Class Notes

of Jacksonville, FL passed away December 26, 2014. He was born in Mount Dora, FL on Jan. 8, 1923, to Douglas and Mary Roseborough. Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, he is survived by his wife of 69 years, Barbara, three children (Virginia, Mary Lee, Doug, Jr.), five grandchildren (Tommy, Susan, Drew, Ben, Will), 14 great-grandchildren, and two sisters (Marian and Laura). He served as a Navy lieutenant in World War II and worked for Sears & Roebuck for over 30 years. He was an avid Florida Gator fan. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday December 31, 2014, at the Southside Chapel of George H. Hewell and Son Funeral Home, 4140 University Blvd., S. with Rev. Clayton Turner officiating.

Barbara Jean (Babs) Burnett Roseborough passed away at age 97 on May 1, 2022 in Jacksonville, FL. Born in Lonoke, Arkansas to Fred and Mary McIntosh Burnett she resided in Jacksonville from 1955 until her death. While attending Maryville College (TN) she met her future husband, Navy LT JG Douglas DeVault Roseborough, whom she married on July 15, 1945. A devoted wife and loving mother, her family was always her number one priority. Friends and family knew Babs as a fun-loving, witty and kind person who had an infectiously positive personality. Some of her many interests included travel, gardening, bird watching, reading, playing bridge and tennis, a love of which she passed on to her three children. A lifelong Presbyterian, she most recently was a member of Peace Presbyterian Church, after having raised her family at South Jacksonville Presbyterian. Barbara is survived by her daughter Jenny (Noah), her son Doug (Jane), 5 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, her brother Jim Burnett (Sabina) of Batesville, Arkansas and two nieces. She was preceded in death by her dear husband, Douglas DeVault Roseborough Sr. and her beloved daughter, Mary Lee Roseborough Thrall.

Daniel B. Roselli ’14 & Lauren Evans-Roselli ’14 were married on September 25, 2021.

Daniel B Roselli ’14 & Lauren Evans-Roselli ’14 were married on September 25, 2021.

Ethel Marie Rosenfeld passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013 at the home of her son, Peter Rosenfeld and his wife, Ann Babb, who cared for Ethel during the past few years with great love and thoughtfulness. Her granddaughter, Leah and Martha, her caretaker, were by her bedside when she passed away in the early morning. Born in Trenton, N.J., Ethel’s father, George Washington Hanners, was a Methodist minister, and religion was a great comfort to Ethel throughout her life. Although she was comfortable with all denominations, Ethel later converted to the Episcopal Church, and enjoyed the ceremony and theology associated with it. Born with a great zest for living, Ethel participated in field hockey, equestrian competitions, basketball and any activity that allowed her to be active and outdoors. Ethel attended Maryville College and Johns Hopkins University, and proved to be an independent thinker early in life. Although Ethel’s initial educational goal was to attend medical school, she changed her academic pursuit to Nursing School while her first husband, George O. Beall, served in WWII as a Navy Pilot. As highest ranking officer, George was first to fly over a small island in Japan. His plane was destroyed by Japanese gunfire, and he was found and buried by the island natives, who graced his grave with flowers. Ethel continued her studies at Johns Hopkins University as a young widow and graduated in 1948. It was during her tenure at Johns Hopkins that Ethel met fellow student, Jerome Rosenfeld, who was pursuing his doctorate in Bacteriology. Post their marriage, they had five children and eventually settled down in Little Rock, Ark., where Jerome (Jerry) served on the staff at the University of Arkansas Medical Center. Ethel went on the raise her five children, while completing a Master’s Degree at Arkansas State College of Nursing in 1971, receiving the Faculty Award for Academic Excellence. She continued her passion for psychiatric nursing as a Clinical Practitioner and Clinical Instructor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, in addition to serving as an Assoc. Professor in Nursing at the University of Central Arkansas Graduate Program. During her career, Ethel was Co-Chair of the Joint Practice Committee of Arkansas Medical Society and Arkansas State Nurses Association, was in Who’s Who of American Nursing and produced a plethora of articles and presentations. Ethel will be remembered by the many people she supported and helped with kindness and patience, both in her psychiatric nursing practice and with family and friends. She was an intelligent, fearless, progressive, and kind person, who also had a ‘sense of humor,’ which attracted others. Ethel was the epitome of the mother and grandmother every child and grandchild would wish to have. Jerome Rosenfeld predeceased Ethel as did her daughter, Rachel Ann Rosenfeld of Chapel Hill, N.C. Her other living children are Deborah Kohls and spouse, Jamie Kohls of Chapel Hill, N.C., Diana Rosenfeld and spouse, Dr. Jim Pang of Cordova, Tenn., Peter Rosenfeld and spouse, Ann Babb of Collingswood, N.J., and George Rosenfeld of Collingswood, N.J.; Ethel is grandmother to Rachel ‘Shay’ Crow of Denver, Colo. (husband Mike Crow), Nathan Pang of Bartlett, Tenn. (wife Jennifer Fossett Pang), Leah Babb Rosenfeld of Manhattan, N.Y., Jessica Kohls of Raleigh, N.C., Josh Pang of Memphis, Tenn. and Reid Kohls of Carrboro, N.C.; and great-grandmother to Vivian Rose Crow, Jerome Fossett Pang and Vaughn George Crow. The family is forever appreciative of the love provided by caretakers Tenoa, Martha and Carla.

