1950's Notes from the last YEAR
1959
Ronald W. Davis Richmond VA
RONALD W. DAVIS edited Parts I, II and III of Handel's Messiah for an 80-minute performance with choir, soloists, orchestra, organ, and harpsichord held at Richmond's Ginter Park United Methodist Church where he is organist and director of music. The performance was held during the morning service on Sunday, December 16, 2007, (ADVENT III.) Major choral works have become a yearly tradition at Ginter Park UMC on Advent III.
2008-01-06 10:43:00, 3911
1959
James Goss Ferneyhough II Monroe VA
JAMES GOSS FERNEYHOUGH II of Monroe died on May 3, 2008. A graduate of St. Christopher's School in Richmond and Hampden-Sydney College, he was the owner and president of JGF Trucking Company.
2008-05-14 09:51:00, 4209
1959
Donald P. Whitley
DONALD P. WHITLEY has joined the Stanford Group Company's Private Client Group as a senior vice president at the new office in Richmond.
2008-10-15 04:21:00, 4531
1958
Jameson George Buston II Richmond VA
Dr. JAMESON GEORGE BUSTON II was named the 2008 Outstanding Older Worker for Virginia at the annual Prime Time Awards, which is sponsored by the non-profit Experience Works. Though he officially retired in 2003, Dr. Buston provides medical care for thousands of indigient patients monthly through the Care-A-Van program sponsored by Bon Secours Richmond Health System. Dr. Buston is also an active supporter of the Hampden-Sydney Music Festival.
2008-11-21 02:45:00, 4620
1958
Thom F. Hanes Herndon VA
THOM F. HANES is a senior business development officer at BB&T in Herndon.
2008-01-18 09:51:00, 3966
1958
William T. Perkins Chesapeake VA
Rev. WILLIAM T. PERKINS, a retired Presbyterian minister, was featured in The Virginian-Pilot newspaper for his work with the Lions Club. He has been a member in Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland clubs for the past 48 years.
2008-06-04 02:20:00, 4259
1958
William Cahill Richardson Jr. Colorado Springs CO
WILLIAM CAHILL RICHARDSON, JR., of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died on February 28, 2008. He was a retired structural engineer for Stresscon Corporation. Mr. Richardson loved music and lived life passionately.
2008-04-30 10:01:00, 4176
1957
Wiley F. Bower Ravenna OH
WILEY F. BOWER of Ravenna, Ohio, died on January 13, 2008. He attended Hampden-Sydney and earned his bachelor's degree from Concord College. He earned a Master's degree from Marshall University. Mr. Bower was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and a retired high school athletics coach and English and history teacher. In his retirement, Mr. Bower operated a landscaping business.
2008-02-04 02:54:00, 4004
1956
G. Otis Mead III Lexington VA
G. OTIS MEAD III, president of Mead & Associates, has been inducted into the Virginia Realtors' Hall of Fame. He has been in the real estate business since 1959 and is an active member of his community, including the Lexington-Rockbridge Chamber of Commerce and the Virginia Horse Center. Mr. Mead has also served on the board of directors for Stonewall Jackson Hospital.
2008-03-27 05:00:00, 4094
1956
Guy Roberts Stockton Roanoke VA
GUY ROBERTS STOCKTON of Roanoke died on July 27, 2007. He was a graduate of Jefferson High School in Washington, D.C., and attended Hampden-Sydney College. Mr. Stockton was a member of Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church and was retired from Mick or Mack Food Stores of Roanoke.
2008-03-27 04:06:00, 4089
1955
William C. Mounts Athens GA
Rev. WILLIAM C. "BILL" MOUNTS, having been ordained in Morningside Presbyterian Church on June 1, 1958, celebrated 50 years in ministry on June 1, 2008. He has served churches in Atlanta, Georgia; Knoxville, Tennessee; San Antonio, Texas; and Athens, Georiga.
