THE WILDCAT Pound High School Class of 1958 Fiftieth Year

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THE WILDCAT
Pound High School
Class of 1958
Fiftieth Year Anniversary Reunion Album
Fiftieth Year Class Reunion
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Marriott Meadow View Conference
1901 Meadowview Parkway
Kingsport, TN 37660
Resort
Pound High School Graduating Class of 1958
50111 Anniversary Reunion - Kingsport, TN - July 5, 2008
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Ay $Ve Meet Again
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Eugene Alderson
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Bobby D. Balthis
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Benny Lee Boggs
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Brenda K. Boggs Newman
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Sue (Susie) Branham
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Juanita Brown Reynolds
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Kenneth Buchanan
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Mickey Cantrell
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Ron Cantrell.
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Edith Collier Dipper}'
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Glenda Hall Janes
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John Hopkins
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Allen Hounsitell
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William Delano Stallard
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Photos from Senior Trip to Washington, D. C„
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Photos from Senior Trip to Washington, D. C.
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Some Photos From The Senior Trip & High School Days
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Some Photos From High School Days.—
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2003 Reunion Photos
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Photos from Reunion of 1998
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1993 Reunion
1978 Class Reunion Photo, Jenkins Country Club, Jenkins, KV
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2003 Reunion Photo, Ramada Inn. Kingsport, TN
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Introduction
The idea for this PHS Class of 1958 50th Anniversary Album was first discussed
in August 2007 during the annual "Old Geezers" camp-out on High Knob which included
some of the guys from our Class of '58. Bill Baker of the Class of '56 was there, and he
showed us a copy of the Album that his class had put together for their 50th reunion. So,
we decided that we would attempt to do one of our own. A couple of months later, our
"elected for life" Class of '58 President and reunion organizer, Bill Moore, asked me if 1
would be willing to oversee and coordinate the project. The first thing 1 did was to call
classmate and former Yearbook Editor, Helen Dotson, to homswaggle her into serving as
editor for the project. Here are the results of that effort. One classmate aptly remarked,
after having been contacted several times about his missing bio info: "1 guess you've had
as hard a time as Ms. Qualls did in getting us to do our homework." True.
Ahhhh, the summer of '58 when, with a mixture of joy and excitement, we were
finally finished with high school. Uncertainty and adventure lay ahead for all of us. We
had the freedom to make our own decisions, to go anywhere we wanted, and to do
anything we pleased --- or so we thought. How naïve and unprepared most of us were!
Without even being aware of it at the time, the decisions each of us would make
in the next several months would prove to have a lasting effect on our future lives,
especially marriage, the responsibility of raising our families, and paying our own way
for the first time in our lives. For those of us who were not planning to go to college in
the fall, or immediately into military service, the first order of business was to find a job,
any job. Jobs, even in the coal industry, were practically non-existent in Wise and
surrounding counties in the summer of 1958. So that meant leaving all that was familiar
to us -- family and friends, Pound and Wise County -- which just about all of us were all
too anxious to do, Many of us soon discovered that being away from the familiar people
and surroundings of home, fending for ourselves, making our own decisions, paying our
own way, wasn't what we had envisioned. Many of us became homesick and some of us
soon found ourselves back home in Pound, looking for more of Mom's free meals and
our old comfy beds, trying to rethink and reorient our lives.
Somehow, someway, and sometimes in fits and starts, each of us found our own
way. Like generations before and after us, it is probably truer than not to say that by now
each of us has lived and experienced a wide swath of the human existence. That is
evident in the fascinating biological information in the attached pages.
Fast forward fifty years later. We live in a far different world today — and few, if
any, of us would say it is a better world -- from the world in which we lived in the
1950's. By the date of our reunion, all of us who have survived this long will be at least
67 years old. We arc now Senior Citizens by anyone's definition, mostly happily retired
and collecting social security checks. Most of us have at least some minor health issues.
Though we may THINK we can still do the things we did 20 years ago, few of us can, at
least not without some unpleasant afler-effects. So, rather than dwell on such unpleasant
topics, let us celebrate and reflect on our common heritage and collective lives.
The following pages provide only a glimpse into the lives of those of us who
shared information about ourselves for this Album. We were able to obtain bio
information and post-high school photos for all but two of our classmates, Sadly, we
have lost to death nine of the sixty-seven members of our graduating class. For those
who have died, we were fortunate in obtaining bio information and post-high school
photos, for all nine. Published first in alphabetical order are the bio pages of Living class
members; published second, also in alphabetical order, are the bio pages of deceased
class members, Following class member bio pages are several photo pages of high
school days and some of our prior reunions, We have also copied several photos and
photo pages from our Class of '58 Yearbook. Where space is available and left over on
classmates' bio pages, we have published some or our 50's era song titles, and other 50's
era memorabilia,
Our class has been honored in that many of our past reunions have been attended
guests and friends of our class, many of whom, as well as some new ones, will be
attending our reunion this year. We invited those who wished to do so to provide a bio
page, and some of them have done so. These bio pages appear at the end of our Album.
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This introduction and Album would not be complete without expressing our
sincere thanks to all of the excellent teachers who labored so hard to teach us and instill
in us a love for learning. Nor would it be complete without expressing our sincere thanks
to our parents, grandparents and other relatives who provided for and guided us through
our childhood and teenage years, taught us right from wrong, instilled in us a love for
God and our country, and the values with which we continue to live our lives. Our
community gave us the skills to be the best that we mulct the skills to face change; the
skills to embrace life. In so many ways, we have been blessed.
Finally, I want to thank each of you for providing bio information and photos of
yourselves and your families for this special Anniversary Album. A Thank You is also
due those of you, including Diane and Hazel, who made follow-up calls to classmates,
urging them to send in their bio information. And, special thanks go to classmate Helen
Dotson for her excellent and untiring work in editing every page of this Album,
Interestingly, Miss Trula appointed Helen as the Editor, and me as the Business Manager,
of our 1958 Yearbook. I don't remember doing a lick of work on that Yearbook but,
Friends, I have more than made up for it on this Anniversary Album Project!
Allen Hounshell
The following three pages of this Album are in fond remembrance of long-time
Pound High School Principal 0. M. Morris, and two special long-time teachers, Miss
Trula Qualls and Mrs. Ruth Hilt Ringstaff, whom none of us will ever forget.
Following these three pages, we also have copied from the Class of '58 Yearbook
two pages of photos of the remainder of the 1951-58 Pound I ligh School Faculty.
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0. M. Morris
[Photos: Left, O. M at his desk at PHS. Right: O. M and Pound's most memorable
high school teacher, the "incomparable" English and Literature Teacher, Trula Qualls].
Orbie M. Morris became the principal at Pound High School in March 1930. He
served in this position until 1964. O. M., as he was known by everyone, was born
October 4, 1899, in Hickman County, KY, and died in 1972 in Wise County, VA. There
were 13 children in the family, 0. M. being one of the last. 0. M's mother died in 1900,
not long after he was born. O.M. was able to work his way through Western State
Teachers College at Bowling Green, KY, with ROTC, waiting tables, summer jobs, and
at some point he went off to Detroit to work in the automobile plants.
