inMEMORIAM FORMER FACULTY
Virginia Epes Irby Smith passed away March 26, 2011, at Hospice House in Charlottesville. After graduating from State Teachers College in Farmville, Ginny married Frank M. Smith, Jr. They moved to this city and she came to Belfield in 1958. A dedicated teacher with a sense of humor and a quietly effective way, she taught first 3rd and later 6th graders. During her fifteen years, Ginny was one of those who shepherded the Lower School through the changes brought about by the merger with St. Anne’s. She is survived by a daughter, Katherine Fry of Wilmington, North Carolina, and generations of nieces and nephews.
Adeline Reubush Carter died peacefully at age 90 on May 31, 20ll. After receiving her B.A. at Vanderbilt University, she came to Charlottesville for graduate study in Greek and Latin. Lynne, who was known and admired for her prodigious vocabulary, taught Latin at St. Anne’s School from 1944-1946 and at Belfield from 1958-1969. Her work for myriad varied organizations and causes was recognized by the prestigious Algernon Sidney Sullivan Award for lifelong service to the community. Lynne was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, Orbin F. Carter, Jr. She is survived by five children and their families: Douglas Carter, David Carter (B-64), Elizabeth Blair Carter ’69, Jennifer Carter Matthews ’73, and Mariah Carter Custalow ’81.
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Constance Clevenger Berg ’43 died peacefully at home on January 26, 2009. After her graduation from Sweet Briar College, she married Christian Berg. They settled in Georgetown, Maryland, where Connie was active in the community. Her particular interests included land use issues and autism. She is survived by a daughter and four sons and their families.
Barbara Benner Lake ’49 died on February 20, 2011, in Blufton, South Carolina, near her home in Beaufort. A class officer while at St. Anne’s, she went to George Washington University. Barbara taught school and worked in libraries before her marriage to Robert Lake. She succumbed to heart disease after several years of poor health. She is survived by her sister, Patricia B. Haynie.
Elizabeth Cameron Nagle ’60 passed away on January 7, 2011, of acute leukemia, six years after first becoming ill with cancer. “Cameron embraced life. She loved great literature, fine art, classical music, and
history...and possessed a Renaissance mind... She was a devoted teacher [of mathematics at Indiana University] imparting to her students her passion and excitement for learning.” She is survived by a daughter, Renee Stetson.
40 – PERSPECTIVES/SUMMER 2011
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