2008-06-04 11:56:00, 4257
1955
James C. Roberts Richmond VA
JAMES C. ROBERTS received the 21st annual Tradition of Excellence Award from the Virginia State Bar. The award recognizes a lawyer who embodies the highest tradition of personal and professional excellence and enhances the image of attorneys in Virginia. Mr. Roberts has spent his career with Troutman Sanders and its predecessor firms. As a student, he was a member of the Hampden-Sydney College football team until an injury sidelined him. He earned his law degree from the University of Richmond.
2008-10-28 03:29:00, 4564
1954
John Armstrong Cross Newport News VA
Dr. JOHN ARMSTRONG CROSS, JR., of Newport News died on October 16, 2007. He received his medical training at the Medical College of Virginia and had a long career as a general surgeon, including six years in partnership with his son, Marshall. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society and the Kappa Alpha Order. During his professional career, he was an active member of the Newport News Medical Society, the American College of Surgeons, and the International College of Surgeons. He was also a member of the Masons and the Kiwanis Club. He was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Newport News and served in numerous leadership roles.
2008-01-08 09:05:00, 3922
1954
William Smith Dodson Chesapeake VA
Dr. WILLIAM SMITH DODSON of Chesapeake died on October 7, 2008. A graduate of the Medical College of Virginia, he was one of Portsmouth's first oral surgeons, practicing from 1960 to his retirement in 2005. He played an integral role in bringing the "Pokey Smokey" train to Portsmouth and was a former cub president and longtime Rotarian with both the Porstmouth and the North Suffolk Rotary Clubs. Dr. Dodson was honored in 2008 with the Simmons Award, which is presented to the Tidewater Dental Association member who has unselfishly given of his time and talent for the betterment of dentistry through the years. Dr. Dodson also served as chief of staff at Portsmouth General Hospital.
2008-10-17 10:02:00, 4547
1953
Augustus George Washington Christopher Jr. Williamsburg VA
AUGUSTUS GEORGE WASHINGTON "GUS" CHRISTOPHER, JR., died on January 12, 2008. He earned bachelor's degrees from Hampden-Sydney College and Christopher Newport College. In Williamsburg, Mr. Christopher worked for many years in the real estate, banking, and accounting professions. He helped organize the Williamsburg National Bank and the Tidewater Bank and Trust Company. Also, he served on the board of the Bank of Williamsburg and the audit committee of Union Bank Shares. Mr. Christopher was active in Rotary Club and Ruritan Club, as well as the Williamsburg Baptist Church.
2008-01-16 04:27:00, 3960
1953
James Selden Harris Sr. Blackstone VA
Dr. JAMES SELDEN HARRIS, SR., died on December 30, 2007. At Hampden-Sydney, he was student body president. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1954-1956 and was a 1960 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Harris was the co-founder (along with his brother Dr. A. Epes Harris, Jr. ’46) of the Blackstone Family Practice Center, a teaching facility that produced approximately 200 rural family physicians. For 40 years, Dr. Harris was a family physician in his native Blackstone. He also served as mayor for 24 years, from 1982-2006. Prior to becoming mayor, he served 10 years on the Blackstone Town Council, from 1972-1982. 1n 1976, Dr. Harris was awarded the Algernon-Sydney Sullivan Medallion, the highest alumni award that can be bestowed upon a Hampden-Sydney graduate. In 1990, he was named Virginia Family Physician of the Year. He was a lifelong member of Blackstone Presbyterian Church, where he served as Elder, Deacon, Sunday School teacher, and choir member. Dr. Harris is the son of the late Andrew Epes Harris, Sr. 1906 and the father of The Rev. James Selden Harris, Jr. ’80.
