September 2017 PrideNotes

*Cities are in North Carolina except where indicated* General Blanche Selden Bullock 1954, Chadbourn, is still playing the organ at Chadbourn Presbyterian Church and is looking after 2 of her 8 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, and has another on the way. She's enjoying staying busy as long as she can. Norma Davis Collins 1960, Davidson, is in a retirement home in Davidson, near her children and grandson.  She is "getting along well." Patricia Jones Lee 1965, Raleigh, continues staying busy with Women's Prison Ministry, her local Delta Kappa Gammy chapter, and many church activities, especially having fun with the Youth Ministry. Diane Jernigan Sudderth 1974, Pittsboro, retired on August 31, 2017.  Diane and her husband Tom recently welcomed their 4th grandchild. Wendy Johnson Higham 1976, West Grove, PA, shared that "My daughter, Suzy Higham, was married on 08/26/2017 to Lee Schneiderman in Sandy Spring, MD." Kathie Eckard Herrera 1983 and Mr. Juan L. Herrera 1983, Gainesville, FL, welcomed two grandsons in August, Nico and Joseph Herrera. Anthony V. Dent 1995, Medford, NJ, started a doctoral program in Education Leadership and Innovation at Wilmington University in Delaware. Melissa Daniels Motley 1996, Danville, VA is working as an English teacher at Chatham High School in Virginia. Holly Swaim Myers 1998, Yadkinville, is a Sales and Marketing Manager for Wallace Electronic Sales. Holly Swaim Myers 1998, Yadkinville, is a Sales and Marketing Manager for Wallace Electronic Sales. Amanda Racey Roadcap 1998, Harrisonburg, VA, is the Administrative Assistant for the College of Visual and Performing Arts at James Madison University. Deborah Lee Horton 1999, Pinewood, SC, is working as a chorus teacher for the Sumter School District. Christopher J. Harris 2008, Fort Myers, FL is working as the Athletic Director of Lee County Schools in Florida. Births Grace Margaret McCaffrey born on May 14, 2017 to Megan Williams McCaffrey 2006 and Brian McCaffrey. Deaths Helen Prince Rice 1944, passed away on September 14, 2017. OBITUARY Madred Best Boyer 1947, passed away on September 9, 2017. OBITUARY Elizabeth Callis Davis 1952, passed away on September 17, 2017. Martha E. Stott 1953, passed away on September 8, 2017. OBITUARY Harriett Blackwell Hook 1954, passed away on August 28, 2017. OBITUARY Dr. T. Douglass Schocke 1965, passed away on August 19, 2017. OBITUARY Sympathy Extended To Rosalie Prince Gates 1949, in the passing of her sister, Helen Prince Hughes 1944, on September 14, 2017, and in the passing of her cousin, Madred Best Boyer 1947, on September 9, 2017. Rev. Howard D. Sherrill Jr. 1975, in the passing of his mother-in-law, Helen Prince Rice 1947, on September 14, 2017.