L. Perry Fuqua ’44

Lofton Perry “Buck” Fuqua passed away on June 26, 2001. The son of  James Bennett Fuqua and Vaugn Perry, he was born  July 31, 1921 in Milan, Gibson Co, Tenn. He married Betty Meadows on August 14, 1984.

L. Armond Tew ’44

Armond Tew , 76, of Arcadia, Fla., died March 21, 1999.

He was born Dec. 22, 1922, and lived all his life in Arcadia. He was a rural U.S. mail carrier. Mr. Tew was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II. He was a deacon and a very active member for many years at the Arcadia First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Mattie Tew of Arcadia; daughters, Mary Mae Brown of Arcadia, and Lillie Joyce Schwarz of Sharpsburg, Ga.; sons, Danny Tew of Winston-Salem, N.C., Sammy Tew of Sharpsburg, Ga., and Tommy Tew of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; sister, Joyce Dozier of Arcadia; brother, Tommy Tew of Ponca City, Okla.; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. March 23 at Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Home, Arcadia. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. March 24 at Arcadia First Baptist Church, Arcadia. Burial will be Wednesday at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Arcadia.

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Howard Edward Cole ’44

Howard Edward Cole,  76, died Sunday, August 9, 1998 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

Funeral is 2p.m. Tuesday at Oakland Presbyterian Church. Visitation is 7-8:30p.m. tonight at Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home