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The Reverend Doctor George Daniel McCall, Sr. (“Dan”) died Sunday, August 23, 2020 at his home in Augusta, Georgia. He was born on May 14, 1932 in Marion, North Carolina.

A football scholarship allowed him to attend Davidson College from which he was graduated with a degree in economics (1954) and a commission as an infantry officer in the U. S. Army where his primary service was as an instructor in the Infantry School at Ft. Benning, Georgia.

Following active duty (1956), he worked as a salesman with the Royal McBee Corporation in Charlotte, NC. Coming under the conviction of a call to ordained Christian ministry, he enrolled at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA earning a Master of Divinity degree Cum Laude in 1960.

A Fellowship made it possible for him to earn a Master of Theology degree at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1961. Continued study earned him a Doctor of Ministry degree at Columbia Seminary in 1987, and he also received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Presbyterian College in 1987.

Dr. McCall served Presbyterian Churches in Highlands, Brevard, and Greensboro, North Carolina before becoming the Senior Minister of Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church in Augusta, GA where he served for twenty two years retiring in 1997 and being named Minister-Emeritus by the congregation.

Dr. McCall served as a full-time interim pastor for several churches including Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, GA and Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC before returning home to become Minister of Pastoral care at Fairview Presbyterian Church in North Augusta, SC for 13 years. Dr. McCall retired in December 2015 after 54 years of active ordained ministry.

Over the years, Dr. McCall was active in Christian college ministries serving as a Trustee of Davidson College, Montreat-Anderson College, and Presbyterian College where he was Board Vice Chairman.

In Augusta, Dr. McCall served as Director and President of the Kiwanis Club and as Director and President of the Clinton-Anderson Foundation, president of the Hospital Clergy Association and short terms of service with United Way, Child Enrichment, Red Cross, and the Institute of Religion and Health. Dan was a member of the Leadership Georgia class of 1977.

Dan’s life epitomized the man that he was. It was a life filled with care and thoughtfulness toward others and a heart always focused on gratitude and thankfulness to his heavenly Father. But it was also a life lived fully with a passion for laughter, fun, and the physical pursuits of life like exercise, sports, and competition.

Many have experienced with surprise and delight, having had a brief past discussion with Dan, his ability to remember and remark upon details of that conversation with his usual concern and care. His capacity for remembering extended also to numbers. He could recall with ease the temperature of a day many years ago and loved playing games like Rummikub and Yahtzee where he routinely whipped many opponents.

He especially loved his numbers when they related to football, particularly University of Georgia football. He could quickly recall the scores of key matchups dating back to the 1940s. Dr. McCall served as a chaplain to the UGA football team and loved cheering on the Dawgs every season.

Everyone that knew him was aware of his dedication to daily exercise and realized they better be ready to respond to his question, “Have you been getting regular exercise?” Dan also loved hearing and telling jokes. No family gathering, sermon, speaking engagement, or social encounter was safe from one of his jokes that all came to expect and love.

His greatest moments were when he was seated at the family table with all gathered around him. He would joyfully look around the table at each person, reach out to hold hands for the prayer, and say, “Y’all, THIS is Happiness!”

Dan declared his greatest earthly blessing to be his wife of 63 years, the former Linda Bradley Todd of Huntington, WV. (“Often Presbyterian ministers out marry themselves,” he liked to say). Dan and Linda found great joy in their children, grandchildren, and friends.

Survivors include his wife Linda, children George Daniel McCall, Jr., Bradley Todd McCall (Lee), George Samuel McCall II (Katherine), and Mary Linda Lamar (George), grandchildren George Samuel McCall III “Mac”, Mary McCall Chambers, John David Chambers, Jr., Matthew Bradley McCall, Stephen Trent McCall, Claire Ellen McCall, Anna Grace McCall, and Jonathan Graham McCall, and nephew Stephen Thomas Gore (Martha).

