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CLASSNOTES
A daughter, Elizabeth Laurens,
May 14, 2012, to
Sarah Parker
Scaffidi ’95
and husband,
John Michael Scaffidi
’96
(big brothers, Matt and
Will, and big sister, Emme).
Proud grandparents are
R.
Michael Parker ’68
and
Trudy
Jeffries Parker ’69
. Other
relatives include aunt
Jennifer
Parker Graul ’98
and great-
grandmother
Mary Ruth
Franklin Jeffries ’41
.
A son, Matthew James, Feb.
8, 2013, to
Melissa Cotney
Dooley ’98
and husband, Adam
(big brothers, Jackson and
William).
A daughter, Millie McK, Jan.
2, 2013, to
Russ Parrish ’00
and wife,
Carol Jean “CJ”
Alexander Parrish ’02
(big
brother, Wilson, and big sister,
Ally).
A daughter, Elisha Marie, Dec. 8,
2012, to
Lindsay Peck Denton
’01
and husband, Nathan.
A son, Walker Haynes, April 2,
2013, to
Ann Patton Nelson
Hornthal ’01
and husband, Lang
(big brother, Patton Ashe).
A daughter, Alice Holbrook, Feb.
13, 2013, to
Brooke Emfinger
Reid ’03
and husband, Phelps.
A daughter, Savannah Grace, July
15, 2013, to
Stephanie Houston
Mays ’04
and husband,
Bernard
“BJ” Mays Jr. ’04
.
A son, Christopher Knox Jr., June
30, 2013, to
Christopher Knox
Friedman ’05
and wife, Anna
Russell.
A daughter, Catherine Favor, Nov.
19, 2012, to
Suelin Joe Schilleci
’05
and husband, Phillip.
A daughter, Lillian Hartsell, Nov. 28,
2012, to
Rankin Miller Langley
’06
and husband, Travis.
A son, George “Quinn” A. Nelson
V, June 14, 2013, to
Dr. George
A. Nelson IV ’06
and wife,
Dr.
Jennifer Turnham Nelson ’06
.
Proud aunt is
Mary Stewart
Nelson ’01
.
In
Memoriam
Harriet Hanover Glasspiegel ’39
of Longboat Key, Fla., formerly
of Milwaukee, Wis., on Oct. 13,
2011. She enjoyed spending time
with friends and traveling with her
husband, who operated the John
Glasspiegel Co. in Milwaukee with
his brother for some 40 years.
Her retirement activities included
tennis, painting, and volunteer
work. She is survived by three
sons.
Dr. Orizaba Emfinger ’41
of
Union Springs on June 14, 2013.
Emfinger was a graduate of the
Northwestern University School of
Medicine and practiced medicine
in the Union Springs community
for more than 50 years. He was
past president of the Alabama
Medical Association and recipient
of the Samuel Buford Word Award.
Emfinger served as a captain in the
Medical Corps of the U.S. Army
during World War II. “He was an
avid supporter of BSC and sang
the college’s praises literally until
his last breath,” his granddaughter,
Brooke Emfinger Reid ’03
of
Montgomery, noted. Survivors
also include a daughter,
Sandra
Emfinger Fay ’71
of Pensacola,
Fla. In addition, his son, John
Emfinger of Union Springs, and his
daughter, Patricia Emfinger Shaner
of Montgomery, attended BSC.
Betty Ann Hard Rhodes ’42
of
Marietta, Ga., on June 12, 2013.
Rhodes earned a master’s degree
in chemistry from Ohio State
University. During World War
II, she did research to produce
a mold-free cloth used by the
military. Rhodes made her lifelong
home in Cobb County, where she
was involved in local politics to
improve the Cobb County school
system. In later years, she was
active in bringing inpatient hospice
care to Cobb County, where she
also served as a volunteer. She is
survived by two sons.
Dr. RalphW.Wadeson Jr. ’43
of
Washington, D.C., on May 11,
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In
Memoriam
’40
Birmingham native and avid traveler
Eulette
Francis Carter
passed away July 17, 2013, at the
age of 93.
Her passion for travel took her to 48 states and
43 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South
America. She was eager to understand different
cultures, and she could recite each meal she ate
during a trip.
Proud of her Southern heritage, Carter worked
to end racism. She was the first secretary of
Christians and Jews for Justice, a forerunner of Alabama Arise, an advocacy group for
civil rights and economic opportunity. She was a devoted member of Trinity United
Methodist Church.
Dedicated to lifelong learning, Carter was president of Les Meres, a study club for
young mothers. After raising her three children, she taught math for several years
at Pizitz Middle School. Later she was a founding member of New Horizons, the
learning community for retirees at UAB. At age 62, Carter learned tap dancing and
performed with “The Dancing Moms” at UAB and nursing homes. She was still active
in Dialogues, a lively discussion group of well-educated women in their 50s through
90s.
At age 50, Carter earned a master’s degree in counseling from Samford University,
and she was the first teacher/counselor at the adolescent day treatment center at the
UAB Smolian Psychiatric Clinic.
She lived at Greenbriar at the Altamont for the last 18 years of her life, and served
five years as president of the Residents’ Council. She is survived by two children.
Because of her generous donations to Birmingham-Southern, the college’s speech
lab is named in her honor. The family requests that memorial donations be made
to BSC through the Office of Institutional Advancement, 900 Arkadelphia Road, Box
549003, Birmingham, AL 35254.