0. M.'s wife, Allie Reed Litchfield, was born
September 21, 1902, in Louisville, KY, one of six children.
Allie and Orbie married on October l5, 1922, at Bowling
Green, before she finished her degree. In the late 1920's, the
couple moved to Dunbar, VA, then to Wise, VA, before
moving permanently to Pound, VA. [Photo to the lei is Allie
Reed Litchfield Morris].
O. M. and Allie raised four boys: Lewis, born in
1923; Alfred, born in 1929; Joseph, born in 1932, and
Thomas, born in 1936. After the birth of her children, Allie
also taught for several years in the elementary schools in the
Pound area. Their only daughter, Allie Reed Morris, was
born in 1931 and lived only a few days, 0. M. and Allie and their infant daughter are
buried in Pound in a small private cemetery which overlooks Pound High School in one
direction, their homeplace in the other, and the Pound Methodist Church in another.
[From a bio of a U Morris by his son Alfred D. Morris, published in The History of The
Pound Published by The Historical Society of The Pound],
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Trula Qualls
Trula Qualls died Saturday, June 21, 1997, at age 92, at
Norton Community Hospital. Miss Trula Qualls graduated from
Appalachia High School, and attended Radford University the
summer after high School graduation. That summer she earned a
certificate to teach for one year. She returned to Radford the next
three summers to further her formal education which qualified her
to teach for the next 50 years. She graduated from high school in
1924 and began her teaching career in the fall of 1924 at Ritter
School on Indian Creek. She eventually earned her masters
degree from Peabody College. Miss Qualls taught English for
many years at Pound High School, and then worked as the
school's guidance counselor for three or four year. She left
Pound High School ufter the 1965-66 school year to work at the
Wise County Central Education office, where she continued
working until she retired in 1971.
-Now this is the INCOMPARABLE Miss Trula Qualls!
We
used to kid that she taught Abc Lincoln, but a student LEARNED
under her. No pussyfooting around. I seemed to get along OK
with her, but she never gave me 100 on spelling in my senior
year, even when I wrote all the definitions down verbatim from
the book. She said she deducted 1 point for my lousy
penmanship, That's how tough she was, but you learned under
her. God makes only one like that in a lifetime, and for my
money she was it. But there were others -. like Mrs. Edwards,
Miss Ringstaff -- who had an impact on my life. We just don't
see those kinds of teachers anymore. Sigh! Tobby" [Tobby
PBS class of "62j.
[Photo wa made in /975 when Miss Trula attended a reunion of
she Pia crass (11965. Photo and above quote was picked up from postings. on ''The People of
The Pound" websitej
photo below. Miss Troia oho. sister Miss Emily. Girt on far right in photo to the right is none
other than Miss Traria, circa 1924, showing off a little leg. Photos from Miss Emily Qualls].
Mrs. Ruth Hilt Rinotaff
Ms. Ruth Hilt Ringstaff was born
into a farming family in Tannersville, VA.
She attended college at Radford University
and went on to teach in Bristol, Pound and
Rye Cove before moving to Abingdon
where she now resides, at age 98, in May of 2008. Although her vision is almost gone,
her health otherwise is good. According to Miss Emily Qualls, Mrs. Ringstaff said her
favorite place to live and teach was Pound. She taught history and government in Pound
from 1948 until 1963. In May of 2008, Allen Hounshell visited with Ms. Ringstaff and
presented her with a copy of our Anniversary Album, which she was delighted to receive.
She told him that the Senior Class of 1958 was her favorite group of students. [Photos
clockwise from above left: Ms. Ringstaff, copied from PHS 1958 Yearbook: Miss Emily
Qualls, Mrs. Ruth Ringstaff and Ruth Ringstaff's sister(photo from Miss Emily Qualls);
Ms. Ringstaff May 2008 at her home holding copy of our Anniversary Album; Ms.
Ringstaff in PII.5 Gym — Photo from 19591.
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Pound I sigh School Graduating Class of 1958
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Faculty
FACULTY
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l.Ir . MA RUIN BARKER
Emory and Henry College
UnIvortity of Noah
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M.A. Cone Peabody
Mrs. CONNIE ROLL1NU
B.S. Appalachian Stova
Home. Edr3fiath ics
Mr. EARL !KIANG
A.B. Emory and Henry
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Hiamry, Physical Education
Mrs. JUNE. BOGGS
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Englith, Physics!. Education
Mc. J.D. CANTRELL
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UnIvotilty r Vligiola
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Science
Mr. WILLIAM
DUCK WORTH
B. in Music Shenandoah
Ccn orwsbory
Band
Mrs. C ACF. CDWARDS
A.B. BC(Cal Collrgo
Eng! i 51r
i MARJORIE
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DUCKWORTH
R mliord College
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Mr. QUINTON FRANKLIN
B.S. Lincoln Mc merrigl Uni—
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Cheruistry. Dintegy.
Se Lessee
FACULTY
EVA JOHNSCIN
LA. Emory and Henry
Madison College
LitIcarian
1;4r. KERMIT IvicCOY
Caney Junior College
B.F.d. Emory and Henry
M. Ed. University of
Virginia
Mrs. RUTH RINGSTAFF
B.S. Radford College
Appalachia.n Teachers
Government, History,
Speech.
J.L. lalGORF.
B.S. East Tennesse4.1 State
Mathematics, History
M
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A.B. Georgetown College
Louisville Seminar"
Bookkeeping, Shorthand
Mr. I.T. Stallard
B.S. Emory and Henry
University of Virginia
Math croatics
Miss JAMIE McCOY
B.A. Radford Collegr
English
Miss TRI,TLA QUALLS
B.S. Radford College
M.A. George Peabody
English, Physical Edneatten
Mr. BOB VARNER
Emory and Henry
B.S. East Tennessee State
Physical Education, EV:ono-m.1c Geography
The following poem was written by Lena Cantrell McNicholas, President of
PHS Graduating Class of 1954, for that chose 50th Reunion. Lena is a sister of our
classmate, Mickey Cantrell. It Is being reprinted here with her permission.
As We Meet Again
As we meet again
50 years after
the day we were launched
to Unknown placesWhat do we bring to
this Occasion
that others have not
brought before?
Faded memories of childhood
friends, broken hearts
mended again and again
for some,
Graying hair-or None
thickening waists
and sagging bodies
Outward signs of time passed
And here we are,Old!
But I say,
Old does not travel
the distance to share the Joy.
To Celebrate what we were,
where we came from,
and what we were to become.
We knew each other beibre
we met at wooden desks,
Wrote on slate with crumbling chalk
and did our sums.
Our Blood was fed with
sweet sunlight corn,
tomatoes hot from the vine.
