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Class Portrait: Members of the Newberry High
School Class of 1940, from left to right, are:
Mildred Shealy
Bouknight, Mary Nancy Robertson, Clidy Lever Holsonback, Elizabeth
Reighley Dehart, Grace Dehihns Davis, Mary Livingston Owens, Jean
Copeland Todd, Carrie Lee McSwain Pritchard, Marjorie Cannon Mills,
Ruth Merle Shealy Hawkins, Carolyn Epps Abrams, Barbara Elam Daniel,
Fay Davis Cooper, and Genevieve Thomasson Senn.
Second row, left
to right, are: Gladys McAlpin West, Jane Summer Ragland, Ernestine
Copeland Todd, Lydie Clary Bergen, Kathleen Lominick Jennings,
Paralee Turner Mock, Ruth Fulmer Craft, and Dorothy Counts
Stuck.
Third row, left to right, are: William Franklin, Albert
Miller, Corinne Moon, Stella Senn Williams, Mary Kohn Hicks, Geri
Longshore Singley, and Virginia Graham Weber.
Fourth row, left to
right, are: Pete Padgett, Leonard Auton, Jimmy Sease, Rook Purcell
Brown, and Bill Ringer.
Fifth row, left to right, are: P. W.
Turner, Paul Kibler, Keitt Purcell, Elvira Shealy Hawkins, Callie
Boyd Parr, A. B. Albritton, and Arthur Cochcroft.
Sixth row, left
to right, are: Joe Jackson, Lewis Price, Carroll Hipp, Bill Hawkins,
Henry Burton Wells, Hubert Smith, Dalton carpenter, Hubert Snipes,
Buck Connelly, Bill Davis, Richard Cook, James Perry, Jack Anderson,
James Swygert, and Ed Hazel. (photo contributed by Genevieve
Thomasson Senn). |
The Newberry Observer, Monday, June 30, 1980, page
5A
The 40th Reunion of the Newberry High school Class of 1940, held
at the Newberry Country Club June 21, originiated partly because of a
column in The Newberry Observer.
Earlier this year, Doug Freeland,
in his weekly column, "So It Goes," quoted from a letter by an out-of-town
writer who wished to be unidentified, "Why can't the Newberry High School
of 1940 ever have a Reunion?"
Never one to resist a challenge,
class president Carrie Lee McSwain Pritchard, who herself had long had the
same idea, picked up this rolling ball and tossed it in the direction of
Keitt Purcell, Dalton Carpenter, Ed Hazel, Corinne Moon and Bill Ringer,
among others, finally landing it in the capable hands of Jean Todd, who,
aided by Carrie Lee's comprehensive planning and the committee' actions,
brought it on in home.
It was a team effort, ranging from the
search for addresses of members who had seemingly disappeared to such
details as menu planning and the subject of finance. The enthusiasm
generated by Carrie Lee and Jean was catching and the efforts put forth
resulted in a packed ballroom Saturday night. Over 100 members of
the class and their guests attended. Others sharing the credit for
the event include Joe Jackson, Mildred Shealy Bouknight, Mary Nancy
Robertson, Buck Connelly, Lewis Price and Jane Ragland.
The social
hour, beginning at 6:30 p.m., passed too quickly for old friends renewing
acquaintance after many years, often adjusting their bifocals to read the
nae tags (Complete with 1940 annual picture) to be sure of proper
identification. The genearal opinion was that changes were all for
the better. Most members brought guests, a husband, wife, children,
or friends.
Places for the buffet dinner were marked by a miniature
dipolma containing a replica of the 1940 Commencement Program.
The
Reunion Program featured a cover design by Sara Linda ("Sa Sa") Barron and
gave recognition to those class members no long living. The "In
Memoriam" section included the names of Huiet Clary, Livingston Davenport,
Tom Davis, Janette Dickert, Thomas Folk, Sara Cromer Hamilton, Sara
Reighley Morris, Warren "Mick" Robertson, John Senn and Ralph
Zobel.
Rev. P. W. Turner of Langley, S.C. and a class member, gave
the Invocation. Master of Ceremonies Keitt Purcell presided over the
festivites, which included a greeting from class president Pritchard and
the awarding of various prizes.
