Edmund Whitfield Holmes ('24, M.S. '49)-96, Pensacola, Fla., retired educator and school superintendent, Sept. 10, 1996.
Louis Porter Rush ('25)-96, Hattiesburg, oil company owner, Oct. 16, 1996.
John Vardeman James ('32)-91, Oxford, retired manager for Avent Dairy, Oct. 10, 1996.
Thomas A. Moore Jr. ('35)-83, Holly Springs, retired agricultural engineer for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, Oct. 1, 1996.
James Crease Henson ('36, M.S. '47)-82, Martin, Tenn., professor emeritus of physical education at the University of Tennessee at Martin and former UT-Martin athletic director and coach, Aug. 2, 1996.
Grover S. Goodwin ('37, M.S. '40)-80, Port Gibson, retired manager of the Farmer's Co-op, Nov. 11, 1996.
N.D. Brookshire Jr. ('39)-79, Meridian, retired president of Brookshire Dairy Products and World War II veteran, Sept. 24, 1996.
Nicholas Anest ('40)-Tupelo, retired district manager of Tennessee Valley Authority, World War II and Korean War veteran, and member of the advisory board for the Mississippi State College of Engineering, Sept. 4, 1996.
John C. Arledge Jr. ('41)-76, Waynesboro, retired senior petroleum landman and World War II and Korean War veteran, Oct. 7, 1996.
Dickson L. Hall ('42)-76, Hollandale, retired postmaster and World War II veteran, Aug. 26, 1996.
David S. Henderson ('42)-75, Blacksburg, Va., retired brigadier general in the U.S. Army and former Commander of Cadets at Virginia Tech University. Henderson also served as a university administrator for 13 years at the Blacksburg institution. He died Feb. 17, 1996, and was buried at Fort Benning, Ga.
Hugh Enoch Randle ('42, M.S. '58)-77, Jackson, retired agriculture teacher and state Department of Education employee, July 22, 1996.
David D. Richardson ('43)-75, Louisville, physician and medical consultant, Oct. 9, 1996.
Mary Frances Joyner Jones ('47)-70, Baytown, Texas, homemaker, Sept. 25, 1996.
William Malcolm Mingee Jr. ('47)-74, Jackson, retired Lamar Life Insurance Co. representative and World War II veteran, Sept. 30, 1996.
Guy C. Kynerd ('48)-71, Meridian, owner and president of Clayhill Angus Farms and World War II veteran, Sept. 7, 1996.
Mott L. Pevey Jr. ('48)-73, Knoxville, Tenn., civil engineer and World War II veteran, Sept. 9, 1996.
Cyrus A. Clarke ('49)-72, Jackson, retired director of engineering services at Mississippi Valley Gas Co. and World War II and Korean War veteran, Sept. 14, 1996.
William S. Huntington ('49, M.S. '51)-Seattle, Wash., retired from The Boeing Company, May 13, 1996.
Edward L. Keene Sr. ('49)-71, Memphis, Tenn., Internal Revenue Service worker and World War II veteran, Oct. 24, 1996.
Chambliss Mizelle ('49)-73, Lafayette, La., retired vice president of Celeron Corp., a subsidiary of Goodyear, and World War II veteran, Oct. 24, 1996.
Wendell H. Marlin ('50)-79, Mantachie, retired teacher and World War II and Korean War veteran, Aug. 22, 1996.
Enoch Seal Jr. ('50, M.A. '51)-71, Poplarville, retired dean of academic affairs at Pearl River Community College, Aug. 7, 1996.
Reba C. Belue ('52)-88, Burnsville, June 30, 1995.
Willie Joe Cruise ('53)-65, Liberty, owner of Cruise's Supermarket and Korean War veteran, Oct. 14, 1996.
Harry C. Scott ('53)-65, Grand Prairie, Texas, retired space shuttle and rocket systems engineer, Nov. 10, 1995.
