In Memoriam

  • In Memoriam – Winter 2020

    1950s Joanne Dewberry Mackey (’54) of Savannah passed away Aug. 20, 2018. She retired from a successful sales career with an advertising and publishing company. Elizabeth Hartley Watkins (’53) passed away at home in Griffin, Georgia, Nov. 18, 2019. The retired educator of 37 years was involved in many civic groups in Griffin and was inducted into the…

  • In Memoriam – Summer 2020

    1940s Merle Craven Cockfield (’48) of Jesup, Georgia, died Jan. 5, 2020. The retired English teacher loved playing bridge, traveling and staying at her second home on St. Simons Island. Sue Breen Waller (’44) of Augusta, Georgia, died Jan. 7, 2020, at age 95. In retirement, the elementary school teacher continued to teach by volunteering in adult literacy…

  • Senator Jack Hill

    Georgia State Sen. Jack Hill Leaves Legacy at Georgia Southern

    Georgia state Sen. Jack Hill (’66) died unexpectedly at his district office in his hometown of Reidsville, Georgia, April 6, 2020. The retired grocer was sworn into the Georgia Senate in 1991, representing District 4, which includes Bulloch County. The longest-serving state senator was re-elected to his 15th consecutive term in 2018. Throughout his years of…

  • In Memoriam – Fall 2019

    1940s Dorothy Linton Allen (’47) formerly of Savannah, passed away April 8, 2018. She was a resident of North Carolina at the time of her passing. Edsel Deweese Martin (’49, ’66) of Nevils, Georgia, died March 8, 2019, one month before his 91st birthday. A teacher and farmer, he also served on the Bulloch County…

  • In Memoriam – Spring 2019

    1930s Florice Strickland Deen (’37) died Nov. 6, 2018, at her home in Mershon, Georgia, at age 105. At her passing, the retired educator was the oldest known person in Pierce County. 1940s George Walter Long(’49,’67) was 93 when he died Nov. 5, 2017, in Jonesboro, Georgia. The World War II U.S. Navy veteran was…

  • In Memoriam – Fall 2018

    1930s Marian Nelson Kleeman (’39) died Feb. 7, 2018, in Savannah. She was a successful real estate agent. Frank Barragan Jr. (’38), a Savannah native, died March 14, 2018, at age 99. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, then returned to Savannah where he had a long career at Savannah…

  • In Memoriam – Spring 2018

    1930s Rebecca Fay Foy Smith (’38) of Statesboro died March 8, 2017. The 99-year-old lifelong resident of Bulloch County was an active member of the Statesboro community. Julia Miller Trapnell Kenan (.38) died June 5, 2017, at age 99, in Evans, Georgia. The retired elementary school teacher lived in Statesboro for 60 years. 1940s Donnie…

  • In Memoriam – Spring 2017

    1940s Donald A. Coleman (’48), a Statesboro resident, died May 30, 2016, at age 91. The Georgia Southern Registrar Emeritus and Director of Admissions Emeritus was a World War II veteran and a founding member of the Georgia Southern University Foundation. Dr. Albert Howard (’49) died June 11, 2016, in hospice care in Statesboro at…

  • In Memoriam – Spring 2016

    Celebrating the Lives of Eagle Alumni

  • In Memoriam – Spring 2015

    Celebrating the Lives of Eagle Alumni