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Ruth (Coats) Choate ’35Ruth (Coats) Choate of Fort Smith passed away on Nov. 3,2007, at the age of 94 in a Fort Smith nursing home. She wasa retired teacher in Coal Hill, Ark.Dr. John W. Stilley ’38Dr. John W. Stilley passed away on June 23, 2007, inFlagstaff, Ariz., at the age of 93. He was a retired dentist andalso served briefly as a music teacher at Ozarks. He was theorganist and choir director at the Episcopal Church of theEpiphany in Flagstaff for 40 years.The Rev. Richard “Dick” R. Northup ’39The Rev. Richard “Dick” R. Northup of Seattle, Wash., diedJune 8, 2007, at the age of 91. He was a retired minister ofthe Presbyterian Church (USA) and served several churchesin New York state after earning his master of divinity degreefrom Union Theological Seminary in New York.Katherine (McNabb) Riddell ’40Katherine (McNabb) Riddell passed away on Oct. 26, 2007,in Clarksville at the age of 89. A life-long member of theClarksville Presbyterian Church, she is survived by herhusband of 72 years, Wendall Riddell ’36.Dr. Charles W. Hagan ’48Dr. Charles W. Hagan passed away Sept. 24, 2007, inRadford, Va. He was a retired professor at RadfordUniversity and survivors include his wife of 59 years, Lucille(Eddins) Hagan ’51.Pansy (Lee) Holloway ’52Pansy (Lee) Holloway died Sept. 30, 2007, in Springdale,Ark., at the age of 92. She was a retired teacher in Coal Hill,Ark., and Altus, Ark.Varnal A. “Dub” King ’52Varnal A. “Dub” King of Clarksville died Nov. 9, 2007, at theage of 85. He was a veteran of World War II, serving as aradio operator in C-46s and C-47s in the China-Burma-Indiatheater of operations. For 42 years he served as operationsmanager and general manager of Eureka Brick and Tile.Oleta (Pryor) Day ’63Oleta (Pryor) Day of Clarksville passed away July 24, 2007,at the age of 99. She was a retired teacher and was amember of the Clarksville Presbyterian Church.Rabon Campbell ’66Rabon Campbell of Springfield, Mo., died Sept. 23, 2005, frominjuries suffered from serving in the armed forces during theFirst Gulf War. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn (Crimer)Campbell ’66.Robert M. Kodell ’69Robert M. Kodell of Cleveland, Tenn., died July 5, 2007, atthe age of 60. He was a financial advisor with Edward JonesInvestments.Christopher G. Boyette ’70Christopher G. Boyette of Pea Ridge, Ark., died July 22, 2007,at the age of 60. He was the director of multi-family housingfor Kwai Paint, Inc.Dr. Donald F. Wheat ’77Dr. Donald F. Wheat of Abilene, Texas, died Nov. 13, 2007, atthe age of 53. He and his brother, Dr. Danny Wheat ’78,were owners of Abilene Foot Associates, and he previouslyserved as an instructor of podiatric medicine at the John SealyHospital in Galveston, Texas.Rebecca McCollum ’98Rebecca McCollum passed away July 20, 2007, in Mulberry,Ark., at the age of 31.Dr. William D. PenningtonDr. William D. Pennington, a former administrator at Ozarks,died Oct. 13, 2007, in Arpelar, Okla., from injuries sustained inan automobile accident. He was president of Murray StateCollege in Oklahoma at the time of his death. He served asdean of students at Ozarks in the early 1990s.Nancy (Abernathy) JohnsonNancy (Abernathy) Johnson, wife of board of trustee memberRoy Johnson, died Sept. 27, 2007, in Dallas, at the age of 73.42 Today, FALL/WINTER 2007