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Everyone who met her felt her grace and love, especially the children.�� She knew children because she took the time and care to listen and understand them.�� When children were in the room, they had her complete attention, and any adults present were often ignored!

She was born on September 6, 1948, in Laurens, SC, to the most loving and supportive parents anyone could have, Mary and Gene Burns.�� She grew up in the best of times in a different world surrounded by extended family.�� Laurens First Baptist Church was an important part of this upbringing.�� She kept in regular contact with her closest friends from childhood until the end of her life.�� After graduating from Laurens High School at the top of her class, she graduated from Coker College, cum laude.

The summer of her junior year, she defied logic and her father to work at the beach.�� There, she met the love of her life, Frank, and they were married for almost 50 years.�� The strength of their marriage was an inspiration to many.

She had a passion for educating and nurturing children.�� After graduation, she taught in the public schools for 3 years.�� Just a few credits short of obtaining her master������Ƶ�s degree, she became pregnant with her only child, Burns.�� She abandoned her career for 13 years to raise Burns, and it was her greatest joy.�� She returned to the profession at her beloved First Baptist Church Kindergarten of Greenville, where she taught for almost 35 years.

She was blessed with 2 granddaughters, Brooks Burns and Lola Kathryne, both bearing her family names.�� These ������Ƶ�Angel Girls������Ƶ� were the crowning glory for their ������Ƶ�Noonie.������Ƶ��� She took great pleasure in making every moment with these girls incredibly special.

Throughout her journey, she remained resolute in her faith and positive in her attitude.�� She recently remarked to a friend that she was living her ������Ƶ�yucky, blessed life.������Ƶ�

She is survived by her devoted husband, Frank Wetmore of Kiawah Island, SC and her son and his family, Burns, Spencer, Brooks and Lola Kate Wetmore of Folly Beach, SC. Please honor her memory by showing love to the children in your life!

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at 11:00 AM, at First Baptist Church in Greenville, SC, conducted by Rev. Kyle Matthews. The committal service, conducted by Dr. Bev Kennedy, will be held at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Laurens, SC at 2:30 PM, following the memorial service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 847 Cleveland Street, Greenville, SC 29601.

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Eight members of the Class of 1970 met on Zoom Saturday April 10th, to catch up, share memories and just see each other. This was the third chosen date for our reunion to be held in person but because of Covid, once again our date was moved forward a year. We decided to meet on Zoom on this date. The attendees were: Ginger King Hilderbrand, Nell Cutts Daniels, Ginny French Lyles, Jane Brown Riechmann, Judie Cooper Camak, Becky Tuten Varner, Gayle Buchheister Sawyer and Brenda Thompson Stewart. Classmates that were unable to meet and contacted me were: Anne Bodenheimer Bell, Jane May Gable, Myra Cato Coffey and Genevieve White Sharpe.
We had a wonderful time remembering events like the ������Ƶ�Jug band������Ƶ�, slamming doors to begin study hour, and a unlucky transom break due to a slammed door! We were so lucky to be able to use this marvelous tool to meet even if we can������Ƶ�t meet face to face. We do hope to meet again on Zoom before our next projected reunion date.
Ann Bodenheimer Bell was not able to attend our zoom gathering because they were in Sarasota watching their granddaughter compete in a swim meet. She is the swimmer of the year for the state of Colorado high school��Class 5a swimming. She is also going to the Olympic trials for swimming this summer and is on the Junior National swim team. They are very proud of her and can������Ƶ�t wait to watch her compete. They don������Ƶ�t get that opportunity very often since she lives in Colorado.��Her dad, Ann������Ƶ�s oldest son, is a professor of meteorology at Colorado State, just put out the��hurricane forecast for the year today. His specialty is hurricanes and is��part of the team that makes the yearly predictions. Unfortunately it looks likely to be another busy hurricane season.

