1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

212 THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for JANUARY, 1965trustee at the time of his death.Thomas H. Blodgett Field at thecollege was named in his honor, andin 1956 he received an honorary doctorof laws degree from Knox.A native of Iowa, he attended theUniversity of Michigan law schoolfollowing his graduation from Knox.During his business career, he heldoffices in numerous companies andserved as president or chairman of theboard of American Chicle Co., Sackettand Wilhelms Corp., ConsolidatedLaundries Corp., and American WritingPaper Co. He was a GoldenLegionnaire of the Fraternity.Edward Valentine Walker (Emory'16), former city attorney and Commonwealth'sattorney of Albemarle(Va.) County, died in Charlottesville,Va., September 25. Brother Walker,who was graduated from Emory Universityand from the University otVirginia law school, moved to Charlottesvillein 1922 where he enteredthe practice of law. He served as cityattorney and Commonwealth's attorneyfrom Albemarle County for anumber of years and was on the staffof three Virginia governors. A veteranot World War I, in 1923, he reorganizedthe Monticello Guard and wascaptain of the group. He organized alocal company ot Virginia State Guardduring World War II and was captainand later lieutenant-colonel and commandedthe battalion of Virginia StateGuard. He was a member of the localAmerican Legion Post, of ChristEpiscopal Church, and was a GoldenLegionnaire of the Fraternity.Arthur Truman Clemons (Cincinnati'30), president of Clemons-Heartland.Inc., died in Cincinnati, Ohio,October 19. Brother Clemons assumedthe presidency of the family insurancebusiness, one of Cincinnati's oldestfirms, in 1953. He was a former presidentof the Hermitage Club nearNewtoii and was a member of MariemontCommunity Church.Among the survivors is a son, CliffordM. Clemons (Wabash '56), Cincinnati,Ohio.Hairy Webb Marsh (Idaho '12),retired spokesman for the Idaho miningindustry, died in Coeur d'Alene,Idaho, October 5. He served as executivesecretary of the Idaho MiningAssociation in Boise from 1941 until1959 and was widely known in theNorthwest as an expert in the industry.He had made his home inCoeur d'Alene the past year and onehalf.A native of Moscow, Idaho, BrotherMarsh grew tip in the mining andprospecting business, having gone onprospecting trips with his father whenhe was just a child. Before returningto the Idaho area in 1915, he workedin the Yukon territory as an engineerand mining company manager. In1917, he was employed as miningengineer with Tamarack and CusterConsolidated Mining Co. During thedepression years he served as directorot relief in Shoshone County and from1936 to 1941 he was in charge of aflood relief program on the Coeurd'Alene River's upper branches.In addition to his mining activities,he devoted many hours to the IdahoChamber of Cominerce. He becameone of the directors in 1942 andserved as treasurer for sixteen years.He was a Golden Legionnaire of4'A9.* * *Oswald Lewis Digranes (Iowa State'32) died in a Kansas City (Mo.) hospitalNovember 13. A native ot Iowa,Brother Digranes made his home inDes Moines where he worked for theUnited States Post Office Department.He was a member dt the LutheranChurch, of the Railway Mail Associates,ot the V.F.W. Post, and of theMasonic Lodge.George Alfred Crandall (Knox '90),great grandson of Silvanus Ferris,one of the founders of Knox College,died in Los Angeles, Calif., October9. A native of Galesburg, 111., he hadmade his home in the Los Angelesarea for 78 years. Before retiring in1948, he was field manager for sixteenyears with the American FruitGrowers Association, FuUerton, Calif.A proud Golden Legionnaire of theFraternity, he had his framed certificateon or above his desk since hisinduction into the Golden Legion in1940.Harold Welch MitcheU (South Dakota'12) died at his home in Ames,la., October 11. He moved to Amesin 1937 and was association supervisorfor the Production Credit Corp. ofOmaha until his retirement in 1954.He was a veteran of World War I,The editors are happy to report thatCharles A. Vance, Jr. (Kentucky '38),reported deceased in the Nov. SCROLL(page 161), is very much alive. He isa Lt. Col. serving at Lake AFB, Phoenix,Ariz. He will retire in the spring.His death was erroneously reported bythe Post Office at his home in Lexington,Ky.a past master of Arcadia MasoniLodge in Madison, S.D., a commandein the American Legion, and a GoldeiLegionnaire of * A 9, having receivethis certificate from Iowa Gamma iia ceremony in Ames. Among thisurvivors is a son-in-law, John AGuggedahl (Iowa State '47), El PasoTex.* * *Geoi^e Palmer Seeley, Sr. (Michigan '25) died at Grand Rapids, Mich,where he made his home, Septembei28. Among the survivors are two sons:G. Palmer Seeley Jr. (Michigan Statf'53) and Bruce D. Seeley (Northwestern'55).Carson L. Bigbee (Oregon '16), oldtimebaseball player, died at his homein Portland, Ore., October 17. Afterattending the University of Oregonfor three years, he began his careerplaying for Tacoma as an outfielder.From Tacoma he went to the PittsburghPirates in 1916 and played withthat team through the 1926 season,with time out tor a year's service withthe Army during World War I. Helater played with Pacific Coast Leagueteams, closing his career in 1928 whenhe went into the automotive business.He was a Golden Legionnaire of* A 9. A brother, Lyle R. Bigbee(Oregon '16), also a major league baseballplayer, preceded him in death in1933.* * *Dr. Theodore M. Lippincott (Purdue'34), osteopathic physician andsurgeon, died in Indianapolis, Ind.,in November. A graduate of WabashCollege and the Kirksville (Mo.) Collegeof Osteopathy and Surgery, hehad been in practice in Indianapolis.He was a Mason,- a member of thestate and American Osteopathic Physiciansand Surgeons Associations andhad recently become a member of theIndianapolis Press Club.Dean Wayne Wright (Miami '25)died September 26. He made his homein Elida, Ohio, and was a graduate ofOhio Wesleyan University. Among thesurvivors is a son. Dr. Gene E. Wright(Ohio Wesleyan '49), Lima, Ohio.Robert Wamock Williamson (Michigan'32) died January 30, 1964. At thetime of his death, he was general counseland secretary of the Jewel Tea Co.and made his home in Palatine, 111.Brother Williamson, who held hisLL.B. degree from Harvard University,did much work tor the Boy Scoutsof America during many years andalso was a member and former presi-