Class Notes

Foothills Elementary School in Maryville welcomes new principal. Kristin Bosco.

Bosco has worked previously as an assistant principal and summer school director at John Sevier Elementary School, which like Foothills is within the Maryville City Schools district. She’s also taught first grade at the school, first, fourth and sixth grade in other schools in Tennessee and Florida.

A press release from MCS states that in her interview for the Foothills position, Bosco said, “I am a learner, first. I enjoy growing as an educator and leader every day. I believe our greatest heroes are our teachers. It is an honor to be the heart, hands, and feet to support and lead our heroes.”

is currently Staff Interpreter/Educational Interpreter at Sign Language Specialists of Western, PA, Inc. and has interpreted at Overbrook Regional High School.

Whitney Hunt Botts, 29, went to be with the Lord on August 2, 2021. Born August 8, 1991. Preceded in death by her mother. She is survived by her loving husband of 6 years, Zach Botts, son, Atlas, father, Steve Hunt, mothers-in-law, Candace Robinson and Marcia Botts, father-in-law, Dennis Botts, grandparents, Ann and Raymond Hunt, sister, Megan (Cody), sisters-in-law, Kaitlin Botts, Olivia (Mark) Gravelle, Courtney (Chris) Pendergrass, brothers-in-law, Matt (Jeri) Botts, Ben (Ashley) Sweeney and several nieces and nephews. Whitney was a graduate of Lee University. She was employed by Peniel Rehabilitation Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania where she was an intake counselor. She loved being a precious mom to her 5 year old son, Atlas, loving on and encouraging people. Upon meeting Whitney, you immediately fell in love with her. She was a very gifted singer and writer. She was a blessing to everyone she met. The last year of her life was her best ever—loving and serving the Lord with her husband, Zach. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 7, 2021, at Peniel Praise Community Church in Johnstown, PA and will be officiated by Bishop Mark Spellman. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Peniel Residential Treatment Center, P.O. Box 250, Johnstown, PA 15907

Lilybel Gunn Bounds, 89, of Chatom, passed away June 26, 2016 at the Washington County Nursing Home. She was born August 23, 1926 to R.H. and Thelma Lee Gunn. A veteran educator with the Washington County Board of Education, she served for 47 years, 37 of those as principal at Chatom Elementary School. She was preceded in death by her husband, Davis E. Bounds; her parents; siblings, Beatrice Gunn Kinard, Jimmy Gunn, Harvey (Eileen) Gunn and niece, Cindy Thompson Aucoin and nephews, Steve Thompson and Jerry Gunn. She is survived by her daughter Cynthia Bounds Laurie-Arnold of Mandeville, LA; grandchildren, Jennifer Laurie (Keith) Lambert of Chatom, Rachel Laurie (Rob) Riddle of Prattville; great-grandchildren, Joseph Britton Lambert of Chatom, Samuel Wilkins Riddle of Prattville; siblings, Thelma Gunn Thompson of Meridian, MS, Carolyn Gunn Shelton of Phoenix City, Judge William “Bill” (Elaine) Gunn of Meridian, MS; nieces, Jena Thompson Abrams, Tracy Thompson Bourgeois, Deborah Gunn Mallard, Cathy Kinard Miles, Marsha Gunn Cook, Kim Gunn Rainer; nephews, Mike Gunn, Martin Gunn, Scotty Gunn, Robert Thompson, Richard Kinard, Bruce Kinard, Gregg Kinard, Keith Moore, Brad Moore, Kevin Gunn; 28 great-nieces and nephews and 29 great, great nieces and nephews.

June Loraine Browne Bovill of Town & Country, Missouri passed away peacefully August 29, 2016. Born in Denver, Colorado March 16, 1922 to William Perry and Jessie Vivian Browne, the Browne family returned to St. Louis in 1926 where June graduated from University City High School in 1939. Dedicating herself to a life of learning, she began her college education at Maryville College in Maryville Tennessee, and continuing at Washington University in St. Louis where she met Dr. John Bovill. After marrying in 1942, the couple moved to California where she completed her undergraduate and Master's Degree at UCLA. She moved to Dallas, Texas in 1963 and began a career serving the medical industry, retiring from the University of Texas Southwest Medical School in 1997 as office administrator to Dr. George Race. She loved her time, home and friends in University Park, Texas for 51 years before returning to St. Louis. She is survived by her brothers Neal Browne (Penny) and Donald Brown (Caroline), sister Edna May Bryan and numerous nieces and nephews. Services: Memorial services will be held at Fenton Baptist Church Fenton, MO Saturday September 10th, 1pm and Highland Presbyterian Church Dallas, TX September 11th.

