278 '*' Index emorzlzls The Harding University campus was shocked last April with the disappearance and death of junior transfer Carla Willmon Jones of Mount Pleasant, Texas. Jones was last seen on Monday evening, April 17, 1995, in the Wal-Mart Supercenter. When she did not return for curfew, an intensive search of Harding and the Searcy community ensued. On Tuesday afternoon, Jones's car was discovered near Beebe and her body was found in the trunk when the car was impounded. Aspecial chapel service was held Wednesday morning. Mark Pugh, minister of the Downtown Church of Christ, Dr. Lew Moore and Joe Brumfield each made comments about Carla's life and the process of grief. Brumfield read students a response that Jones had written to a question posed in his Bible class. "I'd like to be remembered for being a giving person," Carla Willmon Jones she wrote. "My parents emphasized church. The values I want to pass on to my children are Christian values." The discovery of another car near Beebe led to the April 21, 1995, arrests of two Judsonia men. Both men initially pleaded innocent to the charge of capital murder, but during their respective November and January trial processes, each one eventually changed his plea to guilty and received a sentence of life imprisonment without parole. Herman Smith, the chief of Harding security, died suddenly on Friday, September 29, as the result of an aneurysm. Smith had been employed by Harding for 20 years and had directed the security office for 18 years. Adedicated father and grandfather, Smith was remembered for his love for his family. "I can't say enough about how much he cared for his grandkids, " Smith's daughter, Hermette Ward, said. "They knew it; they could tell how much he loved them." Apatriotic man, Smith had served on theMt.McKinley, General MacArthur's flagship, during the Korean War. His military discipline remained part of his life, making him a relaxed and balanced person. Smith is survived by his wife, Claudette, two daughters, one son and seven grandchildren. Though his physical life has ended, his memory will live in those who knew him. Harding sophomore Stephen Jeffrey Gammel of Crossett, Ark., was the victim of a drowning accident Saturday, October 7, in Lake Cortez near Hot Springs Village. Gammel and another Harding student were spending the weekend with some friends from Louisiana in Hot Springs Village, where Gammel assisted with the congregation's youth. As Gammel and three friends attempted to swim across the lake, one of the men developed a leg cramp. The other two stayed to assist him, but Gammel continued to cross the lake. His friends could not find him when they reached the shore. After searching the shore and several trails, they reported him missing to the sheriff's office. Gammel's body was found Sunday morning after authorities searched the lake. Herman Smith Jeff Gammel Gammell was a management major, a member of Titans social club and of Barristers, the university's pre-law club.
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