{"id":659,"date":"2026-05-22T12:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/visions\/?p=659"},"modified":"2026-05-22T12:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:48:26","slug":"class-notes-spring-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/visions\/classnotes\/class-notes-spring-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Class Notes – Spring 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1960s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Linda Jacks Finley, \u201966,<\/strong> of Brandon, received the 2025 Chairman\u2019s Award at the National Crime Stoppers conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1970s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Terri Gooch, \u201977,<\/strong> of Columbus, was elected to Mississippi Tennis Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ann Wilson Holifield, \u201979<\/strong>, of Ridgeland, is serving on the Methodist Rehabilitation Center Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1990s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pam Wright, \u201996, <\/strong>of Ethelsville, Alabama, has been promoted to chief financial officer at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kasey Keeton, \u201997,<\/strong> of Montgomery, Alabama, recently served at the counsel table before the Supreme Court of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2000s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Jennifer B. McDuffie, \u201904,<\/strong> of Broomfield, Colorado, was named the new chief of staff at The University of Northern Colorado (UNC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justin Sutton, \u201908,<\/strong> of Ocean Springs, has been named the next superintendent of Ocean Springs School District, effective July 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kristen Barnes, \u201910,<\/strong> of Jackson, received the 50 Under Fifty award that recognizes individuals whose leadership and service are shaping communities across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mallory Elise Hardy, \u201912,<\/strong> of Meridian, was recognized as one of the Meridian area\u2019s outstanding citizens as members of the Class of 2025 Top 20 Under Forty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jarita Jamison, \u201912, <\/strong>of Columbus, is a Special Education teacher at West Lowndes Elementary School and was awarded \u201cTeacher of the Year\u201d by the Lowndes County School District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauren Franks, FNP-C, \u201915,<\/strong> of Pontotoc, joined the North Mississippi Health Services care team at the Garfield Clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maddy Sielu, \u201919,<\/strong> of Breckinridge, Colorado, was awarded the Colorado Municipal Clerk\u2019s Association Clerk of the Year award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kamryn McIntosh, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, \u201921,<\/strong> of Amory, has joined North Mississippi Health Services as a family nurse practitioner at Amory Surgery Clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deaths<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1940s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Hamric McClure, \u201947,<\/strong> of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Oct. 19, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeanne Stephens Eubanks, \u201948,<\/strong> of Canton, Jan. 2, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosamond Cummings Mullender, \u201949,<\/strong> of Lakeway, Texas, Dec. 11, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madge Freiler Noble, \u201949,<\/strong> of Canton, Dec. 7, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joyce Boyett Vanlandingham, \u201949, <\/strong>of Richmond, Kentucky, Nov. 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1950s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Betty Hickman Burton, \u201950,<\/strong> of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, Dec. 5, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Ann Clay, \u201950,<\/strong> of Little Rock, Arkansas, Feb. 9, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betty Dance Coit, \u201951,<\/strong> of Sugar Land, Texas, Dec. 17, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope Carter Ellis, \u201951,<\/strong> of Kosciusko, Oct. 16, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel Currie Martin, \u201951,<\/strong> of Oxford, Oct. 4, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betty Gilmore Lyon, \u201953,<\/strong> of Richmond, Virginia, February, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grace Herrington McMillin, \u201953,<\/strong> of Madison, Nov. 15, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patricia Dehmlow, \u201954,<\/strong> of Knoxville, Tennessee, Feb. 7, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mildred Anderson Heirtzler, \u201954,<\/strong> of Ethel, Louisiana, Feb. 4, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myra Bishop Rattan, \u201954,<\/strong> of