Jennifer Headrick Bowen (2006) and Dustin W. Bowen (2003) welcomed their third child, a son, Westley Ryan Bowen on February 2, 2022.

Jennifer Bowen (2006) and Dustin W. Bowen (2003) welcomed their third child, a son, Westley Ryan Bowen on February 2, 2022.

Billie Ruth Bowen (Wright), who was honored by Royal United Methodist Church in Virginia for 75 years of active service in the church choir. The choir loft was named in her honor and a reception was held after the worship service.

Paula (Polly) Lynn Cox Bowers, 84.

Polly’s journey began  on 10 September 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she was born to James Albert Cox and Mary Painter Cox. During her journey, she proved to be an excellent student. She skipped 7th grade and one half of a school year in high school. Her father, Jim, a graduate of Maryville College (1929), had enrolled her at Maryville College, Class of 1960 after he rode a bus down from Philadelphia to let family in Sharps Chapel, TN that she had been born. When Polly came to Maryville College in 1955, her academic record was so impressive that she was allowed to skip one half year of college.  Because of her thirst for learning and excellent academic record, she graduated with honors with the Class of 1958.

During her time at Maryville College, she met a “townie” student, Wilburn Rufus Bowers, fell in love, got married, and had her first child, Scott Allen Bowers, days after graduating. Scott always bragged he graduated twice from college.  She and Rufus had a second child, Meelora (Lori) Ann in 1959. Family complete, the journey continued.

She started her career as a medical laboratory technician. However, once she stepped into that first classroom of 7th graders and started teaching life science, there was no turning back. She spent 45 years in the teaching field.  She taught in North Carolina, California, Florida, Virginia, Arizona, (she taught sewing) ,California, Seoul Korea , Subic Bay Philippines, California, New Orleans, and her last stop was back in California where she retired in 2005. While in the Philippines, she taught high school completion courses and eventually became the Director of Central Texas College which offered high school completion courses and Associate College degrees. Later on while living in New Orleans, she was again asked to be the Director of Central Texas College for the Bahamas Islands, Puerto Rico and the various Naval Ships stationed in the region.  She taught at all levels kindergarten through college level classes, but whenever the opportunity arose, she always chose 7th grade science.

Her travels took her to all the countries in Europe, Southeast Asia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Burma, and all 50 states in this great country, The United States of America.

She was always actively involved in PEO, The Bible Class Friendsville Fellowship, and loved working in the archives at Maryville College. In 2018, she self published a book , Echoes on the Hilltop, which was the result of her intensive research on Margaret Henry.

Her earthly journey of family, academic, and travel ended on 04 November 2021 Having lived a full and amazing earthly life, she now begins a new and wonderful journey of eternal life with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

She is survived by her best friend and fellow partner in this journey, her husband of 64 years, Colonel Wilburn Rufus Bowers, USMC Retired.  Also, her loving and caring daughter, Meelora Bowers Zerick, she leaves to carry on. Her Son Scott Allen Bowers, preceded her in death in 2012 and surely greeted her at the journey’s end.  Also, left  to celebrate her life are her three grandsons, Sam Bowers and Gray Bowers of California and Tanner Zerick of Murfreesboro, TN. Never wanting to be called a grandmother, the boys all called her “Lola” a Philippine term of endearment for grandmother. This, too was so fitting as she was one quarter Pilipino.   She also leaves behind her sister, Judy Harbison of Blue Bell, PA, brother, Jeffrey Cox of Fontana, CA, numerous nieces and nephews and finally all those wonderful friends the world over.

She will be dearly missed by all who knew her and you should be considered blessed for having known her. Rest in peace Polly, Mom, Mrs. Bowers, Aunt Polly, Lola, your ran a good race and your brought joy and inspiration to all who knew you. You have earned the rest, Your loving family.

Sheri Y. Bowles, 52 of Maryville, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by family on January 7, 2024.  She is preceded in death by her grandfathers, Raymond Drake and Herman Brosz; grandmothers, Yvonne Brosz and Minnie Kay; aunt, Terry Rushton; uncle, Bill Larson; and cousins, Tammy Tate and Drew Pearson.