Roderick B. Adams ('54)-64, Columbus, retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, office manager for T.E. Lott and Co., and Vietnam War veteran, Oct. 15, 1996.
Bill F. Bozeman ('55)-63, Sugar Land, Texas, chemical engineer and oil company executive and Distinguished Engineering Fellow at Mississippi State, Sept. 9, 1996.
Dean H. Parker ('55)-61, Pine Bluff, Ark., retired maintenance supervisor for International Paper Co., Feb. 21, 1996.
C. Philip Johnson ('57)-61, Austin, Texas, professor of civil engineering at the University of Texas, Sept. 11, 1996.
Charley F. Mills ('58)-61, Tequesta, Fla., owner of Coaxial Systems Association, Aug. 22, 1996.
Jack Benny Burnett ('59)-58, Louin, medical technologist for Veterans Administration Hospital in Jackson, Dec. 18, 1996.
Marion D. McKay ('59)-62, Murrayville, Ga., teacher, principal, and assistant school superintendent and Korean War veteran, Aug. 23, 1996.
James L. Hodges ('61, M.S. '63)-64, Madison, retired assistant superintendent of education in Madison County and Korean War veteran, Sept. 2, 1996.
Patrick F. Yarborough ('65)-53, Jackson, retired president and owner of Oxford HealthCare, Oct. 1, 1996.
Don G. Wright ('66)-53, Libertyville, Ill., corporate vice president for Abbott Laboratories, Oct. 16, 1996.
Lynn Evan Cook Jr. ('67, M.S. '70)-54, Starkville, owner of Industrial Machine and Welding Co. and machine shop instructor at East Mississippi Community College, Oct. 10, 1996.
Walton T. Woods III ('67)-51, Luing, La., Union Carbide employee, July 31, 1996.
Joe Johnsey Jr. ('70)-49, Booneville, owner of J.W. Johnsey and Associates and partner in Jobe and Johnsey, Certified Public Accountants, Sept. 27, 1996.
Betty Barrett Ormond ('70)-55, Jackson, chief of technical services for the Mississippi Employment Security Commission, Sept. 15, 1996.
G.T. Thames ('72)-58, Starkville, athletic director and guidance counselor at Oak Hill Academy in West Point and former coach at Starkville High School and Starkville Academy, Sept. 30, 1996.
John R. Thomas ('77)-44, Akron, Ohio, costume designer for Players Guild in Canton, Ohio, July 24, 1996.
James Taylor Lowrimore ('82, M.S. '87)-41, Mooreville, Aug. 10, 1996.
Ronald J. Coleman (attended 1965-67)-49, Starkville, retired from Mississippi Department of Vocational Rehabilitation-Allied Enterprises and former football coach, May 2, 1996.
Charles J. Hammond Sr. (attended 1967)-70, Itta Bena, retired farmer, Eagle Scout, and World War II veteran, Sept. 4, 1996.
Clyde A. Hatchell Sr. (attended 1916-18)-97, Columbia, retired forester and Mississippi Forestry Association's Forester of the Year in 1985, Aug. 27, 1996.
Charles A. Lawshe Jr. (attended 1945-47)-74, Gulfport, retired electronics instructor at Keesler Air Force Base and World War II veteran, Sept. 4, 1996.
Johnny Franklin Mills (attended)-58, Carthage, retired banker and Leake County Civil Defense director, Oct. 21, 1996.
Louise Hurdle (former employee)-84, Winter Park, Fla., retired associate professor of library services at Mississippi State, Oct. 23, 1996.
Doris Kinard Lee (former employee)-64, Starkville, retired executive secretary for the College of Forest Resources at Mississippi State, Oct. 17, 1996.
Kermit R. Ray (former employee)-86, Vicksburg, retired agricultural engineer and architect for the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service, Oct. 15, 1996.
Mary Louise Welch (former employee)-61, Starkville, retired Mississippi State Bookstore employee, July 29, 1996.
