Category: 1965

Robert Emmett Chumbley III ’65, of Baton Rouge, La., went home to be with the Lord on July 11 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Covington, Va., on Feb. 29, 1944, to Bessie Stokes Chumbley and Robert Emmett Chumbley, Jr. As a young man, Chumbley excelled in both academics and music. While pursuing his bachelor’s degree at Davidson, he developed a passion for French literature, spending his junior year abroad in Aix-en-Provence, France. At Davidson, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in French at Yale University. He was an associate professor of French at LSU, where he taught for 40 years. He was also a devoted Sunday school teacher, most recently at Broadmoor Baptist Church, where he also served as a deacon. He is survived by his wife, Marsha Burks Chumbley, 10335 Browning Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70815; son, Robert Emmett Chumbley IV; daughter, Lauren Elizabeth Chumbley; cousin, Elizabeth Lindsay Jones; his wife’s parents, Bill and Lynne Burks; sister-in-law, Laura Moser; and brothers-in-law, Brad Burks and Charles Burks. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents. “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38, 39.

John Steven Bunch ’65, 66, of Mauldin, S.C., passed away Aug. 10 after a courageous, 10-month battle with acute leukemia. Born in Jacksonville, Ill., and having grown up in Jacksonville, Fla., Bunch was the son of the late Wiles Burnett Bunch of Atlanta, Ga. A graduate of Davidson, Bunch retired after 35 years of service with IBM. An active community leader, Bunch served on the Mauldin City Council for 16 years, on the long-range planning committee for the School District of Greenville County, and was a graduate of Leadership Greenville. As a member of Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church PC (U.S.A.), he served as an elder, deacon, treasurer, and Sunday school teacher over the years. Surviving are his wife of 43 years, Linda Boland Bunch, 223 Edgewood Dr., Mauldin, SC 29662-1945; a son, John Steven Bunch, Jr. (Jane Marie Bunch); two grandchildren, Megan and John III; a daughter, Catherine Boland Bunch; a brother, Andy Bunch; and two sisters, Jo Varney and Beth Piver (Blake).

The Rev. Dr. Malcolm “Mac” C. McIver III passed away on Dec. 20 at his home in Brenham, Tex. He was born to The Rev. Dr. Malcolm C. McIver, Jr. and Mildred Sneeden McIver on Oct. 5, 1943, in Wilmington, N.C. Mac graduated from Davidson College and went on to serve as a captain in the U.S. Army. He received his master of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Va. On Dec. 29, 1973, he married Rosellyn Olander of Houston, Tex. He went on to serve as pastor of Presbyterian churches in Louisiana, Arkansas, West Virginia, and Texas, including Oak Hills Presbyterian Church in San Antonio, Tex. In 1998, he earned his doctor of ministry degree from Austin Theological Seminary in Austin, Tex. He has served as a pastor of Brenham Presbyterian Church in Brenham, Tex., since November 2003. Mac and Rosellyn O. McIver, 2604 Twisted Oak Dr., Brenham, Tex. 77833-9247, have three daughters: Sara Rosellyn McIver Williams (Doug) of Austin, Tex.; Catherine Owen McIver Kennedy (Jared) and daughter, Zoey Rose Kennedy, of Tahuya, Wash.; and Mary Elisabeth McIver, currently attending college in San Marcos, Tex. Mac has one sister, Elizabeth McIver Rennie (Jim), who lives in Virginia.

James Thomas Grey ’65 of Dunwoody, Ga., died October 27, 2005, following a long and courageous fight against cancer. He was a graduate of Myers Park High School and Davidson College. He was a member of the swimming team and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. He served in Vietnam as a first lieutenant with the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1969. He spent his professional career with Sun Trust Bank in Atlanta and retired in 1998 after twenty-nine years with the bank.  He was a member of The Georgia Society of Ferroequinologists, those with a special interest in ‘iron horses,’ the coal burning steam locomotives of the past. Pat and Jim enjoyed trips with this group, as well as travel overseas. They especially enjoyed spending time at their cottage on Lake Chatuge in Hayesville, N.C. He is survived by his wife Patricia Miller Grey, 1438 Rochelle Dr., Atlanta, Ga. 30338, whom he married on June 25, 1966; daughters Jennifer Ann Grey ’91 of Boston; Alison Wharey Grey and her husband Oliver Murray of Portland, Maine; Elizabeth Grey Wells and her husband David Wells of Springfield, Mass.; and his loving dog Ebby.