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Charles “Charlie” Livingston Newton II, aged 76, passed away on November 16, 2024. He was the son of Dr. John Lowrance and Julia Scott Newell Newton. Charlie was a beloved father, grandfather, husband, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

Charlie was born on April 22, 1948, in Waynesboro, Georgia, and spent his formative years in St. Andrews, Scotland, Lakeland, Florida and Selma, Alabama. He went on to attend and graduate from Davidson College, following in his father’s footsteps, the University of Alabama School of Law, and Columbia Theological Seminary, also following in his father’s footsteps. Charlie started his career as a Business, Tort, Estate & Arbitration attorney while also serving as a Captain in the United States Army Reserve, attaining Top Secret Security Clearance as a Safety & Security Officer. Throughout his career, he was known for his dedication and passion for helping others. But more than anything, Charlie was a devoted father, grandfather, and follower of Christ.

In his free time, Charlie enjoyed spending time in Montreat, North Carolina, as an active member of the community and board member of the Presbyterian Heritage Center, worshiping at Peachtree Presbyterian Church, rooting for the Crimson Tide, driving fast cars, and sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm with others

Charlie is survived by his loving wife, Judy Mangiafico Newton, his children, John Livingston Newton (Eleanor), Samuel Newell Newton, Elizabeth “Bess” Goodhead, and his grandchildren, Blythe Elizabeth Goodhead, James Livingston Goodhead, Mary Caroline Goodhead, Grace Alexandra Goodhead, and Wade Livingston Newton. Also, he is survived by his two sisters, Margaret Newton Waterstradt (Bill) and Ellis Newton Ellis (Edward).

His memory will be cherished by all who knew him. A memorial service for Charlie will be held at Peachtree Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA, on Monday, December 2, 2024, at 2pm ET.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts be made to the Presbyterian Heritage Center.

Michael Flemming, 76, died on Monday, October 7, 2024, surrounded by his wife Carter and sons David and Will. The cause of death was complications from a stroke.

Mike was born in 1948 in New Orleans and grew up there with his sister Mary and brothers Jim and Paul. He graduated from Franklin High School, and attended Davidson College in North Carolina. He graduated with a BA in 1970, and was a proud alum for life. Mike then moved to Washington, DC where he worked full-time as a legislative assistant in the office of Senator Thomas Eagleton while also attending Georgetown Law School. In Eagleton’s office, he met Carter Dudley. The couple was married in 1972 and had two boys, David and Will. He and Carter made their home in Alexandria, Virginia, and raised their boys there, including Daymond Jackson, whom they happily consider their third son.

Mike served as a law clerk for Judge Albert V. Bryan, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. In 1987, Mike became a partner in the Northern Virginia firm Boothe, Pritchard and Dudley, which is now McGuire Woods. He was a banking and corporate attorney, and served as the Managing Partner of the Tysons Corner office.
Mike joined Smithfield Foods in 2005 and served in a variety of leadership positions on its legal team over the years. He was named chief legal officer in 2019. Mike was described by his colleagues at Smithfield as a gentleman with a quick, dry wit and a no-nonsense approach to business. He cut to the chase, never minced words and served Smithfield Foods with a high level of integrity. One of Mike’s legacies at Smithfield will be the outstanding legal team he built.

In addition, from 2016-2023, he served on the Board of Visitors of Virginia State University, including three years as chair of the finance committee.

Mike also was an avid sports fan, and enjoyed many golf trips with friends and his sons to Scotland and Ireland.

But above all Mike loved his family. He was enormously proud of his wife Carter, especially her network of devoted friends and her extraordinary service to their Alexandria community. He relished his nights listening to Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants games, to hear his two sons, both baseball broadcasters. He adored his daughters-in-law, Jessica and Jennifer. And he was a devoted and wonderful Bub to his five grandchildren, Carter, Katie, David, Bailey and Charlie. His office walls were covered with pictures of them, and he never tired of telling others of their accomplishments.