South Bend, Indiana, Nov. 12, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sylvia Marsh Stevens, \u201954,<\/strong> of Leavenworth, Kansas, July 17, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nelda Mathews Sibley, \u201955,<\/strong> of McComb, Oct. 19, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jauniece Luther Floyd, \u201956,<\/strong> of Booneville, Aug. 31, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LaDeane Robertson Moore, \u201956,<\/strong> of Clinton, Sept. 13, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leila Overby Davis, \u201957,<\/strong> of Newport News, Virginia, Nov. 12, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coy Smith Jefcoat, \u201957,<\/strong> of Brentwood, Tennessee, Oct. 25, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orlean \u201cDottee\u201d Smith Owen, \u201957, <\/strong>of Columbus, Oct. 10, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mollie Jean Byrd Wells, \u201958,<\/strong> of Montgomery, Alabama, Feb. 26, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1960s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Isabel Gray Mills, \u201960,<\/strong> of Clinton, Oct. 23, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betty LaJuan \u201cWannie\u201d Morton Aust, \u201961,<\/strong> of Boonville, Oct. 24, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roselyn Glasgow Bryant, \u201961,<\/strong> of Evans, Georgia, April 23, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Underwood Green, \u201961,<\/strong> of Corinth, Feb. 16, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blanche Thompson Hardin, \u201961,<\/strong> of Greenwood, Sept. 22, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbara Barry Rhodes, \u201961,<\/strong> of Natchez, Dec. 15, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara Hughes Steiner, \u201961,<\/strong> of Corinth, Sept. 10, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gail Stratton Street, \u201961,<\/strong> of Columbus, Dec. 12, 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phyllis Hodum Clemmons, \u201962, \u201976,<\/strong> of Columbus, Sept. 15, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Nell Terrell Grayson, \u201962,<\/strong> of Smyrna, Tennessee, Dec. 17, 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linda Pattrice Pennington Steen, \u201962,<\/strong> of Aberdeen, February 19, 2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suzanne Morgan Stockfisch, \u201962,<\/strong> of Maryville, Tennessee, Sept. 19, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anne Crockett McWilliams, \u201962, <\/strong>of Henrico, Virginia, Jan. 1, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joan Burkhart Atkins, \u201963, <\/strong>of Columbus, Nov. 19, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sue Sullivan Twilley, \u201963,<\/strong> of Urbandale, Iowa, Feb. 14, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lynn Brown Wampler, \u201963,<\/strong> of Starkville, Dec. 5, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Janet Pickett Couchman, \u201964,<\/strong> and former employee, of Birmingham, Alabama, Nov. 28, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margaret Kay Gartrell, \u201964,<\/strong> of Haddon Township, New Jersey, May 31, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kay Morrison Mathews, \u201964,<\/strong> of Tupelo, Oct. 11, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cascille Middleton Reiner, \u201964,<\/strong> of Pensacola, Florida, Jan. 6, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catherine \u201cCathie\u201d Harriet Price, \u201965,<\/strong> of Madison, Oct. 13, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carolyn Dick Spiers, \u201965, <\/strong>of Orange, Texas, Nov. 16, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jane M. Oglesby, \u201966, <\/strong>of Sulphur, Louisiana, Aug. 17, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Ann Hennington Parman, \u201966,<\/strong> of Brandon, Sept. 7, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linda Farmer Piazza, \u201966, <\/strong>of Clinton, Sept. 10, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betty Sarita Henderson Self, \u201966,<\/strong> of Starkville, Dec. 17, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delilah McCorkle Williams, \u201966, <\/strong>of Columbus, Oct. 19, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sue Ellen Wright, \u201966,<\/strong> of Jackson, Dec. 8, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claudia Thomas Boyer, \u201967,<\/strong> of Marietta, Georgia, Feb. 17, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Elizabeth Kennamer, \u201968,<\/strong> of Edgefield, South Carolina, Feb. 13, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Rita Lum, \u201968,<\/strong> of Foley, Alabama, Sept. 22, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mrs. Susan Kile McMillan, \u201968, <\/strong>of Oxford, Jan. 5, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebecca Gibson Underwood, \u201968,<\/strong> of Tuscumbia, Alabama, Dec. 21, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brenda Noland McComb, \u201969,<\/strong> of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Dec. 19, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rita Strait, \u201969,<\/strong> of Jackson, Tennessee, Feb. 2, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1970s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Helen Bedford Anderton, \u201970, <\/strong>of Daphne, Alabama, Oct. 18, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beverly Grace Eidt, \u201970,<\/strong> Norcross, Georgia, Feb. 12, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sybil Moore Tolleson, \u201971, <\/strong>of Rienzi, Oct. 13, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martha Neal McQuinn, \u201972,<\/strong> of Ridgeland, Oct. 22, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carolyn Hurt Nichols, \u201972,<\/strong> of Milton, Florida, Jan. 22, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Ann Morton Harder, \u201973,<\/strong> of Starkville, Oct. 14, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jennifer \u201cJenny\u201d Ladner, \u201973,<\/strong> of Pass Christian, June 18, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrice Hamill Simon, \u201973,<\/strong> of Jackson, July 2, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruth Ann Brent, \u201974, <\/strong>of Greenville, Oct. 19, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hermine Dinkins Walker, \u201974,<\/strong> of Oxford, Feb. 7, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruth Berry, \u201975,<\/strong> of Columbus, Feb. 10, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Ann McCullen Foster, \u201975,<\/strong> of Hoschton, Georgia, Dec. 22, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martha Taylor McGahey, \u201975,<\/strong> of Columbus, Oct. 30, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margaret Thompson Hanratty, \u201976,<\/strong> of Detroit, Alabama, Jan. 10, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Addie Jean Jenkins Colburn, \u201977,<\/strong> of Tupelo, Jan. 21, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carla Greby, \u201977, <\/strong>of Kewanee, Illinois, May 22, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brenda Hardaway Lathan, \u201977,<\/strong> of Columbus, Dec. 12, 2025 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deborah Blaylock McMurrey, \u201977,<\/strong> of Sulligent, Alabama, Nov. 24, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Anne Harthcock, \u201978,<\/strong> of Maumelle, Arkansas, Dec. 31, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melanie Sarris, \u201978, <\/strong>of Kennesaw, Georgia, Feb. 24, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sherry McDaniel Cusanelli, \u201979,<\/strong> of Carrollton, Alabama, Sept. 26, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Rodgers Faglie, \u201979, <\/strong>of Columbus, Nov. 17, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1980s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lisa Freeman Schutz, \u201982,<\/strong> of Bulverde, Texas, Feb. 10, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martha McElhenney, \u201984,<\/strong> of Decatur, Jan. 16, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Esther L. Dunlap, \u201987, <\/strong>of Tupelo, Sept. 6, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edward Lafayette Pleasants, Jr., \u201987,<\/strong> of Laurel, Maryland, Aug. 23, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donna Rawson Huffmaster, \u201989, <\/strong>of Meridian, March 27, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1990s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Barbara Randle Higgins, \u201990, <\/strong>of Diamondhead, Dec. 3, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frederick Keith Agnelly, \u201991,<\/strong> of Luling, Louisiana, Nov. 5, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judith \u201cJudy\u201d Haggard Bolin, \u201993, <\/strong>of Columbus, Jan. 13, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbara Anne Drees, \u201993,<\/strong> of Pensacola, Florida, Jan. 12, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cynthia \u201cCindy\u201d Garvin Patton, \u201993,<\/strong> of Starkville, Sept. 18, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian Higgerson, \u201995, <\/strong>of Wheaton, Illinois, Jan. 20, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2000s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Shameka White James, \u201901,<\/strong> of Columbus, Oct. 1, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dontez Tavarus Isaiah Forshee, \u201906,<\/strong> of Aberdeen, Jan. 18, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty & Staff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Carole Ann Stewart,<\/strong> professor emerita of health and kinesiology, July 28, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Ann McAllister Mitchell, <\/strong>former dean of students, Oct. 9, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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