1950
The Rev. Kenneth Arthur Horn, Feb. 23, 2023, Charlotte, N.C. Horn served as pastor at churches throughout North Carolina. In 1973, he was appointed to the Council of Ministries staff of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church as coordinator of interpretation. He served for 24 years on the conference staff in various positions. He received the Bishop’s Medal of Achievement in Christian Communication in 1996 and the Communicator of the Decade award in 1997. The next year, he was inducted into the United Methodist Association of Communicators’ Hall of Fame. He was twice awarded the association’s Excellence in Electronic Media award. He retired in 1997 but worked part time as the WNCC webmaster until 2000. At the 2001 session of the annual communications awards banquet at Lake Junaluska, N.C., he was honored with the Kenneth A. Horn Director’s Certificate of Merit, given annually in recognition of outstanding local church websites. In retirement, he also worked as a part-time soda jerk at Pike’s Old Fashioned Soda Shop in Charlotte.
1951
Carl Hicks Todd, Dec. 3, 2022, Columbia, S.C. Todd was a U.S. Army veteran who served for nearly 30 years. He was a platoon leader during the Korean War and rose to the rank of colonel. He also was a member of the sales team at Hancock Buick. Todd was an active member of Forest Lake Presbyterian Church for 56 years, where he was a deacon, elder and Sunday school teacher. He was a 51-year member of the Lions Club, serving as chapter president, board member and Leo club advisor. He enjoyed traveling abroad and developed a fondness for cruises.
1955
The Rev. Clyde Major Aiken, May 3, 2023, Waco, Texas. Aiken served two stints in the U.S. Army, retiring as a colonel. In the Chaplain Corps from 1962 until his retirement in 1986, he was stationed in Germany, Korea, Dominican Republic and Vietnam, as well as stateside on numerous assignments including as division chaplain for the 82nd Airborne Division. Aiken was awarded the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and the Senior Parachutist Badge. After retiring from the Army, he settled in Columbia, S.C., where he served two communities as a Methodist minister and pursued his hobby as a skilled woodworker. He also enjoyed traveling, camping, gardening and reading.
1957
David LeRoy Lane, March 3, 2023, Monterey, Calif. Lane was a U.S. Army veteran, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He fought in the Korean and Vietnam wars, and he served in Italy and Thailand. After retiring from the Army, he worked for the Metropolitan Transport Authority in Monterey.
Lewis Patrick Bullington, April 19, 2023, Columbia, S.C. Bullington served in the U.S. Air Force for 31 years. As a senior master sergeant, he served on McEntire Air National Guard Base in Hopkins, S.C., as an aircraft technician and civil service worker. He enjoyed being outside, making things with his hands and working in the yard and on automobiles.
1958
Cecil Medley Burns, March 31, 2023, Greer, S.C. Burns was a U.S. Army veteran. He started his career with Milliken & Co. and worked for several other companies in the textile industry. He enjoyed boating, fishing, reading, music and car shows. He was a longtime member of the Greer Kiwanis Club.
John Wilson Jenrette Jr., March 17, 2023, Murrells Inlet, S.C. Jenrette was a U.S. Army veteran. In 1962, he founded a law firm in North Myrtle Beach. He served as a city judge before being elected to the state House of Representatives in 1964. In 1974, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. After leaving Congress, he embarked on a series of local and international business ventures, including importing wine from Hungary and antique furniture from Eastern Europe. He also became a developer of major coastal property in North Myrtle Beach.