Family will receive friends at the Parish Hall of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Old Town, Alexandria, at 228 S. Pitt Street, on Sunday, October 13, from 2 to 4 p.m. Funeral services for Mike will be held at St. Paul’s on Monday, October 14, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Mike’s honor to the Campagna Center in Alexandria, or Virginia State University in Petersburg, VA, or St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria.

Dr. Stewart Wright Caughman, known as Wright, passed away peacefully at home in Atlanta on August 22, 2024, after being diagnosed in May with a rare and aggressive form of thyroid cancer.

Born April 28, 1948 in Columbia, South Carolina to James Bankston Caughman and Elizabeth Jennings Caughman, Wright was the fifth of six children.  He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with an English degree from Davidson College in 1970, and began his career as a high school teacher at his alma mater, Dreher High School in Columbia.  It was there that he met his devoted wife of nearly 51 years, fellow teacher Alison Youngs, beginning the most pivotal and beneficial partnership of his life.  Wright embarked on a medical career shortly thereafter, receiving his MD from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1979, and completing his residency at Harvard Medical School, where he served as chief resident in dermatology. After seven years in the dermatology branch of the National Cancer Institute at NIH, he joined Emory University’s dermatology faculty in 1990.

Wright’s contributions to Emory spanned over three decades.  He was widely considered one of the University’s most distinguished, admired, and beloved leaders, presiding most notably as executive vice president for health affairs, CEO of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, and chair of the Emory Healthcare Board of Directors from 2010 to 2015. Known affectionately as Dr. C among colleagues and students, Wright maintained a clinical practice throughout his career, last seeing dermatology patients in April.  He cherished a close and devoted network of colleagues around the world, and was a member of the American Dermatological Association, the Dermatology Foundation, the American Academy of Dermatology, and the Society for Investigative Dermatology, where he served in multiple leadership positions.

Wright never forgot his years as an English major at Davidson, and remained a devoted believer in the power of a liberal arts education.  Endlessly curious about questions large and small, he relished opportunities to partner with professors within Emory’s College of Arts and Sciences. For several years he was a guest faculty member for an Italian Studies course devoted to thinking critically about the world through the lenses of science and the humanities. He was regarded as an outstanding clinician, a talented investigator, a champion of all fields of inquiry, and a devoted mentor, widely admired professionally for his humility, graciousness, sincerity, and warmth.

Passionate about music of all kinds, Wright served on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at the Woodruff Arts Center. As a member at Ansley Golf Club, his generosity extended to the golf course, where he was known to award putts within an ever expanding “circle of friendship.” Wright was a talented nature photographer and committed world traveler, and built lasting memories with Alison on trips throughout Europe, as well as to Japan, New Zealand, Alaska, Morocco, Tanzania, the Upper Amazon, and, most recently, the Galapagos this past spring.  He also looked forward every year to an annual gathering with the extended Caughman clan on the South Carolina coast, which was a spiritual home for him throughout his life.

In addition to his parents, Wright was predeceased by his brother, Jack Caughman, his sister, Lee Piepenbring, and his granddaughter, Elizabeth Dunphy. He is survived by his wife Alison Caughman of Atlanta, as well as his daughter Shirah (Robert) Dunphy of Brooklyn, NY, sons Stewart (Whitfield) Caughman and Chris (Deborah) Caughman of Atlanta, sister Madeleine Ritchie of Pawleys Island, SC, sister Carlisle (Joe) Harvard of Durham, NC, brother Marvin (Rita) Caughman of Columbia, SC, and six adoring grandchildren who knew him only as Boppa.

A memorial service honoring Wright’s amazing life will be held September 7 at 11 am at Covenant Presbyterian Church (2461 Peachtree Road, Atlanta), where he was an active member of the congregation for 34 years. Those wishing to honor his life and memory may wish to make a donation to the Emory University Department of Dermatology, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, or the Children’s Brain Tumor Project.

