Amos Towle Camp ’50 of Annandale, Va., died August 27, 2005. He was president of Camp Distributors, Inc., a distributor of health products. At Davidson he was a member of Sigma Delta Pi, ROTC, and Phi Gamma Delta. He was a member of the varsity basketball and football teams. Just twenty days following his graduation, he was called up for service for the Korean War. He was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Div. at Fort Bragg, N.C. for two years. He was editor of the Korean War Veterans Association magazine, The Graybeards, during the time the Korean War Memorial was dedicated on July 27, 1995. He established his own business after leaving active duty but managed to get in twenty-eight years of overall service counting reserve time and retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was a past lieutenant governor of the Kiwanis, past post commander of the American Legion, and was a Bible teacher in his church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Patricia Jones Camp. They had a son, Stephen, and a daughter, Tracey C. Furman. He is survived by his second wife, Emelina R. Camp, 7828 Rebel Dr., Annandale, Va. 22003 and her five grown children; a brother, Carol Camp ’52 of Akron, Ohio; and grandchildren.
William Clark Little, Jr. ’50
William Clark Little, Jr. ’50 of Laurinburg, N.C., died August 24, 2005, following a brief battle with cancer. At Davidson, he served as president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and a member of Le Cercle Français. Following his retirement J.P. Stevens, he lived in Laurinburg with his late wife, Sallie Townsend Brown Little. He attended the Laurinburg Presbyterian Church. He is survived by three children, Jeanne Little of Oakland, Calif., Clark Little of Greenville, S.C., and Sally L. Few of Atlanta, Ga.; two stepchildren, Richard T. Brown and Sarah B. Leach; and eight grandchildren, Will and Rob Little, Pate and Jack Few, Carr, Lane, and Brennan Fullagar, and Conner Leach.
The Rev. Edward Willis Milner, Sr. ’50
The Rev. Dr. Edward Willis Milner, Sr. ’50 of Charlotte, N.C., died Aug. 9, 2005. He was a scholar, teacher, poet, musician, and ordained Unitarian Universalist minister. He earned a B.S. degree from Davidson, a master of divinity from Columbia Seminary, a master of arts from the University of Chicago and UNC Charlotte and a doctor of education from UNC Greensboro. He taught in elementary and secondary public schools, as well as in colleges and universities in both the United States and the United Kingdom. One of his poems, ‘To the Center,” is embronzed on the door of the N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching. Survivors include his wife, Marian Holley Milner, 5920 Sharon Hills Rd., Charlotte, N.C. 28210; four sons, Edward, Jr., Clinton, Christopher and Martin; and by six grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters, Mimi Milner Elrod and Eleanor Milner Newland and two brothers, Benjamin Charles Milner, Jr. and Joseph O’Beirne Milner.
William L. Faucette ’50
William L. Faucette ’50 of Charlotte passed away June 13, 2005. He was a World War II Army veteran. He enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1943 and served as a radio operator on a B-29 Heavy Bombardment Squadron 14 Middle Pacific Command as a staff sergeant. After the war he served in the Army Reserves as a 2nd Lieutenant until 1953. At Davidson, he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. He was a lifetime member of Avondale Presbyterian Church. He retired as a retail sales manager. He was preceded in death by his wife of fifty-four years, Jean Belle Buckles Faucette. He is survived by his three sons, William L. Faucette, Jr., of Raleigh, David E. Faucette and wife, Toni, of Somerville, N.J., and Michael A. Faucette and wife, Teresa, of Charlotte; two brothers, John Ed Faucette of Phoenix, Az., and Jack Faucette of Roper, N.C.; two sisters, Ann Niblock of Adamstown, Md., and Virginia Qualls of Lexington, Ky.; four grandchildren, Judith Faucette of Raleigh, N.C., and Brian, Carrie, and Phillip Boyles, all of Charlotte, N.C.; two great grandchildren, Kaitlyn Sorenson and Landon Boyles, both of Charlotte; and many nieces and nephews.
C. Patterson Clark ’50
C. Patterson Clark ’50 of Newton, N.C., died June 13, 2005. Mr. Clark was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Newton, where he served as an elder, Sunday school teacher, member of the stewardship/finance/personnel committee, and treasurer for Western N.C. Presbytery. He worked for General Electric for thirty years, serving as material and design specialist. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in World War II and Korea as captain in the infantry. Mr. Clark was a volunteer for the City of Newton and Catawba Valley Medical Center. He was a member of American Legion Post 16, and served as a substitute in the V.A. Office for a year. He served one term on the Newton Board of Aldermen. Survivors include his wife, Virginia ‘Ginger’ Corpening Clark, 200 W. 9th Street, Newton, N.C. 28658-3134; three sons, Rev. Pat Clark, Jr. and wife, Judy, of Georgetown, Ky., Deward Clark and wife, Jeannie, of Catawba, N.C., and Mitchell Clark of Newton, N.C.; and eight grandchildren, Stacie Kushner, Ashley Clark, Elliot Clark, Dee Clark, Casey Clark, Chris Smith, Sherri Smith, and Mitchell Ray.