Jesse Markley Lee was sad not to be able to attend the zoom meeting!�� She had her three grandchildren, ages 6 years, 4 years and 1&1/2 years old!!!!
Needless to say she was quite busy all day!�� The older 2 are girls and the baby, a boy who������Ƶ�s into everything!!!�� Her older daughter has had Covid and had it twice.�� She is an RM in the ER at Lexington Hospital.�� Jesse������Ƶ�s younger daughter is too busy with 3 young children to��return to the classroom.
Jesse is in the process of finalizing a new house������Ƶ�.She says they are crazy to have done this…. and hope to move in the first part of June fully. We have moved some items into a “barn” on the property to keep from doing too much at one time.�� In June her new address will be 3425 Sawmill Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.�� She is praying we will have a gathering in��2022, and very excited to be able to see everyone!!

Candace Constable Craven writes that she was also sorry to miss our zoom meeting.��She Hoped it went well and everyone is healthy and safe.�� They have both been vaccinated and hugging our grandchildren was THE best!��They just returned from visiting their son and his family in Denver.�� They are remodeling the master bath and asked for some assistance – it was so much fun taking a hammer to that tile – we made a huge mess, but we managed to get it down to the studs!�� I could have done without the 14 hour drive, but our new dog was with us so we drove!�� We will have the kids for 2 weeks in July and we sure are hoping things are open a�� little more than last summer.�� Thank heavens our cabin is on a lake and everyone��enjoys swimming, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, etc.
Gayle Buckheister Sawyer and George attended graduation ceremonies at Coker this spring in the DeLoach Center on campus. ��As we look toward our 50th class reunion on April 1 – 2, 2022, be sure to take advantage of the campus tours to see the Center if you didn’t at our 45th reunion when it was brand new. ��The Sawyer and Buckheister families celebrated a BIG birthday for George via Zoom in May. ��What delightful chaos to have the siblings and cousins together from around the US. Although we have canceled plans to travel in 2021, we are planning adventures for 2022. ��We hope to see, in person, our family and some of you on our way.
Jane Brown Riechmann sent news of a busy summer. They will be enjoying Crescent Beach, FL for a week in June with younger son Tim, his wife Kate and two grandchildren, 4-year ������Ƶ�old Nora and 21 month old Shep, celebrating their 50th anniversary in Palm Beach in mid-July, attending Jane������Ƶ�s 55th Laurens High School reunion on August 21 and then off to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone with elder son Rob and his wife Tina the following week.�� Maybe September will bring some relaxation!

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Born May 22, 1948 in Bennettsville, SC, she was a daughter of the late James Lewis, Jr. and Mildred McDaniel McQuage. Mrs. Ann earned a BS Degree at Coker College and was a retired school teacher of 28 years with the Marlboro County Public Schools. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, where she was a financial secretary, former chairman of the PPRC, a member of the Worship committee, and former MYF leader. Mrs. Ann was an Epworth Children������Ƶ�s Home Sponsor for 8 ½ years and worked with the Salkehatchie Summer Service program for more than 20 years. She enjoyed playing Bridge with her group of friends ������Ƶ�The Beach Babes������Ƶ� and was a huge Gamecock Fan.

She is survived by her husband, John Hugh Moody; sons, John Hugh Moody, Jr. (Heather) of Bennettsville, and David Patterson Moody (Leah) of Mt. Pleasant, SC; daughter, Kathryn McDaniel Moody of Atlanta, GA; brother, James Lewis McQuage, III of Sumter, SC; grandchildren, Ariel Makala Moody, Hailey Ann Carabo (Sam), Hannah Kathryn Moody, Hayden Patterson Moody, Jacob Cole Moody, Cameron Michael Moody, and Kaylynn Marie Moody; great grandchildren, Addison Belle Carabo and Rylie Olivia Moody.

She was preceded in death by her parents listed above and her sister, Kay McQuage Dillard.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at the First United Methodist Church, with burial in Hebron Cemetery. A visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Burroughs Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 311 East Main Street, Bennettsville, SC 29512.

On-line condolences may be made at www.bfhbennettsville.com.

Burroughs Funeral Home is honored to assist the Moody Family.

