Notice of Passing

Listed here are alumni, friends and family we have lost in recent months. Click the names for full obituaries

June 21, 2023

1940s

Lucille C. Harrell, BM ’45, Feb. 12, in Austin.

Patricia Alford, BS ’46, March 9, in Houston.

Delda S. Skinner, BBA ’49, March 2, in Austin.

1950s

Antonio “Tony” Campos, BA ’50, Feb. 16, in Baytown, TX.

Leta Fae Arnold, BA ’51, Jan. 27, in Spring, TX.

Jo Ann Rucker Handley, BA ’51, Jan. 27, of Lufkin, TX.

James O. Murray, BM ’51, March 13, of Greer, SC.

Sue Ann Middlebrook Mansfield, BA ’52, Jan. 5.

Charles Ogilvie, BA ’52, Oct. 14, 2022.

Robert T. Banks Jr., BA ’53, Jan. 19, of Griffin, GA.

Dr. Robert H. Johnston Jr., BS ’53, MD ’57, Feb. 22, of Victoria, TX.

Annie Ruth Stanford Necker, BA ’53, Jan. 20, of Brenham, TX.

Elynor Gay Lewis Davis, BBA ’54, MSEcon ’54, March 16, in Cumming, GA.

James C. LeNeveu, BBA ’54, Jan. 23, in McKinney, TX.

Patricia Lee Quillen, BA ’54, Feb. 2, in Conroe, TX.

Marian “Mimi” G. Beavers, BSN ’55, Feb. 6, of Oklahoma City.

Anabeth T. Field, BM ’55, Jan. 13, in Garland, TX.

Betty Ruth Cagle Hall, BA ’55, Feb. 21, of Tyler, TX.

Norma Jean Cannata, BSN ’56, Jan. 24, in Waco.

John Elbert Clark, BS ’56, MSPhEd ’57, Jan. 29, of Tyler, TX.

Betty Gail Hayes, BA ’56, Jan. 19, of Golden, TX.

Capt. Ellis Rushefsky, BBA ’56, Feb. 7, in Houston.

Robert P. Thompson, BA ’56, Jan. 13, in Plano, TX.

Rev. Homer Earl Batey, BA ’57, Jan. 7.

Moses F. Beard, BA ’57, JD ’61, Feb. 9, of Waco.

Penelope Campbell, BA ’57, Jan. 15, in Decatur, GA.

Bobby B. Famey, BA ’57, MS ’62, Feb. 17, of Golinda, TX.

Evelyn G. Katsigris, BA ’57, Jan. 10, in Dallas.

James “Jim” W. Lomax, BBA ’57, Jan. 24, of Woodway, TX.

C. Eugene “Gene” Stockton, BA ’57, Jan. 9, in Keller, TX.

Beverly Lou Robnett Brand, BA ’58, MS ’61, Jan. 19, in Hewitt, TX.

Troy H. Davidson Jr., BBA ’58, Feb. 22, in Waco.

John Anderson Gilliam, BA ’58, March 4, in Dallas.

Eddie R. Schroeder, JD ’58, March 2, in Montgomery, TX.

J. Howell Smith, BA ’58, Jan. 11, in Weaverville, NC.

Virginia A. Brown, BSPhEd ’59, Feb. 6, in Lubbock, TX.

Lee L. Harkins Jr., BA ’59, Jan. 21, in Fort Worth.

Cmdr. (Ret.) John David Hill, BA ’59, Jan. 10, of Woodway, TX.

Evelyn Kirby Hillegeist, BBA ’59, Jan. 16, of Houston.

James B. Renberg, BA ’59, MA ’63, Jan. 4, of Pinehurst, NC.

1960s

Carl K. Darnell, BBA ’60, Jan. 31, Rochester Hills, MI.

Glenda G. Holbrook, BBA ’60, Feb. 11, in Kemp, TX.

Leah E. Jones, BA ’60, Feb. 18, in Austin.

Lyle Wayne Lee, BA ’60, Feb. 22, of Kansas City, MO.

