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E. Gilman Taylor '42, December 16, 2000, in Duxbury, Mass., at 81. He served with the Army in the Pacific from 1943 to 1946. An Eagle Scout and later a scoutmaster, he was general manager of the Donald B. Chapman Co. automobile agency for many years before taking the position of business manager at Dean Junior College. He leaves his two children, Beth Taylor and Eric Taylor, six grandchildren and a sister.
Mary Foster Kimball '43, September 29, 2000, in Concord, N.H., at 80. After working as a dental assistant she was a Sears Inc. accountant for 30 years. Survivors include her two sons, Gary Kimball and David Kimball, a daughter, Mary Morgan, two grandchildren and a sister.
Wendell F. Phillips '44, July 2, 2000, in Moorestown, N.J., at 79. He served in Europe during World War II before returning to Colby for a degree in chemistry. He worked for Old Mr. Boston and Squibb-Beech Nut Co. before joining the Campbell Soup Co., where for 26 years he was manager of laboratories. He published many analytical chemistry papers and received several patents. Survivors include his wife, Louise Boudrot Phillips '47, six children and 11 grandchildren.
William H. Tobey '44, October 1, 2000, in Brunswick, Maine, at 77. He served with the Signal Corps in Africa and Europe during World War II and also volunteered for military duty in the Korean Conflict. He was a reporter-photographer for the Waterville Morning Sentinel until 1956, when he joined the Harvard University News Office. He was the photographic editor, coordinating local, national and foreign visual media for Harvard events until his retirement in 1986. Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline Tobey, a son, two daughters, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Richard R. Fellows '45, April 25, 2000, in South Hamilton, Mass., at 78. He served with the 10th Mountain Division in Italy during World War II. He was vice president of purchasing of food services for the Sheraton Hotel Corp. Predeceased by his first wife, Muriel Sterling Fellows '45, he is survived by his wife, Jacquelyn Fellows, four daughters, including Karen Rhodes Fellows '74, a son, 10 grandchildren, a brother, a sister and several nieces and nephews.
Helen Small Martino '45, October 15, 2000, in Portland, Maine, at 77. During World War II she was a meteorologist for the Augusta (Maine) Airport. She was employed at Baybank Norfolk Trust Co. and for many years was a financial secretary at Wm. Carter Co. in Needham, Mass. She is survived by three daughters, Jane Roy, Gail Bonin and Lucia Olson, four sons, Frank Jr., Timothy, Raymond and Peter Martino, and 12 grandchildren.
Myra Stone Knofskie '28, January 17, 2000, in Manchester, Conn., at 93. She received a master's degree in education from Salem State Teachers College and taught in Tewksbury, Mass. She leaves a son, Britton J. Pruitt Jr., a daughter, Myra Kalil, a sister, Helen Stone Mittelsdorf '27, two grandchildren and several nephews and nieces, including Janet Mittelsdorf Lumsden '57.
Walter F. Knofskie '28, November 21, 1999, in Manchester, Conn., at 93. He was an inspector at Pioneer Parachute during World War II. He earned a master's degree in chemistry and was chief operator of the Manchester sewer department. His second wife, Myra Stone Knofskie '28, survived him for two months.
Ruth Hutchins Stinchfield '28, December 10, 1999, in Gorham, Maine, at 91. She worked at Columbia University and at R.H. Macy's department store and later was the medical secretary and bookkeeper for her husband, Allan J. Stinchfield '29, who predeceased her. Survivors include her daughters, Mary Stinchfield Kenney '55 and Jane Stinchfield Willett '70, two nieces, three granddaughters, a grandson and three great-granddaughters.
Joseph B. Campbell '29, November 30, 1999, in Augusta, Maine, at 91. Except for three years in the Army Air Corps during World War II he practiced law in Augusta, Maine, from 1933 until his death. He retired from reserve service in 1968 as a colonel in the Judge Advocate General Corps. He also was city solicitor and municipal court judge in Hallowell, Maine, and served in the state legislature. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Dorothy, three daughters, including Sheila Campbell Rhoades '58, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
