, and attended both Rice University and The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Sidney was a 1st Lieutenant in World War II, serving in North Africa, Italy […]

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Fayrine G. Brown, CGC ’99

“You can turn things around in life. You can be successful. Once you get an education, no one can take that away from you. It’s like money in the bank – you can always draw from it.”-Dr. Fayrine Gilmore Brown It is with great sadness and a heavy heart we […]

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