IN MEMORIAM
1951
The alumni office has learned of the death of Ann Trowbridge Johnston, 88, of Marietta, Ga., on March 26, 2018. Her daughter is Lynne Johnston ’80.
1952
John A. Gregory, 90, of Murray, Ky., died May 29, 2021. He graduated from law school at the University of Kentucky and was a captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps before settling in Murray, where he joined the law firm Nat Ryan Hughes. He was a member of the Murray First Presbyterian Church, where he served on the board of elders and as board chair. He had a lifetime love of hunting and fishing and especially enjoyed his many bird dogs and hunting companions. He was proud to have been an Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America in Harlan, Ky. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Charlotte O’Keefe Gregory ’54; two daughters, Anne Mills and Keane Hale; and three grandchildren.
1953
David L. McNeill, 88, of New Orleans, died Feb. 24, 2020. He was an ophthalmologist for more than 50 years and had been an Air Force flight surgeon and chief of aviation medicine at the Air Force Base in Edwards, Calif. He received his medical degree from Baylor University College of Medicine in 1958 and trained at several other universities, including Tulane Medical School Ophthalmology and Charity Hospital, during his residency. He was president of Tulane Eye Alumni Association. He was clinical investigator at McGhan Medical in 1976 and conducted the first intraocular lens implantation. He was a clinical investigator for Cilco Medical in 1980. His honors included a certificate of merit from the City of New Orleans, commendation from Louisiana Senate, and being named Outstanding Tulane Eye Alumnus in 2008. He was also active in the Clan McNeill Association of America. Survivors include his wife of 22 years, Linda Paradise McNeill; a daughter, Jennie-Lynn McNeill Campbell; a son, Ronald David McNeill; stepdaughters Karen Freese, Missy Schulz, Gretchen Riddle, and Jennifer Coats; his sisters, Margaret Anne Goldstein, Dorothy McNeill Koomey, and Evelyn Koudal; and eight grandchildren.
1954
Amelia Green Nichols, 88, of Danville, died Jan. 6, 2021. She was a housewife and an active volunteer in her church, Danville Presbyterian Church, as well as the
Boyle County Public Library, Centre College, and the Humane Society. Her hobbies were pets, bird watching and hiking, She ran the Empty Nest Bed & Breakfast in her home for 20 years. Survivors include her three children, Kitty Sears, Reidy Guild, and Alex Nichols ’85; and four grandchildren. The alumni office has learned of the death of Carolyn Toy of Louisville on Jan. 22, 2019.
1956
Josephine Cramer Hoover, 85, of Evergreen, Colo., died Feb. 9, 2021. In 1959, she was assigned to Saudi Arabia as a CIA analyst for three years. She was one of, if not the first, women to drive in Saudi Arabia, transporting diplomatic pouches. She moved to Evergreen in 1972. For many years she volunteered with what became the Evergreen Mountain Area Historical Society, serving on the board and as its librarian, cataloging oral histories, photographs, and documents in the collection. She was also honored as one of the longest-serving volunteers in the Jefferson County Open Space program. She earned a master’s in library science at the University of Denver in 1977 and was a librarian for the Stearns-Roger Engineering Corporation and the Jefferson County school district. Survivors include her daughters, Amelia Adair and Teresa Holden; and her siblings, Judith Cramer Kite ’59 and Noel Cramer. Robert W. Nichols, 85, of Louisville, died Nov. 30, 2020. He was a Navy veteran and a retired investment advisor. Most of his career was spent at the old First National Bank/Kentucky Trust Company, where he was a senior vice president. He retired from Raymond James in 2004. He enjoyed family, friends, the arts, politics, extensive travel, and golf. A lifelong Presbyterian, he was a member of Second Presbyterian Church, where he served as a trustee. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Martha Clay Nichols; children Martha Nichols-Pecceu ’85 and Robert Nichols ’88; and four grandchildren.
1957
Ewing Marsh Goodson, 85, of McMinnville, Tenn., died Dec. 11, 2020. He was a member of Centre’s undefeated 1955 football team, one of only four teams inducted into Centre’s Hall of Fame. He was a football and track coach in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Georgia. In 1967, he joined the inaugural faculty at Jackson State Community College in Tenn., where he taught and was an administrator until he retired in 1994. In 2013, he
was inducted as a member of the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame. Marsh is survived by his wife of 57 years, Katharine Pearsall Goodson; his daughter, Marsha Kaye Dennison; his son, Jeffrey Todd Goodson; and four granddaughters.
1959
The alumni office has learned of the death of James E. Cahill of Senatobia, Miss., on Aug. 21, 2020. Guilio “Julian” Guinchigliani, 88, of Louisville, died Nov. 15, 2020. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War and was in the Reserves. He spent more than 35 years at Citizen’s Fidelity, later acquired by PNC, and retired as a vice president in the accounting department. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, he was instrumental in implementing the automated teller machine process for the bank. He was considered an expert in “overnight float” and was often loaned out to regional banks as a consultant. Survivors include his son, Tony Guinchigliani; daughter, Gina G. Hina; and three grandsons. Mary Jo Settle Lones, 83, of Atlanta, died March 11, 2021. She was a retired elementary school teacher who taught for many years in Scottsville, Ky. Survivors include her daughter, Laura Lones; sister, Emily Polson; and brothers, Bill Settle, Wilbur Settle ’62, and Francis Settle.
1964
Winston F. Clifton, 78, of Charleston, S.C., died March 22, 2021. He was a retired systems analyst for the State of Kentucky and a member of the Barbourville First United Methodist Church. His passion was always University of Kentucky men’s basketball. Survivors include his daughter, Elizabeth Clifton O’Leary ’92; brother, Charles Randall Clifton; and grandchildren, Declan O’Leary and Erin O’Leary ’24. H. Gordon DePoyster, 78, of Greenville, Ky., died Jan. 12, 2021. He was a dentist and a member of First Christian Church in Greenville. Survivors include his wife, Lamar Hansen DePoyster; and longtime family member Greg Haley of Greenville. G. William “Bill” Kingsbury, 79, of Snellville, Ga., died March 10, 2021. He received a Master in Urban and Regional Planning from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He worked with communities and the private sector in Kentucky, Colorado, and Georgia to establish economically sound improvement programs for
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