December 15, 2025
Completed a degree program? Published a written work? Received that awesome promotion? Earned a prestigious honor? If so, we want to hear about it.
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Class notes submitted between Nov. 23, 2024, and June 12, 2025, are included in this issue.
Authored by Barbara Brock ’76
Holly Nelson-Becker ’75
75 – Holly Nelson-Becker, Derby, United Kingdom, professor emeritus at Brunel University London, has recently co-authored and authored, respectively, the research publications Being that hopeful person: The contribution of social workers to older people’s well-being and Healing from Loss and Grief in a Classroom Space: Engagement with Arts.
76 – Barbara Brock, Cheney, Washington, professor emeritus at Eastern Washington University, has authored Creative Dates: The Why, the How, and the Reason for Now, a book inspired by a Graceland class assignment from the late Professor Raymond Zinzer ’42 that she and Sallie Babcock ’77 Waite participated in back in 1976. Brock later adapted and refined that assignment for the recreation and leisure course she taught for 30 years at EWU, ultimately culminating in this inspiring new book that promotes meaningful relationships and helps people reconnect in an increasingly disconnected world.
80 – Terry Green, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, founder and president of Strata Productions, Inc, is currently directing his fourth feature film, The Camera, on location in France.
Gregory Howard Jr. ’99
Terry Green ’80
99 – Gregory Howard Jr., El Paso, Texas, has served 37 years in the United States Army and was recently promoted to the rank of Colonel — Deputy Chief of Staff. On June 6, 2025, he completed his second master’s degree, Military Strategic Studies, from the United States Army War College.
03 – Nichole Moore, Centerville, Iowa, has been honored by Marquis Who’s Who for her exceptional leadership in local government and transportation planning as the Executive Director of the Chariton Valley Planning and Development Council. Nichole has led initiatives for improved housing, recreation and recently transit services for veterans in her various roles, serving southern Iowa for nearly 20 years.
18 – Samuel Hinkhouse, Houston, Texas, has been officially recognized as a U.S. patent inventor. The patent, System and Method for Performing and Verifying Data Erasure (U.S. Patent No. 12,423,017 B2), acknowledges the work Hinkhouse completed with his former colleagues at Smith & Associates, the company of former Graceland University Board of Trustee member and Honorary Alumni Robert Ackerley ’06, to create a reliable and verifiable process for securely wiping data from computer storage devices.
Addison ’22 and Sierra Marshall ’21 Wilson
22 – Addison and Sierra Marshall ’21 Wilson, Blue Springs, Missouri, married April 12, 2025.
Reverend Deacon Daniel Johnson ’99 and wife, Linda
Jerry ’65 and Sandra Froyd Mogg ’66
54 – Wendell and Lillian Bowser Wallace ’57, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 66 years, Jan. 25, 2025.
65 – Jerry and Sandra Froyd Mogg ’66, Saint Joseph, Missouri, 60 years, June 21, 2025.
78 – Mark and Cynthia Carson Christenson, Independence, Missouri, 50 years, Dec. 20, 2025.
99 – Reverend Deacon Daniel and Linda Johnson, Yorktown, Virginia, 54 years, March 20, 2025.
Correction: The following alumni were added in error to the Deaths section in the Spring/Summer 2025 issue — Paul and Roberta Krinzi are not deceased. We extend our sincere apologies.
44 – Betty Lou Zinser Hinderks, Olathe, Kansas, May 5, 2025.
45 – Claire Cudworth Campbell, Bryan, Texas, April 9, 2025. Wanda Harris Hughes, Guntersville, Alabama, July 27, 2024. Jean Snowden Johnson, Evergreen, Alabama, Sept. 17, 2025.
46 – Eula “Joyce” Pearson Emmons, Marion, Iowa, Aug. 14, 2025. Betty Snowden Taylor, Huntsville, Alabama, Nov. 30, 2023. Shirley Lanphere Vickery, Boulder, Colorado, Dec. 16, 2022.
47 – Jeanne Hinkle Fitzpatrick, Greencastle, Indiana, Aug. 6, 2025. Conrad Rasmussen, Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 13, 2025. Joan Jennings Raveill, Bellevue, Nebraska, May 30, 2020. Dorothy Lewis Seaver, Independence, Missouri, March 13, 2025. Donna Atwood Ward, Manhattan, Montana, Oct. 2, 2018.
48 – Faye “Madaleen” Montgomery Miller, Fairland, Oklahoma, Sept. 23, 2023. Ruth Thomas Smith, Mesa, Arizona, Oct. 3, 2021.