Sheri was born June 5, 1971, in Helena, MT, the daughter of Bill and Donna Brosz and sister to Christy Bare.  She grew up in Great Falls, MT and served as a member of the Montana Air National Guard for eight years.

Sheri married her blind date, Jeffrey M. Bowles, June 17, 1995.  Together they raised two beautiful children.  A daughter Kathryne G. Shillings and a son Tyler J. Bowles.

Sheri graduated from Maryville College in 2010 with her bachelor’s degree in education.  Shortly after graduation, she obtained her license in special education.  She was employed by Blount County Schools working at Mary Blount and Union Grove Elementary Schools.  She was a member of the National Education Association, a level 1 certified Wilson Reading System teacher and the 2017 Special Olympics Coach of the Year.  Sheri loved her “kids”, a note on her classroom wall reads, “My Legacy: Students will remember that I believe in them and encourage them to follow their dreams.  Each student should feel love and respect every day.”

Sheri enjoyed spending time with her family, baking, socializing, and watching tv shows with her children.  On warm days, she loved reading a book outside in the sun, admiring her flowers, watching hummingbirds and playing with her dog Pepper.

Her smile, her laughter, love and support will be missed but will live on in the memories and thoughts of her loved ones.  To know her was to love her.

and husband, Harold will celebrate 55 years of marriage in September 2014. They are proud great grandparents of Janie Marie Bowman born 7/9/2012 and great grandson- Jacob Matthew Bowman born 1/1/14. The parents are Matt and Annie Bowman

Suzanne (Suzy) Boyd Jones Bowman born April 12, 1936 passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 in Irmo, South Carolina. There will be a small burial service in Fort Jackson National Cemetery because of the pandemic with a memorial service at a later date. Suzy was born in Umatilla, FL on April 12, 1936. She was the daughter of the late Betty Boyd Jones and Paul Floyd Jones. She graduated from Elizabethton, TN High School, attended Maryville College, Maryville, TN and graduated from Temple University, Philadelphia, PA in Medical Technology. She worked in Staunton, VA and Knoxville, TN before becoming a full time homemaker and mother. She was a lifelong Presbyterian, serving in many capacities in different churches. She had been a member of Seven Oaks Presbyterian Church, Columbia, since 1995. She was married for 61 years to Harold Edward (Hal) Bowman. She moved around from Tennessee, Alabama, Virginia, New Jersey, and Virginia before retiring to Irmo, SC in 1994. She leaves behind husband, Harold E. Bowman; son, James Harold (Carla Gray) Bowman of Melbourne, FL; daughter, Ann Elizabeth Bowman of Raleigh, NC; grandsons, William James Bowman of Vancouver, BC, Matthew Thomas Bowman (Annie) and great-grandchildren, Janie Marie, Jacob Matthew, and Jackson Harold Bowman, all of Bloomfield, IN.; and a sister, Patricia Claire Jones, of Oak Ridge, TN. She was predeceased by a sister, Betty Anne Jones and a great-granddaughter Jamie Addison Bowman. Memorials may be made to Seven Oaks Presbyterian Church, 530 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29210. Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, is assisting the family. Memories may be shared at www.dunbarfunerals.com.

Vera Elizabeth Ross Boyatt, age 95 of Maryville, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2022, at Brookdale Sandy Springs. She loved her family, traveling, hiking and the outdoors. Preceded in death by her husband, Rupert D. Boyatt; parents, Ben and Maude Ross; daughter, Mikki Boyatt; brothers, Tom, Paul, and Ben Ross. Survivors include her sons, Col. Mark Boyatt and wife Nancy; Michael Boyatt and wife Linda; grandchildren, Chris Boyatt and wife Meg, Ben Boyatt, James Boyatt and wife Casey, Ted Boyatt and Thomas Boyatt; great grandchildren, Evie Boyatt and Andrew Boyatt.

Attended 50th class reunion in October, 2015. Says is was a wonderful event and missed all who couldn’t make it.