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She was born on April 5,1948 in Charlotte, North Carolina, daughter of the late Clarina Bevis and Joseph Ashcraft. Nancy is survived by her loving husband, James J. Hinchey, Jr. of Awendaw, SC; their children Anna Padahovich (Mike Crabbs), Nell Hinchey (Nathanial Miller), Katherine Wenger (David Wenger), James J. Hinchey, III; grandchildren Joseph Wenger, Jimmy Wenger, John Geary Wenger, Jude Wenger and Mary Nell Miller.

Nancy grew up in Charlotte, NC. She enjoyed spending time with her family and developed a love of nature, birds, art, and gardening from her father. Nancy graduated from Meyer������Ƶ�s Park High School and later from Coker College. After graduation, she moved to New Port News, VA. to begin her teaching career. She was set up on a blind date with a young infantry officer, Lt. Jim Hinchey, who was stationed at Ft. Monroe, after returning from Vietnam. Jim and Nancy were married in August 1971 just months after they met. Jim was due to start law school right after the wedding, so Nancy������Ƶ�s father arranged for a helicopter to take the new couple from the wedding to the airport.

Jim and Nancy started their lives together in Green Bay, Wisconsin where they raised their 4 children. Life eventually brought Nancy, Jim and their family to Charleston, where she continued her teaching career.

In life Nancy was passionate about shaping the lives of her children and grandchildren. She also believed strongly in the value of influencing the lives of her students at O������Ƶ�Quinn School of Porter Gaud, where she was voted teacher of the year by her peers. She instilled a passion for learning, reading and art in her kindergartners, all of whom she loved dearly, while at O������Ƶ�Quinn.

The family will receive friends on January 21, 2020, from 5 PM to 7 PM at McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, Mt Pleasant, 1520 Rifle Range Road, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM on January 22, 2020, at Stella Maris Catholic Church, 1204 Middle Street, Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482.

Burial services will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made to Roper Hospital, Charleston SC, 5th Floor Nurses Lounge.

Arrangements have been entrusted to McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, Mt Pleasant, 1520 Rifle Range Road, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464, (843) 884-3833.

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Martha Flowers Herbert��writes that she visited Augusta Burn Center for the 4th anniversary of her burn and saw many of the folks involved in her recovery; her Burn surgeon, nurses from the ICU and others from the 2 floors of her extended stay.�� She got to see her therapists and was able to witness to and inspire patients presently undergoing treatment.�� She records that it was an extremely rewarding day for her to ������Ƶ�show off������Ƶ� how well she������Ƶ�s doing and to be able to tell them all thanks for working on her.�� Martha had a visit with Gayle and George Sawyer and talked to Candee Scott Craven recently.�� She��was at��Lake Junaluska, NC��for the 4th of July for a huge Herbert family reunion …35 family members were able to attend this year …from California, Florida, Vermont, Texas, Virginia, Maryland Georgia, SC and NC. Her truck gets “all 4th-ed out” and is in the Junaluska parade…which they have won several times!�� Huge family fun! Then there was an annual beach trip, with 15 relatives piled in a huge house at Litchfield.����Martha still quilts, and knocks around in her yard when it is not too hot.��Her most fun quilt lately was a “sign in quilt” for her veterinarian������Ƶ�s wedding. Even her 4 dogs and Duncan, the cat “signed” their paw prints. It was made with alternating blocks of white, teal, and navy.�� No regular sign in book for her!! Martha has been having fun with Violet….������Ƶ�bet she has done things with me that you would not expose her to……swamp adventures, a parade, burn hospital, the museum for our quilt show….stuff that would make Dean Mills flip!������Ƶ�. Martha says ������Ƶ�See you in April!������Ƶ�

Ginny French Lyles��writes that It is hard to believe that we have a “milestone” reunion coming up. She enjoyed reading about Gayle������Ƶ�s trip to Alaska and said that she would have loved to join “Miss Violet”,��Gayle and the others on that trip.��Ginny is having a hard time getting used to the new ������Ƶ name on the Commentary. Even her daughter made a comment about how strange it looks when she saw it on her coffee table.