1959
Charles Jackson “Charlie” Bradshaw Sr., May 4, 2023, Spartanburg, S.C. Bradshaw and Jerry Richardson ’59 co-founded Spartan Food Systems, which opened its first Hardee’s on Kennedy Street in Spartanburg in 1961. After many years of growth with Hardee’s and Quincy’s Steakhouse, Spartan Foods sold to Trans World Corp., where Bradshaw served as president and chief operating officer overseeing TWA Airlines, Hilton International Hotels, Canteen Corp., Century 21 Real Estate and Spartan Food Systems. After retirement, he founded Bradshaw Investments and served on numerous corporate and charitable boards. He also was inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame. A native of Lake City, Florida, he graduated from high school in Dublin, Georgia, where he excelled at baseball and football. He earned a football scholarship to the University of Georgia but transferred to Wofford after suffering an injury. He set several Wofford records on his way to earning All-America honors. He was later inducted into the Wofford and South Carolina Athletic halls of fame. Bradshaw served the college as student body president, and in 1977 he was named Alumnus of the Year by the Wofford Alumni Association. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the college in 1980. An award named in his honor — the Charles J. Bradshaw Award — is still presented to a senior varsity Wofford student-athlete whose academic, leadership and citizenship contributions exemplify Bradshaw’s ideals and contributions. Bradshaw and his wife, Judy, who died on April 17, 2023, were founding members of Westminster Presbyterian Church, where they worshiped and served in many capacities. After retirement, they enjoyed summers in Linville, N.C., and winters in South Florida, where Charlie pursued his love for golf.
William Bryan Tyson Jr., Feb. 7, 2023, Greer, S.C. Tyson was a U.S. Army veteran. He spent his entire career in the textile industry. He founded his own company, Bryter Knitting in Greer, and he also became a partner and owner of Aberdeen Tricot in Aberdeen, N.C. He had a lifelong love of the water, boating and fishing. He also enjoyed traveling, golfing and dancing.
1962
Charles Carter Graham, April 17, 2023, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Graham was a U.S. Navy veteran. He had an extensive career in banking in South Carolina and Georgia. In the early 1980s, he started First Trident Savings and Loan in Charleston, S.C., where he served as president and CEO. He was a member of several civic organizations and clubs, including the Sertoma Club and the Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club. He was an avid dancer and active member of the East Cooper Shag Club.
Dr. Randall Rich Kincaid Jr., March 11, 2023, Davidson, N.C. Kincaid taught economics at Davidson College and Queens University. He also worked at Farm House Gardeners, the plant nursery he co-founded in Statesville, N.C. He worked for two years for the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. For 18 years, he was an elected commissioner of the Town of Davidson, and he was mayor from 1997 until his retirement in 2007. The town honored his service as mayor by naming the area greenway the Randall R. Kincaid Trail. He was one of the founders of the local Habitat for Humanity, and he oversaw the construction of 16 homes. He enjoyed the theatre and participated both on stage and backstage in several Davidson Community Players productions. He sang in the choir and chaired the property committee at Davidson College Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed playing the piano and singing. He also played the tuba in the North Mecklenburg Moravian band.
The Hon. Osborne Eugene “Gene” Powell Jr., March 18, 2023, Columbia, S.C. Powell served in the U.S. Navy Reserve and U.S. Army Reserve for 35 years with active duty during the Vietnam and Gulf wars. He received diplomas from the U.S. Army War College and U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare School. He retired at the rank of colonel and past commander. He was a federal administrative law judge for 29 years. He was a life member of the National Eagle Scout Association, where he served on the Indian Waters Council, Eagle Scout Board of Review and as a law merit badge counselor. He was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest civilian honor. Powell was an avid sports fan and enjoyed gardening, skiing, biking, running, hiking and traveling. He was a former Wofford Alumni Association Board member.
1964
Kenneth Campbell Burr Sr., Feb. 23, 2023, Bluffton, S.C. After graduating from Wofford, Burr earned a law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He also was a PGA golf professional and owned a landscape company. After retiring, he pursued a degree from Duke University Divinity School and for the past 12 years served as a pastor. He was an Eagle Scout and enjoyed golf, fishing and boating. Burr would challenge anyone to try and outdance him in the Shag.
Robert Lewis Joyner Sr., April 30, 2023, Lake City, S.C. Joyner worked for the state Department of Natural Resources for 41 years, including 30 years as resident biologist and manager of the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center in Georgetown, S.C. After retiring, he worked on the advisory board as an adjunct professor for Horry-Georgetown Technical College, developing a wildlife management curriculum to add to the existing forestry program. He was actively involved with the Boy Scouts of America, becoming an Eagle Scout at age 16. He served as Eagle Scout candidate counselor for the Black River District for 20 years. He was a member of Lake City First Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and a Sunday school teacher.