Updated the College with the following information: “It’s been almost 59 years, since I and my ’57 classmates graduated from MC. Since that time, I have engaged in 5 careers: a)assistant minister (of education) at 3 large churches (Raleigh, Norfolk and Miami Shores); b) dean of students of two, small, church colleges (Lenoir Rhyne, NC and King College, NC (also assistant professor of philosophy); c) Director of Special Education & Training at the Western Carolina Center, NC (for 550 individuals with developmental disabilities); d) Director of Training at Temple Woodhaven, PA (center for people with DDs), while earning my Ph.D. in psychology, with a concentration in special education researched) Executive Director of an organization operating group homes for adults with DD; f) Associate professor and Chair of the Department of Child and Family Studies, at the University of South Florida (retired in 1997 to my mountain home in Montreat, NC (near Asheville).”

writes going strong at 81 and counting! Howie!

Dr. Richard W. Boyd passed away on April 3, 2016.

Jessie Dye Boyd, of Phoenixville, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Services are private at the convenience of the family.

Loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, William F. “Bill” Boyd, 87, of Williamsburg, left this world to be with God on Tuesday, January 30, 2024.

Bill was born December 10, 1936. He was witty, loving, adventurous, and curious about the world around him. He always kept his childlike sense of wonder. He was constantly satisfying his intellectual curiosities including astronomy, biology, and ornithology. Even after he lost his eyesight, he continued to enjoy books on tape, including biographies, documentaries, and world history. He earned two Master’s Degrees and a Doctorate simply because he loved to learn.

He was an avid traveler who sought to have authentic experiences with all those he met. He loved trekking in Nepal. He developed a sweet friendship with his Sherpa guide and corresponded with him throughout the years. He walked the Great Wall of China, explored his Scottish ancestry in Scotland and was amazed by the stunning beauty of Norway’s fjords. His life was enriched by the people he met and the beauty of God’s creation. He passed down his love of travel, for which his family is forever grateful.

He spoke with an economy of language; when he had something to say, listeners would hang on every word. His words were intentional. He encouraged. He challenged, but most importantly, he listened. People were drawn to him because he had a way of making them feel truly seen. His dry wit put others at ease and carried him through the many physical challenges he experienced as he grew older. He felt that there was no point in complaining. It was better to just take one day at time and depend upon God’s abundant mercies.

He had a deep, personal faith in God that sustained him throughout his life. He shared his faith with others as a servant leader. He spent his last days wondering what heaven would be like. He desired to sit beneath the Tree of Life, alongside the river of grace.

Music was a very integral part of his life. He especially loved classical and choral music. He spent his last days listening to Mozart adagios and sacred hymns. They were a balm to his spirit and filled him with peace.

He shared a love with his wife, Carole, of 63 years that was rare, unbreakable, and stood the test of time. He was a father who shaped the hearts of his daughters. He was a grandfather who was loved, admired, and revered. He was a valued friend to many.

He lovingly cared for his family throughout his life. He is survived by his beloved wife, Carole: two children, Sharon Boyd and her husband Bill, and Deborah Gainer and her husband Joe; plus four grandchildren – Michael and his wife Katie, Sarah, Will, and Kate.

At the tender age of 87, I recently wrote and published two books in the challenging genre of literary fiction, explicitly exploring the universal themes of: “Love, Flesh, and Spirit,” and “Indecorous Tales.” The first is in the MC library (at least I sent them a copy.) Available on Amazon et al.

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Olive D. Boyer, passed away on September 18, 2014 in Edgewater, Florida, leaving to mourn family and friends.