Wild grass, juicy berries
nuts so rich
Sustained hillside cows
fattened hogs
and scratching chickens
`Till cupboards, smoke houses
and root cellers
were stacked high
Keeping fierce mountain winds,
piled snow and Hunger at Bay.
We knew this when we met.
Now I long to know and ask,
Where did you go?
What did you do?
When you stepped from
that stage
Rolled sheet in hand
tied with a ribbon.
Stepped from the left-handshake
to face the rest of your Life?
Where did you go?
What did you do?
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Our Blood knew what was passed
along by those who
bore and raised us.
Our Blood was fed with mountain mists,
water that sparkled then
splashed from deep wells
and clear springs.
In Memory and Honor of YouMy Classmates- Pound High School
Lena Cantrell MeNicholas„ Pres. Class '54
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Eugene Alderson
Following high school graduation, I went to
Florida with Bruce Card and his Mom and Dad.
Bruce and I stayed for two or three months, working
for a phosphate plant before corning back to Pound.
went to college at Wise and played basketball
for six months. Then, I dropped out of college and
went to Alexandria, VA, with Coogie Branham. The
first job I got was at a jewelry store, but that lasted
only two or three months. 1 next worked at a building
supply warehouse, which paid more money.
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I met a girl by the name of Elberta Poling from
West Virginia, and we were married at the 16th Street
Baptist Church on May 7, 1960, in Washington, D. C.
(where classmate Allen Hounshell and his wife Fayc got married in December 1960).
Elberta and 1 lived in Arlington, VA, until October 1961. Then we moved back to
Elberta's hometown of Clarksburg, West Virginia, and I found a job in a glass plant.
Our first son, Gregg, was born on
April 3, 1961, and our twin boys, Scott and
Steve, were born on June 9, 1964. The glass
plant ceased operations in 1974, and 1
worked for contractors until October 1975,
at which point I got a job at Alcan
Aluminum Company in Fairmont, West
Virginia, working as an electrician. I retired
from Alcan in 2003.
[Iberia died in June of 1995. In December of 1996, 1 married Dora Thorp,
another West Virginia girl who also worked for Alcan Aluminum Company. We now
live six months of the year in Fairmont, West Virginia, and six months in Lady Lake,
Florida. My three sons have given
me 6 grandchildren, four boys and
two girls.
I have been blessed with a
good family, good friends, and good
health, which I hope continues for
many more years. 1 have great
memories of high school days and
my classmates and wish each of you
the very best in the future,
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Bobby 9. Balthis
After graduating high school, I worked
at a couple of gas stations in Pound for about two
years. Then I started driving a coal truck and
continued doing that for approximately three
years.
In October 1963, 1 was working in
Harlan County, Kentucky, for Jack Bolling on a
strip mining operation when Uncle Sam decided
he needed me. 1 was drafted into the U S Army
and stationed at Ft. Gordon, GA, for basic and
MT training. In April 1964, 1 was sent to South
Korea. I worked at I-Corp Headquarters as an
Honor Guard for six months. Then I went to the
First Cavalry Division which was stationed near
Freedom Bridge along the 38th Parallel. I returned to the US in May 1965 and
was stationed at Fort !food, Texas until 1 was discharged in October, 1965.
I returned to Pound
and worked for Conley
Mullins Coal Company
until April 1966. I then
changed jobs and worked
for Contracting Enterprise
Coal Company until July
1970 when I moved to a job closer to home, Tackett and Manning Coal
Company. In May 1967, I married Ida Collins from Raymond, KY, and moved
to Cromona, KY, where we still reside. We have two children, a son Bobby, Jr„
born in 1968, and a daughter, Beverly, born in 1970. Both my son and daughter
are married, and I have 5 grandchildren, three boys and two girls.
In September, 1975, I started working for
the U. S. Government as a surface mine inspector
and worked for them until I retired in July 1996.
Since retirement I have been busy doing
construction work. I have a home and a small
campground at Cherokee Lake in Tennessee.
which we enjoy as often as we can, I am also an
antique car enthusiast. I have three vehicles, a
1940 Bantam convertible, a 1964 Chevrolet super
sport, and a 1972 Chevrolet truck, I have
belonged to the Masonic Order for 40 plus years,
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Benny Lee Boys
After graduation, I attended Clinch Valley
College for a brief time because that seemed the thing to
do. During this time I worked at the Pound Theater as
projectionist.
About midway in 1959, 1 left Pound and ventured
out to seek my fortune. It appeared that the place to go
was our nation's capitol, Washington, DC. On August
20, 1960, I married Greta Lee Banks, also of Pound. At
this time I worked for the Virginia ABC Board as a clerk,
selling alcoholic beverages legally. After returning to
Pound in the fall of 1961 and acquiring a job selling
insurance, I discovered that Uncle Sam aspired to acquire
my services in the US Army. I didn't think this was the
best idea, so I enlisted in the US Air Force. Greta and I
ended up spending three and one-half years at Loring Air Force Base in Limestone,
Maine, where it was cold, with ten-foot snow banks. Upon one occasion I had to dodge
an F-106 Delta Dart fighter jet that had crashed in front of me. We spent four years in the
Air Force and thoroughly enjoyed it.
After separation from the Air Force in December 1965 we returned to Pound, and
I enrolled in Clinch Valley College for the second time. This time I pursued a degree in
I transferred to Tennessee Technological University at
Electrical Engineering.
Cookeville, Tennessee, where. with Greta's help, I earned a BS and MS degree in
Electrical Engineering, and we adopted a son, Andrew Benjamin Boggs. After these
accomplishments, we moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, to work for The Tennessee Valley
Authority. This turned out to be good for our family. I adapted to the engineering
profession very well. As time went on, I was assigned to the Transmission Systems
Engineering Design Project in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Shortly thereafter I became the
manager of a Nuclear Training team at the TVA Power Operations Training Center at
Seouoyah Nuclear Plant near Soddy Daisy, Tennessee,
During this period of time
many changes were taking place in
TVA, and the opportunity came for us
to join the US Department of Energy
in Washington, DC. I had previously
vowed that I would never live near this
infernal city again. This was some of
the many words that I had to eat over
the years. At the DOE 1 was one of the
managers on the Modular High
Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor
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As it
(MHTGR) project.
turned out, this project was
eventually cancelled, and
found it necessary to find
another home in the DOE.
This home became the
Accelerator Production of
Tritium (APT).
The APT
became a glorious way to
spend vast amounts of tax
payer money. The APT was
cost
to
estimated
approximately $4.5 billion, and
we temporarily relocated to
In
Los Alamos, NM.
December 1997, I retired from
the DOE and moved to Aiken, SC, where I worked as a technical consultant on the
Tritium Extraction Facility at the Savannah River Site. We spent the next five years at
this location and had a terrific time.
Andy now lives in Wise, VA. He has been married twice and divorced twice and
has no children. Andy is a computer nerd and wants to do nothing else. In the latter part
of 2002 we moved back to Pound. VA, and now live in the house where I grew up. Well,
we have come full circle and it's about time to wrap this up. God has truly blessed our
family.