Rosensteel J. Randall Died at his home, Cathedral Village, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at the age of 84. The son of Clarissa (nee Galbraith) and Jack Rosensteel of Mount Union, PA. Mr. Rosensteel graduated from Maryville College (TN) and Drexel Institute of Technology, now Drexel University. Earning a Master of Science degree in Library Science, Mr. Rosensteel spent his entire career working in various positions in the Central Library of The Free Library of Philadelphia, retiring in 2001. Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1962, Mr. Rosensteel served on active duty and in the U.S. Army Reserves until being discharged as a 1st Lieutenant in 1977. Active with the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, Mr. Rosensteel also served on the Board of Directors of the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia and volunteered at Girard College, the Archeology Laboratory of Independence National Historic Park and Stenton, the home of James Logan. He also acted and directed at the Stagecrafters Theater in Chestnut Hill. He was preceded in death by his parents and only sibling Barbara Anderson. He is survived by nieces Gale Baker (Dan), Catherine Posey and Lynne Fleming and one nephew, Michael Anderson (Sharon) and numerous great nieces and nephews.

was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Long Haul Award by the Tennessee Alliance for Progress on MAy 15th, 2014 in Nashville TN

writes in to share that in January she was elected Vice-President of the Knoxville Oakridge Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.

Mary Roussos, age 88 of Lebanon, formerly of Lake Waynoka, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 at the Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, OH. She was born September 12, 1931 in Russellville, OH, the daughter of the late Harry O and Frances (Harmon) Layton. She was a librarian for the Library of Science and Medicine at Rutgers University. Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband Aristotle Roussos on February 28, 2020. She is survived by 3 sons, Tim Roussos and wife Becky of Waynesville, OH, Wil Roussos and wife Janet of Leesburg, VA, Dave Roussos and wife Eva of Pittsburgh, PA, 1 brother, David Layton and wife Brenda of Russellville, 1 sister, Andrea Wilkenson and husband Buzz of Lake Waynoka and 10 grandchildren. Following cremation, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. The Meeker Funeral Home in Russellville is serving the family. Friends and Families may sign Mary’s online guestbook at www.meekerfuneralhomes.com. Questions call Meeker Funeral Home 937-377-4182.