Former Mayor Carl Boyer III, teacher, genealogist, historian, author, philanthropist and City of Santa Clarita founding father, died Wednesday morning. He was 81. Boyer had been in declining health and most recently was in hospice in Saugus, not far from his residence there. "Our father is the best man we've ever known," Boyer's three daughters, Michèle, Denise and Danielle, said in a joint statement Wednesday afternoon. "He has been steadfast in all of his endeavors and has never wavered. His life goal was simple and profound: He wanted to be a useful member of society. There is no better role model than our father, Carl Boyer." Boyer and his wife Chris moved to the Santa Clarita Valley in the 1960s to raise their family but soon concluded that Los Angeles County politicians in faraway downtown L.A. were less than responsive when it came to issues affecting the SCV. By decade's end, he was pushing his SCV neighbors to break away from L.A. County by forming a new county whose leaders would be more local. The bid to form Canyon County in 1976 and again in 1978 won voter approval within the Santa Clarita Valley but needed the support of voters across the county, which didn't come. Undaunted, Boyer pushed for cityhood instead and became the first chairman of the City of Santa Clarita Formation Committee in late 1986. He guided the process that resulted in Santa Clarita's incorporation as a city on December 15, 1987, won a seat on the first Santa Clarita City Council, and served two terms as mayor before he retired from office in 1998. Boyer documented the route to cityhood in his acclaimed book, "Santa Clarita: The Formation and Organization of the Largest Newly Incorporated City in the History of Humankind," first published in 2005, with a second edition published in 2015. According to the book's "About the Author" introduction, Boyer was born in Philadelphia in 1937, was educated at Nether Providence High School in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, Maryville College in Tennessee, The Edinburgh University in Scotland, Trinity University in Texas (B.A. in history), the University of Cincinnati (M.Ed. in secondary education), and other graduate schools. Boyer married Chris Kruse in 1962, and they had three children: Michèle Boyer, Denise (married first to the late Scotty Plummer, then to Russ Johnson, and mother of Kylen Plummer), and Danielle (mother of Riana and Aidan Vermillion). Wife Chris predeceased him last year. Boyer taught 40 years in public schools in Texas, Kentucky, Ohio and California, including 35 years at San Fernando High School (1963-1998). In 1969, as a result of serving on the Del Prado condominium owners association, he became interested in forming a local government. It was not easy for a small population in what was then a rural area to communicate with the staff of the largest county in the world. Boyer served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Santa Clarita Community College District from 1973 to 1981 (president, 1979-1981) and as a director of the former Castaic Lake Water Agency from 1982 to 1984. Boyer was also a noted genealogist who authored more than a dozen popular books on the family genealogy. During the 1960s, he was encouraged by his mother-in-law and her family to research and publish "Slade-Babcock Genealogy," the first of about a dozen distinct titles in the field. All were self-published and profitable. As he is descended from Count Boso IV of Arles, Boyer could say with a straight face that he is from "a long line of Bosos." He spoke at a number of genealogical seminars throughout the western United States, and was the American Key Speaker at the World Mayors' Conference in Jaipur, India, in 1998. The Boyers were involved in hosting the first group of Soviet high school students visiting Southern California in 1990, and arranging college scholarships for some of them. At that time he was one of the founders of the Santa Clarita Valley International Program. With his wife Chris, who did much of the work, he was active in caring for children brought to the United States for donated medical treatment by Healing the Children. Kids from Colombia, Guatemala, Russia, Mexico and Ecuador have recuperated from open-heart surgery and other operations in the Boyers' home before being reunited with their families. In addition, he served as a gofer for an open-heart surgery team in Ecuador, and for a team that traveled repeatedly to Estelí, Nicaragua, to perform eye surgeries. Since his retirement in 1998, Boyer continued to push to get Santa Clarita more involved in the world. He visited more than 140 countries (many of them as a chaperone of student groups) and both of Santa Clarita's sister cities, Tena in Ecuador and Sariaya in the Philippines. He also served as a volunteer consultant to Sofia, Bulgaria, and Bandung Regency, Indonesia. Boyer remained convinced that many governments are too big for us to manage. "Had I not been fearful of losing a few hundred dollars that my wife Chris and I had invested in buying our first home, I might never have become involved in community affairs and politics," he wrote in the book's foreword. Yet Boyer would not overstate his role in Santa Clarita's cityhood: "In any event, the City of Santa Clarita would have been born roughly when it was, but I would not have been involved and I would probably have spent the last few years working on another book on family history." Tribute from Laurene Weste, Santa Clarita City Council member "Carl was the most gracious, determined man I think I ever met," said Santa Clarita City Councilwoman Laurene Weste, who was Boyer's appointee as Parks Commissioner for nearly his entire tenure on the City Council, from 1988-1998. "He had a way of strongly pushing forward with what he believed in, but he was always gracious about it," she said. "There were just things Carl knew we had to do, and he firmly believed that we had the talent, the drive, and the will to create a very strong and healthy city and have everything that the public here wanted and deserved, and I commend him for his extreme and extraordinary efforts," Weste said. "He went to Sacramento and worked really hard to create Canyon County," she said of Boyer's 1970s secession bids. "He was aware of the planning and work we needed to do to remain a very special community, and that we had to have a different and closer form of government. I think everyone was devastated when that effort failed. "But after that, Carl was very strongly an advocate in creating a city," Weste said. "He literally helped put the city of Santa Clarita together. He believed in self-governance, and that as a community with our own government, we would be able to do what couldn't be done any other way. He was so committed to this community, and there are so many things as a city founder that he made sure we got. He did great things. I strongly believe he made a tremendous difference in our valley." Boyer, in fact, encouraged Weste to apply for the city's Parks Commission in 1988. She was appointed and served for a decade until she was elected to the City Council in 1998 – after he encouraged her to run. "Carl said, 'You have to do this,'" Weste said. "'If you value the system of creating a natural environment out there and open spaces, if you care about our history, old town, trails, beautiful parks,' he said, 'you have to keep working to keep it going.' "He loved nature and was committed to having the best of the best for this community," she said. "Carl helped stop the huge landfill that was going in Towsley Canyon, where we now have Ed Davis Park. He supported me in working with Senator Ed Davis to create the Santa Clarita Woodlands Park, which is wonderful because he knew that we had to do that. "Open space, the trails – all those things I've worked on all the way through since then were things that Carl supported," Weste said. "I deeply appreciate that he allowed me to continue to work on all of the things he believed in and that I think are some of the best parts of our community." Not all of Boyer's visions for Santa Clarita would get past the envisioning stage, though. "The only thing I ever teased him about was when he wanted to renumber all the houses in Santa Clarita, so we wouldn't have these long L.A. County numbers," Weste said. "He thought we ought to have a simpler numbering system, like 624 Main, instead of these numbers that start from Downtown L.A.," she said, similar to Beverly Hills or Santa Monica. "It was cute because Carl says, 'Well, it'll just be classy.' He was right, but people don't want to change their addresses, so it didn't happen." Boyer's four decades of teaching school and his later philanthropic work on behalf of international students and disabled children exemplified his love for young people, Weste said. "He loved kids – he was a teacher and really did work to mentor," she said. "That makes such a difference in children's lives. I helped Carl work on (fundraising for) the Santa Clarita Valley International Program to save children and bring children here from other countries. He and his wife worked very hard on that. "They brought children here who were badly incapacitated and would care for them to get them to surgeries and things that wouldn't happen in other countries," Weste said. "These children were basically just castaways, but he and Chris just gave their love and hearts and support, and helped save children." Memorial services are in the planning stages for the weekend of June 22-23.