Cars of the 50's — 1955 Chevrolet
Pound high School Graduating Class of 1958
50'1' Anniversary Reunion — Kingsport, TIN July 5, 2008
Brenda K. Bongs Newman
I was born May 19, 1941 in Jenkins, KY. I was
the first in my family to be born in a hospital. My first
years in school were spent at the South of the Mountain
and Mill Creek Schools. Remember the Quonset huts
by the river? The new high school was beautiful!
After graduation, I attended Radford College
and graduated in June of 1961 with a B.A. in Education.
Then I moved to California where I worked in Visalia,
Hollywood and Los Angeles as a private secretary,
commissary clerk and a supply clerk before I finally
landed in Bakersfield. I applied for a teaching position
and was told that 1 could teach with a provisional
certificate and to go to school to finish my credential.
During my first year, 1 taught Language Arts which I figured was a snap considering the
same book that we had in the 7th and 8 grades at Pound was being used.
I remained with the Bakersfield City School District at Compton Junior High
School for 28 years. 1 ended up teaching Art (my first love) for the last 26 of those years.
It was a career that 1 thoroughly enjoyed. Many of my students went on to become
successful artists. One even has a sculpture studio in Paris, France.
In June of 1994 I took leave of absence from teaching, moved to Sequim,
Washington and married Joseph L, Newman. Since I have no children of my own, 1
inherited three stepchildren and six grandchildren. I told him it was nice of him to
provide me with redheads! My oldest granddaughter is pictured with me at her
graduation from high school last year. Unfortunately, my husband Joe passed away in
1999, and I lost my brother (Kenneth 0. Boggs) suddenly in 2005 and his son (my
nephew, Chris) in 2006.
I got bored sitting at
home — so I got a job at our
local casino, Seven Cedars
Casino in Sequim, WA. I am a
Keno runner/writer and I take
bets on horses at our Off Track
Betting facility. 1 still paint
and also do stained glass in my
garage/studio. l have three
dogs, a lab and two
Pomeranians, who are always
glad for me to come home.
Thank God for my health, my friends and my family! May God Bless Y'all!
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Doris Jean Bogs Dotson
Greetings, Classmates. 50 Years, Wow! After
graduation, I married Billy Joe Dotson from Jenkins,
KY, on June 12, 1958, Billy was in the Air Force. We
moved to Del Rio, TX, and to Eglin AFB in Ft. Walton
Beach, FL, in 1959, and then to Edwards A1-11 in
Mojave, CA, in April 1963.
Sadly, while in California, our first son died at
birth in October 1963. After California, we moved to
Huntsville, AL, and then to Atlanta, GA. We suffered
the loss of our second son, who lived only three days,
while we were in Atlanta. Both of our children were
born with hyaline membrane disease, for which there
was no known cure at that time. Since then, great strides
have been made in the cure for this medical condition,
for which I am grateful. My Christian faith helped me through these stressful times in
my life.
My husband worked for the government, both military and civilian, for 34 years.
Most of his working career was in the 1980's and 1990's, during which time we lived in
the Warrenton, VA, area near Washington, D. C. We enjoyed our time there because it
gave us an opportunity to explore historical landmarks and experience cultural events.
During my husband's Air Force career, 1 worked for the federal government on
some of the air bases where he was stationed. After he left the service, I chose to be a
full-time homemaker and pursue other
interests. I enjoy reading, especially
biographies, political books, and
anything historical that pertains to our
nation's history. We are also involved
in genealogy research on our families.
My husband retired in January
1995, and we moved to Alpharetta, GA,
where we now reside,
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Carol Bolling Yoaklev-Terrell
After two years at Milligan College, l knew
that I wanted to teach English. That summer I
attended Clinch Valley College to overcome my
boredom. Dr. Henson, my US history professor, took
me on as his project. He wanted me to go to Mary
Washington College. I entered Mary Washington
College the second semester of my junior year.
After graduation in 1962, 1 moved to Cocoa,
Florida, to teach at Cocoa High School. The area
was booming from the space program. I had many
opportunities to see NASA lift-offs at close hand.
During this time I awaked at night to the steady
rumble of trains headed south. The Cuban Missile
Crisis loomed over the east coast of Florida. I didn't
give much attention to this national threat. With 150
)1`
sophomores to teach, my father's death in August, and a classroom and a "home" that did
not have air conditioning, I had my own crisis.
In 1967, Richard Yoakley and I married. We moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in
1969. Richard entered the doctoral program in educational psychology at The University
of Tennessee at Knoxville, and I began my long teaching career at Oak Ridge High
School. Richard became Director of Pupil Personnel for Knox County Schools,
In July, 1996, Richard died of lung cancer. I was settling into the single life when
l received a phone call from Roland Terrell, a former colleague. He was now a college
vice-president in North Carolina. Seven months later, he called from Asheville. Could
he come over the next day? I invited him to go with me to a UT football game.
Obviously we enjoyed each other's company. We married a year later.
At this point in my life, I am preparing for retirement. My professional life has
been very satisfying. I am the English Coordinator for Oak Ridge High School. As a
consultant for College Board, 1 lead three to four one-week institutes each summer and
conduct one-day workshops across the Southern Region during the school year. I have
held many offices, including president in my regional and state organizations for teachers
of English. In 1993, I was recognized as Outstanding Teacher of the Humanities by the
Tennessee Humanities Commission. This year, I participated in writing AP resources fir
Teaching The Bedford Introduction to Literature, a manual for AP English. I remain
active with my educational sorority, Alpha Delta Kappa. I enjoy my day in the
classroom, watching and hearing young minds at work. Learning is exciting. I hope to
find the same excitement in retirement.
I have been blessed. The shy girl who left Pound in September, 1958, is very
much with me. But also with me are my family and my community who gave me sound
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preparation and skills for facing the world of 2008. 1 look forward to the adventure of the
future.
"My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky.
So was it when my life began
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety."
William Wordsworth
Prices of 1958
House: $30,000
Average income: $4,650
Ford car: $ 1967-$3929
Milk: $1,01
Gas: $.24
Bread $.19
Postage stamp: $.04
Chef Boy-Ar-Dee spaghetti, 15
1/2 .oz can.: $ .19
Corned Beef: $,59 lb.
Swiss Steak: $.75 lb.
Libby Tomato Juice, 5 (46 .oz)
cans: $1.00
Kraft Carmels, I lb pkg: $.37
Milk: $.42 half gal.
Uncle Ben's Rice, 14 oz box - $.19
Sunkist Oranges, 5 lbs.: $.49
Cantaloupe: $.05 lb.
Celery: $.04 lb.
Tuition at Harvard: $1,250 yr.