nee Morgan, age 92, left her earthly life on October 22, 2013, in Houston, Texas. She was born June 15, 1921, in Geraldine, Alabama, to Alma Cole Tompkins and William David Morgan. After graduating from Geraldine High School, she went to Maryville College, in Maryville, Tennessee. She transferred to the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in her junior year. Majoring in biology and pre-med she took her senior year at the South Highlands Infirmary in Birmingham, Alabama, as a lab and x-ray technician. During these years she met a young aviator, Dolphus Edward Rowan, from Gadsden, Alabama. In May 1943 Mary rode a train from Alabama to Alpine, Texas, where Dolph was stationed as an Army Air Corps pilot. They were married on May 4, 1943, and shortly after, Dolph shipped out overseas where he flew 25 missions as a B-17 pilot. After the war Mary and Dolph moved to Florida where their daughter was born. When Dolph became a pilot for American Airlines, the family moved to Boston, transferring later to Texas, residing first in Dallas, then in Grapevine. As the wife of an airline pilot, Mary enjoyed the wonders of travel, both domestically and overseas, with trips to Argentina, China and Russia among her favorites. After Dolph’s retirement, he and Mary moved to Denton, Texas, where they lived until his death in June 2008. In April 2009 Mary moved to Houston, Texas, to be near her daughter and grandchildren. She spent her last years peacefully and very happily in the assisted living at the Buckingham. Wherever she lived, Mary was active in her community, being involved in the Arts Guild, the Women’s Club, the American Airlines Flight Wives’ Club, and the Camp Fire Girls as a troop leader. As a member of Denton First Baptist, she formed lasting friendships with those in the Early Bird’s Sunday School class. For many years she and Dolph also volunteered at the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home in Denton . Above all, Mary was the epitome of the gracious, Southern hostess. Warm, friendly, never negative or unkind, she welcomed everyone with a smile. She always believed that “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” She will be particularly remembered at the Buckingham for her cheerful greeting to both residents and care givers, “Howdy Doody.” Mary is survived by her daughter, Pat Vassilakidis, and spouse, Anassis Vassilakidis, and two grandchildren, Sophia Vassilakidis and Alex Vassilakidis. And of course, her famously fat feline companion,

The Reverend Richard Fay Rowley, 95, of Tucson; passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, August 18, 2023.

Rev. Rowley was born July 5, 1928, in Binghamton, New York. During his high school years, he met and courted his future wife, Jean Louise Thomson. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Maryville College. He then earned a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. Later, he earned a doctorate of Ministry from International Seminary.

His first church posting was at Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Erie, Pennsylvania. During this period his son, Mark, was born.

He then assumed pastorship of Northminster Presbyterian Church in 1960, and served there until retiring in July of 1993.

Dr. Rowley believed his calling as a minister was to spread the word of God. Under Reverend Rowley’s leadership, the church membership grew, as well as the scope of church activities. Dear to his heart was the building of the new sanctuary in 1970, complete with a new steeple to witness God’s presence to the community.

He is predeceased by his brother, Walter, his beloved wife, Jean, and his grandson, Benjamin Busby-Collins.

He is survived by his son Mark Rowley (Michele), his granddaughters, Emily Rowley-Krueger (Aram), and Gwendolyn Rowley, and nephew Adrian Rowley (Jill), and his informally adopted daughter Jeanie Branconi.

David started a job as Curriculum Coordinator at the Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, Ohio.

WVLT interviewed Lizzie Ruch Smith ’16 during one of their newscasts. Lizzie Ruch Smith ’16, a music teacher in Texas, wrote a song to sum up how she feels about the transition to online learning and teaching. She posted the video to TikTok, and now the video is going viral. Knoxville CBS affiliate WVLT-TV featured her this week – watch the video! https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Maryville-College-grad-goes-viral-with-TikTok-quarantine-song-569815591.html

69, of Springhouse Lane, New Wilmington, Pa., passed away at her residence on Sunday, March 9, 2014. Mary was born on March 9, 1945, in Bristol, Va., to the late Berkley P. and Laura ‘Dulaney’ Rucker of Bristol, Tenn. She was a granddaughter of the Dulaney family of Medical Grove in Blountville, Tenn., and a niece of the late Mary R. and Frank L. Marney of Bristol. Mary was a 1963 graduate of Dobyns-Bennet High School in Kingsport, Tenn. She earned a B.A. in Music from Maryville College, Tenn. She was awarded a Masters in Music and Performer’s Certificate from the Indiana University School of Music in 1969, as a student of Menahem Pressler. Dr. Rucker taught at Otterbein College in Ohio, then completed her DMA in piano performance at West Virginia University in 1979. She joined the faculty at Marshall University (WV) in 1980, and later taught at Clarion University and Westminster College in Pa. Upon retirement, Dr. Rucker became fiercely involved in the welfare of feral cats. Most recently she supported Trap, Neuter and Return (TNP) programs locally and nationally. Mary is survived by two very individual and remarkable nephews, Paul Berkley Rucker of Minneapolis, Minn., and David Nathan Rucker of Berkeley, Calif. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her brother, William B. Rucker in 1988; and her partner, Thomas Lynn Fox in 2006. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the Spiritualist Past Church, 2041 Moravia St. Ext., New Castle. Pa. There will be a private graveside service at the Blountville, Tenn. Cemetery at a later date.

