DEATHS
Jack Allen ’58
Jan. 9, 2018; Stanley.
Mark D. Allison ’86
Jan. 18, 2018; Murphy.
David E. Alverson ’70
Dec. 24, 2017; Murphy.
K. Maxine Anders ’69
Feb. 23, 2018; Fayetteville.
Deborah D. Annis ’89
Jan. 9, 2018; Marble.
Mary J. Ashley ’70 MAEd ’80
Dec. 31, 2017; Murphy.
James L. Aydelette ’64
Jan. 23, 2018; Greensboro.
Calvin S. Barksdale ’57
Jan. 23, 2018; Roanoke, Virginia.
Kathy L. Batts-Lewis ’95
Jan. 17, 2018; Goldsboro.
Paul K. Beal MA ’58 EDS ’77
March 1, 2018; Suwanee, Georgia.
Gary R. Black ’71
Dec. 11, 2017; Clover, South Carolina.
Kelley V. Blodger ’84
Feb. 19, 2018; West Bloomfield, Michigan.
W. Norman Booker MPA ’88
Jan. 6, 2018; Auburn, Alabama.
Bobby M. Bowen MA ’66
March 17, 2018; Clarkesville, Georgia.
Philip L. Briggs ’97
Dec. 18, 2017; Charlotte.
Philip E. Brintnall ’65
April 3, 2018; Bryson City.
Clayton D. Bullard ’83
Dec. 4, 2017; Fort Mill, South Carolina.
David A. Cairnes ’77
Nov. 28, 2017; Canton.
John P. Carland ’60
Dec. 21, 2017; Holiday, Florida.
Patricia J. Chinn ’67
Jan. 16, 2018; Greensboro.
John Edward Clark ’79
Dec. 25, 2017; Roanoke Rapids.
Dorothy R. Clayton ’45
Nov. 14, 2017; Belmont.
Samuel G. Cochran ’75
Feb. 19, 2018; Charlotte.
Harold C. Cole ’73
Nov. 6, 2017; Asheville.
Katie G. Crawford ’62
Feb. 6, 2018; Colonial Heights, Virginia.
Carlene G. Crisp ’67
Feb. 6, 2018; Marion, Virginia.
Harold E. Davis MA ’56
Jan. 17, 2018; Bryson City.
Jack A. Deitz ’69
Dec. 17, 2017; Sylva.
Harry Dean Douglas ’86
March 27, 2018; Easley, South Carolina.
James H. Fisher MME ’77
March 8, 2018; Cullowhee.
Thomas M. Flaherty IV ’08
Feb. 7, 2018; Clyde.
Charles W. Frady ’58
Jan. 15, 2018; Waynesville.
William T. Gamble ’58 MAEd ’71
Dec. 30, 2017; Charlotte.
Robert B. Garland ’54
Jan. 11, 2018; Johnson City, Tennessee.
Mary R. Garner ’46
Feb. 24, 2018; Valdese.
Johnny M. Greene ’72
Nov. 15, 2017; Claremont.
John W. Hansil ’54 MAEd ’56
Jan. 4, 2018; Huntersville.
Lloyd D. Harvey MS ’72
Feb. 18, 2018; Cary.
Leslie R. Hatcher ’91
Feb. 18, 2018; Raleigh.
Norma B. Hipps ’53
April 3, 2018; Waynesville.
Amy E. Jacobs SSP ’10
Jan. 25, 2018; Durham.
James E. Johnson MA ’53
April 11, 2018; Drexel.
William T. Johnson ’57
Nov. 15, 2017; Midland.
Velma A. Johnston MAEd ’85
April 11, 2018; Forest City.
Talmage L. Jones ’78
Jan. 11, 2018; Bryson City.
Lisa J. Ketchum ’82
April 6, 2018; Greensboro.
Jack D. Lovin ’54 MAEd ’58
Feb. 26, 2018; Robbinsville.
Deborah T. Mackie ’78
Dec. 11, 2017; Scaly Mountain.
John D. Martin ’86
Jan. 24, 2018, Montgomery, Alabama.
Laura M. McCaskey ’83
April 10, 2018; Cornelius.
Timothy L. Mehaffey ’03
Feb. 6, 2018; Robbinsville.
Orville E. Middleton ’50 MAEd ’55
Jan. 9, 2018; Denver.
Napoleon A. Miller ’48
Feb. 21, 2018; Asheville.
Edwin G. Nix ’73 MBA ’77
March 28, 2018; Hendersonville.
Beverly A. Norman ’55
Nov. 1, 2017; Waynesville.
Mary M. Ollis ’92
Dec. 26, 2017; Leicester.
Leroy C. Owens ’94
April 8, 2018; Knightdale.
James A. Parker ’82
Jan. 2, 2018; Raleigh.
