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With The Lord
Catherine Walker ’39 – January 2016
Ruth Nethercott Lackey ’44 – March 2016
Ethelyn Watson ’44 – March 2016
Marjorie Bancroft ’48 – May 2016
William Neef ’50 – December 2015
Betty Lou Basham ’51 – January 2016
Delbert Carper ’52 – February 2016
William Hancock ’52 – February 2016
Virginia Penn Till ’52 – January 2016
Dorothy Marsh Fariss ’53 – March 2016
George Huestis ’53 – February 2016
Carl Adolphson ’55 – February 2016
Lyle Birkey ’58 – March 2016
David Marcy – son of Paul and Becky Marcy ’61
– September 2015
Hans Abma ’65 – May 2016
Judith Lamplugh Edmiston ’62 – January 2016
Charles Stewart ’64 – April 2016
Harold Von Nessen ’65 – April 2016
Aziel Jones ’68 – February 2016
Jeannie Lamb Tuggy ’76 – January 2016
James Hamilton ’02 – February 2016
Laura Wells Hiers ’07 – January 2016
Joel Helms, husband of Kelly Grecian Helms ’11
– February 2016
Jeffrey Snodgrass ’13 – February 2016
Cliff Bedell, former faculty – February 2016
Vivian Shupe, former staff – March 2016
They Reached the Century Mark
Dr. Catherine Walker ’39 went to be with the Lord on Jan. 7,
2016 at the age of 100. She was the daughter of Clara Walker,
the longtime dean of women at Columbia Bible College.
Catherine served as a missionary in China and Indonesia for 34
years teaching the Bible and writing seminary textbooks. Her
Bible Workbook, Volumes 1 and 2 have been in use for over
65 years. Catherine also founded Camp Miki for missionary
children in Indonesia and the Philippines, and she later served
as special assistant to the president for intercessory prayer at
the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board.
Ethelyn Watson ’44 went to be with the Lord on March 5,
2016 at the age of 101. She holds the distinction of being the
first married woman with children to graduate from CIU —
and did so cum laude, above average academic distinction.
Ethelyn and her husband Joe (’44) served in India for 23 years
working under the Reformed Episcopal Board of Foreign
Missions, translating Christian literature into Hindi, as well as
coordinating Christian teaching material for all of the 14 Indian
provinces.
ALUMNIClass Notes
ALUMNI
Alumni Gatherings
In February, CIU Chancellor Dr. George Murray delivered
several messages at French Camp Academy in Mississippi.
French Camp provides an affordable Christian boarding school
and home experience to young people needing a safe and
stable place to learn and live. Many on staff are CIU or
Ben Lippen (BL) alumni.
Check out upcoming events
and speaking schedules of
President Bill Jones and
Chancellor George Murray
@
Update your alumni profile
@
CIU alumni gathered at the 2016 Intermissions Conference in
Panajachel, Guatemala in
February. Intermissions
provides a weekend
spiritual retreat for
missionaries and their
children.
First row: Margie Newman (’62), Dr. George Murray (’67),
Mary Faith Phillips (‘54) Second row: Todd Marion (BL ‘94),
Dennis Cox (‘92), Don Winter (’77), Bruce Hosket (’85), Alex
Coblentz (‘05), Ed Maehlmann (’73), Joy Martin (’08), Randy
Martin (’09), Becky Lawson (‘81), Brooks Wadsworth (‘02)
Dr. George Murray (’67), Joseph Bedford (‘98), David
(‘83/’11) & Diana (‘76) Stoddard, Ann (‘68) & Bob (‘68/’74)
Henriques, Elisa & Steve (‘64) Sywulka
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