DEATHS
Frank F. Allison β63
Oct. 30, 2018; Anderson, South Carolina.
Carolyn E. Anderson MAEd β77
May 21, 2018; Pittsboro.
Charles H. Bates MA β66
July 9, 2018; Anderson, South Carolina.
Charles E. Black MA β76
Aug. 2, 2018; Demorest, Georgia.
Edna C. Blair MAEd β84
Oct. 27, 2018; Mars Hill.
Samuel R. Blake MAEd β62
Aug. 14, 2018; Asheville.
Ezio G. Bonetti β53
July 20, 2018; Torrington, Connecticut.
Thomas M. Bostick β67
Sept. 25, 2018; Cumming, Georgia.
Floyd R. Brooks β54
Nov. 7, 2018; Andrews.
James B. Brower Jr. MAEd β04
May 9, 2018; Siler City.
Mark C. Brown β99
July 16, 2018; Reno, Nevada.
William R. Brown Jr. β67 MA β70
May 16, 2018; Canton.
Margaret M. Broyles β74 MAEd β84
Oct. 29, 2018; Canton.
David H. Bryson Jr. β91
Aug. 15, 2018; Sylva.
Gweneth G. Bryson β57
Aug. 30, 2018; Hayesville.
Wilda V. Bryson β45
June 16, 2018; Franklin.
Clarence L. Campbell MAEd β79
Aug. 23, 2018; Forest City.
Donald Capaforte β84
Oct. 19, 2018, Franklin.
Charlie R. Carden MAEd β68
June 17, 2018; Marietta, Georgia.
Todd S. Cline β85
March 30, 2018; Charlotte.
Robbie C. Cloniger β61
July 13, 2018; Gastonia.
Jacolyn M. Collins β79
May 27, 2018; North Richland Hills, Texas.
J.B. Cook β56
Oct. 7, 2018; Matthews.
Janice B. Cooper β74
July 16, 2018; High Point.
Robert J. Cooper β60 MAEd β63
June 27, 2018; Asheboro.
Oliven T. Cowan β47
Sept. 16, 2018; Hiawassee, Georgia.
Gordon Craig MA β58
March 6, 2018; Fairmount, Georgia.
Lucille H. Daniel MAEd β84
Aug. 15, 2018; Columbus.
Joy Davenport β57 MS β89
April 27, 2018; Mills River.
David S. DuBose β68
Oct. 6, 2018; Old Fort.
Terry Lee Edwards β76
May 8, 2018; Waynesville.
Mary H. Elliott MA β79
Sept. 10, 2018; Forest City.
William C. Embler β62
Aug. 23, 2018; Candler.
Edward W. Endzel β59
June 18, 2018; Greenwood, Indiana.
Robert Everleigh β63
Sept. 17, 2018; Newport News, Virginia.
Ray H. Fentriss Jr. β56
Aug. 30, 2018; Tallahassee, Florida.
Mae F. Fortner MAEd β52
July 1, 2018; Bakersville.
Merritt C. Fouts β61 MAEd β63
Oct. 20, 2018; Franklin.
Jared W. Franks β16
Nov. 10, 2018; Elon.
Richard L. Freeman β56
April 29, 2018; Edmond, Oklahoma.
Harold C. Funderburk β54 MAEd β57
June 17, 2018; Monroe.
Kenneth E. Gaddis Jr. β84
Sept. 12, 2018; Marion.
Willard H. Garland β69 MAEd β78
June 18, 2018; Franklin.
Gary T. Garrison β95
Aug. 23, 2018; Whittier.
Anne G. Gettys MAEd β65
June 24, 2018; Asheville.
James F. Gibson β59
Nov. 3, 2018; Asheville.
Fons H. Giles β72
Nov. 7, 2018; Morganton.
Deborah R. Grant β94
Aug. 24, 2018; Topton.
Ricky Hannah β81
March 29, 2018; Summerfield, Florida.
Judy L. Harper β69
July 6, 2018; Concord.
Ruby F. Henry β61
July 12, 2018; Franklin.
Timothy F. Hensley β81 MIE β88
Sept. 28, 2018; Burnsville.
Evelyn C. Herrin β18
Aug. 19, 2018; Bryson City.
David L. Hodges β75
June 29, 2018; Cornelia, Georgia.
Tracy L. Hooper β71
Aug. 12, 2018; Tuckasegee.
