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to their vacation home in Florida.
Among her survivors are three
children, nine grandchildren, and a
great-grandson.
Susan Prentiss Parker ’69 of
Birmingham, on May 2, 2016.
Parker worked as a counselor for the
Occupational Rehabilitation Center
from 1971-94. She earned a master’s
in rehabilitation counseling from
the University of Alabama. Parker
was once named Handicapped
Professional Woman of the Year
for outstanding achievements. She
was a member of South Highland
Presbyterian Church. Survivors
include nieces and nephews.
Virginia Harden Bailey ’70 of
Baileyton, on Sept. 22, 2016. Bailey
was a successful stockbroker with
Merrill Lynch and J.C. Bradford
& Co. before retiring in 1998.
She continued her postgraduate
association with Alpha Chi Omega
sorority as a eld consultant,
regional of cer, and national
board representative. Bailey was a
founding member and president
of the Birmingham Heart Guild of
the American Heart Association.
She was also an avid equestrian.
She is survived by her husband, C.
Stanley Bailey ’71; and daughter;
brother-in-law, Paul Bailey Jr. ’69
of Falls Church, Va.; and sister-in-
law, Jeanne Bailey Green ’77 of
Selma. Her father-in-law was the
late Dr. Paul Bailey, BSC dean.
Rev. Dr. John Galloway ’70 of
Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 10, 2016.
Galloway earned a master of divinity
at the Candler School of Theology
at Emory University and later
received a doctorate from Columbia
Theological Seminary. He had an
accomplished career as a pastor,
marriage and family therapist, and
clinical pastoral educator; he worked
for the North Alabama Conference
of the United Methodist Church for
43 years. He is survived by his wife,
a daughter, and several stepchildren
and grandchildren.
William Davis Cornwell Jr. ’71 of
Irving, Texas, formerly of Decatur, Ga.,
on April 16, 2017. Cornwell began
his journalism career at the Decatur
Daily newspaper in 1971. He also was
a writer or editor for the Birmingham
Post-Herald, St. Petersburg Times
(now Tampa Bay Times), Anniston
Star, San Jose Mercury News, Tampa
Tribune, and Florida Weekly. He
worked as an editorial voice for
Florida’s Agency for Health Care
Administration and in PR for a
company in Houston. Cornwell won
many writing awards and his work
appeared in The Nation, Washington
Post, Miami Herald, and elsewhere.
Among his survivors are two children
and three grandchildren. The family
requests memorial contributions be
made to the Of ce of Advancement
at BSC, Box 549003, 900 Arkadelphia
Road, Birmingham, AL 35254.
William Frederick Neil Jr. ’71
of Orange Beach, formerly of
Birmingham, on May 29, 2017.
Neil spent the majority of his
27-year career as the pathology
teaching coordinator at the School
of Medicine at UAB. He was a
member of Vestavia Hills Methodist
Church. Neil also umpired SEC,
other college, and high school
baseball and coached all age levels
of baseball, soccer, and basketball.
Among survivors are his wife,
Celeste Chambers Neil ’73 ; four
children, including Ryan Neil
’02 and Jessica Neil Carson ’06,
both of Orange Beach; and ve
grandchildren.
Robert Fontaine Howard ’72 of
Galveston, Texas, on June 14, 2016.
Howard served with the U.S. Marine
Corps in Vietnam, where he earned
a Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
After college, he supported his
family as an electrician. Survivors
include his daughter and grandson.
Beverly Ann McFee Jones ’72 of
Homewood, on Nov. 22, 2016.
Apart from spending one year in
Tuscaloosa to earn a master’s degree,
Jones stayed in Birmingham all her
life. She spent 36 years working with
emotionally con icted students at
UAB and Birmingham City Schools.
She is survived by her husband, three
children, and one granddaughter.
Judith “Judy” Carmichael
O’Connor ’72 of Columbiana,
on June 13, 2016. O’Connor was
a career law enforcement of cer,
serving 25 years with the Alabama
Pardon and Parole Board; she
spent six years as a member by
appointment of the governor and
two years as chair. O’Connor was
a member of Columbiana Church
of Christ. Survivors include her
husband, Robert O’Connor Jr.
’74, and two children, including
Rebecca O’Connor ’98 of Alabaster.
Mary Ann Butler Lewis ’75 of
Nashville, on Jan. 5, 2016. Lewis
was a retired educator with degrees
from BSC and Vanderbilt University.
Among her survivors is a son.
Elizabeth Keyser Wilson ’75
of Tuscaloosa, on Nov. 8, 2016.
Wilson received an MFA from the
University of Alabama. She was an
accomplished artist in the mediums
of painting, drawing, collage, and
photography, and her work was
featured in numerous shows and
represented by galleries throughout
her career. Wilson was a professor of
art at Stillman College for 30 years
and received the Joseph A. Gore
Faculty Merit Award for Excellence
in Teaching in 2009. She is survived
by her mother.
George Glenford “Glen” Allen ’76
of Alabaster, on Dec. 22. 2016. Allen
earned a master’s degree in cytology
at the University of Miami. He
proudly served his country as a staff
sergeant in the U.S. Army Medical
Corp and went on to become a
captain in the National Guard.
Survivors include three children and
ve grandchildren.
Roger Stephen Morrow Sr. ’76 of
Montgomery, passed away on Feb.
27, 2016. Morrow received his JD
from the University of Alabama Law
School. He served as a law clerk for
the Alabama Supreme Court before
establishing Morrow, Romine &
Pearson P.C. Morrow specialized
in civil litigation for 30 years in
Montgomery. He was appointed and
served as a deputy attorney general
and a special assistant attorney
general for Alabama. Among his
professional endeavors, he was
a member of the Alabama State
Bar Association. Morrow enjoyed
diving and was a licensed assistant
SCUBA instructor. Survivors include
his former wife, Dr. Angela Camp
Morrow Baker ’77; four children,
including Charles Morrow
’02 of Montgomery; and four
grandchildren.
Linda Taylor Hancock ’79 of
Vestavia Hills, on Sept. 7, 2016. After
graduating from BSC with honors,
Hancock taught for the Birmingham
City School System for 32 years; she
retired in 2011. Among survivors
are her husband; three children,
including Kevin Hancock ’06 of
Asheville, N.C., and Katelyn Hancock
’10 of Los Angeles; and a grandson.
David D. Callahan ’80 of
Birmingham, on March 25, 2017.
Callahan served as a nuclear
weapons man in the U.S. Navy.
After his service, he went to work
for South Central Bell, where he
spent many years as a network
manager, eventually retiring from
AT&T. Callahan earned an MBA
from Samford University. He was
a member and deacon at Sulphur
Springs Baptist Church in Trussville.
Survivors include three children and
seven grandchildren.
David C. Middleton ’80 of Atlanta,
on April 25, 2016. Middleton
also held a bachelor’s degree
in chemical engineering from
Auburn University and an MBA
from the University of Alabama.
Among survivors is a brother, Mike
Middleton, who attended BSC
from 1984-86. The family requests