Concord University Magazine Spring 2025

IN MEMORIAM

faculty/staff

Bonnie Dorsey '76 of Athens, WV, died peacefully on Saturday, December 14 at her home iDnoSrpseeyedawndayNailfateGrearnaledxitneenEdleldisoilnlnDesosr.sBeyonRnidieinwgaesr.the daughter of the late Lution Aaron Bonnie retired from Concord College (University) as professor of social work in 2015 and ww aa ss ap rl eo cnegdt iemd ei nmdeema tbhe rb yo ft wP aoi ns it be lri’ ns gCsh, aS pa el l ly i nE uSgpeeneida wL aaym. Ibne ra td adni tdi oNni ltao Ahue dr rpi as rHe an gt se ,r smh ae n , and a half-sister, Polly Hughes. She is survived by her husband of 17 years, Ward White, children William Roy Shorter aS nt edp wh ai fnei eJ e; nt wn iof esrt ;e Ep lcihz ial bder tehn ,SJhaos rotne rWChr iot ue saenadnDd ehr ue ks bWa nhdi t Be rai na dn ; wf oi fset eCri ndda yu;gahnt edr,mEal inzya bg er at hn dJ oc hPi el da rceonc .k a n d w i f e Margaret (Peggy) Whitman Edmunds '54 of Princeton, WV, died Saturday, November 1h e6 r. Ad fetge rreger aa td uMaat ri ns hg af lrl oCmo lCl eognec o( Ur dn ,i vPeergsgi yt yt)a. uAgf ht et ragt rBa edauvaet ri nHg i gf rho Smc hMoaorl swh ahlill, es choe mb pe gl eatni n g ha cecrocuonl ltei ng ge at enadc hwiansg hcoa nreoerre da twCiot hn ctohredewmheerri teasshtea truest.i re d a f t e r 3 6 ye a r s a s p ro f e s s o r o f While her primary teaching responsibility at Concord was accounting, Peggy also taught bP ue gs ignyeds se dmi caat the, db uc os iunnetsl es sl sa wh oaunrds ct oo mc ammupnui sc aetvi oe nn st s. Aa lnodn ag cwt i ivt iht i he se .r t i m e i n t h e c l a s s r o o m , She served on the Commencement Committee and was Grand Marshal at Commencement dA us sr oi ncgi aht ieornl aasst af ne w“ Oyuetasrtsa na ds ian gf aBc uulstiyn me ses mE bd eurc. aSthoer.”wPaesgrgeyc wo gans i za ewda rbdyetdh eG oWl de es tn VAi lrugmi nni au sB ub ys i nt hees sC Eo nd uc oc radt i oUnn i v e r s i t y Alumni Association in 2022. D ale Eugene Geiger of Kailua Kona, Hawaii, formerly of Athens, died at the age of 84 oRnesJiudleyn2t4ia,l2L0i2fe4.. Dale worked for 35 years at Concord University as Director of Student He filled many other roles, including instructor, baseball coach, and play-by-play radio aF ni rde pDuebplai cr tamd ednr et ,s tsr aa ni nneodu fni rc ee fri gf ohrt ef roso tt bh ar ol luggahmo ue st . t Hh ee satl as ot e s, earnvde dt aoung ht ht ef i rAstthaeinds t Vo oml uanntye ei nr tahned ltohcealCchoilmdmreunn’sitHy.oAmfeteSrorceiteitryemofeWnte, shteVwiragsinsiear.ved with Child Protect of Mercer County Rosalie Stover Peck '63 of Athens, died peacefully on February 5 at the age of 82. Rosalie was a graduate of Clear Creek High School, Concord College, and West Virginia University. SUhnei vtearusgi thyt. aRtoWs aol ioedwr oaws tWh ei l fsior ns t Hf ei gmhaSl ec ht oo osle, rCvlee aornFtohrek MHei gr cheSr cChoouonl ,t ay nBdoCa or dn coof rEdd u c a t i o n , serving 10 years. Rosalie served in many roles on the Concord University Alumni Association Board of DAliuremcntourssafworasredvienra2l0y1e9a.rs and was awarded the Alumnus of the Year in 2008 and Golden

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