Remembering our friends

The Rev. Dennis Mitchell BA '56, MDiv '61 died May 31, 2004. He served in the ministry for more than 45 years, including pastorates in Virginia, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania. He served at the local, state, and national leadership levels in the Church of God. He and his wife, Etta (Grantland) Mitchell BS '60, served as interim pastors in Japan after their retirement. Dennis and Etta were married 48 years. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children, Marlon Mitchell, Zonia Mitchell BA '86, and Keri Mitchell, and two grandsons.

Emmett J. McClure BA '82 and his wife, Louise, died July 16, 2004, from injuries in a motorcycle-car accident in Fort Wayne, Ind. Emmett worked at General Motors in Fort Wayne. The couple loved riding motorcycles and traveling, and had visited 48 states and Canada in the past two years. Emmett is survived by his parents, the Rev. Lawrence BTh '52 and Della (Taylor) '47 McClure; four children, Emmett J. McClure Jr., Dee McClure, Tony McClure and Farrah Hendrickson; a sister, Janet Golden of Missouri; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Vickie (Maddox) Moe BA '89 died July 21, 2004. She lived in Cochran, Ga., and was employed by the Heart of Georgia RESA. She was an educator, mother, and homemaker. She was team captain for Bleckley County Relay of Life and a member of Dublin First Church of the Nazarene. She earned her master's degree in 1993 from Valdosta University. Survivors include her husband, Scott Moe BA '88; three young children, Zack, Kiley, and Macy Moe; her parents, Larry BA '66 and Joan (Luce) BA '81 Maddox; a sister, Karla (Maddox) Sempsrott BA '91; her maternal grandmother, Opal Luce; and four nieces and a nephew.