Gerald C. Cain, BBA ’61, Feb. 21, in Dallas.

Oscar Carl Gonzalez, JD ’61, Jan. 14, in San Antonio.

Horace David Harlan, PhD ’61, March 9, of Lake Charles, LA.

Bernhard T. Sedate, MA ’61, Feb. 21, in Odessa, TX.

Charles “Bud” R. Townsend, MA ’61, Jan. 21, in Canyon, TX.

Dorothy “Dottie” Jean Bruce Gandy, BA ’62, Dec. 27, 2022, in Dallas.

Otho N. Hopkins Jr., MA ’61, Jan. 30, in Waco.

John C. Hoggard, BSPhEd ’62, March 9, of Waxahachie, TX.

Emily J. Johnson, BA ’61, Jan. 10, of Corsicana, TX.

Gary D. Joy, BBA ’62, Jan. 27, of Morganton, NC.

Melvin D. Trousdale, BS ’62, Feb. 23, in Los Angeles.

John W. Schwetman, BA ’63, MA ’65, Jan. 12, of Huntsville, TX.

Frank S. Quinn III, BA ’64, Feb. 9, in Battle Creek, MI.

Martha O’Neal “Deanna” Shippey, BSPhEd ’64, Jan. 27, in Orangeburg, SC.

James David “JD” McCrady, PhD ’65, March 14, in College Station, TX.

Kay F. Law Stovall, BA ’65, Feb. 26, in Lone Tree, CO.

Arthur “Art” E. Weiss, MSPhEd ’65, March 2, in Carrollton, TX.

Lila E. Dreyfus, BA ’66, March 11, in Fort Worth.

S. Craig Hearne, BA ’66, Jan. 12, in Richardson, TX.

Dana L. Clark, BA ’67, Feb. 26, of Danbury, TX.

Suzann Elaine Casey, BA ’68, Feb. 3, in West Chester, PA.

John E. Cranfill, BA ’68, Feb. 15, in Dallas.

C. Paul Haire, BA ’68, Jan. 26, of Belton, TX.

Roy D. Ackland, BA ’69, March 14.

Max St. Clair Amoss Jr., PhD ’69, Feb. 2, in Greenville, TN.

Susan Rose Beaird, BA ’69, Oct. 31, 2022, of The Woodlands, TX.

Michael Lowell Mitchell, BBA ’69, Dec. 12, 2022, in McGregor, TX.

Susan K. Mothershed, BBA ’69, Feb. 1, of Tulsa, OK.

1970s

Nancy Kay Nugent Buckland, BA ’70, Feb. 17, Forsyth, GA.

Walton Robinson “Rob” Jones, BA ’70, Feb. 12, in Tyler, TX.

Wanda Jean Little, BA ’70, Jan. 9, in Broken Arrow, OK.

Theodore “Skip” Londos Jr., BA ’70, MA ’74, Jan. 15, of Waco.

Jimmy Dock Maddox, BA ’70, Feb. 11, of Dallas.

Charlotte S. Ransom, BA ’70, MS ’83, Jan. 5, of Waco.

Charlotte Carol “Cee-Cee” Candler, BS ’71, Aug. 9, 2022, in College Station, TX.  

Velma C. Craft, MSEd ’72, Jan. 6, of Nacogdoches, TX.

Steven Hildabrand, BMEd ’72, Nov. 24, 2022.

Katherine “Taddie” Thompson Kelly, BA ’74, MSEd ’93, Jan. 30, in Mart, TX.

Linda G. Middleton, JD ’74, March 1, in Frisco, TX.

Lt. Col. Frank P. O’Donnell, MHA ’74, March 5, Sarasota, FL.

Patricia Ann Sharpe Malone, BM ‘75, Jan. 13.

Eddie R. Brackin, BSEd ’76, Jan. 5, Livingston, TX.

Elizabeth Jane Barfield, MSEd ’77, Jan. 23, in Rogers, TX.