Winners for "changing the least"
were Mary Livingston Owens, who still looks remarkably like her high
school annual picture, and Jimmy Sease, a perennial class
favorite.
Paralee Turner Mock was the indisputable winner for
"coming the farthest distance" - she came from Eugene, Ore. Others
who travelled considerable distances included Gladys McAlpin West of
Longwood, Fla., Stella Senn Williams from Lexington, Ky., Rook Purcell
Brown of Birmingham, Ala., Mary Kohn Hicks of Southbridge, Mass., and
Hubert Smith of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
The award for the most children
(Five) went to Arthur "Ott" Cochcoft and his wife "Sal," while Ernestine
Shealy Counts and husband David claimed the award for the most
grandchildren as well as that for being married the longest.
Genevieve Thomasson Senn and husband Angus were winners for being married
the shortest time.
Professor P. K. Harmon, Newberry High Principal
in 1940, responded to the class greetings, and other remarks were made by
Hubert Smith and Dalton Carpenter. Kathleen Lominick Jennings of
Columbia thanked the Reunion Planning Committe for the "memorable event"
and admitted that hers had been the "out-of-town" letter which started the
whole thing.
Following the dinner, members and guests gave a
performance of the Newberry High Fight Song )Words written by Mrs. Marian
Wilson) and sentimental rendition of the Alma Mater (words by Miss Julia
Kibler).
Miss Kibler was among faculty members present at (remaining
article is missing)...
Cleanings From the
Letters
Class of 1940 - Newberry High School
40th Reunion
June
21, 1980
Richard Earl Addison and
wife, Florence, live at 954 Lindsay Circle, in Newberry. Due to a
prior commitment, he is unable to attend the reunion but sends his regards
and best wishes to all.
Leonard A.
Auton and wife, Marilyn, live in Atlanta 30327, 1861 Ravenwood Way, and
have three children, Marcie - 27, Leonard, Jr. - 23, and Gary - 20.
Leonard is Assistant Treasurer of Southern Bell; and his interests are
golf and church.
Rosemary Bowers
Dodd and husband, Roy, live at 2 Oak Lane, S.W., Glen Burnie, Maryland
21061. She is sorry she will not be with us on June 21, but states
she will be thinking of us.
Marjorie Cannon Mills is married to
Henry and they have two sons, Eddie
- 37, and Randy - 29, and three grandchildren. They live in
Newberry, Rt. 3, Box 402. Marjorie lists her interests as church,
community, and gardening.
Dorothy
Counts Stuck lives in Little Mountain, Rt. 1, Box 282, and is the wife
of C. B. Stuck, Jr. She is a graduate of Columbia Hospital School of
Nursing and Cook County Hospital Anesthesia dept., Chicago and is now a
nurse at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She has one son, Troy
Shealy - 32. Her first husband, Ray, was killed in an auto accident
in 1957. Dorothy's interests are ceramics, crocheting, house plants,
and traveling.
Faye Davis
Cooper and husband, Billie, expect to be present. Faye is a
teacher in the Greenville County Schools while her husband is a data
processor with J. P. Stevens Co. Their daughter, Marie, attends
Winthrop. Faye lists reading, gardening, and church work among her
hobbies. Their address is Route 4, Box 94, Simpsonville, SC
29681.
Sarah Linda "SA SA" Goggans Barron lives in Jalapa.
She was married to Allen Barron, deceased, and they were the parents of
six children. She has twelve grandchildren. She enjoyed her
art studies in Sarasota not long ago and, also, enjoyed the six years she
lived in Hilton Head. Her mailing address is O.O. Box 577,
Newberry.
"Bab" Elam Daniel and husband, Jay, live at 508 Cherokee
Drive, Greenville 29615. Bab, who graduated from Erskine and
received her Master's Degree from Clemson, taught for 35 years before
retiring. She now teaches needlework one day a week. Her
husband, Jay, after 20 years in the Army and Air Force, is now Operations
Manager of Smith Dray Line and Storage. They have one son, Steve
Daniel.
Berta Hutchinson, who lives in Newberry, will not be at the
Reunion due to health problesm. Her hobbies are reading, church, and
television. Her address is 1600 1/2 Main Street.
