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Mattavia Burks ’96
to Stephen Ward,
Nov. 1, 2014.
Murray Dunlap ’98
to Mary Balfour
Van Zandt, Sept. 26, 2015.
Kori Saucier ’07
to Judson Crawley,
Jan. 17, 2015.
Elizabeth Wilson ’08
to Dr.
Benjamin Huang, April 11, 2015.
Kimberly Farris ’10
to Taylor
Narewski, June 27, 2015.
Sarah Kate Masters ’11
to
William
“Robb” Roberts Jr. ’11
, Oct. 10,
2015. Father of the bride was
Daryl Masters ’81
and best man
was
William Skinner Jr. ’11
.
BIRTHS
A son, Foster Carlye, Aug. 10, 2015
,
to
Melanie Stutts Williams ’02
and husband, Scott, of Greenville,
S.C. Big sister and brothers, Bailey,
Palmer, and Graham.
A daughter, Columbia Jane
Awendela, May 1, 2015, to
Patrick
Cashio ’06
and wife,
Catherine
Dooley Cashio ’07
, of Camden, N.J.
Big brothers, Jeremiah and Daniel.
A son, Austin Blake, May 28, 2015, to
Jennifer Damian Hamrick ’06
and
husband, Brett, of Birmingham. Big
brother, Cole.
A daughter, Miller Frances, June 6,
2015, to
Katherine Lester Mooty ’07
and husband,
Robert Mooty ’08
, of
Montgomery. Big brother, Styles.
IN MEMORIAM
*Obituaries are organized by
graduating class year and include
alumni whose deaths were reported
prior to 2016.
Sara Hoffman Robinson ’37
of
Birmingham, on Dec. 5, 2015.
Robinson worked with children
at the Cerebral Palsy Center in
Birmingham and was chair of
women volunteers for the first CP
national telethon. In addition
to her charitable activities—she
was a charter member of BSC’s
Endowment Builder’s Society—
Robinson expressed her creativity
through painting, refinishing and
refurbishing furniture, and designing
and making clothing. She is survived
by two children, four grandchildren,
and seven great grandchildren. At
the request of the family, memorial
contributions may be made to the
Scholarship Fund through the Office
of Advancement at BSC, Box 549003,
900 Arkadelphia Road, Birmingham,
AL 35254.
Gladys Smalling Tetley ’38
of Midvale, Utah, formerly
of Hoover, on April 8, 2015.
Tetley worked for U.S. Steel and
Loveman’s Department Store. She
enjoyed painting and was active
in her community; she was
membership chair for the Bluff
Park Art Association in Hoover
and a member of the Episcopal
Church. Survivors include a son,
two grandchildren, and five great-
grandchildren.
Dr. Martha Haralson Tyson
’39
of Houston, Texas, on May
4, 2015. Tyson was associate
professor emerita of psychology at
the University of Houston, where
she received her Ph.D. Among
survivors are three children, eight
grandchildren, and five great-
grandchildren.
Bessie Davis Sasser ’40
of
Tuscaloosa, on Aug. 21, 2015. Sasser
worked as a teacher before earning
an advanced degree in library
science from Emory University. She
served as director of the Tuscaloosa
County Public Library system from
1962 until her retirement in 1980.
Sasser was a longtime member of
First United Methodist Church of
Tuscaloosa. She was also a strong
supporter of the performing and
visual arts and enjoyed reading and
gardening. She is survived by three
children, six grandchildren, and 12
great-grandchildren.
Margaret Maxwell Stewart ’40
of
Birmingham, on Sept. 21, 2014.
Sam Perry Phelps ’41
of Hoover,
on April 28, 2015. Phelps began
working at the American Cast
Iron Pipe Co. in 1936, alternating
between jobs in production and
research during college. He served
as an aerial gunnery instructor in the
U.S. Army Air Corps during World
War II. Phelps became employment
manager at ACIPCO in 1956
and retired in 1986 as personnel
director, becoming the first ACIPCO
employee to complete 50 years of
service. He served on a number of
professional and civic boards and
committees. Survivors include his
wife,
Wayne Bynum Phelps ’41
;
daughter; six grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Anne Berry Brice ’42
of Decatur,
formerly of Oneonta, on Sept. 4,
2015. Brice was a homemaker,
avid bridge player, and a member
of several clubs in Oneonta.
She is survived by her daughter,
two grandsons, and three great-
grandchildren.
Nora Savio Murray ’42
of
Birmingham, on March 3, 2015.
After graduating
magna cum laude
and Phi Beta Kappa from BSC,
Murray enlisted and served in the
military during World War II as
a radio operator and secretary.
She retired from Ennis Business
Forms Inc. after 40 years and was
a longtime member of Blessed
Sacrament Catholic Church. She
is survived by a daughter, stepson,
three grandchildren, and seven
great-grandchildren.
Helen Hughes Phelps
’42
of
Birmingham, on March 7, 2015.
Phelps worked in banking and real
estate for many years. She and her
late husband,
Edwin Phelps ’42
,
were charter members of The Club
in Homewood and the Hoover
Country Club. Her sister-in-law,
Wayne Bynum Phelps ’41
, is
among survivors.
Frances Blake Satterthwaite ’42
of Greer, S.C., on Feb. 18, 2015.
Satterthwaite, who earned a master’s
in library science from Peabody
College, had a long career as a
high school librarian, working in
Chattanooga; Aliquippa, Penn.;
Hollywood, Fla.; Hapeville, Ga.;
and College Park, Ga. She was a
longtime member of College Park
Presbyterian Church. Survivors
include three children, five
grandchildren, and two great-
grandchildren.
Martha Thompson Fleischmann
’43
of Daphne, formerly of
Birmingham, on Sept. 25, 2015.
Katherine Martin Riddell ’43
of
Birmingham, on Feb. 10, 2015.
Riddell served in the U.S. Air Force
and then worked for the Social
Security Administration until her
retirement. Two nieces are among
her survivors.
Jane Huddleston Aaron ’44
of
Palo Alto, Calif., on Feb. 12, 2015.
Aaron was a librarian at Swarthmore
College. She is survived by four
children; two grandchildren; a
sister,
Nancy Huddleston Packer
’45
of Palo Alto, Calif.; and a
sister-in-law,
Alice Jeanne Haworth
Huddleston ’45
of Birmingham. At
the request of the family, memorial
contributions may be made to the
Bertha and George Huddleston
Sr. Scholarship through the Office
of Advancement at BSC, Box
549003, 900 Arkadelphia Road,
Birmingham, AL 35254. The
scholarship was established in
her parents’ memory by their five
children, all of whom graduated
from BSC.
Rev. Samuel Allen Balch Jr. ’44
of Birmingham, on Sept. 3, 2014.
A graduate of BSC and Emory
University, Balch served as a United
Methodist minister in the North
Alabama Conference for more than
50 years. He was church relations
director/chaplain with Goodwill