Allerton “Tony” Garthwaite Smith, 72, died peacefully from a heart attack at his home at the Onteora Club in Tannersville, New York, on August 20, 2024. Tony was born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 21, 1951, the eldest son of Nancy (Ward) Smith and the late Peter G. Smith. He spent his childhood with … Read more
Clifford Leonard, Jr., 73, of Columbia, SC died on August 15, 2024 after a short illness. He was a graduate of Aiken Preparatory School in Aiken, SC, a 1969 graduate of South Kent School in South Kent, Connecticut and a 1973 graduate of Sewanee, University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He pursued graduate studies … Read more
Stephan Salisbury, 77, of Swarthmore, retired longtime senior cultural writer for The Inquirer, essayist, and author, died Saturday, July 20, 2024 of lung cancer at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Stephan Percy Salisbury was born March 20, 1947, in Mamaroneck, N.Y. He went to boarding school in Connecticut and earned a bachelor’s degree … Read more
Joseph A. Scott III, age 92, of Philadelphia, PA died March 21, 2024. Services and interment are private.
Born in Cincinnati, OH, Ralph grew up on Cape Cod in Truro, MA as the son of noted artist and painter, Cleveland L. Woodward and his wife Emily Crosby Woodward. Ralph was the youngest of the 3 children. His older brother, Cleveland, was 10 years older and his sister, Eloise was 6 years older. Cleveland … Read more
Jim King passed away peacefully on March 31, 2024, with his family by his side. He had struggled with Dementia for the last several years but, through it all, was polite, cheerful and comfortable. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou, daughters Sara and Laura, son James, their spouses, ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. … Read more
After a long illness, Robert “Rabbit” Leighton, 77, died on March 24, 2024 in Sewickley, Pa. where he had spent most of his life. Serving as class president in his senior year at South Kent, Rob is remembered by his classmates for his humor, ever-present good cheer, and his dramatic skills as the romantic, “on-the-make” … Read more
Strafford, VT – “It’s like the feeling you get at the end of a long day in the woods. The time has come to head home.” – A Country Planet (1986) by Tim Matson. Timothy O’Shea Matson was born May 27, 1943, in New York City, the first of four children to Harold and Ann … Read more
Richard F. Puffer, Jr. May 12, 1937 – May 8, 2020 Born on May 12, 1937, in Waterbury, Connecticut, to Susanne Hill Leach and Richard Francis Puffer, Richard grew-up with his older brother Robert and younger sister Faith (Welsh). He attended South Kent School in South Kent, Connecticut, where he excelled in football, hockey and … Read more
