Post Tagged with: "1961"

Robert B. Sealy, ’61

Robert Britton Sealy, 84, of Columbia, died Friday, October 25, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at Riverland Hills Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Haselden officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the atrium of the church. Mr. Sealy […]

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Tom Hippensteele, ’61

Tom Hippensteele, 87, of Osprey, FL and Vancouver, WA passed away peacefully from complications associated with cancer on Saturday, October 31, 2026 in Asheville, NC. He was born on June 11, 1939, in Cleveland, Ohio to Sumner Elon Hippensteele and June Elizabeth Nightingale Hippensteele. He was raised in Ashland, Kentucky. […]

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Richard S. Thompson, ’61

Richard Smith “Dick” Thompson of Lexington, South Carolina, passed away on October 25, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of quiet kindness and steadfast love. Born March 30, 1938, in Fargo, North Dakota, to Charles Thompson and Esther Lanier, both deceased, Dick was predeceased by his beloved sister, Joanne Thompson McMullen. […]

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Jerry R. Rankin, ’61

Colonel Jerry R. Rankin, USAF (Retired), 87, of Crestview, Florida, passed away peacefully at 12:27 a.m. on August 23, 2026, at North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview. Jerry was born on June 14, 1939, in Bristol, Florida, to William H. Rankin and Frances VernaDeason. He graduated as valedictorian from Hilliard […]

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Broadus H. Wright, Jr., ’61

Broadus Heyward Wright (1939-2026) of Tuscaloosa, Ala., passed away on June 8, 2026, surrounded by his family in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was an Eagle Scout with Boy Scouts of America and graduated with a degree in Business Administration from The Citadel in 1961. He earned […]

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John F. Farr, Jr., ’61

John Franklin Farr, Jr, age 86, of Anderson, entered into rest on June 27, 2026. He was born and raised in Anderson, SC and was the son of John F. Farr, Sr. (Frank) and Elizabeth C. Farr. After attending Boys High School in Anderson, he graduated from The Citadel, The […]

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Charles W. Cloninger, Jr., ’61

Charles William Cloninger, Jr., of Greensboro, N.C., died Friday, March 13, following his beloved wife of 61 years, Kate Bradshaw Cloninger, who preceded him in death by 16 days. Born on Nov 23, 1938 in Washington, D.C. to Charles William and Helen Boren Cloninger, Bill returned to Greensboro at young […]

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John E. Seknicka, ’61

John Edward Seknicka, age 87, a longtime resident of Mobile, Alabama, died Friday, January 16, 2026 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Anne Seknicka; two children, Nancy Seknicka Kimberlin and her husband, Richard of Houston, Texas and John “Ted” E. Seknicka, Jr. and his […]

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Clyde F. (Tad) Boland, Jr., ’61

Clyde Ferrill Boland, Jr (Tad), of Greenville, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on October 17, 2025, from complications of dementia. Tad was born in Charleston, SC, on August 21, 1939. He was the son of the late Clyde Ferrill Boland, Sr, and the late Mary Lou […]

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Robert O. Dixon, ’61

Robert Oliver Dixon, age 86, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, died peacefully at his home in Shoreline, WA on July 15, 2025, with his wife and family by his side after a long battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Bob and his family moved many times […]

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George J.L. Walker, ’61

George James LeClair Walker, 86, passed away on September 10, 2025, in Webster, TX. He was born on August 16, 1939 in Washington DC to Thomas and Helen Walker. George is survived by: his wife of 22 years, Lois; son, Robert Sterner and his wife Kendra Sterner, sister, Frances Swisher; brothers, […]

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William E. Smith, Jr., ’61

William “Bill” Edwin Smith, Jr. 87, of Charleston, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Saturday, August 2, 2025. The family will receive friends in Charleston on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm at J. Henry Stuhr Inc., West Ashley Chapel, 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway. For those […]

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Burritt E. Benson, Jr., ’61

Burritt E. Benson, Jr., 85, of Lumberton, N.C., passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 20, 2025. He was born September 16, 1939, in Orangeburg, SC to the late Burritt E. Benson, Sr., and Juanita George Benson. Burt earned his Eagle Scout badge with the Boy Scouts of America […]

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Michael L. Willson, ’61

Michael Lee Willson, of Charleston, passed peacefully at his home on Thursday, July 10, 2025. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 95 Hasell Street, Charleston. The Rite of Committal will follow at St. Lawrence Cemetery, 60 Huguenin […]

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