Deaths

[A listing of deaths of which word has been receivedwithin the past month. Full notices may appear in thisissue or may appear in a later number]

McCutcheon, Frank M. '76, December 2 Closson, Henry B. '79, November 14 Howard, Granville K. 'B6, November 17 Fitzgerald, James '9O, April 17,1943 Willey, Clarence H. '9l, October 31 Sparhawk, Willis T. '93, October 29 Leggett, Frederic H. '9B, December 4 Rowe, Robert G. '99, October 3 Rowe, Otis A. 'O3, August 8, 1942 Sweeney, Edward F. 'OB, November 1941 Church, Douglass J. 'OB, November 17 Fogg, Howard L. 'lO, November 2 Boynton, John J. 'll, November 9 Cone, Morris H. 'l3, November 27 Weymouth, Henry G. 'l3, November 18, 1943 Hanlon, Lawrence V. Jr. 'l9, November 12 Neely, Eugene G. 'l9, December 2 McNamee, Edward M. '25, November 26 Hyatt, Arnold S. '27, September 7 Lower, Philip A. '3O, November 25 Brown, Bernard F. '32, February 1944 Shaw, John S. Jr. '36, November 21 Thomes, John B. '96 m, December 5 Stearns, Alfred E. 'i2h, November 15 Jewett, Frank B. '25!!, November 18

In Memoriam

1879

HENRY BURKE CLOSSON, the last member of the Class of 1879, died at his home, 133 Cleveland St., East Orange, N. J., on November 14. He was seventh among the ten oldest graduates of the college.

He was bora in Newport, R. 1., August 12, 1858, the son of Henry Whitney and Olivia (Burke) Closson. He prepared for college under his father's tutelage until the last year before entering, when he attended the high school in Springfield, Vt. In college he was class historian and poet and graduated with Phi Beta Kappa rank. He was a member of Delta Kappa and Kappa Kappa Kappa.

After graduation he read law with his grandfather, Judge Closson and attended Columbia Law School for one year. In later years he ascribed his success to the fact that his classmate "Schlei" Cohen secured for him a desk as a law student in the office of John E. Parsons, one of the foremost lawyers in New York City. He continued to occupy this desk, or its successors, during all the years of his active career, with great credit to his profession, as a member of the firm of Parsons, Closson and Mcllvaine. As a young man he purchased a summer home on Shepard Hill, Holderness, N. H., where he was known as the "Duke of Holderness" due to the fact that he was the longest time summer resident and largest landowner.

On November 5, 1885 Mr. Closson was married to Ellen B. Bacon in New York City, who died on October 26, 193,5. He is survived by his daughter Mrs. "Lilian Manley and his son Henry W. Closson.

The death of Mr. Closson brings to a close the annals of one of Dartmouth's most illustrious classes.

1886

GRANVILLE KNIGHT HOWARD died at his home in Bartlett, N. H., on November 17, after a short illness, in his 86th year. Mrs. Howard died in 1925. They had no children. For many years his brother Elmer's son, Newton Howard, has been associated with him in the management of his business interests in Bartlett, and was his nearest relative. All of Elmer's children were very near and dear to him.

He entered college from the Hanover high school, took the Scientific course in the Chandler School, graduated with the class, and belonged to the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, which became the successor of the then Vitruvian Society. He was loyal to the college and his class. He contributed to the Alumni Fund every year since its establishment and always came to class reunions and other functions.

In 1889 he got a job in Bartlett, N. H., which led to a successful career in that town and vicinity. The business of the small store he acquired expanded to serve the White Mt. hotels and tourist trade. He added a resort hotel, the Howard House in Bartlett, lumbering operations, a farm, and other lines. He was called upon to fill various town offices such as member of the school board, selectman, and many committees. For over 40 years he was moderator o£ Town Meetings and for over 50 years moderator and treasurer of the Bartlett Village Fire Precinct.

Like the character in Hawthorne's tale, he found his greatest field of usefulness and success in serving the needs of the little town in which he spent his mature life.

1891

CLARENCE HENRY WILLEY passed away on October 31 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Willard H. Ward in St. Johnsbury, Vt.

Willey was born in Sutton, Vt., on September 7, 1865, the son of Aaron W. and Nancie (O'Hara) Willey, the oldest of seven children.

