Phillips Hungerford ’51

Phil died April 9, 2014, in Greer, S.C.

The son of Earline Gilreath Hungerford White and Leslie P. Hungerford 1923, Phil was born July 3, 1928, in Greenville, S.C., and prepared at Lake Forest Academy. At Princeton, he played varsity football, belonged to Cottage, and majored in economics. Phil roomed with Lew Esler, Tom Mangan, Phil Matter, Bill Mettler, and Ed Tilden.

In September 1951 he married Julie Robinson and served in the Marine Corps for two years. In 1953, Phil went to work for Peoples National Bank and left after 14 years to form First Piedmont Bank and Trust, of which he served as president. First Piedmont was later sold to a North Carolina bank.

In the 1970s, Phil retired from banking, and turned an avocation into a vocation. He earned a master’s degree in city and regional planning at Clemson, embarking on a second career in urban development. Phil worked on international-development projects in Turkey, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Kazakhstan through USAID.

He is survived by his children, Grace Pearson, Earle, and Margaret; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and his cousin, Richard Hungerford ’50. Phil’s wife, Julie; sons James and Leslie; brother Homer ’48; sister Earlin; and cousin Clark Hungerford ’49 predeceased him.