Nancy E. Hope β77
Nov. 6, 2018; Kernersville.
Blaise G. Howe β10
Oct. 26, 2018; Davidson.
Steven W. Isaacs β74
Nov. 11, 2018; Morristown, Tennessee.
James C. Jackson β80
Aug. 27, 2018; Acworth, Georgia.
Janet S. James β65 MAβ74 EDSβ85
July 14, 2018; Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
James C. Jenkins β81
Sept. 22, 2017; Pickens, South Carolina.
John R. Jimeson Jr. β56
Oct. 9, 2018; Marion.
Harold H. Johnson β77
May 23, 2018; Rossville, Georgia.
James R. Kuykendall Jr. β47
Oct. 15, 2018; Candler.
Phillip B. Lane β95
Oct. 4, 2018; Asheville.
Karl E. Larson β76
June 30, 2018; Raleigh.
Lois E. Lawton MAEd β69
April 20, 2018; Zephyrhills, Florida.
Betty F. Lewis MAEd β63
May 7, 2018; Mooresville.
Richard R. Mandt Jr. β84
May 17, 2018; Sherrills Ford.
Daniel R. Maston β98
June 27, 2018; Huntersville.
Shirley S. Maxson β65
June 23, 2018; Tuckasegee.
Nancy P. May β74
Sept. 21, 2018; Asheville.
Stacey O. Messer β98
June 1, 2018; Candler.
Steven R. Mills β90
May 14, 2018; Franklin, Tennessee.
Delos D. Monteith β78
July 9, 2018; Sylva.
Doris W. Moore β55
Nov. 13, 2018; Pfafftown.
Rhonda K. Moorefield β96
Oct. 13, 2018; Fairview.
Carolyne A. Moses β00
Oct. 14, 2018; Sylva.
Nikole J. Mullen β92
Aug. 12, 2018; Cleburne, Texas.
Roberta E. Newman MSA β97
Oct. 18, 2018; Asheville.
Judy Nichols β67
May 18, 2018; Andrews.
George A. Nicholson β58
April 21, 2018; Asheville.
Elsie G. Noland MAEd β74
Aug. 8, 2018; Waynesville.
Edward H. Osteen β77
Sept. 4, 2018; East Flat Rock.
Denise D. Palas MAEd β83 EDD β02
April 17, 2018; Asheville.
Michael D. Payne β79
July 1, 2018; Asheboro.
Mona F. Payne
April 25, 2018; Orange Park, Florida.
Donna T. Pennell β68
July 16, 2018; Charlotte.
Howard C. Perkins β64
Aug. 5, 2018; Hope Mills.
Mary H. Picklesimer β45
June 9, 2018; Brevard.
Willis H. Pruett Jr. β69
Sept. 9, 2018; Black Mountain.
Margaret S. Ramsey β71
Sept. 19, 2018; Franklin.
Jack A. Reno β79 MBA β82
May 31, 2018; Garner.
Mary H. Robinson β44
July 3, 2018; Waynesville.
Gary B. Rhyne β75
May 9, 2018; Gastonia.
Thomas Q. Rhyne β64
May 26, 2018; Knoxville, Tennessee.
Stephen F. Riggs β76
Aug. 24, 2018; Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Kenneth E. Robinson β64
Sept. 2, 2018; Greenville, South Carolina.
Deanna G. Roles β88
Nov. 9, 2018; Franklin.
Earl Roper β57
Nov. 3, 2018; Franklin.
B. Todd Sain β87
July 24, 2018; Lincolnton.
Douglas K. Sandow β73
June 22, 2018; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Ted Sawyer Jr. β93
June 29, 2018; Clyde.
Donald G. Seagle β53
July 4, 2018; Franklin.
Elizabeth Y. Serrao β64
July 15, 2018; Richmond Hill, Georgia.
Leach R. Shelton β55 MAEd β57
Sept. 12, 2018; Fletcher.
Robert S. Shelton β85
Sept. 6, 2018; Cullowhee.
William C. Shelton β69
Oct. 4, 2018; Lewisville.
Corum P. Shropshire β14
May 3, 2018; Ruffin.
Jerry S. Siler β77
June 1, 2018; Sandy Springs, Georgia.
Ann W. Sizemore β60 MAEd β65
Sept. 23, 2018; Asheville.
Nellie W. Sizemore β55 MA β58
Sept. 18, 2018; Winston-Salem.
