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The following notes were submitted within the last six months.
WALTER ROBERT EASON, SR., of Orange died on April 29, 2013. He was a highly decorated combat aviator during World War II and earned a master's degree from the University of Virginia. He taught fourteen years each at Woodberry Forest School and Blue Ridge School. He was inducted into the Hampden-Sydney Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996 and received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Medallion in 2003, the Patrick Henry Award in 2004, and the Alumni Citation in 2009. He is the father of W. Robert Eason, Jr. ’67 and the father-in-law of John C. Parrott II ’64. | 2013-05-01 09:28:00
GORDON COSBY of Washington, D.C., died on March 20, 2013. He was a graduate of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a veteran of World War II. He founded the Church of the Saviour in Washington, D.C., and retired from that church in 2009. | 2013-04-19 02:14:00
Dr. KENNETH L. HOLLENBECK of Minerva Park, Ohio, died on March 24, 2013. He earned his DDS from the University of Pennsylvaniva in Philadelphia and was a veteran of World War II. He practiced dentistry in Poughkeepsie, New York, for 40 years before retired to New Smyrna Beach, Florida. He was an active member of Rotary International and Habitat for Humanity. | 2013-04-17 04:32:00
FREDERICK H. WAKEFIELD of Richmond died on March 9, 2013. He was a decorated Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and worked as a social worker until his retirement. | 2013-04-10 04:21:00
THOMAS FRANKLIN CROWDER of Prince George died on February 18, 2013. He was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps and was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. He was a member of Christ and Grace Episcopal Church in Petersburg and was a retired purchasing director for Seward Luggage Company. He is the father of Thomas M. Crowder ’78 and the grandfather of West Camp-Crowder ’16. | 2013-04-05 09:55:00
The Hon. DIXON L. FOSTER of Irvington died on August 31, 2011. He was a graduate of The Marshall-Wythe School of Law and a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a lawyer until being appointed a Virginia Circuit Court Judge in 1967, a position he held for 21 years. Mr. Foster was the recipient of the William and Mary Alumni Medallion and a lifelong member of Irvington Baptist Church. He is the father of Robert D. Foster ’78. | 2013-02-01 10:16:00
ROBERT S. MISTLE of Floyd died on September 22, 2011. He played professional baseball for 10 years and earned a master's degree from Central State University in Oklahoma He coached football and taught school for 34 years; he was a founding memeber of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. | 2013-02-01 10:12:00
WILLIAM B. BLAMIRE of Sarasota, Florida, died on May 26, 2012. He was a veteran of World War II and worked for C&P Telephone for 37 years. | 2013-02-01 10:02:00
WILLIAM BERNARD LAMBERT of Grifton, North Carolina, died on July 29, 2012. He was retired engineer from DuPont and a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. In retirement, he volunteered regularly as a patient transporter and for his service was recognized by Governor Jim Hunt. | 2013-02-01 09:53:00
ALVIN McCORKLE III of Charleston, West Virginia, died on January 16, 2011. He was the owner and operator of Alvin McCorkle & Son Residential Contractors. He was a veteran of World War II, serving as a fighter pilot in Europe and earning two Purple Hearts and a Distinguished Flying Cross. Mr. McCorkle was active in civic organizations and First Presbyterian Church. He was a charter member of the West Virginia Skeet Shooting Hall of Fame. | 2013-02-01 09:47:00
Dr. HARVEY WINFREE "DOC" GOODE of Kilmarnock died on January 12, 3013. He was a veteran of World War II and a graduate of the Medical College of Virginia. He was a member of Kilmarnock Methodist Church and many civic organizations. He was retired after 42 years as a doctor throughout the Northern Neck. | 2013-02-01 02:16:00
Dr. WALTER HERBERT COBBS, JR., of Salem died on January 15, 2013. He earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from Duke University in 1949 and was a veteran of World War II. He contributed to the field of applied polymer research working in various corporations, eventually directing research at Nordson Corp. where he retired. He served as adjunct faculty in the graduate school of chemistry at Virginia Tech for several years thereafter. | 2013-01-21 04:27:00
Dr. WALLACE CLAY NUNLEY, SR., of Clifton Forge died on January 16, 2013. He was a graduate of the University of Virginia medical school and worked as a family practitioner for 41 years, primarily in Clifton Forge. Dr. Nunley was active in many medical associations and was past president of the medical staff of the Alleghany Regional Hospital. He also served on the boards of directors of Mountain National Bank and Colonial American Bankshares Corporation. He was a member of the Rotary Club, Elks Lodge, Shriners, and Masons, as well as Central United Methodist Church. | 2013-01-21 04:16:00
STUART RANDOLPH VIRTS of Silver Spring, Maryland, died on February 5, 2012. He was a retired manager from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. | 2013-01-09 09:55:00
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