Wade Hampton Creekmore, Jr., a telecommunications pioneer and co-founder of Cellular South, Inc., which now operates under the C Spire brand, has died. He was 91.
Creekmore died on Nov. 28, 2025, at home in the arms of the love of his life, wife and caretaker extraordinaire, Betsy.
He was born and grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, was schooled at Power and Liberty Grove Elementary, Bailey Junior High, and Central High School class of 1952. He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1956, enlisted in the Navy and became an officer before joining its Underwater Demolition Team, the predecessor to the Navy SEALs. His role as a frogman places him among the earliest combat divers in U.S. military history…