Elizabeth Boyer passed away on October 2, 2016.

Lois Marie Boynton, 86, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018. A native of New York, she was born February 1, 1931 to the late William Gerald and Mary Agusta Wheeler Layton. On September 3, 1960, Marie wed the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Boynton in Lengriese, Germany, where she was working in the Special Services Division of the US Army. They would later have 2 children together, and ultimately a grandson. Marie was known as a very kind woman; always placing other’s needs in front of her own. She was a devoted wife and mother, sewing her family’s clothes, she was always sure to provide dinner for her family every Sunday (even after she was unable to cook), and genuinely interested in everyone’s daily lives. Marie was a librarian, a very smart and artistic woman; she played the piano and enjoyed playing the organ at church, as well as teaching Sunday school. She loved to read, work crossword puzzles, and Sudoku. Marie was a gardener, often having more plants in the house than outside and had a soft heart for stray animals, domestic or wild. In addition to her husband of 57 years, Marie leaves behind her daughter, Bonnie Sue Boynton, Lexington; son, Andrew James (Maureen) Boynton, Colorado Springs, CO; sister, Helen (Albert P. Stauderman) McKenzie, Washington, D.C.; brother, William John Layton, Lexington; and grandson, McKail James David Boynton, CO. A Memorial Service was held January 13, 2018 at Clark Legacy Center, Brannon Crossing.

Pamela Brackbill, age 65, of Alma, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020 at the Masonic Pathways in Alma. Pam was born October 4, 1954 in Salem County, NJ, the daughter of Gordon and Patricia (Runda) Thomson. She married Rev. R. Thomas Brackbill on June 26, 1976 in Jamesburg, NJ. Pam was an elementary music teacher for many years. She was an active member of Big Brothers/Big Sisters working as a match specialist. She is survived by her family: Rev. Tom Brackbill, Karen (Stephen Riddle) Brackbill, David (Megan) Brackbill, Daniel Brackbill, Elizabeth Smith and Craig (Angela) Thomson. Pam was preceded in death by her parents and brother-in-law, Al Smith. A private memorial will be held, but the family encourages Pam’s friends to submit their favorite memory of her. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Lux-Moody-Wolfel Funeral Home, Alma. To view Pam’s obituary or to leave a message or memory for the family, please visit www.luxfuneralhomes.com.