Nathan's Ilot Dog: $.25
Roundtrip airfare London to New
York: $453
Cars of the 50% - 1954 Pontiac
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Cecil Bolling
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After high school graduation, 1 stayed in
Pound and attended Clinch Valley College for two
years before quitting college to work odd jobs. In
1965, I got a job with Beth Elkhorn Corporation, a
coal company in Jenkins, KY. I worked there
twenty-three years until the coal company ceased
operations in 1988. I became a full-time farmer,
raising cattle and crops on my family's farm on
the South Fork of Pound. I retired in 2004. I
have been a volunteer on Pound's fire and rescue
squad since about 1965.
I married the former Marlene Riddle, and
we had three children, Nancy was born in 1959,
Dedra in 1961, and Steve in 1962. Marlene and I
divorced in 1988. My daughter Nancy is married to Ted Sowards, and they have two
children, Melanie and Courtney. My son Steve is married to the former Lisa I lall, and
they have one daughter, Tessa. My daughter Dedra is not married. My granddaughter
Tessa has given me my only great-grandchild, a daughter Chloe.
Following our 45`h anniversary class reunion in 2003, l began dating classmate
Hazel Justice, who had been divorced from her husband since 1979. On November 15,
2003, Hazel and I were married in Amherst, VA, where she had been living and working.
Between the two of us we have eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Hazel and
live on the farm on South Fork, just outside of Pound.
Cecil and Hazel and Cecil's family
Hazel and Cecil — Feb 2004
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Diane Bo!lint! Hubbard
Although I have always been a proud member of
the PHS Class of 1958, I did not actually graduate with
that class. However, in January of 1959, 1 went back to
school for the credits I needed to earn my diploma. Since
my husband, Larry Hubbard, had just finished two years
at Clinch Valley College, Orby Cantrell called and offered
him a job working for the Department of Motor Vehicles
in this area. I was destined to stay in Pound, and this
suited me just fine.
In 1962, some parents approached me to see if l
would be interested in starting a Kindergarten Class using
one of the old Quonset Huts on the old Elementary School
grounds. For two years, until Kindergarten was
incorporated into the Wise County School System, I
taught half-day classes for 5 year-old children there.
A new Federal Program was introduced to Wise
County schools which required hiring aides for teachers. I
applied for a job, was hired, then continued to work in Math
and Reading Labs and in the High School Library until
funding ran out in 1987-1988. 1 have substituted at J. W.
Adams Combined School until recently and have also driven
a school bus for 32 years.
Larry and I are very proud of our family. We have
two sons, Dennis and Jeffrey. Dennis has two daughters,
Kari, who is married to Giles Cochran and they live in
Roanoke, and Kasi, who is attending UVA at Wise. We're
blessed to have a two-year-old great-granddaughter, Taylor
Reece Cochran, who likes to visit with Papaw and C.G.
(Great-Grandmother). Jeff and his wife Becky live in Pound, near the house that I grew
up in, and Dennis lives in Blountville, TN, so we see them rather frequently.
5014 Anniversary Reunion — Kingsport, TN — July 5, 2008
Larry and I are active members of the First Presbyterian Church of Pound, which
keeps us quite busy. Besides attending church services, Sunday School, and Bible Study,
we participate in the Wednesday food program, This involves cooking and delivering
food to the elderly or disabled within the Pound area, averaging 50 to 55 meals per week.
Although we've traveled to
Hawaii, Canada, Maine, Disney World,
Las Vegas and points between several
times, our favorite destination is Hilton
Head, SC, which we first visited in 1980
and have returned every year since.
We've maintained our health
with a few bumps here and there.
Overall, God has blessed us with a good
life and many happy memories. We also
feel blessed to count you as our friends
and acquaintances!
[Photos: top left, our son Dennis and his wife Melinda : bottom left, our granddaughters
Kari and Kasi with great granddaughter Taylor Reece Cochran,- bottom right, our son
Jeffrey and his wife Becky'
Some songs from the Rockin' 50's:
All Shook Up, by Elvis Pressley.
Butterfly, by Andy Williams.
Don't Forbid Mc, by Pat Boone.
Party Doll, by Buddy Knox.
Too Much, by Elvis Pressley.
Wake Up Little Susie, by the Everly Brothers.
You Send Me, by Sam Cooke.
Young Love, by Sonny James.
April Love, by Pat Boone.
Teddy Bear, by Elvis Pressley.
Love Letters in the Sand, by Pat Boone.
Jailhouse Rock, by Elvis Pressley.
Tammy, by Debbie Reynolds.
Honeycomb, by Jimmy Rodgers.
At the Hop, by Danny and the Juniors
Great Balls of Fire, by Jerry Lee Lewis
Stood Up, by Ricky Nelson
Sweet Little Sixteen, by Chuck Berry
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Anniversary Reunion — Kingsport, TN — July 5, 2008
Gary Bolling
Hello. fellow Wildcat graduates! Following high
school graduation I enrolled at Clinch Valley College
followed by Carson Newman College. 1 majored in
history and was fortunate enough to meet the woman of
my dreams, Colma Hamlin, who I married in 1962.
After graduating from Carson Newman, Colma and I
moved back to Pound where 1 taught at Pound High
School from 1962 to 1970. In 1964 we welcomed a
daughter, Teresa, and in 1968, another daughter, Kim.
In 1970 1 had the opportunity to move to Coima's
hometown of Lewisburg, TN and become a partner in
her family's furniture business. Today lam the owner of
Hamlin & Bolling Furniture Company and have just
welcomed my daughter Teresa into this now third
generation business. I am in the process of slowly
retiring.
I am an active member of First
Baptist Church in Lewisburg. I have
had the privilege throughout the years
to serve the Lord in various ways. I
have been a deacon, on various
committees and a Sunday School
teacher For years. My community
work includes being President of the
Chamber of Commerce, President of
the Lions Club, Chairman of the
Lewisburg Industrial Development
Board for twenty years, and I am presently serving on the Lewisburg Water Board. My
one hobby is tennis, and I play every chance I get. I also enjoy spending time with my
family. Colma and 1 have five
wonderful grandchildren ranging in
age from five years to eighteen years
old (four boys and one girl). I
especially enjoy spoiling my
granddaughter.
Colma and I will celebrate
our 46th wedding anniversary in
October. I have truly been blessed
throughout the years since my high
school graduation. I am looking
forward to visiting with each of you
and wish you much happiness!
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Frank Bowman
My first job after High School was at the
division of Motor Vehicles in Richmond. I rented a
room within wanting distance of work. The job was
fine, but I was homesick.
[ worked less than a year before quitting and
heading back home to Pound. A few months later a
couple friends and 1 traveled to Northern Virginia to
find jobs. I stayed with relatives in Manassas for a short
time.
1 thought I could get a job in Alexandria, so 1
took the bus. 1 rode to Seven Corners and changed
buses. l soon discovered 1 had gotten on the wrong bus
and was headed to Arlington instead. It really didn't make any difference to me where I
looked for a job. 11 turned out to be a blessing in disguise because 1 got a job in Arlington
at Kann's Department store selling student clothing. 1 worked there for four years and
loved it. In 1964, 1 left Kann's for a job with the U.S. Postal Service.