He prepared for college at Derby Academy and St. Johnsbury Academy from which he was graduated in 1887. After attending Middlebury College for one year, he entered the Class of 1891 in Dartmouth. In Dartmouth he served on the Aegis, junior year, and was managing editor of The Dartmouth his senior year. He graduated cum laude and was a member of SBK, and Sphinx.

Following graduation, he taught for a few years in Rupert, Orleans and Barton, and for a brief period was in the insurance business when he again returned to the teaching profession to which he was attached about thirty years. He was principal of high schools at Milton, Hardwick and Island Pond. He was superintendent of schools at Bristol, Vt., taught at Lyndonville, and later was principal at Johnson, Vt., Enfield, N. H., and Lunenburg, Vt.

Born and raised on a farm, he retained his interest in farming through the years. He had been a member of the Grange. After retiring from teaching, he conducted a poultry farm in Bradford, Vt. for a number of years. He had been active in Masonry, particularly at Barton, Milton and Johnson and had been master of the lodge.

A faithful church member for many years, he usually sang in the choir where his rich bass voice added much to the music of the church.

On January 1, 1896 he was united in marriage at Westfield, Vt., with Elvira S. Farman. To this union six children were born, Ralph H., Raymond C., twin daughters who died in infancy, Isabel M. and Clarence F. Willey, Dartmouth '32.

Mrs. Willey died in 1940 following which Willey lived with his son, Raymond, in Schenectady, for a short period, and since 1941 he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Willard H. Ward, in St. Johnsbury.

Clarence Willey was a scholar of versatile interests and kept abreast of the times in many subjects. This keenness of interest about many things was a source of inspiration to his students, and although handicapped by deafness in his later years, he continued to read and study in various fields of knowledge such as science, language, history and world affairs.

1899

ROBERT GORDON ROWE died October 3 at the Portsmouth, N. H., Hospital. Three days before he suffered an attack of coronary thrombosis which caused his death.

Bobby, as his classmates called him, was born in Brentwood, N. H„ September 22, 1876. After graduating from Kingston Seminary he entered Dartmouth with the class of 1899. In college he was a member of his class baseball team in '96 and '97 and of his class football team in '96. He was a regular member of the varsity baseball team in '96, '97, '9B and '99, playing first base. After graduating he played semi-professional ball in the old Northern Vermont League.

In January 1902 he went to work at the Portsmouth U.S. Navy Yard as a Special Laborer. In 1908 he became Recorder of the Labor Board and served in that capacity for 25 years until his retirement July 31, 1933. Since retiring he did little except to take care of his garden, a few fruit trees and about an acre of land. His health had not been very good during the last three or four years but he was able and glad to attend the fiftieth reunion of his class at Hanover last June and at which Mrs. Rowe said "he had such a good time." He was a member of St. Andrews Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons and attended the North Congregational Church.

Survivors besides his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Redden Rowe o£ 536 Middle Rd., Portsmouth, are: two sons from an earlier marriage, Francis R., Nashua, N. H., and Russell T. of Exeter, N. H.; four grandchildren and a niece, Mrs. Bernice Mayo of Provincetown, Mass.

Funeral services were held October 6 from the Buckminster Chapel in Portsmouth and were attended by former associates at the ship yard and by Dartmouth classmates Clark, Hobbs, Lynch and Wiggin. Burial with Masonic committal service was October 6 in the family plot in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth.

1903

OTIS ARTHUR ROWE was born June 24, 1879 at Gilford, N. H. After graduating he taught school for a number of years. He lived in Laconia, N. H., for a while. He was married and had two children, Eleanor F. Rowe born September 7, 1911, and Hubert D. Rowe born December 14, 1912. He was admitted to N. H. State Hospital in 1920, where he died August 8, 1942.

1908

DOUGLAS JASPERSON CHURCH, a member of the Class of 1908 during freshman year, died on November 17 in the Memorial Hospital at Morristown, N. J. He was born in South Orange, N. J. on November 13, 1885, and at the time of his death lived at 96 Lookout Road, Mountain Lakes, N. J.

He prepared for Dartmouth at Phillips Andover Academy but left college at the end of his first year. He was for many years a newspaper man but of late years had been a free-lance writer for magazines. He began his newspaper career in 1920 with the BaltimoreSun and later worked for the New York World and the Philadelphia Ledger. He was a veteran of the First World War.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mona Church, a son John, a daughter Geraldine and a sister Mrs. Lucille Kellog.

