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.]
Keay, Forrest L. '88, Apr. 27 Gibson, Hamilton '97, Apr. 14 Adams, Walter S. '98, May 11 Storrs, Edward D. '08, Mar. 27 Williams, Frank B. '09, Mar. 28 Coburn, Guy A. '10, Mar. 24 Owen, Forrest F. '11, Jan. 2 Boak, James E. '12, Mar. 31 Shepard, Charles F. '12, Apr. 4 Watson, Homer G. '12, Apr. 24 Ballou, Elwood A. '14, Apr. 23 Doyle, Paul J. '15, Apr. 25 Case, Mourton D. '18, Nov. 4, 1955 Storrs, John W. '18, Mar. 16 Ward, Raymond '18, Apr. 29 Phillips, Reuel G. '20, Mar. 28 Phinney, Howard F. '20, Mar. 9 Rogers, Donald A. '20, Apr. 20 Stark, James W. '20, Jan. 16 Ungar, Stanley F. '23, Apr. 19 Eaton, Elliott F. '24, Apr. 22 Prouty, Richard P. '27, Apr. 1 Hall, Harry K. '32, Apr. 10 Beiley, Murray R. '35, Apr. 30 van Patten, Nathan, Litt. D. '36, Mar. 17
1897
HAROLD HAMILTON GIBSON died on April 14 in the Orange Memorial Hospital, Orlando, Fla., of a heart attack.
He was born in Marlboro, Mass., May 25, 1875, the son of Emerson Green and Mary Tirrell (Bunton) Gibson. After graduating from the Marlboro High School he entered Dartmouth with his twin brother, Harry Appleton Gibson, who died in the summer of 1895.
In college Hamilton was a member of the board of editors of The Dartmouth and contributed drawings for many of the headings in the Aegis. He was a member of DKE. During freshman year he went out for low hurdles but a wrenched knee put an end to his athletic ambitions.
After graduation Hamilton joined Charles Scribner's Sons in New York City as a salesman in the retail book department. In this connection he was several times sent out to catalog the libraries of. wealthy collectors. From 1901 to 1904 he was associate editor in the school book department of Rand, McNally & Co. in Chicago, and editor of the Journal of Geography published by McNally. This assignment took him frequently around the country selecting illustrations for McNally publications.
In 1904 Hamilton began his career in advertising, first as advertising manager for the Sanitol Chemical Laboratory Co. of St. Louis; in 1912 with the Hunt Bros. Co. of San Francisco; from 1913 to 1920 with the Butterick Publishing Co., in their Chicago office; and 1921-22, vice-president and treasurer of the Kling-Gibson Advertising Agency in Chicago. In 1922 he became western manager for the McCall Co. with his office in Chicago. In 1933 he retired and with Mrs. Gibson made his home in Orlando.
Hamilton Gibson very early developed a love for books and an interest in first editions and rare volumes. While in college he spent two summers as a clerk in a hotel in Jamestown, R. I., and spent much of his time in the old Redwood Library in Newport. In college he represented his class on the junior committee (fraters) in the selection of books for the library. As an undergraduate he started collecting books ("a bug that never left him"). His experience with Scribner's whetted his appetite and as he said forever after he "was sunk up to his last dime" buying books. As a collector he displayed the clairvoyant qualities of the water dowser and from secondhand bookstores all over the country he unearthed treasures. Feeling that books are treasures and should be placed where they will serve the most persons, in 1951 he presented Baker Library with 536 bound volumes and numerous pamphlets and became indeed one of the greatest Friends of Baker Library.
In 1899 Hamilton Gibson, with William N. Cohen '79, Charles F. Mathewson '82, Clarence B. Little '81 and Richard Hovey '85 founded the Dartmouth Club of New York, with Gibson as secretary. He later served as president of the alumni associations in St. Louis and Chicago.
Always interested in golf and tennis, Mr. Gibson had been a member of numerous country and athletic clubs. Each summer in Hanover he was an interested spectator at the matches on the Dartmouth courts. He was an active member of the Rotary Club for many years and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.