Otho Lee “Sonny” Bowers, BSEd ’77, Jan. 21, in Hewitt, TX.

John David “Buzz” Gebhard, MSD ’77. Feb. 9.

Karen Elaine Wingate Weiskopf, BSEd ’77, Feb. 6, in Houston.

Barbara A. Burton, MS ’78, Feb. 26, of Temple, TX.

Jan A. Hollier, BME ’78, Jan. 21, in Nashville.

John E. Smith, BA ’78, JD ’80, Feb. 5, of Friendswood, TX.

Lynn G. Engelke, BSHE ’79, Jan. 22, of Chilton, TX.  

Lucille M. Maines, BBA ’79, Feb. 10, of Waco.

1980s

William Lee Garner IV, BA ’80, Jan. 17, Cordova, TN.

Pamela Kay Lewis, BS ’80, Feb. 11, in Midland, TX.

Melinda Kay Ponder, BSN ’80, Jan. 27, in Pflugerville, TX.

Cynthia Gail Rodriguez, BS ’80, Jan. 14, in Fort Worth.

Renisa Richard-Deemer, BSEd ’81, Feb. 4, in Butler, PA.

Cheryl Lynn Shippey, BBA ’81, March 1, in Gainesville, GA.

Mary N. Wilkerson, BA ’81, Feb. 23, of Friendswood, TX.

Deborah “Debbie” Weldon, BSEd ’81, Feb. 3, of Keller, TX.  

Donald Joseph “Joey” Carter Jr., BBA ’83, March 12, of Scottsdale, AZ.

R.C. Davis, BBA ’83, Feb. 5, 2021, in Wylie, TX.

Peggy Ann Hines, BBA ’83, March 12, of San Antonio.

Michael A. Dulock, BA ’85, MBA ’87, March 8, of Elk, TX.

Joseph Arthur Pelto, MA ’85, March 11, of Texas City, TX.

Cal Gregory Staggers, BBA ’85, MBA ’87, Jan. 16, of Marshall, TX.

Robin Mitchell Stricklin, BBA ’86, March 4, in Dallas.

David C. Moorman, BS ’87, Feb. 18, in Des Moines, IL.

Dr. Rebecca L. Herink, BA ’89, Feb. 10, in Fremont, NE.

Sandra Kay Pulliam, BBA ’89, Feb. 17, of Waco.

1990s

Sarah Elizabeth Meredith, BME ’90, Jan. 9, in Buffalo, NY.

David S. Morris, BA ’90, Feb. 22, in McKinney, TX.

Rebecca Miller Thomason, BA ’90, Jan. 13, of Mandan, ND.

Brenda Evelyn Brockner, JD ’91, Feb. 13, in Natchitoches, LA.

Julia L. Woodhouse, BA ’93, Feb. 20, in Plano, TX.

Tammy Sheree Zeller, BSEd ’95, Feb. 17, in Rockwall, TX.

Ernest Paul Garth, BSEd ’96, Jan. 20, in Waco.

Amy Lee Johnson, BS ’96, Jan. 24, in Weatherford, TX.

2000s

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Sean T. Lankford, MBA ’07, MHA ’07, Jan. 28, in Chattanooga, TN.

Scott Aaron Jagge, BA ’08, Feb. 4, in San Antonio.

2010s

Christian Nelson, MHA ’11, Feb. 18, in San Antonio.

Jarred I. Alwan, MSEd ’19, Jan. 18, in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Friends and Family

Gilbert A. Agronis, Nov. 27, 2022, in Tulsa, OK.  

Kara L. Armstrong, Feb. 28, in Pleasanton, TX.  

Dwain W. Barber, Feb. 14, in Round Rock, TX.

Joseph R. Bartosch, Feb. 25, in Waco.

Louis C. Bayer, Jan. 15.

Bettie L. Beene, Jan. 13, Bulverde, TX.

Harold Braspenninckx, March 3, in Anchorage, AK.

Sean D. Breed, Feb. 7, in Fort Worth.

Michael G. Broyles, Feb. 3, in Denison, TX.

