SCHOOL TIES
in memory Francis Xavier Archibald ’76, age 89, died June 24 in Mount Pleasant. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, a security director with the military, a Hanahan City Councilman, a judge, a member of the S.C. House of Representatives, was public affairs officer for the S.C. Department of Corrections, and was an adjunct professor at CSU in the 1980s. Clairisa Davis Baisley ‘10, ’14 MEd, age 33, died Aug. 22 in Summerville due to COVID. She was the new assistant principal at Spann Elementary School in Dorchester District 2 and had previously taught school at Knightsville Elementary. She and her husband had their first child on Aug. 8. Robert “Hank” Bauer ’75, age 68, died Aug. 20 in Folly Beach. Prior to retirement, he taught middle school math. He was an avid surfer. Pat Baughman Sr., age 86, died Aug. 4 in Columbia. He received an honorary doctor of laws from CSU in 1973. He was a U.S. Army veteran, owned a life insurance business, and was a former president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. June Alice Conner Broad ’81, ’82, age 60, died Aug. 4 in Mauldin. She was an auditor and worked for the U.S. government. Cecile Langham Cothran ’94, age 76, died Aug. 11 in Summerville. She was an artist and owned an art gallery in Charleston prior to retirement. She belonged to the Flowertown Garden Club and served as editor of the South Carolina Gardener. Elisa Deffendall Creasy ’08, age 35, died July 30 due to COVID in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was a math teacher at Robstown Early Collegiate High School. She and her husband had their first child on July 14.
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Mical Ezra Embler ’75, age 69, died May 22. He was a certified public accountant and owned his own firm in Greenville. He ran track while in college and was on the Board of the Greenville Track Club Elite. Lorvens Florestal, age 19, died Aug. 29 in Charleston. He was a freshman walk-on defensive end on the football team and was a graduate of Atlantic High School in Delray Beach, Florida. Flynn Thomas Harrell, age 87, died July 8 in Columbia. He was a U.S. Army veteran, was the business officer for the South Carolina Baptist Convention, was an executive assistant to the S.C. Attorney General, and was on the board of Southern Mutual Church Insurance Company. He was a member of the CSU Board of Visitors and received an honorary doctor of laws from CSU in 1978. Hannah Caitlin Hatherly ’19, age 24, died Aug. 18 in Summerville from COVID. She was known for her saxophone talent. Margaret Odom Hobgood ’96 MAT, age 76, died Aug. 2 in Ladson. She was a U.S. Navy veteran, had been a newspaper reporter, worked in real estate, and taught high school English and Spanish before retiring. Andrew Hogue ’70, age 73, died Oct. 8, 2020, in Charleston due to COVID. He had been a member of the CSU Board of Visitors. John Michael Kammeyer ’74, age 69, died Aug. 12 in Charleston. He was the co-owner of Rug Masters and was a member of the Charleston Southern Hall of Fame, and played basketball for CSU. He was a longtime member of the CSU Buc Club Board of Directors.
The Rev. Marvin D. “Buddy” Locke, ’73, age 77, died July 3. He was a retired minister. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, and had worked for the S.C. Department of Mental Health and as a building designer before becoming a pastor. Charles Wayne McManus, age 64, died Sept. 20, 2021, in Summerville. He attended CSU and owned an internet broadband service business. He was a former member of the CSU Board of Visitors. Joyce Phillips Moore Mixson, age 99, died Aug. 7 in Pawleys Island. She had been president of the Garden Clubs of South Carolina. She was a member of the CSU Board of Visitors, the Women’s Advisory Council, and the President’s Silver Club Life Member. She endowed two CSU scholarships with her late husband, Frank Mixson. CSU bestowed an honorary doctor of nursing on her in 2004. Carroll Jo Sandefer ’92, age 56, died July 17 in Summerville. She had been a senior analyst for H&R Block and a secretary at Roper Hospital. Nina “Beth” Sprinkle ’73, age 69, died May 15 in North Charleston. She was an art teacher. Ronald J. Wells ’88, age 75, died Jan. 9 in North Carolina. Lawrence Wertan ’72, age 77, died May 25 in Georgia. He was a retired teacher and had been a librarian and author. William Christopher Yarina ’12, age 38, died Sept. 4, 2020, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, a correctional officer at SCI Somerset, an EMT with Conemaugh Valley Ambulance, and was a member of the Franklin Borough Fire Department.
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