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CLASSNOTES
Joyce Elaine Powell ’52
of
Cherokee Village, Ariz., on Dec.
12, 2012. She had retired from
teaching in Texas and belonged
to the Cherokee Village United
Methodist Church, where
she served as secretary. She
is survived by two adopted
daughters.
Rev. Richard Norris Robertson
’52
of Columbus, Ga., born in
Talladega, Ala., on March 9, 2013.
Robertson was a graduate of
Duke Divinity School and served
as a United Methodist minister
and pastoral counselor. He was
founding director of the Pastoral
Institute of Columbus, which now
employs more than 70 counselors.
Robertson was instrumental in
advocacy for marriage enrichment,
counseling training for clergy,
and many other areas. In June,
the Pastoral Institute dedicated
the Richard N. Robertson Prayer
Garden in his memory.
Betty Godfrey Duncan ’55
of
Tuscaloosa on July 15, 2013.
Duncan’s husband, Gerald, was
a United Methodist minister and
together they served churches
throughout North Alabama.
Wherever they lived, she taught
school, usually first grade, and she
had a passion for teaching children
to read. Duncan earned a master’s
degree in education from LaGrange
College. After her husband’s death
and her retirement from teaching,
she moved to Tuscaloosa, where
she remained active and enjoyed
attending sporting events and
musical programs at the University
of Alabama. Survivors include a
son and grandchildren. The family
requests that donations be made
to BSC through the Office of
Institutional Advancement, Box
549003, 900 Arkadelphia Road,
Birmingham, AL 35254.
James “Jim” E. Gray ’57
of
Melbourne, Fla., formerly of
Birmingham, on March 8, 2013.
Gray and his wife moved to
Melbourne in 1961 when he
became owner of Space Coast
Vending Co. He was a veteran of
the U.S. Navy, where he served
in the Hurricane Hunters. Gray
was a member of the First United
Methodist Church of Melbourne,
where he served in the choir for
many years, and was an active
member of the Bull Creek Hunt
Club. Among his survivors are two
brothers,
Dr. Robert M. Gray
’54
of Sylacauga and
T. Randolph
Gray ’61
of Birmingham.
Kathryn McDonough Browdy
’59
of Gulf Shores, born in
Birmingham, on Aug. 14, 2012.
She was a teacher and was
active at her church and in her
community. She was married to
Charles Browdy ’54
for more than
50 years, and moved with him to
Chicago; South Bend, Ind.; Atlanta;
and finally to her dream home
on Mobile Bay in the Ft. Morgan
community. She was the mother
of four children and grandmother
of seven.
Larry Joseph Lamon ’69
of
Birmingham on June 24, 2013. He
had retired from Southern Natural
Gas Co. with 20 years of service.
Lamon was a member of St. John’s
United Methodist Church, where
he previously worked with the
youth program. He is survived by
his wife.
The Rev. Dr. Michael Morgan
Stewart ’74
of Hazel Green, Ala.,
formerly of Birmingham, on April
18, 2013. He received a Master
of Divinity degree from Vanderbilt
University and a Doctor of Ministry
from Chicago Theological Seminary.
He was a United Methodist pastor,
serving a number of pastorates
in the North Alabama Conference
of the UMC. He was ordained
an elder in 1979. He is survived
by a son,
Nathan Stewart ’02
of Jacksonville, Fla., and two
daughters, including
Skye Stewart
’06
of Somerville, Ma.
Elizabeth Chatham Hammond
’77
of Decatur, formerly of
Huntsville, on March 14, 2013.
Hammond was a multitalented
homemaker and stay-at-home
mother dedicated to her family.
She made friends wherever she
went and charmed many with
her compassion, generosity, and
humor. She is survived by her
husband and daughter.
Joe Corcoran ’79
of St. Bernard,
Ohio, on Feb. 13, 2013. He was
the athletics director at Roger
Bacon High School in Cincinnati
and a former BSC assistant
baseball coach.
In
Memoriam
’59
Carol Clotfelter Golson
of Gadsden, formerly
of Birmingham, passed away on April 11, 2013.
She was 75.
Golson was a schoolteacher who exhibited
a deep commitment to education through
mentoring children and modeling lifelong
learning. She taught first grade at Cleveland
Elementary School for nearly 10 years and retired
from the Blount County Board of Education in
1998.
Golson also taught and ministered jointly with
her husband,
Rev. Henry Golson ’60
,
now a
retired United Methodist minister. She enjoyed
homemaking, travel, camping, gardening, and
sewing.
In addition to her husband, survivors
include a brother,
J. Emory Clotfelter ’63
of
Mechanicsville, Va., and daughters
Rev. Clare Golson Doyle ’85
of Shelbyville, Tenn.;
Elizabeth Golson McGlaughn ’87
of
Birmingham; and
Dr. Linda Golson Bradley
’96
of Milledgeville, Ga.
At the request of the family, memorial contributions can be made to the George
W. Clotfelter Scholarship at BSC through the Office of Institutional Advancement,
900 Arkadelphia Road, Box 549003, Birmingham, AL 35254. George Clotfelter was
Carol’s father. She was a lifelong supporter of and advocate for the college.