Virginia Graham Weber is the wife of
the Reverend Harry Weber, pastor of
Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church in Saluda. Address is 103 N. Calhoun
St., 29138. Jenny is a public school librarian at Mid-Carolina at
present, after having been for the past ten years at Silverstreet Middle
School and Reuben Elementary School. Next year she will be at Strom
Thurmond High School near Johnston. For many years she worked at
Newberry College while Harry was Chaplain.
James E. Hazel married
Frances Bradley and they have one daughter, Linda Gallegos - 29, who lives
in Denver. "Ed" has been with the Newberry Fire Department for 35
years, is Past President of the S.C. Fireman's Assoc., has participated
and been active in many civic affairs - Mason - Past District Deputy -
Shriner. He is Registered Lay Speaker of the Methodist Church and a
Sunday School teacher. He completed a course of study in Fire Dept.
Administration at N.C. State and is presently Fire Chief. He states
that serving has been quite rewarding and pleasant for him; his home,
family and friends he cherished. He and Frances expect to be
grandparents in August. Interests are his work, gardening, hunting
and fishing. Frances and Ed reside at 1334 Wilson Road,
Newberry.
Juanita Kibler Monds sends regrets. Juanita, a
widow with one son, works for the T.V.A. where she has been employed sicne
1941. Her address is 4243 Kenton Drive, Chattanooga, Tennessee
37412.
Mary Kohn Hicks lives at 20 Columbus Avenue, Southbridge,
Massachusetts 01550 where she is deeply involved with church work, which
she describes as "free lancing for the Lord", an occupation which is
helping her recover from the death of her son and the break-up of her
marriage three years ago. Mary has one son in college, two working
in the Eugene, Oregon area and a high school daughter. She enjoys
music and painting, and will be here for the Reunion.
Joe C.
Jackson lives at 1300 Calhoun Street, Newberry. He is Co-Owner of
the Newberry Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company; father of two sons and one
daughter, Allen - 27, Beverly - 31, and Mike - 23. Both Allen and
Beverly teach at Brooklyn-Cayce High School and daughter-in-law, Janet, is
Guidance Counselor at Newberry High School; grandson, Stuart, is
three. Son, Mike, has gone to North Dakot to be a "guinea pig" for
Environmental Study for the Government.
Mary Livingston Owens was
married to the Reverend (Chaplain) Albert D. Owens, deceased.
Parents of two daughters, Faith - 30, and Mrs. Aleesa Elizabeth Aull, the
late Chaplain, Lt. Col. Owens and Mary were active in Lutheran
congregations and Military Installations in the United States and
abroad. Jonathan, grandson, is five years old. Mary has served
her church in many capacities and for the past ten years has been
Secretary to the Veterans Affairs Officer for Newberry County. Mary
has made two trips to the Holy Land and traveled extensively. Her
interests include ceramics, and growing roses and African violets.
Her address is Route 1, Box 225-C, Newberry.
Keitt Purcell and
wife, Merle, are Newberry
Residents, where Keitt is in the Finance and Insurance business, in
addition to church and civic activities. the Purcells have three
children and reside at 10 Pool Drive.
Genevieve Thomasson Senn and
husband, Angus, live near Silverstreet and Genevieve likes to bowl, sew,
and crochet. The address is Route 1, Box 28, Silverstreet
29145.
William Franklin and wife, Sara, live at 1110 Summer Street,
Newberry, where William is employed by the U.S. Post Office. They
have one son, William III, and two grandson, Brian - age 9, and Kevin -
age 6.
Clidy Lever Holsonback married Eugene. They live at 100 Abell
Street, Chester 29706, and have two children, Linda - 32, and Ray - 34,
and three grandchildren, Lori - 111, Angela - 11, and Kip - 9.
Husband is Shift Supervisor for Spring Mills. Clidy retired in 1972,
due to health reasons, after 23 years as Timekeeper and
Secretary.