1910

JOHN HARVEY DINGLE died in Dover, Del. on November 30 after a two months illness from a brain tumor which failed to respond to treatment. He was born in Frankford, Del., July 1, 1886, the son of Edward and Sarah (Melson) Dingle. Graduating in 1906 from Williston Academy where he starred in athletics, he entered Dartmouth to graduate in 1910.

Immediately thereafter he worked in the furnace and wholesale fruit industries at Rochester, N. Y., and Springfield, Mass. In 1913 he entered the insurance business which he was to follow with marked success for the rest of his life. In 1919 he established the firm of Bokum & Dingle who were the general agents of Mass. Mutual Life Insurance Cos. in Chicago. In 1940 he retired from the firm to return to his old state where he made his home in Dover, re-entering the insurance business and carrying on a comprehensive farming program.

In 1913 at Chicago he was married to Florence Thomas. To them was born John H. Jr., a Dartmouth graduate in the Class of 1937; Thomas, Florence and Anne.... divorced, he later married Neva Welty, to them being born a son, Gordon K. Dingle .... all of whom are survivors. Jack's address in Dover was 34 North State St.

As an undergraduate at Hanover Jack led a busy life .... freshman class treasurer, sophomore vice president, sophomore class football, varsity football in senior year; a star in basketball, he played on the team four years, being captain in his senior year.

Coming up from Williston with that sizable 1910 delegation comprised of Fletch Burton, Dick Carpenter, Thad Park, Nathan Prentiss, Eddie Sickman and Joe Smyth. Jack quickly entered an active college life which lasted during his four years. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. Busy, friendly, intensely loyal to College and Class, he made hosts of friends whom he kept throughout his life. He took much pride in young Jack '37 who was a fine lad and followed in his father's basketball steps with equal success.

Jim Porter represented the Class at the funeral which was held at People's Congregational Church in Dover with burial in Lakeside Cemetery. Jim and Guy Steeves 'll were pallbearers.

HOWARD LOCKHART FOGG died November 2 from cancer. He was born August 14, 1888, in Arlington Heights, Mass., the son of Charles H. and Regina (Lockhart) Fogg. Graduating from Hyde Park High School, he entered Dartmouth to be a member of the Class of 1910.

Immediately upon graduation he attended New York University for one year, after which he did accounting work in that area until 1918 when he went with W. S. Barstow & Cos., an engineering company. In 1923 he left to go to Chicago as receiver for the American Hominy Company, remaining with that concern one year, then becoming employed by the ServAdish Company until 1930 when he became assistant secretary of Utilities Power & Light Corp. After several years with them he moved to New York where he worked until his death.

On May 8, ign, he was married to Helen Gertrude Smith in Brooklyn, N. Y. On April 7, 1917, a son Howard L., Jr., was born to them .... he graduated from Dartmouth in 1938 and saw a lot of service, flying a Thunderbolt over Europe.

Howard's brother Cecil graduated from Dartmouth in the Class of 1916.

Howard made many friends during his college days and was always an enthusiastic Dartmouth man with strong Dartmouth ties in his family. During his junior and senior years, he was a member of the mandolin club.

Surviving are his widow and son. His home address was 7 Oak Knoll Road, Summit, N. J.

1911

JOHN JACKSON BOYNTON died in Claremont, N. H., following a long illness, on November 9. Jack was born in Cornish, N. H., June 11, 1888, and entered college from Stevens High School in Claremont. After graduating from Dartmouth, he continued a fifth year to receive the degree of Civil Engineering from Thayer School. He then became superintendent of construction, first with the Harlem Construction Company, and later with Hastings Paument Cos. in New York City. He entered the Navy as an Ensign in 1917, retiring as a Lieutenant Commander in 1919. He then was Secretary and Treasurer first with the firm of Patten & Boynton, importers in New York, and then with Chambord, Inc., also of New York. In 1923 he returned to Claremont to become associated with his father in the Boynton & Ellis Hardware Company, of which he assumed full management upon the death of both partners.