On April 27, 1904 Hamilton Gibson was married to Mary Thurston Hippard, who died on February 5 of this year. He is survived by three sons, Arthur H., Harold H. Jr. '26, and David A. '40; and by a brother, George B. Gibson.
A "gentleman and a scholar" indeed, Hamilton Gibson was a man of wide interests and enthusiasms, but perhaps his greatest enthusiasm was for Dartmouth College.
1898
JOHN ALFRED GILMAN was born July 16, 1877, in Vershire, Vt., the son of Warren C. and Laura (Brown) Gilman. He had one brother, George W. '97, and two sisters, Grace and Laura. After preparing for Dartmouth at the White River Junction High School he joined our class in '94 and not only acquired his B.S. degree in '98 but two years later a second degree in civil engineering. He belonged to Theta Delta Chi, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and was on the track team.
John's first engineering job from 1900 to 1904 was as superintendent of the Copperfield Mines at Copperfield, Vt.; then until 1909 he was in charge of purchasing and mapping coal lands for the Louisville and Nashville R.R. Co. From 1909 until 1917 he was manager and treasurer of the Greenville (Ky.) Light and Water Co.
In 1917 John became Captain in the Jingineering Corps, U.S.A., and shortly was made Major. In 1920 he became a Captain in the Construction Division of the Quartermaster Corps and remained in that service until his retirement in 1941 with the rank of Lt. Colonel. Recalled to active duty in the Corps of Engineers he served for a time in the second World War.
In the course of his service in the Quarter-master Corps, John constructed the new Approach and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery in Washington, also the Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawk, N. C., and the Pioneer Memorial at Harrodsburg, Ky. From 1935 until his retirement in 1941 he was stationed at West Point as constructing engineer at the Military Academy rebuilding that station. He was justly proud of his work as engineer.
In later years John had been living quietly at his home, 144 Main St., Greenville, Ky., and was obliged to slow down because of failing health, just after Christmas he had an attack of the "flu" and died at the Fort Campbell Hospital on February 26.
John kept up a lively interest in his class and attended as many reunions as he could. He was the youngest member of his class at the time of his death. Those of us who may meet again at Hanover will miss his active mind and person and his enjoyment of his classmates and all of '98's doings.
In 1907 John married Ida May Schaefer of Greenville, who survives him with two sons, Warren S. and John S. Gilman.
1899
ARTHUR PEARL IRVING was born in Chelsea, Mass., August 28, 1876. He died on March 27 at his home, 11 Everett Ave., Winchester, Mass., after repeated attacks of cerebral thrombosis over a period of six years, with frequent operations and hospital visits.
His parents were Charles R. Irving (founder in 1866 of the Irving & Casson Company, architectural workers, and manufacturers of fine furniture) and Virginia E. (Witherell) Irving. He prepared for college at Chelsea High School, was a member of Theta Delta Chi and Casque & Gauntlet, and was graduated in 1899 with the degree of B.S.
Art made a bicycle trip through England and Scotland before entering Dartmouth, and went abroad again immediately after graduation. He became interested in architecture, especially in that of the European cathedrals and of the great churches in the United States. He decided that the best way to learn his father's business was from the bottom up, and at once. By 1914 Irving & Casson had incorporated with the A. H. Davenport Co., with Arthur as vice president. In 1925, on his father's death, he became president, and remained so until his death.
Among the notable productions executed by this firm were ones designed for the Washington Cathedral, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, Sacred Heart Cathedral in Newark, N. J., Harvard Memorial Chapel, M.I.T.'s Memorial Library, the United Nations General Assembly, the Tripler Army Hospital in Honolulu, and the Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela.
Arthur's first wife was Amie Prudence Hayden, whom he married in 1909 and who died in 1922. In 1925 he married Martha Gates who served in the first World War as a nurse with a Harvard Red Cross unit. Her devotion to Art in his protracted final sickness was unflagging.
In earlier years Art found recreation with his motor yacht; in later years, with automobile trips and golf; but chiefly he was absorbed in his business. Perhaps his and Mrs. Irving's favorite diversion was attendance at all class reunions in Hanover and elsewhere. He had a singularly loyal and determined spirit. In the midst of his numerous physical ills he never lost his courage or his good cheer.
