Carolina Alumni Review - November/December 2010

career. As a volunteer in Wadesboro, she was active in many facets of her church, the community hospital, American Red Cross and Scouting, as a leader of both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. u James Patterson Sutton (’ 39), 93, of Martinsville, Va.; Nov. 15, 2009. Sutton, an aviator, founded Sutton Properties Inc., a charitable trust and a memorial foundation. He served in the Merchant Marine. u Ruth Mengel Wilson (’ 38 AB), 94, of Lake Stevens, Wash.; Aug. 4, 2010. Wilson was a retired teacher. At UNC, she was in Playmakers.

’40s James Landis Chavasse (’ 49 BSCOM) of Raleigh won the 2009 USTA National Men’s 90 Clay Court Doubles and was a finalist in the 90 Singles. Chavasse won the NCTA 85 and 90 Singles and was a finalist in the 80 Doubles. He holds an overall national ranking of No. 2 in doubles and No. 6 in singles. u Andy Griffith (’ 49 AB) of Manteo was honored during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show with a series of daily mini-marathon broadcasts of the show starting on Aug. 22 and continuing through the debut anniversary date, Oct. 5. ; obituaries Sarah Loftin Adams (’ 40 ABLS), 92, of Wilson; Aug. 16, 2009. Adams taught school until the start of WWII, then became a civil service librarian at Fort Bragg, Camp Davis and Asheville. u Edith Gaynor Alston (’ 48 BSPHN), 100, of Smithfield, Va.; Feb. 2, 2010. Alston, a public health nurse, retired from the Portsmouth, Va., health department. u

Elizabeth Berryhill (’ 68 MPH), 86, of Greenville; Aug. 22, 2010. Details, ’ 68 Class Notes. u Betty Kelsey Colby, 93, of Lacey, Wash.; May 11, 2010. Colby moved to Chapel Hill in the late ’60s and was head of the geology and zoology libraries at UNC. Previously, she established a library for the Luzerne County Community College in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. u William James Crabtree, 90, of Chapel Hill; July 3, 2010. Crabtree retired from UNC after 19 years of service. In WWII, he was in the Navy. u Roberta Ann Dunbar, 72, of Hillsborough; July 6, 2010. Dunbar taught in the history department, joining the African and Afro-American studies specialty, then co-chairing that curriculum for 10 years. She developed the courses that laid the groundwork for the African and Afro-American studies department, established in the 1980s. She was a longtime volunteer with the Dispute Settlement Center of Orange County. Before coming to UNC, she did fieldwork in Niger and Senegal and taught the Hausa language to Peace Corps volunteers. u Dr. Thomas Wohlsen Farmer, 95, of Chapel Hill; Aug. 6, 2010. Farmer was professor of neurology at the UNC School of Medicine. u Robert Garmon, 71, of Durham; July 9, 2010. Garmon was a certified dental technician at UNC’s School of Dentistry in the department of orthodontics and taught in the graduate program. He was co-owner of Garmon-Perez Motorsports Racing and held six championships in various racing divisions. He was twice named Driver of the Year of the Southeastern Division. He was an Army veteran. u Richard W. Goldsmith (’ 42 AB, ’ 51 MA, ’ 58 PhD), 89, of Raleigh; July 9, 2010. Details, ’40s Class Notes. u Avery Hall (’ 70 MAT, ’ 91 MSW), 65, of Durham; July 28, 2010. Details, ’ 70 Class Notes. u Phyllis Irene Kelley (’ 44), 94, of