William Davis Fishback, Jr., 76, passed away at home Tuesday, July 16th. Born in Lexington, KY, he was the son of the late William Davis Fishback, Sr. and Frances Gore Fishback. Dave graduated from The Lexington School, Henry Clay, Davidson College and Auburn University where he received his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. While doing a veterinary internship in Charlottesville, VA he met his future wife, Betsy Buchanan Fishback. Dave began his veterinary career at Woodford Veterinary Clinic, moving to Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in 1975. He would remain at Hagyard for the remainder of his career, serving as President for over a decade, and retiring in 2018. He would always state that he had the best job because he was able to drive around the bluegrass, see all of his best friends, and take care of horses everyday. Dave also had a passion for his family business. He and his father bred stakes winning Thoroughbreds and Angus cattle at their family farm, Glen Airy, in Versailles. Dave wore several other hats in the equine and local community. He served many boards and organizations throughout his life: The Lexington School Board of Trustees, Kentucky Horse Park Foundation, Pisgah Community Club, Pisgah Presbyterian Church Session, Woodford Humane Society, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, The American Veterinary Medical Association-Council on Education, American Association of Equine Practitioners, Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association, and Thoroughbred Club of America. Giving back was a way of life for him, and something for which he never wanted to receive praise. 

More than anything, Dave took much pride in his relationships with family and friends. Dave was a devoted friend, son, brother, husband, father, and a very proud grandfather. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betsy Buchanan Fishback. Dave is survived by his daughters, Leslie Fishback Cutchins and husband Chip of Virginia Beach, Sarah Davis Fishback of Lexington, and his grandchildren, Cooper Anne Cutchins, Cecil Vaughan Cutchins, III, and Elizabeth Davis Cutchins, all of Virginia Beach. Dave is also survived by his sister, Frances Fishback Allen, his sister-in-law, Deborah Ann Buchanan, and three nieces, Sheila Camp Motley, Robin Janette Allen, and Elizabeth Allen Giordano.

Visitation will be held at Blackburn and Ward Funeral Home in Versailles, KY from 5pm to 8pm on Sunday, July 21st. On Monday, July 22nd a Celebration of Life will take place at Holly Hill Inn in Midway, KY from 2pm to 5pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Central Kentucky Riding for Hope, P.O. Box 13155, Lexington, KY 40511, the Markey Cancer Foundation, 115 Waller Avenue, Lexington, KY 40503, or Woodford Humane Society, P.O. Box 44, Versailles, KY 40383.

Anne Borden Lee, who died unexpectedly on September 14, 2022 at age 73, loved sailing, hunting, and fishing and was looking forward to her first saltwater fly-fishing expedition in the Pacific Line Islands. An intrepid traveler, Anne enjoyed exploring the world on safaris and far flung adventures as well as professionally, as a surgeon.

Born in Wilmington, NC, on December 7, 1948, Anne attended the Porter-Gaud School, Charleston High School, and Davidson College, a school to which she was devoted—most recently enjoying her 50^th reunion. Anne received her training at the Medical University of South Carolina. She practiced in the Charleston area, in the Florida Keys, and, as a locum tenems surgeon in a number of remote areas of the United States.

Anne read widely and loved to write. Fascinated by Jungian psychology, she was deeply religious and an active participant in several study and dream groups.

She was married twice. Her first spouse died of cancer; Anne was a devoted caregiver throughout that long illness. Her second marriage ended in divorce. She is predeceased by her parents, Lawrence and Mary Borden Lee of Charleston, SC, and a brother Lawrence Lee of Savannah, GA. Survivors include a nephew, L. Borden Lee, two nieces, Shannon Lee and Ramsay Jarvis, six great nephews and one great niece—as well as many other relatives from both sides of her family.

Funeral arrangements in Charleston are by the J. Henry Stuhr Funeral Home. A service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, September, 30, 2022, at Lebanon Chapel in Airlie Gardens, Wilmington, NC, with burial in Oakdale Cemetery to follow. Memorial contributions may be made to: the Kanuga Conference and Retreat Center, Hendersonville, NC. or to Davidson College.