Dr. McCall was the son of George Samuel McCall and Elizabeth Mae Daniel McCall. He was preceded in death by his sister Virginia Mae McCall Gore.

There will be a family funeral in the near future with the hope of a public celebration of life once the pandemic has subsided.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests making a contribution to the Hale Foundation (P. O. Box 2843, Augusta, GA 30914-2843) or to Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC) in memory of the Rev. Dr. George Daniel McCall, Sr.

“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26, New International Version.

The Augusta Chronicle – 08/26/2020

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Dr. Porter was born on September 8, 1932, to William V. Porter and Margaret Hughes Porter in Raleigh, North Carolina, and passed away August 18, 2020, in Chicago, Ill.

Dr. Porter received a bachelor’s degree in music in 1954 from Davidson College, a master’s in music history in 1956 from Oberlin College and a Ph.D. in music history from Yale University in 1962. Elected to Pi Kappa Lambda at Oberlin, he also received fellowships from Yale and a grant for four weeks of study at the Vatican in 1986.

Dr. Porter joined the faculty of the School of Music of Northwestern University, Evanston, IL in the fall of 1961, where he remained until his retirement in 1999 as full Professor. At Northwestern, he served as acting chairman of the Department of Music History and as coordinator of the program of musicology.

His specialization was late 16th- and 17th-century Italian music, tho’ in later years, he was an aficionado of all opera and classical music. He enjoyed travel throughout Europe and the US, especially that associated with attending musical concerts and performances.

A Member of the American Musicological Society, American Music Library Association, and International Musicological Society, Dr. Porter was the author of numerous articles and papers.

He was a contributor to the Encyclopedia Britannica, New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Sohlmans Musiklexikon, Studi Musicali, Con che soavita, Essays of Honor of John F. Ohl and Journal of the American Musicological Society, for which he served on the editorial board.

Dr. Porter is survived by his cousins Susanne P. Stephenson, 313 Killington Dr., Raleigh NC 27609 and Martin R. Peterson, Jr, 1749 Huntington Woods Court, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.

Interment will be in Historic Oakwood Cemetery, in Raleigh NC. A graveside service will be held at a later time.

A memorial service will be held at Fourth Presbyterian Church, in Chicago, Ill., at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, please direct contributions in his memory to one of his favorite charities: Credo Music, 65 F College Street, Suite 7, Oberlin, OH 44074 or a charity of your choice.

Herschel Allen, Jr. passed away peacefully on April 11, 2020.  He was born in Monticello GA, November 30, 1932, to Herschel and Josie Allen and was the devoted husband of Betsy Pritchett Allen of Atlanta. He was a loving, gentle truth-teller with an infectious smile.

Herschel enjoyed playing every sport available at Monticello High School. He attended Davidson College, where he also lettered in several sports.  He was a class officer, a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and Omicron Delta Kappa, a Leadership Honor Society. He loved all things Davidson. During college he worked at Glacier National Park where a lifelong love for National Parks began.

Furthering his education, he attended Columbia Seminary where he received a Th.M in Pastoral Counseling and was ordained as a Presbyterian Minister.  He obtained additional training at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, KS, and The American Foundation of Religion and Psychiatry in New York. He was a Charter Member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.

As a lifelong pastoral counselor, Herschel loved being able to work with and help people at times in their lives when his skills made a difference for them.  His greatest gift was loving and caring about all people, and his greatest talent through his counseling career was helping his clients learn to love and care for themselves.

Among others, he worked at The Bradley Center and the Medical Center in Columbus, GA, and the Georgia Baptist Health Care System and the Peachtree Counseling Center in Atlanta.

Herschel is survived by his wife Betsy; his children Scott Allen (Leslie); Suzanne Allen Valdivia (Raphael); Ashley Walters (BJ); Catherine Livingston (Wayne) and his grandchildren Alex, Elliott, Grace, Claire, Caroline, Callie and Hunter. He was predeceased by his son Anderson H. Allen.