In the meantime I met Elizabeth Church, also from Pound. We were married in
1963. We have been blessed with a daughter, Kaatri, and son, Steve. We lived in
Arlington for a total of twelve years, and in 1972 moved to Manassas.
1 continued working for the U.S. Postal Service until 1976. In 1977, we moved to
Abingdon, Virginia. It was a town we had admired over the years as we traveled from
Northern VA to Pound. We like living in Abingdon very much. In 1977, Liz and I started
an office cleaning business which we continued until 2005, when we retired.
a•M,
We now have a granddaughter, Megan, who lives in Abingdon with our daughter
and her husband, Pete; a step-granddaughter, Jennifer, and a step-grandson, Ronnie, both
of whom live out of town. Our son, Steve, and his wife, Becky, also live here. We are
truly blessed to have both our children and granddaughter living here in Abingdon.
Liz and I have enjoyed the 45 years together that God has blessed us with, and we
hope we have that many more. We were fortunate to do church work in various positions.
We both have enjoyed gardening and cooking. Liz loves crafts and quilting a lot. Family
vacations at the beach were always fun.
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I feel honored to have grown up on South Fork-Shorn Creek area of Pound. We
were so far back in the country that the Saturday Night Grand Ole Opry didn't reach our
house 'til Tuesday.
May God Bless each of you with good health, happiness, and peace.
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Sue (Susie) Branham
In June of 1958, shortly after graduating from
Pound High School, Helen Dotson and I caught the train
in Abingdon for Washington, D. C. Representatives
from the U.S_ Department of Labor had come to school
some weeks earlier. If you passed their tests, you were
promised a job. I was to be Secretary/Stenographer for
the Chief of the Employment Section, Since I had never
worked before and had never been farther from Pound
than Bristol, I was overcome by excitement, awe, and
pure terror. A nice lady from the Department of Labor
met us at the train station in D.C. and escorted us to our
residence, The Evangeline Hotel for Young Business
Women. At the end of the summer, Helen left for
college. I had been accepted at Berea College in
Kentucky and had even been assigned a mentor and a
job in the library. Under the spell of the big city and that monthly paycheck, 1 made the
decision to stay in D.C. For several semesters, I attended evening classes at George
Washington University but the
distractions of the city pulled me in other
directions. However, throughout the
years, taking college courses whenever 1
could work them in has been a hobby for
me.
After three years of moving from
place to place (Virginia, Maryland, D.C.)
and sharing apartments with a variety of
roommates, I decided to relocate to
Richmond where my brother Larry and
my sister Phyllis were living. Since I had employment status with the Federal
Government, I went to work for the Department of Defense. There I met my future
husband, Ronald Williams, and after we were married, we moved to his hometown of
Hopewell, Virginia, In 1963, my son
Jeffrey Lee was born. I quit work and
became a full-time wife and mother, In
1964, my daughter, Kimberly Sue, joined
the family. in 1984, my son and daughter
were almost through college, well on their
way to becoming independent adults, and
that same year, my 22-year marriage
ended. At age 45, I was once again on
my own and thrown into the job market. I
started as Admissions Clerk with the
Veterans Administration Hospital and
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then moved on to the position of secretary to a division chief at the Department of
Housing and Urban Development. Later, I accepted a position with the Internal Revenue
Service and worked in the Director's Office for about twelve years. In all my
administrative positions, I was recognized for my strong English grammar skills, In the
Director's office, I was known as the "Grammar Guru" and had the responsibility of
editing all correspondence for the Director's signature, I mention this in order to credit
the outstanding teaching staff at Pound High School, especially Ms. Trula Qualls.
After their retirement, my parents, Owen and Audrey Branham, joined their five
children who were all now living in Richmond. My father died in January of 1999 and
my brother Larry in July of 2001. I retired in 2002 to help care for my mother who was
suffering from progressive dementia. My sisters and 1 cared for her in our homes until
her death at age 93 in February 2007.
Both my children live in Richmond, Jeff graduated from James Madison
University and is a CPA with the Internal Revenue Service. He is married to Betsy and
they have two beautiful daughters, my granddaughters. Sara is thirteen and Kylie is nine.
They keep me busy attending their many activities and events. My daughter Kim
graduated from the University of Virginia and has a master's degree from the University
of Richmond. She works as a project manager for the Virginia I lousing Development
Authority. Kim is a wonderful daughter and friend.
In August of 2006.1 was robbed as I approached the front door of my town house.
Two young guys stuck a gun in my back, grabbed my purse, and ran into the woods. The
guys were apprehended and I had to testify in court, not such a pleasant experience. My
purse and cell phone were found by police tracking dogs but my wallet was never
recovered. Shortly after that, I sold my town house and moved to an apartment. I am
buying a condo in a brand new building that is supposed to be ready any day now.
I enjoy spending time with my family and
friends. I also work two days a week, sometimes
more, at a part-time job. I look forward to fun trips
with my sisters, Phyllis and Charlotte. Our favorite is
our annual October trek to Myrtle Beach, My brothel
James and his wife Uva live nearby. PHS classmate
Leola Meade and 1 are vicinity neighbors and get
together occasionally to catch a movie, etc. In my
spare time I like reading mysteries, working crossword
puzzles, playing bridge, and taking creative writing
courses.
It's difficult to believe 50 years have passed
since graduation especially since I can remember
events from 1958 better than what happened
yesterday.
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Juanita Brown Reynolds
When I graduated from Pound High school, I
had no plans for college because the money was not
there to pay for it. I knew that I would have to find a
job somewhere. My Aunt Joan lived in Knoxville, TN,
and she invited me to come and live with her and seek
my fortune in TN, Knoxville had a beauty college, and
since we had not had a beautician in the family, I was
encouraged to enroll (nobody mentioned the fact that
you needed talent to be successful). Several months into
the course, a beauty school in Norton was opened, so I
transferred to the Norton school and came back to
Pound.
Wilma Edwards was home for a visit from
Richmond and encouraged me to come to Richmond to
get a job, which I did. After a very short stint in a beauty shop, my career as a beautician
was over, so I looked for an office job. Vincent Shorn from Pound was the Chief
Examiner at the Division of Motor Vehicles, so he introduced me to the Personnel
Director and I got a job in the Correspondence Dept. in 1959. After a few years there, we
were tested for jobs in Data Processing, and I was selected to be trained as a key punch
operator, 1 met my future husband, George Reynolds, from Hillsville, VA, in 1962. He
was drafted into the army in 1964 and was sent to Korea. In 1965, my sister Wanda
Jones asked me to come to Dayton. 011, where she lived, to get a job and to be close to
family, 1 got a job at Chrysler Corp. in their Airtemp Division. George was discharged
from the Army in 1966 and got a job at Ohio Bell Telephone Co. in Dayton. He had been
in communications in the Army. We had two children, Thomas Anthony (Tony), born in
1966, and Teresa Kay, born in 1968. I became a stay-at-home mom after Teresa was
born. I became involved in my church and worked for a temporary agency until
technology changed, and I chose not to take further training to keep up.