2008-01-08 01:48:00, 3914
1953
Robert M. Johnson Roanoke VA
ROBERT M. JOHNSON of Roanoke died on February 23, 2008. Mr. Johnson attended Our Lady of Nazareth High School and graduated from Greenbrier Military School in Lewisburg, West Virginia. In college, he was a four-year letterman and a three-year starter on the offensive line and a member of Pi Kappa Alpha, the German Club, and the Monogram Club. After graduating from Hampden-Sydney, he returned to Roanoke and operated the Roanoke Steam Laundry and Dry Cleaners family business until it closed. Mr. Johnson was retired from W.W. Grainger, Inc. Mr. Johnson served as a long-time member of the Roanoke Catholic Schools Athletic Association, including a one-year term as president. He is the father of C. Michael Johnson ’73, Robert D. Johnson ’77, and Mark A. Johnson ’84.
2008-02-29 06:58:00, 4055
1953
Hubert E. Kiser Jr. Bluefield WV
Dr. HUBERT E. "PUCK" KISER, JR., received the 2007 Citizenship Award from the Southern Association of Orthdontists. Dr. Kiser is a past-president of the Southern Society of Orthodontics and the 1992 recipient of the S.O.A. Distinguished Service Award. He retired from the practice of orthdontics in 2001.
2008-03-14 02:33:00, 4076
1952
Charles C. Binford Houma LA
Dr. CHARLES C. "CHUCK" BINFORD of Houma, Louisiana, died on May 22, 2008. Dr. Binford was a diplomate of the American Board of Pathology and certified in pathological anatomy, as well as clinical pathology. He received his MD from the University of Virginia in 1959 and received further professional training when commissioned as a junior assistant surgeon in the United States Publc Health Service. He was stationed at the United States Public Health Service Out-Patient Clinic, Washington, D.C., and at the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. Prior to his employment with South Louisiana Medical Associates at Chabert Medical Center, he held staff pathology positions as the Veterans Administration Center, Bay Pines, Florida; Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.; Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, Virginia; and the United States Public Health Service in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was one of three pathologists involved with the supervising of residents in anatomical and clinical rotations. He also served as an assistant professor in the department of electronics and instrumentation in the clinical laboratory at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.
2008-06-25 02:38:00, 4293
1952
Francis Nash Boney Athens GA
Dr. FRANCIS "NASH" BONEY retired from the University of Georgia in 1994 but continues to publish books and articles, most dealing with the University itself. On November 10 (his 78th birthday), Dr. Boney signed copies of his books A Pictorial History of the University of Georgia and The University of Georgia Trivia Book at the campus bookstore before the big game with Auburn. Next to him UGA VI held court. Dr. Boney says, "I signed 8 or 10 books while the ultimate bulldawg patiently posed for individual photos with over a hundred adoring fans. Just before the game started I slipped over and had my photo op with the world-famous mascot of the nation's premier college football team, automatically joining an elite group of slightly over 100,000 citizens of the Bulldawg Nation." 
Nash Boney ’52 spends a moment with UGA VI before the Georgia-Auburn football game in November 2007.
2008-01-09 11:00:00, 3927
1952
William T. Clarke Richmond VA
Dr. WILLIAM T. CLARKE of Richmond died on December 11, 2007. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Virginia Medical School and maintained a private practice in otorhinolaryngology in Richmond for 35 years. He served as chief of staff of the otorhinologic divisions of Richmond Memorial Hospital, St. Mary's Hostpital, and Johnston-Willis Hospital. He also served as chief of staff and a trustee at the Richmond Eye and Ear Hospital. Dr. Clarke served as a clinical instructor at Virginia Commonwealth University's Medical Center of Virginia. He was a member of numerous professional groups from the local to the national level. After retirement from private practice, Dr. Clarke served as medical director of Ethyl Corporation. Dr. Clarke was a lifelong member of St. Jame's Episcopal Church, where he taugh Sunday School. He was a member of the Country Club of Virginia, the Nantucket Yacht Club, the Commonwealth Club, and The Sons of the American Revolution. He was a past president of the Parents' Committee and past member of the Board of Trustees of St. Christopher's School. He served as president of the Virginia Ballet Theater and was active with the Boy Scouts Troop 400. He had a great sense of humor and loved his his church, his patients, his children, and his grandchildren.