John was an active member of his community, being a leader in the Republican Party there. During World War 11, he was one of the O.P.A. Executive Secretaries in the State, and headed the local Ration Board throughout World War 11. He was past director and past vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, and during the 1920's he sponsored the annual winter carnivals held in Claremont. He was a member o£ the American Legion, Elks, and Sigma Nu Fraternity.

He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Shaw, to whom he was married on October 9, 1925. Funeral services were held in Claremont and burial was in the family lot at Mountain View Cemetery. Jack's home was at 34 School St., Claremont.

1913

MORRIS HUNTINGTON CONE died at Dick's House in Hanover on November 27, after a brief illness which developed into pneumonia. He was born in Hartford, Vt., on December 1, 1890, the son of Charles M. Cone '75 and Kate Morris and the grandson of Ephraim Morris, who founded the Hartford Woolen Company.

Morris graduated from Phillips Andover Academy and was active in the affairs of the Class of 1913 at Dartmouth throughout his college course. He was the treasurer of the Class in freshman year. In his sophomore year, he became a member of the board of The Dartmouth, and in junior year was elected as editor-in-chief of the Aegis, and served as class secretary his senior year. After graduation from college, he decided to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather in the wo'olen manufacturing business and had specialized training for this work at the Lowell Textile School and at the Harvard School of Business Administration.

When War was declared in 1917, he left the Harvard School to enter the Navy and served as a Lieutenant at the Charlestown Navy Yard for two years.

In order to get practical experience in manufacturing operations, outside the scope of the mill founded by his grandfather and operated by his father, he worked for a time with the Nashua Manufacturing Company at Nashua, N. H., after which he returned to Hartford as assistant to his father, and after his father's death, succeeded him as president and general manager of the Hartford Woolen Company. He also served as Vice-President of the Interstate Trust Company, as director of the First National Bank and as Trustee of public funds of the Town of Hartford. He was Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover, and had served as a Trustee of the Second Congregational Church in Hartford and later in the Methodist Church there.

On June 22, 1917, he married Jessie Barber Coit (Smith 1913) of Newark, N. J., who survives him with four children, John Coit, who will carry on the family tradition as an executive of the Hartford Woolen Company; Elizabeth, wife of Clinton Gardner '44 of Mamaroneck, N. Y., and their son John Reed; Martha Mary, a senior at Maryland College for Women, and Constance G., who is now with a group of Smith College juniors studying in Geneva, Switzerland. He is also survived by his sister Alice, who is the wife of our classmate Stephen K. Perry.

Funeral services were held at the Second Congregational Church in Hartford on November 29, 1949, and were attended by many Hanover friends and by our classmates Fred Page, Bill English, Bob Conant and Steve Perry.

Morris' family background, early training, preparation at Andover, experience at Dartmouth and specialized training after graduation, prepared him exceedingly well to fulfill the important functions of an industrial and civic leader in his local community and in his native state. He was a keen student of human nature with full appreciation of the good qualities of others which earned the respect and admiration of all with whom he came in contact and enabled him to carry on successfully a substantial industrial enterprise through many difficult years.

Living in Hartford he enjoyed the proximity to Hanover, and was able frequently to participate in the social and cultural activities of Hanover. For several years, he interviewed in his district, candidates for admission to the college.

He took great pride in keeping up the beautiful garden which he inherited from his mother and liked to explore the back roads in the hills and mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont, looking for wild flowers and wild animals to photograph. He entered with enthusiasm in the many activities of his children and took a keen interest in the Dartmouth reunions and in keeping up with the careers and interests of his college classmates.

HENRY GERRY WEYMOUTH died on November 18, 1943, at the New Hampshire State Hospital at Concord, N. H., of heart failure. We regret that word was not received at the time.

He was born on August 11, 1890 at Lyme, N. H„ the son of Dr. and Mrs. George Weymouth. His father was a graduate of the Class of 1878, a physician who spent his life as a country doctor in Lyme, N. H. and became one of the most beloved citizens in that part of the country. Henry entered Dartmouth from Kimball Union Academy but left after his freshman year. He was admitted to the New Hampshire State Hospital on June 4, 1915, and remained there until his death. He is not survived by any members of his family.

1919

DR. LAWRENCE VINCENT HANLON JR., of 47 Plaza Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., passed away on November 12 in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City.

