Entries from March 2008

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Norman R. Knight, Jr. ’60

Norman Robert Knight, Jr., a member of “the greatest generation” and a resident of Bishop Gadsden, gently entered into eternal rest on March 11, 2008.  He was born on Good Friday, March 25, 1924, in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, to Norman Robert Knight and Jean Wallace Knight.   Mr. Knight was a graduate of Porter Military Academy [...]

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Thomas D. Furman ’36

Thomas DeSaussure Furman, Sr., of Pickens, SC, died Thursday morning, March 27, 2008 at his home at Table Rock, SC. He was born in Milledgeville, GA on November 8, 1915, the oldest child of the late Dr. William Baker and Mellicent Bacot (DeSaussure) Furman. He was raised in Easley, SC and graduated from Easley High [...]

Monday, March 31st, 2008

J. Harmann Pieper ’54

Lt. Col. J. Harmann Pieper, of Charleston, formerly of Tradd St., died on March 28, 2008 at Savannah Grace at The Palms of Mt. Pleasant. He was born in Charleston on December 30, 1932, the son of John Harmann Pieper and Margaret Christian Pieper. A great-great grandson of Confederate General Johann Andreas Wagener, former mayor [...]

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Stephen P. Hyslop ’66

Stephen Hyslop HYSLOP, Stephen Entered into eternal rest on the morning of March 21, 2008, Stephen Paul Hyslop. Residence, Charleston, SC. All services are private. Mr. Hyslop was born August 25, 1944 in Salisbury, Maryland, the son of Kenneth Charles Hyslop and Iris Esham Hyslop. He was a 1966 graduate of The Citadel and served [...]

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Charles L. James, Jr. ’55

Charles L. “Chick” James Jr. JAMES, Col. Charles L. “Chick” Jr. (Ret.) 75, of St. Petersburg, died Monday, March 24, 2008. He graduated from the Citadel in Charleston, SC in 1955. He attended Air Command and Staff College in 1965 and in 1966 was assigned to the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing at Elgin Air Force [...]

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Otho B. Zimmer ’60

Otho B. (Sonny) Zimmer, Jr., of Leesburg, Fla., died Feb. 25. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, stationed at Ft. Holabird, Md., from 1962 to 1964. He graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law in June 1966 and practiced law in Baltimore until his retirement in August 2004. Zimmer was a [...]

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Lawrence A. Dodds ’50

DODDS, Lawrence Lawrence Aloysius Dodds, husband of Mildred White Dodds died peacefully at home on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008. Mr. Dodds was born September 12, 1923 in Charleston, the son of John J. Dodds and Loretta Hennessy Dodds. He attended Bishop England High School, Clemson University, and obtained a Bachelor of Science from the [...]

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Robert L. Hobgood ’40

Robert L. Hobgood LT. COL. ROBERT L. HOBGOOD 1919 – 2008 Lt. Col. Robert L. Hobgood, 88, of Pensacola, passed away March 17th 2008. He was a native of Kinston, NC, and a resident of Pensacola since 1975. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 32 years of proudly serving our nation. He graduated [...]

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Harold J. Blackmore ’51

Harold J. Blackmore, Jr. of Malibu, CA passed away Friday 3/07/2008 after a 5 month battle with Leukemia. He was 78. Mr. Blackmore, the son of Harold J. Blackmore, Sr. and Florence N. Blackmore of East Rockaway, NY was a 1951 graduate of The Citadel and a Korean War veteran. He is survived, by his [...]

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

William S. Heaton ’66

William S. Heaton Sr. MR. WILLIAM S. HEATON, SR. November 10, 1943 – March 11, 2008 ANDERSON, SC – Mr. William Smith Heaton, Sr., age 64, husband of Velda Arnold Heaton of 3885 Old Portman Road, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. Born in Anderson, SC on November 10, [...]