Elizabeth Reighley DeHart is the wife of Clarence. They live at Route
2, Box 479, Newberry, and have three children, Larry - 38, Beverly - 35,
and Bobby - 27; and three grandchildren, Denise - 14, Johnny - 12, and
Bridget - 6. Elizabeth is M.R. Spec. III, Department of Mental
Retardation, Whitten Village, Clinton. She has worked with the
mentally retarded for 15 years and finds her work very rewarding.
She loves to work with flowers and to entertain her grandchildren,
friends, and families.
James R. Swygert and wife, Margaret,
live at 125 Canyon Drive, Greenwood 29646. Their daughter's are Judy
- 37, who is married to a preacher, and Nita - 33, who works for a
Greenwood newspaper. James has been employed by the Commission of
Public Works for 25 years, where he is Supt. of the Water-Sewer
Department. James says he finally graduated from Piedmont TEC in
August 1970. (Took 30 years but made it. Ha!)
Elvira Shealy Hawkins
is married to Lewis, who operates
Hawkins Insurance Agency in Prosperity, where Elvira does general office
work assisting him in his work. Their daughter, Berverly - 30, is
Assistant Manager of Employment Security commission in Orangeburg.
Elvira's interests are sewing and music. Their address: P.O.
Box 87, Prosperity 29127.
Frances Wallace Blankenship and husband,
Dale, live at 1420 Sylvan Lane, Cape Giraideau, Missouri 63701 and send
regrets that the graduation of their daughter, Beth (Vanderbilt U.) and
son-in-law, David (Baylor) will prevent their being present. Their
other daughter, Sally, with husband, David, will soon move back to Cape
Giraideau to set up Orthodontia Practice.
Wyman S. Frick and wife,
Ruth Shealy Frick, live in Charlotte at 10240 Mt. Apple Dr., 28212.
They have two girls - 38 & 31, and one son - 33; seven grandhcildren,
including twins, whose father is the Pastor of Colony Lutheran Church,
Newberry. Wyman is a retired Railway Postal Clerk and works
part-time at First Union National Bank. His interest are gold-mining
and rock-hunting. Wyman had planned to attend but had a prior
commitment that popped up. We hope he will make it!
Furman
Albert Miller married Louise Reeder, and they live at 603 Pope Circle,
Newberry. They have a son, Furman, age 27, and daughter, Susan, age
24. Albert is a Letter Carrier with the Postal Service, and enjoys
traveling, fishing, and hunting.
Ethel Harden Rowe and husband,
Ralph, live at 1120 Hillcrest Rd., Newberry. Ralph is still with the
Baltimore Orioles. They have one son and one daughter.
James
McLane Jr. and wife, Dorothy, live at 1702 Fairwind Rd., Houston, Texas
77062. James, a Clemson graduate, has had an interesting career
associated with Aerospace Projects, including the Apollo Moon Landing
Project. He considers his job so much fun that retirement isn't in
his current plans. He and his wife have helped start three new
Lutheran churches in various places. James lists golf and
professional activities as hobbies along with photography, but says he
hasn't taken any REAL GOOD pictures since those for the '40 Oracle.
James and Dorothy have a son and daughter and two grandhcildren.
Regretfully, treatments for cancer will keep James grounded this time,b ut
he plans to attend the next Reunion!
Rook Purcell Brown lives at
512 Park Terrace, Birmingham, Alabama 35226. Her husband is
deceased. She has a son, Ken - 27, a daughter, Lavinia - 34, and two
grandchildren. Rook is retired; says she is too old for hobbies,
enjoys people and life. Rook has recently been a patient at a
Veterans Hospital in alabama. Happy she will be at our
Reunion.
James S. Sease married Jean, a Bostonian, he met while
serving with the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII. They reside at 2186
Shasta Way, N.E., Atlanta 30345. Have a son, James Jr. - 30, with
I.B.M., and daughter, Mary Lynn - 23, to graduate from West Georgia in
June. Jimmy is Division Manager with the Mentholatum
Company.
Callie Boyd Parr Jr. and wife, Frances, live at Shadowlawn
R., Marietta, Georgia 30067. They have three sons, chip - 33, Homer
- 31, Frank - 28, and two grandchildren. Callie is Materials
Coordinator for Frito-Lay, Inc.; likes to hunt, fish and play tennis and
is an Elder in his church.
