Alumni/ae Deaths
Mrs. Betty B. Carpenter (’56)
This obituary was originally posted by Wood Funeral Home and Crematory and can be found here. Betty Sue Carpenter passed away peacefully on Friday, June 7, 2024, of causes related to age, at home in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was under the care of a thoughtful and attentive team composed of the professionals at Fairwinds, Alliance and Brio […]
Dr. Forrest John Clingerman (’97)
This obituary was originally posted by Witty’s Funeral Home and can be found here. Forrest John Clingerman, 52, passed away April 21, 2024, at his home in Ohio. Forrest was born January 29, 1972 in Terre Haute, IN, to parents John and Claire (Spaulding) Clingerman. He grew up in the midwest but came to the east […]
Reverend Dr. William E. Cobb (’97)
This obituary was originally posted by Holcomb-desGroseilliers Funeral Home and Cremation Care and can be found here. Rev. Dr. William Ellis Cobb “Bill”, age 87, passed away in the early morning hours of April 12, 2024, at his home in Lexington, TN with his family by his side. Bill’s creativity, compassion, fortitude, and courage surely followed […]
Reverend Dr. Robert G. Stephanopoulos (STH ’70, GRS ’70)
This obituary was originally posted by Yurch Funeral Home and can be found here. Rev. Dr. Robert G. Stephanopoulos, PHD, passed away at the age of 89 on June 19, 2024 after a lifetime of service to the Greek Orthodox Church. Just last year, his beloved wife, Presvytera Nikki fell asleep in the Lord. Father and […]
Mrs. Jean S. Hilliard (STH ’92)
This obituary was originally posted by Dignity Memorial and can be found here. Jean Judson Squire Hilliard, beloved wife of Hugh Conway Hilliard, Jr., died on Monday, April 29, 2024, at home, in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, cared for to the end by a faithful team of family and caregivers. She was 86. Jean was born on […]
Reverend James M. Lawson (STH’60)
This obituary was originally posted by Bostonia and can be found here. Methodist pastor James Lawson embodied Christianity’s turn-the-other-cheek ethic. Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi’s civil disobedience, as well as by his pacifist mother, Lawson (STH’60) was expelled from Vanderbilt’s divinity school for organizing peaceful sit-ins at segregated Southern lunch counters, went to jail multiple times for […]
Reverend Russell J. Peppe (STH ’62)
This obituary was originally posted by Sun Journal and can be found here. Russell Peppe, 86, of Lewiston, set sail for that Far Country from which no traveler returns on April 4, 2024. He was born the eldest son of Michael Peppe Sr. and Lillian (Cooley) Peppe of East Bridgewater, Mass. on Dec. 11, 1937. He […]
Reverend Jack S. Spangler, (STH’42)
This obituary was originally posted by The Orange County Register and can be found here. Spangler, Jack S., 90, a resident of Santa Ana for over 25 years passed away on March 25, 2007. Jack was born on July 8,1916 in Somerset, Pennsylvania. He holds a bachelors degree from Geneva College and in 1942 he received a […]
Reverend Dr. Forrest J. Waller (STH ’60)
This obituary was originally posted by Legacy and can be found here. Rev. Dr. Forrest Waller, 88, passed away on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024. Forrest was born in W. Union, WV to Forrest J and Waneta Waller. In 1961, he met the love of his life, Marilyn, and they wed in 1962, going on to […]
Mr. Donald F. Hess (STH ’69)
This obituary was originally posted by The Wellsboro Gazette and can be found here. Donald F. Hess Sr. passed away Monday, April 8, 2024, at the age of 86. He was predeceased by his parents, Charles F. Hess Jr. and Adeline Hess; brother, Charles F. Hess III. Don is survived by his daughter, Janet Hess; sons, Donald […]