In 1982, I was diagnosed with Diabetes and Hypertension. In 1999, 1 was
diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease (kidney failure), and I began dialysis treatments
in 2000. 1 remained on dialysis until March
19, 2002, when my daughter Teresa gave
me one of her kidneys at Ohio State
University Hospital.
I began having
vascular problems, and in 2005 had bypass
surgery on my left leg, and in 2007 had
bypass surgery on my right leg. Despite my
health problems, I can honestly say that
have been blessed in my life. My faith has
sustained me through every difficulty, and I
know that God has everything under control.
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Kenneth Buchanan
My life has taken many turns during the past 50
years. In March 1958, 1 married Norma Jean Fulcher.
Afler graduation, I tried going to college but it just
wasn't for me. The professor at UCLA told me, "Son,
go home and find a job pumping gas."
After going home and working with my father,
Ray Buchanan, and my brother Eddie, my life soon
became "Buchanan and Sons Coal Mines," in Wise, VA.
After twenty years, we sold the mines in 1976. Soon
after selling the mines, I moved to Morristown, TN, and
became a shop manager of a large trucking company.
also purchased a big rig of my own. Driving the truck
across the country for a few years was enough. Texas
took longer and longer to cross each time I drove
through. In June 1978, my marriage of 20 years ended in divorce.
In 1985, 1 met and married a Morristown girl, Patricia. We began Buchanan
Property Management Company and currently own and manage 237 rental units. We
built a home in Tellico Village in 1989 and enjoyed the lake and our neighbors who had
retired there from different parts of the country, We returned to Morristown in 1999,
where we plan to stay.
My hobbies are riding and working on my seven 1-Earley Davidson motorcycles.
which include a Sportster. Harley Ultra, and an Excelsior Henderson. My family thought
my riding days were over when 1 was seriously injured in a motorcycle wreck in April
2005. 1 was riding again two months
later. l also enjoy collecting old
cars.
I have a 1962 Corvette
convertible, 1976 silver and black
Corvette Pace car, a 1984 red
Eldorado convertible, a 1986 red
Corvette convertible, a 1988
Cadillac Alante convertible. and a
few more sports cars. Other hobbies
and interests are guns, knives and
tools.
I have two children, Elaine
and Scott, three grandchildren, and
five greatgrandchildren, who reside
in Morristown. My stepson, Bryan,
his wife Michelle, and daughter.
Jenna, live in Hawaii.
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Mickey Cantrell
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Mickey attended one year at VMl and then
transferred to Randolph Macon where he graduated with
a degree in Political Science. He worked at a variety of
jobs in DC and before returning to Wise County where
he attended Clinch Valley College in order to complete
educational requirements for a teaching certificate.
In the early 1970's, he was elected Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Wise County and served in that
capacity until he was not re-elected. Later he served as
Assistant to the Commissioner of Revenue. Mickey
married for the first time in 1984, at age 44. He moved
to his wife's home town, Rocky Mount, VA, where he
ran a Quick Stop grocery store and a tax office. He has
two children from that marriage that ended in divorce,
•
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Mickey was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in
2002 but managed to live on his own in Rocky Mount with
assistance and support from the family. We recently brought
him to Charlottesville, where I am living and cared for him
until he was admitted to an assisted living facility nearby.
During these years and to the present, Mickey has remained
pleasant, cheerful and kind. He still has a sense of humor that
loves to say something of a quirky nature, then laugh and say
that it was a joke.
Mickey is an avid sports fan and played golf with
friends in Rocky Mount until recently. He watches every
sports event on TV with great enthusiasm and knows the where, when and who. He has
sketchy memories of his school days and our life in Pound but still knows me and our
sister Frances, who lives nearby.
To those who might have firsthand knowledge of this disease no
elaborate explanations are needed; and
to those who have not been touched,
sincerely hope life spares you.
] wish you all a fun-filled
reunion. I have sweet memories of
many of you from our shared school
time and life in Pound. [Written by
sister to
Lena Cantrell
Mickey. Photos. daughter Chesien. son Michael with Mickey.)
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Ron Cantrell
Mary Lois Short of Pound and I were married in
August of 1957, the summer before my senior year.
After graduation, I went into the coal mining
business with my dad and three other family members.
On Mary's birthday, November 12, 1958, she gave
birth to our daughter, Kathi.
In 1960, 1 Left the mining business, not seeing a
profitable future there, and we moved to Xenia, Ohio. 1
worked two different jobs during the next six years.
Our son, Scott, was born on December 3, 1962.
In 1966, I took a position with the National Cash
Register Company in Dayton, Ohio, where 1 worked until
the company down-sized in March of 1971.
Three months later 1 was employed again in Xenia at Super Valu, Inc., a grocery
distributor. 1 retired from there in 2001, after thirty years of service.
Mary and I are very active in our church. We celebrated our 50th wedding
anniversary in August 2007. We still live in Xenia, and both our children and their
families live nearby. We have been blessed with seven grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.
We have fond memories of Pound High School, our classmates and teachers, and
we always enjoy going back "home" to Pound. Blessings to all of you.
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Edith Collier Dippery
Following our graduation in 1958, I took a
business course in West Virginia. From there it was on
to Florida for a short time, then to Cincinnati where I
worked for Central Trust Bank. During that time, I met
Dick Dippery, an engineering student attending the
University of Cincinnati.
Upon his graduation in 1965, we were married
and moved to Indianapolis. Since then we have lived in
Cincinnati (four times), South Carolina, Pennsylvania
(twice), Florida, New York, Indiana (three times), and
now Michigan. We have three children: Kevin, the
oldest, a Naval Academy graduate, is currently
stationed in Virginia Beach, VA; Kyle, the middle son,
earned his Ph.D. from University of Kentucky and
stayed in Lexington; Kelli, the youngest, is an RN, serving as a case worker at a large
children's hospital in Austin, Texas. Together, they have provided us with five
grandchildren.
During these 43 years of marriage,
the bulk of my time was spent raising our
children and helping Dick stay focused on
earning his master's and Ph.D. degrees at
the University of Cincinnati.
After a
lengthy career with GE, we have lived in
Michigan for the past 16 years, where he is a
professor of mechanical engineering. I,
myself, have worked in a bank, for Sears,
and as a teacher's aide in different day care
facilities. My hobbies arc making afghans.
quilts, and crocheting.
We are now getting ready to retire.
Our plans are to retire near Round Rock,
Texas, to be near our grandkids or back to
the Pound area. We are tired of the cold and
snow. Setting a record of 80+ inches of
snow in one winter is just too much!
Regards to everyone. [Photo, Edith and her husband, Dick, at Fisherman's Wharf in
Monterey, CA].