A. B. Albritton and wife, Leta M., live
at 500 Braodfast Blvd., Vidalia, Georgia 30474. They have one child,
age 33, and two grandchildren, ages five and two. A. B. is Switchman
with Southern Bell, and his interests are fishing and
traveling.
Myrtle Bedenbaugh Fowler is married to Allen and they
live in Orangeburg, 29115, at 1770 Sunset Ave., N.E. She will not be
able to attend.
Mary Betchman Harmon is married to J. B. They
live at 2 Cromwell Manor, Apt. N, Columbia 29210, and will not be able to
attend the Reunion.
Arthur "Ott" Cochcroft married Venira "Sal"
McConnell, and they live in Newberry at 2811 Nance Street. Children
are Larry - 37, Arthur - 34, Sheryl - 31, Randy - 30, and Bart - 26; and
they have six grandchildren. "Ott" is in Textiles - Loom Technician,
and his interests are church work, family, people woodcraft, gardening,
fishing and hunting.
Louise
Cromer Dominick and husband, William M., live at Route 1, Box 359,
Newberry. They have a daughter and a son, ages 32 and 27 and two
grands, ages 7 and 1, and expecting another in July. Louise's
occupation is in Textiles - Weaver, and her interest is reading. She
thinks the Reunion will be great and hopes to attend.
Sophie Way
Long and husband, David, are Newberry residents and have two children and
one grandchild. A second grandchild's death from cancer at age six
has led Sophie to help cancer patients and parents of children with
cancer. Sophie lists sewing as one of her hobbies.
Stella
Senn Williams is an avid basketball fan of the University of Kentucky
where her husband, Dr. Albert Williams, is Head of Horticulture and
Landscape Architecture. Stella teaches school, likes to travel and
grow plants. The Williams have one daughter, Alice W. Curry.
Their address is 790 Cindy Blair Way, Lexington, Kentucky
40503.
Mary Nancy Robertson, who retired from the Internal Revenue
Service several years ago, lives in Newberry at 1603 Harrington
Street. Mary Nancy is involved with church activites and volunteer
work and likes to play golf and bridge. She has recently started
piano lessons.
Jane Summer Ragland and husband, Charles, live at
2133 Oak Street in Newberry, where Jane teaches piano (to Mary Nancy among
others) and Charles is Antenna Projects Engineer for Shakespeare.
They have four children and one grandhchild. Jane says her hobbies
are survival (a recent bout with cancer put that in first place), writing
and praying for more grandchildren.
Mildred Shealy Bouknight and
husband, Harold, have two
children and three grandchildren. The Bouknights live in Newberry
where Mildred is Office Manager-Bookkeeper for the Newberry County
Schools. Mildred sews, but says she really hasn't time for
hobbies. Their address is Rt. 3, Box 833.
Henry Burton Wells
III and wife, Deane Abbott, have three daughters, Mary Fulmer - 32, who is
finishing her 11th year teaching science and math in Gaffney, Marsha Deane
- 29, who is an industrial nurse with Spring Mills, and Nanci Louise - 19,
who is a Clemson Student. Henry Burton is Test Engineer and
Photographer - R. & D. Dept., Singer Co. His hobbies and
interest are boating; gun collector and locksmith. The live at Star
Route, Pickens 29671.
Elizaabeth Ruff Sease and husbad, Thomas,
live at Route 2, Box 354, Newberry, and will be unable to attend the
Reunion.
Grace Dehihns Davis and husband, W. J. "Dub" live on
Newberry Road, Winnsboro 29180. They have one child, age 27.
Grace's occupation is Supervisor at Fairfield Mfg. Co. and she enjoys
antique hunting.
Carrie Lee McSwain Pritchard is married to James, who is Associate Chairman of
the Music Dept. at the University of South Carolina. They have lived
in Columbia for 21 years. Have twin daughters, Agnes, who lives in
Sylacauga, Alabama and Sally, who lives in Newberry; and a son, Jimmie,
who lives in Grapevine, Texas. Carrie Lee says, "My interests,
outlet and hobby is our place on Lake Murray - nothing to brag about, but
we love it!" Address is 1217 Dearborn Rd., Columbia
29204.
