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- RIPON, WI/MILTON - Kenneth A[lbertus] BABCOCK, age
92, died Tuesday,
- Dec. 16, 2003, at the Parkview Care Center in Ripon, WI.
- He was born on July 7, 1911, in Milton, WI, son of Louis
Arlington BABCOCK and
- Lettie (LANDPHERE) BABCOCK. He married Flora
E. SMITH, his wife of 65 years, on Aug. 14, 1935, in Verona,
NY; she died on June 13, 2000.
- He graduated from Milton College in 1933, then he enrolled
at Oberlin College
- Conservatory of Music in Ohio for graduate studies. Kenneth
taught vocal music at Milton High School and grades K-8 at Milton
Grade School from 1935 until 1947. In 1947 he became the Milton
College choir manager for the college choir, securing concerts
for the 50-voice choir. He also became executive secretary of
the Milton College Alumni Assoc. In 1951 Kenneth took the position
of corporate fund raising for the college. He was the soloist
for the First Church of Christ Scientist in Janesville, WI, from
1939-1970. He sang for many wedding and memorial services in
the Milton area.
- He was a member of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church.
In 1970 the
- BABCOCKs moved to Ripon, WI, where he became the director
of Corporate Support Programs for Ripon College until his retirement
in 1976. They returned to their home in Milton in 1976 until
1998, when they moved to the Ripon, Berlin area. He resided at
the Parkview Care Center from 1998 to 2003.
- He was preceded in death by his brother, Laurance BABCOCK;
his sister, Margaret
- BLACKBROWN WICKHAM; and a nephew, Donald BABCOCK.
- He is survived by 3 daughters: Jeanette (Richard) FREIGANG
of Hemlock, MI,
- Virginia (Roger) FIELD of Berlin, WI, and Sue (William)
FOSTER of Saginaw, MI; 8 grandchildren: Jennifer GROTA,
Sarah BREY, Laura CHIER, Alan, Steve and Peter
FREIGANG, Angela and Jeff FOSTER; and 13 great-grandchildren.
- Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22,
2003, at the Seventh
- Day Baptist Church, with Pastor George Calhoun officiating.
Burial will be in the Milton Cemetery. Friends may call on Monday
from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the church. Albrecht Funeral
Home, Milton, is assisting the family. Memorials may be made
to the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church or the Milton College
Main Hall Preservation Society. [Friday edition, from the
Gazette Xtra website]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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- Prof. J[ames] Leland SKAGGS, died peacefully early
Christmas morning at his home
- in the Milton Senior Living retirement home. Leland SKAGGS
was born in Shiloh, NJ on February 27, 1912, the son of Rev.
James L. and Hettie SKAGGS. Rev. SKAGGS was a Seventh
Day Baptist pastor, and the family moved several times before
moving to Milton, WI, while Leland was in high school. He attended
and graduated from Milton Union High School and then went on
to study at Milton College. J. Leland SKAGGS graduated
from Milton College in 1933. He also attended Columbia University.
During the Depression he taught in New York City at CCNY and
for the WPA. He served in the Army during World War II, teaching
radio for the Signal Corps on Steel Pier at Asbury Park, NJ.
After the war he became a mathematics professor at Milton College,
Milton, WI. Apart from the Korean War period, when he was recalled
to duty with the Army, serving as a Lieutenant and commanding
a basic training company at Camp Gordon, GA, he continued to
work at Milton College until retirement. He taught math, served
as registrar for many years, and was appointed interim acting
president. Leland was an active member and deacon of the Milton
Seventh Day Baptist Church. He married Mary Elizabeth BOND
in Salem, WV in 1942. He is survived by his wife, Mary; his 2
sons, James A. of Madison, and Samuel B. of Milwaukee; 2 sisters,
Margaret BOND of Shiloh, NJ, Evalyn CAMENGA of
Daytona Beach, FL; and a brother, Rev. Victor SKAGGS of
Longmont, CO. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday,
December 29, at Seventh Day Baptist Church, Milton. Pastor George
Calhoun will officiate. Burial will be in Milton Cemetery. Friends
may call on Monday from 12 p.m. until time of service at the
church. Albrecht Funeral Home is assisting the family. [Saturday
edition]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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