49 – Kathryn Snowden Baldwin, Stockton, Alabama, Nov. 14, 2024. Alma “Al” Baughman, Independence, Missouri, June 4, 2020. Howard Hall, Quarryville, Pennsylvania, March 12, 2025. Howard Harrington, Leawood, Kansas, Oct. 10, 2022. Betty Jo Bagley Hawkins, Ottumwa, Iowa, Jan. 5, 2024. Barbara Peavy Howard, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, April 2, 2025. Daniel “Ivan” Skinner, Melbourne, Florida, Aug. 27, 2008. Maben “Leonard” Speer, Glendale, Arizona, March 7, 2025. Marjorie Hill Stowell, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, July 25, 2025. Vallie Lavinghouze Wolfe, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 29, 2024.
50 – Warren “Greg” Beitz, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 27, 2015. Bertha Chock Fong, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2024. Donald King, Jackson, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2024. Luella Hawley-Sedlak, Santa Barbara, California, Jan. 26, 2025. Ann Hilburn Spencer, Mobile, Alabama, May 6, 2010.
51 – Wallace Aki, Hilo, Hawaii, July 10, 2025. Lillias Rotzien Leialoha, Hilo, Hawaii, Oct. 2, 2025. Joyce McElwain Midgorden, Melbourne, Florida, Aug. 20, 2023. Dorothy Katzman Wheat, St. Joseph, Missouri, Oct. 14, 2025.
52 – Jack Braby, Huntington Beach, California, Feb. 6, 2022. Richard Cheville, Rochester, Minnesota, March 17, 2025. Calvin Chun, Dublin, Ohio, Jan. 13, 2024. Joy Vincent Fears, Hendersonville, North Carolina, Feb. 16, 2025. Gilbert “Paul” Hedrick, Merriam, Kansas, Feb. 6, 2023. Trefor Munch, Ankeny, Iowa, Dec. 2, 2024. Wardell Schoff, Hamilton, Missouri, Feb. 7, 2025. Arnold Van Den Bosch, North Hollywood, California, Jan. 20, 2024. Barbara Smith Wilkinson, Massillon, Ohio, March 22, 2025.
53 – Charlie Browne, Independence, Missouri, Oct. 22, 2024. Ramon Chase, Gainesville, Virginia, July 25, 2024. Bonita Gates Christensen, Phoenix, Arizona, March 4, 2025. Yvetta Reilly Kolar, Germantown, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2025. Phyllis Hansen Parker, Garden City, Idaho, Dec. 2, 2024.
54 – Carol Ellis Beitz, Prescott, Arizona, Jan. 3, 2024. Vivian Collins Campbell, El Cerrito, California, Nov. 29, 2024. Alice Johnson Conrad, Hedrick, Iowa, Sept. 21, 2024. Edith McKinney Cook, Kansas City, Missouri, July 16, 2024. Donald Eisele, Kansas City, Missouri, Sept. 27, 2025. Archie Hill, Foldens, Ontario, April 25, 2024. Sharon Thompson Kinney, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, July 29, 2018. Beverly Moore Lancaster, West Bloomfield, Michigan, Jan. 11, 2025. John Mader, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Aug. 2, 2021. Elizabeth Tokuda Nakama, Irvine, California, Jan. 30, 2025. Willard Pendarvis, Lansing, Michigan, June 30, 2024. Norman Waldron, Pinole, California, Oct. 11, 2025.
55 – Shirley Parks Abel, Hamilton, Montana, March 2, 2012. Charleen King Ayres, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jan. 29, 2025. Velma “Jeannie” Knutson Bondurant, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Oct. 18, 2024. Betty Vuillemot Fahselt, East Tawas, Michigan, Sept. 3, 2024. Pearl Ward Freeze, Bates City, Missouri, July 17, 2025. Velma Davies Gleason, Conroe, Texas, Aug. 17, 2024. Daniel Greene, Santa Rosa Valley, California, Feb. 22, 2020. Archie Hill, Foldens, Ontario, Canada, April 25, 2024. Thomas Kemple, Mukilteo, Washington, Dec. 16, 2023. Sue Ann Payne, Montgomery, Texas, April 14, 2025. Faye Saylor Salter, Melbourne, Florida, March 11, 2023. Carol Melton Sharp, Yakima, Washington, Dec. 29, 2023. Anne Slosson Tierney, Temple City, California, July 5, 2024. John Walden, Urbandale, Iowa, June 18, 2020. Robert Watts, Billings, Montana, Dec. 18, 2022. Harold Weeks, Trenton, South Carolina, June 4, 2025. Joseph Wolfe, Bainbridge Island, Washington, Dec. 30, 2022. Armis “Lenall” Worlund, Huntsville, Alabama, June 10, 2024.