Ginny misses living in Hartsville but does enjoy being involved with her 2 grandchildren in Summerville, S.C. She volunteers at their school and picks them up from school 2 to 3 days a week.�� They belong to Ginny������Ƶ�s daughter Sarah, who is a CPA and partner with Dixon, Hughes, Goodman, LLP Accounting and Bookkeeping�� in Charleston, SC. Her grandson Asa is in 7th grade this year and is very active in football, basketball and baseball.

Evie, Ginny������Ƶ�s granddaughter, is in the 5th grade this year. She is on the B-team��cheer leading squad and cheers at her brother’s football games. She also plays hand bells and sings in the choir at her school. She also enjoys playing basketball. They both attend Pinewood Preparatory School in Summerville. Ginny retired from teaching in 2010 but really misses it. She������Ƶ�s even thought about going back. She took care of��her in-laws in Hartsville until they��passed away in 2012 and 2013. Then she decided to move to Summerville but visits Hartsville often for allergy shots, doctor appointments and to visit family and friends. She is��hoping to make the 2020 reunion in the spring and looks forward to seeing everyone.

Myra Cato Coffey��along with Connie White Boleman, Beth Abrams Jones, Nell Cutts Daniels, enjoyed a great week at Holden Beach in April. They missed Suzette and Lucy. ��This has become a yearly tradition for them followed by a fall trip to Black Mountain. ��Actually, there have been only a few years that they have missed getting together since leaving Coker. Then in May, Myra and three life-long friends spent 10 days in London and Paris. They enjoyed trips to Stonehenge, Bath, Windsor, Dover, Calais, Versailles, and Giverny. It was a wonderful trip! Myra is looking forward to seeing everyone at our 50th Reunion!

Jane Brown Riechmanncomments that her son Rob, his wife Tina, Jane and husband Mark visited San Francisco and Yosemite in early September.�� While visiting Alcatraz, Jane found Violet had been detained there because she had come back to Coker campus late (9:05 PM) from a date with a Hartsville Harry on a weeknight.�� She was able to ������Ƶ�spring������Ƶ� Violet from Alcatraz and she accompanied them to Yosemite.�� They all had a wonderful time.�� The rest of her family (son Tim, wife Kate and daughter Nora) were supposed to accompany them on the ������Ƶ�every other year������Ƶ� family trip but due to the impending birth of a grandson as well as the unsure path of Hurricane Dorian, those three remained home. So their big news is the birth of that grandson, Shepherd (Shep) Kelly Riechmann, on Friday, September 20, 2019.�� At birth he was 8 pounds, 7 ounces and 19 inches.�� So far, big sister Nora does not seem too impressed! Looking forward to our 50^th!�� Jane has her 1K saved and ready.�� Hope other classmates do as well.�� How impressive it would be to have at least 25K to donate to Coker.

Judie (Cooper) Camak��has retired after 30 years as a Financial Advisor and CFP (Certified Financial Planner), starting at A.G. Edwards and ending at Stifel. ��She loved every minute of it and will keep her CFP active. ��Now she is figuring out what she am going to do when she grows up … only thing she knows is spending time with her children and grandchildren, working puzzles, playing golf and spending time at their house at Wild Dunes … totally open to suggestions from us retirees.

Candee Constable Craven��and Scott and��Gayle Buckheister Sawyer��and George renewed a long-established friendship to celebrate their respective 50^th��anniversaries with a 17-day land tour and cruise in Alaska and British Columbia, from Fairbanks to Vancouver. Traveling with two biology professors, George (botany) and Scott (wildlife) felt like two weeks in a college classroom, only better!��Shrinking Violet��went, too.�� See the Coker eletter from August for a picture of Candee, Gayle and Violet and the Hubbard Glacier. Our most exciting event?�� Our hotel sustained a kitchen fire the first night of the trip and we not allowed back to our rooms or belongings for two days. Lesson learned:�� Take a tooth brush, phone charger and hair spray when you leave the hotel for an excursion. Sorry, Dean Mills, we did the best we could.