2008-01-07 01:11:00, 3912
1952
Robert H. Coulter Jr. Richmond VA
ROBERT H. COULTER, JR., of Richmond died on December 10, 2003. He is the father of Joel B. Coulter ’80 and the grandfather of John H. Coulter ’11.
2008-06-25 12:03:00, 4292
1952
Robert S. Mathews Houston TX
ROBERT S. MATHEWS has recently completed ten years working part-time for REI in Houston, Texas, a job he says “I enjoy too much to ever retire from.” Last year, Mr. Mathews and his wife Donna went on a wildlife safari to Tanzania. This past September, he spent a week in Alaska photographing brown bears in Lake Clark National Park. He adds, “My first two great-grandchildren were born this year. Life is good, and I’m grateful for every day.”
2008-10-20 09:50:00, 4548
1951
Robert Brenaman Goochland VA
ROBERT BRENAMAN of Goochland died on June 12, 2008. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Following the war, he was a disc jockey for Radio Free Europe. He attended Hamdpen-Sydney College, before earning his BS in business from the University of Richmond. He retired as president of Richmond Office Supply Company after 42 years. He is the brother of Dr. Hugh Orian Wrenn ’46 and uncle of Lewis R. Wrenn ’75.
2008-06-30 09:31:00, 4308
1951
John Campbell Hagan III Richmond VA
JOHN CAMPBELL HAGAN III of Richmond died on December 18, 2007. He attended Virginia Military Institute and Hampden-Sydney College; he graduated from the Wharton School of Finance. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he began a career on Wall Street. He returned to Richmond and served as chairman and president of Mason-Hagan, Inc.
2008-01-09 04:53:00, 3931
1951
James Hubert Lindsay Atlanta GA
JAMES HUBERT LINDSAY of Atlanta, Georgia, died on October 19, 2008. He was a graduate of the University of Virginia Law and Engineering Schools. He served in the Armed Forces in Hawaii and for the Georgia Highway Department and Gifford-Hill, which specialized in concrete construction.
2008-11-12 11:27:00, 4594
1951
Robert H. Ramey Jr. Danville VA
Dr. ROBERT H. RAMEY, JR., of Danville has published his 13th book Rocky Bear Returns. This is his third children's book.
2007-12-03 09:12:00, 3832
1951
Stuart A. Ritchie Kannapolis NC
STUART A. RITCHIE of Kannapolis, North Carolina, died on July 9, 2008. He was a World War II veteran. Following military service he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Hampden-Sydney. After earning a master's of divinity from Union Theological Seminary, he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister, serving in Fayetteville, North Carolina; Troy, North Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Laurel, Maryland. He then worked with Godley Construction Company before forming his own home building company, Stuart Homes. Mr. Stuart had many pursuits during his lifetime: professional magician, radio announcer, Presbyterian minister, home builder, storyteller, and gourmet cook.
2008-08-06 02:28:00, 4370
1951
Clement Jay Robbins III Virginia Beach VA
Dr. CLEMENT JAY ROBBINS III of Virginia Beach died on April 14, 2008. At Hampden-Sydney he was a member of Theta Chi. He served in the U.S. Army during the occupation of Japan after World War II. He taught chemistry at Virginia Military Institute and then graduated from the Medical College of Virginia where he was a member of Phi Chi. Dr. Robbins practiced obstetrics and gynecology for 44 years in Fredericksburg. He was an avid gardener of flowers and vegetables and loved sailing, even racing his sailboat on the Finger Lakes of New York and building a sailboat with friends in Fredericksburg.
2008-04-17 11:57:00, 4150
1950
George T. Bryson Jr. Richmond VA
GEORGE T. BRYSON, JR., has written the book Under the Clock: A Story of Miller & Rhoads, which chronicles the history of Miller & Rhoads department store. Mr. Bryson joined the company in 1950 after graduating from the College and remained with the company until five months before it closed in 1990. The book will go on sale in November through History Press of Charleston, South Carolina.