56 – Marilyn Whittaker Chastain, Springfield, Missouri, July 22, 2019. Charles Cottingham, Walla Walla. Washington, Feb. 24, 2025. Richard Fortman, Independence, Missouri, Aug. 27, 2019. Dale Guthrie, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2024. Warren Hall, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, June 15, 2025. Philip Hampton, Aurora, Colorado, Dec. 15, 2024. Marianna Jones Johnson, Lone Jack, Missouri, Oct. 14, 2017. Lawrence Swager, Guymon, Oklahoma, Jan. 28, 2022.
57 – Vearl “VC” Counts, Salem, Missouri, Sept. 23. 2025. Larry Gall, Cameron, Missouri, June 12, 2025. Janice Hodges Jimenez, Redlands, California, March 27, 2025. David Rathbun, Clarksburg, West Virginia, Aug. 16, 2025. Lillian Bowser Wallace, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Feb. 6, 2025.
58 – Lois Barnhardt Carlile, Jensen Beach, Florida, March 3, 2025. Richard Curtis, Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 1, 2015. Edward Gould, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, July 15, 2025. Allen Kent, Elgin, Illinois, Aug. 15, 2025. Hugh Methner, Midland, Michigan, June 29, 2025. Elsie Sheffer Saylor, Lakewood, California, July 19, 2018. Janet Miller Wright, Lubbock, Texas, March 18, 2025.
59 – Arthur “Fred” Burt, Vero Beach, Florida, Dec. 14, 2024. Rebecca Stephens Chapman, Independence, Missouri, April 4, 2025. George Conner, Casper, Wyoming, May 27, 2025. Martha “Jane” Harder Watkins, Binghamton, New York, Jan. 30, 2020.
60 – Ruth Brown Anderson, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Aug.15, 2025. Theodore “Ted” Biller, Orange, California, Aug. 12, 2025. George Hewitt, Chesterfield, Virginia, April 28, 2024. Marcelyn Page, New Port Richey, Florida, March 2, 2024. Beverly Dexter Phillips, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 25, 2025. Dana Arnold Walsh, San Antonio, Texas, July 1, 2025.
61 – Charlotte Kelley Mayberry, Bernie, Missouri, Nov. 30, 2020. Dorla Johnson Reid, Dafter, Michigan, Oct. 22, 2024.
62 – Ronald Becker, Netarts, Oregon, July 6, 2025. Rick Carter, Saint Marys, Georgia, Jan. 19, 2020. Barbara Shrout Day, Independence, Missouri, Feb. 4, 2024. Janyce Simons DeBarthe, Lamoni, Iowa, March 22, 2025. Susan Flowers Hanson, Ormand Beach, Florida, Feb. 9, 2021. Mary Herod Phelps, Independence, Missouri, March 12, 2023. Linda Crosswhite Reynolds, Cameron, Missouri, Dec. 23, 2023. Edith Barrett Siler, Aurora, Colorado, Nov. 16, 2010.
63 – Nancy Peterson Barr, Williamsburg, Virginia, July 15, 2008. Judith McManigal Boyer, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, Sept. 12, 2025. Judy Betts Kuntz, Independence, Missouri, May 3, 2025. Sherri Hearn Lott, Morgantown, North Carolina, Aug. 1, 2024. David Lundquist, Odessa, Missouri, April 17, 2013. Marvin Sword, Independence, Missouri, Aug. 13, 2025.
64 – Earl Bennett, Bridgeport, Michigan, June 12, 2023. Arthur Butler, Blue Springs, Missouri, Aug. 30, 2025. Donald Deskin, Casper, Wyoming, Feb. 23, 2017. Charles Lord, Plattsburg, Missouri, July 31, 2025.
65 – Wayne Crawford, Independence, Missouri, Jan. 16, 2022. Harvey Pearl, Flushing, Michigan, Feb. 5, 2023. Robert “Bob” Shute, Independence, Missouri, April 1, 2024. Leonard Siler, Aurora, Colorado, Nov. 25, 2010. Lynn Witte, Independence, Missouri, Jan. 14, 2024.
66 – Landa Cook Erwine, Osceola, Missouri, Aug. 13, 2023. Richard Ford, Lee’s Summit, Nov. 1, 2023.