Final services were held at the Church of the Epiphany in Winchester. Among those present from '99 were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Beal, Mrs. David W. Parker, and Mrs. Herbert L. Watson.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Gates Irving, and two nephews, Wendell D. Irving of Winchester and Charles R. Irving of Lynn.
1909
FRANK BIRTWISTLE WILLIAMS died on March 28, in a Fall River, Mass., hospital after an extended illness.
Frank was born in Fall River on August 17, 1886, the son of Frank Pierce and Mary Elizabeth (Birtwistle) Williams. He was educated in the Fall River schools and entered Dartmouth from Durfee High School in that city. In college he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi.
Upon graduation, Frank became an accountant with Stone and Webster Corporation and then entered the selling field, first in the cotton industry and then in the securities field. In 1931 he was elected president of the Narragansett Mills of Fall River and in 1932 became associated with the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co., with which he remained until his retirement in 1951.
He was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Quequechan Club, Fall River Historical Society, King Philip Lodge AF & AM, the Scottish Rite bodies including Old Colony Consistory and Azab Grotto.
On January 7, 1911 Frank was married to Mary Buffington Horton of Fall River, who died June 14, 1947. They had one daughter, Marjorie Horton, now Mrs. William H. Potter of 30 Arnold Place, New Bedford, Mass. Three grandchildren, a brother, Chester W. Williams of Bristol, R. I., a niece and a nephew are the other survivors.
Services were held March 30 and another 1909 classmate had entered behind the Golden Curtain to join those classmates dear to him and whom he always remembered by special gifts to the Alumni Fund in their names. The sympathy of the Class is extended to the daughter, grandchildren, and brother, in our mutual loss.
1911
FORREST FLAGG OWEN died suddenly of a coronary thrombosis on January 2.
Forrest was born in Hartford, Conn., on May 23, 1890. His family later moved to Concord, N. H., where he attended high school, coming to Dartmouth with the Class of 1911. His college course was interrupted at the end of his junior year, and he obtained his degree in June 1913.
Following graduation he was special apprentice with the Fairbanks Scale Company in St. Johnsbury, Vt., then store manager with the Blodgett Lumber Co., in Drew, Maine. In 1915 he became evaluation engineer for several railroads; his last job, before joining the WELL radio station in Battle Creek, was with the Louisville Cement Co. from 1923 to 1931. He became best known with the radio station, as its public relations director, until his retirement last year.
During the first World War he was a Sergeant in the Engineer Corps. Again in April 1943 he offered his services and was admitted to the Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe, Va. Later he was assigned to Harbor Defenses at Fort Rosecrans, San Diego, Calif.; Camp Barkeley, Abilene, Texas; and the Coast Artillery Officers Reserve Pool, Fort Monroe, Va. He was discharged on August 27, 1944 with the rank of Captain.
Forrest was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, the Masons and the Rotary Club. He was also a charter member of Capt. Oscar Brady American Legion Post, a member of Lt. Harold J. Payette VFW Post and a member of the Baskahegan Lodge No. 175, F & AM, at Danforth, Maine. In 1928, he was chef de gare of Voiture 181, 40 & 8, American Legion in Battle Creek.
He was active in community affairs especially in the Community Chest Board, the Family Council Board and the Camp Fire Girls.
On July 10, 1917 he was married to Ruth Miller Mayo, from whom he was divorced in 1940. In July 1953 he married Mary Ellen Dobbins of Battle Creek, who survives him together with a son Forrest Jr., now in charge of the New York City office of the Geoffrey Wade Advertising Agency, and two daughters, Elizabeth Owen of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Mrs. E. B. Fallon of Oceanside, Calif.
Following his death, radio station WELL presented an hour's program of organ music in his memory.
1912
COMMODORE JAMES EARL BOAK, U.S.N. (Retired) died on March 31, at the U. S. Naval Hospital in Philadelphia.
He was born at Hughesville, Pa., April 6, 1891, the son of James Knox and Mercy Ella (Bodine) Boak. Preparing at Hughesville High School and Mercersburg Academy, he entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1912, but did not return for his sophomore year, having obtained an appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy, which he entered in June 1910 as a member of the Class of 1914.