Betsy and Herschel attended St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta where a memorial service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Herschel’s memory to the Glacier National Park Conservancy (glacier.org) or a charity of the donor’s choice.

Dr. Charles Caswell Massey, Jr., age 87, formerly of Charlotte, now of Davidson, died on March 11, 2020, at The Pines at Davidson. Charles was born October 6, 1932, in Smithfield, NC to the late Dr. Charles C. Massey, Sr. and Eleanor Morgan Massey. The family moved to Charlotte in 1935.

Charles graduated from old Central High School in Charlotte and Davidson College. While at Davidson he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta social fraternity and Alpha Epsilon Delta honorary pre-med fraternity. He received his M.D. degree from Duke University School of Medicine where he met and married his wife Ingrid.

Dr. Massey did a Rotating Internship at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA and then completed his General Surgical Residency and Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency at the Ochsner Foundation Clinic and Hospital in New Orleans, LA.

In 1967, Dr. Massey and his family returned to Charlotte where he went into practice with his father. After his father’s death in 1969, Dr. Massey practiced with Dr. R. Leeves McCarty. When Dr. McCarty retired in 1982, Dr. Massey founded Charlotte Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates with Dr. Fred Vermeulen and they added, over the next several years, Dr. William A. Walker and Dr. John G. Morrison. Dr. Massey was President of this group, all board-certified colon and rectal surgeons, until his retirement in 1996.

Dr. Massey was certified by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and was a Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. He was a member and Past President of the Piedmont Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, a Life Member of the A.M.A., the N.C. Medical Society, Mecklenburg Medical Society and the Southern Medical Society. Earlier in his life, he served 2 years in the U.S. Army as a specialist in aerial photo interpretation.

After his retirement in 1996, Charles and his wife Ingrid moved to their cottage on Lake Norman where they lived until moving in 2004 to The Pines at Davidson, a retirement community in Davidson, NC.

Charles is survived by his wife Ingrid, 3 daughters: Caroline (Philip), Katherine, and Joanna (Bill) and 3 grandchildren: Eleanor, Mary (Collin), and Sarah. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Morgan T. Massey.

A service to celebrate his life will be held at a later date. Please e-mail katherinemassey2020@yahoo.com if you would like to be informed of service details when plans are confirmed.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Lake Norman or a charity of the donor’s choice.

Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home, Huntersville, NC is serving the family.

William (Bill) Neal Reese, 89, of Beaufort, died Friday, February 21, 2020, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Bill was born in High Point, NC and graduated from Darlington School in Rome, GA. He graduated from Davidson College in 1954, with a BS in Business Administration and commissioned into the US Army.

In 1962, he was honorably discharged having obtained the rank of Captain. Bill spent his career as a computer systems analyst, working for J P Stevens and the Bibb Company. He and his wife retired to Beaufort and spent many happy years pursuing boating, fishing, and creating friendships.

He was an active member of the Low Country Rotary of Beaufort, serving as President in 2002. Bill was a dedicated member of First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort. He served in many positions and valued the faith and fellowship found there.

Bill was preceded in death by his loving wife, Mary Louise.

He is survived by his daughters, Mary R. Teal (Jim) of Matthews NC, Lynda R. Williams of Beaufort, grandsons LCDR Bill Teal, USN (Julie) of Pace, FL, Charlie Teal of Rock Hill, SC, great-grandchildren, Nathan and Jacob Teal of Pace, FL, siblings Dr. Owen Reese (Anne) of Roswell, GA, Elizabeth R. Ward (David) of New Bern, NC and Margaret R. Whitford (Bill) of Sun City, FL, and 8 nieces and nephews.

A memorial service for Bill will be held 11:00, Saturday, February 29, 2020, at First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort or Thornwell, Clinton SC.

Please share your thoughts and stories about Bill by visiting www.copelandfuneralservice.com Copeland Funeral Service is assisting the family with arrangements.

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