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Linda Collier Sarnole
My family moved to Pound in March of 1953, I
was in the seventh grade. My Dad became manager of
the furniture section of Pound I lardware and Furniture
Co. We moved from Appalachia, VA, and it was
difficult for me for it was near the end of the school year
and I had to leave relatives and "all my friends" and the
church 1 was brought up in - First Baptist. I had a warm
reception in school and church, Pound Baptist. We
lived in "The Bottom" and several girls there were my
age: Pat Daniels, Barbara Jackson, Barbara Barr,
Loretta and Linda Hawks, and Glenda Hall moved
N beside of us.
fell in love with Pound. The class of
1958 was a good class. I played on the girl's basketball
team in the ninth grade before it was eliminated countywide because the sport was "too hard physically on girls". I was in the band all four
years under the leadership of Mr. Bill Duckworth. I played trombone.
The summer of 1958 was the last summer I lived in Pound, My Dad had an
opportunity to own his own furniture store in Gate City, VA, We all moved from Pound
when I entered Carson-Newman College as a freshman and my parents opened Collier
Furniture, I had no reason to return to Pound after that,
graduated in May, 1962, from Carson-Newman with a WA_ in psychology and
education and a minor in history. I applied to several school systems and settled on Scott
County, VA. I started out teaching U.S. and World History classes at Rye Cove High
School. I then entered the masters program at East
Tennessee State University, taking night classes and
summer classes and graduating in 1969 with a M.A.
in guidance and counseling. 1 spent 10 years at Rye
Cove High School, leaving at the end of the 1972
school year. I had married George Sample in 1970,
and we lived in Lynn Garden for two years before
moving to Greeneville, TN. George was a senior
systems analyst for Magnavox, which became
Philips Consumer Electronics, t decided to take a
year off and be little miss homemaker in our new
home. Then, by the fall of 1974, I became guidance
counselor/director at Greeneville Middle School and
remained there for thirteen years. 1 began taking
additional graduate courses through the years,
ending up with an extra 57 hrs, I had a lot of fun
doing this for 1 was under no pressure. Being in a
city school system was a lot different than Rye
Cove. This was grades 6-8. At about that time
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was serving on the Alumni Executive Committee at Carson-Newman. The faculty rep
was the chair of the psychology department, and he asked me to teach as an adjunct
faculty member. i spent 15 years doing this almost full time. I really was challenged and
enjoyed the opportunity to make a difference in
someone's life. I think I have retired now.
George and I never had children, just each
other, and spoiled, rotten cats. We have enjoyed
traveling every chance we had. We do a lot of it by
camping. We have graduated from tent camping to a
nice motor home. We have been in all 50 states and
20 foreign countries, and if the good Lord is willing
we plan on more. We both teach a Sunday school
class, and I sing in the choir and am an assistant
librarian at Church.
My parents are still living and in December
2007 celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. They
recently moved to an assisted living place in Bristol,
VA. My sister Debra lives in Bristol.
Some songs from the Rockin' 50's;
Bird Dog, by the Everly Brothers.
Catch a Falling Star, by Perry Como.
Don't, by Elvis Pressley.
Get a Job, by the Silhouettes.
Sugartime, by the McGuire Sisters.
Tequilla, by the Champs.
The Purple People Eater, by Sheb Wooley.
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands, by Laurie London.
All I have to Do is Dream, by the Everly Brothers.
It's All in The Game, by Tommy Edwards. (This was song of the year in 1958).
Volare, by Domenico Modugno.
Twilight time, by the Platters.
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck, by Elvis Pressley.
Yakety Yak, by the Coasters.
Splish Splash, by Bobby Darin.
Rockin' Robin, by Bobby Day.
Poor Little Fool, by Ricky Nelson.
Lollipop, by the Chordettes.
Witch Doctor, by David Seville.
Patricia, by Perez Prado.
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Mabel Collier Mullins
After graduating from Pound High School in
1958, 1 married Kenneth Mullins and moved to Oven
Fork, KY, We have three children, two daughters,
Donna and Dinah, and a son Mark.
In 1967, we moved to Dryden, VA, where
Kenneth worked for Pet Dairy for 17 years. Once all
the children were in school, I began working as a
teacher's aide at Dryden Combined School. I really
enjoyed this job because I liked working with children.
In 1974, Kenneth changed jobs and began
working for Southeast Coal Company, and we moved
back to Pound. It was good to be close to family again.
I began working for Frontier Health as a home
technician. I went into homes of children, From birth
to age 3, who had health problems, were handicapped or developmentally delayed. I
enjoyed helping the children and their families. I held this job for 26 years, retiring in
September 2004.
In 1986, 1 began taking night classes at Shiloh
Beauty Academy. I received my cosmetology license in
December 1988. I continue to work in cosmetology out
of my home.
My children all live nearby in Pound and
Clintwood. Donna is a teacher at J. W. Adams Combined
School in Pound. Dinah
lives in Clintwood, and
is an assistant manager
at BB&T bank. Mark is
a Corrections Sergeant
at Red Onion State
Prison in Pound.
Presently Kenneth and 1 are both retired. We
We have 8
enjoy gardening and traveling.
grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren that keep us
busy and entertained. We have been blessed with a
wonderful life and hope each of you has been as well.
[Above photo, our children, Dinah, Donna, and Mark, Right photo, Kenneth and onyse(fl,
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Patricia Daniels Johnson
After graduating from high school, I was
undecided on what to do. 1 had been accepted into
nursing training at a hospital in Bristol but at the last
moment decided that nursing wasn't for me. I looked
everywhere in Wise County and the surrounding area,
and there were no jobs to be found. 1 can't remember
all the details but I think it was Orby Cantrell who
helped me get a job at the Division of Motor Vehicles in
Richmond, Wilma (Winkie) Edwards and I got a ride to
Richmond, and the next day we showed up at the DMV
and were hired. I worked there for a few years and met
a guy at the boarding house where we lived. We were
married and had three beautiful daughters. I lived in
Arlington and Alexandria for a few years, and then
moved to Orlando in 1970,
After a failed marriage, I went to work in 1976 at a bank. It was difficult raising
my three girls alone and working full time, but God was faithful to provide for us.
worked at the bank for 20 years, and it was there that I met my husband, Don Johnson.
We were married in 1992. I feel so blessed to be close to my three daughters, seven
grandsons and one granddaughter along with Don's four children and two grandsons. We
share a large family!!! I retired in 1995, and we have enjoyed traveling and spending
time with our family. We are very busy and wonder how we ever had time to hold down
a job.
Since retiring, I have had more time to be involved in my church and for the past
ten years have been a part of Bible Study Fellowship (BSF). This is a nondenominational, international Bible study that has changed my life. I have grown to
know my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in a more intimate way. As I look back. I feel
very blessed to have grown up in a small town, to have known all of my classmates and
to have had so many wonderful Christian teachers. God Bless each of you!
Photos: Pat & daughters, Susan, Amy & Lisa
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Pat & husband. Don Johnson

THE WILDCAT Pound High School Class of 1958 Fiftieth Year

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