Mary Nell Corley Shealy and husband, Amos, live at 611
O'Neal Street in Newberry, and will not be able to attend the
Reunion.
Corrine Moon lives
in Newberry at 2121 Charles Street, but commutes to Columbia as she is
employed by Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. as a Service
Representative. Her interests are ceramics, crocheting, pillow
making and traveling.
James Ralph Driggers, P.O. Box 664, Cayce
29033 will be unable to attend the Reunion but wishes us good
luck!
Rev. P. W. Turner and wife, Nedra Bouknight Turner, live in
Langley, South Carolina, P.O. Box 470. They have two children.
He enjoys golfing and gardening.
Hugh H. "Buck" Connelly and wife,
Katie R., live in Newberry at 2625 Deloache Avenue. They have two
children, Nancy - 32 and Arthur - 28. "Buck" has retired after 35
years as Supt. of Utilities for the City of Newberry. He is now with
Damon International in Shipping and Receiving. His interest is
gardening.
James D. Perry and wife, Irma Harmon Perry, live in
Newberry at 2110 Adelaide Street. They have one son, Ricky - 33, and
two grandchildren, Drew - 6 and Niki - 3. Jim is Command
administrative Specialist at the National Company.
Hubert D. Smith Jr., C.L.U. and wife
live at Clover Hill Road, Poughkeepsie, New York 12603. He is
Training Supervisor with New York Life Insurance Company.
Lewis Price is married to the former Mildred Boozer and they live at 1228
Jones Street in Newberry. They have one son, Lewis Jr. Lewis
is a Newberry County Deputy Tax Collector.
Ruth Merle Shealy Hawkins and husband,
Carl, have three children, ages 33,
30, 24. and four grandchildren, ages 8, 4, 2, and 2 months. She is a
housewife. They live at 131 Hendrix Street, West Columbia
29169.
John W. "Pete" Padgett and wife, the former Dorothy
Danielsen, are the parents of Danny - 35 and Cathy - 32. Their six
grandchildren are Allen - 16, Tara - 14, Patrick - 13, Ken - 12, Tammie -
10, and Kriste - 6. Pete is employed by the U.S. Postal
Service. He enjoys golf and camping. He and Dot live at 857
North View Dr., Forest Park, Ga. 30050.
Lydie Clary Bergen and husband, Earl,
reside at 221 Wells Park Drive, Newberry. She is manager of Bergen's
Ladies Shop. She and Earl have two daughters, ages 28 and 33, and
one son, age 26, and they have four grandsons, ages 2, 5, and 9.
Richard H. Cook is married to the
former Ida Mae Kinard and they are the
parents of three children, Louise - 32, Richie - 30, Richard Jr. -
28. Their grandchildren are Kim - 11, Brian - 12, Sheri - 8, and
Dana - 6 mos. He is a painter and is very interested in fishing and
gardening. He and wife reside at 924 Langford Street in
Newberry.
J. R. "Bill" Davis and wife, Inez, live at 2218 Wilson
Road in Newberry and are hoping to attend the Reunion.
Col. Dalton
O. Carpenter Jr. and wife, Mary E. reside at 6808 Pine Tree Circle,
Columbia 29206. They are the parents of Tom - 33, Susanne - 31,
Gerald - 29, and Donald - 23. Their grandchildren are Marshal - 7
and John - 5. Dalton is a retired Army Officer and is now a broker
with Tom Jenkins Realty in Columbia. He enjoys fishing and being
spectator for Pro Football and Basketball on TV and Clemson
Football. He also enjoys girl watching. His wife, Mary, was a
former fashion model in New York City. Son, Tom, is a Pilot and
Attorney for Continental Air Lines. Son, Jerry, is married and lives
in Satilitte Beach, Florida. Daughter, Sue, is married to Dan Baker,
Attorney in Columbia and they have two children. Son, Don, Lt.
Pilot, who flies A-10's with U.S.A.F. at Myrtle Beach Air Force
Base.
Ruth Fulmer Craft and husband, Joe, live at Route 6, Box
748-P, Charlotte, North Carolina 28208. Their children are Joey -
29, Virginia - 27 and Debra - 24. Ruth is a housewife and enjoys
sewing, crocheting, all kinds of needlework, canning and freezing
vegetables and fruits. She is also very active in her church and the
activities there.
