In Memoriam Mississippi State University

 

Obituaries

  • Wallace J. Hosmer ('26)-95, Florence, Ala.; retired Tennessee Valley Authority employee and World War II veteran, Sept. 6, 1999.
  • Jessie A. Brister ('32)-88, McComb; retired owner of Brister's Grocery in Jayess, June 10, 1999.
  • Lloyd McGehee ('33)-89, Brandon; former director of Columbia Training School and superintendent of Mississippi Training Schools, former state legislator and businessman, and World War II veteran.
  • Harvey Green Merrell ('34)-87, Grenada; retired sales representative for American Oil Co. and World War II veteran.
  • George C. Gunn ('36)-87, Columbia; retired school administrator and salesman for Columbia Motors.
  • Thomas K. Trigg III ('37)-83, Virginia Beach, Va.; retired brigadier general in the U.S. Army, Aug. 20, 1999.
  • Webb McKinnon Bruce ('38)-86, Vicksburg; retired civil engineer for the Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg Engineering District and Mississippi River Commission, July 5, 1999.
  • Frank Paxton Aldridge Jr. ('41, M.S. '49)-82, Leland; retired schoolteacher and World War II veteran, June 30, 1999.
  • B. Hal Buchanan ('41, M.A. '48)-81, Tupelo; former superintendent of schools in Starkville and Greenville, former dean of education at Delta State University, and World War II veteran, July 7, 1999.
  • Leland B. Cook ('42)-79, Tupelo; retired professional engineer, Mississippi Engineering Society's 1977 Engineer of the Year, Distinguished Engineering Fellow at Mississippi State, and World War II veteran, July 6, 1999.
  • Luther C. Latham ('42)-79, Brandon; retired Air Force major and Vietnam War veteran, June 26, 1999.
  • Charles David Denton Sr. ('43)-78, Shelby; planter, businessman, and World War II veteran.
  • Lola Louise Walton Denton ('43)-76, Shelby; homemaker.
  • Maudean Farley Harpole ('43)-87, Eupora; retired schoolteacher, Aug. 26, 1999.
  • Robert M. Jeffares Jr. ('43)-Gulfport; retired supervisor of general engineering for McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft in St. Louis, Mo. And World War II veteran, April 22, 1999.
  • L.W. Jordan ('44)-77, Kosciusko; retired business owner, U.S. Army colonel, and World War II veteran, Aug. 31, 1999.
  • Ray R. Cannada ('47)-76, Edwards; farmer, chairman of the Mississippi Game and Fish Commission, and World War II veteran, July 12, 1999.
  • Lewis N. Garrison ('48)-78, Lexington; retired county agent and World War II veteran.
  • John B. Gregory ('49)-80, Omaha, Neb.; retired engineer with the Corps of Engineers' Omaha District Engineering Division and World War II veteran, June 7, 1999.
  • Byron Maddox Moss ('49)-76, Batesville; retired manager of Panola County Co-op, cattleman, and World War II veteran.
  • Brian R. Hurst ('50)-74, Longview, Texas; retired IBM employee, businessman, and World War II veteran, July 17, 1999.
  • Avee Nicholson McDowell ('51)-94, Winston-Salem, N.C.; retired schoolteacher, Aug. 4, 1999.
  • James Lloyd White ('51)-73, Jackson; petroleum geologist and World War II veteran, June 18, 1999.
  • Hezzie Austin Wilson Jr. ('51)-72, Collins; retired area forester for the Mississippi Forestry Commission and World War II veteran, July 1, 1999.
  • James W. Harrison Jr. ('52)-Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; aeronautical engineer, July 8, 1999.
  • Ollie P. Fairchild ('53)-68, Laurel; broker and owner of Ollie Fairchild Insurance Services.
  • Roy Lydle Mitchell ('53)-71, Greenville; retired manager of Farmer's Inc. and Korean War veteran, June 17, 1999.
  • W. Ray Magee ('54)-76, Columbia; former manager of North Central Electric Power Association, former president of the Electric Power Association of Mississippi, and World War II veteran.
  • Francis S. Morrison ('54)-68, Madison; hematologist and former director of hematology and oncology at University Medical Center.
  • William A. Fulton ('55)-73, Louisville; retired geologist for Tideland Exploration Co., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee, and World War II veteran.
  • Albert Hugh Beckham Sr. ('56)-66, Swiftown; farmer, Air Force veteran, and Eagle Scout.
  • Walter W. Moss Sr. ('56)-69, Forest; salesman for Vineland Laboratories.
  • Joseph T. Wood Sr. ('57)-70, Laurel; retired engineer for WHLT-TV in Hattiesburg and Korean War veteran, July 6, 1999.
  • William France ('59)-61, Destin, Fla.; retired CEO of Towermarc Inc., July 7, 1999.
  • Maggie S. Hollis ('59)-88, Vardaman; retired schoolteacher.
  • Thomas G. Carson ('60, M.S. '61)-72, Houston, Texas; retired Exxon geophysicist and World War II veteran, July 10, 1999.
  • Thomas D. Lea ('60)-60, Fort Worth, Texas; dean of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's School of Theology and professor, July 2, 1999.
  • Jack McLeod ('60, M.S. '64)-61, Marietta, Ga.; retired schoolteacher and principal.
  • Danny Rex Gregory ('67, M.S. '72)-52, Canton; associate state sales director for Mississippi Farm Bureau Insurance.
  • Luther Chesley Perkins ('70)-53, Hamilton; former employee of First National Bank of Memphis, National Bank of Commerce in Hamilton, and Allied Enterprises of Columbus.
  • William Jasper Butler ('71)-52, Fulton; R&D Maintenance Service employee and former agriculture teacher at Nettleton High School, Sept. 3, 1999.
  • James R. Phillips ('72)-50, Cottonville; business owner and agricultural consultant.
  • Nancy Ann Ravenscroft Koons ('79)-53, Anderson, Ind.; teacher for Anderson Community Schools and Countryside Learning Center, July 12, 1999.
  • Carl Cockrell Jr. ('80)-41, San Diego, Calif.; airline steward for Southwest Airlines, July 4, 1999.
  • Mike Burrell ('85)-36, Edwards; floral designer and retail floristry manager.
  • Debbie Honeycutt ('95)-45, Hamilton; schoolteacher and principal at Hamilton Elementary School.
  • Bobby Allen Kerr ('89)-61, Columbus; maintenance worker for MFJ Enterprises in Starkville.
  • Chad Rawson ('99)-24, Kosciusko; fitness manager and auto body technician.
  • William R. Burns (attended)-82, Booneville; retired security guard for U.S. Veterans Administration and World War II veteran, June 14, 1999.
  • Virginia Ladner Campbell (attended)-79, Jackson; retired schoolteacher, May 26, 1999.
  • Donald C. Lutken Sr. (attended)-75, Jackson; retired president and CEO of Mississippi Power & Light Co.
  • Cecil A. Thorn Jr. (attended)-77, Jackson; retired salesman for Peerless Supply Co. and World War II veteran, Sept. 2, 1999.
  • Carl Edward Weinberg III (student)-27, Moss Point; senior in forestry, July 16, 1999.
  • Flavous Leo Hutchinson (former employee)-75, Pontotoc; professor emeritus of business law at Mississippi State, attorney, and World War II veteran, July 29, 1999.
  • Joseph M. McElwain (friend)-58, Ripley; state representative for House District 4, timberman, and contractor.

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