#class of 1966

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Headline from Daily Princetonian, February 10, 1965

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Tiger Tuesday: Class of 1966 letterhead for their 10th anniversary, ca. 1976.

Undergraduate Alumni Records (AC199)

The entire Tiger Tuesday series

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"We just want to show that in the midst of all this sympathy for the Negro there exists some opposition on campus. Segregationists are not going to give up by default."

--Princeton sophomore Marshall I. Smith '66, on why he founded a student organization for segregationists at Princeton University, March 12, 1964

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Billy Vick Bartlett, a Lambertville man who served the Lord as a Baptist college professor and pastor, died at his home on Feb. 4 of unknown causes. He was 77. His wife, Gloria, said she believes the cause of death was probably cardiac arrest but said there was no specific diagnosis on his death certificate. She said he had been hospitalized four times since last July with ailments that included kidney disease and congestive heart failure, yet seemed to rebound each time. In late January, he was feeling so well he asked to be removed from hospice care, and required no pain medication, she said. "I was standing right next to him. We were talking and everything was fine," Mrs. Bartlett said. "Billy said, 'I love you, Glo.' Then, he had this instantaneous cold, blank stare on his face." She said that when paramedics arrived to administer aid, there was no sign of a heartbeat. "It was instantaneous," Mrs. Bartlett said. "The Lord was just very, very gracious to him and took him peacefully." Mr. Bartlett was born Feb. 1, 1943 in Detroit to Billy Murray and Evelyn Rae Bartlett. He came from a family with a long line of preachers. His grandfather, G. Beauchamp Vick, was pastor of Temple Baptist Church of Detroit from the 1950s to 1970s, and also was a president and co-founder of Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Mo., where Mr. Bartlett taught for 20 years. Mr. Bartlett also served as chairman of Baptist Bible College's history department and as dean of students during those two decades. Mr. Bartlett was a 1961 graduate of Kimball High School in Royal Oak, Mich. He earned his bachelors degree from Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C., in 1966, and his masters from Missouri State University in 1969. He earned his PhD from California Graduate School of Theology. He became part of the Baptist Bible College faculty in 1966, and taught there until he became pastor of Toledo Baptist Church at Douglas and Alexis Roads in Toledo in 1986. That church became part of Wyldewood Baptist Church at 7947 Douglas Rd. in Lambertville a few years ago. His wife described him as a "very introspective and very subdued" man whose life was focused on serving the Lord. The couple met in church when they were young children. "He was always there for the people he knew and loved," Mrs. Bartlett said. She said his "whole life was centered around God's word." "I've never known bill not wanting to serve the Lord," Mrs. Bartlett said. His youngest son, Brett Bartlett, now Wyldewood Baptist Church pastor, was a co-pastor with his father for five years. After that, his father assumed the title of pastor emeritus and continued to preach on occasion while Brett Bartlett became senior pastor. "He was a very, very intense, competitive, driven man who was simultaneously compassionate, tender-hearted, and self-effacing," Brett Bartlett said. He said his father was actually "very shy," except for when his religion was questioned. "If it came time to taking a stand for Christ, he became a lion," Brett Bartlett said. "It was a quite a thing to observe that over the years." He said the only time his father expressed contempt was when he sensed someone was a hypocrite, especially when it came to religion. The senior Mr. Bartlett authored three books: A History of Baptist Separatism , published in 1972; Beginnings, The Pictorial History of the Baptist Bible Fellowship Volume I , published in 1975, and Roots and Origins of Baptist Fundamentalism , which was published in 1984 and co-authored with James O. Combs. His hobbies included golfing. "Whatever he tried to do, he always wanted to be the best," his wife said. The couple was married on Aug. 19, 1966. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Bartlett; their sons, Blake Bartlett and Brett Bartlett; four grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He also is survived by his brothers Larry Bartlett, Mike McNeilance, Danny McNeilance, and Mark Bartlett, and sisters Beth Larabee, Carrie Backman, and Ruth Morris. Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wyldewood Baptist Church, 7947 Douglas Rd., Lambertville. Visitation is from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Walker Funeral Home, 5155 W. Sylvania Ave., Toledo. The family requests that any memorials be made to the Mission Fund of Wyldewood Baptist Church, Post Office Box 707, Lambertville, Mich., 48144. This is a news story by Tom Henry. Contact him at [email protected] or 419-724-6079.

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Patricia Inez Hines died February 14, 2019, at the age of 71, at her home in Gilbert, AZ. She passed away in her sleep after a month long illness. The cause of death was complications related to cancer of the liver bile duct.

Patricia Inez Hines (nee Strunk) was born October 15, 1947 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, to Inez Rogers Strunk and Sheldon C. Strunk. 

After high school in Berwick, PA, Pat graduated from the secretarial school of Bob Jones University in 1966. She then embarked on a 30 year career as an Executive Secretary to real estate development companies, notably the National Housing Partnership in Reston, VA and The Humphrey Companies of Columbia, MD.

