THE RECORD OnlineFall 2002 Alumni & Faculty in MemoryAlumni in MemoryRev. James G. Hanna ’24 died March 24, 2002 at the age of 99. Rev. Hanna graduated with honors from Greenville College, attended Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky., and spent several summers at Mount Lake School of Theology in Maryland. He was ordained by the Methodist Church and was a member of the Methodist Conference. He served in various pastorates in northwestern Pennsylvania and retired in 1957. Rev. Hanna had a Bible teaching ministry, and he and his wife also had a music ministry. Miriam (Wood ’29) Zahniser died Jan. 17, 2002 at the age of 94. After attending Greenville College, she and her husband, Harold, settled in Pittsburgh where she volunteered at the First Lutheran Church in order for the church to remain open on weekdays. She was also a member of the Republican Women’s Club. Following Harold’s death, she relocated to St. Petersburg, Fla., to be near her two sisters and became active in the Trinity United Church of Christ. Dr. Homer F. Cunningham ’35 died April 22, 2002 at the age of 88. Following graduation from Greenville College, he went to Middleville, Mich., to teach high school history, but he soon returned to Greenville to coach basketball, track, tennis, baseball, and softball. During this tenure, he served as Greenville’s first intercollegiate athletic director and taught physical education and speech. He was also dean of men. Years later, Greenville College recognized Dr. Cunningham with the Distinguished Alumnus Award and induction into the Greenville College Athletic Hall of Fame. Dr. Cunningham held a master of arts from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from New York University. In May 1989, he published a book entitled “The President’s Last Years, George Washington to Lyndon B. Johnson.” He was honored later in life with the Whitworth Medal, the highest honor bestowed by Whitworth College. M. Donald Kepner ’36 died Dec. 28, 2001. He was the dean of the law school at Rutgers University. He contributed to the Matthews Incentive Scholarship awarded by Greenville College over his lifetime. Raymond E. Myers, Jr. ’39 died March 22, 2002 at the age of 86. He was a retired school social worker. Lois E. (Cunningham ’40) Lewis died Feb. 4, 2002 at the age of 83. After graduating from Greenville College, she became a registered nurse at Deaconess Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y. She later moved to Wilmington, Del., for 30 years before retiring with her late husband, Lee, to Dallas, Texas. Arthur H. Laughbaum ’50 died Feb. 5, 2002 at the age of 75. He was a retired junior high and high school teacher. Frances G. Staines ’50 died Feb. 26, 2002 at the age of 78. She retired from the Eastman Kodak Company. Gale Browning ’61 died Nov. 14, 2001 at the age of 62. He served as a district manager of Bucyrus Blades, Inc. Audrey (Moreland ’66) Rose died Sept. 10, 2000 at the age of 66. After graduating from Greenville College, she taught in the Highland, Ill., school district and received her master’s degree from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. She retired in 1988 and was always active in her local Free Methodist Church. Dr. Dale Bidwell ’67 died April 22, 2002 at the age of 55 from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He served the Free Methodist Church as a pastor and missionary for nearly 30 years. He was president of Oakdale Christian High School in Jackson, Ky., from 1995 to 2000. Paul E. White ’70 died March 19, 2002 at the age of 56 from cardiac arrest. After earning his bachelor of arts from Greenville College, he taught vocal and instrumental music as well as French in the Carman-Ainsworth School District for 32 years. He also coached football and basketball and directed several marching bands during that time. He co-founded and was a member of the Ton Pick Up. He attended Unity Christian Church and was on staff as the choir director. He was a member of the NEA and the MEA. Edward Clearwater, Sr. ’91 died May 12, 2002 at the age of 33. He was a member and youth leader of the Cowden United Methodist Church. He was part of the praise and Eleventh Hour bands of the church and traveled on mission trips to Arizona and Honduras. He was a substitute teacher and formerly worked as a finisher and polisher at the John Boos Co. in Effingham, Ill. He played on the Greenville College football team for four years and was on the first Greenville College team to play in the NAIA tournament.
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