Donald Rucker ’12, elementary school principal for KIPP Metro Atlanta, was recently selected as one of Atlanta’s most eligible bachelors for 2018 by Jezebel Magazine. See more: https://www.modernluxury.com/jezebel/digital-edition

RUDY, Ralph Ralph J. Rudy, age 94, of Duluth, GA died Sunday, August 31, 2014. He was born in Hegins, PA to the late John and Sarah Krick Rudy. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Duluth. Ralph served in the United States Air Force during WWII. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Penn State University. He retired from Amtrak with over 35 years of service. He was a devoted husband of 71 years, a father, grandfather, uncle and friend to many. Ralph is survived by his wife, Lois Smith Rudy, Duluth, GA; daughters: Susan Puckett, Stockbridge, GA; Louise (Adrian) Hunter, St. Petersburg, FL; granddaughter: Brittney Sawhill, St. Petersburg, FL; grandson: Gregory Puckett, Stockbridge, GA; several nieces and nephews. Private Memorial Services will be held at a later time. Those who wish may sign the on-line guest registry at www.cannonclevelandfunerals. com. Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors, 770-914-1414.

Elizabeth Lois Blackburn Rueter passed away on January 19th. “Bette” was a member of New Providence Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Kleffmann Hood Rueter, Jr. She is survived by her sons Mark Rueter (Rebecca) and Eric Rueter (Nelia) and daughter Lisa Blackwood (Leland), grandchildren: Leslie Saidak, Ginger Martin, Melissa Morehead, Lanny Blackwood and 8 great grandchildren. A memorial service was held at New Providence Presbyterian Church on Friday January 22nd with the Rev. Steve Musick presiding. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to New Providence Presbyterian Church or the American Red Cross, Blount County Chapter.

Anne Childress Ruggiero of Fort Myers, Florida passed away February 14, 2021.

Daniel Ruggiero, age 92, passed away at his home in Fort Myers, Florida on August 7, 2021.

Rullman Laura Jane Trotter, died on Saturday, December 3, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jane was born on September 18, 1922 in Maryville, Tennessee. She was a graduate of Maryville High School, and attended Maryville College for two-and-one-half-years. She then was selected to train at Purdue for a year in aeronautical engineering, followed by a year of work as a Curtiss-Wright Cadette in Columbus, Ohio, a three year program during WWII, which trained women from around the country who excelled in math and science, to fill engineering jobs to help with the production of thousands of planes under government contract, enabling men to serve their country overseas and to help keep the war from dragging on. Jane returned to Maryville College, where she graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in English in 1946. She was employed by the University of Tennessee Library, during which she was asked to set up the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies’, Library in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for the Atomic Energy Commission. Jane went on to Columbia University in New York City, where she received her Master’,s Degree in Library Science. After obtaining her graduate degree, she went to work as a cataloger at The Purdue University Library in West Lafayette, Indiana, where she met Louis Rullman, who was just completing his Master’,s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. They married, and shared fifty-one wonderful years in the College Hill Community of Cincinnati, Ohio, until his death in August of 2004. Jane was the daughter of the late Tennessee State Senator John Thaddeus and Ollie Lee Matthews Trotter of Maryville, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Louis Schockel Rullman of Aurora, Indiana, brothers Hugh (Naomi) Trotter and Earl (Emma) Trotter of Maryville, Tennessee, and sisters Ona (Ben) Ray of Newport, Tennessee, Jonnie (Henry) Robinson of Shandon, Ohio, Louise (Comer) Johnson, Mary (Victor) Davies, and Margaret (Kenneth) Abbott of Maryville, Tennessee, and Helen (William) Miller of Athens, Tennessee. She is survived by sister Barbara Trotter Engel of Hamilton, Ohio, three children, Laura Jane (Steven) Dowers of Hamilton, Ohio, Megan Lou Rullman Ball of Atlanta, Georgia, and Thaddeus Christian (Lynn) Rullman of Cincinnati, Ohio. She leaves behind grandchildren Adam (Maria) Dowers of Asheville, North Carolina, Bethany Dowers (Chris) Martin of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, Tyler Trotter Ball of Atlanta, Georgia, Weston and Jordan Rullman of Cincinnati, Ohio, Zachary Laurie of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and great grandchildren Abigail, Melanie Jane, and Kimberly Dowers of Asheville, North Carolina, and Olivia Laura Martin of Signal Mountain, Tennessee. She also leaves behind treasured nieces and nephews, and was grateful for the love and support of her friends, and of the staff of the Dialysis Unit at Good Samaritan Hospital. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 8, 2011 from 5:00-8:00pm at the Spring Grove Funeral Homes located at Spring Grove Cemetery. The funeral service and burial will begin Friday, December 9, 2011 at 11:00 am, followed by a luncheon for family and friends at the Gwen Mooney reception area. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Dialysis Unit Fund at Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation, 375 Dixmyth Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220.