James H. Smarr β66 MAEd β69
April 1, 2018; Boiling Springs.
Wiley H. Smith β56
Sept. 3, 2018; Waynesville.
Timothy P. Starling β78
Aug. 23, 2018; Raleigh.
Heather S. Starnes β00
April 19, 2018; Hickory.
Karen S. Steele β69
Oct. 20, 2018; Maggie Valley.
Margaret L. Stephens β95
June 3, 2018; Hayesville.
Joyce B. Swafford β57
Sept. 19, 2018; Franklin.
Shirley P. Swann β59
July 19, 2018; Reidsville.
Paul H. Taylor β52 MAEd β58
May 16, 2018; Apex.
Melanie L. Thompson MAEd β02
June 29, 2018; Hayesville.
Ruth O. Thompson β76
Nov. 4, 2018; Asheville.
John R. Toomes β78
June 7, 2018; Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
Sandra K. Walker β72 MS β74
Oct. 31, 2018; Fallston.
Elbert K. Warren β75
May 21, 2018; Candler.
Harry E. Washburn MAEd β76
Nov. 7, 2018; Boiling Springs.
Rita B. Webb MAEd β83
June 5, 2018; Monroe.
Glenn A. Williams β63
Oct. 1, 2018; Shelby.
Harriette L. Williams β81
June 20, 2018; Valdese.
Paulette G. Williams MA β67
April 13, 2018; Collierville, Tennessee.
Douglas T. Worsham Jr. β72
Oct. 17, 2018; Waynesville.
Steven W. Young ME β04
July 2, 2018; Marrero, Louisiana.
UNIVERSITY DEATHS
James E. βJim Edβ Bumgarner, retired Facilities Management staff member, Aug. 23, 2018; Cullowhee.
Robert John βBobβ Cooper β60 MAEd β63, former football and baseball player and assistant coach, June 27, 2018; Asheboro.
Barbara Helen Bolinger Coulter, former WCU first lady and wife of late former Chancellor Myron βBarneyβ Coulter, Dec. 29, 2018, Waynesville.
Linda H. Darden, former Health and Human Services staff member, Aug. 23, 2018; Columbus.
David C. Duvall β74, former Hunter Library staff member, May 31, 2018; Franklin.
Dr. Robert M. Failing β51, former WCU Foundation board member, recipient of the Professional Achievement Award, Sept. 1, 2018; Santa Barbara, California.
Joyce Farmer, former staff member, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, May 15, 2018; Tuckasegee.
Jerry L. Friesner, retired industrial arts faculty member, July 1, 2018; Cullowhee.
Joanne G. Gibson β63 MAEd β67, former cheerleader, friend and benefactor, wife of former basketball player Mel Gibson β63 MA β67, May 13, 2018; Hampstead.
Bernice C. Higdon β41, friend of the university, July 18, 2018; Sylva.
W. Paul Holt Jr., friend and benefactor, June 28, 2018; Sylva.
S. Aaron Hyatt, former dean of the Graduate School and WCU band director, Oct. 16, 2018; Columbia, Missouri.
Mary A. Hyde β61 MAEd β66, former adjunct professor, College of Education and Allied Professions, Aug. 16, 2018; Bethel.
Isaac Perry Kelly, retired former art department head, Oct. 29, 2018; Cullowhee.
Terrye A. Newkirk, former English Department faculty member, June 30, 2018; Enid, Oklahoma.
Amber R. Parker β16, former dance team coach, Nov. 18, 2018; Denver.
W. Ted Phillips Sr., friend and benefactor, July 30, 2018; Knoxville, Tennessee.
C.D. Spangler Jr., friend and benefactor, former president of the University of North Carolina System, July 22, 2018; Charlotte.
James V. βAceβ Tanzillo β63, former football player and member of βThe Herd,β July 27, 2018; McLean, Virginia.
Allison Adair Simon, friend and benefactor, Nov. 8, 2018; Cashiers.
Donald Newton βNewtβ Smith, retired English Department faculty member, Sept. 26, 2018; Tuckasegee.
Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer, 2009 recipient of the Mountain Heritage Award, Nov. 24, 2018, Cherokee.
Ronald L. Tomlinson, former College of Business faculty member, July 22, 2018; Charlotte.
Karanne βKandyβ Tucker, retired staff member, Division of Educational Outreach, Oct. 18, 2018; Waynesville.