Linda Smith Bradford and Gray�����Ա����ٱ����Gayle Buckheister Sawyer and George��to share��four days of touring transportation museums and riding historic trains with them in NC and TN.�� George and Linda are connoisseurs of rail history.�� ������Ƶ�Who������Ƶ�d a thunk!������Ƶ��� Highlights: Being with friends on a new adventure and riding in historic rail cars, pulled by old electric and steam engines through some of the most beautiful river and mountainous scenery in both states.��Shrinking Violet��went, too. Look for pictures of Linda, Gayle and Violet in the next newsletter.

Where in the world is (Flat) Shrinking Violet?
Where are you going between now and our reunion?�� Show more than 50 years of Class of 1970 spirit and take Shrinking Violet with you! So far, Violet has been in Hartsville������Ƶ�several times, North Carolina–three times, Tennessee, Alaska and California.�� Have you scrolled through the Alumni eNewsletter articles to find Violet and your classmates on their travels?����Brenda Stewart������Ƶ�s emails have a downloadable copy of Violet for you to put in your suitcase.��The Coker Alumni website (/resources/alumni/)��has a downloadable picture, as well. ����If you do not have a way to print a picture at home or at a drug store, email Gayle Sawyer (sawyerg@winthrop.edu) and she will snail mail an 8 x 10 picture to you for your trip.

Alumni 50^th��Reunion Reminder for the Class of 1970, April 17 and 18, 2020
Our committee is working hard on our once-in-a-lifetime, one and only 50th reunion. Start making plans and we hope to have a wonderful turn out!

Rooms have been reserved for our class at the Mantissa Hotel (843-917-0669) and the Hampton Inn (843-332-2128). Ask for the Coker Alumni Class of ������Ƶ�70 group rate. Be sure to reserve a room before March 6.

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Coker alumna Gayle Buckheister Sawyer received an award from the Richard W. Riley College of Education at Winthrop University on April 24, 2018.  Dr. Gayle Sawyer received the Adjunct Faculty Award.  This award highlights a faculty member who has demonstrated excellent teaching skills, works well with colleagues in the COE, and challenges students to do their best work.  The recipient is someone who provides plenty of academic learning time in the classroom, effective assignments, and works well with students outside the classroom as well. 

For the past ten years, Gayle has worked with our M.Ed. Educational Leadership program.  She worked for us full-time for five years as a faculty member in support of a $3.75 million U.S. Department of Education School Leadership grant (called NetLEAD) as we prepared school leaders for work in high need schools.  Gayle has continued her work with us as an adjunct teaching Educational Leadership courses and supervising those students in their internships.  She has also developed and facilitated an undergraduate education core course for us that is taken by all of our teacher education candidates during their capstone Internship II experience.  That is a course that focus on school law, ethics, funding, governance and other important topics that are important to beginning teachers; and currently we use a group of school principals as the online learning facilitators of the course.

We have had a long association with Gayle beginning with her role as Executive Director of CERRA.  We are so fortunate that Gayle resides in Rock Hill and can work so closely with us.

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Ruth Newman Rourk, 99, of Charleston, South Carolina, widow of Richard A. Buckheister and widow of Clarence H. Rourk entered into eternal rest Friday, August 25, 2017. Her Funeral Service will be held Sunday, August 27, 2017, in Ashley River Baptist Church, 1101 Savannah Hwy, at 3:00 p.m. The family will receive friends in Ashley River Baptist Church from 2:00 p.m. until the time of service. Interment will follow in Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by J HENRY STUHR INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL. Ruth was born May 30, 1918, in Charleston, SC, daughter of the late James L. and Keren Newman. She was a retired Kindergarten and Sunday School Teacher. Ruth was a charter member of Charleston Choral Society and charter member of Ashley River Baptist Church. She is survived by her two daughters, Gayle B. (George) Sawyer of Rock Hill, SC, Janice B. (Charles) Woodward of Memphis, TN; step-sons, Hal (Sherry) Rourk, Jr. and Ronnie (Marguerite) Rourk; three grandchildren, Chris Sawyer, Erin Sawyer and Jynie Riddick; nephews, Harry and Ricky Buckheister; six great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by a sister, Alma Booth of Gainesville, FL, and two grandsons, Rick Woodward and Patrick Sawyer. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her name to the Ashley River Baptist Church, 1101 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407

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