67 – Gordon Johnson, Flint, Michigan, April 17, 2024. Lonnie Mair, Sun City, Arizona, April 19, 2025. Janet Bertram Mortimore, Clio, Iowa, Feb. 16, 2018. Edward Mosler, Chula Vista, California, May 24, 2020. David Mueller, Tallahassee, Florida, Aug. 26, 2025. Karen Self Quraishi, Walnut Creek, California, Aug. 27, 2023.
68 – Blair Curtis, Madison, Georgia, Oct. 16, 2021. Alice “Joanne” Fitts Patterson, Vermillion, South Dakota, April 5, 2024. Gary Williams, Brooks, Georgia, Dec. 23, 2020.
69 – Pamela Henderson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 11, 2025. Richard Martin, Lenexa, Kansas, April 15, 2025. Charles Millner, Windsor, Colorado, Aug. 27, 2020. Howard Sakima, Blue Springs, Missouri, Aug. 27, 2025. Barbara Thompson, Freeport, Maine, Aug. 10, 2021. Judith Barwise Varalli, Independence, Missouri, July 13, 2025. Suzanne Sherwood Wiley, Murrieta, California, Aug. 27, 2024.
70 – Arlan Sindt, Grain Valley, Missouri, June 27, 2022.
71 – Mike Gonzales, Montgomery, Texas, Jan. 17, 2019.
72 – Wanda Smith Center, Cherokee, Texas, March 3, 2021. Elaine Calder Davis, Kingston, Missouri, Aug. 11, 2025.
73 – David “Ed” Davis, Kingston, Missouri, Oct. 21, 2023. Robert Kettlewell, Denver, Colorado, Dec. 30, 2023. Shirley Melenyzer Schertz, San Antonio, Texas, July 10, 2025.
74 – Barbara Landrum Cooper, Pittsburg, Kansas, June 12, 2022. Bonner Davis II, Blue Springs, Missouri, Jan. 15, 2022. James DeVito, Westport, Connecticut, April 23, 2025. Janice Carpenter Sartwell, Independence, Missouri, Jan. 3, 2025.
75 – Susan Stalzer Perrin, St. Louis, Missouri, Sept. 18, 2025. Tony Shriver, Centerville, Iowa, Sept. 29, 2025.
77 – Carol Plumlee Herbst, Tooele, Utah, March 18, 2025.
78 – Rick Forth, Xenia, Illinois, July 9, 2025.
79 – Carla Rossman Barber, Owosso, Michigan, Sept. 9, 2025. David Davies, Brush, Colorado, March 19, 2023. Honorary Alumna Carol Shaw, Calgary, Alberta, June 27, 2025.
83 – Scott Roberts, Lamoni, Iowa, Jan. 26, 2025.
84 – Sandra Blair Cronbaugh, Battle Ground, Washington, Jan. 7, 2010.
86 – Carmen Wisemen, Kansas City, Missouri, Feb. 7, 2021.
88 – Michele Griffin, Poughkeepsie, New York, 2022.
92 – Alta Vanderflught, Grand River, Iowa, Aug. 29, 2025.
93 – Patricia Smith Litz, Georgetown, South Carolina, July 26, 2021. Unacarol Abels Ward, Sylva, North Carolina, April 4, 2022.
94 – Judith King, Trimble, Missouri, Sept. 14, 2024.
95 – Phyllis Monroe Haulsee, Johnson City, Tennessee, April 28, 2025.
96 – Barbara Sutton, Pella, Iowa, Aug. 31, 2023.
97 – Franklin Rosado, Yonkers, New York, March 19, 2018.
99 – Gurcharan Punea, Eatontown, New Jersey, June 19, 2025.
01 – Everly Allen King, Saginaw, Michigan, Nov. 3, 2023.
03 – Trudy Kelley, Independence, Missouri, Oct. 1, 2025.
05 – James Tippett, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 21, 2025.
09 – Howard Clark, Greene, Iowa, July 7, 2009.
11 – Brooke Welsh, Bethany, Missouri, July 3, 2025.
12 – Lalita Venkatsammy-Rucker, Olathe, Kansas, July 21, 2025.
We honor members of the Graceland community who have recently passed. Their service to the institution had a lasting impact at Graceland and beyond.
Brenda Armstrong Parkes, Overland Park, Kansas, July 22, 2025.
Dolores Windham, Mountain Home, Arkansas, July 21, 2025.
*Jolene Lynn, Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. 5, 2025.
*Tributes for administration, faculty, or staff whose service was 20 years or more
