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ALUmNI SnaPShoTS
Bonnie Jordan
Bonnie Dell Nichols Jordan,
age 84, of Monticello died January
9, 2012. She was born July
5, 1927, in Drew County, to the
late Myrtle Gibson Nichols and
James Carr Nichols, Sr. She was
preceded in death by her husband
of 65 years, James Terrell Jordan;
three brothers, James ‘J.C.’ Carr
Nichols Jr., Alfred Nichols, and
Luther Nichols; and a sister, Lillian McKeown. Mrs. Jordan
graduated from Drew Central High School. She was a
member of the First United Methodist Church of Monticello
for 62 years, where she served in many capacities. She
sang in the church choir and was a member of the Hutchinson
Sunday School Class and the First United Methodist
Women. She was also a member of several area bridge clubs
as well as a member of the PEO. Survivors include two
sons, Terrell Laron Jordan and wife Carol Bond Jordan of
Jonesboro, and Jerry Lavon Jordan and wife Sara Hesser
Jordan of Maumelle; one daughter, Cindy Jordan Isch and
husband Larry Isch of Knoxville, Ark.; eight grandchildren
and eight great grandchildren.
George Townsend ‘49
G.E. “George” Townsend died March 26, 2012, in
Baton Rouge, La. He was 86. Mr. Townsend was born on
November 9, 1925, in Gamble, Ala. Mr. Townsend played
football for Arkansas A&M at a time when WWII and the
Officer’s Training Program made it a powerhouse. After
graduation, he attended the Naval Postgraduate School in
Monterey, Calif. Mr. Townsend married Betty Ann Topp
in 1958 and the couple moved to Long Beach, Calif. Mr.
Townsend’s varied and distinguished naval career included
combat off the waters of Korea and Vietnam; serving as a
military advisor to the armed forces of Taiwan (Republic
of China); directing activities related to the Vietnam War
in Okinawa, Japan; and serving as one of the last Operations
Officers for the Bay Area-based 12th Naval District.
He earned numerous military ribbons and awards. In 1973,
Commander Townsend retired to south Louisiana to teach
high school ROTC. He was a Shriner, performed with the
Baton Rouge Little Theatre, and was a parishioner at Baton
Rouge’s Trinity Episcopal Church.
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UAM MAGAZINE
William “Billy” Allison ‘87 of
Crossett, May 12, 2011.
Craig “Buddy” Benson ’50 of Palatka,
Fla., July 2, 2011.
Carrie Patsy Sue Smith Berry of
Warren, February 29, 2012.
Jeremy Dewitt Black of Conway,
March 17, 2012.
Bradley K. Broadway of Cabot, April
14, 2012.
Juanita “Nita” Burnette ‘65 of Little
Rock, April 9, 2012.
Calvin Jackson Chambers of Rock
Springs, March 19, 2012.
William “Bill” Rush Chambers ’62
of North Little Rock, May 6, 2012.
Odis D. Clark ’63 of Pine Bluff,
January 28, 2012.
Harry M. Cloud ’58 of Hot Springs,
March 9, 2012.
Olen Cockrell of Monticello, March
29, 2012.
Jane Oswald Cross ’55 of Winchester,
February 9, 2012.
John Pickard Ellington of Dermott,
May 10, 2012
Gladys Annette Green ’93, ’08 of
Crossett, March 2, 2012.
Katherine May Fort of Warren,
January 21, 2012.
Margaret Alleene Fugate ’51 of
Marina Del Rey, Calif., October 13,
2011.
William P. Givens ’80 of Warren,
August 14, 2011.
Georgetta Green ’83 of Lake Village,
August 22, 2011.
Annie Catherine Black High ’59 of
Hamburg, January 24, 2012.
Martha Alice Ford Holland ’53 of
Little Rock, February 11, 2012.
Charles Edward Jackson Sr. of
Monticello, March 6, 2012.
James Erwood Jones ’58 of Little
Rock, February 22, 2012.
Friends We’ll Miss
Jo Ann Jones ’52 of Warren, February
18, 2012.
Willie Claude Kelley of Hamburg,
March 17, 2012.
Georgia Gale Windham Lankford
’60 of Sheridan, May 5, 2012.
James F. Longacre of Pine Bluff,
Thursday, May 3, 2012.
Les Paul McGaha ‘81 of Monticello,
May 5, 2012.
Marcia Kersh McIntyre ‘69 of
Monticello, May 17, 2012.
Alleen Tarleton McKimmey of
Warren, Wednesday, May 2, 2012.
Keith Medlin ’97 of Crossett,
December 17, 2011.
Gwen Rose Stone Moffatt ’60 of
Crossett, March 3, 2012.
Kevin Joseph Morgan of Seward,
Alaska, February 23, 2012.
Daniel “Dano” Clark Nix ’79 of
Afton, Okla., September 10, 2011.
Marilyn Camden Norton ’67 of Hot
Springs Village, May 5, 2012.
Leo C. Pitchford ’60 of Monticello,
January 25, 2012.
Jhirmekeyo Santrel Pugh ’09 of
Crossett, February 17, 2012.
Alieta Rowland Reddin ’52 of Sylva,
N.C., February 2, 2012.
Abbie Gibbe Abernathy Richardson
of Warren, March 24, 2012.
Roland Grant Smith of Monticello,
January 23, 2012.
Billy Rex “Bill” Stiles ’65 of
Mabelvale, April 7, 2012.
Kathy Gail Thornton ’77 of
Maumelle, November 9, 2011.
Jo Dan Tucker ‘54 of Titusville, Fla.,
August 8, 2011.
Mary Moore Yarbrough ’84 of Star
City, January 29, 2012.
Thomas E. Young ’52 of Pine Bluff,
February 28, 2012.
Dr. Boris Zeide of Marietta, Ga.,
March 1, 2012.