Category: 1945

William Badger Newell, Sr. ’45 of Charlotte, died August 17, 2005. He graduated from Duke University with a bachelor’s degree in engineering. While at Duke, he played on the football team and was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. He was an active member of Myers Park United Methodist Church where he served as head usher, treasurer of the Luther Snyder Sunday School class, and volunteer with the Charlotte Homeless Shelter and Meals on Wheels. He had a passion for sports, especially golf, Duke football and basketball, and was actively involved in Little League Baseball where he ran the concession stand at numerous ballparks. Survivors include his wife, Eleanor M. Newell, 3420 Shamrock Dr., Charlotte, N.C. 28215; son, William “Bill” Newell, Jr. of Rock Hill, S.C.; daughters, Mims Newell Coleman of Indian Trail and Cornelia ‘Connie’ Sample Newell of Fripp Island, S.C.; grandchildren, Holland Louise Coleman and Christopher William Newell; brother, Dr. Bruce B. Newell of Lake Wales, Fla.; and a sister, Elizabeth Humphries of Roxboro, N.C.

 

John Kennette “Jack” Hayes ’45 of Columbia, S.C., died July 7, 2005. He attended Davidson, UNC-Chapel Hill and Columbia Bible College. After moving to Columbia, he worked for and later retired from the R.L. Bryan Company. He was then employed by the W.J. Keenan Company. A longtime member of the Shandon Presbyterian Church, he served on several committees and was a member and former president of the William Harden Sunday School Class. A student of the Bible and avid reader. He is survived by his wife of forty-five years, Barbara Langford Hayes, 6949 Shelly Rd., Columbia, S.C. 29209; a son, John K. Hayes, Jr.; cousins Rebecca Coffee of Boone, N.C., Carole Davis of Charlotte, Susan Tillotson of Golden, Colo.; and other cousins

Leon R. Drake, Jr. ’45 of North Charleston, S.C., died January 18, 2005. His wife, Virginia Lucas Drake, preceded him in death.