Graduating from the Academy as an Ensign, he was ordered to join his first ship, the U.S.S. Georgia, at Vera Cruz, and spent the summer of that year in Mexican waters and at Port au Prince, Haiti. In World War I he was assigned to destroyers in European waters. Prior to World War II he served as Recruiting Officer for the Navy, then became Executive Officer of the light cruiser, U.S.S.Phoenix. He later served as Commandant at Manus in the Admiralty Islands. At his retirement in 1947, he had been in command of the San Diego, Calif., Naval Repair Base for two years. He held the Legion of Merit with Gold Star, and was a member of the Military Order of Foreign Wars. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta.
Surviving are his widow, a son, Lieutenant Commander James K. Boak '43, U.S.N., and two grandchildren.
1913
CARLTON KAYE WELSH died on March 31 after a long illness, in the Rockford Memorial Hospital at Rockford, Ill.
"Cully" was born on November 4, 1890, in Beloit, Wisconsin, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Welsh. He prepared for Dartmouth at the Rockford High School and after graduating read law in his father's office. He took and passed the bar exams in June 1917.
"Cully" was a prominent attorney and civic leader. He was president of the Rockford Board of Education from 1937 to 1941 and a member of the Elks Club, Winnebago County Bar Association, the American Legion and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.
He served on the Mexican Border as a 2nd Lt. in the 3rd Illinois Infantry, 1916-17, and as a Ist Lt., and then Captain, of the 129th Infantry, 33rd Division, 1917-1919, with a year overseas.
"Cully" married Grace M. Black on July 31, 1917 and Richard Kaye Welsh was born on November 11, 1922. He was a partner of the law firm of Welsh & Welsh in Rockford. Richard is now a teacher at Tempe State College, Scottsdale, Arizona. Also surviving him are his widow and two brothers, Frank A. '14 and Roger T. Welsh, Rockford attorneys, and three grandchildren.
1915
PAUL JEREMIAH DOYLE died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Nashua, N. H., on April 25, after a long illness.
Born in Nashua, February 19, 1891, Paul attended local schools and graduated from Dartmouth in 1915, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. After receiving his LL.B. from Boston University he served for two years in the Navy. Admitted to the New Hampshire bar in 1917, he joined the law firm of Doyle and Doyle in Manchester and continued this connection until retirement eight years ago due to ill health.
On November 29, 1917, Paul was married to Madeleine Field, who survives him with their son, Lt. Paul J. Doyle Jr., USN. Their home is at 14 Lock St., Nashua.
I918
MOURTON DANIELS CASE died in St. Petersburg, Fla., on November 4, 1955. Pat was born in Indianapolis, July 12, 1893, the son of Robinson McClellan and Eva (Chew) Case. In college he was on the football squad, active in dramatics and a member of DKE.
During World War I Pat served with the A.E.F. as 2nd Lt. in the Field Artillery. Injuries received in the service caused him to be partially disabled the rest of his life. He lived in Cleveland and Akron for some time, but for the past 21 years had been living in St. Petersburg, most recently at 785 19 Ave. North.
Pat is survived by his wife Mrs. Louise Spinney Case.
JOHN WHITMORE STORRS died on March 16 at Daytona Beach, Florida. Early in February Jack came down with a bad cold which developed into jaundice. He had planned to go to Florida later in the season and insisted on making the trip, despite the fact that he was not well. Upon his arrival in Daytona Beach on March 6 a doctor was called who put him in the hospital immediately and asked that his children be summoned as Jack was desperately ill. A few days later Jack passed away. His remains have been buried in the Storrs' family plot at Hartford, Conn.
Jack was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., August 17, 1895, but he grew up and went to school in Hartford where he graduated from high school before coming to Dartmouth. At Dartmouth Jack was an active and well-known member of the Class of 1918. He was a big strapping youth and loved sports. He played on the freshman football and hockey teams and was on the football squad as an upperclassman. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi.