She married her husband, Joseph A. Hines, on March 20, 1971, following his return from military service in Vietnam. They lived for many years in Hyattsville, MD, a suburb of Washington, DC, where he worked for the US Department of Labor. They were married for 47 years.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her stepfather, Harland Norderhaug, and aunt, Ardis Smith, and three uncles, Tom Smith, Luther Strunk, and Ted Strunk. She is also survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Norman and Juanita Strunk, three nieces and nephews, Kelly Lopez and her husband Chris, Kevin Strunk and his wife Shayna, and Kendra Etzkorn and her husband Eric, and eight grandnieces and nephews. Mrs. Hines has been cremated.

A memorial service will be in Maple Valley, WA at a later date and time to be determined.

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Sharon P. Mills – West Columbia – A Celebration of Life service for Sharon P. Mills, 75, of West Columbia, will be held at 3:00 PM, Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at Boyce Chapel of First Baptist Church of Columbia. Pastors Wes Church and Richard Humphries will officiate. The family will greet friends from 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM at Boyce Chapel prior to the service. Woodridge Funeral Home of Lexington is assisting the family.

Sharon Mills passed away October 31, 2019. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she was a daughter of the late Henry Otis Polk and Lily Bell Osborne Polk. Sharon graduated from Bob Jones University where she met her husband and many life-long friends. She taught elementary school for several years in both Greenville and Columbia.  After raising two children, she later worked at the South Carolina Supreme Court and most recently volunteered in Radiology and served on the Auxiliary Board at Lexington Medical Center.  Sharon loved spending time with family and friends, reading books about people and places, traveling to unique locations and spending time in her garden.  She also volunteered with Finish the Wall to build churches in impoverished countries. Sharon was a long time member of First Baptist Church of Columbia, where she was a member of the “Joy of Living” Sunday school class.

Sharon is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Dr. Rollin W. “Bill” Mills; son, Jason A. Mills (Rebecca) of Lexington; grandchildren, Bailey Mills, Eliza Mills, Sam Mills, Kate Mills; brother, Billie Polk; sister, Wanda Plyer. In addition to her parents, Sharon was predeceased by her son, Brent A. Mills; 9 siblings, and her stepfather, Ray McKillop.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association or Missions Outreach with First Baptist Church of Columbia. The family would like to thank the staffs of Lexington Medical Center Intensive Care Unit and Volunteer Auxiliary for their wonderful care and concern. In addition, the Mills family would like to thank the congregation and ministerial staff of First Baptist Church of Columbia for their loving support during this difficult time.

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ALLAN LEE MOIR, 80, of Chesapeake, Ohio, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Grace Gospel Church by Pastor Keith Wiebe. A Celebration of Life Fellowship will follow. 

He was born November 15, 1938, in Minneapolis, Minn., a son of the late Gerald "Jerry" James Moir and Joyce Margaret Larson Moir. Al graduated from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, Minn., in 1957 before he enlisted in the US Marine Corps. He graduated from Bob Jones University in 1966 where he met his wife. Together they served as missionaries with The Navigators for over 30 years in Indonesia, Russia and various US Military Bases. 

In the last couple of years, he served as a deacon at Grace Gospel Church in Huntington, W.Va., and volunteered at the Huntington City Mission. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Rebecca "Becky" Yaste Moir; children, Lee Anne Moir Clarke (Ian G. Clarke), David Allan Moir (Laura O'Dell Moir) and James Brack Moir (Beverly Baker Moir); grandchildren, Jacob Allan Lockhart, Oksana Rebecca "Becca" Brown (Alex), Sarah Jeanette Moir, Taylor Rebecca Moir Tompkins (Josh), Amber Louise Clarke, Mackenzie Grace Moir, Jayce Brack Moir, Zachary David Moir; sister, Kay Sharon Moir Kast (William Edgar Kast); brother-in-law, Dennis Allen Yaste; a great-grandson, Marous Alexander Brown; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. 

Military graveside rites will be conducted by the United States Marine Corps and the Marine Corps League. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be given to the Grace Gospel Church Mission Fund: Grace Gospel Church Mission Fund, In Memory of Allan Moir, 1111 Adams Ave., Huntington, WV 25704. Reger Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com.

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Linda Carol Watson Canning, 77, of Athens, Georgia, died on Monday, December 16, 2019.

Born in Berwind, West Virginia to the late Bernard Watson, and Mary Evelyn Morrison Watson, Linda graduated from Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina in 1966, and later obtained her Master's in Education degree from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. In 2008 she retired from a four-decade teaching career, most recently with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System in North Carolina. She and her husband of 53 years, Harrell, were members of the Mount Harmony Baptist Church in Matthews, North Carolina. They had recently moved to Athens, Georgia, where they attended Moriah Primitive Baptist Church in Colbert.

Linda is survived by her loving husband, Harrell G. Canning, Jr.,; her two children Harrell G. Canning, III ("Trey"), Carra Morrison Canning and daughter-in-law, Trina Bathe Canning; her siblings, Bernard Watson and Sharon Talmage; grandchildren Drew Morrison Canning, Cameron Watson Canning and his wife, Kandice King Canning, whom are presently expecting a child, to be named Sophie May Canning.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 19 at 11:00 a.m. at Lord and Stephens, East Chapel in Athens. The family will receive friends at the chapel on Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Interment will follow the service at Winterville Cemetery.