Larry was born November 17, 1896 on Staten Island, N. Y., the son of Marie (Gleason) Hanlon and the late Lawrence Vincent Hanlon. He entered Dartmouth with the class in 1915 and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and Alpha Kappa Kappa. After graduation, Larry attended the Dartmouth Medical School, the Cornell Medical School and the Long Island Medical College where he graduated in 1923, then served his internship at the New York Post Graduate Hospital. He also did special post graduate work at the New Haven Hospital and at Washington University in St. Louis. At his death, Larry was attending pediatrician at the Methodist Hospital and attending physician at Kingston Avenue Hospital. He was a member of Kings County Medical Society, the Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association.

Funeral services were held on November 14 at the Fairchild Chapel, 951 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, and the Reverend Paul F. Barackman, pastor of the Bedford-Central Presbyterian Church, officiated.

The most sincere sympathy of the class goes out to his mother and brother, Dr. Walter G. Hanlon, who survive.

1923

DONALD CORT SNYDER '23, who lived at 219 Walnut Ave., Greensburg, Pa. died on October 2. He became ill September 18th, and was taken to the hospital where his appendix was removed. His recovery appeared to be normal, until the day before his death. His condition then worsened rapidly, and death was caused by peritonitis.

Don attended the Greensburg public schools and went to the University o£ Pennsylvania for a year before he entered Dartmouth. In 1941 he entered the University of Pittsburgh for a year's study of business courses.

From 1923 until World War II Don's business life was spent with the Bell Telephone Company, with two Pittsburgh brokerage firms, and with Kaufmann's Dept. Store in Pittsburgh. From 194 a to 1945 he handled all naval orders for the Walworth Company, of Greensburg, expediting shipments to shipyards. In 1945 he took charge of exports for Kennametal Inc., of Latrobe, Pa. and was with that firm when he passed away.

An active tennis player throughout Western Pennsylvania for many years, he was currently president of the Westmoreland County Tennis Association, and a member of the 1949 county doubles championship team. For fifteen years Don directed and produced plays for various Little Theatre groups.

He was the son of Oliver R. and Hulda Cort Snyder. Only survivors were several cousins and two aunts. For some years he lived with the Harry E. Cope family, of 219 Walnut Street, Greensburg, where he was considered a member of the family and most warmly regarded.

Don's many friends in the class of 1923 shall miss his kind and friendly presence.

1932

The class has just recently learned that BERNARD F. BROWN was killed in action in Italy in February, 1944. He was with our class only from September 1928 to February 1930, when he transferred to Wesleyan. As he had shown no interest in his class or in the college he was not receiving mail from the college.

Born in Middletown, Conn., October 10, 1909, the son of Michael and Gertrude (Gladding) Brown he prepared for college at Middletown High School.

Transferring to Wesleyan he spent one semester there. Neither Wesleyan nor Dartmouth have any further details of his career. His family made their home at 287 Washington Terrace, Middletown, Conn.

1936

DR. JOHN STEWART SHAW JR. died suddenly on November 21 at Bellevue Hospital, New York City, where he was doing post-graduate work in internal medicine.

Born in Hercules, Calif,., May 25, 1913, John spent his boyhood in Delaware, attending Newark public schools and Wilmington Friends School. At Friends School, he was captain of the basketball team and active in football and hockey. At Dartmouth, where he was a pre-med student, he was a member of Beta Theta Pi, The Dartmouth news board, the Green Book, and the German Club.

John received his M.D. from the University of Rochester, and continued his studies at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, where he also spent one year in research. After receiving his medical degree, he enrolled for additional training at the University of Virginia. While there, he joined the U. S. Navy, serving in the Medical Corps for a year as a lieutenant (jg). After a year's duty in this country, he received a medical discharge and went into private practice at Coconut Grove, Fla., where he remained for three years.

Since the end of 1945, John had been taking post-graduate work in New York City, both at Bellevue and Memorial Hospitals. He was a member of the American Medical Society.

In addition to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Shaw of Carrcroft, Wilmington, Del., he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Roland Cardner o£ Houston, Tex., and a brother, William C. Shaw of Nashville, Tenn., also a member of the Class of 1936.

Funeral services were held on November 23 at the Chandler Funeral Home, in Wilmington. To John's family, our class extends its sincerest sympathy.

MORRIS HUNTINGTON CONE '13

DONALD CORT SNYDER '23