Laurie Waller Rupe, class of 1968, died early on March 12, 2024. She lived in Wauwatosa, WI, and was predeceased by her husband Orus Rupe, ’68, who died in 2004. She is survived by a daughter, a son, three grand grandsons, a brother, and a sister. Laurie was a teacher in Racine, WI, and coordinator for the Middle School Academy, a school for disruptive students. Her job included efforts to advocate for more slots to enroll students who needed special attention and to minimize the interaction of gangs in the school district. In a totally different role, she owned a used bookstore in Racine and later worked at Barnes and Noble where she was the beloved story lady. She loved to travel to see the places she had studied about as a History Major and had read about in thousands of books. At Maryville she was a friend to all and an enemy to none.

is now the Associate Pastor of Global & Local Partnerships at Fellowship Church in Knoxville.

Eric Russell ’16 has been accepted into the Cognitive Psych PhD program at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA for fall 2018.

Tracie Witherspoon Russell ’08 has been promoted to Senior Associate Professor of Mathematics at Columbia Basin College in Pasco, WA.

Jane Lloyd Russell, age 95, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2012, at Clare Bridge, Troy. She was born on November 22, 1916, in Greenville, Kentucky, to the late Frank A. and Minnie Mae Brown Hunter. She married Robert C. Russell on January 18, 1940, and he preceded her in death on July 7, 1999. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law: Hunter and Karen Russell of Troy and Bruce and Kathleen Russell of High Springs, Florida; two daughters and sons-in-law: Annette and Michael Cargill of Troy and Eleanor and John Parker of Ocean City, New Jersey; nine grandchildren: Tanya Brian Kirkpatrick, Tina Harry Wagner, Kimberly Tim Niggel, Lisa Parker, Ryan Parker, Erin Michael Twiss, Lauren Jason Patton, Andrea Thomas Doyle, and Andrew Russell; and ten great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and her husband, Jane was preceded in death by one daughter, Nancy Hill. She attended Maryville College, Tennessee, where she met her husband Bob. She received a nursing degree from Kentucky Baptist Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, which she often used in the loving care of her husband and children. She shared her love of learning and faith with her children, grandchildren and others, teaching Sunday School and volunteering at Concord School. Mrs. Russell was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Troy, where she was a former deacon and elder. She was also a member of Literacy is for Everyone. In 1996, she and her husband, Robert served as grand marshals for the Troy Strawberry Festival Parade. Memorial services will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, May 5, 2012, at the First Presbyterian Church, Troy, with Rev. Dr. Richard Culp officiating. Friends may call from 10-11AM on Saturday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 20 South Walnut Street, Troy, Ohio 45373, or Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, Ohio 45373. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.