Helen Hardison Baars (’ 48), 91, of New Bern; Oct. 28, 2009. Baars retired as a registered nurse with the Craven County Health Department, where she had worked for 30 years. u Samuel Wingate Badgett (’ 49 BSCOM), 91, of Raleigh; July 4, 2010. Badgett retired from the Office of State Personnel. In WWII, he served in the Army and was in five major battles, including Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. u Sam Terry Bracken (’ 47), 87, of Smithson Valley, Texas; April 18, 2010. Bracken was a home builder and restorer of historic homes, a partner in an oil company and a cattle rancher. He founded a Christian school, supported community schools and provided college assistance to needy students. In WWII, he was in the Navy. u Howard Allen Brandman (’ 43), 89, of Prescott, Ariz.; Feb. 24, 2010. Brandman worked for the Housing and Urban Development department in Washington, D.C. During WWII, he served in Europe in the Army. He was recalled to active duty in the Korean War, retiring from the Air Force in 1967. u Joseph Shafter Brock (’ 40 MS), 94, of Silver Spring, Md.; Nov. 25, 2009. Brock was a physicist with the federal government. After graduation, he worked in Washington, D.C., with the Navy. u Frederick Franklin Brooks (’ 46), 86, of Hampstead; Aug. 26, 2010. Brooks retired as co-owner and operator of Brooks Warehouses and other businesses. At UNC, he belonged to Sigma Chi and was on the staff of The Daily Tar Heel. u Raymond Wilson Burke (’ 41), 91, of Baton Rouge, La.; May 24, 2010. Early in his career, Burke was a radio announcer. In WWII, he served in the military. u Douglas Hilton Carlisle (’ 42 MA, ’ 51 PhD), 91, of Columbia, S.C.; Aug. 26, 2010. Carlisle Peterborough, N.H.; Aug. 15, 2010. Details, ’40s Class Notes. u Dr. Odell Culp Kimbrell Jr. (’ 49 CMED), 83, of Raleigh; Aug. 13, 2010. Details, ’40s Class Notes. u Rose Ann Langham (’ 57 MPH), 82, of DeLand, Fla., July 6, 2010; Details, ’50s Class Notes. u Eugene Robert Long Jr., 89, of Chapel Hill; July 26, 2010. Long was professor emeritus of psychology, teaching for 49 years in experimental psychology. He received a Ford Foundation postdoctoral fellowship and a research associate position, both at Harvard University. He also conducted research for the Army, the Air Force, the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Mental Health. u Mildred Louise Grinstead Dodson Mayse, 88, of Graham; Aug. 17, 2010. Mayse retired as a UNC employee. u John R. McCall, 89, of Raleigh; July 29, 2010. McCall taught in several programs at UNC, including Kenan-Flagler Business School, the business school’s executive program, the Institute of Government (now part of the School of Government) and the Principals’ Executive Program (PEP). His honors were numerous. The Jack McCall Award is given annually in the PEP; the gardens at UNC’s Center for School Leadership Development at the Friday Center bear his name; and he was inducted into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. Before UNC, McCall taught at N.C. State University and was chief psychologist for the N.C. Department of Correction. u Dr. W. Benson McCutcheon Jr. (’ 48 AB), 83, of Durham; July 16, 2010. Details, ’40s Class Notes. u John Edward Reinhold, 84, of Asheville; Aug. 20, 2010. Reinhold was a counselor with UNC Health Services (1975-92). In WWII, he was a command gunner with the Army Air Forces. u Dorothy Ingram Shaner, 75, of Pittsboro; July 11, 2010. Shaner

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retired from the political science faculty at the University of Tennessee. As an academic at the University of South Carolina, he founded the state student legislature, which became a model for student legislatures in other states. In WWII, he served in the Navy in Panama, in charge of the fleet post office. He taught a year at the Naval War College and became an adviser to the Pentagon, State Department and White House on national security. At UNC, he belonged to the Philanthropic Society. u Caroline Hendricks Crabtree (’ 43 MA), 89, of Cape Coral, Fla.; Feb. 9, 2010. u Henry Calvin Doby Jr. (’ 43), 89, of Albemarle; July 17, 2010. Doby practiced law for more than 50 years, retiring in 2010, and was Albemarle city attorney for 47 years. In WWII, he served in the Army Air Forces as a radio operator, receiving many awards, including the Distinguished Unit Badge with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters. In Albemarle, he served on the hospital board of trustees and as county chairman of the Democratic Party. u Dr. William Andrew Dunnagan (’ 43 AB, ’ 49 CMED), 88, of Spring, Texas; Aug. 23, 2009. Dunnagan retired as a radiologist, working in nuclear medicine. He served in the Army Air Forces, at a military hospital in Amarillo, Texas, as a radiologist. u Sherwood McDonald “Mac” Edwards (’ 41 BSPHR), 89, of Goldsboro; April 20, 2010. Edwards owned and operated Edwards Pharmacy in Ayden for many years. In WWII, he was in the Navy. He served on the board of directors of the Pitt County Memorial Hospital. At UNC, he belonged to Kappa Sigma. u Charles Ray Elliott (’ 47 MA, ’ 56 PhD), 91, of Salt Lake City; Nov. 5, 2009. Elliott retired as director of the speech clinic at State retired from UNC police and was a former Chatham County deputy. u Royal G. Shannonhouse III (’ 50 AB, ’ 55 JD), 81, of Baltimore; July 23, 2010. Details, ’50s Class Notes. u Edna Ruth Crumpler Shytle, 89, of Chapel Hill; Aug. 12, 2010. Shytle retired as a secretary for UNC-TV. Active in the Order of the Eastern Star, she was Worthy Matron for five years and held district and state offices. u Dr. Tolbert Lacy Stallings Jr., 83, of Raleigh; Aug. 9, 2010. Stallings was associate professor of surgery at the UNC medical school and a general surgeon in private practice in Raleigh. He co-founded Wake Surgical Consultants and was president of the medical staff of Wake Medical Center and chief of surgery at both Wake Medical Center and Rex Hospital. In WWII, he served in the Army in Italy. He retired to Oriental. u Linda Stevenson, 62, of Pittsboro; June 22, 2010. Stevenson was employed by UNC. u David James Terwey, 61, of Chapel Hill; Aug. 16, 2010. Terwey retired recently from the information technology department at UNC’s School of Nursing. He previously worked with Family Health International, setting up telecommunication sites in India, Africa, Indonesia and Bangladesh. u Bernard Mahler Timberg, 64, of Charlotte; July 23, 2010. Timberg was a professor of media and popular culture at UNC and several other universities. He produced documentaries and, as a social activist, spoke at conferences to promote Jewish-Palestinian dialogue. u Elizabeth Snow “Peg” Wolf (’ 48 MA), 90, of St. Pete Beach, Fla.; Aug. 21, 2010. Details, ’40s Class Notes.