Like so many other '18ers he left college to go into the Army in World War I. He joined the Motor Transport Corps and became a first lieutenant in 1918. In 1919 he married Catherine Wagner in St. Louis. Jack had met Catherine during Christmas vacation 1916 when he visited his old roommate Lewis Lee in St. Louis.
After the war Jack settled in Bridgeport, Conn., where he went to work for the Bassick Company. He sold Bassick hardware to the automobile manufacturers in Detroit and elsewhere and became a sales manager for the company. He was with the Bassick Company for 25 years. In recent years he was a manufacturer's representative in Connecticut with offices in Fairfield. His home was at 378 Meadowbrook Road, Fairfield, Conn.
Jack is survived by his wife, Catherine; a son John Jr. '42, who now lives in Portland, Oregon; a daughter Ann (Mrs. Edward B. Lloyd) of Greens Farms, Conn.; and another son, Thomas, who lives with his mother.
The members of the Class of 1918 will miss Jack as he was a well loved and exceedingly popular member of the class. And Jack himself loved all things Dartmouth, especially the events and activities which centered around the Class of 1918.
JOSEPH RAYMOND WARD died on April 29 in the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover.
Ray was born in Lebanon, N. H., May 2, 1896, the son of Thomas E. and Elsie (Lamiette) Ward. After graduating from Hanover High School he entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1918, leaving to enter the service in 1917. For many years he was associated with his father in the family hardware, heating and plumbing business in Hanover.
In 1923 Ray was married to Mildred Curtis who survives him with a daughter Elizabeth E. Ward, and two sisters, Mrs. George P. Williams of Reading, Mass., and Mrs. Bernard Sheehan of Lubec, Maine.
1921
MAYNARD MCKINLEY HAWSE died at the California Lutheran Hospital, Los Angeles, on March 8.
Maynard was born in Newport, Vt., March 4, 1897, the son of Charles Edward and Elizabeth (Rice) Hawse. After schooling in Newport and Irasburg, Vt., he graduated from Orleans High School in 1916 and attended Norwich University until 1918 when he left to join the Navy. After his discharge late that year, he enrolled at Dartmouth as a member of the Class of 1921 but abandoned college studies in 1919 to become a draftsman for Larson and Wells, Hanover architects and engineers, where he continued to be employed for several years.
About 1945 Maynard went to work for the Chance Vought Division of the United Aircraft, Bridgeport, Conn., and two years later was transferred to their plant in San Diego, Calif. After a year or two he shifted to Douglas Aircraft, Seattle, Wash., and in 1950 was transferred by them to Los Angeles where he remained until his death. As an active member of the local Presbyterian Church, he made many friends.
After funeral services in Los Angeles on March 12, his remains were sent East to Newport, Vt., for family services and interment in Pleasant View Cemetery. Like many a Vermonter and New Hampshireman he wanted his home town to be his final resting place.
Maynard's widow, Edna Greenlaw Hawse, is now making her home at 134 High St., South Portland, Maine. His sister, Mis. Veda Aiken, and nephew, Raymond M. Aiken, both of Thompsonville, Conn., also survive him.
1924
After a brief illness, ELLIOTTIFULLER EATON passed away on April 22 at the General Hospital in Elizabeth, N. J. His home was at 877 Salem Ave., Hillside, N. J.
"Peanut" Eaton will be remembered for his enthusiasms and his ease with people. It is not surprising that he should have found his career in advertising and sales. He was born November 21, 1901 in Maiden, Mass. After graduation with a B.S. degree, he attended occasional courses and worked in the advertising department of the DeForest Radio Company, in Jersey City, and Doremus & Co. in New York. Since 1938 he had been employed with the Air Reduction Sales Company, in New York City, and was assistant sales manager until his final sickness.
His first wife was Alice M. Parsons, whom he married on October 8, 1927 and by whom he had one child, Patricia, now Mrs. Roger Wolde, of South Plainfield, N. J. "Peanut" married again after his first wife's death in 1944. His widow is Alleen Owsley Eaton, formerly of Jersey City, whom he married on May 17, 1947.
