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IN MEMORIAM ’59
Rev. William “Bill” Lowell Gunn
,
an ordained elder in the United
Methodist Church who served
43 years in the North Alabama
Conference, passed away March 21,
2015, in Birmingham. He was 78.
Gunn studied history at
Birmingham-Southern before
earning his divinity degree from
the Candler School of Theology at
Emory University. His entire life was
dedicated to practicing his faith and
to family.
During his ministry, he served at
Anniston First United Methodist,
Altoona United Methodist, New
Brashiers Chapel in Arab, St. Paul’s
United Methodist in Birmingham,
Canterbury United Methodist in Mountain Brook, Ashland First Methodist, Christ
United Methodist in Jasper, Oakmont United Methodist in Homewood, Bessemer First
United Methodist, and St. Mark’s United Methodist in Anniston. Even after he retired
from formal ministry, Gunn continued to speak and teach at Canterbury.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years,
Betty Scruggs Gunn ’60
; three children,
including BSC Professor of Education
Dr. Amelia Gunn Spencer ’85 (Brad Spencer
’86)
, and
Catherine Gunn Walker ’89 (Cleveland Walker ’90)
of Birmingham; and eight
grandchildren, including
Liza Spencer ’16
and
Graham Spencer ’16
.
Gunn and his wife were great friends and strong supporters to the college. The
family requests that memorial contributions be made in his memory to the Office of
Advancement at BSC, Box 549003, 900 Arkadelphia Road, Birmingham, AL 35254.
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from BSC, Hughes received a DMD
degree from the University of
Alabama School of Dentistry, an
MPH from UAB, and an MSD from
Case Western Reserve University
in Cleveland. He worked at
Birmingham Orthodontics for two
years before becoming owner of
Tuscaloosa Orthodontics in 2009.
Survivors include his wife and
three daughters.
Lucy Josephine Sprain ’14
of
Birmingham, on March 25, 2015.
Sprain was a junior business major
at BSC, where she had been a
member of Kappa Delta sorority
and the Stump Entrepreneurship
Scholars Program. She was active
in campus life and had served
as Homecoming coordinator.
Sprain had spent one academic
term in Italy to study art. She was
a member of St. Francis Xavier
Church. Survivors include her
parents and three sisters.
Bennett “Ben” Austin Sinclair ’15
of Hendersonville, Tenn., on April
25, 2015. Sinclair was a first-year
student who had served in the U.S.
Navy before coming to BSC in the
fall of 2014. He was a member of
the lacrosse team and a fraternity.
He was also an avid golfer. Sinclair
is survived by his parents, brother,
stepfather, and stepbrother.
Memorial donations may be made
in his name to the BSC lacrosse
team via the Office of Advancement,
Box 549003, 900 Arkadelphia Road,
Birmingham, AL 35254.
Joseph Francis Wallace ’15
of
Alexandria, Va., on July 2, 2015.
He is survived by his parents and
brother.
FRIENDS
Dr. Conrad Elbert Adair
of
Birmingham, on Aug. 25,
2015. After retiring from a 32-
year career with U.S. Steel Corp.
as superintendent of personnel
services, Adair began a second
career teaching management
courses at BSC. He taught in the
undergraduate program, Adult
Studies program, and MPPM
program, retiring in 1997 as
Professor Emeritus of Business
Administration. Adair received his
bachelor’s degree in engineering
from Auburn University, an MBA
from Samford University, and
a Ph.D. from the University of
Alabama. He began a third career
after retirement as an instructor
for the Federal Emergency
Management Agency serving in
the country’s disaster-stricken
areas. He is survived by three
children, 10 grandchildren, and
nine great-grandchildren.
Mae Jeanette Black Andrews
of
Birmingham, on Oct. 8, 2015.
Andrews worked in the Traffic
Department of U.S. Steel’s Fairfield
Works for several years. She was
employed at BSC for 39 years as
a secretary for President Emeritus
Dr. Neal R. Berte and had recently
retired. Survivors include her
daughter,
Michelle Andrews ’92
of
Homewood. The family suggests
that memorial donations be made
in honor of Jeanette to the Office of
Advancement at BSC, Box 549003,
Birmingham, AL 35254.
Winton M. Blount III
of
Montgomery, on Feb. 9, 2015.
Blount, who was a philanthropist
and the CEO of Blount
International, was a former
member of the BSC Board of
Trustees. A political strategist,
he was instrumental in the
early successes of the Alabama
Republican Party, Business Council
of Alabama, and A+ Education
Partnership; he was one of the
founders of Leadership Alabama.