IN MEMORIAM
In Memoriam: Norman Smith Richards
NEWS Norman Smith Richards of Davidson died on June 4, 2022 after a brief illness. He was born on October 6, 1932 in Lancaster, SC, the son of the late James Prioleau Richards and Katharine Wylie Richards. He graduated from Heath Springs High School in Heath...
In Memoriam: Patsy Lineberger McCall
NEWS Pawleys Island, South Carolina - Patsy Lineberger McCall, formerly of Davidson, North Carolina passed away June 3, 2022. Patsy was born July 12, 1932 and was the daughter of the late Henry V. and Christine D. Lineberger of Mooresville, NC. She was preceded in...
In Memoriam: Robert Ruth
IN MEMORIAM Dr. Robert Douglas “Bob” Ruth was born on December 6, 1943 and passed away on May 16, 2022 peacefully with his family. The only child of Robert Adam and Elizabeth Dobbins Ruth, he was raised in Lockport, New York. He received his Bachelor of Art degree...
In Memoriam: Dr. Junius Brutus Stroud, III – June 9, 1929 – May 17, 2022
IN MEMORIAM J.B. Stroud was born on June 9, 1929 in Greensboro, N.C., but his family moved to the small town of Faison, N.C. (population 800) when he was four years old. He grew up there with his parents J.B. Stroud, Jr. and Rachel W. Stroud, his maternal...
Measuring Never
IN MEMORIAMSusan died peacefully early Friday morning. Our daughters arrived Friday about noon. We feel that Susan wanted to die before they arrived so she could protect them one last time. Regardless of the timing, we will never see Susan alive. The reality...
In Memoriam: Susan Gail (Kaufmann) Campbell
IN MEMORIAM Susan Gail (Kaufmann) Campbell lived a full life by shining her loving light on everyone she met. She graduated from Seven Hills School and entered Davidson College in the fall of 1981 where she met the love of her life, Malcolm, whom she married in...
In Memoriam: Robert David Kaylor
NEWS Robert David Kaylor, retired Davidson College professor, Presbyterian Minister, and resident of Highland Farms in Black Mountain, NC died surrounded by his family on April 20, 2022. Born on October 1, 1933 in New Market, Alabama to Reverend Lemuel Jefferson and...
Eleanor Workman “Wookie” Payne
IN MEMORIAM Eleanor Workman “Wookie” Payne passed away peacefully on April 14, 2022 at age 79 after a courageous battle with cancer. Known to all as Wookie, she embraced her nickname and lived a truly global life, traveling the world for work and fun. Wookie was...
In Memoriam: Edith Anne Hobart Cashion
NEWS Edith Hobart Cashion, 91, of Davidson passed away February 22 in Denver, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte on February 1, 1933 to the late Frank Donald Hobart and Helen Hobart. She was a member of Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson Garden...
In Memoriam: James “Jim” Neil McLean
IN MEMORIAM James "Jim" Neil McLean, 76, peacefully passed away on January 15 at his home on Lake Norman in North Carolina. Jim was born in Caseville, Michigan on November 12, 1945. After graduating from Ludington (Michigan) High School, Jim went on to both Ferris...
In Memoriam
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