In Memoriam
1940s
James Buchanan (’40), Blacksburg, Va., January 9, 2013
Eva Wilburn Fielder (’42), Waynesboro, November 29, 2012
Dalton Stroop (’42), Murfreesboro, October 1, 2012
Sandell Dalton McCrary (’45), Murfreesboro, November 2, 2012
William Shacklett (’45), Murfreesboro, October 19, 2012
Briley Adcock (’46), Florence, Ala., November 28, 2012
Joe McCrary (’46), Murfreesboro, January 11, 2013
Kathryn Kerby Tolle (’46), Keller, Texas, January 22, 2013
Beatrice Pittard White (’48), Sandy, Utah, January 22, 2013
Norman Weems (’49), Glen Cove, New York, September 8, 2012
Arsey Womack (’49), McMinnville, June 23, 2012
1950s
James Dillingham (’50), Shelbyville, October 10, 2012
Martha Powell Haun (’50), Trinidad, Colo., November 6, 2012
Solan Wheeler (’50, ’52), Signal Mountain, October 2, 2012
Delmas Grammer (’51), Madison, January 8, 2013
Horace Reed (’52), Bradyville, September 5, 2012
John Adkerson (’54), Smyrna, November 12, 2012
Ervin Manning (’54), La Vergne, October 17, 2012
Thomas Cheney (’56, ’58), Hermitage, February 23, 2013
Joe Hardy (’56), Winchester, November 13, 2012
Allan Welch (’56), Old Hickory, January 13, 2013
J. T. West (’56), Bethpage, September 30, 2012
Robert David (’57), Chattanooga, April 12, 2013
Ramon Nelms (’57), Nashville, September 25, 2012
Donald Clark (’58), Huntsville, Ala., June 4, 2012
Former MTSU athlete and head coach Ken Trickey (’56, ’62) died last December at age 79. Trickey played basketball and baseball at MTSU from 1952 to 1955 and was MTSU’s head basketball coach from 1965 to 1969.
George Duncan (’58, ’70), Nashville, January 26, 2013
Marjorie Fyke (’59, ’62), Springfield, March 20, 2013
Joe Hollis (’59), Murfreesboro, March 31, 2013
1960s
Robert Clark (’60), Campbellsville, Ky., April 5, 2013
George Lanning (’60), Lawrenceburg, January 17, 2012
Reba Hill Newby (’60, ’63), McMinnville, July 13, 2012
William Youree (’60), Readyville, February 3, 2013
Marjorie Doubleday (’61), Hermitage, September 7, 2012
Oma Griffith (’62), Whitwell, December 7, 2011
R. Shelton Hatcher (’62), Hendersonville, October 10, 2012
Charlene Bentley Key (’62, ’67, ’92), Lebanon, February 1, 2013
Richard Brodhead (’62), Lebanon, July 26, 2012
James Preston (’62), Memphis, August 7, 2012
Geddes Noble Boone (’63), Dearborn, Mich., October 5, 2012
Edward Kelly (’63), New Fairfield, Conn., November 17, 2012
Jacqueline McClain Sherrill (’64, ’89, ’94), Mount Pleasant, November 5, 2012
Richard Short (’64, ’78), Fayetteville, December 3, 2012
Albert Jones (’66), Franklin, April 4, 2013
David Stacey Jr. (’66), Lewisburg, October 28, 2012
Mary Chamberlain Allen (’67), Nashville, October 29, 2012
Kathleen Bryson (’67, ’75), Murfreesboro, October 18, 2012
Robert Hlodan (’67, ’69), Gardena, Calif., October 9, 2012
Talmadge Overton (’67), Lafayette, February 15, 2013
Betty Campbell Smith (’67), Murfreesboro, January 21, 2013
Joseph Grandstaff (’69), Old Hickory, November 16, 2012
James Hooker (’69), Shelbyville, December 27, 2012
Burl Kell (’69), Ringgold, Ga., November 19, 2012
John Stanford (’62, ’64), a Blue Raider baseball player from 1960 to 1963, died on July 1, 2013, at the age of 77.Stanford, whopitched two seasons in the major leagues for the Washington Senators, served as baseball manager forMTSU from 1974 to 1987 and as athletic director of MTSUfrom 1987 until 1994.