Alice Smith Turner, Feb. 12, 2023, Campobello, S.C. Turner taught for more than 30 years in Greenville and Spartanburg county schools. She also owned and ran the Clothes Hangar at Lake Bowen. An active member throughout her life at Motlow Creek Baptist Church, she served in a variety of capacities, including Sunday school teacher, WMU director, church clerk, recording secretary and after-school ministry volunteer. She spent her retirement years in constant care and service to the elderly and those suffering from illnesses.
1965
James Franklin Sloan Jr., Feb. 17, 2023, Spartanburg, S.C. Sloan was an administrator in Spartanburg School District 6 for 29 years, including 24 years as principal of Pauline Glenn Springs Elementary School. He served on the board of directors for the first charter school program and mentored students with academic potential through the Citizen Scholars Program of Spartanburg County. After retiring, he enjoyed traveling, playing golf and volunteering with Mobile Meals. He always looked forward to downtime with his dogs, Buddy and Henry.
Ralph Denniston “Denny” West, March 5, 2023, Pinopolis, S.C. West began his career at the Department of Social Services and then began teaching at Macedonia High School. He was the former owner of Mitten Plantation Mobile Home Sales and the Moncks Corner Red & White. He also was a former insurance agent for Life of Georgia. He spent the last 25 years of his career in the funeral profession, working at both Dial-Murray Funeral Home and Carolina Memorial Funeral Home before joining the Petty-Bobo Funeral Chapel. He was a member of Moncks Corner United Methodist Church, a former member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Pinopolis, and formerly attended St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Spartanburg. He enjoyed boating, the beach and working in his yard.
1966
Dr. David Franklin Edwards, March 30, 2023, Mount Gilead, N.C. Edwards was a dentist in Raleigh and Kannapolis, N.C., for more than 40 years. He was a history buff who enjoyed learning about the Civil War, World War I and World War II. He enjoyed boating, gardening, music, Shag dancing and coin collecting.
1968
Austin Gray Abercrombie, March 3, 2023, Fort Mill, S.C. Abercrombie served a tour of duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. After returning, he transitioned to the U.S. Navy. Over a 23-year career, he was an accomplished naval aviator, retiring at the rank of commander. After his military career, he flew with United Airlines until his retirement in 2011. He was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Fort Mill, where he served as a deacon and a member of the security team. He taught Sunday school, led numerous Journey groups and went on several mission trips to Nicaragua. He enjoyed bicycling, camping, reading and tinkering in his workshop.
Arthur M. “Art” Fowler III, April 5, 2023, Johnson City, Tenn. Fowler was a U.S. Army veteran who fought in the Vietnam War. After returning from the war, he earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law and began practicing in Memphis then Johnson City. For the past 20 years, he practiced with his son. When he was in high school, Fowler spent two summers working in an iron foundry in Solingen, Germany, where he developed a love for international travel. He enjoyed traveling the world with his family. He was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Johnson City, serving as a deacon, elder and in any capacity he was needed.
Harvey Craig Hayes, Feb. 5, 2023, Fairview, Tenn. Hayes was a road manager for Neil Young and helped create the character Vito Toledo for Young’s tour with the Shocking Pinks. He was a partner with the music and entertainment law firm of Zumwalt, Almon and Hayes and represented many country music stars. He also was a musician.
1970
John Thomas “Tommy” Nunn, Feb. 13, 2023, Spartanburg, S.C. Nunn spent his career with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., retiring as a claims supervisor. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve and was a member of Spartan Masonic Lodge 70. He played guitar with the Brite Lites, a local Spartanburg band. He enjoyed fishing, and one of his greatest pleasures was a Coke and a Little Debbie cake.
Robert Calhoun “Cal” Sims, Feb. 14, 2023, Orangeburg, S.C. Sims was a U.S. Army veteran. He founded Sims Realty in Orangeburg. He coached youth soccer, and he served in leadership roles for the Orangeburg Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club. Sims was a lifelong member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church and the Omni Class Sunday school group. He enjoyed friendly competition, and if something could be made into a game he would create it … and probably win. He was a lifelong grill master whose sense of hospitality extended from the backyard to the church to the Kiwanis steakhouse booth at the county fair.
1971
Peter Andrew Rowe, March 19, 2023, Baton Rouge, La. Rowe was a teacher for more than 20 years in Louisiana and Alaska. He served in the Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve. He enjoyed reading books on politics, government and history, and he collected political campaign buttons of presidents and senators. He traveled to all 50 U.S. state capitals and often visited the Louisiana State Legislature just to observe.