Hubert Snipes
and wife, Olivia E., live in Newberry on Route 2, Box A-12-A. They
have two children, Terry - 35 and Marsha - 27. Their grandchildren
are Hayley Snipes - 9 and Corey Amick - 7 mos. Hubert is employed
with Colgate Palmolive and his hobbies are antiques and old
glass.
Geraldine Longshore
Singley and husband, Gus, deceased, were the parents of three
children. Geri lives in Newberry at 806 Glenn Street and is the
owner of Geri's Women Apparel of College Street Extension. She has
two grandchildren.
Ernestine Shealy Counts and husband, David, live in Newberry at 1425 Wilson
Road. They have three children, Chrissie Ann Koon - 37, Shealy
Counts - 34, and Vendeze Bishop - 33. They are blessed with ten
grandchildren. Chrissie's children are Leigh Ann - 18, Tracy - 15,
Kandie - 12, Kristi - 11, Brent - 9. Leigh Ann was elected Miss
Faith Christian School for the year 1978-1979. Tracy held the same
title for 1980-1981. Shealy's children are Cindy - 14, Neil - 12 and
Stacey - 10. His daughter, Cindy, has been chosen Sweetheart of
Faith Christian School for the year 80-81. Ernestine is employed
with Mep-Co as pipe fitter and is also the owner of Count's Refrigeration
and Welding. Ernestine reports that she, her husband, children and
grandchildren ahve all be saved and are Christians.
J. W. "Bill"
Ringer married the former Edna
Workman. They live on Greenville Highway, Newberry, at Route 3,
Box 21; and have two sons, Bob - 25, who works for Allied Chemical, and
Charlie - 21, a student at the Univ. of South Carolina. Bob married
Jo Tindall and they have a 4 months old son, Will. Bill has been
employed by Newberry Electric Co-Op for 38 years. His wife, Edna,
teaches at Speers Street School.
Ray D. Darby, 2507 Fair Avenue,
Newberry, will be unable to attend.
Pauline Counts Hall, Apt. 119, Nance
Forest, Newberry, will be unable to attend the Reunion due to health
reasons.
Kathleen Lominick Jennings is married to Sydney M., and
they have two children, Celia - 28 and John - 23. Kathleen loves
people and altough a housewife, she is very involved with church
activites, nursery school programs, scouts and sports. She worked at Fort
Jackson from 1942 until 1949, and married Syd who was making the Army a
career. They lived in Korea and Hawaii and many places in the
states. Syd retired as a Sgt. Major after serving 26 years in the
Army. In June of this year he will retire from the University of
S.C. Their daughter graduated from USC cum laude and is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa. She is International Operations Officer at First
National Bank. Their son was involved in sports in school and was
No. 1 Receiver in football for the area in his Senior year. He is
employed and is a student in the Business College at USC. Kathleen
and Syd live at 3709 Ridgewood Ave., Columbia 29203.
Berley "Bill"
Hawkins married the former Kathryn
Connelly, and they have three children. They live at 29 Glenn
Street in Newberry, and Bill is Parts Manager at Tuggles Chevrolet
Company.
Carol Hipp and his wife, Doris, reside at 1817 Harrington
Street in Newberry, and they have two children. Son, Leslie, married
Trudy Force, and daughter, Sue Ellen, married Warren Adams and they have
two children, Paula and Chris. Carol has been in bad health for many
years, but they do plan to attend the Reunion. Doris is employed at
Carter Holmes, Inc.
Carolyn
Epps Abrams and husband, Marvin, Jr., have restored a Colonial home
dating 1790. Their address is Route 1, Box 243, Whitmire
29178. Carolyn says life has been good to her. She had one
child by a previous marriage, and Marvin had three children by a previous
marriage, and she was fortunate enough to raise them as her own. The
children's ages are 33, 31, 29, and 27 and their grandchildren are 11, 9,
3, and 1 month and they are expecting another in July. She is
employed by Union Area Schools and is West End School Librarian.