Evelyn L. Parks ’90
March 19, 2018; Union Mills.
Johnnie C. Parris ’61
Feb. 14, 2018; Weaverville.
Melvin B. Payne ’62
Feb. 14, 2018; Murphy.
Karen Patton Poehlein MAEd ’74 EDS ’77
Jan. 21, 2018; Asheville.
Walter G. Powell ’70
Nov. 21, 2017; Charlotte.
William H. Powell ’61
Feb. 5, 2018; Hayesville.
Carollyn G. Pruett ’68
Jan. 9, 2018; Morganton.
Edith Ray MAEd ’67
April 8, 2018; Gastonia.
Helen B. Reece ’43
March 6, 2018; Bryson City.
Sibyl M. Reed ’51 MA ’56
Feb. 7, 2018; Sylva.
Julia H. Reeves MAEd ’78
Jan. 9, 2018; Greensboro.
Latrelle W. Robinson MA ’62 MAEd ’63
Dec. 16, 2017; Marshall.
Grovene C. Russell ’49
Feb. 20, 2018; Waynesville.
Joseph H. Sherer MA ’59
Nov. 28, 2017; Starr, South Carolina.
Dwight C. Sherrill ’57 MAEd ’69
April 12, 2018; Weaverville.
Timothy R. Sisk ’80
Nov. 14, 2017; Marion.
David E. Sitton ’62 MAEd ’72
Dec. 14, 2017; Hendersonville.
F. David Slagle MAEd ’74
March 1, 2018; Hayesville.
Heyward F. Slice MAEd ’82
April 12, 2018; Chapin, South Carolina.
Rebecca M. Sparks ’91
Jan. 24, 2018; Hendersonville.
Kimberly W. Speas ’93
June 5, 2017; Cary.
Ronald P. Sprinkle ’69
Feb. 18, 2018; Canton.
Harold E. Stitt ’70
Feb. 18, 2018; Franklin.
Leon H. Talley ’60 MAEd ’63
April 7, 2018; Matthews.
Arnold N. Taylor ’57
Dec. 7, 2017; Asheville.
Karen G. Thompson ’75
Nov. 8, 2017; Charlotte.
Charles D. Turner ’60
March 20, 2018; Spartanburg, South Carolina.
George A. Twiddy MAEd ’70
Feb. 1, 2018; Greer, South Carolina.
Stephanie L. Warshauer ’09
Sept. 30, 2017; Greensboro.
Donald L. Weeks ’62
Feb. 3, 2018; Boiling Springs, South Carolina.
Lawrence B. Welch ’59 MAEd ’61
March 22, 2018; Cookeville, Tennessee.
Paul S. Whybrew MAEd ’77
March 19, 2018; Fortville, Indiana.
Eugenia J. Williams ’72
Dec. 30, 2017; Charlottesville, Virginia.
Susan P. Worrell ’75
Nov. 15, 2017; Dana.
UNIVERSITY DEATHS
Betty J. Arbaugh, friend and benefactor, Feb. 11, 2018; Sylva.
David Orr Belcher, chancellor, June 17, 2018; Asheville.
Irwin Belk, friend and benefactor, recipient of the honorary doctor of humanities degree, Feb. 24, 2018; Charlotte.
Carolyn D. Cabe, retired staff member, Registrar’s Office, Jan. 26, 2018; Sylva.
Barbara H. Capps MAEd ’61, retired faculty member, College of Education and Allied Professions, Dec. 31, 2017; Sylva.
Harold F. Farwell, retired English Department faculty member, Jan. 25, 2018; Cullowhee.
Jesse T. Flake, retired internal auditor, recipient of Distinguished Service Award, April 20, 2018; Cullowhee.
William Henigbaum, former faculty member, College of Fine and Performing Arts, Dec. 19, 2017; Cullowhee.
Larry Hunter, former head coach of men’s basketball, May 4, 2018; Cary.
Dr. Harold McGuire, friend and benefactor, Dec. 23, 2017; Sylva.
Dr. C. Curtis Meltzer, friend and benefactor, Dec. 17, 2017; Amelia Island, Florida.
Lester M. Messer, father of Kenny Messer ’86, member of WCU’s Board of Trustees, Dec. 14, 2017; Waynesville.
Susan Metcalf, retired research services librarian, Hunter Library, Jan. 6, 2018; Sylva.
Ann B. Morrow, staff member, the North Carolina Arboretum, Feb. 10, 2018; Asheville.
John G. Rowlson, friend and benefactor, employee of Aramark Catering Services, Dec. 8, 2017; Tuckasegee.
Carl Wiggins, friend and benefactor, Dec. 19, 2017; Monroe.
Jeremiah “Jerry” Wolfe, friend and benefactor, recipient of the honorary doctor of humane letters degree, March 12, 2018; Cherokee.