The sympathy of the Class has been extended to Mrs. Eaton and to his daughter, Mrs. Wolde. An appropriate memorial book for Baker Library will be purchased from our funds.
1956
With the death of ROMULO LORETTO MARSANS JR. on April 5 at St. Petersburg, Fla., Dartmouth lost one of its most vivid and buoyant personalities. "Tiny" was probably known not only to every member of his own class, but to all classes that adjoined 1926 before and after, during his four years as an undergraduate. Even after graduation scores of students and residents of Hanover knew him during the 1930's as an assistant coach of freshman football and the manager of a local eating club.
The son of Romulo L. and Anna Elizabeth (Benney) Marsans, Tiny was born in Vera Cruz, Mexico, on Christmas day of 1903, which may account for those jolly characteristics of St. Nicholas. He attended Manual Training High School in New York City and entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1922 with the Class of 1926.
At Dartmouth Tiny entered into undergraduate life with a most unique enthusiasm and joviality. He demonstrated his versatility as a member of the freshman and varsity football teams, a plunger on the swimming team, an actor and vice president of The Players, vice president of the freshman class, a member of Green Key, Dragon and Theta Delta Chi.
After graduation, he assisted his family in the direction of Camp Cobbossee for Boys in Winthrop, Maine. Later he came to Hanover for a few years on the staff of the freshman football coach. He then returned to Maine in school and summer camp work and had been the owner and director of Camp Cobbossee for a number of years.
He was married in Brooklyn on September 6, 1933, to Adele Zeiller, who survives him as well as two sisters, Mrs. Sylvia Belin and Mrs. Gladys Schultz of Winthrop, Me. He has been returned to St. Johnsbury Cemetery in Brooklyn.
Tiny attended our 25th reunion and appeared in good health in spite of rumors to the contrary. Only last year he appeared at a class dinner in New York and had written Okey O'Connor only a few days before his death enclosing a check for the Alumni Fund and reporting he was cruising Florida waters while on vacation.
1927
RICHARD PALMER PROUTY died very suddenly on the evening of Easter Sunday, April 1, of complications arising from hypertension and nephritis.
Dick was born in Newport, Vt., on September 28, 1904, the son of Edgar and Ellen (Bean) Prouty. He attended Newport High School and entered Dartmouth from Wilbraham Academy. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.
Following graduation from Dartmouth, Dick returned to Newport and was associated with the lumber firm of Prouty and Miller, of which he was a partner. He was married on July 6, 1935, in Hyde Park, Vt., to Miss Dorothy Strong. They had two children, Linda, born July 12, 1936, and now a sophomore at Oberlin College, and Jackson, born July 6, 1940, a sophomore at Newport High School.
Dick will be greatly missed by his many friends in the Class, and our sincere sympathy is extended to his wife and children.
1932
HARRY KAY HALL died in Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Bellows Falls, Vt., on April 10, from a heart attack.
He was born December 12, 1908, in Swampscott, Mass., the son of Franklin C. and Nellie (Gardiner) Hall. He attended Dartmouth College and served in the Seabees in the South Pacific during the war. For the last ten years he has been employed by the Vermont State Unemployment Compensation Commission.
He is survived by his widow, the former Margaret Ridgley, and three children, Louise, Robert and Elizabeth; and by two daughters by his former marriage, Mrs. Donald Brown Mrs. Edward Watkins.
1935
MURRAY REUBEN BEILEY died of a heart attack at his home 27 Valley Rd., Scarsdale, N. Y., on April 30.
Murray, who was 41, had had an attack about seven years ago, but in recent years he had been in good health, and his death was completely unexpected.
In college, Murray was the quiet, studious type who participated in few extracurricular activities, but after graduation he returned to New York, where he had been born, and started on a highly successful career in the lingerie field. At the time of his death he was president of the Leona Undergarment Company, one of the most respected houses in the industry.
During World War II, Murray served with the U. S. Coast Guard. He was a member of the Dartmouth Club of New York, and was active in Temple Israel in White Plains, the United Jewish Appeal, and the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Miriam Danziger Beiley, two sons, Arthur and Michael, and a daughter, Ruth.
HAMILTON GIBSON '97