Judith M. Burdette, Jan. 16, in Waco.

Wesley W. Burgess, Feb. 16, in Dallas.

Florence E. Carlson, Feb. 18, in Waco.

James A. Coe, Jan. 29, in Bay City, TX.

Savannah Hope Crabtree, Feb. 28, in Azle, TX.

Randall O. Curtis, Feb. 6, in Harker Heights, TX.

James N. Devenport, Jan. 26, in Dallas.

E.D. Davis, March 10, in Lafayette, LA.

Garrett D. Davis, Jan. 17, in Seguin, TX.

Rita A. De Winne, Jan. 22, in Austin.

Eleanor G. Dugger, Jan. 20, in Cedar Park, TX.

Jordan T. Ellisor, Jan. 9, in Huntsville, TX.

Peggy A. Fagner, Feb. 27, in Valley Mills, TX.

Anthony R. George, Jan. 12, in Woodway, TX.

James A. Gianetto, Feb. 6, Castle Rock, CO.

James B. Giles, Jan. 11, in El Paso, TX.

Martha M. Ginsburg, Jan. 10, in Waco.

Donald A. Gloff, Jan. 25, in Clifton, TX.

Curtis L. Glockzin, Feb. 19, in Hewitt, TX.

Leah T. Green, Jan. 14, in San Antonio.

Mary N. Hammel, March 4, in Waco.

Marylea Henderson, Jan. 28, in Waco.

Willie R. Hobbs Jr., Jan. 12, in Waco.

Christopher R. Holloway, Feb. 10, in Denison, TX.

Philip S. Hudson, Feb. 1, of Missouri City, TX.

Jeff R. Jacoby, March 1, in Centennial, CO.

Mitchel Jager, Jan. 11, in Gholson, TX.

Diana L. Jarrett, Jan. 4, in Waco.

Sandra K. Jones, Jan. 9, in Waco.

Carl J. Kuhnle, Feb. 21, in Waco.

Victoria G. Marchbanks, March 12, in Belton, TX.

Spencer V. Moore, Feb. 6, in Waco.

J.D. Monk, Jan. 30, in Waco.

Billy Joe Oliver, March 9, in Robinson, TX.

Joshua R. Patrick, Feb. 3, in Whitefish Bay, WI.

E.L. Perry Jr., Jan. 20, in Waco.

Richard D. Relyea, Jan. 14, in Austin.

Rev. Robert E. Richards, Feb. 26, in Waco.

Dorothy A. Robertson, March 13, in McGregor, TX.

Charles R. Rush, Jan. 29, in Canton, TX.

Jerry R. Schwab, Feb. 20, in Cape Girardeau, MO.

W.H. Sellers, Jan. 3, in Houston.

Robert M. Sherman Jr., Jan. 22, in Waco.

Sunny L. Starling, Jan. 6, in China Spring, TX.

Stephen C. Stec, Jan. 14, in Conway, SC.

Gary A. Stewart, Feb. 19.

E.G. Storey, Jan. 7, in Port Neches, TX.

Bobby D. Storm, Feb. 3, in China Spring, TX.

Thomas P. Sullivan, Feb. 16, in Bedford, TX.

Aldin E. Thompson, Feb. 21, in Grand Cayman.

Michael D. Trantham, March 10, in Waco.

Robert K. Utley, Jan. 28, in Dallas.

Ronald R. Vaughan Jr., Jan. 18, in Riesel, TX.

Charles E. Vestal, March 11, in Waco.

Larry K. Vowell, Feb. 21, of Trophy Club, TX.

Max E. Weaver, March 7, in Waco.

Ruby Q. Wells, Jan. 20, in Woodway, TX.

Sharon K. Wells, Jan. 7, in Murray, KY.

John F. Williamson, Feb. 20, in New Braunfels, TX.

Louise M. Willis, Jan. 25, in Waco.

Glenda S. Winker, Feb. 17, in Dallas.

Jennifer Witcher, Jan. 19, in San Antonio.