1972
Andrew Delano Delaplaine, May 1, 2023, Miami Beach, Fla. Delaplaine founded the Warsaw Ballroom, a South Beach nightclub where celebrities such as Madonna, Elton John and Sylvester Stallone came to party. He also published tourist guides; opened Scratch restaurant and its black box nightclub, Backscratch; and founded Wire, a weekly newspaper covering South Beach’s gay community. Delaplaine made a failed bid for mayor of Miami Beach. He wrote the 2011 film “Meeting Spencer,” and created a Broadway-bound musical about Louis Armstrong.
Lawrence Keith “Larry” Lackey, Feb. 11, 2023, Julian, N.C. After retiring from BellSouth Services in 1995, Lackey spent a great deal of time in the Murrells Inlet, S.C., area enjoying the famous boiled peanuts from his favorite local farmers. He enjoyed guns, photography, cars and American history. He was a member of Tabernacle United Methodist Church and Moose Lodge 685 in Greensboro, N.C.
1977
Jasper Warren “Bill” Gamble Jr., Feb. 5, 2023, Shelby, N.C. Gamble was the longtime owner and operator of Gamble’s Gulf and Gamble’s Amoco in Shelby.
1978
Kevin A. Gray, March 7, 2023, Columbia, S.C. Gray was the owner and operator of Railroad BBQ in Columbia. He was involved in community organization, working to solve issues related to race, police violence, foreign relations and workers’ rights. He participated in grassroots political campaigns, marches and other protests of systems of injustice. Gray worked on the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential campaign and authored three books: “Waiting for Lightning to Strike: The Fundamentals of Black Politics,” “Killing Trayvons: An Anthology of American Violence” and “The Decline of Black Politics: From Malcolm X to Barack Obama.” He served on the American Civil Liberties Union national board and edited the Black News, a longtime weekly newspaper in Columbia.
1980
Murray Clifton “Cliff” Hedgepath Jr., April 28, 2023, Columbia, S.C. Hedgepath was an audit manager with the state Department of Health and Environmental Control. He worked with several CPA firms before beginning his career in state government. He enjoyed politics, sports and history, and he had a good sense of humor and loved to laugh.
1982
Karen Albiez Brooks, Feb. 16, 2023, Columbia, S.C. After earning a master’s in genetic counseling, Brooks began her career at the Greenwood Genetics Center in Greenwood, S.C. She spent two years at the Duke University Medical Center, then went to work at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She retired after 28 years. After retiring, she continued working with South Carolina Oncology Associates. She enjoyed reading, both in English and French. She also enjoyed traveling and skiing, and she was a member of the Columbia Sailing Club. She was a former Wofford Alumni Association board member.
1988
Connie Janiece Key, Feb. 4, 2023, Spartanburg, S.C. Key was inpatient physical therapy director at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center for 15 years. Sports were her passion, and she served as scorekeeper for the Wofford basketball teams. She enjoyed the outdoors, gardening and traveling, especially to the beach. She was a longtime member of Hammett Grove Baptist Church.
2001
Steward Lucius Williams, Feb. 9, 2023, Cary, N.C. Williams was a virtualization consultant/integrator at Plan B Government Systems in Annapolis, Md. He began his career as an IT support team lead with IBM in Greenville, S.C. He was a member of the football team at Wofford, earning three varsity letters. He was a friend to many and known for his good humor, compassion and wide smile.
FRIENDS
Marjorie Gault Halford, Feb. 27, 2023, Anderson, S.C. Halford was a retired nurse. She was a hospice volunteer and a member of the Anderson Women’s Club and St. John’s United Methodist Church. She was the widow of former trustee James G. Halford ’45.
Marcus Keith “Cotton” Ledford, April 14, 2023, Wellford, S.C. Ledford worked in facilities and in the campus post office until his retirement in 2017. He was a member of Arcadia Methodist Church. He was an avid fisherman.
Steven Mack Satterfield, February 18, 2023, Spartanburg, S.C. Satterfield coached the Wofford football team from 1974-76, compiling an 18-14-1 record. He also served as director of athletics.