1970s
Russell Jarrell (’70), Hixson, November 2, 2012
Robert Lavender (’70), Memphis, March 31, 2013
Ben Perkins (’70), Bowdon, Ga.,October 24, 2012
Curtis Grubbs (’71), Fort Worth, Texas, November 30, 2012
Linda O’Rear (’71), Columbia, September 29, 2012
Kenneth Williams (’71, ’72), Lawrenceburg, June 29, 2012
Dorris Dennis Jr. (’72), College Park, Md., December 12, 2012
Jarrett Greene (’72, ’73), Sewanee, October 27, 2012
Leonard Harris (’72), Lebanon, September 23, 2012
Ronald Potts (’72), Tullahoma, July 9, 2012
Ivan E. Shewmake (’72, ’74), died in March 2013 at age 70. A U.S. Army vet who served in Vietnam, Shewmake was MTSU’s associate dean of students for men, assistant director of University Housing, student ombudsman, and director of University Housing. He retired from MTSU in 1997.
Frances Bass Cox (’73), McMinnville, January 29, 2013
James Mullinix (’73), Livingston, April 4, 2013
Earline Thigpin (’73), Murfreesboro, January 17, 2013
Grace Clore Camp (’74, ’79), Tullahoma, February 28, 2013
Sandra Rubens Gardner (’74), Rockwood, October 25, 2012
Allie Malone (’74), Watertown, December 9, 2012
Homer Huffman Jr. (’75), Murfreesboro, February 6, 2013
Gary Miller (’75), Chattanooga, October 2, 2012
Barbara Shahrokhi Crowell (’76), Jackson, October 22, 2012
Nick Dudiak (’76), Murfreesboro, January 23, 2013
Willetta McClain (’76), Nashville, November 3, 2012
James Pope (’76), Murfreesboro, December 11, 2012
Martin Rooker (’76), Murfreesboro, April 14, 2012
Randall Vanatta (’76), Lebanon, March 30, 2013
Robert Duncan (’77), Gallatin, April 30, 2012
Donna Edwards (’77), Belfast, August 8, 2012
Willard Wallace Jr. (’77), Goodlettsville, October 3, 2012
Teresa Gearlds Burnside (’78), Cincinnati, Ohio, January 23, 2013
Richard Collins (’78), Tupelo, Miss., November 4, 2012
Martha E. Fries (’78), Ooltewah, February 14, 2013
John Taylor (’78), McMinnville, July 6, 2012
Greg Bettis (’79, ’91), Tullahoma, February 3, 2013
Sheikh Faye (’79), Bakau, Gambia, February 11, 2013
Phillip Johnson (’79), Lewisburg, February 6, 2013
Claudetta Walls Rudolph (’79), Goodlettsville, February 6, 2013
Thomas Ware (’79), Goodlettsville, November 14, 2012
Baby Raiders
Jaxton Edward Graham, January 15, 2013, to Jade Edward (’94) and Anjie Graham of Gladeville.
Emma Nicole Tolson, October 16, 2011, to John Tolson (’96) and Amanda Rhodes of Chesapeake, Va.
Lucas E. Nokes, November 2, 2011, to Nicholas (’98) and Susan Spingler Nokes (’98) of Liberty.
Parker Ray Boutté, June 22, 2012, to Scott and Rae Clarke Boutté (’03), of Ringgold, Ga.
William Owen Dean, February 8, 2013, to William and Colleen McEachen Dean (’04), of Hendersonville.
Avery Grace Smith, June 4, 2012, to Josh (’06) and Katie Peek Smith (’05) of Tullahoma. Keely Rayann Thomas, October 12, 2011, to Keosha Thomas (’06) of Antioch.
Macon Chandler Reed, March 19, 2013, to Tyler (’10) and Alisha King Reed (’10) of Readyville.
Laken Christopher Wade, November 16, 2012, to Chris (’10) and Holly Wade of Tullahoma.
Connor Ryan Speck, July 19, 2012, to Ryan (’11) and Jenna Speck of Fayetteville.
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