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Potts Camp School Reunion well attended By Mary R. Minor  | Potts Camp School reunion
Pictured,
from left: Knowlton Shaw, Elizabeth Hunsucker, Jim Lindsey, Maxine
Avent, Joann G. Cox, May Wynn Wren, Annie Ruth Stone. |
The annual Potts Camp School Reunion was well attended on Saturday, June 5, with 94 in attendance. The
Class of 1960 was honored for their 50th anniversary. Members in
attendance were Joy Kimery Young and husband Lanier, Louis Sanders,
Katherine Paton Duncan, Sheila Bates Coleman, Jack Clayton and Sidney
Turnipseed. Mitch Stone served as master of
ceremonies and welcomed everyone to the 22nd annual school reunion and
then called on superintendent of education Don Randolph to say a
blessing for the food. The meal was prepared by
Joan Gurley, Lisa Goolsby Murphy and Doris Gurley Poole and consisted
of hoagie ham, turkey and cheese sandwiches with tomato and lettuce,
chips, strawberries, watermelon, canteloupe and an assortment of
homemade desserts and soft drinks. Following the
delicious meal, Stone sang The National Anthem. The theme this year was
“patriotism” and was carried out in the traditional red, white and blue
decorations throughout the cafeteria. Fresh hydrangeas and daylilies in beautiful colors were brought by several members from their gardens. A
moment of silence was held in memory of those we lost during the past
year: Billy Bowen, Laverne Shaw Cupp, Jeanette Work Dunning, Ray Evans,
Tom Hatcher, June Cooper Haynes, Mary L. Nelson Gurley, Linda Ash
McAlexander, Susan D. Nelson (wife of John L. Nelson), and Linda Watson
Theisen. A beautiful tribute, brought by Walt Theisen in memory of his
wife, was read by Stone. Members of the Class
of ’55 were also recognized for their 55th reunion. Attending from
that class were Betty Love Shaw and husband Knowlton, Jimmie and
Margaret Hart, Shirley Bready and husband Tom, Joe McCallum and wife
Jean, John and Betty Alderson Bowen. Graduates
from other classes were then recongnized beginning with Mrs. Annie Ruth
Stone’s class of 1939 and continuing through the present. Members of
the Potts Camp Basketball champs of 1961 were also recognized. Several announcements were made. A
90th birthday celebration will be held for Annie Ruth Stone by her
family on Sunday, June 27, at the school cafeteria from 2-4 p.m. with
everyone invited.  | Potts Camp Class of 1960
Pictured,
front row, from left: Katherine Duncan and Sheila Coleman. Back, from
left: Joy Young, Jack Clayton, Louis Sanders, and Sidney Turnipseed. |
Several yearbooks from the
estate of Sarah Ruth Godwin were donated by Sue Erwin. A fund is being
established for the purchase of a display cabinet to be housed in the
school library for these books. Annie Ruth Stone was designated as the
treasurer of this account. Graduation composites
from 1939 through 1980 were displayed in the hallway of the high school
for everyone to see. These brought back many good memories and everyone
enjoyed getting to see them. Those in attendance enjoyed touring the
school and viewing changes made since they graduated. Thanks to Leigh
Ann Sanderson and school staff for this display. Special
thanks to those preparing the meal and to Jeanette Stone and Nancy
Green for registering the guests. Thanks also to Stone for providing
patriotic music and other musical selections throughout the meal. His
musical gift is enjoyed each year by all in attendance. Others
in attendance were Annie Ruth Stone, Jim and Lorene Gandy Miller,
O’Neal and Joanne Kimery, Charles Gurley, Danny and Janice Morris,
Ladine Randolph, Mildred Bowen, Linda Hatcher, Mary Kimery, Bobby
and Katie Smithwick, Butone Mansel, Maxine Gholston Avent, Evelyn Sue
Erwin, Lottie and Bob Whiting, Jim and Jean Lindsey, George Paton, Joan
and Gene Smith, Fred and Mary Jo Whaley, Katie and Bill New, Joann
Gholston Cox, Richard and Alta Faye Lawrence, Lee Cox, Thelma
Westmoreland, Vecelia Gadd, Earnest and Neva Dean Reece, Cary and Jo
Ann Mayer, George and Margaret Greer, Tommy Howell, Jimmie
and Lurline Kimery, Norma Kirk Rooker, Ralph Clayton, James W. Gray,
Elizabeth Gholston Hunsucker, Pat Hankins Cook, Martha Castleberry
Hardy, May Wynn Wren, David and Kathy Barber, Walt
Theisen, Jack McCallum, Suzy Stilwell, John Nelson, Maxine Shands,
Elaine M. Cox, Sam Kirk, Gale and Tommy Ann Goode, Jim and Wilma Rhea,
Martha Day, Lela Hale, Francis Redding, Dewey Brownlee, and Ruby
Brownlee Thompson. |
 
 
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