2008-08-11 04:26:00, 4389
1950
Lynn Purcell Chewning Richmond VA
LYNN PURCELL CHEWNING of Richmond died on September 8, 2008. Mr. Chewning was known for his successful athletic career, which began at St. Christopher's School where he earned All City and All State honors in football. He attended Virginia Military Institute during his freshman year of college and earned All State and All Conference honors. He received an appointment to the Naval Academy where he played in the infamous 1946 Army-Navy football game. He finished his collegiate career at Hampden-Sydney where he was a Little All American halfback his senior year. After college he was drafted by the New York Bulldogs (Baltimore Colts) and later played for the Richmond Rebels. He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1991. He served two years in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
2008-09-17 11:06:00, 4476
1950
Samuel Mason Cole Jr. Kilmarnock VA
SAMUEL MASON COLE, JR., of Kilmarnock died on December 11, 2007. He was a lifetime member of and past president of the Mobjack Bay Power Squadron.
2008-03-27 04:53:00, 4093
1950
Joseph Davis Elmore Sr. Petersburg VA
JOSEPH DAVIS ELMORE, SR., of Petersburg died on December 28, 2007. He served in the Pacific Theatre of World War II before coming to Hampden-Sydney College. In college, he was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and the baseball team. Mr. Elmore was a retired manufacturer's sales representative, a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church, and a member of the Country Club of Petersburg.
2008-01-09 04:35:00, 3929
1950
Harry Conway Lonergan Jr. Orange VA
HARRY CONWAY LONERGAN, JR., of Orange died on March 20, 2008. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II before enrolling in Hampden-Sydney. At the College he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and played outfield on the Tiger baseball team. In the 1950s he joined his father in business, managing the fuel oil distributorship H.C. Lonergan and Son, Inc., in Orange. He later became sole owner and operator. Mr. Lonergan was a lifelong member of Orange Baptist Church, as well as a charter member of Kiwanis Club of Orange and a lifetime member of the American Legion Post #156 and V.F.W. Post #2217.
2008-04-03 03:43:00, 4114
1950
William Watkins Martin Jr. Richmond VA
Dr. WILLIAM WATKINS MARTIN, JR., of Richmond died on November 21, 2007. He earned his MD from Johns Hopkins University and was a retired internist and oncologist.
2007-12-04 11:20:00, 3844
1950
Claudius H. Pritchard Jr. Summerville SC
Dr. CLAUDIUS H. PRITCHARD, JR., participated in the inauguration of Dr. Mark Lombardi as the 10th President of Maryville University-St.Louis on April 13, 2008. Dr. Pritchard served as Maryville's 7th President, retiring in 1992. He now lives in Summerville, South Carolina.
2008-05-04 08:29:00, 4186
1950
John M. Quarles Seaford VA
JOHN M. QUARLES, M.D., retired from the practice of medicine on July 20th, 2007, after 50 years in primary care. A celebration in his honor was given by Riverside Regional Medical Center at the James River Country Club. The event was well attended and enjoyed by colleagues, patients, friends, and family.
2008-09-11 05:26:00, 4464
1950
Thomas C. Vail Sr. Milford NH
THOMAS C. VAIL, SR., of Milford, New Hampshire, died on October 24, 2008. Mr. Vail had been a salesman for Phoenix Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut. He was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church and was active as a lector in the Roman Catholic Church. He also enjoyed bird watching and was a member of the Audubon Society.
2008-11-11 09:51:00, 4585
1950
Victor Neil Wyrick Miami FL
Rev. V. NEIL WYRICK is publishing his 10th book, Letters to 21st Century America, From Charles Wesley, Hymn Writer Supreme. It is available through CSS Publishing, a Christian publisher of Christian books.
2008-06-20 01:41:00, 4277
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