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Class of 1953 -
55th Reunion
May 30-31, 2008
Class Picture
The classmates
of the 1953 Albany High School graduating class celebrated our 55th
reunion on May 29th and 30th of 2008 at the Exchange Club
Fairgrounds in Albany . We had 29 class members, 19 family members,
and several people from other classes. After a time of meet, greet,
and eat, each shared what we had been doing in the last 55 years
since graduating. Everyone had interesting stories to tell about
their lives, families, and accomplishments. Some had traveled the
world over, while others had settled down in Albany after high
school or college.
On Saturday
night, we took up where we had left off on Friday night with the
visiting and enjoying our time together, talking about our
experiences when we were in high school, and things we have done
since graduating.
The classmates and spouses were: Jon and Marie Mogford (‘52)
Anderson; Ruth Austin and Billy (‘50) Swaim; Bennie Bailey; Mary
Myrtle Britton Brown; George and Gwen Carter; Shirley Carter
Williams; Harold Dean and Carolyn Payne Cook; Alma (Teddie) Ellis
and Donald Lee; Robert and Pat Gotsch; Rachel Greer Norras; Hazel
Hall and Bill Burger; Martha Jenkins Lofton; Helene Lee; Tommy and
Linda Plummer (‘56) Mansfield; Wilburn and Martha LeSueur (‘56)
Nicholson; David and Lois Huff (‘60) Orgel; Helen Paulsen and Ernie
Arndt; Claire Randall and Kenneth Rice; Shirley Rouse and Russell
(‘48) Cates; Dorothy Statham and Aubrey (‘52) McClain; Clyatt
Strickland; Louis and Iris Hubble (‘57) Tedders; Frankie Tennille
Thornton; Otis Terry; Nancy Traylor and Ben Parker; Betty Jane
Weaver Huffiness; Ann Wells and Jim Straight; and George and Lisa
West.
Visiting with
us from other classes were Brinson and Gail (Barlow) Phillips, B. B.
and Elsie Rhodes, Tommy and Betty (Holt) Pattison, and others.
The group
decided to donate the remaining $500 in the treasury to the American
Cancer Society in memory of a number of classmates who have
succumbed to the disease.
We plan to
have another reunion, probably in two or three years. See you then.
Reunion
Committee
Teddie Ellis Lee; Harold Deen and Carolyn Payne Cook; Helene Lee;
Hazel Hall Burger; Shirley Rouse Cook; Martha Jenkins Lofton; Claire
Randall; Rachel Greer Norras.
Class
Contact: Alma (Teddie) Ellis Lee
Class of 1953
celebrates their
50th at Merry Acres!
Friday, June
13, 2003
(Click to
enlarge photos)
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Sign in
table with Martha Jenkins, Shirley Rouse, Carolyn Payne and Tony
Cushenberry |
Roy
Blanton, Warren and Myra (57) Clark Johnson. Wilbur Nicholson in
background) |
Don
Knight and Ernie (55) Frazier |
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Waddell
Hagens, Richard (54) Harper, x and Cleone Morton |
Jon
Anderson, x, x, & x |
Louis
"Buddy" and Iris Hubble Tedders & x |
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x Aubry
(52) and Dorothy Statham McClain & x |
Milton
Norras & Fiance, Billy Swaim, x, x, and David Orgel |
x, &
Martha Daniel |
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Tony
Cushenberry and wife, Harold Dean and wife Cook |
Goo Goo
and x Heidt and Tony Cushenberry |
Warren
and Myra (57) Clark Johnson, Harold Dean Cook and Goo Goo Heidt |
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Wilburn
& Martha Le Sueur (56) Nicholson |
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Carolyn Williams & Husband |
Robert
Gotsch |
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Martha Daniel, x and Jeannine McEachin |
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Carol Anne McWilliams, and x |
George
Carter, x and Hazel Hall |
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Charles
& x Bryant and Phyllis Lee |
Shirley
Rouse and x |
Betty
Frazier, Ernie (55) Frazier, Beverly (55) Smith and Tommy (54)
Pattison |
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Don
Knight and Marion (56) Hay |
Richard
(54) Harper, Helene Lee and Juliette Wight |
Elsie
and B.B. (52) Rhodes [pondering how this stacks up with ours
last year?] |
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Dan
Stevens and Martha Jenkins |
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Carol Anne McWilliams, Eva Williams and Claire Randall |
Shirley
Rouse, David (52) and Nancy (57) Castleberry Garrison
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Harold
Dean Gook, Warren Johnson, Marion (56) Hay, Goo Goo Heidt and
David Orgle |
Dick
James and Dan Wray |
Mary
Myrtle Britton, Roy Blanton and Robert Gotsch |
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Richard
(54) Harper with plea to save Radium Springs |
Fred
Henderson and Martha Jenkins |
Tommy
(54) Pattison, Rachel Greer and W. L. Lumpkin & Wife
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Hazel
Hall and Russell Cates |
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and Bobbie Jean Hopper |
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Bubba Pippin waving to the camera! |
Bubba
and Barbara (57) Bennett Pippin |
Robert
Gotsch, Claire Randall and x |
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Submitted by Beverly Smith (Zacharias)
Herrington
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