Carolyn and Marvin enjoy restoring antiques for their home.
Jack Anderson lives in Newberry at
1523 Johnstone street, and teaches at Newberry High School. He hopes
to attend the Reunion.
Elizabeth Boozer Ringer married James
Ringer. They live in Aiken 29801, at 24 Erskine Lane. Plans
had been made before the Reunion plans to babysit for their son's child;
therefore, they will be unable to attend.
Corilee Wilhite Grant
lives in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Due to health problems, she
will be unable to be with us at the Reunion.
Russell Culbertson and
wife, the former Virginia Hayes, live at 2111 Glenn Street,
Newberyr. They have two chidlren. Will be unable to
attend.
Jean Copeland Todd is the widow of Jim. For the past
four years, she has been employed as part-time Office Secretary at Mayer
Memorial Lutheran Church. Children are Marcia - 36 and Trudy - 29;
and three grandchildren. (Also, 'moonlight' typing in the home, but
after this newsletter, maybe no one will want me!! It has been done
hurriedly!) Address: 1711 Hutto Avenue, Newberry. Looking
forward to seeing many friends at the Reunion!
Paul Kibler married
Lois Wicker. They have one daughter, Libby, and two grandchildren,
Laura - 3 and Hannon - 9 months. Paul is sales Representative for
Woodman of World. Their address is Route 2, Box 325, Newberry, SC
29108.
Tom L. Cromer Jr., P.O. Box 1383, Summerville, SC 29483, is
planning to attend the reunion. (The State, Columbia, SC - February 5,
1998, Deceased Name: Thomas Cromer Jr.,Thomas Cromer Jr.,
Summerville)
Paralee Turner Mack (Mrs. A. L.), 32455 Herman Rd.,
Eugene, Oregon 97401 is also planning to be with us for the
Reunion.
NO INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING:
Robert C. Baker, 4024
Highwood Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37415.
Dorothy Boozer Ballentine (Mrs.
Clay), Bush River Rd., Newberry, SC 29108
Rev. Wingard Berry, Route 4,
Travelers Rest, SC 29690.
J. Ray Bouknight, 301 Tyler St., Columbia, SC
29205.
Mayer M. Bouknight, 9
Burnt Tree Circle, Savannah, GA 31406.
Edith Kilgore Bullock (Mrs. T.
E.), 264 Oak Grove Rd., Memphis, TN 38117.
William J. Chapman, 705 Glen Acres Dr.,
Hartsville, SC 29550.
Irene Wessinger Coward (Mrs. B. O.), Route 1, Box 289-B, Gallatine,
TN 37066.
Jeanelle Owen Cuzzart (Mrs. William), 123 W. Fifth North St.,
Summerville, SC 29483.
Paul Duncan, 1414 Bachman St., Newberry, SC
29108.
Harry Herbert "Sonny" Evans, No address.
Rev. Ernest Kinard,
105 Wildwood Dr., Florence, SC 29501.
James William Kinard, 1908 Mabron
Rd., Columbia, SC 29209.
Forest Longshore, Silverstreet, SC
29145.
Hethaline Guinn Malone (Mrs. Thomas), 703 Chestnut St., Clinton,
SC 29325.
Helen Lester Phelps (Mrs. Jim), 2636 Dellwood Ave.,
Charleston Hts., SC 29405.
Jeanette Smith Plyler (Mrs. Fred), Route 5,
Box 428, Monroe, NC 28110.
David Porter, 410 Isaac Lane, Oakwood
Estate, Franklin, TN 37064.
Cary W. Rister, Route 1, Box 260 K-1-B,
Prosperity, SC 29127.
George J. Sligh Jr., Route 2, Newberry, SC
29108.
Charles Smith Jr., 12 Gadsden St., Charleston, SC 29402.
Mr.
& Mrs. Joe Taylor Jr. (Oberta Thrift), 1000 C Ave., W. Columbia, SC
29169.
Rev. Cam D. Wallace,
P.O. Box 877, Ashland, VA 23005.
Gladys McAlphin West, 99 Tolegate
Terrace, Longwood, FL. 32750.
Henry
Grady White Jr., 3707 Senaca Ave., Aiken, SC
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